SBEmailiarized Entertainment/wrestling match

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Strong Bad and Strong Mad steal the star from Homestar Runner's shirt in order to force Homestar and Pom Pom to participate in a tag-team wrestling match. This cartoon, which is the first ever full-length Homestar Runner toon made, has been removed from the site.

Cast (in order of appearance): Template:Homestar Runner, Template:Pom Pom, Template:Strong Bad, Template:Strong Mad, Template:The Announcer

Places: Marshmallow's Last Stand, Arena, Outer Space

Date: 1999

Page Title: Tandy 400!!

Contents

Transcript

Dear Strong Bad,
If you hate The Homestar
Runner so much, why not
just beat him up?
sincerely,
Pierre

STRONG BAD: That's not a bad idea, Frenchy! Strong Mad and I could totally beat up Homestar with no sweat at all!

{Cut to inside Marshmallow's Last Stand. Homestar and Pom Pom sit at a table each with a marshmallow.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: These are some great marshmallows, eh, Pom Pom? ...Why don't you look over there, for no reason.

{Pom Pom bubbles and looks away as Homestar sucks up Pom Pom's marshmallow. He chews it up and takes a bite of his own. Suddenly, heavy metal music plays in the background as Strong Bad and Strong Mad walk up.}

STRONG BAD: Oh, look at the babies! Eating their marshmallows.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Uh-oh, it's The Brothers Strong, Strong Bad and Strong Mad!

STRONG BAD: You better believe it, man. We're the greatest tag team wrestlers in the world! {Strong Mad nods}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: That's great, Strong Bad! Have a good time.

POM POM: {Bubbles over Homestar's line}

STRONG BAD: No, you morones {"morons" with Strong Bad's old, affected Mexican accent}. We're challenging you to the tag-team match!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Hmm... no thanks.

{Both Strong Bad and Strong Mad get angry. They both growl.}

STRONG BAD: Hey, you gimme this!

{He takes Homestar's star from his shirt.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Hey! Gimme back my star!

STRONG BAD: Of course, but first you have to beat us in the ring!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: What do you say, Pom Pom, old friend?

POM POM: {bubbles in agreement}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: You're on!

{Cut to outside a stadium. Crowds go in. A close-up of the door is shown, with a poster on it that says: "War for the Star Tonight!!! 8:30 PM". The scene changes back to the Tandy 400}

STRONG BAD: So, it's a tag-team wrestling match, which I am the greatest at! Me and Strong Mad versus Homestar and Pom Pom. I have-a to get over there before the match starts!

{Cut to the arena}

THE ANNOUNCER: {heavy echo} Ladies and gentlemen, good evening and welcome to The War for the Star! In this corner, at a combined weight of one million pounds, hailing from Parts Unknown, The Brothers Strong, Strong Mad and Strong Bad! {Each fall into the ring as his name is called} And now, the hometown favorites, with a combined weight of one hundred and four pounds, Homestar Runner and Pom Pom! {A light shines on each one as his name is called.}

{The cheering crowd is shown, which consists of Mr. Bland, Señor, Marzipan, Bubs, Coach Z, The King of Town, The Poopsmith, The Robot, Strong Sad, and other various people. Señor is wearing a giant styrofoam hand; Mr. Bland is holding a sign that says "Wrestling Mania!!!"; and The Poopsmith is holding a sign that says "I'm #2". The bell rings and Homestar takes down Strong Bad with a flying kick to the head. Strong Bad gets up, but Homestar knocks him to the ground with the same kick, and then body slams him. Strong Bad tags in Strong Mad, who enters the ring.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Uh-oh!

{Strong Mad grabs Homestar by the legs and proceeds to slam him on the ground. He tosses Homestar out of the ring. Pom Pom gets angry and vaults over the top rope into the ring, but lands on Strong Mad's fist. Strong Mad beats him against the boxing ring floor repeatedly, and Pom Pom falls over. Strong Mad climbs to the top turnbuckle and gets ready to deliver the finishing move.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Pom Pom, look out!

POM POM: {winks at Homestar}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Huh?

{Strong Mad jumps off the turnbuckle and splashes onto Pom Pom, but is bounced into space. Strong Bad and Homestar re-enter the ring and Homestar bounces off of the ropes into Strong Bad, taking him out by smashing his head into Strong Bad's face. Strong Bad gets up. Cut to a close up of Homestar's face while music from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly starts playing with dark bars appearing up to his eyes. A close-up of Strong Bad with the same music and effect follows. He attempts a windmill punch, but Homestar kicks his stomach and tosses him out of the ring. Cut back to the Tandy, which is located under the stage, by the way.}

STRONG BAD: Don't worry, I have my own... secret weapon...

{Strong Bad grabs a lit bomb from under the ring while mumbling incoherently. He gets back into the ring and shoves the bomb down Homestar's throat and punches Homestar's belly.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {Homestar's stomach gurgles} Ooh, I ate too many marshmallows... {His face turns green and he pukes the bomb and some marshmallow-y goo onto Strong Bad's head, where it sticks.}

STRONG BAD: {running around frantically} AUGH! Getitoffme getitoffme getitoffme!

{The bomb explodes. When the dust clears, Homestar is standing atop of Strong Bad. Strong Bad has a chunk missing from his head.}

THE ANNOUNCER: {Numbers appear as the announcer says them.} One! Two! Three! {The crowd cheers. Strong Mad falls back into the ring.} Ladies and gentlemen, your winners, Homestar Runner and Pom Pom!

{Cut to a black-and-white picture of Homestar Runner and Pom Pom, labeled "Winners"}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Now how about my star back, Strong Bad?

{Frustrated, Strong Bad tears up Homestar's star while muttering something inaudible, and Strong Mad nods. An angered Homestar then kicks Strong Bad, who now lies on the ground with stars of confusion floating around his head. Homestar kicks one of the stars to himself so he can grab it.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {Voice echoing} Homestar....RUN!

{He jumps up and the star of pain becomes a star on his shirt, and theme music plays}

{Strong Bad crawls under the ring}

STRONG BAD: Holy crap.

{The Paper comes down}

Fun Facts

Explanations

  • The Poopsmith's sign reads "I'm #2." #2 is also a slang term for whatsit.

Trivia

  • The framed sign behind Homestar Runner changes repeatedly in the restaurant. The order which they are shown in is:
    • Nice to Meat You (picture of a steak)
    • Lettuce Pray (picture of lettuce)
    • Get Toasted (picture of toast with butter)
    • Say Cheese (picture of cheese)
    • Get Toasted (picture of toast)
    • Eggs-Treme (picture of fried eggs)
    • Pie-Fect!! (picture of a slice of pie)
    • Say Cheese (picture of a slice of cheese)
    • Lettuce Pray (picture of a head of lettuce)
    • Nice to Meat You (picture of a steak)
  • According to Pom Pom's character video, he weighs 4 pounds. Combining this fact with Pom Pom and Homestar's combined weight according to this toon, Homestar weighs 100 pounds.
  • Similarly, Strong Mad's sticker page places him at 900 pounds. Again, with Strong Bad and Strong Mad's weight, this places Strong Bad at a whopping 999,100 pounds.
  • According to a now non-existent comment in the Homestar Runner Museum, this was the first Homestar Runner cartoon to use voice acting. Each character's voice has developed since then.
  • The Brothers Chaps parody lucha libre-style wrestling with Strong Bad's south-of-the-border accent and wrestling mask.
  • In this toon, Homestar Runner has a hint of a southern accent. This is likely because The Brothers Chaps are from Georgia.
  • This cartoon was co-written and co-directed by Chad Eikhoff.
  • In this cartoon, Strong Mad has visible chest hair on several occasions.
  • Homestar Runner has stars on the treads of his sneaker soles.
  • This is the first toon in which The Poopsmith, The King of Town, and Marzipan appear.
  • Although Strong Sad appears in the toon, he isn't referred to as one of The Brothers Strong. This might be because Strong Sad was disowned by Strong Bad and Strong Mad, according to an old Characters page that was drawn in the same style as this toon.
  • Homestar tells Pom Pom the Marshmallows are great but he hasn't even tried them yet.

Goofs

  • The Announcer begins speaking before the microphone is lowered to him, and once the microphone is lowered his voice isn't any louder.
  • Although Homestar's star has five points, Strong Bad appears to tear the star into four triangular pieces.
  • Strong Bad's pants turn blue when Homestar wrestles Strong Mad. When Strong Bad steps back in the ring, they are black again.
    • His pants are also blue near the end of the toon, after the Brothers Strong lose and are standing at the side of the ring while the Announcer is announcing Homestar and Pom Pom as the winners.
  • When the Brothers Strong first jump into the ring, Strong Mad looks unusually short.
  • When Homestar says, "Hey! Give me back my star," his voice sounds a little cut off at the beginning.
  • Almost all of the sound effects can be heard slightly before the actions causing them are seen.
  • After Strong Bad's face explodes from the bomb, the marshmallow on his face changes with every shot. The last time he is shown, he has no marshmallow on his face at all.
  • When Homestar jumps up to grab the gold star and says "Homestar....RUN!", Strong Bad doesn't scroll down with the rest of the floor while he is lying down.
  • When Strong Bad grabs the bomb from under the ring, you can notice on the left of Strong Bad's hands, the blue is overlapping his face, and to the right of his hands, his hand's outline extends into the blue.
  • Starting at the Arena, the toon is poorly voice synched, getting worse near the end.
  • Sometimes, when the ring is zoomed out far enough, you can see in the top left corner where the graphics for the audience end before the frame.
  • When Homestar says "Homestar...RUN!" his mouth doesn't move.
  • The final screen is in two slightly, but noticeably, different shades of orange.
  • Homestar's star is off-line; you can still see some parts where it isn't red.
  • When the Brothers Strong enter the stand, their silhouettes show them facing the viewer, not Homestar and Pom Pom.
  • At the very end, Homestar's new star is not in the same place as the old one. (You can see that a bit of the shadow is still on there after he gets his new star.)
  • When Strong Bad and Strong Mad tag each other, their hands go through each other.

Real-World References

  • Strong Bad's "You better believe it, man!" sounds almost identical to the same phrase uttered by Jesus Quintana (played by John Turturro) in the movie The Big Lebowski.
  • The rainbow-colored warning is most likely a reference to an old FBI warning used by Paramount Pictures. It is also used in the DVD.
  • "The War for the Star" is a parody of boxing matches with rhyming titles (e.g. Rumble in the Jungle, The Thrilla in Manila).
  • The Announcer says Strong Bad hails from Parts Unknown. Having more exotic characters coming from "Parts Unknown" has been used in wrestling for decades.
  • Mr. Bland is holding a sign that says "Wrestling Mania." This is quite likely a reference to the annual WWE WrestleMania event.
  • The music played when Homestar and Strong Bad are staring each other down comes from the movie The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
  • The largely ineffective "windmill punch" Strong Bad tries to use on Homestar has actually been used in real life to similar comedic effect, during one of the wrestling matches comedian Andy Kaufman staged with professional wrestler Jerry "The King" Lawler. The sound effect used during the toon was taken from the PC game Sim Copter.
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