Shim-Sham-Stuff/Halloween07
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Summary
Homestar Runner and "gang" pay a belated tribute to a (as of 2007) 41-year old episode.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Strong Sad, The Cheat, Strong Mad, Homestar Runner, Marzipan, The King of Town, Bubs, Coach Z, Daisy, Homsar, Nebulon, Pom Pom, The Poopsmith
Transcript
{Cut to Strong Bad walking to his computer desk. He moves to get on top of his stool, but stops in his feet.}
STRONG BAD: Hold on. I've just remembered. I haven't checked my snail mail in like... three years. Man, I don't want to hike all the way to that little red mailbox. If only if I had a slave who did all of the menial work for me...
{Cut to Strong Sad grudgily walking to a mailbox that reads "sb_snailmail.exe".}
STRONG SAD: Jeez... Strong Bad didn't have to boot my butt... again.
{Strong Sad opens the mailbox, and a giant pile of envelopes flies out.}
STRONG SAD: Oh great. It looks like the medical school essay I was working on will have to wait.
{Cut to The Cheat in Strong Sad's room, chewing on something. Then he spits out a wet wad of chewed paper in disgust. The Cheat looks at Strong Sad's ink bottle, picks it up, and sniffs it. Cut back to Strong Sad picking up the fallen envelopes. He then looks at four orange and black envelopes on the ground and, intrigued, looks at them closely.}
STRONG SAD: Hmm... Halloween party invitations... and they're for this year. Let's see... this one's for Strong Bad, {reads the next envelope} for Strong Mad, {reads the next envelope} for The Cheat, and... {reads the next envelope in surprise} No way!
{Strong Sad drops all of the envelopes except for the one he was surprised at. He tears it open and reads the letter.}
STRONG SAD: I can't believe it! {excited} I've been invited to this year's Halloween party at Marzipan's house! Even though Marzipan must have misspelled my name...
{Cut to the letter, which says the following.}
Dear Steve,
I would like you to come to my little Halloween party this year. Though I have no real reason for holding the party, I would like everyone to sample out my new tofu salad casserole soup. So, it would be really neat if you could come.
Sincerely,
Marzipan
{Cut back to the excited Strong Sad.}
STRONG SAD: ...I've been accepted into a meeting of society for the first time in years!
{Strong Sad begins to skip in place.}
STRONG SAD: Go Strong Sad! Go Strong Sad! Go Strong Sad!
{Strong Sad continues to do this as Strong Mad, weirded out, walks onscreen.}
STRONG MAD: YOU DISTURB ME!!!
{Cut to the Spooky Forest. Zoom in to a pumpkin with the following carved into it:}
Shim-Sham-Sam presents...
{Cut to another pumpkin with the following carved into it:}
A "tribute" to one of the most classical episodes...
{Cut to another pumpkin with the following carved into it:}
Or at least, something just inspired from what was seen the previous day...
{Cut to another pumpkin with the following carved into it:}
This episode is, as of 2007, 41 years old:
{Cut to another pumpkin with the following carved into it:}
"It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.
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Hopefully, this can also be a "tribute" to Charles Schulz, and not anything like... you know...
{Cut to another pumpkin with the following carved into it:}
Even though this is link to from "Resident Daisy," this isn't really a Resident Daisy episode, as Daisy has a marginal role.
{Fade to black.}
{Up-beat music plays as we cut to a silhouette of Homestar running behind a giant pumpkin rolling across the Field. Homestar and the giant pumpkin go up and down a few hills. After a rather steep hill, the rolling pumpkin gains speed. The silhouette of Homestar jumps in surprise and dashes after the pumpkin. Homestar jumps at the pumpkin in an attempt to stop it, but ends up rolling with the pumpkin.}
{Cut to Strong Bad in front of the Lappy 486.}
STRONG BAD: Well, I guess Strong Sad has missed the window of time in which I care about the stupid snail mails. Well, until that window opens again (so I can slam it on Strong Sad's fingers), {singing} the email will trick-or-treat me tonight...
{The following email appears on the screen. Strong Bad reads it.}
Subject: ParodiesDear Strong Bad,
Chestnuts
What is your favorite type of parody?
Mine is apple juice.
Boo,
{Strong Bad sighs.}
STRONG BAD: {type} My dear nuts-for-brains, it appears to me you have no idea what the crap the subject of your pitiful email is supposed to be about. Well, I'll show you by showing you a little of one of my apple juices! It's called DELET- {a crash if heard off-screen} WAH!!!!
{An explosion appears on the Lappy screen with the word "DELET-WAH!!!!" in front of the explosion. Cut to a wider view of the computer room. Strong Bad jumps off of his stool as the giant pumpkin from before stops rolling after knocking down the stool. Bits of plaster are seen around the pumpkin.}
STRONG BAD: {spluttering} Wh- what the- {shouting} What the crap is this?!?
{Homestar's heads peeks from behind the pumpkin.}
HOMESTAR: Oh hey, Strong Bad! Guess what I brought!
{Strong Bad puts his face in his hand.}
STRONG BAD: Oh no... What are you up to this time? Aside from murdering our walls with that monster of a pumpkin!
HOMESTAR: Yeah. The pumpkin just wouldn't fit through the door!
STRONG BAD: {sarcastically} I'm glad to know that.
HOMESTAR: Why, you're welcome! As a treat, I'm going to do something cool with this pump-a-kin!
STRONG BAD: {dully} What? Are you going to create a giant jack-o-lantern?
HOMESTAR: Even better!
{Homestar jumps to between the pumpkin and Strong Bad, gets out a knife, and carves out a piece (which is slightly covered with pumpkin gunk).}
HOMESTAR: I'm going to build a clubhouse from this pumpkin in your room!
{Homestar throws the chunk of pumpkin over his shoulder and into Strong Bad's face. Strong Bad begins shaking.}
{A kick is heard as Homestar flies and lands onto the Field. The giant pumpkin soon falls onto Homestar, breaking into several pieces, covering Homestar with a pile of pumpkin gunk. Marzipan walks onscreen.}
MARZIPAN: Homestar, don't tell me you're starting a genocide on pumpkins too.
{Homestar gets up.}
HOMESTAR: Hey! Those pineapples stung me, so I had the right! And besides...
{Homestar looks at himself.}
HOMESTAR: Wah! Do you know what I am?
MARZIPAN: An in-
HOMESTAR: I'm covered in pumpkin gunk! Do you know what this is the sign of?
{Marzipan closes her eyes in exasperation.}
MARZIPAN: Oh Homestar! Not again! We've gone over this every single Halloween!
HOMESTAR: Yep! The pumpkin gunk on me means that the Great Cucumber is coming!
MARZIPAN: And why the "Great Cucumber?" The "Great Pumpkin" would make more sense!
HOMESTAR: Oh come on! Just because you don't believe in him doesn't mean you can call him stupid names like the "Great Pumpkin", or anything stupid like that!
{The King of Town, eating from a giant bag of fun-sized candy bars, walks onscreen.}
KING OF TOWN: Did you say the Great Cucumber?
HOMESTAR: Why, yes sir! I sure did!
KING OF TOWN: Cucumbers are bad for my daily diet! They are almost as bad as peas! {looks at the pumpkin gunk on the ground} Ooh! That looks filthy enough to be salty!
{The King of Town begins to eat the pumpkin gunk.}
HOMESTAR: Anyway, what's to hate about the Great Cucumber, who goes on his flying sleigh with flying pumpkins every Halloween night, giving all of the good kids presents?
{Strong Sad, struggling with the pile of envelopes from earlier, walks onscreen.}
STRONG SAD: Excuse me for interrupting into this conversation, but are you talking about the Great Cucumber again? You should realize that the concept of the "Great Cucumber" is exactly the same as that of Santaman!
HOMESTAR: {angrily} Yeah? Well, just because Santaman gets more publicity doesn't mean the Great Cucumber is... uh... uh... uh... stupid?
{Bubs walks onscreen.}
BUBS: Talkin' about the dang ol' Great Cucumber again? The spikes in business due to that maniac nearly put me out of business!
{Cut to a flashback of Bubs, wearing a beard and a green suit and hat, in his concession stand, decorated with Christmas lights and pumpkins. Marzipan walks up to the stand.}
BUBS: Come one, come all! Come to the Big Halloween Sale, where prices have mercifully gone down by the derivative of SIXTY PERCENT! If you buy a hundred of our discounted stuff, then you can hang out with none other than the Great Cucumber himself!
MARZIPAN: So, you believe in the Great Cucumber too, huh?
BUBS: Sure! He's the icon of Halloween, right?
{Marzipan swiftly gets out pepper spray and sprays it in Bubs' face, making him scream and cover his face in pain.}
BUBS: Hey! How dare you do that! I'm going to sue you! In fact, you'll have to pay me $100 every time I say "sue!" {pause} Suesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesuesue-
{Cut back to Homestar, Marzipan, Bubs, Strong Sad, and the King of Town. The pile of pumpkin gunk is nearly gone. Coach Z walks onscreen.}
HOMESTAR: Look, you've got to give respect to a guy who goes around at night in the pumpkin patches naked!
COACH Z: You've said it!
{All but the King of Town look at Coach Z weirdly. All but the King of Town and Coach Z run away quickly.}
KING OF TOWN: Ohh! I was just about to eat that gunk off of him!
COACH Z: {sadly} Why can't anyone allow me to be a good conversationalist?
{Cut to Strong Bad, dressed up as a potato, Strong Mad, dressed up as the Hulk, and The Cheat, dressed up as Mr. Saturn, on the Field at night. The three are holding bags.}
STRONG BAD: All right, boys. We're going to go trick-or-treating, like we've done how many years ago? If the candy is crap, we throw eggs at the house. If the candy isn't crap, we'll throw eggs at the house anyways! Agree?
STRONG MAD: DA!!!
THE CHEAT: Meh!
STRONG BAD: And then, we dash for Marzipan's, party, and egg the house!
{Strong Sad walks onscreen, dressed up as William Shakespeare.}
STRONG SAD: Hey guys, should we head to the party soon?
STRONG BAD: Party?!? We are not going to your stinkin' Poetry Club party!
STRONG SAD: I was talking about Marzipan's party!
STRONG BAD: What?!? She invited you?!? No way! She only sends invitations to those that deserve them!
STRONG SAD: Well, here's mine!
{Strong Sad gives Strong Bad his invitation. Strong Bad reads it.}
STRONG BAD: You dingpot! She was obviously writing to Steve! Can't you read?
STRONG SAD: But there's no such person as St-
STRONG BAD: Yes there is! He is from foreign lands and is much cooler than you!
STRONG SAD: Wait... hang on...
{Strong Sad runs off-screen. Then he comes back, dressed up as a ghost with too many eyeholes cut into the sheet.}
STRONG SAD: {in a poorly disguised voice} Uh... yeah. I'm Steve. Not Strong Sad. No, I'm definitely Steve. Like, Strong Sad is the dumbest! Yeah! I'm from Far Away Lands, cause I'm Steve! Yeah! Tubular! Gnarly, dudes! Like, Strong Sad is the fattest too, so that's why I'm not Strong Sad!
{Pause.}
STRONG BAD: Uh... sure Steve. Of course you're not Strong Sad. Come along and trick or treat with us!
{Cut to Homestar, carrying a pickard saying, "Welcome Gr8 Qucumr!" walking to the pumpkin patch. Strong Bad, Strong Mad, The Cheat, Strong Sad, Bubs (dressed up as Otto Mann), and Coach Z (dressed up as DJ Kool Herc) walk onscreen and look at Homestar.}
STRONG BAD: {mockingly} Oh look boys! The little kiddie with his great imagination think he's going to go spend the whole Halloween to see the Great Cucumber!
STRONG MAD: BWA-HA-HA! CUCUMBER!!! HA-HA!
{The Cheat laughs along with Strong Mad.}
STRONG SAD: {as "Steve"} Uh... yeah! That's really stupid! Yeah! Stupid! You're the... uh... stupider of the stupidest! Yeah! That's bogular!
BUBS: Let me tell ya, Homestar. You won't get anywheres in the business world with a cucumber in your mind, Homestar! You can never rip anyone off with a cucumbe- er... I mean, rip people off with a cucumber!
COACH Z: Tell him to leave some mouthwash for me!
BUBS: {muttering} Shut it, old man, and maybe I won't have to burn your dang candy again!
{Strong Bad, Strong Mad, The Cheat, Strong Sad, Bubs, and Coach Z start to walk off-screen.}
BUBS: You know what, Strong Bad? I think I like it when you wear those weird costumes. What on earth are you again?
STRONG BAD: {voice fading} I'm a potato, only the coolest vegetable. I mean, I'm a spud!
HOMESTAR: Don't worry Great Cucumber. They don't know what they're missing out on.
{Daisy walks onscreen.}
DAISY: Oh, so you're a girl.
HOMESTAR: Oh, hello little girl! Would you like to come see the Great Cucumber with me?
DAISY: I would like that. {mutters} Freakin' annoying now.
HOMESTAR: Great! To the pumpkin patch!
{Homestar lifts Daisy and quickly runs off-screen, carrying Daisy.}
{Cut to a montage of Strong Bad, The Cheat, Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Bubs, and Coach Z trick-or-treating at several houses, receiving candies and many other "foodstuffs." The monstage also shows Strong Bad, The Cheat, and Strong Mad egging several houses. Cut to the House of Sucky Treats, where a mouse cursor drags a Junior Mint to Strong Bad.}
STRONG BAD: What?!? Junior Mint?!? Why mint?!? Nobody likes mint! And why "junior?" Of course it'll be crap!
{Cut to the mouse cursor dragging a peach into Strong Mad.}
STRONG MAD: {slightly disappointed} I'LL BE A MAN!!!
{Cut to the mouse cursor choosing between a rock, a rock, and a rock for Strong Sad.}
{Cut to Strong Bad, Strong Mad, The Cheat, Bubs, Coach Z looking over their treats in their bags.}
BUBS: I got a Tootsie Roll Pop! Obviously, I shall promote business by finding out how many licks it takes to get to the center of the tootsie roll pop!
COACH Z: I got a dime of USA! From 1455!
BUBS: You fool! There are no such dimes from 1455! That's a counterfeit!
COACH Z: {disdained} Oh... figures... and I gave him a dollar for that!
STRONG BAD: Well, I got that blue house that gave me an apple. It was egged so bad, not even bird crap can rival the mess I made!
{Strong Sad walks onscreen.}
STRONG SAD: I got a rock...
{Cut to Homestar and Daisy waiting at the pumpkin patch. Crickets are heard chirping and choking.}
HOMESTAR: So, this is pretty fun, huh?
DAISY: I would like that. {mutters} Freakin' annoying now.
HOMESTAR: So, how about we sing some songs for arrival of the Great Cucumber?
DAISY: Well, I don't you just go into m house so we can use on my butt?!?
{Homestar gets a look of surprise.}
HOMESTAR: Never mind...
{Cut to Strong Bad, Strong Mad, The Cheat, Strong Sad, Coach Z, and Bubs walking by the Spooky Forest.}
STRONG BAD: So Steve, you tell me you knew of an ace pilot from World War 1.5. How about you tell us about him?
STRONG SAD: {as "Steve"} What?!? Oh, sure, why, here's my story!
{Cut to Homsar in the Field. It is daytime. Homsar, suddenly dons on a flight helmet and walks onto a soapbox labeled, "There can't be 15.5?!?"}
STRONG SAD: {narrating} Well, this friend of mine was getting ready for another flight and fight.
HOMSAR: All aboard the gravy train! I'm the Green Baron!
{Suddenly, old airplane noises are heard. Homsar and the soapbox fly away into the sky.}
{Cut to outer space. Homsar and the box fly to an asteroid field. Homsar opens his mouth, lets out a silent scream, and shoots purple bubbles from his mouth. The purple bubbles fly to the asteroids and blow them up. Just then, Nebulon appears on one of the asteroids and shoots lasers at Homsar. Homsar lets out purple bubbles that form the words, "NOBODY LIKES YOUR STYLE, FOO!" Nebulon shrinks away into his asteroid, on the verge of teras. Suddenly, an asteroid collides with Homsar's box. Screaming, Homsar falls back into Earth.}
STRONG SAD: {narrating} I heard that after the enemy has struck him down, the ace pilot, after landing safely...
{Cut to a forest. It is decimated as Homsar falls from the sky at a very high speed.}
STRONG SAD: {narrating} ...had to find a way to get back into his territory without being captured by the enemy.
{Cut to Homsar sneaking across a field of tall grass. He occasionally hides behind rocks. Cut to Homsar floating over a river.}
{Cut back to Strong Bad, Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Coach Z, and Bubs in front of Marzipan's house. Strong Bad is looking up, holding a roll of toilet paper.}
STRONG BAD: That's the dumbest story I've ever heard, but be quiet! {whisper} I've improved my aiming. Let's see if I can hit that chimney with this roll of toilet paper!
{Suddenly, the front door opens. Marzipan, dressed up as Linda McCartney, stares at Strong Bad.}
STRONG BAD: Oh... uh... hey Marzipan. I was just looking at that beautiful chimney you have, and I was doing a pose for my fellow pals with this roll of tissue paper! Nothing suspicious, right guys?
{Pan out to show Strong Mad, The Cheat, Coach Z, Bubs, and Strong Sad have entered Marzipan's house, ditching Strong Bad.}
STRONG BAD: Uh...
{Pan up to show Homsar, still floating from the previous scene, over Marzipan's house. Homsar aims himself above the chimney, exhales, and falls down the chimney noiselessly.}
{Cut to Homestar and Daisy, waiting in the pumpkin patch. Homestar is slightly impatient.}
DAISY: Life is GOOOOOOOOOD!
HOMESTAR: So, I guess waiting for the Great Cucumber is your hobby too?
DAISY: Well, I don't know what I spoke too soon.
HOMESTAR: Don't worry. He'll come and give us our presents!
DAISY: Hey! Wait! Come on! Just this discussion!
HOMESTAR: Oh really? So, what did you wish for this year?
DAISY: Sorry. Just excited. So, give me one last ingredient.
{Cut to Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat by a small table in Marzipan's house, looking around. Party music is heard in the background. Pom Pom, dressed up as Wario, bounces in the background.}
STRONG BAD: Okay! Marzipan's not in the room! We can execute this plan if we hurry! Strong Mad? Pumpkin!
{Strong Mad gets out a pumpkin painted completely white. Strong Sad, still in his ghost costume, walks onscreen.}
STRONG BAD: Hey, Strong Sad! Go serve as our model!
STRONG SAD: What did you call me? I'm Steve!
STRONG BAD: Look, "Steve," you should realize that you've demonstrated that you're the worst actor in history!
STRONG MAD: YOU MAKE A FOOL!
STRONG BAD: Precisely! We're going to spread the word of your behavior, but for now, serve as our model.
STRONG SAD: Oh, fine.
{Strong Sad takes off his ghost costume.}
STRONG MAD: SIT ON STOOL!
{Strong Mad gets a stool from off-screen and places it in front of Strong Sad.}
STRONG BAD: And face away from me. {Strong Sad does so} Good. Now, The Cheat, paint!
{The Cheat gets out a paint bucket and brush. The Cheat paints a face with black paint on the back of Strong Sad's head.}
STRONG BAD: Nah... that's too dull... scratch that...
{The Cheat "erases" the face with red paint on Strong Sad's head.}
STRONG BAD: Try for some blue...
{Cut to the scene after time has passed. The Cheat has gone through several colors of paint, and has drawn on the back of Strong Sad's body as well.}
STRONG BAD: That won't work either. Say, turn him around.
{The Cheat rotates the stool so that Strong Sad faces Strong Bad. Strong Bad looks at Strong Sad's face.}
STRONG BAD: Perfect! That's the perfect face for the pumpkin!
{Strong Bad, using a permanent marker, draws on the white pumpkin. Then he shows it to Strong Mad and The Cheat, revealing the face on the pumpkin, Strong Sad's face. Strong Bad grabs the pumpkin and stands up.}
STRONG BAD: Hey guys! Let's play hackeysack with Strong Sad's severed head!
{Strong Sad lets out a sigh. Pom Pom is heard bubbling off-screen.}
STRONG BAD: What?!? Once the Poopsmith finishes bobbing for pumpkins, the party is over???
{Strong Bad throws the pumpkin at Strong Sad.}
STRONG BAD: This is all your fault, you model!
{Cut to Marzipan, Pom Pom, Bubs, Coach Z, and the King of Town (dressed up as the man in the Pringles logo) watching the Poopsmith (dressed up as Kraid) bob for pumpkins.}
MARZIPAN: I believe this is an unearthly activity!
{The Poopsmith bobs his head into the tub of water. When his head emerges, he has a pumpkin that Homsar is biting into in his mouth. Homsar lets out a scream as he floats away from the tub.}
HOMSAR: WAoAoAoAoAoAoAAAA!!! The dog germs shall spring the apocalypse! DaAaAaAaAaAAAA!!!
{Homsar runs on all four sides of the screen. Then he runs past the "front" of the screen, with all of the onscreen characters looking at him.}
MARZIPAN: O...... kay... Party's over.
COACH Z: Come on, Marzipan. Who said I was being serious in my comment on your crappy soup?
{Cut to Homestar and Daisy in the pumpkin patch.}
HOMESTAR: Anytime now...
{Suddenly, a black figure falls from the sky into the pumpkin patch. Homestar and Daisy turn around.}
HOMESTAR: {excited} Look! He's here! At last!
DAISY: Well... Cornbread's shoes! He's finally here!
{The black figure rises from the pumpkin patch.}
HOMESTAR: Look! The Great Cucumber is rising from the pumpkin patch! He is right in front of us! And he's giving me a heart attack, so I think I am going to faint!
{Homestar faints.}
DAISY: Taking paint without screaming is going to die?
{The black figure approaches Daisy, revealing himself to be Homsar.}
HOMSAR: DaAaA, hi tootsie poo! I have the calamities of a diamond cube!
DAISY: Here's to us! And he's giving me a headache.
HOMSAR: Oh nOoOoO! Nobody's come to trick-or-rice!
DAISY: Don't worry. He'll come and give me one last ingredient.
HOMSAR: I'll sue for the stolen party!
DAISY: Oh nOoOoO! Nobody's come to trick-or-rice!
HOMSAR: Hey beardy! Let's ride the gravity podule!
DAISY: Hey beardy! Let's deal with this imitation crap again?
{Homsar shoots a bubble at Daisy, enveloping her. Then the bubble shrinks with Daisy in it and goes into Homsar's mouth. Then Homsar lets out a scream before digging into the ground. Homestar wakes up as Strong Bad, Strong Mad, The Cheat, and Bubs walk onscreen. The latter four are no longer wearing their costumes.}
STRONG BAD: Well, had a fun Halloween waiting for the Great Cucumber?
{The four laugh.}
HOMESTAR: Oh, hey guys! Guess what? I saw the Great Cucumber!
STRONG BAD: Oh yeah? Where is he? Huh?
BUBS: And dreams don't count! Dreams are never productive proofs!
HOMESTAR: Oh, he was right there in the pumpkin patch and kidnapped a little girl.
STRONG BAD: Oh he did, huh?
STRONG MAD: SOUNDS LIKE A FAIRY! SOUNDS LIKE A FAIRY!!!
HOMESTAR: Hey! I'll have you know that the Great Pumpkin... {surprised} Oh crap! I called him the "Great Pumpkin!" Now he's never going to show his face to me ever again! I just insulted him!
STRONG BAD: How heartbreaking. Well, come on guys. It's time to start that Thanksgiving hype.
{Fade to black. Cut to the pumpkin patch. Homestar is lying on the ground, shivering, muttering, "Great Cucumber.." in his sleep. Marzipan, with a concerned look on her face, walks up to Homestar.}
MARZIPAN: Come on, Homestar. Let's get inside. You're going to freeze and flatten the plants!
{Homestar doesn't respond.}
MARZIPAN: {reluctantly} And I'll allow you to pick your new cucumber toy from my cucumber patch.
{Homestar jumps up in joy.}
HOMESTAR: Sweet! Let's go!
{Homestar runs off-screen. Fade to black.}
{Cut to Homestar and Strong Sad behind a brick wall.}
STRONG SAD: And so, with the rocks, the fact that I was never actually invited, the paint on my back, the pumpkin of my head, and my ruining my reputation, I remembered why I don't really enjoy holidays.
HOMESTAR: Yeah, but look on the bright side. The Great Cucumber does exist! I'm just on his hate list!
STRONG SAD: Well, maybe you should reserve your stupid icons for Decemberween, Homestar, in order to prevent letdowns.
HOMESTAR: {angrily} What are you talking about, with "stupid icons for Decemberween?" Of course it is possible for me to honor other great present-givers of other holidays! Why, there's the Great Yam of Thanksgiving! The Great Groundhog of Groundhog Day! The Great Toenail of Groaning Toenail Day! The Great Mole of Mole Day!
{Zoom out. The screen slowly fades to black as Homestar continues to talk. The words, "THE END" appear.}
Easter Eggs
- Click on "THE" to see this scene:
{Cut to Strong Bad, dressed up as a can of yams, on the Field. Strong Bad is sitting on a "throne."}
STRONG BAD: Okay, keep that camera level, The Cheat. Anyway, {singing} Oh I'm a stupid ya~am, as stupid as they come!
HOMESTAR: {off-screen} No way! He is real after all!
{Homestar jumps into Strong Bad's lap.}
HOMESTAR: So, the Great Yam, what I want for Thanksgiving is...
STRONG BAD: The Cheat? Cut!
{Cut to Strong Bad dressed up as a groundhog. He is looking at the ground.}
STRONG BAD: Ooh! I see my shadow! You know what this means? {singing} When the groundhog sees his shadow, then that means spring is...
{Suddenly, Homestar runs to Strong Bad with a long sheet of paper.}
HOMESTAR: Oh, hello Great Groundhog! You actually came! Here is my wish list for Groundhog Day!
STRONG BAD: CUT!
{Cut to Strong Bad in a toenail costume.}
STRONG BAD: Do you have ugly toenails that you believe are actually fossils? Then, I have no cure for you! I'll just sing a tantalizing song!
HOMESTAR: {off-screen} See Marzipan? I told you the Great Toenail exists!
STRONG BAD: {exasperated} Oh, good grief!
{Homestar runs to Strong Bad, but Strong Bad puts his hand in the air to stop him.}
STRONG BAD: Homestar, there's no such thing as a Great Toenail! I'm just dressed up in a stupid costume for our Groaning Toenail Day audience! And before you say anything else, let me quash all of your arguments by saying THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A GROANING TOENAIL DAY! I JUST MADE IT UP!
{A gasp is heard from off-screen. The camera rotates to show Coach Z. He angrily points at Strong Bad.}
COACH Z: BLORSPHEMY!!!
Fun Facts
- This is strongly based on It's the Great Pumpkin (there is even a reference in the email sent to Strong Bad).
- Strong Bad's snail mail is from other days.
- Old Intro 2 is referenced in the scene with Homestar and the pumpkin going over the hills.
- The derivative of 60 (a constant) is zero.
- The House That Gave Sucky Treats is revisited.
- Click here to read about Junior Mints.
- Bubs references the Tootsie Roll Pop commercials for the Tootsie Roll Pop.
- The US dime was first minted in 1796.
- The soapbox makes an appearance. Its last appearance, as of the time this was made, was in business trip.
- The idea of Strong Sad's "severed head" is from Fan Costume Commentary.
- The Poopsmith bobbed for pumpkins in Homestarloween Party.
- There is a Mole Day, a holiday for chemists.
- Strong Bad's song as the "stupid yam" is based on his song in Some Stupid Turkey.
Costumes
- Strong Bad is dressed up as a potato.
- Strong Mad is dressed up as The Hulk.
- The Cheat is dressed up as Mr. Saturn of the Mother series.
- Bubs is dressed up as Otto Mann of The Simpsons.
- Coach Z is dressed up as DJ Kool Herc.
- Strong Sad was dressed up as William Shakespeare. His second costume is Charlie Brown's ghost costume in "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown."
- Marzipan is dressed up as Linda McCartney, who's a musician, wrote several vegetarian cookbooks, is an animal rights activist, and is the wife of Paul McCartney.
- The King of Town is dressed up as the man in the Pringles logo.
- Pom Pom is dressed up as Wario (more specifically (although never stated in the transcript), his WarioWare outfit).
- The Poopsmith is dressed up as Kraid of the Metroid series.
- Homsar is "dressed up" as The Red Baron, which was Snoopy's "costume."
