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''"Mother" redirects here.'' ''For mothers of various characters, see [[Parents]].''

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| [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats|The House That Gave Sucky Treats →]]
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"HAPPY FREAKIN' MOTHER'S DAAAY!"

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Strong Bad loses a bet. Fun for the whole family.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Pom Pom]]

'''Places:''' [[Stages|The Stage]]

'''Release Date:''' Friday, May 11, 2001

'''Running Time:''' 1:29

'''Page Title:''' Little Boy Blue

'''DVD:''' [[Everything Else, Volume 2]]

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* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
** [#Trivia 2.1 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 2.2 Remarks]
** [#Goofs 2.3 Goofs]
** [#Real-World_References 2.4 Real-World References]
* [#External_Links 3 External Links]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Transcript </span> ==

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{walks on stage}'' Oh hello. And now for a special punishment—I mean, presentation from Strong BaaaaaaaAAaaAAaaAAaaaad. ''{walks off stage}''

''{We see Strong Bad behind a curtain.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Psst! Strong Bad! Go!

''{Strong Bad peeks out from the wings}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, there's no way I'm goin' out there.

''{Cut to Homestar standing backstage with Pom Pom, Strong Mad, and The Cheat}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh yes you are. ''{Pom Pom looks angry}'' You lost fair and square. Goooo.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad behind the curtain}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Go!

'''STRONG BAD:''' No! Rrrrrrraaaaaaaah!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' GO! ''{Strong Bad is pushed onto stage, wearing a sailor suit and holding a large lollipop.}''

''{Homestar, Pom Pom, Strong Mad, and The Cheat laugh}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Go on.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears throat}'' Hrrymrrdrr.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Happymuddaday.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' We can't hear youuu!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{screaming}'' HAPPY FREAKIN' MOTHER'S DAY!!!

''{More laughter from Homestar, Strong Mad, The Cheat, and Pom Pom}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You had to say it. Pom Pom, seriously. He had to say it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{walking off the stage}'' Oh man! That's the last time I'm playin' you guys in cards. You guys are freakin' ruthless, man! I'm outta here!

''{Zoom out, revealing an empty auditorium.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' More like "Crappy Mother's Day", if you ask me. Cause it's probably pretty crappy so far. And I'm not even a mother.

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== <span class="mw-headline"> Fun Facts </span> ==

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Trivia</span> ===

* This is the first holiday cartoon featuring [[The Brothers Chaps]]' current style of animation, including the "gleam" in Strong Bad's eyes. However, The Cheat is still drawn in the older style and Strong Bad still has his Mexican accent.
* The "back" button at the end of this toon will always take you to [[Main Page 8]]. This is strange, as Main Page 8 has no connection to Mother's Day, whereas other toons that take you to a specific main page mostly have to do with the toon theme (such as [[Ween Intro]] taking you to [[Main Page 7]]).

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Remarks</span> ===

* You can't hear Pom Pom laughing.
* In [[A Holiday Greeting]], the auditorium was orange. In this toon, it's blue.
* The Cheat frowns when he laughs.
* Strong Bad's design went back to an older incarnation for the next few toons. This version of Strong Bad wasn't used again until [[The Best Decemberween Ever]].
* Although mothers are referenced, none of the main characters' [[Parents|parents]] have ever actually been seen (except for a photo of Pom Pom's parents in the very old toon [[Pom Pom, Too]]), [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|nor are they likely to ever be]].

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Goofs</span> ===

* Strong Bad's mouth doesn't move when the whole auditorium is shown.
* The sailor collar on Strong Bad's outfit should be in the back, tied in the front.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Real-World References</span> ===

* The auditorium in this toon looks like the auditorium in [[Peanuts|A Charlie Brown Christmas]], another holiday cartoon.

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== <span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span> ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/a-mothers-day-message watch "A Mother's Day Message"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/mother.html watch "A Mother's Day Message"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/mother.swf view the Flash file for "A Mother's Day Message"]

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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography|Homestar Runner Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Cheat Filmography|The Cheat Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Mad Filmography|Strong Mad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Pom Pom Filmography|Pom Pom Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Everything Else, Volume 2|Everything Else, Volume 2]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Holiday Toons|Holiday Toons]]</span>

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