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	[[~~File:Caleb Rentpayer.png~~\|[[~~File:Caleb_Rentpayer~~.~~png\|180px\|thumb~~]]]]		'''Caleb Rentpayer''' is a [[TV Shows\|TV show]] of which [[Strong Bad]] is a fan. It was first overheard in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[secret recipes]], as it was being watched by [[The King of Town]], but had a more prominent role in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]. Even more information was revealed in the toon's [[Bug In Mouth Disease\|audio commentary]].
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	~~<div class="magnify">~~		The show features the trials and tribulations of Caleb, a renegade who somehow acquires a lot of money, and his butler, Tuxworth. Caleb is normally very disrespectful of Tuxworth, while Tuxworth is often skeptical of Caleb's schemes.

	[[~~File:~~Caleb ~~Rentpayer.png~~\|[[~~File:magnify-clip~~.~~png~~\|~~15px\|thumb~~]]]]		In a [[Whodunit\|whodunit]] [[Cliffhanger\|cliffhanger]] for which Strong Bad [[Duct Tape\|duct taped]] his head to the [[Telebision\|TV]], it was revealed that [[Homestar Runner]] had shot Caleb, a parody of the famous [[Dallas (TV series)\|Dallas]] episode [[Who shot J.R.?\|"Who Shot J.R.?"]]. It is uncertain whether Caleb survived, although Tuxworth made a later appearance in [[winter pool]]. In the DVD commentary, it is confirmed by Strong Bad that Caleb did appear in that episode, but it is unknown when this episode debuted.

	</~~div~~>		The show is likely a parody of soap operas, which often have befuddled dialogues and dramatic musical scores to go along with them.
	~~"~~I sure did.~~"~~
			== Clips ==

			Clips of the show can often be heard whenever a character watches it.

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			! Transcript
			! Source
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			\| '''TUXWORTH:''' You can't marry your guitar, Caleb!<br />'''CALEB:''' I can try!
			\| rowspan="2" \| [[secret recipes]]
			\|-
			\| '''TUXWORTH:''' Caleb, that hamburger was mine!<br />'''CALEB:''' It's mine now!
			\|-
			\| '''TUXWORTH:''' Caleb, were you making a little tent out of my jacket?<br />'''CALEB:''' I am now!
			\| rowspan="4" \| [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]
			\|-
			\| '''CALEB:''' You throw like a girl, Tuxworth.<br />'''TUXWORTH:''' Caleb, that suitcase was heavy!
			\|-
			\| '''TUXWORTH:''' Why aren't you breathing, Caleb?<br />'''ANNOUNCER:''' And coming up next on Caleb Rentpayer, find out who shot Caleb.
			\|-
			\| '''TUXWORTH:''' Homestar Runner... did you shoot Caleb?<br />'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{wearing his sunglasses from [[the bet]]}'' I sure did.
			\|-
			\| '''TUXWORTH:''' You can't grow a ZZ Top beard!
			\| [[winter pool]]
			\|}

			== Music ==

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	~~</div>~~		''Sheet music for the love theme''

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	~~</div>~~		''Sheet music for the funeral dirge''
	~~'''Caleb Rentpayer~~''' is a [[TV Shows\|TV show]] of which [[Strong Bad]] is a fan. It was first overheard in the [[Strong Bad Email]] "[[secret recipes]]", as it was being watched by [[The King of Town]], but had a more prominent role in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]. Even more information was revealed in the toon'~~s [[Bug In Mouth Disease\|audio commentary]].~~

	~~The show features the trials and tribulations of~~ Caleb~~, a renegade who somehow acquires a lot of money, and his butler, Tucksworth. Caleb is normally very disrespectful of Tucksworth, while Tucksworth is often skeptical of Caleb's schemes.~~		=== Caleb Rentpayer Love Theme ===

	~~In a~~ [[~~Whodunit\|whodunit~~]] ~~[[Cliffhanger\|cliffhanger]] for which Strong Bad [[Duct Tape\|duct taped]] his head to~~ the [[~~Telebision~~\|~~TV]], it was revealed that [[Homestar Runner~~]] ~~had shot Caleb, a parody~~ of the ~~famous~~ [[~~Dallas (TV series)\|Dallas]] episode [[Who shot J.R.?\|"Who Shot J.R.?"~~]]. It is uncertain whether Caleb survived, although Tucksworth made a later appearance in [[winter pool]]. In the DVD commentary, it is confirmed by Strong Bad that Caleb did appear in that episode, but it is unknown when this episode debuted.		The love theme was featured several times, debuting in [[secret recipes]]. It acts as the overall theme. Its sheet music appeared on [[Decemberweenvent Calendar\|day 4]] of the [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]].

	The ~~show~~ is ~~likely~~ a ~~parody~~ of ~~soap operas~~, ~~which often have befuddled dialogues~~ and ~~dramatic musical scores to go along with them~~.		=== Caleb Rentpayer Funeral Dirge ===

			The funeral dirge is a minor key version of the love theme. Its sheet music appeared on [[Decemberweenvent Calendar\|day 4]] of the [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] after a page flip, following Strong Sad's complaint about a lack of music in a minor key. He appreciates the song for its doom and gloom.

	~~<span id~~=~~"appearances"></span>~~		== Appearances ==
	=~~= <span class="mw-headline">~~Appearances~~</span>~~ ==

	* '''Debut:''' Email [[secret recipes]]		* '''Debut:''' Email [[secret recipes]]
	* [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]		* [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]
	* Email [[winter pool]]		* Email [[winter pool]]
			* [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1]]
			* [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] ([[Decemberweenvent Calendar\|Day 4]])

	~~<div id~~=~~"catlinks" class~~=~~"catlinks">~~		== External Links ==

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	~~[/wiki/Special:Categories Category]: <span dir~~=~~"ltr">[[Category:TV Shows\|TV Shows]]</span>~~

	</~~div>~~		* [https://songwhip.com/strong-bad/caleb-rentpayer-love-theme "Caleb Rentpayer Love Theme" on Songwhip]

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			[[Everybody Everybody]] · [[Stave It Off]] · [[Skills of an Artist]] · [[Caleb Rentpayer\|Caleb Rentpayer Love Theme]] · [[Caleb Rentpayer\|Funeral Dirge]] · [[Now I'll Do A Dance]] · [[CGNU Fight Song]] · [[Videlectrix\|Videlectrix Chime]] · [[StrongBadZone]] · [[Smells Like Peanut Action]] · [[Meet Marshie]] · [[No Probalo]] · [[3 Times Halloween Funjob (song)\|3 Times Halloween Funjob]] · [[Cheat Commandos Theme Song]] · [[Teen Girl Squad (theme song)\|Teen Girl Squad]] · [[4 Gregs]] · [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] · [[Strong Badia National Anthem]] · [[Homestar Runner Presents: Presents]] · [[The Cheat Is Not Dead]] · [[Because, It's Midnite]] · [[Peasant's Quest Theme]] · [[Santam'n Is A Blademan]] · [[Stinkoman Level 1]] · [[Dethemberween Thnikkaman]] · [[Trogdor (song)\|Trogdor]] · [[Todaybor Day Is Labor Day]] · [[Anew App (song)\|Anew App]]
			[[Decemberweenvent Calendar Character Variations\|Character Variations]]
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'''Caleb Rentpayer''' is a [[TV Shows|TV show]] of which [[Strong Bad]] is a fan. It was first overheard in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[secret recipes]], as it was being watched by [[The King of Town]], but had a more prominent role in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]. Even more information was revealed in the toon's [[Bug In Mouth Disease|audio commentary]].

The show features the trials and tribulations of Caleb, a renegade who somehow acquires a lot of money, and his butler, Tuxworth. Caleb is normally very disrespectful of Tuxworth, while Tuxworth is often skeptical of Caleb's schemes.

In a [[Whodunit|whodunit]] [[Cliffhanger|cliffhanger]] for which Strong Bad [[Duct Tape|duct taped]] his head to the [[Telebision|TV]], it was revealed that [[Homestar Runner]] had shot Caleb, a parody of the famous [[Dallas (TV series)|Dallas]] episode [[Who shot J.R.?|"Who Shot J.R.?"]]. It is uncertain whether Caleb survived, although Tuxworth made a later appearance in [[winter pool]]. In the DVD commentary, it is confirmed by Strong Bad that Caleb did appear in that episode, but it is unknown when this episode debuted.

The show is likely a parody of soap operas, which often have befuddled dialogues and dramatic musical scores to go along with them.

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* [#Clips 1 Clips]
* [#Music 2 Music]
** [#Caleb_Rentpayer_Love_Theme 2.1 Caleb Rentpayer Love Theme]
** [#Caleb_Rentpayer_Funeral_Dirge 2.2 Caleb Rentpayer Funeral Dirge]
* [#Appearances 3 Appearances]
* [#External_Links 4 External Links]

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

Clips of the show can often be heard whenever a character watches it.

{| class="wikitable wikitable" width="50%"
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! Transcript
! Source
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| '''TUXWORTH:''' You can't marry your guitar, Caleb!<br />
'''CALEB:''' I can try!
| rowspan="2"| [[secret recipes]]
|-
| '''TUXWORTH:''' Caleb, that hamburger was mine!<br />
'''CALEB:''' It's mine now!
|-
| '''TUXWORTH:''' Caleb, were you making a little tent out of my jacket?<br />
'''CALEB:''' I am now!
| rowspan="4"| [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]
|-
| '''CALEB:''' You throw like a girl, Tuxworth.<br />
'''TUXWORTH:''' Caleb, that suitcase was heavy!
|-
| '''TUXWORTH:''' Why aren't you breathing, Caleb?<br />
'''ANNOUNCER:''' And coming up next on Caleb Rentpayer, find out who shot Caleb.
|-
| '''TUXWORTH:''' Homestar Runner... did you shoot Caleb?<br />
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{wearing his sunglasses from [[the bet]]}'' I sure did.
|-
| '''TUXWORTH:''' You can't grow a ZZ Top beard!
| [[winter pool]]
|}

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Sheet music for the funeral dirge

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Caleb Rentpayer Love Theme</span> ===

The love theme was featured several times, debuting in [[secret recipes]]. It acts as the overall theme. Its sheet music appeared on [[Decemberweenvent Calendar|day 4]] of the [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]].

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Caleb Rentpayer Funeral Dirge</span> ===

The funeral dirge is a minor key version of the love theme. Its sheet music appeared on [[Decemberweenvent Calendar|day 4]] of the [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] after a page flip, following Strong Sad's complaint about a lack of music in a minor key. He appreciates the song for its doom and gloom.

<span id="appearances"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">Appearances</span> ==

* '''Debut:''' Email [[secret recipes]]
* [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]
* Email [[winter pool]]
* [[Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1]]
* [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] ([[Decemberweenvent Calendar|Day 4]])

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

* [https://songwhip.com/strong-bad/caleb-rentpayer-love-theme "Caleb Rentpayer Love Theme" on Songwhip]

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[[Decemberweenvent Calendar Character Variations|Character Variations]] | [[Decemberweenvent Calendar (2022 Revisited)|2024 Revisit]]

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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Decemberweenvent Calendar|Decemberweenvent Calendar]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:TV Shows|TV Shows]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1|Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 1]]</span>

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