Decomposing Pumpkins - Revision history

imported>HRWikiMirrorBot: Reimported from hrwiki.org Wayback HTML→wikitext (full reconvert)

2026-07-14T14:24:44Z

Reimported from hrwiki.org Wayback HTML→wikitext (full reconvert)

imported>HRWikiMirrorBot: Imported from hrwiki.org via Wayback Machine (HTML→wikitext)

2026-07-14T01:53:31Z

Imported from hrwiki.org via Wayback Machine (HTML→wikitext)

← Older revision		Revision as of 01:53, 14 July 2026
Line 1:		Line 1:
	<!-- Mirrored from Homestar Runner Wiki (hrwiki.org) via Wayback Machine; HTML converted to wikitext. Formatting may be imperfect. -->		<!-- Mirrored from Homestar Runner Wiki (hrwiki.org) via Wayback Machine; HTML converted to wikitext. Formatting may be imperfect. -->
	{\| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"		{\| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"
	\|-		\|-
	\| '''Toon Category: ~~Holiday~~ Toon'''		\| '''Toon Category: [[Holidays\|Holiday Toon]]'''
	\| {\| class="wikitable" align="right" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #ccc; padding:5px; font-size:x-small; line-height:100%; border-collapse:collapse;"		\| {\| class="wikitable" align="right" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #ccc; padding:5px; font-size:x-small; line-height:100%; border-collapse:collapse;"
	\|-		\|-
Line 202:		Line 202:

	</div>		</div>
			'''Other'''

			'''Site Components'''

			[[Main Page 7]], [[Ween Intro]], [[Punkin Stencils]]

			'''Toons'''

			[[halloweener]], [[ghosts]], [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]], [[Malloween Commercial]], [[That a Ghost]], [[Halloween Awards Show]], [[Costume Commercial]], '''Decomposing Pumpkins''', [[Punkin Show]], [[Halloween Safety]], [[Joystick Wagglin' with Videlectrix: Halloween Edition]], [[Large Bean (toon)\|Large Bean]], [[Kooky Moonlight]]

			'''Puppet Stuff'''

			[[Homestar vs. Little Girl 2]], [[Marshie vs. Little Girl]], [[Greatest American Homestar]], [[Action Cool News-oween Report]]

			'''Games'''

			[[Egg Throwing Game]], [[Strong Bad's Treat Snatcha]], [[Marshie's Malloween Mix-Up]]

			'''[[Fan Costumes]]'''

			[[Fan Costume Commentary\|2003]], [[More Fan Costumes\|2005]], [[Fan Costumes '06\|2006]], [[Fan Costumes '07\|2007]], [[Fan Costumes '08\|2008]], [[Fan Costumes '09\|2009]], [[Fan Costumes 2015\|2015]], [[Fan Costumes 2016\|2016]], [[Fan Costumes 2017\|2017]], [[Fan Costumes 2018\|2018]], [[Fan 'Stumes 2019\|2019]], [[Fan 'Stumes 2020\|2020]], [[Fan 'Stumes 2021\|2021]], [[Fan 'Stumes 2022\|2022]], [[Fan 'Stumes 2023\|2023]], [[Fanstume (singular) '24\|2024]]

			'''[[Halloween Costumes\|Costumes]]'''

			[[Rejected Costumes]], [[Other Halloween Costumes]], [[Strong Bad's Teaser Costumes]], [[What are you supposed to be?]], [[I really like your costume]], [[Icon References in Halloween Costumes\|Icon References]]

	<div id="catlinks" class="catlinks">		<div id="catlinks" class="catlinks">

	<div id="mw-normal-catlinks">		<div id="mw-normal-catlinks">

	[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Sci-Fi Greg Filmography\|Sci-Fi Greg Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:D n' D Greg Filmography\|D n' D Greg Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Open Source Greg Filmography\|Open Source Greg Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Japanese Culture Greg Filmography\|Japanese Culture Greg Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Cheerleader Filmography\|Cheerleader Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:What's Her Face Filmography\|What's Her Face Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Halloween\|Halloween]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Teen Girl Squad\|Teen Girl Squad]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Music Videos\|Music Videos]]</span>		[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Sci-Fi Greg Filmography\|Sci-Fi Greg Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:D n' D Greg Filmography\|D n' D Greg Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Open Source Greg Filmography\|Open Source Greg Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Japanese Culture Greg Filmography\|Japanese Culture Greg Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Cheerleader Filmography\|Cheerleader Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:What's Her Face Filmography\|What's Her Face Filmography]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Halloween\|Halloween]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Teen Girl Squad\|Teen Girl Squad]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Music Videos\|Music Videos]]</span> \| <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 3\|Homestar Runner Original Soundtrack Volume 3]]</span>

	</div>		</div>

imported>HRWikiMirrorBot: Imported from hrwiki.org via Wayback Machine (HTML→wikitext)

2026-07-14T01:53:31Z

Imported from hrwiki.org via Wayback Machine (HTML→wikitext)

← Older revision	Revision as of 01:53, 14 July 2026
(No difference)

imported>HRWikiMirrorBot: Imported from hrwiki.org via Wayback Machine (HTML→wikitext)

2026-07-14T01:53:31Z

Imported from hrwiki.org via Wayback Machine (HTML→wikitext)

New page

{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|-
| '''Toon Category: Holiday Toon'''
| {| class="wikitable" align="right" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #ccc; padding:5px; font-size:x-small; line-height:100%; border-collapse:collapse;"
|-
| [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/decomposing-pumpkin watch]
| [[April Fool 09|← April Fool 09]]
| [[Doomy Tales of the Macabre|Doomy Tales of the Macabre →]]
|}

|}

<div class="thumb tright">

<div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;">

[[File:brainkrieg.png|[[File:brainkrieg.png|180px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">

<div class="magnify">

[[File:brainkrieg.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]

</div>
"jugga jigga wug jigga jigga wug jigga wugga jug"

</div>

</div>

</div>
[[Brainkrieg]] performs a Halloween concert!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Brainkrieg]], [[Sci-Fi Greg]], [[D n' D Greg]], [[Open Source Greg]], [[Japanese Culture Greg]], [[Cheerleader]], [[What's Her Face]]

'''Places:''' Brainkrieg's Garage

'''Date:''' Monday, October 19, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 1:35

'''Page Title:''' Beware Mom's Taurus Wagon...

{| id="toc" class="wikitable toc" summary="Contents"
|-
| <div id="toctitle">


== Contents ==

</div>
* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
* [#Easter_Eggs 2 Easter Eggs]
* [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
** [#Trivia 3.1 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 3.2 Remarks]
** [#Goofs 3.3 Goofs]
** [#Inside_References 3.4 Inside References]
** [#Real-World_References 3.5 Real-World References]
* [#See_Also 4 See Also]
* [#External_Links 5 External Links]

|}


== Transcript ==

'''BRAINKRIEG:''' Weeks after Halloween 
days after Thanksgiving 
just before the Christmas lights go up 
Brainkrieg stalks the neighborhood in my mom's Taurus wagon in search of... 
 
decomposing pumpkin! 
throw it at that plump kid! 
because his mom did 
not give us good candy on Halloween 
 
that pumpkin! 
used to look like something 
but now it's slumpin' 
gonna shove it in your mailbox 
 
(decomposing!) pumpkin!!! 
throw it at that plump kid! 
because his mom did 
not give us good candy on Halloween 
 
that pumpkin! 
used to look like something 
but now it's slumpin' 
gonna shove it in your mailbox 
 
an apple is not candy!!!! 
you get egged! you get egged! you get egged! 
granola bars are not candy!!!! 
you get egged! you get egged! you get egged! 
popcorn balls are not candy!!!! 
you get egged! you get egged! you get egged! 
 
jugga jigga wug jigga jigga wug jigga wugga jug 
jugga jigga wug jigga jigga wug jigga wugga jug 
jugga jigga wug jigga jigga wug jigga wugga jug 
'''BRAINKRIEG AND CHEERLEADER:''' jugga jigga wug jigga jigga wug jigga wugga jug 
 
'''BRAINKRIEG:''' an apple is not candy!!!! 
you get egged! you get egged! you get egged! 
granola bars are not candy!!!! 
you get egged! you get egged! you get egged! 
pretzels are not candy!!!! 
you get egged! you get egged! you get egged! 
 
decomposing pumpkins! 
jugga jigga wugga

''{Cut to the four Gregs.}''

'''OPEN SOURCE GREG:''' Based on past experiences, I believe I am the aforementioned plump kid from that song!

''{Cut to an image of Brainkrieg's drummer. He has a decomposing pumpkin splattered onto his head and shoulder.}''

'''BRAINKRIEG DRUMMER:''' Sadly, you are not.

''{The garage door closes with a crash, the screen dims, and "the end." appears in the middle of the screen.}''


== Easter Eggs ==

* Clicking on the period after "the end" brings up a scene where Brainkrieg end their show.

'''BRAINKRIEG:''' Thank you very much! We are BRAINKRIEG! Next up is my mom getting back from book club! ''{speaking more calmly}'' So we all need to get out of the way so she can pull in. That tennis ball tells her how far to pull up. So she doesn't hit the trash cans again.


== Fun Facts ==


=== Trivia ===

* The [[FeedBurner Page|RSS description]] of this toon is:

<blockquote>'''Strong Bad says''' - Cheerleader's favorite black-wristband wearing high school band Brainkrieg is BACK with their Halloween single 'Decomposing Pumpkins!' Now I know what you're thinking. 'But, Strong Bad, since you DRAW the [https://homestarrunner.com/tgsmenu.html Teen Girl Squad], doesn't this mean that technically YOU made this song?' And the answer is this: I kinda black out a lot lately and when I wake up sometimes things I made up in my brain come to life. I practically pee my pants every time a [https://homestarrunner.com/ccdo7.html Cheat Commandos] comes on.</blockquote>
* Cheerleader's shirt says "(s)hallow (t)ween".
* This toon can also be found on the [[Teen Girl Squad]] menu under the name "brainkrieg".
* The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "Brainkrieg video about their post-Halloween shenanigans, chicanery, and tom-foolery."


=== Remarks ===

* As they did in [[Hooked on Decemberween|their previous video]], Brainkrieg mentions [[Decemberween|Christmas lights]] instead of ''Decemberween'' lights.
* Despite Cheerleader's shirt calling her a shallow tween, this is impossible. Tween is a term for someone below the age of thirteen, and therefore a tween could not be a ''Teen'' Girl Squad member.
* As with Brainkrieg's last video, the vector-drawn paper from Teen Girl Squad Episodes 1 through 10 (including the end of Episode 7) is used instead of the photographic paper from Episodes 11 through 15.


=== Goofs ===

* When the bassist looks at Cheerleader during the pause in the song, the wings on the design of his T-shirt suddenly disappear.
* When the toon zooms in on the house in the beginning, the paper background stays static.
* When the solo begins, the paper background moves to the left, and back at the end.
* The text "jugga jigga wug jigga jigga wug jigga wugga jug" moves out of place in various parts of the solo.


=== Inside References ===

* One of the pumpkins has [[Abraham Lincoln]]'s silhouette on it.
* [[Eggs]] feature prominently in this toon.
* The decomposing pumpkin was previously seen in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
* Cheerleader's excitement to be at the Brainkrieg concert is based on an Easter egg from [[death metal]].
* "An apple is not candy!" is a throwback to [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] where one of the items that can be given to [[Strong Bad]] is an apple.
* The guitarist mentions his [[Parents|mother]], and by inference, the drummer's mother doesn't give out good candy on Halloween.
* The spoken intro to the song is set to a distorted version of the [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Theme Song|Sweet Cuppin' Cakes theme song]].
* The toon's RSS description addresses Strong Bad's peculiar habit of creating [[Made-up Real Things|made-up real things]]. However, Strong Bad did not actually make up [[Cheat Commandos]], as he seems to imply - the franchise was introduced with a pre-existing toyline and cartoon in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]].


=== Real-World References ===

* The [[Ford Taurus|Taurus]] is a line of sedans and station wagons manufactured by Ford from 1986 until 2019. The car in the video resembles a [[List of Ford Taurus models|third generation wagon]].
* The Brainkrieg logo near the end of the video resembles the [[Dead Kennedys]] logo.
* The skull with bat wings on the bassist's shirt resembles the "Death Bat", the logo for the band [[Avenged Sevenfold]].


== See Also ==

* The [[Decomposing Pumpkins Visuals|visuals]] for this video.
* The [[Decomposing Pumpkins Tablature|tablature]] for the song.


== External Links ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/decomposing-pumpkin watch "Decomposing Pumpkins"]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qZA_WW6WKY watch "Decomposing Pumpkins"] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/brainkriegween.html watch "Decomposing Pumpkins"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/brainkriegween.swf view the Flash file for "Decomposing Pumpkins"]
* [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=15841 forum thread re: "Decomposing Pumpkins"]
* [http://www.hrwiki.org/mirror/brainkrieg_pumpkins.mp3 download "Decomposing Pumpkins"] (mirror)

<div style="clear:both;">

</div>
 

<div style="clear:both;">

</div>
<div id="catlinks" class="catlinks">

<div id="mw-normal-catlinks">

[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: [[Category:Sci-Fi Greg Filmography|Sci-Fi Greg Filmography]] | [[Category:D n' D Greg Filmography|D n' D Greg Filmography]] | [[Category:Open Source Greg Filmography|Open Source Greg Filmography]] | [[Category:Japanese Culture Greg Filmography|Japanese Culture Greg Filmography]] | [[Category:Cheerleader Filmography|Cheerleader Filmography]] | [[Category:What's Her Face Filmography|What's Her Face Filmography]] | [[Category:Halloween|Halloween]] | [[Category:Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squad]] | [[Category:Music Videos|Music Videos]]

</div>

</div>