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)

New page

{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|-
| '''Toon Category: Shorts'''
| {| 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/fish-eye-lens watch]
| [[Crystal Fortress|← Crystal Fortress]]
| [[Flash is Dead!|Flash is Dead! →]]
|}

|}

{| class="wikitable" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2"
|-
| '''Old Toon Category: Powered by The Cheat'''
| {| 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;"
|-
| [[Crystal Fortress|← Crystal Fortress]]
| [[Trogdor Was A Man|Trogdor Was A Man →]]
|}

|}

<div class="thumb tright">

<div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;">

[[File:Fish Eye Lens.png|[[File:Fish_Eye_Lens.png|220px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">

<div class="magnify">

[[File:Fish Eye Lens.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]

</div>
"Things are about to get bulbous!"

</div>

</div>

</div>
After five years, Strong Bad and Coach Z give the pyorple what they want!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Coach Z]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[The Barbershop Trio]] (Easter egg), [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] (Easter egg), [[The Cheat]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Friday, October 3, 2014

'''Running Time:''' 3:19

'''Page Title:''' Things are about to get...

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

<span id="contents"></span>
== Contents ==

</div>
* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
* [#Easter_Eggs 2 Easter Eggs]
* [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
** [#Explanations 3.1 Explanations]
** [#Trivia 3.2 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 3.3 Remarks]
** [#Goofs 3.4 Goofs]
** [#Inside_References 3.5 Inside References]
** [#Real-World_References 3.6 Real-World References]
** [#Fast_Forward 3.7 Fast Forward]
* [#YouTube_Version 4 YouTube Version]
* [#See_Also 5 See Also]
* [#External_Links 6 External Links]

|}

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

''{The basement is dark. Strong Bad is asleep, half on the couch. Coach Z pops up from behind the couch.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{whispering loudly}'' Strong Bad! Strong Bad, wake up!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling}'' ...Blackthorne... ''{more mumbling}''

'''COACH Z:''' The people need your help!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{suddenly awake and upright}'' Wait, the ''who''?

'''COACH Z:''' I mean the pyorple!—

'''STRONG BAD:''' There you go!

'''COACH Z:''' —They need your help! It's been too long since they had a number one jam. They been scrapin' dope rhymes up off the kitchen floor, just to survive!

''{Music starts playing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{increasingly complaining tone of voice}'' Another number one jam? All right, I'll do it. ...For the pyorple.

''{Strong Bad jumps off the couch onto the floor as the scene transitions into a [[Powered by The Cheat]] music video.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Woke up this mornin' in a rap song video<br />
'''COACH Z:''' Can ya help me with my hip hop ditty, yo?<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, Coach Z, that all depends<br />
Can ya get ya green mittens on a fisheye lens?<br />

''{A synth bass plays two notes that resemble "Waughmp waughmp"}''

'''COACH Z:''' I'm sorry, did you just say, "Waughmp waughmp"?<br />

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's right! ''{smiling}'' And you know what that means:<br />

'''COACH Z:''' I don't!—<br />

'''STRONG BAD:''' Things are about to get... bulbous.<br />

'''TOGETHER:''' Waughmp waughmp!<br />
I bought a fisheye lens<br />
And make a rap video<br />
With a couple of friends<br />
It goes, waughmp waughmp!<br />
All the ladies and mens<br />
They know everything is better<br />
With a fisheye lens<br />

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, that chorus wasn't kidding! Check out how cool my rap points look!<br />

'''STRONG BAD:''' With a fisheye lens, you don't need to know how to rap, or skateboard, or do ''anything'' well!<br />

Just put the camera on the ground<br />
And aim it up<br />
'''COACH Z:''' My kicks look huge<br />
And my crew looks tough<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' We got bulbous hands<br />
'''COACH Z:''' And bulbous feet<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Turn your back to the camera<br />
'''TOGETHER:''' Shake those bulbous cheeks!<br />

'''COACH Z:''' Aw, look at that! I've got a considerable rear shelf!<br />

'''STRONG BAD:''' That makes me uncomfortable!<br />

'''TOGETHER:''' Waughmp waughmp!<br />
I bought a fisheye lens<br />
And make a rap video<br />
With a couple of friends<br />
It goes, waughmp waughmp!<br />
All the ladies and mens<br />
They know everything is better<br />
With a fisheye lens<br />

'''COACH Z:''' And once you use the fisheye<br />
Well, you just can't stap<br />
It used to be kind of expensive<br />
But then the price ''draeerrrrrrped''<br />

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{shouting, words overlap each other}'' I jumped in slow motion<br />
Off the curb<br />
Without a skateboard<br />
That should look absurd<br />
But with my fisheye lens<br />
Hey, haven't ya heard?<br />
I got the moves so smooth<br />
Make ya mom say:<br />

'''YOUR MOM:''' Those are some exceptionally smooth moves!<br />

'''STRONG BAD:''' Coach Z!<br />
'''COACH Z:''' SB!<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' Whatcha got for me?<br />
'''COACH Z:''' I got the<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' F!<br />
'''COACH Z:''' I!<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' S!<br />
'''COACH Z:''' H!<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' E!<br />
'''COACH Z:''' Y!<br />
'''STRONG BAD:''' E! Lens!<br />
'''COACH Z:''' Let's pretends I got ten girlfriends<br />
And make amends in my Benz<br />
With a fisheye lens<br />
It goes—<br />

'''TOGETHER:''' Waughmp waughmp!<br />
I bought a fisheye lens<br />
And make a rap videos<br />
With a couple of friends<br />
It goes, waughmp waughmp!<br />
All the ladies and mens<br />
They know everything is better<br />
With a fisheye lens<br />

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, fisheye lens, I bet you could make even lame stuff look cool!<br />

'''COACH Z:''' Yeah, yeah!<br />

'''STRONG BAD:''' What about ''{singing}'' tax papers?<br />

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, look at how cool those papes look!<br />

How about a pair of tan pants!<br />

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooooh! Somebody say country dish towel!<br />
'''AUDIENCE''' and '''COACH Z:''' Country dish towel!<br />

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ahem! I have an idea<br />
Of what we could try<br />
What happens if you point it<br />
At a real fish eye?

''{Homestar points the lens at a real fish. The video comes to a halt with a splat. Using crudely drawn software menus, a mouse cursor applies a twirl effect. The scene spins as if down the drain. Back in normal styles, Strong Bad, Coach Z, and Homestar appear in the basement dressed in old-timey Dixieland jazz band outfits. Strong Bad has a trumpet with a plunger mute. Coach Z has a banjo. Homestar is holding a fishbowl with a dead fish floating in it. An SLR camera with a fisheye lens is submerged in the bowl. The music finishes in an old-timey flourish.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, man!

'''COACH Z:''' Aw, dag! What happened to the honeys?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Bring back the fisheye! Homestar, you broke our rap song video!

'''COACH Z:''' You turned us into a Dixieland ''{drawn out}'' jazz band!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Why y'all gotta be dissin' on Dixieland? I think it's great! It's got several syncopations. ''{singing, brandishing his hat, and kicking his legs}'' Several syncopations—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awwwwwwwwwwwwwww!<br />
'''COACH Z:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwweeehhorrrrrp!

''{Strong Bad and Coach Z throw their arms up and exit.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{continued}'' —Several syncopations! Several syncopations tonight!

''{Cut to a closeup on the fishbowl with a "waughmp waughmp" sound effect. The word "eND" appears over the fisheye lens.}''

<span id="easter-eggs"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline"> Easter Eggs </span> ==

* Click on the "D" in "eND" to see an [[Old Timey]] version:

'''ONE OF THE BARBERSHOP TRIO:''' Several syncopations tonight!

''{The rest of the trio appears behind him.}''

'''THE OTHER TWO IN THE TRIO:''' ''{overlapping}'' Several syncopations tonight!

''{Whip-pan to Old-Timey Strong Bad. He has an old-timey movie camera with a fish roped to it. Each time he says "Waughmp waughmp", the word "waughmp" appears on top of him, pulses twice, and then disperses in a cloud-like puff.}''

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Waughmp waughmp, I say! Waughmp waughmp! Everything ''is'' better with this pescatary oculation!

* Click on the dead fish to see a scene showing the Cheat presenting the video to Strong Bad:

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat are sitting at [[Monosodium Dreams]]. The twirl effect is still visible on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat! That was incredible!

''{He begins babbling as if at a loss for words. He keeps babbling in rhythm. The Cheat pulls out his keyboard and drops a beat in time with the babbling. The rave lights come on.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping himself}'' I'm buying you a pizzaaaaa!

''{The music stops as he says "pizzaaaaa". A pizza falls from the ceiling and covers their heads. The Cheat makes a "da-ta-da!" fanfare noise.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Guess I can... conjure ceiling pizzas now.

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

<span id="explanations"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline"> Explanations </span> ===

* A [[Fisheye lens|fisheye lens]] is an ultra-wide-angle lens that produces strong visual distortion intended to create a wide panoramic or hemispherical image.
* A Benz is a [[Mercedes-Benz]] automobile. Mercedes-Benz is a marketer of luxury vehicles, popular among the hip hop community.
* The tax paper shown riding a skateboard is a [[IRS tax forms|W-2 form]], which reports the earnings of and taxes withheld from a United States taxpayer.
* [[Dixieland]] is a style of jazz that originated from New Orleans during the early 20th century.
* [[Syncopation]] is a musical term that means accenting beats that are normally not accented. It was commonly used to describe early jazz and ragtime music.

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

* The animation menu options are "BLOATATE", "FORNGE", [[Lowercase i's|"PAXELiZE"]], "DISTORT", "MUFFLIN'", and [[Paint Daubs|"PAINT DAUBZ"]].
** These options appear to be derived from tools/actions in [[Photoshop]].
* The "DISTORT" submenu options are "ELOAK", "PRIVET", "TWIRL", "ZAPPOS", "TENASCHE", and "RELUMP".
* This toon kicks off a long and thus far unbroken streak of toons that [[Toons Without Back Buttons|don't have a back button]].

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

* This is the first non-holiday-themed content uploaded to the website since [[videography]], released October 5, 2009—just two days shy of five years apart.

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

* In the Flash version, the sound of record pops and hiss from the Old-Timey Easter egg can still be heard at the beginning of the Easter egg in front of the Monosodium Dreams.

<span id="inside-references"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline"> Inside References </span> ===

<div class="thumb tright">

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

[[File:@StrongBadActual profile01.jpg|[[File:@StrongBadActual_profile01.jpg|180px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">

<div class="magnify">

[[File:@StrongBadActual profile01.jpg|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]

</div>
"Everything is better with a fisheye lens!"

</div>

</div>

</div>
<div class="thumb tright">

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

[[File:sketchbook 040826 themanybuttsofcoachz.png|[[File:sketchbook_040826_themanybuttsofcoachz.png|180px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">

<div class="magnify">

[[File:sketchbook 040826 themanybuttsofcoachz.png|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]

</div>
"I've got a considerable rear shelf!"

</div>

</div>

</div>
* The current profile picture of the [[@StrongBadActual]] Twitter account was taken with a fisheye lens, and the toon was previously teased there in [https://twitter.com/StrongBadActual/status/516039750138875904 a post on September 27, 2014].
* The fisheye effect used in this toon is similar to the one used in [[Rap Song]].
* This toon marks an instance of [[Couch Mumbling|couch mumbling]].
* The song is referred to as a [[Number One Jams|number one jam]].
* "Waughmp Waughmp" is an [[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]].
* Coach Z sometimes pronounces "video" as "[[Videro|videro]]".
* Coach Z's "considerable rear shelf" is derived from a [[Sketchbook]] [[Sketchbook 2004|entry]], and was also seen in a similar form on the [[Stripèd Green Rabbit]] in [[New Boots]].
* Coach Z's hypothetical girlfriends are [[Pom Pom's Girls]].
* During the bridge, Strong Bad has a [[Green Tongues|green mouth]].
* Taxes and the W-2 form were previously mentioned in [[Arcade Game]].
* A few of Homestar's forms resemble some of his from [[Exaggerations]].
* When the fisheye lens is pointed at the real fish eye and the twirl effect is applied, one of the items in the software menu is "[[Punkin Show|paint daubz]]".
* Homestar wears [[Pants|pants]]. His Dixieland vest also has [[Lack of Visible Arms|arm holes]].
* Coach Z's line "What happened to the honeys?" is a reference to the end of one of [[Matt Chapman]]'s old rap songs, <span style="background-color: #DEF; border: 1px solid #69C; padding:2px;font-size:x-small;white-space:nowrap;" title="Adult language and themes">[[File:Exclamation Mark.png|[[File:Exclamation_Mark.png|12px|thumb|Adult language and themes]]]] content warning</span> [http://www.thoraxcorp.com/mp3s/3-D_Booty.mp3 3-D Booty].
* The Easter egg with Strong Bad and The Cheat at the Monosodium Dreams is a callback to the ending of [[Everybody to the Limit]].
* Strong Bad remarks that Coach Z has [[Lack of Visible Body Parts|green mittens]].

<span id="real-world-references"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline"> Real-World References </span> ===

* ''[[Blackthorne]]'' is an action-platformer game for the [[Nintendo|Super Nintendo Entertainment System]], [[Sega|Sega Genesis]], and PC.
* This toon is heavily influenced by the [[Beastie Boys]]. Many of their music videos and publicity photos were shot using fisheye lenses. The music video for their song [[Hold It Now, Hit It]] was the first to be shot entirely using a fisheye lens. The cover of their album [[Check Your Head]] is re-created in the toon, and the lyric "watcha got for me" is also featured in track 6 of that album, "Finger Lickin' Good."
* During the music video, Homestar's body is a can of [[Campbell Soup Company|Campbell's Soup]], which is probably a reference to that company's line of [http://www.campbellsoup.com/Products/Homestyle/All Homestyle soups].
* Homestar's singing at the end of the toon resembles the chorus of the song "One Singular Sensation" from the musical [[A Chorus Line]].
* [[Zappos]] is an online shoe and clothing shop.
* "I got friends in my Benz" is a reference to a line in [[Big Poppa]] by [[Notorious B.I.G.]]

<span id="fast-forward"></span>
=== <span class="mw-headline"> Fast Forward </span> ===

* The eponymous visual effect, along with the "waughmp waughmp" sound effect, are used again in an Easter egg in [[I Killed Pom Pom]].

<span id="youtube-version"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">YouTube Version</span> ==

<div class="thumb tright">

<div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;">

[[File:Fisheye YT Thumnails.jpg|[[File:Fisheye_YT_Thumnails.jpg|220px|thumb]]]]
<div class="thumbcaption">

<div class="magnify">

[[File:Fisheye YT Thumnails.jpg|[[File:magnify-clip.png|15px|thumb]]]]

</div>
"Don't look for these so much."

</div>

</div>

</div>
* The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "Strong Bad makes a new #1 jam with the help of Coach Z...and a fish-eye lens."
* After the end of the toon, [[YouTube Related Video Thumbnails|a group of nine thumbnails]] appears, parodying YouTube's related video thumbnails. None of the "videos" shown in the thumbnails have been released as of yet. The contents of the thumbnails are as follows:

{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" style="border-collapse:collapse"
|-
| Coach Z and [[Strong Sad]] dancing on the [[Race Track]] in [[Outer Space|outer space]].
| A photograph of a CRT television displaying [[Swordquest|Swordquest: Earthworld]]. The [[Videlectrix Guys]] appear in the lower-left corner, along with the caption "Joystick Wagglin' with [[Videlectrix]]".
| Homestar and a peasant from [[Peasant's Quest Proposed Sequels|Peasant's Quest Online?]] standing in [[The Field]] with snow on the ground.
|-
| A tiny Strong Bad walking up [[Senor Cardgage]]'s head.
| Homestar standing in an older style Field, with an orange laser beam in place of his head (which is now on the ground).
| [[Puppet Homestar]] and [[Mike Chapman]] sitting in front of a curtain with a cup of [[Coffee|coffee]]. The caption reads "COFFEE TOWN WITH HOMESTAR + MIKE, episode 6".
|-
| Strong Bad in front of a red-yellow gradient. In place of his legs are several more torsos that continue off the screen, some of which have extra arms, resembling a centipede.
| A small [[Bubs]] hovering over the [[Compé]]'s keyboard on Strong Bad's desk. Bubs is leaving a bouncy, dashed white line behind him, à la [[Where U Goin' 2?]]
| [[Pom Pom]] peeking out of a stylized human [[Brains|brain]].
|}

* After the thumbnails, the Old-Timey Easter egg is shown, immediately followed by the "ceiling pizzas" Easter egg.

<span id="see-also"></span>
== <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span> ==

* The [[Fish Eye Lens Visuals|visuals]] for this video

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

* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/fish-eye-lens watch "Fish Eye Lens"]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbvxlvSIIww watch "Fish Eye Lens"] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/fisheyelens.html watch "Fish Eye Lens"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/fisheyelens.swf view the Flash file for "Fish Eye Lens"]
* [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=37753 forum thread re: "Fish Eye Lens"]

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

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

[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Coach Z Filmography|Coach Z Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography|Homestar Runner Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Old-Timey Strong Bad Filmography|Old-Timey Strong Bad Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:The Cheat Filmography|The Cheat Filmography]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Powered by The Cheat|Powered by The Cheat]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Music Videos|Music Videos]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Shorts|Shorts]]</span>

</div>

</div>

Fish Eye Lens - Revision history

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

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