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Marzipan has a new answering machine in this version: the [[PhoneTime XL8]]! The King of Town has an important question, Strong Bad tries to scam free cable, Coach Z is sketchier than usual, the secret ingredient of tofu is revealed, and Homestar mistakenly breaks up with Marzipan, resulting in a ridiculous switching act.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Marzipan]], [[The King of Town]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Coach Z]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Pom Pom]]

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]]

'''Date:''' Monday, December 1, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 5:39

'''Page Title:''' Marzipan's Answering Machine

'''DVD:''' [[Everything Else, Volume 1]]

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== Contents ==

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* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
** [#Marzipan.27s_Greeting 1.1 Marzipan's Greeting]
** [#Message_6 1.2 Message 6]
** [#Message_5 1.3 Message 5]
** [#Message_4 1.4 Message 4]
** [#Message_3 1.5 Message 3]
** [#Message_2 1.6 Message 2]
** [#Message_1 1.7 Message 1]
** [#Fake_Greeting 1.8 Fake Greeting]
** [#Fake_Message_4 1.9 Fake Message 4]
** [#Fake_Message_3 1.10 Fake Message 3]
** [#Fake_Message_2 1.11 Fake Message 2]
** [#Fake_Message_1 1.12 Fake Message 1]
* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
** [#Remarks 2.1 Remarks]
** [#Inside_References 2.2 Inside References]
** [#Real-World_References 2.3 Real-World References]
** [#Fast_Forward 2.4 Fast Forward]
* [#DVD_Version 3 DVD Version]
* [#External_Links 4 External Links]

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== Transcript ==


=== Marzipan's Greeting ===

'''MARZIPAN:''' Hi, this is M-A-R-Z-I-P-A-N. Please leave me a message after the B-E-E-P. ''{beep}''


=== Message 6 ===

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{panicked}'' Hello Marzipan, it's the King of Town. Look, I ''need'' to know if it's still Thanksgiving. Um, I really, ''really'' need it to still be Thanksgiving. Like, I fear for my personal safety... if it's not Thanksgiving still. And if not... then, is it next Thanksgiving yet? Okay, if you could get back to me as soon as possible that'd be great.


=== Message 5 ===

'''STRONG BAD:''' Good mornin', Marzipan. This is your cable man... uh, Cableman Jorge. ''{pronounces "Cableman" as "Cablem'n" and "Jorge" as "hhh-Horhay"}'' Just calling you regarding your service. We need you to do a little routine maintenance on it, so go ahead and buy, like, a hundred-foot spool of coaxial cable and, run it off your cable box and out the window and... give it a toss in the general direction of Strong Bad's house. And while you're at it, you may want to go ahead and upgrade to the premium package which includes all the pay channels... and the Olympic triplecast. So... get that done for us, we'll be—we'll be much obliged. Tenderly, I remain... Cableman Jorge.


=== Message 4 ===

'''COACH Z:''' Hey there, Marzipan. It's the lyrical wondermind, Coach Z. Calling to ask you if, uh, you seen one of my discatapes... I think I left over dere. Uh, it's one of my most favorite discatapes, and I'd really like it back so, I'm gonna come... I'm just gonna head on over there, uh, and if you're not there I'll just let myself in da crack in the window like I usually do—I mean... not... I never do, because I've never snuck into your house before. I mean, who's sneakin'? Over here? Nobody. I'm creepin'. ''{slight pause}'' Have you tried these new crazy curly fries? I mean, they're crazy! It's like a French fry, but it's all curled up into a curlied-Q!!


=== Message 3 ===

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{eating chips}'' Oh... hey Marzipan. This is that guy Strong Bad. Um... so I was just reading on my Internet... about how tofu is made from little baby seals. Yeah. So like, all this time, you've been eatin', um, little baby seals. ''{crunching noises}'' So what? I guess you're gonna keel over, at like, any second now at the thought of all these little baby seals running around in your stomach. I mean, that's just gross. ''{crunching noises}'' Just plain old gross. ''{crunching noises}'' So in conclusion... you should listen to your cable man. ''{crunching noises}''


=== Message 2 ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So I just got this message you left for me on Pom Pom's cell phone telling me to go away and pick up sticks? ''{angrily}'' Well I say that is GARBAGE, sister! Having to put up with you is like... having to put up with GARBAGE! I don't know where you get off, but it's definitely not at the Homestar Station anymore. Looks like you're riding the 7:30 Alone train to ALONEVILLE. Making stops at Ex-Girlfriend Junction and West BREAKIN' UP WITH YOU! Oh, and you can ''keep'' the collector's plates!


=== Message 1 ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, so after a ''second'' listening under the tutelage of Pom Pom's keen ears, it appears that you were asking me to go to Richway and pick up some Hefty bags, not to go away and pick up sticks. And, now that I think about it, I don't really know what that would have meant even if you ''had'' said that. So, best thing to do is... to go back and not listen to that message, and then we've got nothing to worry about. Oh, wait... in fact... ''{makes backwards sounding noises}'' Okay, there. I think I reversed it.

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What? What do you ''mean'' that doesn't work? Oh, crap. ''{runs to Marzipan's house with a tape full of fake messages, appears to walk when he enters}'' All's I gotta do is switch out the tapes, and none will be the wiser!


=== Fake Greeting ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{weak falsetto}'' Oh, hey, this is Marzipan... and, uhm... leave a message after my beeps. Beep.


=== Fake Message 4 ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{deep voice}'' Oh, hey, Marzipan. This is the Strong Baad. Uh... go around... go around with doo doo on your head... 'cause it could be funny. Okay, bye. Beep!


=== Fake Message 3 ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{vaguely Midwestern monotone}'' Hey there, Marzipan. This is Coach Z. I was just wonderin' why you weren't at field hockey practice today. Oh... great job. Oh, I mean... great ''job''. Oh, I mean... great job. Boop!


=== Fake Message 2 ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{bland version of himself}'' Hey there, Marzipan, this is your boyfriend, Homestar Runner. You're the best girlfriend I ever had. Let's have a marriage. Let's have a marriage license. Okay, bye. Boop!


=== Fake Message 1 ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{depressed monotone}'' Oh, hey Marzipan this is Strong Sad. Um... some animal died. Boop!


== Fun Facts ==


=== Remarks ===

* Homestar's "[[Reversed Dialogue|backwards talking]]" is gibberish even when reversed.


=== Inside References ===

* When angrily breaking up, Homestar declares that Marzipan will take the Alone [[Trains|Train]], with a stop at [[East/West X|West Breakin' Up With You]].
* Homestar also used the phrase "some animal died" for his [[Strong Sad]] impression in the [[impression]] email.
** In a [[Quote of the Week]], Strong Sad himself says this line.
* Homestar's fake Coach Z is a reference to the toon "[[A Jorb Well Done]]". Of course, Homestar's speech impediment and incompetence mean he still says "job" as opposed to "jarb".
* "Cablem'n Jorge" is another case of [["Man" pronounced as "m'n"]].


=== Real-World References ===

* [[Richway Department Stores|Richway]] is a former discount department store chain based in Atlanta where [[The Brothers Chaps]] live. Richway went out of business in 1988.
* [[Hefty]] is a brand name of trash bags and other food packaging products.
* The "[[Olympics Triplecast|Olympic Triplecast]]" was a failed pay-per-view experiment by [[National Broadcasting Company|NBC]] in 1992 that had three channels carrying [[Olympics|Olympic]] Events from Barcelona during the [[Games of the XXV Olympiad|Summer Olympics]] that year.


=== Fast Forward ===

* Coach Z mentions disca-tapes again in the FBI Warning screen for [[Everything Else, Volume 2]].
* Cableman Jorge would later be referenced in [[strong badathlon]].


== DVD Version ==

* The number on the answering machine reads "1" throughout the fake Homestar messages.
* Homestar's fake Strong Sad message comes before his self-impression.


== External Links ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/marzipans-answering-machine-9 watch "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/answer9.html watch "Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2"] on the old [[Flash]] site
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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: [[Category:Marzipan Filmography|Marzipan Filmography]] | [[Category:The King of Town Filmography|The King of Town Filmography]] | [[Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Strong Bad Filmography]] | [[Category:Coach Z Filmography|Coach Z Filmography]] | [[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography|Homestar Runner Filmography]] | [[Category:Pom Pom Filmography|Pom Pom Filmography]] | [[Category:Everything Else, Volume 1|Everything Else, Volume 1]] | [[Category:Marzipan's Answering Machine|Marzipan's Answering Machine]]

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