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	* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/puppetjam1.swf view the Flash file for "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"]		* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/puppetjam1.swf view the Flash file for "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"]
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'''Bad Jokes''' is Homestar Runner's first Puppet Jam with [[They Might Be Giants]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' John "Flans" Flansburgh on guitar, John "Linnell" Linnell on accordion, Marty "Marty" Beller on skins, [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] [[Homestar Runner|Homestar "Homeslice" Runner]] on vox

'''Date:''' Monday, May 24, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 1:14

'''Page Title:''' Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes

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

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* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
** [#DVD_Transcript 1.1 DVD Transcript]
* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
* [#External_Links 3 External Links]

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== Transcript ==

''{Puppet Homestar appears. They Might Be Giants are behind him, John Flansburgh with a guitar and John Linnell with an accordion. Marty Beller is off screen on drums.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh! Uh! Uh! Uh!

''{TMBG start to play rock music.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' I'm tellin' bad jokes now, 
Really bad jokes now, 
Tells a bad joke to me, 
Girl! 
Lady! 
Why did something cross the road, 
I don't know, 
Make it up, 
Bad jokes, come on, 
I'm really good at tellin' bad jokes, 
I'm tellin bad jokes now, 
The ones you've heard a million times, 
The kind of jokes that little kids tell ya, 
Why was I stapled to the chicken? 
I don't know man, 
I wasn't stapled to any chicken!

'''FLANSBURGH:''' ''{yells}'' Nice belt!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nice belt man! 
Bad jokes, 
Bad bad jokes, 
Uh!

''{They stop playing and singing.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Solid! That's pretty good, guys. Layin' it down back there.

'''BELLER:''' Nice belt!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' On the skins— ''{floor tom hit interrupts his train of thought}'' I— ''{floor tom hit}''

'''BELLER:''' ''{whispers}'' Nice belt!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispers to himself}'' Nice belt...? ''{to Beller}'' ...Nice belt indeed!


=== DVD Transcript ===

[[Everything Else, Volume 1]] contains a different version of this song.

''{Puppet Homestar appears. They Might Be Giants are behind him, John Flansburgh with a guitar and John Linnell with an accordion. Marty Beller is off screen on drums.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh! Uh! Uh! Uh!

''{TMBG start to play rock music.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' I'm tellin' bad jokes now, 
Really bad jokes now! 
Tells a bad joke to me, 
Girl! 
Lady! 
Why did something cross the road? 
I don't know, 
Make it up! 
Bad jokes, come on! 
Some people walk into a bar... 
Bad jokes! 
Somethin' happens... 
And probably all three of different ethnic backgrounds... 
Maybe religious backgrounds... 
It's gonna be funny... 
But only to you! 
Bad jokes! 

'''JOHN FLANSBURGH:''' ''{in background}'' Bad jokes!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Bad jokes! Come on! 
Knock knock! 
Who's there? 

'''JOHN FLANSBURGH:''' ''{in background}'' Who's there?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I dunno, man! 
A bad joke! 
Gimme—gimme some spice! 
Gimme some sugar spice! Ow! 

''{Marty Beller plays a drum solo, and there is a short instrumental break.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, we tellin' bad jokes now! 
''{in a falsetto voice}'' We tellin' bad jokes now! 
''{back to normal voice}'' We always tellin' bad jokes! 
''{talking with the music}'' I told a good joke once... 
I had the audience in the palm of my hand! 
''{The Johns start chanting "Jokes!" in the background.}'' 
They was laughin'... 
They was laughin' like there was no tomorrow! 
''{The Johns start forced-laughing.}'' 
I can't remember the punch line... 
But I slayed 'em, I killed 'em. 
I knocked 'em dead! 
I'm really good at tellin' bad jokes, 
I'm tellin' bad jokes now, 
The ones you've heard a million times, 
The kind of jokes that little kids tell ya! 

'''FLANSBURGH:''' ''{in background}'' Bad jokes!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Why was I stapled to the chicken? 
I don't know man, 
I wasn't stapled to any chicken!

'''FLANSBURGH:''' ''{yells}'' Nice belt!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nice belt man! 
Bad jokes, 
Bad bad jokes, 
Uh!

''{They stop playing and singing.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Solid! That's pretty good, guys. Layin' it down back there.

'''FLANSBURGH:''' Nice belt!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' On the skins— ''{floor tom hit interrupts his train of thought}'' I— ''{floor tom hit}'' ''{whispers to himself}'' Nice belt...? Nice belt indeed!


== Fun Facts ==

* The "Bad Jokes" in the song reference the following jokes:
** '''Q:''' Why did the chicken cross the road? 
'''A:''' To get to the other side!
** '''Q:''' Why did the ''{any animal}'' cross the road? 
'''A:''' Because it was stapled to the chicken!
** '''Q:''' What did zero say to eight? 
'''A:''' "Nice belt."
* The extra jokes referenced in the DVD version are vague.
** "Some people walk into a bar..." references "bar jokes", which can range broadly.
** "Somethin' happens... And all three of different ethnic backgrounds... Maybe religious backgrounds..." references a commonly used setup for an ethnic/religious joke, where each takes a different course of action.
** "Knock knock... Who's there?" references [[Knock-knock joke|knock-knock jokes]], which can also range broadly.
* This is the first puppet toon in which [[The Cheat]] does not appear.
* This song seems to be loosely based on "Bad Jokes" by English comedian Lenny Henry, which has a similar structure and funky musical style.


== External Links ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/puppet-jam-bad-jokes watch "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/puppetjam1.html watch "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/puppetjam1.swf view the Flash file for "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"]
* [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=111 forum thread re: "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"]
* read the [[index.php/Bad Jokes|TMBW.net entry]]

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