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	A ~~music video~~ by [[The Skate Party]]. ~~Directed~~ by The Cheat.		A song by [[The Skate Party]]. Music video directed by The Cheat.

	'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Pikachu]]		'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Pikachu]]
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	=== <span class="mw-headline">Real-World References</span> ===		=== <span class="mw-headline">Real-World References</span> ===

	* [[21 Jump Street]] was a TV series that ran from 1987 to 1992, ~~and starred actors such as~~ [[Johnny Depp]].		* ''[[21 Jump Street]]'' was a TV series that ran from 1987 to 1992, starring [[Johnny Depp]] in an early role.
	* The Cheat, drawn as one single animated line, may be a reference to [~~http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0406432/combined~~ La Linea], an ~~old Italian TV show with~~ a ~~slightly choleric person that~~ was ~~drawn in~~ the ~~same style~~.		* The Cheat, drawn as one single animated line, may be a reference to ''[[La Linea (TV series)\|La Linea]]'', an animated television series featuring a character similarly drawn out of a single infinite line.
			** This animation style was also an inspiration for the music videos for "[[Bla Bla Bla]]" and "[[The Riddle (Nik Kershaw song)\|The Riddle]]" by [[Gigi D'Agostino]].
	* The line "Who's gonna start a rock and roll band?" is accompanied by a "The Cheat" symbol that looks like the logo for the band [[Van Halen]].		* The line "Who's gonna start a rock and roll band?" is accompanied by a "The Cheat" symbol that looks like the logo for the band [[Van Halen]].
	* The ~~scene with~~ the line "The Cheat is in the house" is reminiscent of the [[Daft Punk]] ~~music video~~ "One More Time"~~. The way in which it is performed is most likely a reference to~~ [[Auto-Tune~~]], musical software often used by Daft Punk, [[T~~-~~Pain~~]], ~~[[Faith Hill]], [[Kanye West]], [[Cher]], [[Li'l Wayne]], etc~~.		* The silhouetted face singing the line "The Cheat is in the house" is reminiscent of the music video for [[One More Time (Daft Punk song)\|"One More Time"]] by [[Daft Punk]]. The vocals in "One More Time" are heavily [[Auto-Tune\|Auto-Tuned]], similar to the singing of "The Cheat is in the house".
	* When the line "Who's the guy who looks like The Cheat?" is played, [[Pikachu]] appears on the screen.		* When the line "Who's the guy who looks like The Cheat?" is played, [[Pikachu]] appears on the screen.

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	== <span class="mw-headline"> DVD Version </span> ==		== <span class="mw-headline"> DVD Version </span> ==

	* The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch ~~your~~ DVD player's audio language selection while watching.		* The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch the DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

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

	* ~~"That~~ email~~" with Tangerine Dreams in it that Matt refers to is~~ [[i she be]], ~~which did come out shortly~~ before this toon.		* The email [[i she be]], released two weeks before this toon, was indeed the debut of Tangerine Dreams.
	* Ernie McCracken is a professional bowler played by [[Bill Murray]] in the 1996 comedy film [[Kingpin (film)\|Kingpin]]~~. In the film, McCracken loses a tournament to Roy Munson, played by [[Woody Harrelson]], but gets revenge when he tricks the rookie into hustling, which results in Munson losing a hand~~.		* Ernie McCracken is a professional bowler (played by [[Bill Murray]]) from the 1996 comedy film [[Kingpin (1996 film)\|Kingpin]].
	** "Tanqueray and Tab" refers to McCracken's drink of choice in the film. [[Tanqueray]] is a brand of [[~~London dry~~ gin~~]] produced by [[Diageo~~]], while [[Tab (~~soft~~ drink)\|Tab]], produced by Coca-Cola~~, is one of the first diet colas produced in the United States~~.		** "Tanqueray and Tab" refers to McCracken's drink of choice in the film. [[Tanqueray]] is a brand of [[gin]], while [[Tab (drink)\|Tab]] is a diet cola soft drink produced by [[Coca-Cola]].

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	* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/cheatvideo.html watch "The Cheat Theme Song"] on the old [[Flash]] site		* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/cheatvideo.html watch "The Cheat Theme Song"] on the old [[Flash]] site
	* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/cheatvideo.swf view the Flash file for "The Cheat Theme Song"]		* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/cheatvideo.swf view the Flash file for "The Cheat Theme Song"]
			* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/songs/The%20Cheat%20Theme%20Song.zip Download "The Cheat Theme Song"] (.MP3 file in .ZIP archive)

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A music video by [[The Skate Party]]. Directed by The Cheat.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Pikachu]]

'''Places:''' [[The Cheat's Computer Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, February 25, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:20

'''Page Title:''' The Cheat Theme Song

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

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* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
* [#Easter_Eggs 2 Easter Eggs]
* [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
** [#Trivia 3.1 Trivia]
** [#Inside_References 3.2 Inside References]
** [#Real-World_References 3.3 Real-World References]
** [#Fast_Forward 3.4 Fast Forward]
* [#DVD_Version 4 DVD Version]
** [#Commentary_Transcript 4.1 Commentary Transcript]
** [#Fun_Facts_2 4.2 Fun Facts]
* [#See_Also 5 See Also]
* [#External_Links 6 External Links]

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== Transcript ==

Who's always givin' Strong Bad a hand? 
The Cheat! The Cheat!

Who's always messin' up Homestar's plans? 
The Cheat! The Cheat!

Who's gonna start a rock and roll band? 
The Cheat! The Cheat!

Who's ''{Homestar Talker voice}'' Making - Out - With - Marzipan! 
The Cheat! The Cheat!

(The Cheat, The Cheat is in the house!) 

Who's the man that looks like The Cheat? 
The Cheat! The Cheat!

''{In falsetto}'' Who's the one with the yellow feet? 
The Cheat! The Cheat!

Who's the dude that moves to the beat? 
The Cheat! The Cheat!

Who's the guy from 21 Jump Street? 
Not The Cheat! Not The Cheat!

The Cheat! 
The Cheat!

''{Music ends; cut to Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, and The Cheat in front of [[Tangerine Dreams]].}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, I dunno, The Cheat, I don't think it was very good... at all. Like, the song was kinda catchy but the visuals were lacking... at best.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' This is the best video game I've ever played.


== Easter Eggs ==

* At the end, clicking on "The Skate Party" at the bottom left hand corner links to [http://www.geocities.com/theskateparty/ The Skate Party's website]. (The site is no longer available, but is archived [http://www.geocities.com/theskateparty/ here].)


== Fun Facts ==


=== Trivia ===

* The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "The Cheat learns Flash to make an animated video for his own theme song by The Skate Party."
* This toon marks the debut of [[Powered by The Cheat]].


=== Inside References ===

* "Making out with Marzipan" was once part of the secret key phrase from the game [[Homestar Talker]].
* Homestar mentions this is [[Best/Worst X Ever|the best video game he's ever played]].
* The Cheat's feet are mentioned, although he [[Lack of Visible Body Parts|lacks visible legs]].


=== Real-World References ===

* [[21 Jump Street]] was a TV series that ran from 1987 to 1992, and starred actors such as [[Johnny Depp]].
* The Cheat, drawn as one single animated line, may be a reference to [http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0406432/combined La Linea], an old Italian TV show with a slightly choleric person that was drawn in the same style.
* The line "Who's gonna start a rock and roll band?" is accompanied by a "The Cheat" symbol that looks like the logo for the band [[Van Halen]].
* The scene with the line "The Cheat is in the house" is reminiscent of the [[Daft Punk]] music video "One More Time". The way in which it is performed is most likely a reference to [[Auto-Tune]], musical software often used by Daft Punk, [[T-Pain]], [[Faith Hill]], [[Kanye West]], [[Cher]], [[Li'l Wayne]], etc.
* When the line "Who's the guy who looks like The Cheat?" is played, [[Pikachu]] appears on the screen.


=== Fast Forward ===

* In the email "[[band names]]", Strong Bad sings his [[Strong Bad Email Intros|email song]] to the tune of this song.
* The Cheat once again showed affections for Marzipan in [[Date Nite]].
* This song was the basis of its [[Old-Timey|old-timey]] counterpart, [[Ballad of The Sneak|Ballad of the Sneak]].
* In [[Cool Things]], The Cheat forms a band with Strong Mad and Marzipan called [[Cool Tapes]].
* The Cheat is implied to have made out with Marzipan in "[[do over]]", albeit Marzipan believing he's Homestar at the time.


== DVD Version ==

* The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.


=== Commentary Transcript ===

('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' So, here is the debut of The Cheat's Flash animation style, right?

'''MATT:''' That's right, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' And this song was made by these two guys that just emailed us, Jesse and Josh, who we've, uh, since met.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, they're nice boys.

'''MIKE:''' They're nice boys. Where're they from, Nashville?

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Yes.

'''MIKE:''' I think, Tennessee, somewhere?

'''MATT:''' I believe so. Sorry, guys!

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Anyway, so, they made this song, and uh, it was good, and we liked it. And lots of people thought it was us. Even our sister, like, really thought it was us, even after we put the Skate Party up there, they... "This is you, right"?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Which is a testament to how, you know, it just matched out sensibilities so well! ''{pause}'' Umm... what else? I remember you made this in, like, a few hours! I— I was— I went to work; you had sort of messed around with it; I went to work at, like, eleven, of course, and then by, like, four, I think you were done.

'''MIKE:''' It'd be nice if we could do updates like that these days!

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah, I agree.''{pause}'' Umm, and I think we— did we even decide that it was The Cheat that made it until we kind of thought like, "Oh, we should make it at the end!" Like, I don't think we set out— I think it was set out to be kind of weird and bad.

'''MIKE:''' T— Bad Flash video?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{pause}'' This is the debut of The Cheat's iMac, too, right— or no, was that— that email come first; I don't remember.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah, I'm not sure.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Tangerine, Matt.

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Tanqueray. Ta—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Tanqueray and Tab. Ernie McCracken.


=== Fun Facts ===

* "That email" with Tangerine Dreams in it that Matt refers to is [[i she be]], which did come out shortly before this toon.
* Ernie McCracken is a professional bowler played by [[Bill Murray]] in the 1996 comedy film [[Kingpin (film)|Kingpin]]. In the film, McCracken loses a tournament to Roy Munson, played by [[Woody Harrelson]], but gets revenge when he tricks the rookie into hustling, which results in Munson losing a hand.
** "Tanqueray and Tab" refers to McCracken's drink of choice in the film. [[Tanqueray]] is a brand of [[London dry gin]] produced by [[Diageo]], while [[Tab (soft drink)|Tab]], produced by Coca-Cola, is one of the first diet colas produced in the United States.


== See Also ==

* The [[The Cheat Theme Song Visuals|visuals]] that occur during the film.


== External Links ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/the-cheat-theme-song watch "The Cheat Theme Song"]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22ZLiDF_pTE watch "The Cheat Theme Song"] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/cheatvideo.html watch "The Cheat Theme Song"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/cheatvideo.swf view the Flash file for "The Cheat Theme Song"]

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