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	* Click on the text on the screen at the end of the preview to see another exchange between the two programmers.		* Click on the text on the screen at the end of the preview to see another exchange between the two programmers.

	''{The first programmer holds up the art from the [[Planet Alert!]] box and a screenshot from [[Peasant's Quest]]; the second programmer cowers ~~with~~ a Wii remote ~~in his hand, without a strap on~~.}''		''{The first programmer holds up the art from the [[Planet Alert!]] box and a screenshot from [[Peasant's Quest]]; the second programmer cowers, holding a Wii remote.}''

	'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{shouting angrily}'' REMEMBER THESE DAYS?		'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{shouting angrily}'' REMEMBER THESE DAYS?
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	* Originally, this cartoon had no [[TV Time Toons Menu]] preview. Rolling over the link to the toon only resulted in continuous static on the screen. This was the first time for a toon not to have a preview. One was added a few days after its release.		* Originally, this cartoon had no [[TV Time Toons Menu]] preview. Rolling over the link to the toon only resulted in continuous static on the screen. This was the first time for a toon not to have a preview. One was added a few days after its release.
	* This is the first time an Easter egg is longer than the toon itself.		* This is the [[Firsts\|first time]] an Easter egg is longer than the toon itself.
	* The [[~~Store Toys~~\|~~Collectible Figurines~~]] can be seen in the background window.		* The [[Homestar Runner Figurines\|collectible figurines]] can be seen in the background window.
	* Despite the first programmer's insistence that it should be put into the game, the "good graphics song" did not seem to make it into the final version of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]].		* Despite the first programmer's insistence that it should be put into the game, the "good graphics song" did not seem to make it into the final version of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]].

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"I don't understand; they said it would work with all the latest systems!"

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The programmers at [[Videlectrix]] are hard at work on [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Videlectrix Guys]]

'''Places:''' [[Videlectrix Office|Videlectrix office]]

'''Date:''' Monday, May 5, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 0:30

'''Page Title:''' Actually Hard at Work! (some loafing implied)

'''DVD:''' [[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]]

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== Contents ==

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* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
* [#Easter_Eggs 2 Easter Eggs]
* [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
** [#Trivia 3.1 Trivia]
** [#Remarks 3.2 Remarks]
** [#Inside_References 3.3 Inside References]
** [#Fast_Forward 3.4 Fast Forward]
* [#DVD_Version 4 DVD Version]
* [#External_Links 5 External Links]

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

''{A static shot shows two Videlectrix programmers working at the [[Apple IIe]], one with a Wii remote and the other waving a mouse.}''

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' I don't understand; they said it would work with all the latest systems.

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' Yeah, I heard, but I don't think this is— this system is the lat... est.

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' This is a top-of-the-line, state-of-the-art, art computer.

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' I— I think I was born after this computer.

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{angrily}'' Oh, that is it. One more crack like that and you will never graphic in this business again!

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' ''{apologetically}'' Oh— Okay, I'm sorry. Wo—

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' Good or bad!

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' Wave it—

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{interrupting}'' I'll wave it at you!

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' ''{quietly}'' I'd like that.

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

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"WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THESE DAYS?"

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* Click on the text on the screen at the end of the preview to see another exchange between the two programmers.

''{The first programmer holds up the art from the [[Planet Alert!]] box and a screenshot from [[Peasant's Quest]]; the second programmer cowers with a Wii remote in his hand, without a strap on.}''

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{shouting angrily}'' REMEMBER THESE DAYS?

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' I... yeah...

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THESE DAYS?

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' Uh... it was a while ago...

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' THE HEYDAYS!

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' I can draw hay.

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' WHERE'S THE GRAPHICS?

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' I can't do them anymore...

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' 3D? WHAT, DO YOU THINK YOU'RE A SPACEM'N?

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' Not really, I thought I was a graphics man.

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' WELL, START ACTING LIKE ONE!

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' ''{sings a melody}''

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{slightly calmer}'' That's what I'm talking about!

'''SECOND PROGRAMMER:''' It's my good graphics song. ''{sings a few more notes}''

'''FIRST PROGRAMMER:''' ''{overlapping}'' It's great. Let's— Now, see— Cut! Print! Put it in the game!

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

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

* The computer screen shows an [[Applesoft BASIC]] program that contains an [[BASIC Infinite Loop|endless printing loop]]. It reads:

<blockquote>]LIST<br />
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5 HOME<br />
10 PRINT "STRONG BAD'S COOL GAM<br />
E FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE"<br />
20 GOTO 10<br />
100 _<br />
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]9</blockquote>
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=== <span class="mw-headline">Remarks</span> ===

* Originally, this cartoon had no [[TV Time Toons Menu]] preview. Rolling over the link to the toon only resulted in continuous static on the screen. This was the first time for a toon not to have a preview. One was added a few days after its release.
* This is the first time an Easter egg is longer than the toon itself.
* The [[Store Toys|Collectible Figurines]] can be seen in the background window.
* Despite the first programmer's insistence that it should be put into the game, the "good graphics song" did not seem to make it into the final version of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]].

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

* [[Peasant's Quest Preview]] was the source of the Videlectrix guys' emphasis on "[[Good Graphics|good graphics]]", as well as the quote "Actually hard at work" from the page title.
* This is the first instance of any reference to the unplayable [[Videlectrix]] game ''[[Planet, Alert!]]'' outside of the Videlectrix home page.
* The pronunciation of "spaceman" in the Easter egg is another case of [["Man" pronounced as "m'n"|"man" pronounced as "m'n"]].
* The "L" in the loading screen is in the same visual style as the "V" in [[Videlectrix]].
* "Some loafing implied" is a reference to "[[No Loafing Sign|No Loafing]]".

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

* "Some Loafing Implied" would later be used as a No Loafing sign in [[The Cheat's Computer Room|The Cheat's computer room]] in [[Quickstart Overview (video)|Quickstart Overview]].

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

* The Easter egg plays automatically.

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

* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/gamework.html watch "Workin' on the Game"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/gamework.swf view the Flash file for "Workin' on the Game"]
* [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=14010 forum thread re: "Workin' on the Game"]

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[/wiki/Special:Categories Categories]: <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Uncategorized Toons|Uncategorized Toons]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:SBCG4AP Collector's DVD|SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People|Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]</span> | <span dir="ltr">[[Category:Live Action|Live Action]]</span>

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