Later That Night...

"I've been Kuwaiting for you all nice."

After another exciting Halloween night, the gang hangs out in the spooky woods... did we miss something?

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Mad, Bubs, Coach Z, The Cheat, Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Marzipan, Strong Sad, The Poopsmith, The King of Town, Pom Pom, Homsar, Senor Cardgage, Sharpdene, Marshie (mascot costume), Jibblies Painting, The Goblin, Tofu Homestar

Places: Spooky Woods, The Field, Weird Shrub, The King of Town's Castle, Bubs' Concession Stand, Inside the Jibblies Painting

See Later That Night... Costumes for more information on what everyone was wearing.

Date: Friday, October 28, 2016

Running Time: 5:06 (TV Time Toons Menu), 6:45 (YouTube)

Page Title: Just that End Part!

Transcript

{Open to a black screen with music as orange letters appear on screen reading "LATER THAT NIGHT...". The word "NIGHT..." begins to melt as the image fades into the main characters standing traditionally in the Spooky Woods dressed up for Halloween. The screen bumps twice to the music as the music begins to fade out.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Ah, here we are in the spooky woods after a hilarious Halloween adventure.

STRONG BAD: And what an adventure it 'twas! We got to trick-or-treat at Senor Cardgage's...

{Cut to Strong Mad, The Cheat, and Strong Bad standing in front of Senor Cardgage's "house" with Senor Cardgage outside of it}

SENOR CARDGAGE: Potrzebie, Calendula. I've been Kuwaiting for you all nice.

STRONG BAD: Whoa! Look at all those melty candy bars!

{Cut back to the characters standing in the Spooky Woods}

STRONG SAD: And we got to go ghost hunting in the King of Town's castle with Sharpdene.

{Cut to the inside of the King of Town's Castle, with Strong Bad, not wearing his costume, holding a microphone attached to a receiver with a coat hanger with a wig and sunglasses duct-taped to his body. Strong Sad is standing nearby. Noises play on the receiver.}

STRONG BAD: {mimicking a southern accent} Oh, I got a hit! {The frequency waves on his receiver begin to start bumping and beeping noises fade in and out} We got us a good read! On account of my name, Sharpdene!

{Cut back to the characters standing in the Spooky Woods}

COACH Z: And then we got to try samples of a new flavor of Florfy Porfs! From that creepy walk-around mrashmallow we run into.

{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand with Homestar wearing an orange Marshie mascot costume, with Coach Z and Bubs standing near him. The costume's mouth moves as he speaks, and talks in Marshie's voice.}

MARSHIE MASCOT: Try a sample pack of new Fluffy Puff {as he lists the flavorings, symbols for them appear at the bottom of the screen} Pumpkin-Spice-Latte-Flavored-Banana-Bread Malloweens!

{Cut back to the characters standing in the Spooky Woods}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: And who can forget the delightful wedding of {Cut to inside the Jibblies Painting with Rocoulm and the Goblin, both wearing purple-and-black top hats} The Goblin and the Jibblies Painting.

JIBBLIES PAINTING: He accepts me for who I am.

{The Goblin dances as his tune plays}

{Cut back to the characters standing in the Spooky Woods}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: And now it's time to relax and oh-so-gently comment on each other's costumes. A-like we always do.

STRONG BAD: Yeah, that's everybody's favorite part anyways!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: I'll go first!

{Each time Homestar comments on someone's costume, its description automatically appears.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh Mad, Strong Man, the door from Seinfeld? I've always wanted to do this! Ahem! Buzz! Yeah?

STRONG SAD: It's Geoahge!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Come on up.

STRONG MAD: I'M MRS. CHANANDLER BONG!

COACH Z: Nah, you guys got the wrong Thursday night progrum! You're looking for the Poopsmith! {The Poopsmith looks up and raises in arms} Like Flaming Glorbes, Poopsmith! {The Poopsmith turns around} Like Flaming Glorbes! {The Poopsmith puts his hands down}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: So, Marzipan, why are you just dressed up as teenage Marzipan?

MARZIPAN: I don't do too much talking these days.

STRONG BAD: These days? Fortunately, you never have very many lines.

MARZIPAN: Just you wait, Strong Bad. {A card comes up with the Reddest Radish toon with text over it reading "the reddest radish the more reddest reddest radish"} The Reddest Radish: The More Reddest Reddest Radish, and {Another card comes up with an angry Tofu Homestar dual-wielding two flamethrowers and the title in the background reading "Luau II"} The Luau number 2 are right around the corner. {Both cards fly off-screen}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Bubs! Bubs! Bubs! Bubs! Bubs! I really like your American Hot Sauce Businessman Metallica costume and don't-deny-that-that's-what-it-is-'cause-that's-obviously-what-it-is-and-there's-no-alternative.

BUBS: Oooohmmmmm-kay!

STRONG BAD: Coach Z, are you running out of '80s and '90s rappers to be?

COACH Z: No no! I'm the man we all know and love! {singing} I think my name is Kwamé!

STRONG BAD: Can you tell me anything about Kwamé aside from his polka-dots and the bleachy squiggle on his high-top fade?

COACH Z: Errruhmuh... {singing, desperate} I'm reasonably certain that his name is Kwamé!

STRONG BAD: Homestar, y-you know you're dressed up as a lady, right?

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Nonsense, boy! I'm Mr. B. Natural! {Homestar falls down on his back in front of Strong Bad} At your service! {Homestar bolts back up to standing} I'm the spirit of fun {Homestar hops} and laughter {Homestar hops} and music! {Homestar hops, then leans towards Strong Bad} Knew your father I did.

STRONG BAD: You leave my father out of this!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Behdup! {Homestar transforms into a quarter note}

EVERYONE: {surprised} Brah!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Dehdue. {Homestar transforms back into his regular self}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Hey Strong Bad, I really really like your Long Sad costume.

{Strong Bad begins grunting until a large mouth appears at his lower body}

STRONG SAD, HOMESTAR RUNNER, COACH Z: Ooh!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {With his usual speech impediment} Somebody get that man an herbal soak token. {Struggling to pronounce it correctly} Herbal. Herbal. {Pulls out a bath token} I got one right here!

STRONG BAD: Uh, King of Town, I just want to make sure, since you usually dress up as food, you don't actually consume that stuff, do you?

KING OF TOWN: How do you think I eat expired food? Those bubbles scour the mold layer right off!

BUBS: {fast} Preceding statement has not been approved by DOW Chemical.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Heeeey, Strong Sad! {piano music begins to play as Homestar sings} I really like your lady Milhouse costume, hey Strong Sad!

STRONG SAD: It was a hard-fought decision this year between the Utz girl, the Morton Salt girl, the Sunbeam bread girl, Wendy, the enigmatic and reclusive Sara Lee, and Little Debbie. {Strong Sad's belly spontaneously grows} Hey, I gained 15 pounds just saying those names!

STRONG BAD: {looking down at The Cheat} Uh, The Cheat, w— what's going on over there? {a comic-style word bubble appears with the text "GRRRRRRRRRRR" as The Cheat begins to growl} Did we forget to get you your shots or something?

STRONG SAD: {narrating tone} "He's bound so tightly with tension and anger, he approaches the state of rigor mortis."

HOMSAR: {a comic-style word bubble appears near Homsar reading what he says} Just for a minute, let's all do the bump. Bump. Bump. {two (bump)s are amended to the bubble as he says them}

{Both speech bubbles disappear}

STRONG SAD: Pom Pom, that little orange bird always creeped me out. I find it highly disturbing that I really wanna crush his cute skull and drink the juice from inside.

STRONG BAD: Uh, I always thought it was kind of awesome that I wanted to crush his cute skull and drink the juice from inside.

{pause}

STRONG BAD: All right, is that everybody? Any other comments... anyone wants to make...? References? No? All right, then everybody back to my place for hot chocolate with Fluffy Puff Pumpkin-Spice-Latte-Flavored-Banana-Bread-Flavored Malloweens!

{Coach Z, Homestar Runner, Bubs, and Strong Sad all speak in excitement as the music begins playing and the scene begins to fade to black}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Ah, that sounds great!
COACH Z: Ah, that sounds great! Thanks Strong Bad!
BUBS: I didn't even do anything in this one. This is stupid!

{Orange letters reading "END." splat onto screen and quickly melt subtly.}

Easter Eggs

• Right after Homestar says "I'll go first," the characters' costume descriptions pop up when they are moused over.
• At the end, click on "END." to see the uncut scenes of what happened earlier that night.

{Cut to a black scene with music and letters reading "EARLIER THAT NIGHT ..." and the letters slowly melting} {Fade to Strong Mad, The Cheat, and Strong Bad in front of Senor Cardgage's "house"} STRONG BAD: Uh, {raising and lowering his left glove} so do we knock or what? THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises resembling "I don't know"} STRONG BAD: Uhm... {begins shaking the bush with his left glove} Bush bush bush. {Senor Cardgage pans up out of the bush as car horns, a swooshing noise, and traffic noises play} STRONG BAD AND STRONG MAD: Trick-or-Treat! THE CHEAT: {simultaneously} {equivalent The Cheat noises} SENOR CARDGAGE: Potrzebie, Calendula. I've been Kuwaiting for you all nice. STRONG BAD: Whoa! Look at all those melty candy bars! SENOR CARDGAGE: Go ahead, take as money as you like. And then I'll call the police. STRONG BAD: Awesome! Thanks so mu— Wait, what? {Pan to scene with Strong Bad and Strong Sad ghost-hunting in the King of Town's castle} STRONG BAD: {mimicking a southern accent} Oh, I got a hit! {The frequency waves on his receiver begin to start bumping and beeping noises fade in and out} We got us a good read! I think the poopman's ghost is in this very room! {Zoom out to show the King of Town and the Poopsmith standing behind Strong Bad and Strong Sad} KING OF TOWN: We're not looking for the Poopsmith's ghost, ya backwoods coat rack! STRONG BAD: {mimicking a southern accent} Oh, oh, you will respect and condooone Sharpdene! STRONG SAD: Uh, Sharpdene, what credentials do you have as a ghost hunter exactly? {Close-up to Strong Bad} STRONG BAD: {dejected} My daddy once met Steven Seagal at China Buffet. {Zoom out to the whole room} STRONG BAD: 'Cause my name's Sharpdene. KING OF TOWN: Huh. Works for me! {The Poopsmith nods} STRONG SAD: Color me genuinely impressed! {Pan to scene with Homestar wearing a Marshie mascot costume with Coach Z and Bubs standing near him in front of Bubs' Concession Stand} MARSHIE MASCOT: Come on bow-legged man! Try a sample pack of new Fluffy-Puff {as he lists the flavorings, symbols for them appear at the bottom of the screen} Pumpkin-Spice-Latte-Flavored-Banana-Bread Malloweens! Why, they're so delicious... {ominous music begins playing} who do you think took this bite out of my head? WHOOOOOOOOOOO... {zoom in to the mascot's mouth, revealing Homestar's upside-down head} HOMESTAR RUNNER: Hi Coach Z. Please rescue me so I don't die in here. {Scene zooms out} COACH Z: Holy gorsh! {music begins playing and screen cuts to back with orange letters reading "END.", which quickly melts}

Fun Facts

Trivia

• At a minute and a half, this toon's Easter egg is the longest on the site.
• This toon was released just two days after its teaser, the shortest length of time to date between the release of a Halloween teaser and the toon itself.
• This is the first time Senor Cardgage has appeared in a Halloween toon.
• This is the first time Homsar participates in the costume discussion.
• This marks The Goblin's first appearance in a Halloween toon since Most in the Graveyard eight years earlier.
• This is the only Halloween toon that does not end with the characters standing around in their costumes.
• This is the first time any character has acknowledged the bite in Marshie's head.
• The YouTube description for this toon is "The gang gathers in the spooky woods to comment on each other's costumes after a hilarious Halloween adventure that definitely happened."

Remarks

• Marzipan does not blink throughout this toon.
• Strong Sad's "flashback" to the Sharpdene segment is different from the version that plays during the Easter egg. In the Easter egg, Strong Bad does not say "On account of my name, Sharpdene!"
• Rocoulm's relationship with The Goblin seems to have radically improved, since the former originally told Homestar that the latter "has serious problems".
• The Easter egg can only be played once, as the end screen of the Easter egg is a different frame from the first end screen.

Inside References

• The toon's name and intro is a reference to the initial "stand around in the spooky woods" scene in The House That Gave Sucky Treats, which also opens with a splash screen that says "Later that Night..."
• Strong Bad's Sharpdene character originated in Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2.
• Fluffy Puff Malloweens first appeared in Malloween Commercial.
• Marshie's list of several flavors accompanied with appearing symbols is given in the same way in which Strong Bad lists the flavors of his "chippety-chomps" in retirement.
• "The delightful wedding of The Goblin and the Jibblies Painting" is an example of an odd marriage.
• The upcoming sequels that Marzipan mentions refer to The Reddest Radish and The Luau, two early toons that starred Marzipan. Interestingly, The Luau's URL originally ended with 2.
• Homestar's song to Strong Sad includes backing music that is similar to Secret Song, specifically the version played at both incarnations of the Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show.
• Strong Sad mentions Sara Lee, which he previously mentioned among his favorite words in Halloween Potion-ma-jig.
• Coach Z says "progrum".
• Bubs's "Oooohmmmmm-kay" is reminiscent of "Um... 'kay", said by So and So in Teen Girl Squad Issue 11.
• Strong Bad's comment about Homestar's costume is an example of gender confusion.
• Strong Bad's "You leave my father out of this!" is reminiscent of his "You leave my mom out of this!" in specially marked.
• Strong Bad says "Bush bush bush" when summoning Senor Cardgage, much like how he says it when disguised as a bush in bike thief.

Real-World References

• Homestar and Strong Sad reenact a common recurring scene in Seinfeld whenever George comes over to Jerry's apartment.
• In Friends, Chandler gets his TV Guide delivered to him under the name "Miss Chanandler Bong."
• Friends and Seinfeld both aired on NBC's Thursday night block.
• Homestar thinks Bubs's costume has something to do with Metallica.
• Bath tokens play an important role in Spirited Away. No Face specifically steals several bath tokens to give to Sen.
• Pumpkin-Spice Latte is a specialty coffee that is usually limited in release in cafés on a seasonal basis in the fall.
• Dow Chemical Company is a chemical company that primarily provides chemicals for consumer markets, which owned Scrubbing Bubbles from 1968 to 1997.
• "I don't do too much talking these days" is a line from the song These Days, which was notably included in the film The Royal Tenenbaums.
• Milhouse is Bart Simpson's nerdy friend on The Simpsons.
• In addition to the UTZ mascot, Strong Sad references the female mascots of Morton Salt, Sunbeam, Wendy's, and Little Debbie. He also mentions Sara Lee, which does not have a mascot.
• The Homestar cast react to Mr. B. Natural much in the same way as the cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Strong Bad's reply to Mr. B's claim "Knew your father, I did!" was the same as Joel's in that episode: "You leave my father out of this!"
• Homsar's line is a lyric from MC Hammer's hit "U Can't Touch This".
• Steven Seagal is an American action movie actor and martial artist, particularly famous during the 1990s.
• Strong Sad's line "He's bound so tightly with tension and anger, he approaches the state of rigor mortis." is an almost direct quotation from the introductory panel of the The Angriest Dog in the World comics. The actual text is just "Bound so tightly...", without the "He's" at the start.
• Coach Z's line "I'm the man we all know and love!" is a reference to Kwamé's song "The Man We All Know and Love", from his debut album Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning.
• Potrzebie and Calendula are both names of fonts.

Fast Forward

• The words "respect and condone" would become somewhat of a running gag in several of @StrongBadActual's tweets (e.g. "Strong Bad does not respect or condone the actions of Brainkrieg").
• The King of Town would dress up as Little Debbie in Mr. Poofers Must Die.
• In a @StrongBadActual Tweet (18 Nov 2016), Strong Bad clarified the spelling of Sharpdene's name with draft notes of Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2 when a fan asked about it after reading the [#Transcript transcript] for this toon.

YouTube Version

• At the end, the Easter egg plays automatically.

External Links

• watch "Later That Night..."
• watch "Later That Night..." on YouTube
• watch "Later That Night..." on the old Flash site
• view the Flash file for "Later That Night..."
• forum thread re: "Later That Night..."

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