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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:222px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:puppet_badjoke.png" title='"Nice belt indeed!"'><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="166" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/b/bb/puppet_badjoke.png/220px-puppet_badjoke.png" width="220"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:puppet_badjoke.png" title="Enlarge"><img alt="" height="11" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/skins/common/images/magnify-clip.png" width="15"/></a></div>"Nice belt indeed!"</div></div></div>
<p><b>Bad Jokes</b> is Homestar Runner's first Puppet Jam with <a href="/index.php?title=They_Might_Be_Giants" title="They Might Be Giants">They Might Be Giants</a>.
</p><p><b>Cast (in order of appearance):</b> John "Flans" Flansburgh on guitar, John "Linnell" Linnell on accordion, Marty "Marty" Beller on skins, <a href="/index.php?title=Puppet_Character_Variations" title="Puppet Character Variations">Puppet</a> <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar "Homeslice" Runner</a> on vox
</p><p><b>Date:</b> Monday, May 24, 2004
</p><p><b>Running Time:</b> 1:14
</p><p><b>Page Title:</b> Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes
</p><p><b>DVD: </b><a href="/index.php?title=Everything_Else%2C_Volume_1" title="Everything Else, Volume 1">Everything Else, Volume 1</a>
</p>


<a id="Transcript" name="Transcript"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Transcript </span></h2>
[[File:puppet_badjoke.png|220px]]
<p><i> {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.} </i>
 
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> Uh! Uh! Uh! Uh!
''"Nice belt indeed!"''
</p><p><i>{TMBG start to play rock music.}</i>
 
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> <i>{singing}</i> I'm tellin' bad jokes now,<br/>
'''Bad Jokes''' is Homestar Runner's first Puppet Jam with [[They Might Be Giants]].
Really bad jokes now,<br/>
 
Tells a bad joke to me,<br/>
'''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
Girl!<br/>
 
Lady!<br/>
'''Date:''' Monday, May 24, 2004
Why did something cross the road,<br/>
 
I don't know,<br/>
'''Running Time:''' 1:14
Make it up,<br/>
 
Bad jokes, come on,<br/>
'''Page Title:''' Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes
I'm really good at tellin' bad jokes,<br/>
 
I'm tellin bad jokes now,<br/>
'''DVD:'''[[Everything Else, Volume 1]]
The ones you've heard a million times,<br/>
 
The kind of jokes that little kids tell ya,<br/>
== Transcript ==
Why was I stapled to the chicken?<br/>
 
I don't know man,<br/>
''{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,<br />
Really bad jokes now,<br />
Tells a bad joke to me,<br />
Girl!<br />
Lady!<br />
Why did something cross the road,<br />
I don't know,<br />
Make it up,<br />
Bad jokes, come on,<br />
I'm really good at tellin' bad jokes,<br />
I'm tellin bad jokes now,<br />
The ones you've heard a million times,<br />
The kind of jokes that little kids tell ya,<br />
Why was I stapled to the chicken?<br />
I don't know man,<br />
I wasn't stapled to any chicken!
I wasn't stapled to any chicken!
</p><p><b>FLANSBURGH:</b> <i>{yells}</i> Nice belt!
 
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> Nice belt man!<br/>
'''FLANSBURGH:''' ''{yells}'' Nice belt!
Bad jokes,<br/>
 
Bad bad jokes,<br/>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nice belt man!<br />
Bad jokes,<br />
Bad bad jokes,<br />
Uh!
Uh!
</p><p><i>{They stop playing and singing.}</i>
 
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> Solid! That's pretty good, guys. Layin' it down back there.
''{They stop playing and singing.}''
</p><p><b>BELLER:</b> Nice belt!
 
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> On the skins— <i>{floor tom hit interrupts his train of thought}</i> I— <i>{floor tom hit}</i>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Solid! That's pretty good, guys. Layin' it down back there.
</p><p><b>BELLER:</b> <i>{whispers}</i> Nice belt!
 
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> <i>{whispers to himself}</i> Nice belt...? <i>{to Beller}</i> ...Nice belt indeed!
'''BELLER:''' Nice belt!
</p>
 
<a id="DVD_Transcript" name="DVD_Transcript"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline"> DVD Transcript </span></h3>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' On the skins— ''{floor tom hit interrupts his train of thought}'' I— ''{floor tom hit}''
<p><small><a href="/index.php?title=Everything_Else%2C_Volume_1" title="Everything Else, Volume 1">Everything Else, Volume 1</a> contains a different version of this song.</small>
 
</p><p><i>{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.} </i>
'''BELLER:''' ''{whispers}'' Nice belt!
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> Uh! Uh! Uh! Uh!
 
</p><p><i>{TMBG start to play rock music.}</i>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispers to himself}'' Nice belt...? ''{to Beller}'' ...Nice belt indeed!
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> <i>{singing}</i> I'm tellin' bad jokes now,<br/>
 
Really bad jokes now!<br/>
=== DVD Transcript ===
Tells a bad joke to me,<br/>
 
Girl!<br/>
[[Everything Else, Volume 1]] contains a different version of this song.
Lady!<br/>
 
Why did something cross the road?<br/>
''{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.}''
I don't know,<br/>
 
Make it up!<br/>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh! Uh! Uh! Uh!
Bad jokes, come on!<br/>
 
Some people walk into a bar...<br/>
''{TMBG start to play rock music.}''
Bad jokes!<br/>
 
Somethin' happens...<br/>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' I'm tellin' bad jokes now,<br />
And probably all three of different ethnic backgrounds...<br/>
Really bad jokes now!<br />
Maybe religious backgrounds...<br/>
Tells a bad joke to me,<br />
It's gonna be funny...<br/>
Girl!<br />
But only to you!<br/>
Lady!<br />
Bad jokes!<br/>
Why did something cross the road?<br />
</p><p><b>JOHN FLANSBURGH:</b> <i>{in background}</i> Bad jokes!
I don't know,<br />
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> Bad jokes! Come on!<br/>
Make it up!<br />
Knock knock!<br/>
Bad jokes, come on!<br />
Who's there?<br/>
Some people walk into a bar...<br />
</p><p><b>JOHN FLANSBURGH:</b> <i>{in background}</i> Who's there?
Bad jokes!<br />
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> I dunno, man!<br/>
Somethin' happens...<br />
A bad joke!<br/>
And probably all three of different ethnic backgrounds...<br />
Gimme—gimme some spice!<br/>
Maybe religious backgrounds...<br />
Gimme some sugar spice! Ow!<br/>
It's gonna be funny...<br />
</p><p><i>{Marty Beller plays a drum solo, and there is a short instrumental break.}</i>
But only to you!<br />
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> Oh, we tellin' bad jokes now!<br/>
Bad jokes!<br />
<i>{in a falsetto voice}</i> We tellin' bad jokes now!<br/>
 
<i>{back to normal voice}</i> We always tellin' bad jokes!<br/>
'''JOHN FLANSBURGH:''' ''{in background}'' Bad jokes!
<i>{talking with the music}</i> I told a good joke once...<br/>
 
I had the audience in the palm of my hand!<br/>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Bad jokes! Come on!<br />
<i>{The Johns start chanting "Jokes!" in the background.}</i><br/>
Knock knock!<br />
They was laughin'...<br/>
Who's there?<br />
They was laughin' like there was no tomorrow!<br/>
 
<i>{The Johns start forced-laughing.}</i><br/>
'''JOHN FLANSBURGH:''' ''{in background}'' Who's there?
I can't remember the punch line...<br/>
 
But I slayed 'em, I killed 'em.<br/>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I dunno, man!<br />
I knocked 'em dead!<br/>
A bad joke!<br />
I'm really good at tellin' bad jokes,<br/>
Gimme—gimme some spice!<br />
I'm tellin' bad jokes now,<br/>
Gimme some sugar spice! Ow!<br />
The ones you've heard a million times,<br/>
 
The kind of jokes that little kids tell ya!<br/>
''{Marty Beller plays a drum solo, and there is a short instrumental break.}''
</p><p><b>FLANSBURGH:</b> <i>{in background}</i> Bad jokes!
 
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> Why was I stapled to the chicken?<br/>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, we tellin' bad jokes now!<br />
I don't know man,<br/>
''{in a falsetto voice}'' We tellin' bad jokes now!<br />
''{back to normal voice}'' We always tellin' bad jokes!<br />
''{talking with the music}'' I told a good joke once...<br />
I had the audience in the palm of my hand!<br />
''{The Johns start chanting "Jokes!" in the background.}''<br />
They was laughin'...<br />
They was laughin' like there was no tomorrow!<br />
''{The Johns start forced-laughing.}''<br />
I can't remember the punch line...<br />
But I slayed 'em, I killed 'em.<br />
I knocked 'em dead!<br />
I'm really good at tellin' bad jokes,<br />
I'm tellin' bad jokes now,<br />
The ones you've heard a million times,<br />
The kind of jokes that little kids tell ya!<br />
 
'''FLANSBURGH:''' ''{in background}'' Bad jokes!
 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Why was I stapled to the chicken?<br />
I don't know man,<br />
I wasn't stapled to any chicken!
I wasn't stapled to any chicken!
</p><p><b>FLANSBURGH:</b> <i>{yells}</i> Nice belt!
 
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> Nice belt man!<br/>
'''FLANSBURGH:''' ''{yells}'' Nice belt!
Bad jokes,<br/>
 
Bad bad jokes,<br/>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nice belt man!<br />
Bad jokes,<br />
Bad bad jokes,<br />
Uh!
Uh!
</p><p><i>{They stop playing and singing.}</i>
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> Solid! That's pretty good, guys. Layin' it down back there.
</p><p><b>FLANSBURGH:</b> Nice belt!
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> On the skins— <i>{floor tom hit interrupts his train of thought}</i> I— <i>{floor tom hit}</i> <i>{whispers to himself}</i> Nice belt...? Nice belt indeed!
</p>
<a id="Fun_Facts" name="Fun_Facts"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Fun Facts </span></h2>
<ul><li>The "Bad Jokes" in the song reference the following jokes:
<ul><li><b>Q:</b> Why did the chicken cross the road?<br/><b>A:</b> To get to the other side!
</li><li><b>Q:</b> Why did the <i>{any animal}</i> cross the road?<br/><b>A:</b> Because it was stapled to the chicken!
</li><li><b>Q:</b> What did zero say to eight?<br/><b>A:</b> "Nice belt."
</li></ul>
</li><li>The extra jokes referenced in the DVD version are vague.
<ul><li>"Some people walk into a bar..." references "bar jokes", which can range broadly.
</li><li>"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.
</li><li>"Knock knock... Who's there?" references <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Knock-knock_joke" title="wikipedia:Knock-knock joke">knock-knock jokes</a>, which can also range broadly.
</li></ul>
</li><li>This is the first puppet toon in which <a href="/index.php?title=The_Cheat" title="The Cheat">The Cheat</a> does not appear.
</li><li>This song seems to be loosely based on "Bad Jokes" by English comedian Lenny Henry, which has a similar structure and funky musical style.
</li></ul>
<a id="External_Links" name="External_Links"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span></h2>
<ul><li><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/puppet-jam-bad-jokes" title="hr:toons/puppet-jam-bad-jokes">watch "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/puppetjam1.html" title="oldhr:puppetjam1.html">watch "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"</a> on the old <a href="/index.php?title=Flash" title="Flash">Flash</a> site
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/puppetjam1.swf" title="oldhr:puppetjam1.swf">view the Flash file for "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=111" title="forum:111">forum thread re: "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"</a>
</li><li>"<a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=index.php/Puppet_Jam:_Bad_Jokes" title="tmbw:Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes">Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes</a>" on This Might Be A Wiki.
</li></ul>
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''{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?<br />'''A:''' To get to the other side!
** '''Q:''' Why did the ''{any animal}'' cross the road?<br />'''A:''' Because it was stapled to the chicken!
** '''Q:''' What did zero say to eight?<br />'''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"]
* "[[index.php/Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes|Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes]]" on This Might Be A Wiki.


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"Nice belt indeed!"

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 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

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 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.
Puppet Stuff
Toons Everybody Knows It · Puppet Time · Labor Dabor · Action Cool News-oween Report
Vs. Little Girl Homestar vs. Little Girl · Strong Bad vs. Little Girl! · Homestar vs. Little Girl 2 · Homestar vs. Other Little Girl · Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl · Marshie vs. Little Girl
Puppet Jam Bad Jokes · Tropical Lazor Beams · Vitamins/Celebrities · Mission Control · President's Daughter · Apple Juice Blues · Everybody Knows It
Biz Cas Fri Biz Cas Fri 1 · Biz Cas Fri 2 · Biz Cas Fri 3
Dangeresque: Puppet Squad The Curly Fried Caper · The Hot Jones Hijack
DVD Videos Secret Song · Some Puppet Stuff · Some Extras · It's Like It Was Meant to Be · Real-Live E-Mails · Puppets on the Road · Puppets & Little Girl Outtakes
Store Related Talkin' Strong Bad Plush Doll Commercial (Recording Sesh) · Talk-It-Yourself Homestar Runner Puppet Plush · Kick The Cheat Voicebox Replacement Surgery · Kick The Cheat Returns!
Other Videos Homestar and the Nice Present · Main Page 25 · The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar · Coffee Town with Homestar + Mike · Greatest American Homestar · Quickstart Overview
Characters Puppet Character Variations · Shark-Tooth Bubs · The Exact Same · Szechuan Steve · Stingy Relenque · Santaman
Little Girl · Other Little Girl · Very, Very Little Girl
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