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''"Nice belt indeed!"''
&quot;Nice belt indeed!&quot;


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'''Bad Jokes''' is Homestar Runner's first Puppet Jam with [[They Might Be Giants]].
'''Bad Jokes''' is Homestar Runner's first Puppet Jam with [[They Might Be Giants]].


'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' John &quot;Flans&quot; Flansburgh on guitar, John &quot;Linnell&quot; Linnell on accordion, Marty &quot;Marty&quot; Beller on skins, [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] [[Homestar Runner|Homestar "Homeslice" Runner]] on vox
'''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
'''Date:''' Monday, May 24, 2004
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'''Page Title:''' Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes
'''Page Title:''' Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes


'''DVD:''' [[Everything Else, Volume 1]]
'''DVD:'''[[Everything Else, Volume 1]]
 
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== Transcript ==
* [#Transcript 1 Transcript]
** [#DVD_Transcript 1.1 DVD Transcript]
* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
* [#External_Links 3 External Links]
 
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''{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.}''
''{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.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispers to himself}'' Nice belt...? ''{to Beller}'' ...Nice belt indeed!
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispers to himself}'' Nice belt...? ''{to Beller}'' ...Nice belt indeed!


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


<span class="small">[[Everything Else, Volume 1]] contains a different version of this song.</span>
[[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.}''
''{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.}''
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''{talking with the music}'' I told a good joke once...<br />
''{talking with the music}'' I told a good joke once...<br />
I had the audience in the palm of my hand!<br />
I had the audience in the palm of my hand!<br />
''{The Johns start chanting &quot;Jokes!&quot; in the background.}''<br />
''{The Johns start chanting "Jokes!" in the background.}''<br />
They was laughin'...<br />
They was laughin'...<br />
They was laughin' like there was no tomorrow!<br />
They was laughin' like there was no tomorrow!<br />
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'''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!
'''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!


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


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


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


* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/puppet-jam-bad-jokes watch "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"]
* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/puppet-jam-bad-jokes watch "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"]
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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"]
* [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=111 forum thread re: "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"]
* [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=111 forum thread re: "Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes"]
* &quot;[[index.php/Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes|Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes]]&quot; on This Might Be A Wiki.
* read the [[index.php/Bad Jokes|TMBW.net entry]]


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| [[Homestar vs. Little Girl]], [[Strong Bad vs. Little Girl!]], [[Homestar vs. Little Girl 2]], [[Homestar vs. Other Little Girl]], [[Summer Short Shorts|Homestar vs. Very, Very Little Girl]], [[Marshie vs. Little Girl]]
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| '''Bad Jokes''', [[Puppet Jam: Tropical Lazor Beams|Tropical Laser Beams]], [[Puppet Jam: Vitamins/Celebrities|Vitamins/Celebrities]], [[Puppet Jam: Mission Control|Mission Control]], [[Puppet Jam: President's Daughter|President's Daughter]], [[Puppet Jam: Apple Juice Blues|Apple Juice Blues]], [[Puppet Jam: Everybody Knows It|Everybody Knows It]]
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| style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddf" | '''[[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]]: Puppet Squad'''
| [[Dangeresque: Puppet Squad|The Curly Fried Caper]], [[Decemberween Dangeresque|The Hot Jones Hi-Jack]]
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| [[Secret Song (video)|Secret Song]], [[Some Puppet Stuff]], [[Some Extras]], [[It's Like It Was Meant to Be (video)|It's Like It Was Meant to Be]], [[Real-Live E-Mails]], [[Puppets on the Road]], [[Puppets & Little Girl Outtakes]]
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| style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddf" | '''Other Videos'''
| [[Homestar and the Nice Present]], [[Main Page 25]], [[The Animated Adventures of Puppet Homestar]], [[Coffee Town with Homestar + Mike]], [[Greatest American Homestar]],<br />[[Quickstart Overview (video)|Quickstart Overview]], [[Kick The Cheat Voicebox Replacement Surgery]], [[Talkin' Strong Bad Plush Doll Recording Sesh]], [[Action Cool News-oween Report]]
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| style="text-align:center;background-color:#ddf" | '''Characters'''
| [[Puppet Character Variations]], [[Shark-Tooth Bubs]], [[The Exact Same]], [[Szechuan Steve]], [[Stingy Relenque]], [[Little Girl]], [[Other Little Girl]], [[Very, Very Little Girl]], [[Santaman]]
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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, Talkin' Strong Bad Plush Doll Commercial
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 Laser 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 Hi-Jack
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
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, Kick The Cheat Voicebox Replacement Surgery, Talkin' Strong Bad Plush Doll Recording Sesh, Action Cool News-oween Report
Characters Puppet Character Variations, Shark-Tooth Bubs, The Exact Same, Szechuan Steve, Stingy Relenque, Little Girl, Other Little Girl, Very, Very Little Girl, Santaman
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