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''This article is about the [[Games|game]].'' ''For the running gag, see [[Dancing]].''
''This article is about the [[Games|game]].'' ''For the running gag, see [[Dancing]].''


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'''Dancin' Bubs''' is a game in which you make [[Bubs]] do a variety of movements with his arms, head, and legs. He can also do flips, twists, and spins. You can choose four songs (plus silence) and four backgrounds (plus plain black).
'''Dancin' Bubs''' is a game in which the player makes [[Bubs]] do a variety of movements with his arms, head, and legs. He can also do flips, twists, and spins. The player can choose four songs (plus silence) and four backgrounds (plus plain black).


'''Date:''' October 29, 2000, or earlier
'''Date:''' October 29, 2000, or earlier
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=== <span class="mw-headline">Songs</span> ===
=== <span class="mw-headline">Songs</span> ===


# Banjo (synthesizer music)
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# Synthesizer music from [[little questions]]
# [[techno|Techno]]
# [[techno|Techno]]
# [[Everybody to the Limit]]
# [[Everybody to the Limit]]
# [[Intro|Everybody! Everybody!]]
# [[Old New Intro|Everybody! Everybody!]]


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* The controls for the arms refer to the viewer's left and right, not Bubs's.
* The controls for the arms refer to the viewer's left and right, not Bubs's.
* Strong Bad has [[Stylized Character Designs|unusual proportions and only one arm]].
* Strong Bad has [[Stylized Character Designs|unusual proportions and only one arm]].
* This is one of the few games with a special, non-traditional border.


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


* When you choose Legs #1 and #4, the legs will be temporarily disconnected from Bubs.
* When &quot;Legs&quot; is set to #1 or #4, the legs will be temporarily disconnected from Bubs.
* When you choose Legs #7, Bubs's eyes and mouth will be reversed when he leans to the side. You can see this in the image above.
* When &quot;Legs&quot; is set to #7, Bubs's eyes and mouth will be reversed when he leans to the side, as shown in the image above.
* When choosing a song in the Flash file, and then playing the song again, the songs will overlap.


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


* The &quot;Banjo&quot; sound was later replaced by the synthesizer music from [[little questions]].
* Dancin' Bubs initially used completely different background music. Judging from the filenames, this included:
** Banjo music, which was replaced by the music from the Easter egg in [[little questions]]
** A &quot;money&quot; theme, which is now [[techno|Techno]]
** A drum 'n' bass sample, now [[Everybody to the Limit]]
** A breakbeat sample, now [[Everybody! Everybody!]]


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Revision as of 01:53, 14 July 2026

This article is about the game. For the running gag, see Dancing.

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Dancin' Bubs is a game in which the player makes Bubs do a variety of movements with his arms, head, and legs. He can also do flips, twists, and spins. The player can choose four songs (plus silence) and four backgrounds (plus plain black).

Date: October 29, 2000, or earlier

Old Page Title: Dancin' Bubs!

New Page Title: This guy's got moves!!!

  • [#Moves 1 Moves]
    • [#Head 1.1 Head]
    • [#Left_and_Right_Arms 1.2 Left and Right Arms]
    • [#Legs 1.3 Legs]
  • [#Backgrounds_and_Songs 2 Backgrounds and Songs]
    • [#Backgrounds 2.1 Backgrounds]
    • [#Songs 2.2 Songs]
  • [#Fun_Facts 3 Fun Facts]
    • [#Remarks 3.1 Remarks]
    • [#Glitches 3.2 Glitches]
    • [#Inside_References 3.3 Inside References]
    • [#Fast_Forward 3.4 Fast Forward]
  • [#External_Links 4 External Links]

Moves

  1. Bobs head forward and back
  2. Moves head left and right in waves
  3. Turns head left and right
  4. Eyes shrink and grow
  5. Moves head left and right, forward and back
  6. Turns head to upper left and upper right
  7. Moves head up and down
  8. Nothing

Left and Right Arms

  1. Keeps arm bent, raises and drops arm
  2. Slides arm up and down
  3. Holds arm above head and moves up and down
  4. Swings bent arm back and forth
  5. Moves arm out and back in in waves
  6. Keeps arm bent, fans head
  7. Holds arms down, bent at elbow, and pushes out
  8. Nothing

Legs

  1. Skips left and right
  2. Bounces up and down on ground
  3. Does jumping jacks
  4. Alternates shaking left and right foot in air
  5. Bounces on ground to left and right
  6. Jumps and does a split
  7. Moves feet quickly as if running, and then suddenly tilts to side
  8. Nothing

Backgrounds and Songs

Backgrounds

  1. Dance stage, with The King of Town, Coach Z, Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Strong Mad, Marzipan, The Cheat, Champeen, and Homeschool Winner watching.
  2. Bar with beer glasses on floor and a band with cowboy hats on playing.
  3. On top of unfolded cardboard box with stereo and graffiti spraypaint in background spelling out "Prance"
  4. Cemetery standing on grave, with a headstone reading "Your Grave"

Songs

  1. Synthesizer music from little questions
  2. Techno
  3. Everybody to the Limit
  4. Everybody! Everybody!

Fun Facts

Remarks

  • The controls for the arms refer to the viewer's left and right, not Bubs's.
  • Strong Bad has unusual proportions and only one arm.
  • This is one of the few games with a special, non-traditional border.

Glitches

  • When "Legs" is set to #1 or #4, the legs will be temporarily disconnected from Bubs.
  • When "Legs" is set to #7, Bubs's eyes and mouth will be reversed when he leans to the side, as shown in the image above.
  • When choosing a song in the Flash file, and then playing the song again, the songs will overlap.

Inside References

  • Dancin' Bubs initially used completely different background music. Judging from the filenames, this included:

Fast Forward