The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Teaser

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A teaser for the 2019 Halloween toon, The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods.

Cast (left to right): The Poopsmith, The King of Town, Strong Bad, Strong Sad, Marzipan, Strong Mad, The Cheat, Homestar Runner, Bubs, Coach Z, Pom Pom, Homsar, The Prince of Town, Tiny-Handed Strong Bad, The Homestar Runner (storybook)

Places: The Field

Date: Tuesday, October 22, 2019

Running Time: 0:43

Page Title: The Homestar Runner Enters the Silhouettiest Man in the World Contest

Transcript

{The teaser begins with the main characters silhouetted in the field, with the text reading, "Oh man! Quick! Screen grab! Seriously, hurry!" while crickets chirp. One second goes by and the scene transforms into a Storybook World variation with a "splat" sound effect and a musical sting; the crickets stop. The dialogue is all captioned.}

STRONG BAD: What the crap is this?!

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: Said silhouetted Strong Bad, demanding some answers.

{The crickets resume.}

THE HOMESTAR RUNNER: Nice try, Dodongo! {As he says "Dodongo", the letters in the caption dance up and down.} But you'll have to wait until Halloween!

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: Said Pac-Man with an underbite sitting on top of some kind of lamp... or maybe, like, an... end table.

{A few seconds go by where no one speaks.}

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: Said the crickets after an extensive caucus.

STRONG SAD: A raucous cricket caucus!!

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: Said some Eldritch horror.

{Strong Sad's body extends upward, growing tentacles and wings while a spooky chord plays. He then returns to normal and the sound is silenced. The caption then reads:}

>"There will be a new Halloween Toon soon!"

{A few seconds later, the caption reads:}

>said the white text box, needlessly stating the obvious.

Easter Eggs

Oh, the moon!

• Per tradition, there is hidden text visible behind the characters upon decompiling the toon: "oh blurry moon".

Fun Facts

Trivia

• The storybook version of The King of Town is rendered as The Prince of Town.
• The storybook version of The Poopsmith is an all-new design, since he had never been present in any storybook toons before.

Remarks

• Homsar is present among the normal silhouettes, but is not present among the storybook characters.

Goofs

• In Strong Sad's dialogue, "raucous" is misspelled as "raucus".

Inside References

• The page title refers to "The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest", the full name of the Original Book.
• The musical sting that plays after the scene changes is from flashback, after Homestar gets shocked over realizing that the loser wins the egg.
• Homestar's mention of "Nice try, Dodongo!" refers to the Easter egg from the chair and previous Halloween teasers.
• A "raucous cricket caucus" is a rhymed phrase.

Real-World References

• The Dodongo is a recurring boss from The Legend of Zelda.
• Pac-Man is a video game made by Namco.
• Strong Bad appears silhouetted as the head with spider legs from The Thing.
• "Eldritch horror" is a reference to the works of H.P. Lovecraft, and the creature that Strong Sad turns into might be a Mi-Go.

External Links

• watch "The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Teaser" on the old Flash site
• view the Flash file for "The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Teaser"
• forum thread re: "The Homestar Runner Enters The Spooky Woods Teaser"