Bubs' Concession Stand

Bubs' Concession Stand

Type	Retailer
Headquarters	Free Country, USA
Products	Computers Food Housing Items Movies See complete items listing
Employees	Bubs
Slogan	We're always awesome!
Mascot	Tragic Clown Dog

Bubs' Concession Stand is where Bubs works. A short ways off from Strong Badia, it is the place in Free Country, USA to get anything and everything, albeit not necessarily legally. According to Bubs's Yearbook Character Page (and possibly different town), the stand is located near the Athletic Field. In privileges, Homestar delivers pizza for him. The concession stand may have plumbing fixtures, as evidenced by the roof vent in dangeresque 3 and retirement. The stand accepts cash, money, cash money, pencil shavings, Quesos, and poopees as currency. It also accepts firstborn children and organs.

Notable Events

• In the email origins, Strong Bad informs the viewers that the concession stand first entered the cartoon by falling from the sky. It landed on Señor and Mr. Bland, ending their comic careers. This is probably untrue; Strong Bad was mocking emailers for always asking him about the origins of things at the time.
• In Halloween Fairstival, Bubs turned the side of the stand into a comedy club. The comedy club was then used for a poetry slam in rampage.
  • According to boring (really), that side of the stand has 296 bricks.
• It was flooded by Strong Bad in lunch special.
• It served as a model for Mr. Legarm's Stand in the Strong Bad play "Dreamaway Johnny".
• In personal favorites, after drinking too much soy sauce, Strong Bad attempts to fly the stand to the moon while The Cheat tries to eat it.
• It has been a location for the shooting of the Dangeresque films.
• It's one of the hangouts for the On Point Kings.
• In Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon, Strong Bad and The Cheat were captured after attempting to blast their way through the back door.
• It apparently has an annual sale on Senorial Day.
• Another worker at the concession stand was Homestar, who sold magazine subscriptions and delivered pizzas, as seen in privileges.
• Bubs' Concession Stand was closed for about two minutes in the toon Cool Things.
• Coach Z used the stand as a hideout after he thought he had killed Strong Sad in A Folky Tale.
• In geddup noise, the stand sign indicates that the name has been changed to Bubso's Concession Stand.
• The stand appears to have a basement, as shown in the Broken Compy Menu, geddup noise, and winter pool.
• A guy named Stan used to work at the stand until Bubs fired him after the fifth grade, as mentioned in Cool Things.
• The stand was picked up and used as a parade "float" by Strong Mad in Fall Float Parade.
  • In an Easter egg, Homestar (who was supposed to be watching the store but fell asleep in a pile of "swee-at-shirts") used a cardboard box with the words "blue face man's store" written on it as a replacement, hoping Bubs wouldn't notice the difference.
• In secret identity, it was turned into a motor lodge.
• In retirement, the Lappy is held hostage on Bubs's roof.
• In the chair, it is revealed that there is a secret door and conveyor belt which blend into the bricks on the side of the concession stand.
• In Toikey TV, Bubs holds an event called "Bubs Friday", which is apparently known for its violent rush to sales.
• In Play Date, it falls on Homestar, and Bubs announces a "relocation sale" with a sale on "badly beaten Homestars".
• In original, it was said that before Bubs took over, Original Bubs ran the stand but quit after The King of Town somehow ate the mayo off of his egg salad.
• In Strong Badia the Free, Bubs declares his independence and neutrality, becoming the souvenir-selling nation of Concessionstantinople. He also runs a black market from the back.
• In the "DVD Extras" of Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, Strong Bad reveals that the concession stand was originally a miniature jail with Bubs as the sole inmate, which Bubs confirms.
• In Doomy Tales of the Macabre, Strong Sad depicts a scene in which Bubs conducts a chemical experiment that inadvertently causes the stand to turn into a giant version of his head and decapitate him.
• In I Killed Pom Pom, the concession stand has eggs on the side of the wall and Bubs talks with Coach Z about their plan for revenge involving ostrich eggs.
• In Flash is Dead!, Bubs converts the concession stand into a fallout shelter, which is supplied with primarily pork and beans.

Graffiti

Apparently, the Concession stand has been the target of graffiti artists. The stand has been tagged in the following cartoons:

• lackey: SB wa5 HeRe
• origins: On Point
• narrator: 4actor Z
• magic trick: POOF!

Signs

• Usually, the main sign reads BUBS' CONCES5ION STA_ND (with the N in "STAND" tilted to the right slightly, and the second "S" in "CONCES5ION" represented by a "5"). In some toons this differs:
  • Where My Hat Is At? and its remake: "CANDY"
  • A Jumping Jack Contest, The Best Decemberween Ever, Where's The Cheat?: "Concessions by Bubs"
  • personal favorites: "BUBS' CONCES5ION STAN" (after the "D" falls off)
  • origins: "STAND"
  • geddup noise: "BUBSO'S CONCES5ION STAND"
  • secret identity: "BUBS' MOTOR LODGE" "FORMERLY BUBSO'S CONCES5ION STAND"
  • Everything Else, Volume 2 "Other Holidays" Menu: "OTHER HOLIDAY TOONS"
  • Strong Badia the Free: "CONCES5IONSTAN-TINOPLE "POP: SAVINGS?"
  • Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective: "BRAINBLOW CITY PRISON"
  • Flash is Dead!: "BUBS' FALLOUT 5HE_LTER"

• In lunch special, a banner covers the sign reading "Super Chinese Fish Buffalo Rice - Smoothies Too!".
• In high school, a variant of the stand is labeled "BUB5AMECIUM'S PROTOZOA STAND".
• The sign on the back door reads "DOOR", as seen in the Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon and Jibblies 2, and in the email origins.
• In a Fall Float Parade Easter egg, Homestar labels the replacement stand "blue face man's store".
• In looking old, the words "[IN LINE]" are added to the second line of the sign, making it read "STAND [IN LINE]". This was while Homestar and Homsar were standing in line.
• In original, the sign changes to match up with each new Bubs, including "Concessions by Original Bubs" and "Concessions by Crack Stuntbubs".
• In Halloween Hide & Seek, Homestar recounts a story that Bubs stated the 5 in the sign stands for "Gimme 5 bucks!" He also proposes several possible anagrams for the sign.

"Gimme 5 bucks!"	CANDY most dandy	All types of crazy crap	All your body part needs!
Care to take a snooze?	Yes, Bubs will know the difference	Stolen on top?	100% all original business

Known Items Sold

• Hot Dogs, Chili Dogs, Slaw Dogs, Ketchup Dogs, Mustard Dogs, Drinks, Drinks, Drinks, Candy, and Sno-Cones (stated by Bubs in his Character Video)
• Popcorn (Popcorn machine can be seen in the back of the stand in various cartoons, such as The Best Decemberween Ever)
• Chinese Fish, Buffalo Rice, Smoothies, Hot Wings, Egg Rolls, Cod Plank Platter (lunch special)
• Face Mashings, Severe Pummelings (Counter signs in pom pom)
• Candy Bars, Sno-Cones, Hot Dogs, Popcorns, Gum, Nachos, Ketchup, Catsup, cheats (although Bubs was "fresh out"); (inventory list in Where's The Cheat?)
• Swiss Cake Rolls (invisibility)
• Toilet paper, eggs, corn dogs (3 Times Halloween Funjob)
• All Types of Crazy Crap: 'Tag Team Wrestling' Nintendo game, golden oven mitts (Embroidered 'SB'), Strong Sad voodoo doll, 'Frampton Comes Alive!' album (autographed), Deep Impact DVD (The Best Decemberween Ever)
• Hollerin' Jimmy's Hobby Kit (lackey)
• Wait in Line (Counter sign in local news)
• Letter 'D' (personal favorites)
• Cups of ice (Regular and Deluxe), pictures with the Tragic Clown Dog for 60 dollars (part-time job)
• 30 cent Lunch Special: 2 buffalo wing bones (hot), a cup of ice, and a half eaten candy bar (no loafing)
• Aught Four Crap: electrical tape, rusty steak knife, banana with an arrow through it, wire cutters (assumed) (Homestar Presents: Presents)
• Popcorn, Sno-Cones, 'Bershey's' Candy Bar, 'Poo-Bar' Candy Bar, Drinks (Cola?), some other candy (A Jumping Jack Contest)
• Drinks: red, blue, and orange (Lookin at a Thing in a Bag)
• "Slightly Shotgunned" Compy 386 computer (Broken Compy Menu, virus)
• Broken Tandy 400 computer (King of Townmail)
• Fundraising candy bars (Strong Bad tries to steal them in Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon)
• Bubs' Old Pizza and Fretmagic magazine subscriptions (privileges)
• A "little sumthin'-sumthin'" (fingers)
• A fresh pancreas a.k.a. Exhibit B (Bug In Mouth Disease)
• "Thank You's" (Store Thank You Messages)
• Yella Paint, cool shades (sunglasses dipped in paint), bag of four grapes (Cool Things)
• Hotel rooms (secret identity)
• Wireless extension cords (technology)
• Bear holding a Shark t-shirts, shot glasses, popsicles, and bear tooth holding a shark tooth necklaces (myths & legends)
• Internet Connections (isp)
• Instant spray-on Halloween Night, Halloween Night-vision goggles, do-it-yourself Halloween Night hovercraft kit (Happy Hallow-day)
• iTems (looking old)
• Preowned box of "ethical" chicken beaks, old Winger albums, red-white-and-blue banana bicycle seats, talking Homestar Runner chairs, Styleron Ecochairs, Le Restige (the chair)
• Italian-herb-chipotle-buffalo-ranch-guacamole-Thai-peanut-style chippety-chomps (retirement)
• Red, Purple, Green Apple, and Blue Sno-Cones (DNA Evidence)
• Sausages made from steak, a tennis ball, and a box of General Tso's Chicken (One Two, One Two)
• Strong Bad's New Paper (Bubs could be seen installing it in the paper)
• Organic Batteries (Quality Time with Cardboard Homestar)
• Free pizza for bushes (bike thief)
• Mommy Fights! film, kids' toys (Toikey TV)
• Strong Bad/The Cheat unlicensed unlicensed merchandise: Strong Bad piñatas, Strong Bad brand ferret ointment, Strong Bad beanie caps, and The Cheat notebooks (licensed)
• Lamborghini Hot Tubs for $100 (shapeshifter)
• Badly beaten Homestars (Play Date)
• Video rentals (Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2)
• Doughnuts, questionable medical coverage (Donut Unto Others)
• A 50 gallon drum of bleach, a 50 gallon drum of sawblades, and a 50 gallon drum of body bags (I Killed Pom Pom)

In Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People

• In Homestar Ruiner, Bubs distributes several items. He is the local supplier for Total Load energy enhancement powder, and also acts as a repairman for Marzipan's hedge shears. He also mentions a long list of candy he carries: chocolate candy, vanilla candy, tainted candy, real candy, pretend candy, and even free candy, which is a box of chocolate-covered organic packing peanuts by the name of ChocoOpps (obtainable with a coupon). In a prank phone call, his phone tree message lists extentions for calendars, tire irons, and support hose. Strong Bad mentions getting a box of rhino horns the last time he tried to navigate it (and not even the endangered kind). Bubs also sends an email, stating that he sells candy bars, lawn mowers, ketchup, Egyptian artifacts, and games for the kids. As he puts it, "we've got everything, twice!"
• In Strong Badia the Free, Bubs again acts as an all-purpose supplier of items. He will sell Strong Bad a souvenir clockwork doll for 100 quesos (Strong Badian currency), and also runs a black market from the back of the stand. As the black market, he deals in illegally excavated artifacts, weapons, fake IDs, pirated DVDs, unlicensed merchandise, and harvested organs. His weapons stock is out (he sold the last bazooka-flamethrower that throws throwing stars to Coachnya), and he will refuse to take either Pom Pom's katana or Strong Sad's fake sword. By giving him Strong Sad's pretendix, he will trade away a piece of Homsarian pottery. He also lists a number of souvenirs he sells (when in stock): cheese, watches, chocolate, cheesy watches, and chocolate-covered cheese.
• In Baddest of the Bands, Strong Bad brings Bubs his FunMachine for repairs. To pay off the repair bill, Bubs helps Strong Bad host his Battle Royale of the bands, and also builds the stages.
• In Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, the stand is used as a set for the Brainblow City Prison. Baron Darin Diamonocle (played by Bubs) is incarcerated here. Diamonocle gives Dangeresque information throughout the film, and occasionally inserts a product placement for Bull Honkey. Bubs also mentions that he used to sell foot-long hot dogs with files hidden in them to himself, back when the stand was a "tiny prison" and Bubs was the only inmate. A standoff scene also takes place on top of the concession stand.
• In 8-Bit is Enough, Bubs becomes trapped on top of the stand by Marzipan (who is possessed of the personality of "Lady Crate Ape"). Once Strong Bad drives off Marzipan, Bubs is called in to service the TROGDOR! arcade cabinet. The logic board for the game is also delivered to the concession stand by Videlectrix.

Imagined or Unknown Items Sold

• Flame-throwers that shoot imitation chocolate hundred dollar bills (different town)
• Six tubes of rear-end cream (high school)
• Manila Cheese Coke (original)
• Hot sugar (the chair DVD commentary)
• Garlic, crosses, silver bullets, holy water, and VHS copies of Pumpkinshead 2 through 4 (Jibblies 2)
• Paunch-berry Ice Cream (Where U Goin' 2?)
• Pine-scented air freshener-flavored donuts, Big League Chew (Halloween Hide & Seek)