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''This toon has no official name. "Field Day Intro" is derived from the file name of the [[Quote of the Week|May 24, 2007 Quote of the Week]].''
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</dd><dd><i>This toon has no official name. "Field Day Intro" is derived from the file name of the <a href="/index.php?title=Quote_of_the_Week" title="Quote of the Week">May 24, 2007 Quote of the Week</a>.</i>
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<td> <b> Toon Category: Uncategorized </b>
</td><td> <table align="right" border="1" cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:#f2f2f2; border:1px solid #ccc; padding:5px; font-size:x-small; line-height:100%; border-collapse:collapse;"><tr><td> <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/fieldday.html" title="oldhr:fieldday.html">watch</a> </td></tr></table>
</td></tr></table><div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:TruckaSideways.png" title="Turn those trucker caps sidewise!"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="130" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/8/8f/TruckaSideways.png/180px-TruckaSideways.png" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:TruckaSideways.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>Turn those trucker caps sidewise!</div></div></div>
<p>A hidden short featuring Strong Bad giving a speech in his room.
</p><p><b>Cast (in order of appearance):</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a>
</p><p><b>Places:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad%27s_Room" title="Strong Bad's Room">Strong Bad's Room</a>
</p><p><b>Release Date:</b> Saturday, June 7, 2003 (<a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Field_Day_Festival_%282003%29" title="wikipedia:Field Day Festival (2003)">Field Day Festival</a>)
</p><p><b>Running Time:</b> 0:43
</p><p><b>Page Title:</b> Field Day intro
</p><p><b>DVD: </b><a href="/index.php?title=Everything_Else%2C_Volume_3" title="Everything Else, Volume 3">Everything Else, Volume 3</a> (Easter egg)
</p>


{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;"
<a id="Transcript" name="Transcript"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Transcript</span></h2>
|-
<p><i>{Open to a static-filled screen, eventually focusing on Strong Bad in his room.}</i>
| '''Toon Category: Uncategorized'''
</p><p><b>STRONG BAD:</b> Attention, Long Island! Do not attempt to adjust the jumbotron. And, do not attempt to adjust those trucker caps you're all wearing. Or wait, in fact, DO adjust them.
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/fieldday.html watch]
</p><p><i>{Strong Bad holds up a blue trucker hat that reads "Naked Ladies" on the front.}</i>
|}
</p><p><b>STRONG BAD:</b> Everybody turn your trucker caps sidewise!
</p><p><i>{He throws the hat off screen.}</i>
</p><p><b>STRONG BAD:</b> Okay! Since they wouldn't let me on stage, and <i>{winking}</i> since the <i>ladies</i> demanded it, I give you, for two years running, the number one JAM OF THE SUMMER!
</p><p><i>{The camera stops rolling.}</i>
</p>
<a id="Fun_Facts" name="Fun_Facts"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span></h2>
<a id="Explanations" name="Explanations"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Explanations</span></h3>
<ul><li>This toon was produced for <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Field_Day_Festival_%282003%29" title="wikipedia:Field Day Festival (2003)">Field Day Festival</a>, a music festival featuring live performances from bands including <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Radiohead" title="wikipedia:Radiohead">Radiohead</a> and the <a href="/index.php?title=Beastie_Boys" title="Beastie Boys">Beastie Boys</a>, held on June 7, 2003. Toons featuring Strong Bad were shown between acts;<span class="reference"><sup class="plainlinks" id="ref_1" style="line-height:1px;font-size:70%"><a href="#endnote_1" title="">[1]</a></sup></span> <a href="/index.php?title=Everybody_to_the_Limit" title="Everybody to the Limit">Everybody to the Limit</a> was played with this short as an added introduction.<span class="reference"><sup class="plainlinks" id="ref_2" style="line-height:1px;font-size:70%"><a href="#endnote_2" title="">[2]</a></sup></span>
<ul><li>Strong Bad refers to <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Long_Island" title="wikipedia:Long Island">Long Island</a> because Field Day was originally planned as a two-day event in <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Calverton%2C_New_York" title="wikipedia:Calverton, New York">Calverton, New York</a>. A last-minute change moved the venue to <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Giants_Stadium" title="wikipedia:Giants Stadium">Giants Stadium</a> in <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=New_Jersey" title="wikipedia:New Jersey">New Jersey</a>, along with a schedule revision to a single day.<span class="reference"><sup class="plainlinks" id="ref_3" style="line-height:1px;font-size:70%"><a href="#endnote_3" title="">[3]</a></sup></span>
</li></ul>
</li><li>This toon was never officially featured on the site. It was first discovered after the <a href="/index.php?title=Quote_of_the_Week" title="Quote of the Week">Quote of the Week</a> for <a href="/index.php?title=Quote_of_the_Week" title="Quote of the Week">May 24, 2007</a> was released, which had the filename "sb_<b>fieldday</b>.mp3".
</li></ul>
<a id="Trivia" name="Trivia"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Trivia</span></h3>
<ul><li>When viewing the Flash file, the toon repeats itself after it finishes.
</li><li>There is no <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=navbar" title="navbar">navbar</a> on the bottom of the screen.
</li></ul>
<a id="Inside_References" name="Inside_References"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Inside References</span></h3>
<ul><li>Strong Bad mentions his <a href="/index.php?title=Number_One_Jams" title="Number One Jams">number one jam of the summer</a>.
</li></ul>
<a id="Real-World_References" name="Real-World_References"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Real-World References</span></h3>
<ul><li>A <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=JumboTron" title="wikipedia:JumboTron">JumboTron</a> is a large video screen made by Sony usually used in sports and entertainment venues and events. However, the genericized term jumbotron (sans capitalization) can be used to refer to any sort of video screen similar to the aforementioned Sony screen.
</li><li>The "Do not attempt to adjust..." line, along with the opening static effects, are from the intro to <i><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=The_Outer_Limits_%281963_TV_series%29" title="wikipedia:The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)">The Outer Limits</a></i>.
</li></ul>
<a id="References" name="References"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> References </span></h2>
<ol><li> <cite id="endnote_1" style="font-style: normal; font-family: sans-serif"><a href="#ref_1" title=""><b>^</b></a></cite>  <a class="external text" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071026105843/http://brokendial.insidepulse.com/articles/45974" rel="nofollow" title="http://web.archive.org/web/20071026105843/http://brokendial.insidepulse.com/articles/45974">"Stuff I Think and Shouldn't Say" #34, <i>Broken Dial</i></a> (archive link)
</li><li> <cite id="endnote_2" style="font-style: normal; font-family: sans-serif"><a href="#ref_2" title=""><b>^</b></a></cite>  <a class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20030810194524/http://starbase.globalpc.net/~bhz/cgi-bin/strongbad/sightings.html" rel="nofollow" title="https://web.archive.org/web/20030810194524/http://starbase.globalpc.net/~bhz/cgi-bin/strongbad/sightings.html">"Strong Bad and other Homestar Runner Sightings", <i>Burning Horizon</i></a> (archive link)
</li><li> <cite id="endnote_3" style="font-style: normal; font-family: sans-serif"><a href="#ref_3" title=""><b>^</b></a></cite>  <a class="external text" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20071031043900/http://www.livedaily.com/news/Field_Day_cut_to_one_day_moved_to_Giants_Stadium-5070.html" rel="nofollow" title="http://web.archive.org/web/20071031043900/http://www.livedaily.com/news/Field_Day_cut_to_one_day_moved_to_Giants_Stadium-5070.html">"Field Day cut to one day, moved to Giants Stadium", <i>LiveDaily</i></a> (archive link)
</li></ol>
<a id="External_Links" name="External_Links"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">External Links</span></h2>
<ul><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/fieldday.html" title="oldhr:fieldday.html">watch "Field Day Intro"</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/fieldday.swf" title="oldhr:fieldday.swf">view the Flash file for "Field Day Intro"</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=11535" title="forum:11535">forum thread re: "Field Day Intro"</a>
</li></ul>


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''Turn those trucker caps sidewise!''


A hidden short featuring Strong Bad giving a speech in his room.
 
<div class="visualClear"></div>
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]]
</html>
 
'''Places:''' [[Strong Bad's Room]]
 
'''Release Date:''' Saturday, June 7, 2003 ([[Field Day Festival (2003)|Field Day Festival]])
 
'''Running Time:''' 0:43
 
'''Page Title:''' Field Day intro
 
'''DVD:'''[[Everything Else, Volume 3]] (Easter egg)
 
== Transcript ==
 
''{Open to a static-filled screen, eventually focusing on Strong Bad in his room.}''
 
'''STRONG BAD:''' Attention, Long Island! Do not attempt to adjust the jumbotron. And, do not attempt to adjust those trucker caps you're all wearing. Or wait, in fact, DO adjust them.
 
''{Strong Bad holds up a blue trucker hat that reads "Naked Ladies" on the front.}''
 
'''STRONG BAD:''' Everybody turn your trucker caps sidewise!
 
''{He throws the hat off screen.}''
 
'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay! Since they wouldn't let me on stage, and ''{winking}'' since the ''ladies'' demanded it, I give you, for two years running, the number one JAM OF THE SUMMER!
 
''{The camera stops rolling.}''
 
== Fun Facts ==
 
=== Explanations ===
 
* This toon was produced for [[Field Day Festival (2003)|Field Day Festival]], a music festival featuring live performances from bands including [[Radiohead]] and the [[Beastie Boys]], held on June 7, 2003. Toons featuring Strong Bad were shown between acts;[#endnote_1 [1]] [[Everybody to the Limit]] was played with this short as an added introduction.[#endnote_2 [2]]
** Strong Bad refers to [[Long Island]] because Field Day was originally planned as a two-day event in [[Calverton, New York]]. A last-minute change moved the venue to [[Giants Stadium]] in [[New Jersey]], along with a schedule revision to a single day.[#endnote_3 [3]]
* This toon was never officially featured on the site. It was first discovered after the [[Quote of the Week]] for [[Quote of the Week|May 24, 2007]] was released, which had the filename "sb_'''fieldday'''.mp3".
 
=== Trivia ===
 
* When viewing the Flash file, the toon repeats itself after it finishes.
* There is no [[navbar]] on the bottom of the screen.
 
=== Inside References ===
 
* Strong Bad mentions his [[Number One Jams|number one jam of the summer]].
 
=== Real-World References ===
 
* A [[JumboTron]] is a large video screen made by Sony usually used in sports and entertainment venues and events. However, the genericized term jumbotron (sans capitalization) can be used to refer to any sort of video screen similar to the aforementioned Sony screen.
* The "Do not attempt to adjust..." line, along with the opening static effects, are from the intro to ''[[The Outer Limits (1963 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]''.
 
== References ==
 
# [#ref_1 '''^'''] [http://brokendial.insidepulse.com/articles/45974 "Stuff I Think and Shouldn't Say" #34, ''Broken Dial''] (archive link)
# [#ref_2 '''^'''] [http://starbase.globalpc.net/~bhz/cgi-bin/strongbad/sightings.html "Strong Bad and other Homestar Runner Sightings", ''Burning Horizon''] (archive link)
# [#ref_3 '''^'''] [http://www.livedaily.com/news/Field_Day_cut_to_one_day_moved_to_Giants_Stadium-5070.html "Field Day cut to one day, moved to Giants Stadium", ''LiveDaily''] (archive link)
 
== External Links ==
 
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/fieldday.html watch "Field Day Intro"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/fieldday.swf view the Flash file for "Field Day Intro"]
* [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=11535 forum thread re: "Field Day Intro"]
[[Category:Uncategorized Toons]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
[[Category:Everything Else, Volume 3]]
[[Category:Secret Pages]]


Latest revision as of 21:00, 18 July 2026

This toon has no official name. "Field Day Intro" is derived from the file name of the May 24, 2007 Quote of the Week.
Toon Category: Uncategorized
watch
Turn those trucker caps sidewise!

A hidden short featuring Strong Bad giving a speech in his room.

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad

Places: Strong Bad's Room

Release Date: Saturday, June 7, 2003 (Field Day Festival)

Running Time: 0:43

Page Title: Field Day intro

DVD: Everything Else, Volume 3 (Easter egg)

Transcript

{Open to a static-filled screen, eventually focusing on Strong Bad in his room.}

STRONG BAD: Attention, Long Island! Do not attempt to adjust the jumbotron. And, do not attempt to adjust those trucker caps you're all wearing. Or wait, in fact, DO adjust them.

{Strong Bad holds up a blue trucker hat that reads "Naked Ladies" on the front.}

STRONG BAD: Everybody turn your trucker caps sidewise!

{He throws the hat off screen.}

STRONG BAD: Okay! Since they wouldn't let me on stage, and {winking} since the ladies demanded it, I give you, for two years running, the number one JAM OF THE SUMMER!

{The camera stops rolling.}

Fun Facts

Explanations

Trivia

  • When viewing the Flash file, the toon repeats itself after it finishes.
  • There is no navbar on the bottom of the screen.

Inside References

Real-World References

  • A JumboTron is a large video screen made by Sony usually used in sports and entertainment venues and events. However, the genericized term jumbotron (sans capitalization) can be used to refer to any sort of video screen similar to the aforementioned Sony screen.
  • The "Do not attempt to adjust..." line, along with the opening static effects, are from the intro to The Outer Limits.

References

  1. ^  "Stuff I Think and Shouldn't Say" #34, Broken Dial (archive link)
  2. ^  "Strong Bad and other Homestar Runner Sightings", Burning Horizon (archive link)
  3. ^  "Field Day cut to one day, moved to Giants Stadium", LiveDaily (archive link)

External Links

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