Marzipan Being Compared to a Broom

"You're not a broom?!"

Marzipan is often compared to a broom because of her body shape.

References

• Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2 — Homestar Runner calls Marzipan "you old broomstick".
• Email virus — When Marzipan is affected by the virus, she speaks in a distorted voice. In the Quote of the Week Easter egg in the same email, a broom makes the same sound.
• Email long pants — In an Easter egg, Marzipan tells Homestar that everyone thinks she's a broom. Based on Homestar's surprised response, he apparently thought so too.
• Date Nite — When talking about Marzipan, Strong Bad says to The Cheat, "You can't even call that thing a bod! At best it's a broom or a—"
• Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2 — The New Stuff description was "Folks call the broom lady."
• Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 15.2 —
  • Homestar absentmindedly calls Marzipan to describe "a hot blonde thing" he saw as "purple dress, broomstick style".
  • The New Stuff description was again "Folks call the broom lady."
• 8-Bit is Enough — Homestar says of Marzipan as the Lady Crate Ape, "A little broomstick like her shouldn't be able to throw that far."
• Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2 — The New Stuff description was "When the broom's away-".
• TMBG Concert - 5 Mar 2010 — When singing With a Little Help from My Friends, Puppet Homestar sings, "Somebody... with a broomstick for a girlfriend!"
• D'artagnan is the Champion — In her documentary, Missy Palmer says she "got to play a cartoon character that was shaped like a broom", before showing an animation of Marzipan.
• Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2 — Strong Bad pranks Marzipan by pretending to be the new girl character, "Sharpdene", who tells Marzipan she looks like a broom.
• Dangeresque Roomisode 3: Keep My Enemies, Loser — After Dangeresque successfully prevents an assassination attempt by Sultry Buttons, looking in the kitchen will have him remark that she has either escaped into the night or disguised herself as a broom.

Variations

• Email big white face — Strong Bad compares Marzipan's head to a baseball bat.
• Strong Badia the Free — Homestar mistakes Strong Bad's comment about an ugly misshapen stick for Marzipan rather than the bare King of Town Effigy.
• Baddest of the Bands — Coach Z calls Marzipan his "little baseball bat in a dress".
• A Decemberween Mackerel — In an Easter egg, it is shown that Homestar has been tricked into making out with a mop, instead of with Marzipan.
• Haunted Photo Booth — Homestar kisses his bat rather than Marzipan.