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<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:Hooked_on_Decemberween_Screenshot.PNG" title="The #1 Decemberween Jam of 2008"><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="130" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/8/80/Hooked_on_Decemberween_Screenshot.PNG/180px-Hooked_on_Decemberween_Screenshot.PNG" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:Hooked_on_Decemberween_Screenshot.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>The #1 Decemberween Jam of 2008</div></div></div>
<p>Several <a href="/index.php?title=Decemberween" title="Decemberween">Decemberween</a> songs of the past, plus brand-new songs, appear in album form.
</p><p><b>Cast (in order of appearance):</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar Runner</a>, <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a> (audio only), <a href="/index.php?title=Marzipan" title="Marzipan">Marzipan</a> (audio only), <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Sad" title="Strong Sad">Strong Sad</a> (audio only), <a href="/index.php?title=Bubs" title="Bubs">Bubs</a> (audio only), <a href="/index.php?title=Coach_Z" title="Coach Z">Coach Z</a> (audio only), <a href="/index.php?title=Brundo_the_Decemberween_Yak_and_the_Sword_of_St._Olaf" title="Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf">The Sheriff</a> (audio only),  <a href="/index.php?title=The_Cheat" title="The Cheat">The Cheat</a> (audio only), <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Mad" title="Strong Mad">Strong Mad</a> (audio only), <a href="/index.php?title=The_King_of_Town" title="The King of Town">The King of Town</a> (audio only), <a href="/index.php?title=Brainkrieg" title="Brainkrieg">Brainkrieg</a>
</p><p><b>Date:</b> Monday, December 15, 2008 (Flash version)<br/>Wednesday, December 13, 2017 (HTML version)<br/>Monday, December 9, 2019 (album version)
</p><p><b>Running Time:</b> 6:58 (all songs combined)
</p><p><b>Page Title (<a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/hooked-on-decemberween" title="hr:toons/hooked-on-decemberween">Flash</a>):</b> Listen to it Fizz!<br/>
<b>Page Title (<a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/decemberweensongs.html" title="oldhr:decemberweensongs.html">HTML</a>):</b> Decemberween Classix!
</p>


<a id="Transcript" name="Transcript"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Transcript</span></h2>
[[File:Hooked_on_Decemberween_Screenshot.PNG|180px]]
<p><i>{<a href="/index.php?title=The_Cheat%27s_Record_Player" title="The Cheat's Record Player">The Cheat's record player</a> appears on screen. A record plays, making the same noise as the Old Timey scratch line. After a few seconds, it stops and allows you to choose from The Dethemberween Thnikkaman, Cheer Up Coach Z, Seasonal Sweaters, Homestar Runner Presents: Presents, O, Decemberween, and If I Don't Get Video Games. By default, The Dethemberween Thnikkaman plays.}</i>
 
</p>
''The #1 Decemberween Jam of 2008''
<a id="The_Dethemberween_Thnikkaman" name="The_Dethemberween_Thnikkaman"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">The Dethemberween Thnikkaman</span></h3>
 
<dl><dd><i>See <a href="/index.php?title=Dethemberween_Thnikkaman" title="Dethemberween Thnikkaman">Happy Dethemberween</a></i>
Several [[Decemberween]] songs of the past, plus brand-new songs, appear in album form.
</dd></dl>
 
<a id="Cheer_Up_Coach_Z" name="Cheer_Up_Coach_Z"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Cheer Up Coach Z</span></h3>
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]] (audio only), [[Marzipan]] (audio only), [[Strong Sad]] (audio only), [[Bubs]] (audio only), [[Coach Z]] (audio only), [[Brundo the Decemberween Yak and the Sword of St. Olaf|The Sheriff]] (audio only),  [[The Cheat]] (audio only), [[Strong Mad]] (audio only), [[The King of Town]] (audio only), [[Brainkrieg]]
<dl><dd><i>See <a href="/index.php?title=Decemberween_Short_Shorts" title="Decemberween Short Shorts">Decemberween Short Shorts</a></i>
 
</dd></dl>
'''Date:''' Monday, December 15, 2008 (Flash version)<br />Wednesday, December 13, 2017 (HTML version)<br />Monday, December 9, 2019 (album version)
<a id="Seasonal_Sweaters" name="Seasonal_Sweaters"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Seasonal Sweaters</span></h3>
 
<dl><dd><i>See <a href="/index.php?title=Seasonal_Sweaters" title="Seasonal Sweaters">Seasonal Sweaters</a></i>
'''Running Time:''' 6:58 (all songs combined)
</dd></dl>
 
<a id="Homestar_Runner_Presents:_Presents" name="Homestar_Runner_Presents:_Presents"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Homestar Runner Presents: Presents</span></h3>
'''Page Title ([https://homestarrunner.com/toons/hooked-on-decemberween Flash]):''' Listen to it Fizz!<br />
<p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> <i>{Singing, the Homestar Runner on the record cover moves his mouth with his eyes open.}</i><br/>
'''Page Title ([https://old.homestarrunner.com/decemberweensongs.html HTML]):''' Decemberween Classix!
Home...star Runner presents: presents.<br/>
 
<br/>
== Transcript ==
I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.<br/>
 
You should probably try and return all those bad presents.<br/>
''{[[The Cheat's Record Player|The Cheat's record player]] appears on screen. A record plays, making the same noise as the Old Timey scratch line. After a few seconds, it stops and allows you to choose from The Dethemberween Thnikkaman, Cheer Up Coach Z, Seasonal Sweaters, Homestar Runner Presents: Presents, O, Decemberween, and If I Don't Get Video Games. By default, The Dethemberween Thnikkaman plays.}''
You may be shocked to find how little you get for those bad presents.<br/>
 
I got 'em at the dollar store — they were fifty percent off.<br/>
=== The Dethemberween Thnikkaman ===
<br/>
 
I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.<br/>
''See [[Dethemberween Thnikkaman|Happy Dethemberween]]''
I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.<br/>
 
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.<br/>
=== Cheer Up Coach Z ===
<b>STRONG BAD:</b> <i>{simultaneously, louder than Homestar}</i> We're really sorry that you got us bad presents.
 
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.<br/>
''See [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]''
<b>ALL:</b> <i>{simultaneously, louder than Homestar}</i> We're really sorry that you got us bad presents.
 
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.<br/>
=== Seasonal Sweaters ===
<b>ALL:</b> <i>{simultaneously, louder than Homestar}</i> We're really sorry that you got us bad presents.
 
</p><p><b>HOMESTAR RUNNER:</b> <i>{Hoarse falsetto}</i> I'm really sorry... <i>{Clears throat, speaks}</i> Ooh, hello, high note.
''See [[Seasonal Sweaters]]''
</p>
 
<a id="O.2C_Decemberween" name="O.2C_Decemberween"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">O, Decemberween</span></h3>
=== Homestar Runner Presents: Presents ===
<dl><dd><i>See <a href="/index.php?title=The_Best_Decemberween_Ever" title="The Best Decemberween Ever">The Best Decemberween Ever</a></i>
 
</dd></dl>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Singing, the Homestar Runner on the record cover moves his mouth with his eyes open.}''<br />
<a id="If_I_Don.27t_Get_Video_Games..." name="If_I_Don.27t_Get_Video_Games..."></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">If I Don't Get Video Games...</span></h3>
Home...star Runner presents: presents.<br />
<p><i>{Cut to a <a href="/index.php?title=Paper_Background" title="Paper Background">Teen Girl Squad paper</a>. Brainkrieg are drawn on it.}</i>
<br />
</p><p><b>BRAINKRIEG BASSIST:</b> Go.
I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.<br />
</p><p><b>BRAINKRIEG GUITARIST:</b> You go.
You should probably try and return all those bad presents.<br />
</p><p><b>BRAINKRIEG BASSIST:</b> Are you even plugged in?
You may be shocked to find how little you get for those bad presents.<br />
</p><p><b>BRAINKRIEG GUITARIST:</b> Hang on.
I got 'em at the dollar store — they were fifty percent off.<br />
</p><p><i>{A stoner rock riff begins to play.}</i>
<br />
</p><p><b>BRAINKRIEG:</b><br/>
I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.<br />
If I don't get video games for Decemberween I'm gonna<br/>
I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.<br />
Spell a cuss word on the roof with Christmas lights!<br/>
 
Invite Crazy Uncle Edgar over, keep his egg nog spiked!<br/>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.<br />
Hang out behind the mall in a black trench coat!<br/>
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously, louder than Homestar}'' We're really sorry that you got us bad presents.
Hang out in <i>front</i> of the mall in a black trench coat!<br/>
 
If I don't get video games for Decemberween!<br/>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.<br />
If I don't get video games for Decemberween!<br/>
'''ALL:''' ''{simultaneously, louder than Homestar}'' We're really sorry that you got us bad presents.
</p><p><i>{solo}</i>
 
</p><p>I'm talkin' about Night Vision Mode 4, Lord of Armor, Tank Driverer, and Sword Thong Gold Edition!<br/>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.<br />
If I don't get video games for Decemberween!<br/>
'''ALL:''' ''{simultaneously, louder than Homestar}'' We're really sorry that you got us bad presents.
If I don't get video games<br/>
 
Decemberween!<br/>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Hoarse falsetto}'' I'm really sorry... ''{Clears throat, speaks}'' Ooh, hello, high note.
 
=== O, Decemberween ===
 
''See [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]''
 
=== If I Don't Get Video Games... ===
 
''{Cut to a [[Paper Background|Teen Girl Squad paper]]. Brainkrieg are drawn on it.}''
 
'''BRAINKRIEG BASSIST:''' Go.
 
'''BRAINKRIEG GUITARIST:''' You go.
 
'''BRAINKRIEG BASSIST:''' Are you even plugged in?
 
'''BRAINKRIEG GUITARIST:''' Hang on.
 
''{A stoner rock riff begins to play.}''
 
'''BRAINKRIEG:'''<br />
If I don't get video games for Decemberween I'm gonna<br />
Spell a cuss word on the roof with Christmas lights!<br />
Invite Crazy Uncle Edgar over, keep his egg nog spiked!<br />
Hang out behind the mall in a black trench coat!<br />
Hang out in ''front'' of the mall in a black trench coat!<br />
If I don't get video games for Decemberween!<br />
If I don't get video games for Decemberween!<br />
 
''{solo}''
 
I'm talkin' about Night Vision Mode 4, Lord of Armor, Tank Driverer, and Sword Thong Gold Edition!<br />
If I don't get video games for Decemberween!<br />
If I don't get video games<br />
Decemberween!<br />
Jugga jigga wugga!
Jugga jigga wugga!
</p>
 
<a id="Fun_Facts" name="Fun_Facts"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span></h2>
== Fun Facts ==
<a id="Trivia" name="Trivia"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Trivia</span></h3>
 
<ul><li>"Cheer Up Coach Z" was previously downloadable as a <a href="/index.php?title=Quote_of_the_Week" title="Quote of the Week">Quote of the Week</a>.
=== Trivia ===
</li><li>"Homestar Runner Presents: Presents" was originally the background music for the <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Presents:_Presents" title="Homestar Presents: Presents">toon</a> of the same name. The vocal version is presented here for the first time.
 
</li><li>The <a href="/index.php?title=YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> description for this toon is "Check out some Decemberween songs!"
* "Cheer Up Coach Z" was previously downloadable as a [[Quote of the Week]].
</li></ul>
* "Homestar Runner Presents: Presents" was originally the background music for the [[Homestar Presents: Presents|toon]] of the same name. The vocal version is presented here for the first time.
<a id="Remarks" name="Remarks"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Remarks</span></h3>
* The [[YouTube]] description for this toon is "Check out some Decemberween songs!"
<ul><li>This toon does <i>not</i> include the songs "O Holy Crap" (from <a href="/index.php?title=A_Holiday_Greeting" title="A Holiday Greeting">A Holiday Greeting</a>), the holiday version of "<a href="/index.php?title=Everybody_Everybody" title="Everybody Everybody">Everybody, Everybody</a>" (from the same toon as well as on <a href="/index.php?title=Decemberween_Email_Menu" title="Decemberween Email Menu">Decemberween Email Menu</a>), or "Everyone's Looking" (from <a href="/index.php?title=A_Decemberween_Pageant" title="A Decemberween Pageant">A Decemberween Pageant</a>).
 
</li><li>All of the MP3s are hosted on Videlectrix's website. The last time Videlectrix was used to host something other than its own sake was for hosting <a href="/index.php?title=Non-Sequitur_Champion" title="Non-Sequitur Champion">Non-Sequitur Champion</a> for use in the <a href="/index.php?title=Store" title="Store">Store</a>.
=== Remarks ===
</li><li>Brainkrieg's lyrics talk about spelling a cuss word on the roof with <a href="/index.php?title=Decemberween" title="Decemberween"><i>Christmas</i> lights</a>, not <i>Decemberween</i> lights.
 
</li><li>Strong Sad can be heard in the background of Homestar Presents: Presents, but he never gets any presents for Decemberween as he's always locked in the bathtub.
* This toon does ''not'' include the songs "O Holy Crap" (from [[A Holiday Greeting]]), the holiday version of "[[Everybody Everybody|Everybody, Everybody]]" (from the same toon as well as on [[Decemberween Email Menu]]), or "Everyone's Looking" (from [[A Decemberween Pageant]]).
</li><li>The Brainkrieg video uses the old Flash paper background instead of the new, photographic one. This is probably because the graphics were copied from <a href="/index.php?title=death_metal" title="death metal">death metal</a>.
* All of the MP3s are hosted on Videlectrix's website. The last time Videlectrix was used to host something other than its own sake was for hosting [[Non-Sequitur Champion]] for use in the [[Store]].
</li><li>The <a href="/index.php?title=Audio_Quality" title="Audio Quality">audio quality</a> in this toon is better than normal.
* Brainkrieg's lyrics talk about spelling a cuss word on the roof with [[Decemberween|''Christmas'' lights]], not ''Decemberween'' lights.
</li></ul>
* Strong Sad can be heard in the background of Homestar Presents: Presents, but he never gets any presents for Decemberween as he's always locked in the bathtub.
<a id="Fixed_Goofs" name="Fixed_Goofs"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Fixed Goofs</span></h3>
* The Brainkrieg video uses the old Flash paper background instead of the new, photographic one. This is probably because the graphics were copied from [[death metal]].
<ul><li>In the <a href="/index.php?title=New_Stuff" title="New Stuff">New Stuff</a> section of the Toons menu, this toon was once listed at the bottom of the list as well as the top.
* The [[Audio Quality|audio quality]] in this toon is better than normal.
</li></ul>
 
<a id="Inside_References" name="Inside_References"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Inside References</span></h3>
=== Fixed Goofs ===
<ul><li>The format of this toon echoes that of <a href="/index.php?title=Limozeen_vs._sloshy" title="Limozeen vs. sloshy">Limozeen vs. sloshy</a>.
 
</li><li>Each of the songs either appear in, or refer to, the following Decemberween toons:
* In the [[New Stuff]] section of the Toons menu, this toon was once listed at the bottom of the list as well as the top.
<ul><li><a href="/index.php?title=The_Best_Decemberween_Ever" title="The Best Decemberween Ever">The Best Decemberween Ever</a> ("O, Decemberween")
 
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Decemberween_in_July" title="Decemberween in July">Decemberween in July</a> ("<a href="/index.php?title=Seasonal_Sweaters" title="Seasonal Sweaters">Seasonal Sweaters</a>")
=== Inside References ===
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Presents:_Presents" title="Homestar Presents: Presents">Homestar Presents: Presents</a> ("Homestar Runner Presents: Presents")
 
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Decemberween_Short_Shorts" title="Decemberween Short Shorts">Decemberween Short Shorts</a> ("Cheer Up, Coach Z")
* The format of this toon echoes that of [[Limozeen vs. sloshy]].
</li><li><a href="/index.php?title=Happy_Dethemberween" title="Happy Dethemberween">Happy Dethemberween</a> ("The Dethemberween Thnikkaman")
* Each of the songs either appear in, or refer to, the following Decemberween toons:
</li></ul>
** [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] ("O, Decemberween")
</li><li>Brainkrieg first appeared in <a href="/index.php?title=death_metal" title="death metal">death metal</a>.
** [[Decemberween in July]] ("[[Seasonal Sweaters]]")
<ul><li>Brainkrieg also sung words that start with the letters "De", followed by the refrain of "Jugga jigga wugga!"
** [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] ("Homestar Runner Presents: Presents")
</li></ul>
** [[Decemberween Short Shorts]] ("Cheer Up, Coach Z")
</li><li>This is another reference to <a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Swearing" title="Swearing">swearing</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=Alcohol" title="Alcohol">alcohol</a>.
** [[Happy Dethemberween]] ("The Dethemberween Thnikkaman")
</li><li>In If I Don't Get Video Games..., Uncle Edgar's cigarette holder is another reference to <a href="/index.php?title=Smoking" title="Smoking">smoking</a>.
* Brainkrieg first appeared in [[death metal]].
</li><li>The Homestar Runner Presents: Presents song references Homestar's past trend of getting terrible presents for the other characters, as seen in <a href="/index.php?title=The_Best_Decemberween_Ever" title="The Best Decemberween Ever">The Best Decemberween Ever</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Presents:_Presents" title="Homestar Presents: Presents">Homestar Presents: Presents</a>.
** Brainkrieg also sung words that start with the letters "De", followed by the refrain of "Jugga jigga wugga!"
</li></ul>
* This is another reference to [[Swearing|swearing]] and [[Alcohol|alcohol]].
<a id="Real-World_References" name="Real-World_References"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Real-World References</span></h3>
* In If I Don't Get Video Games..., Uncle Edgar's cigarette holder is another reference to [[Smoking|smoking]].
<ul><li>The toon title refers to <i><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Hooked_on_Classics_%28series%29" title="wikipedia:Hooked on Classics (series)">Hooked on Classics</a></i>, a 1980s series of albums that sought to revive interest in <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=classical_music" title="wikipedia:classical music">classical music</a> by presenting a medley of classical songs over a then-modern disco background beat.
* The Homestar Runner Presents: Presents song references Homestar's past trend of getting terrible presents for the other characters, as seen in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]] and [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
</li><li>The page title, "Listen to it Fizz!", was a slogan used by <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Alka-Seltzer" title="wikipedia:Alka-Seltzer">Alka-Seltzer</a> in 1930s radio commercials.
 
</li><li>The storefronts seen while Brainkrieg is "hanging in front of the mall" are <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Burdines" title="wikipedia:Burdines">Burdines</a>, a Florida-based department store absorbed by <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Macy%27s%2C_Inc." title="wikipedia:Macy's, Inc.">Macy's</a> in 2004, and Babbage's, a software and video game retailer which became <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=GameStop" title="wikipedia:GameStop">GameStop</a> in 1999.
=== Real-World References ===
</li><li>Uncle Edgar resembles <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Hunter_S._Thompson" title="wikipedia:Hunter S. Thompson">Hunter S. Thompson</a>, as portrayed by <a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Johnny_Depp" title="wikipedia:Johnny Depp">Johnny Depp</a> in <i><a class="extiw" href="/index.php?title=Fear_and_Loathing_in_Las_Vegas_%28film%29" title="wikipedia:Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)">Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas</a></i>.
 
</li></ul>
* The toon title refers to ''[[Hooked on Classics (series)|Hooked on Classics]]'', a 1980s series of albums that sought to revive interest in [[classical music]] by presenting a medley of classical songs over a then-modern disco background beat.
<a id="Fast_Forward" name="Fast_Forward"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Fast Forward</span></h3>
* The page title, "Listen to it Fizz!", was a slogan used by [[Alka-Seltzer]] in 1930s radio commercials.
<ul><li>On December 12, 2017, a Twitter user expressed concern to <a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual" title="@StrongBadActual">@StrongBadActual</a> that one of the song download links had stopped working. In response, a plain HTML page version of Hooked on Decemberween was released on the following day. This version contains download links to unzipped MP3s of the same songs, now hosted on homestarrunner.com proper.
* The storefronts seen while Brainkrieg is "hanging in front of the mall" are [[Burdines]], a Florida-based department store absorbed by [[Macy's, Inc.|Macy's]] in 2004, and Babbage's, a software and video game retailer which became [[GameStop]] in 1999.
</li></ul>
* Uncle Edgar resembles [[Hunter S. Thompson]], as portrayed by [[Johnny Depp]] in ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]''.
<blockquote style="width:50%">
 
<div style="font-size: 1.25em"><b>Up and Download Them!</b></div>
=== Fast Forward ===
<p>right-click to save-as! remember that?
 
</p><p><u>The Dethemberween Thnikkaman - by Strong Bad
* On December 12, 2017, a Twitter user expressed concern to [[@StrongBadActual]] that one of the song download links had stopped working. In response, a plain HTML page version of Hooked on Decemberween was released on the following day. This version contains download links to unzipped MP3s of the same songs, now hosted on homestarrunner.com proper.
</u></p><p>Cheer Up Coach Z - by Homestar
 
</p><p>O, Decemberween - by errybody
<blockquote>
</p><p>Homestar Runner Presents: Presents - by Homestar
>'''Up and Download Them!'''
</p><p>Seasonal Sweaters - by Marzipan
>right-click to save-as! remember that?
</p><p>If I don't get Videogames for Decemberween - by Brainkrieg
>The Dethemberween Thnikkaman - by Strong Bad
</p>
>Cheer Up Coach Z - by Homestar
>O, Decemberween - by errybody
>Homestar Runner Presents: Presents - by Homestar
>Seasonal Sweaters - by Marzipan
>If I don't get Videogames for Decemberween - by Brainkrieg
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<a id="YouTube_Version" name="YouTube_Version"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">YouTube Version</span></h2>
<ul><li>The <a href="/index.php?title=YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a> version of this toon does not include the video for "If I Don't Get Video Games..."; it stays at the record screen.
</li><li>The links to the downloads are not included, for obvious reasons.
</li></ul>
<a id="Streaming_Version" name="Streaming_Version"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline"> Streaming Version </span></h2>
<div class="thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:182px;"><a class="image" href="/index.php?title=File:HookedOnDecemberween.jpg" title="The album art is the same as seen in the original toon."><img alt="" border="0" class="thumbimage" height="179" src="https://web.archive.org/web/20211001000000im_/http://www.hrwiki.org/w/images/thumb/9/9f/HookedOnDecemberween.jpg/180px-HookedOnDecemberween.jpg" width="180"/></a> <div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a class="internal" href="/index.php?title=File:HookedOnDecemberween.jpg" 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>The album art is the same as seen in the original toon.</div></div></div>
<p>On December 9, 2019, the album <i>Hooked on Decemberween</i> was added to <a href="/index.php?title=Music_Streaming_Profiles" title="Music Streaming Profiles">streaming music services</a>. The audio from the toon returns, with the title of "If I Don't Get Video Games for Decemberween" no longer truncated by ellipsis. This version of the album includes two additional bonus songs: "<a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Santaman_is_a_Blademan" title="Santaman is a Blademan">Santaman is a Blademan</a>" and "<a href="/index.php?title=Death_Defying_Entertainment" title="Death Defying Entertainment">Death Defying Entertainment</a>". All songs are simply credited to <a href="/index.php?title=Strong_Bad" title="Strong Bad">Strong Bad</a>, with the actual artists listed as "featured" where applicable.
</p><p>The release was announced via <a href="/index.php?title=%40StrongBadActual_Tweets_2019" title="@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019">a @StrongBadActual tweet</a>.
</p>
<a id="Track_Listing" name="Track_Listing"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Track Listing</span></h3>
<table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" class="sortable" style="border-collapse:collapse" width="75%">
<tr bgcolor="#eeeeee">
<th width="5%">No. </th><th> Title </th><th width="10%">Length
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td>1
</td><td><b>The Dethemberween Thnikkaman</b>
</td><td>1:55
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>2
</td><td><b>Cheer Up Coach Z</b> (feat. <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar Runner</a>)
</td><td>0:55
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>3
</td><td><b><a href="/index.php?title=Seasonal_Sweaters" title="Seasonal Sweaters">Seasonal Sweaters</a></b> (feat. <a href="/index.php?title=Marzipan" title="Marzipan">Marzipan</a>)
</td><td>0:33
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>4
</td><td><b>Homestar Runner Presents: Presents</b> (feat. <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar Runner</a>)
</td><td>1:03
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>5
</td><td><b>O Decemberween</b>
</td><td>1:16
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>6
</td><td><b>If I Don't Get Video Games for Decemberween</b> (feat. <a href="/index.php?title=Brainkrieg" title="Brainkrieg">Brainkrieg</a>)
</td><td>1:14
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>7
</td><td><b><a class="mw-redirect" href="/index.php?title=Santaman_is_a_Blademan" title="Santaman is a Blademan">Santaman is a Blademan</a></b> (feat. <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar Runner</a>)
</td><td>1:06
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>8
</td><td><b><a href="/index.php?title=Death_Defying_Entertainment" title="Death Defying Entertainment">Death Defying Entertainment</a></b> (feat. <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Runner" title="Homestar Runner">Homestar Runner</a>)
</td><td>1:36
</td></tr></table>
<a id="Fun_Facts_2" name="Fun_Facts_2"></a><h3> <span class="mw-headline">Fun Facts</span></h3>
<ul><li>The final two songs relate to the Decemberween toons <a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque_Puppet_Squad:_The_Hot_Jones_Hijack" title="Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack">Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack</a> and <a href="/index.php?title=A_Death_Defying_Decemberween" title="A Death Defying Decemberween">A Death Defying Decemberween</a>, respectively; both were released after the original "Hooked on Decemberween" toon.
</li><li>The seventh track was originally titled "Santaman Is Blademan".
</li></ul>
<a id="See_Also" name="See_Also"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span></h2>
<ul><li>The <a href="/index.php?title=If_I_Don%27t_Get_Video_Games..._Visuals" title="If I Don't Get Video Games... Visuals">visuals</a> that appear during the Brainkrieg video.
</li></ul>
<a id="External_Links" name="External_Links"></a><h2> <span class="mw-headline">External Links</span></h2>
<ul><li><a class="extiw" href="https://homestarrunner.com/toons/hooked-on-decemberween" title="hr:toons/hooked-on-decemberween">watch "Hooked on Decemberween"</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh5l5QtsQWc" title="youtube:nh5l5QtsQWc">watch "Hooked on Decemberween"</a> on <a href="/index.php?title=YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/xmas08_album.html" title="oldhr:xmas08 album.html">watch "Hooked on Decemberween"</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/xmas08_album.swf" title="oldhr:xmas08 album.swf">view the Flash file for "Hooked on Decemberween"</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=14932" title="forum:14932">forum thread re: "Hooked on Decemberween"</a>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/decemberweensongs.html" title="oldhr:decemberweensongs.html">visit the 2017 HTML version</a>
<ul><li>download "Dethemberween Thnikkaman" <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/xmas08/DethemberweenThnikkaman.zip" title="oldhr:videlectrix/xmas08/DethemberweenThnikkaman.zip">ZIP</a> <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/songs/DethemberweenThnikkaman.mp3" title="oldhr:songs/DethemberweenThnikkaman.mp3">MP3</a>
</li><li>download "Cheer Up, Coach Z" <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/xmas08/CheerUpCoachZ.zip" title="oldhr:videlectrix/xmas08/CheerUpCoachZ.zip">ZIP</a> <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/songs/CheerUpCoachZ.mp3" title="oldhr:songs/CheerUpCoachZ.mp3">MP3</a>
</li><li>download "Seasonal Sweaters" <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/xmas08/SeasonalSweaters.zip" title="oldhr:videlectrix/xmas08/SeasonalSweaters.zip">ZIP</a> <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/songs/SeasonalSweaters.mp3" title="oldhr:songs/SeasonalSweaters.mp3">MP3</a>
</li><li>download "Homestar Presents: Presents" <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/xmas08/HSRPresentsPresents.zip" title="oldhr:videlectrix/xmas08/HSRPresentsPresents.zip">ZIP</a> <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/songs/HSRPresentsPresents.mp3" title="oldhr:songs/HSRPresentsPresents.mp3">MP3</a>
</li><li>download "O Decemberween" <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/xmas08/ODecemberween.zip" title="oldhr:videlectrix/xmas08/ODecemberween.zip">ZIP</a> <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/songs/ODecemberween.mp3" title="oldhr:songs/ODecemberween.mp3">MP3</a>
</li><li>download "If I Don't Get Video Games..." <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/xmas08/IfIDontGetVideoGames.zip" title="oldhr:videlectrix/xmas08/IfIDontGetVideoGames.zip">ZIP</a> <a class="extiw" href="https://old.homestarrunner.com/songs/IfIDontGetVideoGames.mp3" title="oldhr:songs/IfIDontGetVideoGames.mp3">MP3</a>
</li></ul>
</li><li><a class="extiw" href="https://songwhip.com/strong-bad/hooked-on-decemberween" title="songwhip:strong-bad/hooked-on-decemberween"><i>Hooked on Decemberween</i> on Songwhip</a>
</li></ul>
<div style="clear:both;"></div>
<table class="navbox" style="margin:0 auto; padding:0.2em; width:40em">
<tr>
<th style="text-align:center;background-color:#A9F25E;"> <a href="/index.php?title=Decemberween" title="Decemberween">Decemberween</a>
</th></tr>
<tr>
<td style="font-size:smaller;">
<dl><dd><b>2000:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=A_Holiday_Greeting" title="A Holiday Greeting">A Holiday Greeting</a>
</dd><dd><b>2001:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=The_Best_Decemberween_Ever" title="The Best Decemberween Ever">The Best Decemberween Ever</a>
</dd><dd><b>2002:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=A_Decemberween_Pageant" title="A Decemberween Pageant">A Decemberween Pageant</a>; <a href="/index.php?title=Decemberween_Email_Menu" title="Decemberween Email Menu">Decemberween Email Menu</a>
</dd><dd><b>2004:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Decemberween_in_July" title="Decemberween in July">Decemberween in July</a>; <a href="/index.php?title=Snowglobe" title="Snowglobe">Snowglobe</a>; <a href="/index.php?title=Homestar_Presents:_Presents" title="Homestar Presents: Presents">Homestar Presents: Presents</a>
</dd><dd><b>2006:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=what_i_want" title="what i want">what i want</a>; <a href="/index.php?title=Decemberween_Short_Shorts" title="Decemberween Short Shorts">Decemberween Short Shorts</a>
</dd><dd><b>2007:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Happy_Dethemberween" title="Happy Dethemberween">Happy Dethemberween</a>
</dd><dd><b>2008:</b> <strong class="selflink">Hooked on Decemberween</strong>; <a href="/index.php?title=A_Death_Defying_Decemberween" title="A Death Defying Decemberween">A Death Defying Decemberween</a>
</dd><dd><b>2010:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=A_Decemberween_Mackerel" title="A Decemberween Mackerel">A Decemberween Mackerel</a>; <a href="/index.php?title=Which_Ween_Costumes%3F" title="Which Ween Costumes?">Which Ween Costumes?</a>
</dd><dd><b>2017:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Dangeresque_Puppet_Squad:_The_Hot_Jones_Hijack" title="Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack">Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack</a>
</dd><dd><b>2022:</b> <a href="/index.php?title=Decemberweenvent_Calendar" title="Decemberweenvent Calendar">Decemberweenvent Calendar</a> (<a href="/index.php?title=Decemberweenvent_Calendar_%282022_Revisited%29" title="Decemberweenvent Calendar (2022 Revisited)">2022 Revisited</a>)
</dd></dl>
</td></tr></table>


== YouTube Version ==
* The [[YouTube]] version of this toon does not include the video for "If I Don't Get Video Games..."; it stays at the record screen.
* The links to the downloads are not included, for obvious reasons.
== Streaming Version ==
[[File:HookedOnDecemberween.jpg|180px]]
''The album art is the same as seen in the original toon.''
On December 9, 2019, the album ''Hooked on Decemberween'' was added to [[Music Streaming Profiles|streaming music services]]. The audio from the toon returns, with the title of "If I Don't Get Video Games for Decemberween" no longer truncated by ellipsis. This version of the album includes two additional bonus songs: "[[Santaman is a Blademan]]" and "[[Death Defying Entertainment]]". All songs are simply credited to [[Strong Bad]], with the actual artists listed as "featured" where applicable.
The release was announced via [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2019|a @StrongBadActual tweet]].
=== Track Listing ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! No.
! Title
! Length
|-
| 1
| '''The Dethemberween Thnikkaman'''
| 1:55
|-
| 2
| '''Cheer Up Coach Z''' (feat. [[Homestar Runner]])
| 0:55
|-
| 3
| '''[[Seasonal Sweaters]]''' (feat. [[Marzipan]])
| 0:33
|-
| 4
| '''Homestar Runner Presents: Presents''' (feat. [[Homestar Runner]])
| 1:03
|-
| 5
| '''O Decemberween'''
| 1:16
|-
| 6
| '''If I Don't Get Video Games for Decemberween''' (feat. [[Brainkrieg]])
| 1:14
|-
| 7
| '''[[Santaman is a Blademan]]''' (feat. [[Homestar Runner]])
| 1:06
|-
| 8
| '''[[Death Defying Entertainment]]''' (feat. [[Homestar Runner]])
| 1:36
|}
=== Fun Facts ===
* The final two songs relate to the Decemberween toons [[Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack]] and [[A Death Defying Decemberween]], respectively; both were released after the original "Hooked on Decemberween" toon.
* The seventh track was originally titled "Santaman Is Blademan".
== See Also ==
* The [[If I Don't Get Video Games... Visuals|visuals]] that appear during the Brainkrieg video.
== External Links ==


* [https://homestarrunner.com/toons/hooked-on-decemberween watch "Hooked on Decemberween"]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh5l5QtsQWc watch "Hooked on Decemberween"] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/xmas08_album.html watch "Hooked on Decemberween"] on the old [[Flash]] site
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/xmas08_album.swf view the Flash file for "Hooked on Decemberween"]
* [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=14932 forum thread re: "Hooked on Decemberween"]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/decemberweensongs.html visit the 2017 HTML version]
** download "Dethemberween Thnikkaman" [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/xmas08/DethemberweenThnikkaman.zip ZIP] [https://old.homestarrunner.com/songs/DethemberweenThnikkaman.mp3 MP3]
** download "Cheer Up, Coach Z" [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/xmas08/CheerUpCoachZ.zip ZIP] [https://old.homestarrunner.com/songs/CheerUpCoachZ.mp3 MP3]
** download "Seasonal Sweaters" [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/xmas08/SeasonalSweaters.zip ZIP] [https://old.homestarrunner.com/songs/SeasonalSweaters.mp3 MP3]
** download "Homestar Presents: Presents" [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/xmas08/HSRPresentsPresents.zip ZIP] [https://old.homestarrunner.com/songs/HSRPresentsPresents.mp3 MP3]
** download "O Decemberween" [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/xmas08/ODecemberween.zip ZIP] [https://old.homestarrunner.com/songs/ODecemberween.mp3 MP3]
** download "If I Don't Get Video Games..." [https://old.homestarrunner.com/videlectrix/xmas08/IfIDontGetVideoGames.zip ZIP] [https://old.homestarrunner.com/songs/IfIDontGetVideoGames.mp3 MP3]
* [https://songwhip.com/strong-bad/hooked-on-decemberween ''Hooked on Decemberween'' on Songwhip]


{| class="wikitable"
<div class="visualClear"></div>
|-
</html>
! style="text-align:center;background-color:#A9F25E;" | [[Decemberween]]
|-
|
'''2000:''' [[A Holiday Greeting]]
'''2001:''' [[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
'''2002:''' [[A Decemberween Pageant]]; [[Decemberween Email Menu]]
'''2004:''' [[Decemberween in July]]; [[Snowglobe]]; [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
'''2006:''' [[what i want]]; [[Decemberween Short Shorts]]
'''2007:''' [[Happy Dethemberween]]
'''2008:''' '''Hooked on Decemberween'''; [[A Death Defying Decemberween]]
'''2010:''' [[A Decemberween Mackerel]]; [[Which Ween Costumes?]]
'''2017:''' [[Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack]]
'''2022:''' [[Decemberweenvent Calendar]] ([[Decemberweenvent Calendar (2022 Revisited)|2022 Revisited]])
|}
[[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
[[Category:Marzipan Filmography]]
[[Category:Strong Sad Filmography]]
[[Category:Bubs Filmography]]
[[Category:Coach Z Filmography]]
[[Category:The Cheat Filmography]]
[[Category:Strong Mad Filmography]]
[[Category:The King of Town Filmography]]
[[Category:Decemberween]]
[[Category:Hooked on Decemberween]]
[[Category:Music Videos]]



Latest revision as of 04:58, 5 August 2026

Toon Category: Holiday Toon watch · ← Twenty THANXty Six · A Death Defying Decemberween →

The #1 Decemberween Jam of 2008

Several Decemberween songs of the past, plus brand-new songs, appear in album form.

Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner, Strong Bad (audio only), Marzipan (audio only), Strong Sad (audio only), Bubs (audio only), Coach Z (audio only), The Sheriff (audio only), The Cheat (audio only), Strong Mad (audio only), The King of Town (audio only), Brainkrieg

Date: Monday, December 15, 2008 (Flash version)
Wednesday, December 13, 2017 (HTML version)
Monday, December 9, 2019 (album version)

Running Time: 6:58 (all songs combined)

Page Title (Flash): Listen to it Fizz!
Page Title (HTML): Decemberween Classix!

Transcript

{The Cheat's record player appears on screen. A record plays, making the same noise as the Old Timey scratch line. After a few seconds, it stops and allows you to choose from The Dethemberween Thnikkaman, Cheer Up Coach Z, Seasonal Sweaters, Homestar Runner Presents: Presents, O, Decemberween, and If I Don't Get Video Games. By default, The Dethemberween Thnikkaman plays.}

The Dethemberween Thnikkaman

See Happy Dethemberween

Cheer Up Coach Z

See Decemberween Short Shorts

Seasonal Sweaters

See Seasonal Sweaters

Homestar Runner Presents: Presents

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {Singing, the Homestar Runner on the record cover moves his mouth with his eyes open.}
Home...star Runner presents: presents.

I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.
You should probably try and return all those bad presents.
You may be shocked to find how little you get for those bad presents.
I got 'em at the dollar store — they were fifty percent off.

I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.
I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.
STRONG BAD: {simultaneously, louder than Homestar} We're really sorry that you got us bad presents.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.
ALL: {simultaneously, louder than Homestar} We're really sorry that you got us bad presents.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: I'm really sorry that I got you bad presents.
ALL: {simultaneously, louder than Homestar} We're really sorry that you got us bad presents.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {Hoarse falsetto} I'm really sorry... {Clears throat, speaks} Ooh, hello, high note.

O, Decemberween

See The Best Decemberween Ever

If I Don't Get Video Games...

{Cut to a Teen Girl Squad paper. Brainkrieg are drawn on it.}

BRAINKRIEG BASSIST: Go.

BRAINKRIEG GUITARIST: You go.

BRAINKRIEG BASSIST: Are you even plugged in?

BRAINKRIEG GUITARIST: Hang on.

{A stoner rock riff begins to play.}

BRAINKRIEG:
If I don't get video games for Decemberween I'm gonna
Spell a cuss word on the roof with Christmas lights!
Invite Crazy Uncle Edgar over, keep his egg nog spiked!
Hang out behind the mall in a black trench coat!
Hang out in front of the mall in a black trench coat!
If I don't get video games for Decemberween!
If I don't get video games for Decemberween!

{solo}

I'm talkin' about Night Vision Mode 4, Lord of Armor, Tank Driverer, and Sword Thong Gold Edition!
If I don't get video games for Decemberween!
If I don't get video games
Decemberween!
Jugga jigga wugga!

Fun Facts

Trivia

  • "Cheer Up Coach Z" was previously downloadable as a Quote of the Week.
  • "Homestar Runner Presents: Presents" was originally the background music for the toon of the same name. The vocal version is presented here for the first time.
  • The YouTube description for this toon is "Check out some Decemberween songs!"

Remarks

  • This toon does not include the songs "O Holy Crap" (from A Holiday Greeting), the holiday version of "Everybody, Everybody" (from the same toon as well as on Decemberween Email Menu), or "Everyone's Looking" (from A Decemberween Pageant).
  • All of the MP3s are hosted on Videlectrix's website. The last time Videlectrix was used to host something other than its own sake was for hosting Non-Sequitur Champion for use in the Store.
  • Brainkrieg's lyrics talk about spelling a cuss word on the roof with Christmas lights, not Decemberween lights.
  • Strong Sad can be heard in the background of Homestar Presents: Presents, but he never gets any presents for Decemberween as he's always locked in the bathtub.
  • The Brainkrieg video uses the old Flash paper background instead of the new, photographic one. This is probably because the graphics were copied from death metal.
  • The audio quality in this toon is better than normal.

Fixed Goofs

  • In the New Stuff section of the Toons menu, this toon was once listed at the bottom of the list as well as the top.

Inside References

Real-World References

  • The toon title refers to Hooked on Classics, a 1980s series of albums that sought to revive interest in classical music by presenting a medley of classical songs over a then-modern disco background beat.
  • The page title, "Listen to it Fizz!", was a slogan used by Alka-Seltzer in 1930s radio commercials.
  • The storefronts seen while Brainkrieg is "hanging in front of the mall" are Burdines, a Florida-based department store absorbed by Macy's in 2004, and Babbage's, a software and video game retailer which became GameStop in 1999.
  • Uncle Edgar resembles Hunter S. Thompson, as portrayed by Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Fast Forward

  • On December 12, 2017, a Twitter user expressed concern to @StrongBadActual that one of the song download links had stopped working. In response, a plain HTML page version of Hooked on Decemberween was released on the following day. This version contains download links to unzipped MP3s of the same songs, now hosted on homestarrunner.com proper.

>Up and Download Them! >right-click to save-as! remember that? >The Dethemberween Thnikkaman - by Strong Bad >Cheer Up Coach Z - by Homestar >O, Decemberween - by errybody >Homestar Runner Presents: Presents - by Homestar >Seasonal Sweaters - by Marzipan >If I don't get Videogames for Decemberween - by Brainkrieg

YouTube Version

  • The YouTube version of this toon does not include the video for "If I Don't Get Video Games..."; it stays at the record screen.
  • The links to the downloads are not included, for obvious reasons.

Streaming Version

The album art is the same as seen in the original toon.

On December 9, 2019, the album Hooked on Decemberween was added to streaming music services. The audio from the toon returns, with the title of "If I Don't Get Video Games for Decemberween" no longer truncated by ellipsis. This version of the album includes two additional bonus songs: "Santaman is a Blademan" and "Death Defying Entertainment". All songs are simply credited to Strong Bad, with the actual artists listed as "featured" where applicable.

The release was announced via a @StrongBadActual tweet.

Track Listing

No. Title Length
1 The Dethemberween Thnikkaman 1:55
2 Cheer Up Coach Z (feat. Homestar Runner) 0:55
3 Seasonal Sweaters (feat. Marzipan) 0:33
4 Homestar Runner Presents: Presents (feat. Homestar Runner) 1:03
5 O Decemberween 1:16
6 If I Don't Get Video Games for Decemberween (feat. Brainkrieg) 1:14
7 Santaman is a Blademan (feat. Homestar Runner) 1:06
8 Death Defying Entertainment (feat. Homestar Runner) 1:36

Fun Facts

See Also

  • The visuals that appear during the Brainkrieg video.
Decemberween

2000: A Holiday Greeting 2001: The Best Decemberween Ever 2002: A Decemberween Pageant; Decemberween Email Menu 2004: Decemberween in July; Snowglobe; Homestar Presents: Presents 2006: what i want; Decemberween Short Shorts 2007: Happy Dethemberween 2008: Hooked on Decemberween; A Death Defying Decemberween 2010: A Decemberween Mackerel; Which Ween Costumes? 2017: Dangeresque Puppet Squad: The Hot Jones Hijack 2022: Decemberweenvent Calendar (2022 Revisited)