Fanstume (singular) '24

The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is Fanstume [singular] '24.

"I wanna thank you so, for dressing up like that one joke from my Roomisode !"

Strong Bad does a deep dive on a singular fan's costume.

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Dangeresque, Renaldo, Coach Z (hands only), The Cheat (hands only), Strong Mad (hands only), Wagon Fulla Pancakes (Teen Girl Squad Style), Strong Sad (severed foot only), The King of Town

Costumes (in order of appearance): Dangeresque

Places: Basement of the Brothers Strong

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Running Time: 3:55

Page Title: Glen With Grape!

Transcript

{Fade in the Basement of the Brothers Strong. The projector screen comes down and the lights dim. When the projector turns on, Strong Bad stands in front of it.}

STRONG BAD: Since only one of us dressed up for Halloween this year, {an image of Homestar Runner in his Impressive Clergyman costume flies onto the screen} it's only fitting that I just look at one fanstume. {The image of Homestar flies out of frame} But don't worry. {pumps fists} It's gonna be a deep dive into that one fanstume. And the only thing that's better than deep dives is a musical deep dive!

{Strong Bad leaps out of the scene as music begins to play. Title card reads "Fanstume [singular] 2024".}

{A picture of a fan wearing a Strong Bad costume with a cardboard box made to look like a streetlight on his head appears. The arms are animated to move up and down.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} Oh-hoh! I wanna thank you so! {Two graphics of Dangeresque with streetlamp heads walk into to the scene} For dressing up like that one joke {A poster for Dangeresque: The Roomisode Triungulate appears} from my Roomisode!

{The street corner from Roomisode 2 appears on the Compy 386.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} Oh-hoh! I wanna thank you so! {the cursor clicks on the stoplight and selects Get/Use} For dressing up like that one joke. From my roomisode.

{Dangeresque walks behind the stoplight so his head is obscured by it.}

DANGERESQUE: {low quality} Oh, check me out, I'm Stoplight Head! Disruptor of traffic patterns! Bane of the DOT!

{The Compy disappears. The photo is animated to dance.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} It's a perfect combination {the photo dances} of obscure refer-ation! And half-decent costume fabrication!

{Rave lights spin around. Close up on the photo.}

STRONG BAD: Put a file folder box on your head!

{A diagram, Fig. 3a, Singular Fanstume, shows a box getting placed on a man's head. He gives a thumbs up.}

STRONG BAD: That you painted yellow, black, green and red! Next time, if you don't mind, may I suggest—

{Squares of color come out from the photo.}

STRONG BAD: Use colored construction paper {the papers fold and markers draw on the photo} instead of this scribble mess!

{Back to the full photo.}

STRONG BAD: {rapping} Oh, it's time to talk about the gloves! {disembodied boxing gloves appear on screen} The mitts, {Coach Z hands appear}, the paws, {two The Cheat arms appear} meat hooks! {Two Strong Mad hands appear on the photo, then all disappear} At first glance it's fine, {splits into two photographs} but you take a second look, {A question mark appears on one of the "gloves", which is not a glove} What the crap? What the crap? {Zoom in and rotate} Are you just holding a couple of red baseball caps?

{Record needle scratches.}

{The lights dim, and two candles appear with a boxing glove on a metal tray.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} Now, if you don't have boxing gloves at home, I understand. {The boxing glove stands up} It's not the kind of thing a lot of people have {glove lays down} laying around.

{The candles and dish disappear.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} But there are so many things that are red and round {such as, a red balloon, a red bowling ball, an apple, a tomato, a red globe, and another fruit. These disappear and replace the hats on the photo, ending on the globes} That you probably had at hand!

{Cut to a Teen Girl Squad drawing of the Fanstumer Schooner sailing toward an island with two red baseball caps. In the corner it reads "Here be wagons"}

STRONG BAD: {singing} Yet the siren song of two red baseball caps {hearts and notes appear on the island} crashed your fanstume ship into land!

{The panel shows the boat crashing into the island, reading "rather dashed!!". The hats fall on the costume's hands.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} Like the rocky shoals... dashed it apart. {The costume says "This is a highly acceptable substitute!"} Made you... pick something stupid...

{Cut to the photograph and fade out.}

{Fade back in.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} But wait! Everybody hold on! {A magnifying glass cursor appears} Let's zoom in now!

{A box encloses one of the hats and zooms in.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} 'Cause maybe I was wrong! {music cuts} The hat looks kinda blurry. {musical sting as the image becomes blurry} Maybe you were in a hurry! {the photograph dashes in and out. An animated sun appears} But it's so bright and the sun is up! {a camera viewer appears and takes a shot} I'm sure the camera shutter was fast enough! So why does it look like that? Why the crap is it a baseball hat?

{Fade out. Pop back in.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} wait! {Oh-oh-dang appears} Oh-oh dang! Is this some photoshop?

{Cut to a picture of a baseball card of glen w/ grape and Ilko Skevüld's ID wearing red baseball hats. A cursor isolates the hats.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} It looks like multiple pictures of different angles of hats that you had to crop!

{Photograph fades in.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} I appreciate the effort, {a severed soolnd with a bone sticking out appears} but there's an elephant foot in the room! And that's if you're gonna photoshop, why didn't you just use...

{The soolnd dances and then jumps out of frame.}

STRONG BAD: {imitating the drum fill that plays at the same time} Boodle-a boodle-a, blap-um blap-um!

{The scene fills with a grid of Strong Bad's boxing gloves with transparent backgrounds.}

STRONG BAD: {singing, reading the sign} Transparent PNG's of boxing gloves!

{A search engine with an urchin called sea-urch appears, and "transparent pngs of boxing gloves" is typed in. "Search it out!" is selected.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} A simple image search will yield you dozens of pages!

{Several PNGs of live-action boxing gloves from different angles, including one with the Strong Bad plush, appear.}

{Cut back to the photo. A flotilla of boxing gloves fly past.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} Transparent PNGs of boxing gloves! {Strong Bad's gloves flash onscreen in different colors and angles} All different angles, colors and sizes!

{Boxing gloves explode from the sign.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} Transparent PNGs of boxing gloves!

{Four scenes: a field, a sunset over water, a snow scene and flowers appear. Images of boxing gloves are overlaid.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} They make everything better! In all types of weather!

{Cut back to the photo as more boxing gloves are overlaid on the hands and feet.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} Transparent PNGs of boxing gloves!

{Cut to the King of Town in a living room. Boxing glove images are overlaid.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} Paste them on grandma! Paste them on grandma!

{The photograph fades in as Strong Bad's face sings on the front of a boxing glove image.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} Transparent PNGs of boxing gloves!

{Another one sings, this time with the mouth on the hand hole.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} It's the key to our happiness!

{Cut to the costume head. Strong Bad's mouth sings and fades out.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} Transparent PNGs of boxing gloves!

{A Dangeresque graphic with the boxing glove image for a head sings.}

STRONG BAD: {singing} Oh-ooh! You know they're the beeest!

{Strong Bad stands in front of the projector with two red baseball caps on his hands.}

STRONG BAD: Hah! Baseball hats on hands!

{Fade to black. Stoplight Head Dangeresque appears by the word "end.". Musics by Rich Trott.}

Fun Facts

Explanations

• Strong Bad refers to how "only one" character wore a costume in A Prickly Scary Short.
• A gray checkerboard pattern is often used in image editing and viewing software to indicate a transparent background.

Trivia

• The costume is a reference to an optional scene in Dangeresque Roomisode 2: The Intersection of Doom & Boom.
• The music was provided by Rich Trott.

Remarks

• A request for fans to tweet their Homestar Runner-themed Halloween costumes to @StrongBadActual had been made at least once annually from 2015 through 2023. Not only was no such request made in 2024, but the release of this fan costume commentary was not announced on social media pages.

Inside References

• Coach Z's hands were previously referred to as mitts in Fish Eye Lens.
• One of the "things that are red and round" is a bowling ball with a Frankenstrat pattern, as previously seen in Main Page 4.
• The Wagon Fulla Pancakes appears on the map, labeled "here be wagons".
• The Cheat's fake I.D. of Ilko Skevüld, from cheatday, is shown as a potential source for the baseball caps.
• The "elephant foot" is one of Strong Sad's severed soolnds.
• The King of Town appears in the room from the "2 Star Bed + Breakfast" in The House That Gave Sucky Tricks.
• The caps that Strong Bad shows off feature the Fighting Growlbacks logo from Teen Girl Squad.

Real-World References

• Strong Bad suggests the hats may have been added to the image using Photoshop.

YouTube Version

• The YouTube version of this toon is entitled "Fanstume [singular] 2024" and features the description "Strong Bad takes a musical deep dive into one singular fanstume. Music by the amazing Rich Trott: @trott"

External Links

• watch "Fanstume [singular '24"]
• watch "Fanstume [singular '24"] on YouTube