Meet Marshie
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"Capital 'M', and then 'arshie!'"
A Fluffy Puff Marshmallows commercial.
Cast (in order of appearance): Marshie, The Sad Kids, Homestar Runner
Places: Homestar Runner's House
Date: Monday, August 26, 2002
Running Time: 0:50
Page Title: New from Galoob!
Transcript
{A swirling background is on screen. Marshie does his "rocket move" and faces the audience.}
MARSHIE: 'Sup, fools? I'm Marshie. Capital "M" and then "arshie"! I'm going this way!
{As he says this, the "M" and "arshie" appear under him. When he goes "this way" the text says "went that way!!!!!!!!!" The screen cuts to a chalkboard.}
MARSHIE: Why eat some other stuff,—
{Different types of food appear on the chalkboard: a ham, a pineapple, a cupcake, a piece of cherry pie, a hot dog, and a martini.}
MARSHIE: —when you can eat—
{Fluffy Puff Marshmallows replace the food items.}
MARSHIE: FLUFFY PUFF MARSHMALLOWS? {Logo appears.}
{Screen cuts to plate of marshmallows.}
MARSHIE: Breakfast,—
{The marshmallows get covered in syrup topped with a pat of butter. A glass of juice appears next to the plate}
MARSHIE: —lunch,—
{the syrup vanishes and a salt shaker (labeled "7") and pepper shaker (labeled "3") are next to the marshmallows, which now have 3 tomato slices on them}
MARSHIE: —munch,—
{Batteries appear around the plate, while the marshmallows have nails stuck in them}
MARSHIE: —and pinner!
{Marshmallows now have a hat and eyepatch on them, and a cigar is next to them. Screen cuts to a pocket.}
MARSHIE: Stuff some in your pockets for—
{The chalk marshmallows go into the pocket. Marshie's voice turns creepy as the following words appear on the screen}
MARSHIE: —secret eating!!!
{Cut to pillow.}
MARSHIE: Hide some 'neath your pillow for sleepy times!
{The marshmallows appear underneath the pillow.}
MARSHIE: Dont'cha like me?
{Scene cuts to The Sad Kids.}
MARSHIE: Kids ask for it by name!
THE SAD BOY: What?
THE SAD GIRL: Huh?
{Penny whistle sounds and Fluffy Puff Marshmallow logo falls down and crushes Sad Kids.}
MARSHIE: 'Sright kids! Go eat'ya some Fluffy Puff Marshmallows! Now try new Fluffy Puff All-Marshmallow Mayonnaise. {Marshie's voice changes to an incredibly weird voice.} Made from the best stuff.
{Screen cuts to Homestar Runner watching the commercial on TV.}
MARSHIE: I'm fluffity. I'm puffity. Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.
BACKGROUND SINGERS: {slightly out of time with Marshie} They're fluffity. They're puffity. One, two, three, four, five.
HOMESTAR RUNNER: I hate that freakin' marshmallow.
Easter Eggs
- If you press "r" on the keyboard when the toon is over, Homestar Runner will say something.
HOMESTAR RUNNER: I hate that freakin' robot.
- Press "f" on the keyboard following the previous Easter egg to see a disclaimer.
{Cut to the yellow screen from earlier, with the Fluffy Puff Marshmallows logo, a bag of marshmallows, and a jar of mayo.} VOICEOVER: Fluffy Puff Marshmallows and Marshmallow Mayonnaise. Each sold separately. Comes with everything you see here. Batteries not included. Kids, don't eat nails. {pause} Is that it? Am I done? Can I go? Anybod—Anybody want to get something to eat?
- Note: These Easter eggs only work in lowercase. They will not work if Caps Lock is on or if the Shift key is held.
Fun Facts
Trivia
- This clip is the background music played when Marshie is talking at the end. Marshie's voice is added over this track.
- If you view the Flash file, there is a clickable area at the top-right corner outside the frame at the end, but does nothing.
- Clicking "back" at the end leads to the page "tvguide.html". Originally, this was an alternate page nearly identical to the standard TV Time Toons Menu, but as of the post-Flash site update, it gives a Neon 404'd error.
- The YouTube description for this toon is "Meet Marshie and his Fluffy Puff Marshmallows."
Goofs
- When The Sad Kids turn around to face Marshie, their shadows (very faint) don't change direction.
Inside References
- The song that the Background Singers sing near the end is the same song that they sang at the end of the Fluffy Puff Commercial.
- The plates of marshmallows with various toppings are examples of concoctions.
- The goat sound played during 'pinner' is the same from Audition with Marzipan.
- "Pinner" is wearing a bowler hat and an eyepatch, and has a cigar.
- A possible reason that Homestar dislikes Marshie is that he seems to have replaced Homestar as Fluffy Puff's spokesman, a position he seemed to hold in Fluffy Puff Commercial.
Real-World References
- Galoob, mentioned in the page title, was a toy company that made Micro Machines, the Game Genie, and Star Wars and Star Trek action figures. It has since been bought by Hasbro. The phrase "New from Galoob!" was the last line of the commercials for these toys.
- "Kids ask for it by name" is possibly a reference to Meow Mix cat food, which uses the slogan "So good, cats ask for it by name!"
- "Made from the best stuff" is a reference to Snapple's slogan, "Made from the best stuff on earth."
- The batteries shown at "munch" are Duracell.
- Fluffy Puff "All Marshmallow Mayonnaise" might be referring to Marshmallow Fluff, a thick, white, marshmallow-flavored spread.
Fast Forward
- The "7" labeled salt shaker makes an appearance in record book.
- In an Easter egg in island, "pinner" is one of the 4 foods Strong Bad can change into.
- 1-Up says "I'm going this way!" in Stinkoman 20X6.
- On Main Page 26, Marshie's Xeriouxly Forxe counterpart "Marxie" appears to be a cyborg, calling back to Homestar's "I hate that freakin' robot." line.
DVD Version
- The Easter eggs where Homestar calls Marshie a Freakin' Robot and the one involving the Fluffy Puff Marshmallows disclaimer are accessed like normal Easter eggs.
