Halloween 2021

Strong Sad's crappy taste in horror films inspires Strong Bad to make his own crappy found footage movie.

See Halloween 2021 Costumes for more information on what everyone was wearing. (UPDATE, THAT PAGE WILL NOT BE FINISHED. here's all the costumes) COSTUMES: 2021 Movie Date: Thursday, October 28, 2021
 * Homestar Runner as Scott Pilgrim
 * Strong Bad as The Warden (from Villaiuons)
 * Strong Sad as Guts Man (from Mega Man)
 * Strong Mad as Ace Ventura (from Ace Ventura: Pet Detective)
 * Coach Z as Ludacris
 * Marzipan as Stan Woozle (from Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi)
 * King of Town as Fruit Brute (from Monster Cereals)
 * Pom Pom as the Dum-Dum lollipop drum (from Dum-Dum Pops)
 * The Cheat as Snoopy (Peanuts)
 * The Poopsmith as Spider Head (from The Thing)
 * Bubs as Darth Maul (from Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace)
 * Homsar as Kronk (from The Emperor's New Groove)

Running Time: 5:06 (TV Time Toons Menu), 6:45 (YouTube)

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Contents
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 * 1 Transcript
 * 2 Easter Eggs
 * 3 Fun Facts
 * 3.1 Trivia
 * 3.2 Remarks
 * 3.3 Inside References
 * 3.4 Real-World References
 * 3.5 Fast Forward
 * 4 YouTube Version
 * 5 External Links
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[edit]Transcript
''{Open to a black screen with music as orange letters appear on screen reading "The Emperor's New Groove 4". The word "Halloween New Groove" begins to melt as the image fades into the main characters standing traditionally in Mr. Warburton. The screen bumps twice to the music as the music begins to fade out.}''

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: Once upon that singular time, The Homestar Runner and New Groove were playing it safe.

{The Homestar Runner concentrates for a moment with his eyes closed, then straightens, his eyes popping.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Mmm... ah! I did it! Now it's your turn to think about a soft pillow, Burping!

POM POM: {burp belly}

{New Groove Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and Strong Sad,}

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: Up bounded The Fearsome Brothers Strong wearing scary monster outfits.

STRONG BAD: {wavy motion lines coming from his mouth} HORRORSHOW!!

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: Burped Strong Bad.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: WHAT THE FIGHT!

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: Squelched The Homestar Runner, and he lay down and died.

STRONG BAD: Uh... that was unexpected.

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: Admitted Strong Bad just now.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh no! I 10 lumpy ghost!

STRONG SAD: You'll stay that way unless you enter the spooky woods {the spooky woods is shown as ominous music plays} and face your 3 fears before the witching hour!

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: [Strong Sad.] Quothed Lord High Plotlayer.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {determined look} It's what I must do! I Ping Pong Ball! {draws out the second "Pom"}

''{Wide shot reveals Pom Pom is gone. Homestar looks distressed.}''

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: But Pa Pa had already gone to a party at some rich kid's house.

''{Cut to outside Arena, where Pom Pom, wearing sunglasses, is floating in the pool. Strong Bad bounces on the diving board repeatedly. Party music plays. Cut back to a close-up of Homestar Runner.}''

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {each gulp is simply captioned "gulp"} I (gulp) guess (gulpo) I'm on (gulpamundo) my own (Gulp Fantasy 2000).

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: Tedioused The Homestar Runner at great risk to the listenability of the story.

{Cut to the entrance to the spooky woods, where ghost Homestar floats in, looking nervous}

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: And so The Dead Homestar Runner entered the Spooky Woods.

{The Dead Homestar Runner floats through the spooky woods}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: No amount of gulps can express how scared I am!

NARRATOR STRONG BAD: Just then, he came face to face with his first fear!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh no! Page 73 of my old life science Ludacris!

COACH Z: Can you identify this organelle, that is located in Marzipan?

MARZIPAN: A the life science Ludacris in Coach Z's force for some white.

[edit]Easter Eggs

 * Right after Homestar says "I'll go first," the characters' costume descriptions pop up when they are moused over.
 * At the end, click on "END." to see the uncut scenes of what happened earlier that night.


 * {Cut to a black scene with music and letters reading "EARLIER THAT NIGHT ..." and the letters slowly melting}
 * {Fade to Strong Mad, The Cheat, and Strong Bad in front of Senor Cardgage's "house"}
 * STRONG BAD: Uh, {raising and lowering his left glove} so do we knock or what?
 * THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises resembling "I don't know"}
 * STRONG BAD: Uhm... {begins shaking the bush with his left glove} Bush bush bush.
 * {Senor Cardgage pans up out of the bush as car horns, a swooshing noise, and traffic noises play}
 * STRONG BAD AND STRONG MAD: Trick-or-Treat!
 * THE CHEAT: {simultaneously} {equivalent The Cheat noises}
 * SENOR CARDGAGE: Potrzebie, Calendula. I've been Kuwaiting for you all nice.
 * STRONG BAD: Whoa! Look at all those melty candy bars!
 * SENOR CARDGAGE: Go ahead, take as money as you like. And then I'll call the police.
 * STRONG BAD: Awesome! Thanks so mu— Wait, what?
 * {Pan to scene with Strong Bad and Strong Sad ghost-hunting in the King of Town's castle}
 * STRONG BAD: {mimicking a southern accent} Oh, I got a hit! {The frequency waves on his receiver begin to start bumping and beeping noises fade in and out} We got us a good read! I think the poopman's ghost is in this very room!
 * {Zoom out to show the King of Town and the Poopsmith standing behind Strong Bad and Strong Sad}
 * KING OF TOWN: We're not looking for the Poopsmith's ghost, ya backwoods coat rack!
 * STRONG BAD: {mimicking a southern accent} Oh, oh, you will respect and condooone Sharpdene!
 * STRONG SAD: Uh, Sharpdene, what credentials do you have as a ghost hunter exactly?
 * {Close-up to Strong Bad}
 * STRONG BAD: {dejected} My daddy once met Steven Seagal at China Buffet.
 * {Zoom out to the whole room}
 * STRONG BAD: 'Cause my name's Sharpdene.
 * KING OF TOWN: Huh. Works for me!
 * {The Poopsmith nods}
 * STRONG SAD: Color me genuinely impressed!
 * {Pan to scene with Homestar wearing a Marshie mascot costume with Coach Z and Bubs standing near him in front of Bubs' Concession Stand}
 * MARSHIE MASCOT: Come on bow-legged man! Try a sample pack of new Fluffy-Puff {as he lists the flavorings, symbols for them appear at the bottom of the screen} Pumpkin-Spice-Latte-Flavored-Banana-Bread Malloweens! Why, they're so delicious... {ominous music begins playing} who do you think took this bite out of my head? WHOOOOOOOOOOO... {zoom in to the mascot's mouth, revealing Homestar's upside-down head}
 * HOMESTAR RUNNER: Hi Coach Z. Please rescue me so I don't die in here. {Scene zooms out}
 * COACH Z: Holy gorsh!
 * {music begins playing and screen cuts to back with orange letters reading "END.", which quickly melts}

[edit]Trivia

 * At a minute and a half, this toon's Easter egg is the longest on the site.
 * This toon was released just two days after its teaser, the shortest length of time to date between the release of a Halloween teaser and the toon itself.
 * This is the first time Senor Cardgage has appeared in a Halloween toon.
 * This is the first time Homsar participates in the costume discussion.
 * This marks The Goblin's first appearance in a Halloween toon since Most in the Graveyard eight years earlier.
 * This is the only Halloween toon that does not end with the characters standing around in their costumes.
 * This is the first time any character has acknowledged the bite in Marshie's head.
 * The YouTube description for this toon is "The gang gathers in the spooky woods to comment on each other's costumes after a hilarious Halloween adventure that definitely happened."

[edit]Remarks

 * Marzipan does not blink throughout this toon.
 * Strong Sad's "flashback" to the Sharpdene segment is different from the version that plays during the Easter egg. In the Easter egg, Strong Bad does not say "On account of my name, Sharpdene!"
 * Rocoulm's relationship with The Goblin seems to have radically improved, since the former originally told Homestar that the latter "has serious problems".
 * The Easter egg can only be played once, as the end screen of the Easter egg is a different frame from the first end screen.

[edit]Inside References

 * The toon's name and intro is a reference to the initial "stand around in the spooky woods" scene in The House That Gave Sucky Treats, which also opens with a splash screen that says "Later that Night..."
 * Strong Bad's Sharpdene character originated in Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2.
 * Fluffy Puff Malloweens first appeared in Malloween Commercial.
 * Marshie's list of several flavors accompanied with appearing symbols is given in the same way in which Strong Bad lists the flavors of his "chippety-chomps" in retirement.
 * "The delightful wedding of The Goblin and the Jibblies Painting" is an example of an odd marriage.
 * The upcoming toons that Marzipan mentions refer to The Reddest Radish and The Luau, two early toons that starred Marzipan. Interestingly, The Luau's URL ends with 2.
 * Homestar's song to Strong Sad includes backing music that is similar to Secret Song, specifically the version played at both incarnations of the Homestar Runner 20th Anniversary Show.
 * Strong Sad mentions Sara Lee, which he previously mentioned among his favorite words in Halloween Potion-ma-jig.
 * Coach Z says "progrum".
 * Bubs's "Oooohmmmmm-kay" is reminiscent of "Um... 'kay", said by So and So in Teen Girl Squad Issue 11.
 * Strong Bad's comment about Homestar's costume is an example of gender confusion.
 * Strong Bad's "You leave my father out of this!" is reminiscent of his "You leave my mom out of this!" in specially marked.
 * Strong Bad says "Bush bush bush" when summoning Senor Cardgage, much like how he says it when disguised as a bush in bike thief.

[edit]Real-World References

 * Homestar and Strong Sad reenact a common recurring scene in Seinfeld whenever George comes over to Jerry's apartment.
 * In Friends, Chandler gets his TV Guide delivered to him under the name "Miss Chanandler Bong."
 * Friends and Seinfeld both aired on NBC's Thursday night block.
 * Homestar thinks Bubs's costume has something to do with Metallica.
 * Bath tokens play an important role in Spirited Away. No Face specifically steals several bath tokens to give to Sen.
 * Pumpkin-Spice Latte is a specialty coffee that is usually limited in release in cafés on a seasonal basis in the fall.
 * Dow Chemical Company is a chemical company that primarily provides chemicals for consumer markets, which owned Scrubbing Bubbles from 1968 to 1997.
 * "I don't do too much talking these days" is a line from the song These Days, which was notably included in the film The Royal Tenenbaums.
 * Milhouse is Bart Simpson's nerdy friend on The Simpsons.
 * In addition to the UTZ mascot, Strong Sad references the female mascots of Morton Salt, Sunbeam, Wendy's, and Little Debbie. He also mentions Sara Lee, which does not have a mascot.
 * The Homestar cast react to Mr. B. Natural much in the same way as the cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000. Strong Bad's reply to Mr. B's claim "Knew your father, I did!" was the same as Joel's in that episode: "You leave my father out of this!"
 * Homsar's line is a lyric from MC Hammer's hit "U Can't Touch This".
 * Steven Seagal is an American action movie actor and martial artist, particularly famous during the 1990s.
 * Strong Sad's line "He's bound so tightly with tension and anger, he approaches the state of rigor mortis." is an almost direct quotation from the introductory panel of the The Angriest Dog in the World comics. The actual text is just "Bound so tightly...", without the "He's" at the start.
 * Coach Z's line "I'm the man we all know and love!" is a reference to Kwamé's song "The Man We All Know and Love", from his debut album Kwamé the Boy Genius: Featuring a New Beginning.
 * Potrzebie and Calendula are both names of fonts.

[edit]Fast Forward

 * The words "respect and condone" would become somewhat of a running gag in several of @StrongBadActual's tweets (e.g. "Strong Bad does not respect or condone the actions of Brainkrieg").
 * The King of Town would dress up as Little Debbie in Mr. Poofers Must Die.
 * In a @StrongBadActual Tweet (18 Nov 2016), Strong Bad clarified the spelling of Sharpdene's name with draft notes of Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 17.2 when a fan asked about it after reading the transcript for this toon.

[edit]YouTube Version

 * At the end, the Easter egg plays automatically.

[edit]External Links

 * watch "Later That Night..."
 * watch "Later That Night..." on YouTube
 * watch "Later That Night..." on the old Flash site
 * view the Flash file for "Later That Night..."
 * forum thread re: "Later That Night..."