The Kids of Free Country USA

PLEASE NOTE THIS PAGE IS A WIP; THANKS IN ADVANCE

The Kids of Free Country USA is the pilot special to Tales from Free Country USA.

When Free Country USA prepares to celebrate its 150th anniversary in 2010, a mysterious man and his two daughters - one good and one bad - move in next door to the Runner family. When the good daughter is framed for acts of vandalism she didn't commit, the celebrations are at stake! Can the only son of the town's terrific athlete prove his new friend is innocent, and just what does the man have in store for the town?

Written by: Marzistar2366

Cast: (in order of appearance) Videlectrix Mascot, Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Marzipan, Pom Pom, Bubs, Coach Z, Strong Mad, The Cheat, Strong Sad, The King of Town, The Poopsmith, Homsar, Homestar Jr., Homeschool Winner, Champeen, Milestone, Homezipan, Starzipan, Palm-Palm, Marzistar and Marzipan Jr.

The Original Story
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9468993/1/Homestar-Runner-The-Kids-of-Free-Country-USA

The Movie Adaptation
Read it here!

Differences Between the Novel and the Movie

 * Strong Bad does not check an email in the novel. In the movie prologue, he does.
 * The opening plays out differently in the movie; instead of showing Marzipan in her gazebo with Carol and breaking up her daughters' argument, we are instead presented with a photo montage of the Runner family in the opening sequence. Also, the Runner family 2010 photo is not present in the novel. In addition, Homestar Jr. does not make a painting of a bird's eye-view of Free Country USA. (I will admit; when I got to the ending, I had completely forgot about it. Whoops. -Marzistar2366) The opening had been changed to "cut to the chase".

Differences Between the Webseries and the Movie

 * In the original webseries, Homestar and Marzipan are in a relationship. In the movie, they are a married couple with five children. Also in the webseries, they constantly fight, argue, and break up. In the movie and its spinoff series, this does not happen as often in the webseries.
 * Marzipan is the only girl in the webseries, while in the movie, she is joined with Homezipan, Starzipan, Marzistar and Marzipan Jr., Specs, Monocle, Blade, Know-it-Ally, Violet Blue, Jack-Jack, Oriana, Coach V, Miley Homey, Baddette, Forlornelle, Rosemary, The Queen of Town, Helen Angelica, and X, one of Deep Claw's minions. This brings up a total of twenty females in the movie.

Explanations
TBD

Trivia

 * This is the first appearance of Homestar Runner Jr., Homezipan, Starzipan, Marzistar and Marzipan Jr., Specs, Monocle, Blade, Palm-Palm, Milestone, Know-it-Ally, Violet Blue, Jack-Jack, Star Bad, Oriana, Shade, Buzz, Coach V, Miley Homey, Baddette, Forlornelle, Rosemary, The Queen of Town, Helen Angelica, Deep Claw and his minions.
 * This is also the first time Homeschool Winner and Champeen, both rejected characters, play a role in any Homestar Runner toon.

Remarks

 * The email from "Zack Wanzer" is written by Marzistar2366 himself!

Inside References
TBD

Real-World References
TBD

About the Cast

 * Tara Strong is known for doing voice work in Disney productions such as "The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea" and "Lilo and Stitch: The Series". She is currently the voice of Twilight Sparkle from "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic".
 * Karen Gillan is known for her portrayal of Amy Pond from "Doctor Who".
 * Miranda Raison and Teresa Gallagher both currently do voice work on "Thomas the Tank Engine and Friends" in the CGI series from 2009 onwards. Raison joined the cast in 2013. Gallagher also provides voices on "The Mr. Men Show".
 * Jodi Benson is best known for being Princess Ariel from "The Little Mermaid" and Barbie in the "Toy Story" movie series.
 * Jeremy Piven is known for his role as Ari Gold in "Entourage". He also provided voices for "The Pirates! Band of Misfits" and "Cars".
 * Gary Schwartz provides the voice for the Heavy Weapons Guy in "Team Fortress 2". Heavy made an appearance in "Poker Night at the Inventory", alongside Strong Bad, Tycho from "Penny Arcade" and Max from "Sam and Max".
 * Ian Anthony Dale currently portrays Scorpion in the web-series "Mortal Kombat: Legacy".

Voice Cast
(not an actual voice cast, but it would be neat)
 * Matt Chapman as Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, The Cheat, Strong Mad, Strong Sad, Coach Z, Bubs, The King of Town, Homsar, Homestar Jr., Star Bad, Drive Thru Whale, Bubba, The Animal, The Blacksmith, The Cleric, and The Little Chef Guy
 * Mike Chapman as Pom-Pom, Homeschool Winner, Palm-Palm, Milestone, Buzz, Mad Hatt, and The Knight
 * Missy Palmer as Marzipan
 * Little Girl as Homezipan and Starzipan
 * Very, Very Little Girl as Marzistar and Marzipan Jr.
 * Jackie Chapman as Champeen, Baddette, Coach V, Jack-Jack and X
 * Tara Strong as Specs, Blade, and Forlornelle
 * Karen Gillan as Know-it-Ally
 * Miranda Raison as Violet Blue
 * Teresa Gallagher as Monocle, Rosemary, and The Queen of Town
 * Jodi Benson as Miley Homey, Oriana, and Helen Angelica
 * Jeremy Piven as Darren Crawford/Deep Claw and Shade
 * Gary Schwartz as Steel Man
 * Ian Anthony Dale as Shov
 * Craig Zobel as Stringier

Updates

 * July 7, 2013 - story published on FF.net
 * October 20, 2013 - chapters 10 & 11 posted on FF.net
 * November 7, 2013 - page created; "voice cast" added and movie adaptation started, as well as added trivia
 * November 9, 2013 - more movie context and additional trivia added; scene two started
 * November 15, 2013 - series renamed to "Tales from Free Country USA"