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Monday, March 28, 2005

FINALLY! NEW SBE - long pants long pants From Homestar Runner Wiki Light globes Strong Bad Email #127 The answer to why Homestar doesn't wear pants is finally answered...almost. Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, The Cheat, Marzipan (Easter Egg) Places: Computer Room, Homestar's House (Easter Egg) Date: March 28, 2005 Running Time: 3:04  Long Pants # 127 Easter Eggs Selecting "Why wear pants" will bring up some fortune cookies, similar to those in the old Fortune Cookies game. As you hover the cursor over each one, it brings up a sentence of Strong Bad's "improved" email. Clicking on the socket under the table after Strong Bad says "Clown Care" brings up a business card for the service, Kertified Klown Kare. It reads: Kertified Klown Kare -Pie Injuries -Giant Foot Problems -Wacky Malaria -Grease Paint Poisoning "Rodeo and Tragic Clown Hot Dogs NOT ACCEPTED" Selecting "creeped" at the end of the email reveals a touching moment between Homestar and Marzipan. HOMESTAR RUNNER: {Lying in bed, crying} Lonnnng paaaannnts! MARZIPAN: Awww, there there, Homestar. It's not so bad. Everybody thinks I'm a broom. HOMESTAR RUNNER: {Sits up suddenly, surprised} You're not a broom? Fun Facts Explanations Daisy Dukes are extremely short cut-offs, so named for the character from The Dukes of Hazzard television show that wore them. Trivia This is the first time Strong Bad has lowered his upper eyelids. Remarks Homestar has been known to wear pants for certain Holiday Toons. This is also the first time that Homestar wears pants outside of a Holiday Toon. Perhaps Strong Bad doesn't answer the original question because we already found out why Homestar doesn't wear pants in an Easter Egg to monument. Homestar was distracted by the Thnikkaman and never wound up putting pants on. They might not be blue soles glued to the bottom of his feet but actual shoes, according to New Boots anyway. Or, also he refers to them as shoes in Everybody Knows It, where he says, "So, I guess it's back to putting dog food in my shoes, huh?" This email is much shorter than most recent emails, being at least half a minute shy of its predecessor. Goofs Although Strong Bad puts pressure onto the Lappy's screen when trying to rub off the marker and when applying the white out, no ripples pop up on the screen. Strong Bad opens up Edga Jr. and when it goes away, all the text written before it is gone. After he clears the screen and starts writing about the age old question, Homestar comes in. you can clearly see the text the whole time Homestar is there, but when Homestar leaves and Strong Bad turns back to the Lappy, it's gone. The Klown Kare easter egg (by clicking on the socket) can still be clicked in the same location on the screen when the scene moves around. When Homestar appears on the Lappy's screen, He isn't covered by the correction fluid, but rather, he shows up on top of it. When Homestar appears close-up to the camera, if you zoom in, you can see that the disk label is garbled, like it would be in a .jpeg file. Also, the table outline is a little bigger. But you cannot see it very well, because Homestar moves too fast, and the picture is gone before you have a chance to realize it, normally. Inside References Edga Jr. is a reference to the e-mail virus, where his ambiguous relation, Edgar, created Strong Bad's virus protection program. Edga Jr. bears a striking resemblance to Tompkins and Ron Cumberdale, one of the things the The Three Keepers of Trogdor turn you into if you get one of their questions wrong. The "light pen" is based on the one from haircut - there, it was a black marker. Homestar's pixellated form is from Main Page 13 and In Search of the Yello Dello. The business card easter egg makes reference to the Tragic Clown Dog from part-time job. Homestar says "Everybody everybody" in his tirade, a reference to the Intro. Marzipan's line about people thinking she's a broom (Along with Homestar's response) is a reference to Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2 where Homestar leaves a message calling Marzipan an "old broomstick". Homestar saying "I'm a long-pants man, long pants long pants" is a reference to Bubs' Character page where he says "I'm a self-made man, I am I am". Real-World References Adam West is an actor best known for his role as Batman on the campy '60s TV show. Strong Bad's holding cue cards at the beginning of the email could be a reference to the video for Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues". External Links view "long pants" view the Flash file for "long pants" forum thread re: "long pants" 3:34:58 PM  Permalink  Comment []

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