Line #9 Recap/HomestarRunnerWheresTheCheat


1	'''Airdate:''' Monday, February 25, 2002
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3	Strong Bad and his posse can't find The Cheat. Homestar Runner makes Marzipan a sandwich, which she immediately falls in love with and names Homestar Jr.
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5	!!Tropes
6	* AccidentalMisnaming: Homsar annoys Bubs by calling him "Tubs".
7	* {{Calvinball}}: Homsar seems to treat his game of ''TabletopGame/ConnectFour'' with Strong Sad like this:
8	-->'''Homsar:''' Oh no! You shanked my Jengaship!
9	-->'''Strong Sad:''' I shanked your Jengaship? We're playing ''Connect Four!''.
10	* ComicallyMissingThePoint: When Homestar tries to convince Marzipan to put down Homestar Jr., she seems to think the sandwich is talking to her.
11	-->'''Marzipan:''' Homestar Junior's talking now! He said "put that freakin' sandwich down!"
12	* CompanionFood: Marzipan becomes increasingly obsessed with the "veggie burger with kind-of-a-face" Homestar made for her, to the point of nicknaming it "Homestar Jr." and constantly gushing about how cute he is.
13	* ContinuityNod:
14	** While looking for the Cheat, Strong Mad stumbles across [[Recap/HomestarRunnerHomestarloweenParty the Goblin and his Gremlin]].
15	** Bubs asks Strong Sad [[Literature/WhereMyHatIsAt "Where The Cheat is at?"]] in those exact words.
16	* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: The cast spends most of the episode searching for The Cheat simply because Strong Bad didn't bother to check the place where The Cheat lives, as a confused Coach Z points out.
17	* DudeNotFunny: Bubs's reaction to Homsar calling him "Tubs".
18	-->'''Bubs:''' Don't you talk to me!
19	* FunnyBackgroundEvent: When it cuts from Strong Sad back to Strong Bad, you can just hear Strong Sad moaning the phrase "Tonight is my night to play caaardinal sins" over the phone.
20	* HollywoodBoardGames: Homsar and Strong Sad are playing what appears to be a [[CalvinBall weird mix]] of ''TabletopGame/{{Battleship}}'' and ''TabletopGame/{{Jenga}}'', but is actually ''TabletopGame/ConnectFour''. This is meant to highlight their obliviousness and randomness.
21	* ItKindOfLooksLikeAFace: The sandwich "Homestar Jr.", with two olives on top as eyes and the veggie patty as its mouth.
22	* MediumAwareness: Strong Bad reassures Strong Mad by telling him "Don't worry, big guy, we'll cut to a montage. I mean, find the Cheat."
23	* NotWhatItLooksLike: Coach Z immediately assumes the King of Town is "gonna eat the Chort" when he sees the Cheat asleep on the [=KoT=]'s grill. Turns out the King of Town's grill is where the Cheat lives.
24	* OverlyLongGag: The scenes with Marzipan gushing over "Homestar Jr."
25	* ParodyCommercial: The cartoon ends with a {{stinger}} featuring a deadpan announcer advertising the "Homestar Jr." as if it were a lunch special at a family-style diner chain.
26	-->'''Announcer:''' For a limited time only, certain children get prizes. Pay 99 cents.
27	* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: Strong Mad punches the King of Town into the wall of his own castle to "rescue" the Cheat.
28	* RealAfterAll: It turns out the Goblin and his Gremlin are real and not just figments of the characters' imaginations, as Strong Mad discovers while looking for the Cheat in the spooky woods.
29	* TheUnreveal: Strong Bad prepares to explain why he didn't think to check the King of Town's grill for the Cheat, when Marzipan interrupts to talk about Homestar Jr. some more.
30	* VerbalBackspace: When Homestar walks in with Marizpan's lunch:
31	-->'''Homestar:''' Hey, stupid! I brought you this stuff! I mean, I brought you this veggie burger.
32	* YouAreFat: Homsar's AccidentalMisnaming of Bubs comes out as "Tubs".

Context Recap / HomestarRunnerWheresTheCheat