Airdate: Sunday, October 22, 2006
Sender: Ter, Andover, MN
Ter from "Andover, and over, and over, amen" wonders what "Awesome" ("Oh, somebody finally got it right!") thinks of some of the "rediculous" names given to crayon colors ("You mean like Red Iculous?") such as "blizzard blue" and "laser lemon" ("The Cheat, halt production immediately! Crayola beat us to the punch.")
With such colors as Leather Black, Ripped Denim Blue, Groupie Lipstick Red, Skin Flesh, Hairspray Blonde, and Tight Shiny Purple, Strong Bad has had plenty of fun drawing the boys from Limozeen in ridiculous situations to the tune of their song "Colorin' (Outside the Lines)", which came on a tape included with the book. Unfortunately, his "Skin Flesh" crayon breaks just as he's about to melt Larry, Perry, and Gary's faces.
Strong Bad barges in on a lesson on how "soy is also murder" to ask Marzipan if he can borrow a replacement for his "Skin Flesh", only to be scolded for using such words in front of "the children": Homestar, Strong Mad, and Homsar.
Strong Bad: Why can't I say "Skin Flesh" in front of the — uh, "children"?
Marzipan: First of all, we don't call them children. They're "life blossoms".
Strong Bad: Life blossoms?! Marzipan, what kinda cult are you running here?
Marzipan: Oh, a pretty standard one.
Marzipan also has a number of "politically correct" names for crayon colors, such as "Dermal Discoveries" for pink, "Crimson Suggestion" for red, "Vague Pigmentation" for yellow, and "Blue" for black. Homestar wants to know if Ms. "Teacherman" is going to be talking about "crowns" all day, and gets huffy when Strong Bad mocks him for not being able to pronounce "crayons" properly.
Marzipan: Oh, roots and grass mostly.
Strong Bad: Roots and grass? What're those, like, D's? D minusesses?
Marzipan: No, they're F's.
Back at the computer, Strong Bad is prepared to help Limozeen make some "Dermal Discoveries", but is frustrated to find the crayons he borrowed from Marzipan don't seem to work. Turns out they're designed to not actually color, "so that no one life-blossom shines brighter than any other."
Strong Bad: I never had any doubts that all your students were (using hand quotes) "special", Marzipan.
Marzipan: And they're made from 100% pressed bunson, so they double as a healthy snack! Mmm! (eats a "Crimson Suggestion" crayon and leaves)
Larry Palaroncini: (singing, the lyrics appearing on screen under a picture of Marzipan's "crayons".) Pressed bunson, you know it's pressed bunson! Preeeow! (The Paper comes down as Larry sings "Preeeow")
Tropes:
- Air Quotes: Since he doesn't have fingers, Strong Bad waggles his gloves as if he's making air quotes when he describes Marzipan's students as "special".
- Continuity Nod:
- Strong Bad wondering what "Ter" stands for may be a reference to Strong Bad making fun of "Em"'s name in "the process".
- Strong Bad doodles ridiculous situations like lasers, Amusing Injuries, and melting faces over the illustrations in the coloring book, much like how he defaced "Everyone Is Different" in "kids' book" and "That Time Of Year" in "Decemberween In July".
- Extreme Omnivore: Marzipan eats a crayon made with "pressed bunson", whatever that is.
- Fun with Acronyms: Marzipan's "progressive" kindergarten program is called L.U.R.N., which stands for "Life-Blossoms Undergoing Reprogramming Naturally".
- Misplaced Kindergarten Teacher: Marzipan as the head of "L.U.R.N." is profoundly condescending, even considering her students are Homestar Runner, Strong Mad, and Homsar.
- Nonindicative Name: Marzipan's kindergarten-cult calls their black crayon "Blue".
- Orphaned Punchline: We find Marzipan apparently teaching her students "SOY IS ALSO MURDER", "...so that way, you always feel guilty!"
- Political Overcorrectness: Marzipan's "L.U.R.N." program is a parody of non-competitive "progressive" schools like the Montessori School system.
- Rhetorical Question Blunder:Strong Bad: Marzipan, what kind of a cult are you running here?
Marzipan: Eh, a pretty standard one. - Sarcasm Failure: There's one page in the Limozeen book that Strong Bad colored correctly—the page with the band members arguing over a bear mask—because he apparently couldn't think of any way to make it funnier than it already was.
- Screw This, I'm Outta Here: When Strong Bad makes fun of his mispronunciations, Homestar announces "I'm going to the liberry, to read me some Pie-Pie comics!"
- Tall Poppy Syndrome: Marzipan gives her "life blossoms" crayons that don't actually color, so they don't have to worry about out-shining one another.
- That Came Out Wrong:Strong Bad: Hey, Goody Marzipan. Can I borrow some crayons? I broke my Skin Flesh!
Marzipan: Shh! Strong Bad, not in front of the class!
