Doomy Tales of the Macabre: 2009 Halloween Toon

Strong Sad sends each charecter to his own special brand of literary doom! I IN NO WAY OWN ANY PART OF THIS CARTOON. For more, go to www.homestarrunner.com

[@gamerzero7735]

"You're already Coach Z. No sense beating a dead horse."

[@trewashington787]

Hey, good point!

[@Awesomest915]

DUN DUN DUUN DUUUN

[@pikminfan6778]

@@Awesomest915 And now we join a man obsessed with sales and liquidation.

[@C_Kiri]

So anyone else wanna step back with me and acknowledge that Strong Sad genuinely got upset that nobody invited him to any halloween parties, thus he started writing fanfiction about his real friends all dying, and how actually pathetic and creepy that is, because it's kinda fantastic.

[@TBTabby]

If Edgar Allen Poe can do it, so can Strong Sad.

[@dr.altoclef9255]

And he himself caused them to stop inviting him when he depressed them all during a past halloween.

[@virg0_lem0nade]

he did it before Tina Belcher lmfao

[@kraevorn7483]

I would’ve just showed up.

[@cybercrasherstv]

Well... I'm in a car right now, so I'll have to park it beforehand

[@cosmiccove1272]

"You're already Coach Z. No point in beating a dead horse." Holy shit. Strong Sad just annihilated Coach Z. What a savage!!!

[@TheInkPitOx]

It's just how Coach Z is.

[@P8rioticPaxCl00n]

You gotta at least respect the Coach’s dignity for at least checking if Strong Sad forgot or not.

[@fahadalghamdi9316]

This is how i know he is a member of the "strong" Family even he takes time to bully coach Z.

[@SudsyMedusa53]

"Hoy! Wort about my doom?" "Um, you're already Coach Z. No sense beating a dead horse!" "Hey good point!"

[@Fireheart1945]

*dies anyway, dun dun dun dun*

[@VintageBalderdash]

You'd think Strong Sad would be more of a Morrisey guy than a Misfits guy.

[@Hellwyck]

Morrissey's not a hallow'een character, he's a trying-too-hard-to-hate-life student wanker character.

[@AP-uj2fg]

I really like seeing everyone's skull shapes lmao

[@Loctorak]

I wish marzipan had just had a broomstick or 1 bone or something

[@GummitMan]

I like how strong bad i permenatley angry cuz of his skull shape lol

[@memerboi69.0]

*bone **_hat_*

[@xai8666]

THE McARBY!!!!

[@TheInkPitOx]

The mystical sandwich crossover of legend...

[@Fireheart1945]

Om nom nom nom (dies)

[@TheInkPitOx]

I was shocked when Strong Bad was given real hands.

[@blakerutt98]

"Oh, the evil moon is crashing into the Earth again! What a totally unfrustrating way to play a video game!"

[@TheInkPitOx]

I had a bad first impression due to the lack of saving.

[@Pikashockdragon]

That's why I passed on Majora's Mask.

[@ericsilva4472]

It just stressed me out as a kid. Every day the moon was closer & more angry. Then the trippy music plays & the countdown starts & you know there's nothing you can do..

[@101Volts]

@@ericsilva4472 Looking up at *THAT* as an 8 year old (mind, I only saw it in the store display for a brief time) was scary as can be.

[@internetbites]

I hated that places I had unbuggered went back to full buggery upon each reset, so no backtracking for missed secrets unless I wanted to redo the whole thing.

[@Poyostar]

Ah, yes! The Homestar Runner cartoon where Strong Sad becomes an unholy combination of Gruntilda, Light Yagami and Grim from Billy & Mandy! Truly an isosceles fish sammich! ...er, classic. That's what I really meant.

[@TheInkPitOx]

Fish sandwich? They have a fish sandwich?

[@benjaminh.morgan3193]

Holy crap! *_TWO_* Zelda references in the same Halloween special??

[@Warrax85tp]

Looking at the book cover, I love how strong mad's skull includes his shoulders

[@DanTheRVMan]

I love show my kids all of these especially around Halloween time. So cool to relive these with them...

[@crocketlawnchair259]

This is my favorite Halloween special.

[@TheInkPitOx]

It was mine too until Mr. Poofers Must Die

[@skunch]

that cripsin glover impression is on point

[@kraevorn7483]

I always feel like the Compe came in the last 5 years not 10 years ago.

[@ArtemiyBerezhnoy]

2:20 ONION BUBS ONION BUBS ONION BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUBS

[@TheInkPitOx]

I can't believe it's been that long. We start with the most expendable: Greetings King of Town! The only problem with Majora is the lack of saving during the prologue

[@Swordkirby9999]

Wait a sec... how the heck did SS get everyone to record themselves saying "Happy Halloween Strong Sad!" in such an upbeat and entusiatic manor?

[@Darkstar1484]

careful audio editing?

[@Loctorak]

My guess is its a splice of two clips, one of everyone saying "happy Halloween, everyone!" And "...not again, Strong sad!"

[@Hellwyck]

an upbeat manor would be a happy stately house. You mean "an upbeat manner".

[@LordTyph]

It's his own tale. They're about to lynch him.

[@michaelleue7594]

@@Hellwyck no, he means a beat-up manor. He was describing their location, not their attitude.

[@Alwyn2112]

“The King of Town ate the colonel’s mustard, and the rope, and the parlor!”

[@TheInkPitOx]

I agree to 2/3 of those.

[@1lespaulfreak]

Homestar as Crispin Glover is hysterical - “people say that I’m weird and, I’m strong! I can kick!” Lol

[@Tadesan]

Dude, technically, Marvin from pulp fiction made it into this one. Amazing!

[@monstrouspegasister]

Too soon.

[@internetbites]

2:21 ONION BUBS!!! ONION BUUUUUBSSS!!!!!!!!

[@kebm1388]

Y'know this was one of the last (or maybe the last, I don't remember) cartoon before the big hiatus. I can't tell you how many times I rewatched this while checking for updates that just about never came.

[@ChristianFrates1997]

My dad likes this special because of Strong Sad being the lead character.

[@dreamlandbuds7710]

6:09 homsar is me when i just spawn in a multiplayer minecraft server

[@TheInkPitOx]

My punjab has a pretty price tag

[@humangirl2122]

Two Legend of Zelda figure's the 2009 Halloween toon and another in the 2018 toon.

[@toilet7970]

Is no one going to say how terrifying the skulls are especially homesar like his hat is connected to his head literally!

[@Ryotaiku]

Marzipan's costume implies her regular dress isn't poofy. That's just what her whole body is shaped like.

[@Renfield5130]

Oh my god! We had that exact owl hanging at 3:59 when I was younger. Cool and creepy!

[@pikminfan6778]

Nuuuuuu. I'm sorry, what was that? Noooooooo!

[@browneyez3200]

Strong Bad is friggin Skullkid. Nice!

[@MedicUbercharged]

Dammit. It's just now that I got that Bubs had brain in his wig since he was dressed as Jules from Pulp Fiction.

[@rosskerr1439]

So Strong Mad HAS eaten The Cheat by now!

[@BubbaAce]

"Strong Bad, as he always does, checks emails from his fans. What if instead of boxing gloves, a Pair Of HUMAN HANDS!"

[@caustin850]

🐰Maxine: OH MY GOD! STRONG MAD ATE THE CHEAT!😱 4:42 Strong Mad: THE CHEAT?! NOOOOOOOO!

[@pikminfan6778]

Strong Bad: That's not macaber. Strong Mad eats The Cheat four times a day! Why do you think we give him baths?

[@caustin850]

@@pikminfan6778 Strong Sad: Oh, fine! Well, I saved the most *macabre* for last!

[@pikminfan6778]

@@caustin850 Strong Bad: I'd like to see you get some ma-cah-bray on mé!

[@toilet7970]

Who's Maxine?

[@caustin850]

​@@toilet7970A rabbit daughter of Max (Sam & Max) and Amethyst (Steven Universe).

[@pikminfan6778]

AAAAHHHH!!!! MACRAMÉ!!! MY WORST NIGHTMARE!!!!

[@TheInkPitOx]

But macramé owl Homestar, I give you a macramé dreamcatcher for Decemberween every year.

[@pikminfan6778]

@@TheInkPitOx MY POINT EXACTLY!!!!!

[@otaking3582]

5:14 *Men Without Hats:* "You can dance, you can dance, everybody look at your hands!"

[@BigBoy257]

WHY IS NO ONE FREAKING OUT THAT ONION BUBS IS IN THIS?!?!?!?!?!

[@Hellwyck]

It's not mandatory.

[@alextucker5819]

4:03 This is why I sometimes mockingly ask my Mom. "Where's my dinner, woman?"

[@sweesbees]

honestly seeing their skulls is disturbing

[@hamursh]

"Crystal crystal on the ball, call Chuck Woolery!"

[@dracojim6537]

So basically, *Death Note* , but with Strong Sad?

[@sbemails]

🎉🎉🎉

[@Boxcarclasssoldier572]

Nice, two Zelda costumes!

[@vestonbruno8556]

4:42, funny when Strong Mad goes :"The Cheat? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!"

[@TheInkPitOx]

That's not macaber. Strong Mad eats the Cheat like ten times a day. Why do you think we give him baths?

[@COz-yc8bm]

@@TheInkPitOx Oh, fine. But I've saved the most macabre for last!

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@COz-yc8bm I'd like to see you get macabre on me'

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@COz-yc8bm I'd like to see you get macabray on may.

[@COz-yc8bm]

@@TheInkPitOx Strong Bad, as he always does, Checks emails from his fans. What if, instead of boxing gloves, A pair of human hands?

[@otaku34]

Oh nooooooo macwame my worst nightmare

[@OccasionalHaHa]

Dude. He pretty much said that he invited people to throw parties so that he could attend

[@shadowfan8296]

4:48 Never like Majora's Mask because of the three-day cycle awesome animation dough👍

[@TheInkPitOx]

The limited saving was my bad first impression.

[@AwesomeYena]

This has got to be one of the most violent toons

[@josephpercy8772]

Am I the only one that actually found this creepy?

[@TheInkPitOx]

It was for years my favorite Halloween special

[@toilet7970]

It's because of the skulls.... The anatomy gets more horror movie material

[@TheInkPitOx]

I originally thought he said "Homestar you seem to be the strong" or the straw.

[@caustin850]

1:18 Homestar has turned into Coach Z! 1:33 Marzipan: NOOOOOO!

[@pikminfan6778]

Strong Sad: And now we join a man obs- Coach Z: Hey, what abrat MY doom? Strong Sad: Umm, you're already Coach Z. No sense beating a dead horse. Coach Z: Hey, good point! (DUN DUN DUN DUN!)

[@TheInkPitOx]

Marzipan: nuuuuuuuuuu. Wait, what's that say? Noooooooooo!

[@KairuHakubi]

Strong Bad IS the kind of guy to not know about the Inverted Song of Time.

[@trogdortheburninator3621]

Macrame!! my worst nightmare

[@TheInkPitOx]

But macrame owl Homestar I give you a macrame dreamcatcher for Decemberween each year.

[@trogdortheburninator3621]

@@TheInkPitOx my point exactlyyyyy

[@captioncolton1983]

Look at their skulls

[@toilet7970]

I know scary! And you don't want to know the rest

[@scorpionsapprentice3248]

there are two errors regarding Darunia: his name is misspelled and he is referred to as a king when is title is goron chief.

[@benjaminh.morgan3193]

Just so you know… This toon is now three years older than Ocarina of Time was when the toon aired, with the Poopsmith’s Darunia costume.

[@noteworthinessxx7793]

The cheat is the lorax

[@TheInkPitOx]

Unless...

[@pikminfan6778]

@@TheInkPitOx And all that The Cheat left here in this mess, was a small pile of rocks with one word: Unless. Whatever that meant, well, I just couldn't guess.

[@DaNoob1485]

The ones I recognized were: Strong Mad. (Money for nothing) Pom Pom. (Dig dug) The Cheat. (The Lorax) And Strong Bad. (That one Zelda game, Idk I forgot the name) Also Homsar and Bubs look vaguely familiar but I have no clue who they are

[@TheInkPitOx]

Strong Bad's from Majora's Mask

[@emilyholasek63]

Homsar was Annie from the musical of the same name. Bubs was Jules Winfield from Pulp Fiction. I think Homestar wiki is still up and running to look up the costumes.

[@Saltyoven]

Poopsmith was Darunia, also from zelda.

[@brandonsabillon]

Oh I’m sorry, did I break your concentration?

[@jlhc]

ONION BUBS!!!!!!

[@wiserabbit1]

Strong Sad is like Edgar Allan Poe

[@salteeth]

"favorite part of the insect"

[@Launchpad05]

Strang Mad: THEY PLAY THE GUITARRRRR ON THE MTVEEEEEEE!

[@TheInkPitOx]

That ain't workin'

[@TheInkPitOx]

This was supposed to reduce my overhead

[@toilet7970]

Not turn into my head

[@neuravanny]

Here is strong sad, going on a good whine Writing a macabre so dark and grim And now, I'll have him framed for a false crime Shame on him! "I DIDN'T DO IT! I DIDN'T KILL COACH Z!!! IT WAS STRONG BAD!! STOP IT!! NOOOO!!"

[@silvasoul3897]

DUN DUN DUN DUN!

[@samuelcolvin4994]

Is it just me or does strong sads book look like those goosebumps books?

[@jaborsey_joseph]

Why did Homestar die twice?

[@monstrouspegasister]

Because he can. >:3

[@guilhermeroquerewies2176]

references the poopsmith is darunia from the legend of zelda ocarina of time pom pom is pooka from dig dug the cheat is lorax from the lorax strong bad is skull kid from the legend of zelda majora,s mask homestar sings saria,s song to get the poopsmith to dance the moon suddenly turns into the freaky moon from the legend of zelda majora,s mask

[@15kimig]

homsars hat is part of his skull? then in the interview wirh homsar his skull broke and fixed itself 0.o.

[@masonasaro2118]

hey stwong mad, I weally like youw fix-it-felix costume!

[@sweetypuss]

he's actually dressed up as that one dude from the money for nothing video. you know, the one that plays the guitar on the MTV. although the resemblance to fix it felix is there for sure

[@TheInkPitOx]

He's got to install microwave oven. Custom kitchen deliveries.@@sweetypuss

[@andrewblauwkamp7659]

This is a weird episode of Death Note

[@greentoad64]

I've been trying to find Homsar In this one for 4 years. Uploader, how did you get him?

[@gaurdianAQ]

click the symbol on the poopsmiths shoulder.

[@ALonelyWeeaboo]

Clicking on the Poopsmith at the right time. On the 2001 toon, give the Pumpkin to The Poopsmith

[@jaohonaxa]

He says he's doing this because no one invited him to their parties, and yet none of them were at a party.

[@KidImaginus]

5:14 WAAAHHHH! I'M HIDEOUS!

[@TheInkPitOx]

HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO TYPE WITH THESE WAGGLY, NUCKLED MONSTROSITIES!?

[@tobytheboii5758]

5:14 perfect cut screen

[@Loctorak]

Hey, my little love jorb 💕

[@tadhgburk3618]

What was senior cardgages tale about?

[@TheInkPitOx]

Cardgage isn't in this one.

[@changvasejarik62]

I always imagined it was a moment of absolute clarity.

[@AwesomeYena]

Isn't being Senor Cardgage enough?

[@nottherealpaulsmith]

Classic mopey revenge fantasy.

[@SowerValler]

GrawMad gotta move them colored TVs!!!!!!!!!!

[@angelbeas9137]

Marzipan Looks Kinda pretty in that costume

[@amazingawesomeghost342]

3:59: My point exactly! 5:49: 😅

[@averagefez]

Dear Strong Bad, If you're horrified of human hands, what's under your boxing gloves?

[@ramonelastname5811]

Those are his hands.

[@ms.understood8749]

His gloves are his hands

[@TheInkPitOx]

DELETED!

[@shelbythibodeau5506]

Most likely his muscles and bones.

[@TheInkPitOx]

@@ms.understood8749 Then how did he borrow oven mitts once?

[@virg0_lem0nade]

strong sad was writing friendfiction way before tina belcher, lmfao

[@101Volts]

Just realized, The King of Town didn't get written in here. Was that an easter egg that's not in this upload?

[@TheInkPitOx]

He was first

[@Dovah21]

Bum bum BUM bum!

[@LiliyHernandez]

0:22 0:54 1:33 1:46 2:24 2:45 3:02 4:02 4:46 5:22

[@martyfriedman2672]

I thought he looked like Jerry Only

[@phoebelajoie5466]

Picture this recast: Zoidberg as Strong Sad Professor Farnsworth as King of Town Leela as Marzipan Fry as Homestarrunner Zapp Brannigan as Coach Z Hermes as Bubs Err of Omicron as Strong Mad Nibbler as The Cheat Bender as Strong Bad

[@Loctorak]

Its Lrrr, not Err. Maurice LaMarche Lrrr.

[@phoebelajoie5466]

@@Loctorak My bad

[@shelbythibodeau5506]

Now I wanna see them all dress up as the Futurama cast.

[@phoebelajoie5466]

@@shelbythibodeau5506 Right? Leela wants to trade up Fry but instead she gets *gasp* Zapp Brannigan?! "Nooooo!!!"

[@mangomage33]

I'm not about to cancel h*r over using the g slur in 2009 (and it's not even the first time they used it), especially considering how even to this day way too many people still think it's a synonym for fortune teller and not an ethnic slur

[@fritzy8318]

Given this was 09 it wasn’t widely known as slur. Nor was it so the other times it was used.

[@AwesomeYena]

That's a slur?

[@Gabonation]

what

[@sushi6top]

Death note before it was cool

[@tb3411]

More like after

[@trogdortheburninator3621]

Time to check the email hope it's from a female

[@ScribbleHairz]

how baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa can i be

[@zacharymendelsohn3740]

6:25

[@admiralAlfonso9001]

2:18

[@admiralAlfonso9001]

4:47

[@Sandmann629]

MAHAHCAHABHRE

[@dramaticreveiws]

Pompom is a classic pooka

[@Cholent_King]

THIS IS STEALING, THERE NOTHING TRANSFORMATIVE ABOUT THIS!

[@dramaticreveiws]

Me to

[@nikolasmokalis3425]

The things learned about Marizpan's anatomy here...

[@Tadesan]

Dude, technically, Marvin from pulp fiction made it into this one. Amazing!

[@monstrouspegasister]

Too soon.