Distractions

Distractions is the fourth standalone Anonymous Frog short, and ninth short in total. It parodies Foamy the Squirrel, specifically the first episode of the same name.

Synopsis
A lost Anonymous Frog tape gets discovered by a pair of burglars.

Plot
Two years after the Anonymous Frog disappeared, two burglars begin to rob his house. One of the burglars, Jon, finds a VHS tape titled 'CODY SMITH D-Tape'. Assuming it's a pornographic film, Jon and his partner takes it home with the intention to sell bootleg copies.

When the burglars get away without stealing anything else, two police officers arrive, having been called by Jenna right after the burglars entered the house. The police reports nothing important to be stolen, not noticing a single VHS tape underneath the Frog's desk.

The burglars go home to watch the tape, which despite what they thought it would be, is not a pornographic film, but instead a home video of the Frog trying to type on a computer, only to get distracted by Dream. Dream does anything to get the Frog's attention, from jumping around, getting his head drilled up, presenting him with a cheque he wrote, before finally spreading cobwebs around the place and juggling hand grenades ready to explode.

Disappointed with what they saw, and that publicly distributing footage of a missing person would arouse suspicion, Jon decides to animate his comic book characters, using the original tape for reference.

Trivia

 * This is the first vdeo to take place during the Anonymous Frog's twenty year hiatus.
 * Since Dream was born on August 12 1999, this makes him between 4-16 months old.

References:
Illwillpress:
 * The contents of the tape is very similar to the first Foamy episode, with a few differences between the two.
 * The Anonymous Frog and Dream stand in for Germaine and Foamy respectively.
 * Dream uses a drill instead of a chainsaw and ends up with half his head drilled off.
 * Instead of a severed hand holding mail, Dream hands the Frog a cheque addressed to Jonathan Ian Mathers for $42,000:69
 * Unlike the original, the tape ends with Dream spreading cobwebs around the house and juggling grenades before they explode.
 * The copyright screen dates 2000 instead of 2003.
 * The description and ending also parodies Illwillpress.

Home Alone Other:
 * The robber in the grey mask, Jon, could possibly be Jonathan Ian Mathers, the creator of Foamy
 * Jon warns the other burglar about booby-traps,
 * The video uses censored sound effects from Full Metal Jacket and JonTron. It also uses Heavy's 'NO!' sound effect from Team Fortress 2.