Editing Strong Bad Smiling

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[[Image:Strongbadsblounskched.png|thumb|"You got SBLOUNSKCHED!"]]
Especially in the early years of [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]]'s mouth has been most often seen to be in a slight frown, usually in a rectangular or round (when he talks) shape. His mouth was curved in such a way as to suggest he is often upset. However, there have also been plenty of times when he has '''smiled''', an effect created by slightly distorting the upper part of Strong Bad's rectangular mouth, turning his expression into an unmistakable smile. While some of these smiles were in reaction to or anticipation of his usual misdeeds, he has also found other reasons to smile.  As Strong Bad became a more prominent character over the years, the rate at which he would smile noticeably increased.  Although crude drawings of Strong Bad may have their own variations of this phenomenon, the real Strong Bad has, and, most likely, always will have the same, bizarre, distorted rectangle of a smile.

Smiling became a more-or-less common and normal part of Strong Bad's character around 2006. Only select instances of smiling since then are listed.  

==Select Appearances==
===Evil Smiles===
*[[A Jorb Well Done]] &mdash; Strong Bad smiles while trying to get [[Coach Z]] to say the word "job", then bursts out laughing as he, [[Strong Mad]] and [[The Cheat]] ridicule the coach for not being able to say the word.
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] &mdash; If the steak is chosen as [[Marzipan]]'s treat, Strong Bad  appears and grins as he sneaks a few more steaks into her bag.
*Email [[origins]] &mdash; Lil' Strong Bad smiles after he gets a drill for his birthday (which he uses on [[Strong Sad]], resulting in his belly button).
*[[TrogdorCon '97]] &mdash; Strong Bad smiles while calling Strong Sad a butt for claiming that it was 2005, not 1997. He also smiles when he and The Cheat go over to the [[The King of Town|authorized Godzilla reseller]]'s booth and attack the reseller with pea soup.
*Email [[candy product]] &mdash; During the commercial for SBLOUNSKCHED!, Strong Bad is smiling.

===Notable Other Appearances===
*[[The Secrets That I Keep]] &mdash; [[Lil' Strong Bad]] smiles for the camera as does young Strong Sad.
*[[Halloween Awards Show]] &mdash; While Strong Bad is behind the podium thanking The Cheat and Bubs, he smiles.
*Email [[stand-up]] &mdash; Lil' Strong Bad grins nervously while doing stand-up comedy (with disastrous results).
*Email [[suntan]] &mdash; Strong Bad grins at Marzipan after drawing abs on his stomach.
*Email [[no loafing]] &mdash; In the picture showing Strong Bad with the [[No Loafing Sign]], Strong Bad is smiling.
*Email [[for kids]] &mdash; Strong Bad is seen smiling into the camera on his TV show.
*Email [[montage]] &mdash; During his date with the [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]], Strong Bad is smiling.
*Email [[best thing]] &mdash; Strong Bad smiles and laughs while watching [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]].
*Email [[rampage]] &mdash; Strong Bad smiles and laughs with Coach Z when they joke about Strong Sad being a "master of ceremonies".
*[[Senorial Day]] &mdash; While trying to play football with [[Senor Cardgage]], Strong Bad smiles.
*Email [[modeling]] &mdash; While posing for magazine photos, Strong Bad smiles.
*Email [[Family Resemblence]] &mdash; In the Birds Of A Feather postcard, Strong Bad smiles.
*Email [[record book]] &mdash; In a photograph accompanying Lil' Strong Bad's record for Dirtiest Diapey, he is smiling.
*Another [[Sketchbook 2005#SK-2005-09-22|sketchbook]] item pictured an extremely happy and smiling "[[Dreamaway Johnny]]" version of Strong Bad.
*Email [[geddup noise]] &mdash; As he introduces one of the many [[The Geddup Noise|Geddup Noise]] knockoffs: "The Git Outcha Seat Sound", Strong Bad smiles.
*Email [[alternate universe]] &mdash; Strong Bad smiles after asking other Strong Bads to do a song.  He also smiles after saying hello to Senor Cardgage's tacklebox.
*Email [[isp]] &mdash; When Strong Bad and Bubs see Strong Mad talking in a high-pitch voice, Strong Bad grins as they all laugh psychotically.
*Email [[4 branches]] &mdash; Strong Bad is happy to know that there are free bagels at the water cooler.
*[[Date Nite]] &mdash; After Strong Bad says "drowning them", he smiles slightly.
*Email [[concert]] &mdash; Strong Bad smiles while telling [[Homestar Runner]] about [[sloshy]].
*[[Jibblies 2]] &mdash; To stay in character as Beetlejuice, Strong Bad smiles throughout most of the toon.
*[[Behind the Bad Chapter 1: The New Hire]] &mdash; Strong Bad smiles while entering his office.
*Email [[email thunder]] &mdash; Strong Bad is delighted to see [[The Paper]] return.
*[[Most in the Graveyard]] &mdash; Strong Bad's fake mouth in his costume of the planet from the cover of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' has an open smiling grin on it.
*[[Kick-A-Ball]] &mdash; Strong Bad smiles when he hears that Homestar cheated, and lost (almost).
*[[79 Seconds Left]] &mdash; Strong Bad smiles when he pours water on his knee.
*Email [[hremail3184]] &mdash; Strong Bad can be seen smiling when [[Senor Cardgage]] first shows up in his house.

==Screenshots of Strong Bad Smiling==
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Image:Secrets-smiling.png|Happy brothers
Image:oldstrongbad.png|"Next time, try to add some more syllables."
Image:SB-smiling-steaks.png|"Is this a joke? It's not funny."
Image:littlestrongbadstandup.png|"How about this cafeteria food?"
Image:SB Halloween Award.png|"We did it, little buddy!"
Image:SB suntan smile.png|"Oops, forgot the hatching."
Image:No Loafing!.PNG|"A sign that said 'No Loafing!' was the answer."
Image:sbemail110.png|"Can you say, 'a-The Cheat'?"
Image:sbemail117.png|Dating the Wagon Fulla Pancakes
Image:bellybutton.PNG|How Strong Sad got his belly button
Image:SB-smile-limo.png|"Oh-ho-ho! So classic!" 
Image:rampage CoachZ SB.png|"What part of the streets are you from, exactly?"
Image:senorialsmall.PNG|"Hit me on the slant!"
Image:sbemail132.PNG|"I'll pencil you in."
Image:Strong Bad Smiling DVD.PNG|...Flock together?
Image:littlestrongbaddirtiestdiapey.png|Dirtiest Diapey
Image:Trogcon-smile.png|"It might be for you, but... you're a butt."
Image:The Git Outcha Seat Sound.png|"And now, everybody's favorite style..." 
Image:20050922 sketchbook dreamaway johnny.PNG|Dreamaway Johnny
Image:Fishingwithcardgage.png|"You're gonna adopt me?"
Image:SBPsychotic.png|Strong Mad's a website!
Image:Strongbadsmiling4branches.PNG|"I'm sorry, ma'am, free bagels just happened."
Image:Sbslhoshy.PNG|"Slosh-ay!"
Image:Halloween 2007 Strong Bad.PNG|"That's a keeper."
Image:Behindthegrin.png| "And here is your office."
Image:SB smiling email thunder.png|"The Paper! You came back!"
Image:Strong Bad as The Planet on the Cover of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.png|"What's the answer to the ultimate question of life, the universe, and everything?"
Image:badsmile3184crop.PNG|"You gunna help me come outta e-tirement?"</gallery>

==Statistics of Strong Bad Smiling==
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! width=100 | Year !! Number of Toons in which Strong Bad appeared onscreen !! Number of Times in which Strong Bad smiled !! Percentage of Toons in which Strong Bad smiled
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| 2000 || 9 || 0 || 0%
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| 2001 || 15 || 2 || 13%
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| 2002 || 56 || 2 || 3.6%
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| 2003 || 43 || 2 || 5%
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| 2004 || 37 || 4 || 10.8%
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| 2005 || 38 || 10 || 26.3%
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| 2006 || 32 || 9 || 28.1%
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| 2007 || 32 || 8 || 25%
|-
| 2008 || 30 || 14 || 46.7%
|-
| 2009 || 15 || 7 || 47%
|}

==See also==
*[[Strong Mad Smiling]]
*[[Strong Sad Smiling]]
*[[The Cheat Smiling]]

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