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[[Image:themepark.png|thumb|"* please do not bring your grandmother"]]

Strong Bad tells us about his plans for a Strong Badia theme park.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Cheerleader}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Ugly One}} (Easter egg), [[Monkey D]] (Easter egg), {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Shark-Tooth Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}/[[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA#Mascots|Stoppy the Sign]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}/[[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA#Mascots|Poppy the Tire]], {{Film|Homsar}}/[[General Tso's Chicken]], [[Bear Holding a Shark]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA]], Strong Badia ([[Riverquest Safariventure]])

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, May 25, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 4:14

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Everybody loves this, everybody needs this, it's time for funny stuff. ''{reading the email, in a Teen Girl Squad voice}'' Dear strong bad, you are the coolest... ''{stops reading and clears his throat}'' Oh! Excuse me.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Dear strong bad,<br />
you are the coolest, any way onto<br />
buisness<!--[sic]-->. i think that you should<br />
make your own theme park.<br />
<br />
crapfully crap,<br />
Rafael FL.</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "buisness"<!--[sic]--> just as it is spelled ("bweez-ness"), sighs and says "sincerely yours" instead of "crapfully crap", and "football league" instead of "FL".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Rafi, being the distinguished buisnessman<!--[sic]--> ''{continues with the misspelling/pronunciation used earlier}'' that I am, I've had a theme park in development for quite some time now. Almost as long as I've been growin' this mustache.

''{A magnification of Strong Bad's upper lip appears with "x10,000" in the corner, showing a growth of one hair.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Anyways, it'd be called

''{Cut to view of a theme park by the Stop Sign and Cinder Block.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Strong Bad's Mount RIDESPLACE! USA

''{As this is said, the appropriate words flash on the screen above the view of the theme park. "Strong Bad's" (in a handwritten font) slides from the left, a mountain which reads "MOUNT RIDESPLACE!" falls from the top, and "USA" pops in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And it will have more rides than you or your grandmother can handle.

''{As this is said, the words "More Rides Than You Or Your Grandmother Can Handle!*" appear along with a "*please do not bring your grandmother" disclaimer on the bottom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Of course, our flagship roller coaster would be

''{Cut to a view of the roller coaster, which is perfectly circular and spins continually without stopping. The Trogdor arcade game music is playing in the background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Bowels of Trogdor!!

''{Pan out to see that The King of Town is riding the roller coaster and screaming.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Which would like whip you around and around until you either throw up or catch fire somehow.

''{The King of Town catches fire somehow.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Hooieooieooieooieooieooieooieooie!

''{Cut to Strong Bad and The Cheat and the entrance to the ride. A Trogdor sign is there that says "Peasants must be as tall as my beefy arm to ride this ride." The Cheat is clearly not tall enough.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sorry, little guy, ''{The Cheat starts to stand on tip-toes.}'' I can't do nothing for you. ''{The Cheat puts on a top hat and starts to stand on tip-toes again.}'' Maybe you better head over to Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Land instead.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{disappointed The Cheat noise}''

''{Cut to Strong Sad standing on a stage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And every hour, at the main stage, there'd be a performance of "The Strong Sad Gets Decked Repeatedly Stunt Spook-tacular"!

''{A banner lowers behind Strong Sad that says "The Strong Sad Gets Decked Repeatedly Stunt SPOOK-tacular!!". Strong Sad is wearing a witch's hat standing patiently. Strong Mad comes from stage right to flying tackle Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' MAUHHH!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh!

''{Strong Sad climbs back up on the stage again standing patiently. Strong Mad comes from stage left this time to flying tackle Strong Sad again.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' MAUHHH!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh!

''{Cut to Strong Bad behind a table with a layout of the theme park on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' To make sure you don't have any money left when you leave,{{--}}

''{The words "not to scale" appear with an arrow pointing at the layout.}'' 

'''STRONG BAD:''' {{--}}there'd be more games than you or your grand''father'' could handle.

''{Cut to Bubs working the "Throw Game."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' You know, the ones where you throw hoops or rings or baseballs at different stuff and try to win cheap generic stuffed animal versions of ten-year-old cartoons.

''{During this voice over, Pom Pom plays the "Throw Game" while Bubs looks on. Pom Pom successfully gets all three rings that he tosses around the "[[Cold One|Xtra Cold One]]" bottle. Strong Bad's arm appears, holding up a cheap stuffed animal.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Like this Bubs with a horn.

'''BUBS:''' No, no, no. You gotta get those rings ''inside'' the bottle.

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

''{Pom Pom picks up a baseball and throws it at the bottle in frustration. A shattering noise is heard. Cut back to Strong Bad behind the layout of the park.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No theme park would be complete without a bunch of costumed mascots running around anticking... ''{scratches head}'' antiquing... Whatever.

''{Cut to view of an area behind some fencing. The King of Town still rides "The Bowels of Trogdor!!" in the distance.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{distant}'' Hooieooieooieooie!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' You know, there'd be one of the Stop Sign,

''{Coach Z appears wearing a costume that has a cartoonish looking Stop Sign design}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' call him "Stoppy", Stoppy the Sign, and then there'd be the tire...

''{Homestar appears wearing a costume that has a very cartoonish-looking Tire design.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' call him "Poppy the Tire"... And who could forget "General Tso's Chicken"?

''{A carton of what could only be General Tso's Chicken falls from the sky. It has "Ryan S." written on the side. Homsar's feet appear beneath it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Stoppy, is your suit chafing you like crazy?

'''COACH Z:''' Well, to tell ya da truth dere Poppy, I've always enjoyed a good chafe.

'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaAaAaA! It's time for tasteball!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, crap! It's tasteball already?

''{Cut to Strong Bad back at the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' But yeah, it's a pretty unrealistic vision. I'm gonna have to start robbing WAY more hot actresses if I ever hope to make that dream a reality. But for now, I'll settle for giving tours on The Strong Badian Riverquest Safariventure.

''{He gets up. Cut to Strong Bad standing in a box in Strong Badia. He holds some sort of microphone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Strong Bad makes a microphone click noise and speaks in an emotionless theme park tour guide-styled voice throughout the rest of the email. In each phrase, the pitch rises, reaches a high in the middle, and then falls}'' Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen my name is Strong Bad and welcome to The Strong Badian Riverquest Safariventure. ''{Strong Bad makes a click noise again.}'' 

''{Cut to wide view of Strong Bad standing in a box labeled "riverquest safariventure." Homestar sits in front of him in the box. To the left is a running hose. The water from the hose forms a puddle around the box.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' Please keep your arms legs and valuables inside the vehicle at all times and get ready to experience the fury of: The Strong Badian Riverboat Superfun...ride. ''{click}''

''{Strong Bad inches closer to Homestar as he says this, while Homestar backs away.}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. About five seconds later, it cuts to Strong Bad and Homestar and the tour continues. The Paper disappears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' And first up on our tour if you look to your right ''{Homestar looks to his right}'' experience the fury of: ''{cut to wider view}'' a big rock that's going to fall on uuuus. 

''{An obviously fake rock pops up behind the fence, mounted on a stick.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooooh. 

''{The rock goes back down behind the fence.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That was a close call, I hope everyone is okaaaay.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm not ok{{--}}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quickly, interrupting}'' ''{click}'' Shut up. ''{click}''

''{Cut to closeup of Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' And if you look up the river here comes another one of our tour guides his name is The Cheat{{--}}

''{Cut to wide view again. The Cheat walks by in his own box, which is labeled "R.Q. 2".}'' 

'''STRONG BAD:''' {{--}}everybody say "Hi, The Cheeeeat."

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hide and seeeeek.

''{Some drum sounds can be heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' Oh, what's that I hear is it the sound of island drums? Oh no, it's headhunteeerrrs.

''{The bear holding a shark, posing as a "headhunter", pops up from behind the fence.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' Everyone stay in the boat, I'll take care of thiiis. ''{click}''

''{Strong Bad pulls out a starter's pistol, and turns his head away as he fires up into the air twice. The cutout goes back down behind the fence.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' Looks like we scared those headhunters. Let's hope they don't come baaack. ''{click}''

''{Cut to closeup of Strong Bad again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' Well folks we've made it back safely did everyone have a good time?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Not really.

''{Strong Bad continues to talk while Homestar answers.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Goooood. Please leave your valuables under your seat and exit to your riiiight. ''{click}''

''{Cut to wide view again.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad, I gotta level with ya. That might have been ''{short pause}'' the worst three thousand dollars I ever spent.

''{The Paper comes down again. After another pause, Strong Bad speaks again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' Don't forget to experience the fury of: our gift shooop. ''{click}''

''{Once again, Strong Bad moves closer to Homestar as he says this while Homestar backs away.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[File:Monkey Dude2.PNG|thumb|Monkey D's season pass]]
*Click on "buisness"<!--[sic]--> after Strong Bad says it in the first part of the email to see a picture of The Ugly One and Cheerleader.
:'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{Her shirt reads "kiss boys."}'' The Ugly One, why you always gotta be all up in my bweez-NASS? ''{Cheerleader looks angry, while The Ugly One looks sad.}''
*Click on "Rafi" to see a mock NFL patch.
*Click on "Mount" in "Mount Ridesplace USA" after Strong Bad says "USA" to see [[Monkey D]]'s season pass.
<blockquote>Strong Bad's Mount Ridesplace! USA<br>
Season Pass<br>
Name: Monkey D<br>
Has: Fun<br>
Valid thru 9/04<br>
''{signed}'' Monkey D</blockquote>
*Click on the second Bubs doll in full sight in the "Throw Game" stand to see a real Bubs plushie, [[Shark-Tooth Bubs]], looking from left to right.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The paper on Strong Bad's desk is labeled "plans for stuff".
*The box in the throw game is labeled "BOX FOR THROW GAME", in capital letters.
*This is the second email with a voice-over of a character invented by Strong Bad. The email [[japanese cartoon]] had a Stinkoman voice-over.
**This is also the first time Strong Bad has used his [[Teen Girl Squad]] voice outside of a TGS cartoon.
*This email has the longest cartoon extension after the Paper comes down.
*The [[YouTube]] description for this email is "Strong Bad describes what the Strong Badia theme park would be like."

===Remarks===
*This is one of the few emails where [[The Paper]] comes down twice. The only other time this happened was in [[50 emails]]. (The [[New Paper]] later came down twice in [[mini-golf]] and [[webcomic]], however.)
*The Bowels of Trogdor is not visible in the panoramic view of the park.
*When Homestar looks at the boulder, he appears to turn his head around 180 degrees, without moving his body.

===Goofs===
*When Pom Pom hits the bottle with the ball, a crashing sound is heard yet it doesn't break. Also, the crashing sound is played right after Pom Pom throws the ball, but before it reaches the bottle.
*At the end of the Strong Bad's Riverquest Safariventure, the [[Stop Sign]] is not there. It disappeared sometime between the pause the first time The Paper came down and the fake boulder.
*The Bowels of Trogdor abruptly stops spinning while the mascots are talking. Also, The King of Town isn't on fire.
*When the toon finally ends, the flowing water animation freezes.

===Glitches===
*On some computers, the email stops abruptly at the scene with the Bowels of Trogdor. Only one car appears, and it is off the rails with nobody inside.

===Inside References===
*This is the first time since [[vacation]] (email 40) that Strong Bad has answered an email with a "[[crapfully yours]]"-style signature.
**It is also the only Compy-era email to feature such a closing.
*The "headhunter" is the [[Bear holding a Shark]] from [[date]].
*Pom Pom throws rings around an "Xtra Cold One", first seen in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]].
*The music played during Strong Sad's "Stunt Spooktacular" is the same music that was used in both [[Homestarloween Party]] and [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*The music that plays when Strong Bad is describing the "Bowels of Trogdor" roller coaster is from the game [[TROGDOR!]].
*Cheerleader uses the phrase "[[All up ons|all up in]]".
*"Ryan S." on the box of General Tso's chicken is a reference to [[Ryan Sterritt]], a friend of [[The Brothers Chaps]], who helps them with the website and the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD.
*This is another reference to Homestar's [[Best/Worst X bucks I ever spent|best/worst money spent]].
*[[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] Land, the ride Strong Bad sends The Cheat to, is originally from [[crazy cartoon]] as the name of the cartoon.

===Real-World References===
*The Strong Badian Riverquest Safariventure is reminiscent of the [[Wikipedia:Jungle Cruise|Jungle Cruise]] found in [[Disney]] theme parks. The way Strong Bad does not breathe or show any expression and his rise-and-fall delivery is reminiscent of Jungle Cruise tour guides who have given the same tour over and over again. The shooting of a warning shot (in this case a starter's pistol) to scare off the bear and shark "headhunters" is directly from the tour guide script. Most of Strong Bad's speech correlates to the tour.

===Fast Forward===
*In [[boring (really)]], Strong Bad says, "...prepare to experience the fury of... me naming all the three letter words I can think of," in a voice similar to the one used in this toon.
*The "[[riverquest safariventure]]" ride reappears a few times.
*The [[Female Lappy 486]] mentions bwees-ness in [[hremail 3184]].
*Homestar's and Coach Z's costumes reappear in [[On Break]].
*The [[Shark-Tooth Bubs]] doll seen in the Easter egg would later become a full fledged member of the Puppet Stuff characters.
*Strong Bad used a Teen Girl Squad voice again in the email [[death metal]].
*Stoppy and Poppy reappear in {{Decemberweenvent Calendar|15}}.

==DVD Version==
*All of the Easter eggs are disabled.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch the DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' ''{singing}'' Theme paaaaark!

'''MATT:''' That's a good one.

'''MIKE:''' That's my theme park... theme song.

'''MATT:''' I like that. Oh, Mike, Strong Bad's talking in the wrong voice.

'''MIKE:''' He's talking like one of the Teen Girl Squads.

'''MATT:''' Which one do you think it was?

'''MIKE:''' The original Teen Girl Squad. Uh, I think that was... So and So?

'''MATT:''' Yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Nah, it was either The Ug... I think it was The Ugly One. All right, let's talk about something else.

'''MATT:''' Okay. I like "buisness."<!--[sic]-->

'''MIKE:''' Buisness<!--[sic]-->. Didn't we record, um, 'cuz there's a little Easter egg with him saying "Why you're all up on my buisness.<!--[sic]-->"

'''MATT:''' Oh, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Teen Girl Squad.

'''MATT:''' We never put it out. We were gonna make it the Quote of the{{--}} Let's do that this week, make it the Quote of the Week.

'''MIKE:''' Maybe, it'll seem like we're talking about something really old when they hear this on the DVD.

'''MATT:''' Perhaps.

'''MIKE:''' But we're ''really'' talking about the ''future''.

''{awkward pause}''

'''MATT:''' So, we sh{{--}} I feel like we should start over on this commentary already.

'''MIKE:''' That's... let's keep going.

'''MATT:''' All right. 

'''MIKE:''' Let's plug on through.

'''MATT:''' We'll give it a shot.

''{Pause until Strong Bad mentions "Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Land"}''

'''MATT:''' I'd like to see what Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Land looks like.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I think maybe originally that was gonna be in the email; I think we talked about showing, you know, like the teacups that were the spinning-around teacups that were Eh! Steves or something.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. But then the email would be nine minutes long.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was really long already. So, back in the background there is a Shark-Tooth Bubs, um, which is a real plush, plush doll that a factory in China made for us. It was a prototype. They misinterpreted Bubs's eyes and teeth, and... pretty much everything!

'''MATT:''' As his fangs.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' His fangs.

'''MATT:''' And a horn.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I like that the box there, that he just that knocked that over on, says "Box for Throw Game" stenciled on the side of it. It's mass-produced somewhere and shipped to Mt. Ridesplace... for that sole purpose. ''{lets Coach Z as Stoppy appear}'' Stoppy has some things in his cheeks, maybe.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, he's got some nuts, maybe he's saving up acorns for the winter.

'''MATT:''' ''{at Homsar as General Tso's Chicken}'' Now ''that's'' a reference to our friend Ryan Sterritt, who has authored this very DVD you're watching.

'''MIKE:''' He's sitting in the room right next to us. Unbeknownst to him, we're talking about him.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, let's go in... let's throw stuff at him next time we see him.

'''MIKE:''' We should. I like to throw stuff at Ryan.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' What should we talk about on this part? Oh, this is a good... this is, this is my favorite part.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we... this should have been two emails, I feel like.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, 'cuz it was done up to this point, and then there's another ten minutes.

'''MATT:''' So there's a particular visit, uh, to Busch Gardens I took, and I believe there's a roller coaster called The Scorpion, where{{--}} that I'm basing this, I mean, definitely, it's obviously based on...

'''MIKE:''' No! You can't say it!

'''MATT:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' Sorry. I was just saying that my name was Klaus Meine and that I was The Scorpion... Sorry.

'''MATT:''' Does this keep going? Yeah, we can keep talking.

'''MIKE:''' Is this a waiting egg?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it's just gonna start playing again I think, isn't it? ''{The email continues after The Paper comes down}'' Yeah, see?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, okay, I couldn't remember how it worked on the DVD...

'''MATT:''' You just wait.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, okay.

'''MATT:''' ''{of the fake rock}'' I like, uh, the damage, obviously, when I see that.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's fiberglass.

'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm. Chicken wire. Uh, anyways, uh I went... Mike and I went...

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah, you were at Busch Gardens!

'''MATT:''' Yeah! And I just remember that guy being particularly unenthusiastic about us experiencing the fury of The Scorpion. ''{Mike laughs}'' It was wonderfully scripted.

'''MIKE:''' So was it just a roller coaster, or was that a ride...

'''MATT:''' No, it was just a roller coaster. 

'''MATT:''' And so they have the guy just before it starts...

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Okay, yeah, at the beginning, right.

'''MATT:''' You see, we were just talking over each other again.

'''MIKE:''' We can talk at the same time.

'''MATT:''' I know, but it's probably hard for people to understand what we're saying. Go! 

'''MIKE:''' Go! 

'''MATT:''' I take! 

'''MIKE:''' I take! 

'''MATT:''' Hi Lois! Raise your arms, watch your knees. Exit to your right, please! They did that at Six Flags all the time, I remember.

'''MIKE:''' Six Flags over Georgia, that is.

''{The Paper comes down in the email for the second time.}''

'''MATT:''' Wait for it, wait for it...

'''MIKE:''' Is it still going?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, hang on! ''{pause for the end}'' Now it's done.

===Fun Facts===
*Cheerleader's statement has yet to be a Quote of the Week, even though the Brothers Chaps indicate it will be.
*[[Wikipedia:Scorpion (roller coaster)|The Scorpion]] is a single-looping steel roller coaster found at [[Wikipedia:Busch Gardens Tampa Bay|Busch Gardens Tampa Bay]].
*[[Wikipedia:Klaus Meine|Klaus Meine]] is the frontman of German rock band [[Wikipedia:Scorpions (band)|the Scorpions]].
*[[Wikipedia:Six Flags Over Georgia|Six Flags Over Georgia]] is a [[Wikipedia:Six Flags|Six Flags]] theme park found near [[Wikipedia:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]].

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