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[[Image:coachzdf.PNG|thumb|"Yes, this phone is plugged in."]] | [[Image:coachzdf.PNG|thumb|"Yes, this phone is plugged in."]] | ||
| - | ''' | + | Sometimes a character will use a '''disconnected telephone''', or a telephone handset with frayed wires poking out of the bottom. It is uncertain whether the telephones actually work with phone service, as [[Coach Z]] was talking to one of his [[parents]] with one in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]. This is probably not the case, however, because Coach Z is known to do odd things. Some evidence that the phones have some function appears in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[replacement]], where [[Strong Bad]] uses one to page [[The Cheat]] despite the phone's lack of connectivity. There are no buttons on these phones, which would suggest that they are corded phones and the bases would have the buttons. |
On a related note, Coach Z attempted to speak on a drawing of a cell phone on a notepad in [[diorama]]. | On a related note, Coach Z attempted to speak on a drawing of a cell phone on a notepad in [[diorama]]. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
| - | *Email [[50 emails]] | + | *Email [[50 emails]] {{--}} tan phone (possibly a goof) |
| - | *Email [[replacement]] | + | *Email [[replacement]] {{--}} red phone, with spiral cord |
| - | *[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] | + | *[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] {{--}} tin can "Eww" phone in end segment |
| - | *[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] | + | *[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] {{--}} red phone |
| - | *Email [[modeling]] | + | *Email [[modeling]] {{--}} yellow phone |
| - | *Email [[rock opera]] | + | *Email [[rock opera]] {{--}} tan phone (same as in 50 emails) |
| - | *Email [[geddup noise]] | + | *Email [[geddup noise]] {{--}} green phone (with ''and'' without cord) |
| - | *Email [[isp]] | + | *Email [[isp]] {{--}} yellow phone |
| - | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] | + | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] {{--}} green phone in Easter egg |
| - | *Email [[pizza joint]] | + | *Email [[pizza joint]] {{--}} yellow phone |
| - | *[[ | + | **In addition, the [[pizza joint#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] mentions the running gag. |
| + | *[[Twenty THANXty Six]] {{--}} While pretending to be a "Top Exec", [[Stinkoman]] shouts into a disconnected phone. | ||
| + | *{{postref|889167141324369921|23|Jul|2017}} {{--}} Strong Bad replies to a Tweet "via unplugged 'ol landline". | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Current revision as of 23:26, 3 August 2023
Sometimes a character will use a disconnected telephone, or a telephone handset with frayed wires poking out of the bottom. It is uncertain whether the telephones actually work with phone service, as Coach Z was talking to one of his parents with one in Homestar Presents: Presents. This is probably not the case, however, because Coach Z is known to do odd things. Some evidence that the phones have some function appears in the Strong Bad Email replacement, where Strong Bad uses one to page The Cheat despite the phone's lack of connectivity. There are no buttons on these phones, which would suggest that they are corded phones and the bases would have the buttons.
On a related note, Coach Z attempted to speak on a drawing of a cell phone on a notepad in diorama.
[edit] Appearances
- Email 50 emails — tan phone (possibly a goof)
- Email replacement — red phone, with spiral cord
- Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon — tin can "Eww" phone in end segment
- Homestar Presents: Presents — red phone
- Email modeling — yellow phone
- Email rock opera — tan phone (same as in 50 emails)
- Email geddup noise — green phone (with and without cord)
- Email isp — yellow phone
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2 — green phone in Easter egg
- Email pizza joint — yellow phone
- In addition, the DVD commentary mentions the running gag.
- Twenty THANXty Six — While pretending to be a "Top Exec", Stinkoman shouts into a disconnected phone.
- @StrongBadActual tweet (23 Jul 2017) — Strong Bad replies to a Tweet "via unplugged 'ol landline".
