Strong Sad Paunchbaby

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Darken your day with Strong Sad Paunchbaby.

Cast (in order of appearance):

Places:

Date: Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Running Time: 1:01

Page Title: I'm sad that I'm backyard sports!

[edit] Transcript

{Swirl in to an open cooler in front of a brick wall. A hand reaches in and pulls out a Cold One.}

{Cut to a cornhole board painted with Teen Girl Squad soldier saying "Cornhole is no place for a mighty warrior!" hopping out from the hole. A red beanbag falls onto the board and misses the hole.}

VOICEOVER: Ever fear—

{Cut to a man grilling hot dogs by slapping one up and down with tongs.}

VOICEOVER: —you're having too much fun?

{Cut to two guys holding Cold Ones and talking indistinctly.}

MAN: {clinking bottles} Cheers to that.

{Cut back to the cornhole game. A man throws a green beanbag at the camera.}

VOICEOVER: Sounds like YOU need a paunch!

{The beanbag turns over and over in the air and transforms into a Strong Sad plush doll. The word "PAUNCH" is written in red.}

{The Strong Sad doll falls in a seated upright position on the cornhole board with a splat.}

VOICEOVER: It's Strong Sad {kickball sound as words appear} Paunch Baby from Fangamer {pronounced FANG-ga-mer, logo appears} dot com!

STRONG SAD: I'm sad that I'm a consumer product!

{A red beanbag knocks Strong Sad into the cornhole. Strong Sad screams.}

{Cut to the Strong Bad plush sitting by two embroidered pillows. A sticky note with a frown is on his mouth.}

VOICEOVER: Got a friend who's feeling down?

{The Strong Sad doll is tossed in to sit next to him.}

VOICEOVER: Let Strong Sad Paunch Baby make it even worse!

{The frown on the sticky note grows longer until it trails to the couch.}

{Swirl. A hand tosses Strong Sad into the air.}

VOICEOVER: Dumb kids will probably {the doll lands upright on the table} do stupid tricks with him! {Strong Sad lands upright several times} Learn them all!

{Strong Sad lands on the table with his back to the camera.}

VOICEOVER: The Paunchback kid!

{Strong Sad lands upright into a ceramic mug}

VOICEOVER: Tube thoomp!

{Strong Sad lands upside-down into the mug.}

VOICEOVER: The 4-snifty!

{Strong Sad lands on the table.}

VOICEOVER: And the softserve flop!

{Strong Sad lands on the table stomach-down several times.}

{Cut to the doll on a blue background.}

VOICEOVER: Darken your day with Strong Sad Paunch Baby. Only from Fangamer. {again pronounced FANG-ga-mer}

{The camera changes to live footage with a hum.}

VOICEOVER: {enunciating} Fan Gamer. What does that mean? It's a stuffed animal. It's not a game.

{Quick whoosh back to the blue background.}

VOICEOVER: Oh, also there's new pins. {Strong Sad is suddenly covered in pins featuring Strong Bad, Homestar Runner, Marzipan and The Cheat.} Classic pins. Real great pins. Get 'em now.

{Strong Sad whines in pain. Fade to black.}

{Cut to the grill. Five overcooked hotdogs are on it. A set of tongs picks one up and drops it over a flame.}

GRILL MAN: Oh yeah. These are lookin' real good.

{Fade to black.}

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Remarks

• The logo in the video renders "Paunch Baby" as two words.
• The four pins shown are of Marzipan, Homestar Runner, Strong Bad, and The Cheat.
• Backyard Sports, mentioned in the page title, also has merchandise sold by Fangamer.

[edit] Inside References

Strong Sad's emanation was used to define the word "paunch" in dictionary.

• The mighty warrior declaring "Cornhole is no place for a mighty warrior!" is in reference to Teen Girl Squad Issue 10.
  • A photo of the cornhole board was previously shared in a @strongbadactual Instagram post a month earlier.
• The word "paunch" is used in dictionary to describe a stench that Strong Sad produces; Strong Bad calls it "considerable" and indicates that it requires a scratch-'n'-sniff sticker to properly define it.
• The plush Strong Sad mopes, "I'm sad that I'm a consumer product."
• The Strong Bad Talking Plush features in the ad.
• The phrasing of "the Soft-Serve Flop" is similar to the top of Strong Sad's head being called a "disturbing soft-serve flip" in the Strong Bad Email keep cool.
• The visual of a stuffed doll resembling Strong Sad impaled with pins recalls the Strong Sad voodoo doll from The Best Decemberween Ever.

[edit] Real-World References

• The cold ones seen in the cooler appear to be Shiner Bock.
• The bean-stuffed Baby is a reference to Beanie Babies.

[edit] YouTube Version

• The video is titled "Strong Sad Paunch Baby".
• The description reads:

  Darken your day with Strong Sad Paunch Baby! Get yours here: https://www.fangamer.com/products/strong-sad-plush

[edit] External Links

• watch "Strong Sad Paunchbaby"
• watch "Strong Sad Paunchbaby" on YouTube