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==Strong Bad Emails==
==Strong Bad Emails==
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'''Strong Bad Email is NOW CANCELLED PERMANENTLY DUE TO ALLEGATIONS OF MONEY LAUNDERING.'''
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===[[Lappy 486]] Era===
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<blockquote class="lappy email" style="width:90%">
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<div>subject: sb_email menu</div>
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<table class="emaillinks" style="color:#fff;background:none;width:100%">
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<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
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155. [[theme song]] <span style="color:red">new!</span><br>
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154. [[keep cool]] <br>
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153. [[redesign]] <br>
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152. [[isp]]<br>
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151. [[senior prom]] <br>
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150. [[alternate universe]] <br>
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149. [[candy product]] <br>
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148. [[disconnected]] <br>
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147. [[lady fan]] <br>
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146. [[pop-up]]<br>
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145. [[myths & legends]]<br>
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144. [[narrator]]<br>
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143. [[technology]]<br>
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142. [[secret identity]]<br>
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141. [[death metal]]<br>
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140. [[highschool]]<br>
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139. [[portrait]]<br>
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138. [[space program]]<br>
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137. [[bedtime story]]<br>
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136. [[geddup noise]]<br>
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135. [[lady...ing]]<br>
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134. [[record book]]<br>
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133. [[bottom 10]]<br>
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132. [[modeling]]<br>
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131. [[boring (really)]]<br>
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130. [[do over]]<br>
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129. [[garage sale]]<br>
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128. [[rampage]]<br>
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127. [[long pants]]<br>
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126. [[best thing]]<br>
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125. [[rock opera]]<br>
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124. [[secret recipes]]<br>
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123. [[origins]]<br>
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122. [[dreamail]]<br>
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121. [[part-time job]]<br>
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120. [[radio]]<br>
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119. [[animal]]<br>
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</autocolumn>
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</table>
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</blockquote>
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===[[Compy 386]] Era===
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<blockquote class="compy email" style="width:90%">Volume in drive C: has no label<br>
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Directory of C:\sbemail\updated somedays<br>
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<table class="emaillinks" style="color:#fff;background:none;width:100%">
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<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
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118. [[virus]]<br>
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117. [[montage]]<br>
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116. [[extra plug]]<br>
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115. [[time capsule]]<br>
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114. [[the facts]]<br>
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113. [[pizzaz]]<br>
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112. [[old comics]]<br>
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111. [[other days]]<br>
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110. [[for kids]]<br>
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109. [[crying]]<br>
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108. [[pom pom]]<br>
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107. [[cheatday]]<br>
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106. [[dangeresque 3]]<br>
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105. [[replacement]]<br>
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104. [[theme park]]<br>
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103. [[haircut]]<br>
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102. [[lunch special]]<br>
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101. [[car]]<br>
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100. [[flashback]]<br>
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99. [[different town]]<br>
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98. [[stupid stuff]]<br>
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97. [[monument]]<br>
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96. [[lackey]]<br>
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95. [[the bet]]<br>
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94. [[video games]]<br>
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93. [[army]]<br>
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92. [[kind of cool]]<br>
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91. [[caffeine]]<br>
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90. [[colonization]]<br>
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89. [[local news]]<br>
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88. [[couch patch]]<br>
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87. [[mile]]<br>
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86. [[no loafing]]<br>
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85. [[2 years]]<br>
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84. [[kids' book]]<br>
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83. [[labor day]]<br>
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82. [[impression]]<br>
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81. [[date]]<br>
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80. [[stunt double]]<br>
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79. [[the process]]<br>
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78. [[anything]]<br>
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77. [[suntan]]<br>
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76. [[sibbie]]<br>
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75. [[funny]]<br>
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74. [[privileges]]<br>
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73. [[mascot]]<br>
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72. [[crazy cartoon]]<br>
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71. [[2 emails]]<br>
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70. [[big white face]]<br>
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69. [[personal favorites]]<br>
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68. [[caper]]<br>
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67. [[autobiography]]<br>
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66. [[the show]]<br>
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65. [[unused emails]]<br>
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64. [[english paper]]<br>
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63. [[fingers]]<br>
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62. [[interview]]<br>
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61. [[monster truck]]<br>
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60. [[huttah!]]<br>
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59. [[marzipan]]<br>
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58. [[dragon]]<br>
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57. [[japanese cartoon]]<br>
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56. [[current status]]<br>
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55. [[cheat talk]]<br>
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54. [[morning routine]]<br>
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53. [[comic]]<br>
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52. [[island]]<br>
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51. [[website]]<br>
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50. [[50 emails]]<br>
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49. [[theme party]]<br>
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48. [[ghosts]]<br>
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47. [[new hands]]<br>
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46. [[your friends]]<br>
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45. [[techno]]<br>
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44. [[lures & jigs]]<br>
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43. [[little questions]]<br>
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42. [[action figure]]<br>
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41. [[invisibility]]<br>
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</autocolumn>
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</table>
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</blockquote>
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===[[Tandy 400]] Era===
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<blockquote class="tandy email" style="width:90%;"><div style="border:none;background:none;text-align:center;padding-left:17%"><u>&nbsp;FILENAME </u>&nbsp;-  <span style="font-family:'Courier New'; color: orange">updated mondays</span></div>
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<table class="emailgreenlinks" style="color:#0c0;background:none;width:100%">
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<autocolumn cols="3" width="33%">
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40. [[vacation]]<br>
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39. [[property of ones]]<br>
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38. [[helium]]<br>
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37. [[dullard]]<br>
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36. [[guitar]]<br>
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35. [[sisters]]<br>
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34. [[weird dream]]<br>
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33. [[gimmicks]]<br>
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32. [[flag day]]<br>
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31. [[sugarbob]]<br>
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30. [[12:00]]<br>
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29. [[superhero name]]<br>
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28. [[1 step ahead]]<br>
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27. [[3 Wishes]]<br>
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26. [[CGNU]]<br>
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25. [[super powers]]<br>
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24. [[the bird]]<br>
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23. [[little animal]]<br>
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22. [[sb_email 22]]<br>
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21. [[cartoon]]<br>
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20. [[spring cleaning]]<br>
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19. [[tape-leg]]<br>
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18. [[stand-up]]<br>
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17. [[studying]]<br>
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16. [[band names]]<br>
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15. [[the basics]]<br>
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14. [[duck pond]]<br>
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13. [[i she be]]<br>
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12. [[credit card]]<br>
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11. [[i rule]]<br>
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10. [[trevor the vampire]]<br>
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9. [[i love you]]<br>
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8. [[brianrietta]]<br>
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7. [[halloweener]]<br>
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6. [[depressio]]<br>
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5. [[making out]]<br>
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4. [[homestar hair]]<br>
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3. [[butt IQ]]<br>
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2. [[homsar]]<br>
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1. [[some kinda robot]]
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</autocolumn>
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</table>
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</blockquote>
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==DVD Releases==
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*Emails 1-130 have been released on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] 4-disc DVD series.
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===DVD Emails===
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The following emails only appear on the DVD set.
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*[[Greeting Cards]] <small>(Bonus Email #1)</small>
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*[[E-mail Birds]] <small>(Bonus Email #2)</small>
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*[[Videro Games]] <small>(Bonus Email #3)</small>
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*[[Family Resemble<!--sic; we know this is misspelled-->nce]] <small>(Bonus Email #4)</small>
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*[[Real-Live E-Mails]] <small>(Bonus [[Puppet Stuff]] Email)</small>
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==Podstar Runner Releases==
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Since January 30, 2006, Strong Bad emails have been released sometimes under a weekly feature called [[Podstar Runner]]. It features popular [[Toons]], [[Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squads]], and Strong Bad Emails in .m4v format. They are designed to be viewed on a Fifth Generation Apple [[Wikipedia:IPod|iPod]], but workable on a variety of other portable media players. Currently, it features these emails (in order of release):
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<table width="50%">
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<autocolumn cols="2" width="25%">
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*[[techno]]
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*[[dragon]]
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*[[japanese cartoon]]
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*[[kids' book]]
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*[[crying]]
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*[[bottom 10]]
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*[[caffeine]]
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*[[virus]]
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*[[guitar]]
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*[[video games]]
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*[[different town]]
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*[[montage]]
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*[[personal favorites]]
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*[[sisters]]
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*[[death metal]]
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*[[theme park]]
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*[[crazy cartoon]]
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*[[army]]
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*[[flag day]]
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*[[trevor the vampire]]
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*[[stunt double]]
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*[[best thing]]
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</autocolumn>
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</table>
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==Not Quite Strong Bad Emails==
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The following shorts were originally associated in one way or another with the Strong Bad Emails. They are numbered by halves to show where they appeared chronologically in the list above. Numbers 99½B and 118½ are not linked to from anywhere on the site.
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*152&frac12;. [[Weclome Back]] <small>(Strong Bad tries to show an email he checked over summer vacation (in midair, no less), but hits "stop" instead of "record" on the video camera.)</small>
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*149&frac12;. [[Sbemail 150?!?]] <small>([[Strong Sad]] tries to get Strong Bad to do his 150th email.) </small>
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*136&frac12;. [[Sick Day]] <small>(A failed attempt at an email due to sickness striking the entire cast.) </small>
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*127&frac12;. [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] <small>("The Email Show" is one of the pay-per-view features.)</small>
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*118&frac12;. [[Broken Compy Menu|Strong Bad Email?]] <small>(Broken Compy Menu.)</small><br />
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*99&frac12;B. [[Not the 100th Email!!!]] <small>(Secret URL address for anyone who wanted a peek at Email 100 before it was released.)</small>
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*99&frac12;A. [[Puppet Time]] <small>(A message was taped onto Puppet Compy's screen that read "Probably at a barbecue, from SB")</small>
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*68&frac12;. [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] <small> (A message was taped onto the Compy in the email menu that read "Looking at a thing in a bag" when the cartoon was released.)</small>
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*66&frac12;. [[Arcade Game]] <small>(Homestar Runner reads Strong Bad's note he left on the Compy 386.)</small>
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*59&frac12;. [[Superbowl Dealie]] <small>([[The Paper]] reads "Due to the big game, the Strong Bad Email will be late this week.")</small>
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*55&frac12;. [[Decemberween_Email_Menu|Too Busy to Check E-mails]] <small> (Typed on the Compy is "No emails on the holidays.")</small>
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*41&frac12;. [[King of Town Email]] <small>([[The King of Town]] tries to answer an email on his recently bought (but broken) Tandy 400.)</small>
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*36&frac12;. [[TV Time Toons Menu]] <small>(Placing the mouse over Strong Bad Email will bring up a short, soundless email from Stu. See [[Wireless Bizness]].)</small>
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==Strong Bad Email Menus==
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*1–32 [http://www.homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/sbemail_first.html Tandy 400 menu]
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*33–34 [[Broken Tandy Menu]]
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*35–40 [http://www.homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/sbemail_youguysokay.html Slightly damaged Tandy menu]
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*41 [[HR:sbemail(vacation).swf|Vacation menu]]
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*42–118 [[HR:sbemail.swf|Compy 386 menu]]
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**Between 55 and 56 [[Decemberween Email Menu]]
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**Between 118 and 119 [[Broken Compy Menu]]
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*119–Current [[HR:sbemail_lappy.swf|Lappy 486 menu]]
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==Fun Facts==
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===Trivia===
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*Some time during mid-2003, "updated mondays" on the main Strong Bad Email Menu changed to "updated somedays."
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*On the Compy 386 menus, Strong Bad types "<tt>dir /p</tt>", a [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] command used to list all the files in a directory, and to pause between each screen's worth of files.
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*Not including Not Quite Strong Bad Emails, Strong Bad has checked 182 <!--PLEASE NOTE: This number takes into account each individual email Strong Bad has checked.  In some Strong Bad Emails he checks more than one.-->emails as of [[theme song]].
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*Email #22, "[[sb_email 22]]" was actually made between emails 40 and 41. It was originally skipped and later made and released under the title 'the lost email' right before Strong Bad replaced his computer with the Compy 386.
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*Back in the Tandy 400 era (at least until July, 2002), emailing Strong Bad would result in this automated response:
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<blockquote>Thanks for your freakin email. I hope it's not stupid.<br>
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Once I finish these swiss cake rolls I'll read it and if it's awesome enough,<br>
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I'll answer it on the site.<br>
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But if your email is terrible, then it gets R.E.D. alright.<br>
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The Cheat Reads it, Strong Mad Eats it, and I Deletes it.<br>
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[[HR:processing.html|Click Here]] to see us in action!<br>
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Check back every Monday to see if your email has what it takes.<br>
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Watch me while I'm awesome,<br>
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Strong Bad</blockquote>
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The link in the automated response leads to the [[Email Processing Room]].
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*After [[Random Toon|random.bat]] was implemented, the email list comes from the [[HR:rando.xml|rando.xml]] file. Before this, it was included in the flash file.
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*Occasionally, there is a lengthy gap between email updates. This is sometimes recognized at the start of the next email, as in [[army]], [[geddup noise]], and [[redesign]].
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===Remarks===
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*At [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward 2006]], [[The Brothers Chaps]] gave a list of [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.|five things not to email Strong Bad about]].
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*During most emails, you see the back of Strong Bad's head when he sits in front of the computer, which is why he often starts a new line before the text reaches the right side of the screen as the email progesses. However, on the Strong Bad Email menu, you don't see his head at all. This is probably so the viewers can use the bottom scroll button without anything in the way.
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===Real-World References===
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*The page title refers to the [[Wikipedia:Denny's|Denny's]] chain of restaurants.
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==External Links==
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*[[HR:sbemail.html|Strong Bad Email menu]]
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*[[HR:sbemail_lappy.swf|View the Flash file for Strong Bad Email Menu]]
*[mailto:strongbad@homestarrunner.com Email Strong Bad]
*[mailto:strongbad@homestarrunner.com Email Strong Bad]

Revision as of 09:48, 23 August 2006

Strong Bad checks his email.

Strong Bad Email is the most frequently updated feature of the Homestar Runner website. It was originally a small feature introduced in 2001, in which Strong Bad would mock the spelling and grammar of those who wrote to him. Although the animations were initially brief, the responses gradually grew to establish numerous catchphrases, inside jokes, and running gags, as well as spin-offs like Trogdor, 20X6, Teen Girl Squad, and even the main character Homsar. A typical Strong Bad Email will include numerous Easter eggs and other hidden material, often found at the ending screen. Many Strong Bad Emails are satires of specific cultural references, such as action figure, japanese cartoon, and isp.

Page Title: Denny's Menu

Contents

Strong Bad Emails

Lappy 486 Era

Compy 386 Era

Tandy 400 Era

DVD Releases

DVD Emails

The following emails only appear on the DVD set.

Podstar Runner Releases

Since January 30, 2006, Strong Bad emails have been released sometimes under a weekly feature called Podstar Runner. It features popular Toons, Teen Girl Squads, and Strong Bad Emails in .m4v format. They are designed to be viewed on a Fifth Generation Apple iPod, but workable on a variety of other portable media players. Currently, it features these emails (in order of release):

Not Quite Strong Bad Emails

The following shorts were originally associated in one way or another with the Strong Bad Emails. They are numbered by halves to show where they appeared chronologically in the list above. Numbers 99½B and 118½ are not linked to from anywhere on the site.

  • 152½. Weclome Back (Strong Bad tries to show an email he checked over summer vacation (in midair, no less), but hits "stop" instead of "record" on the video camera.)
  • 149½. Sbemail 150?!? (Strong Sad tries to get Strong Bad to do his 150th email.)
  • 136½. Sick Day (A failed attempt at an email due to sickness striking the entire cast.)
  • 127½. HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS! ("The Email Show" is one of the pay-per-view features.)
  • 118½. Strong Bad Email? (Broken Compy Menu.)
  • 99½B. Not the 100th Email!!! (Secret URL address for anyone who wanted a peek at Email 100 before it was released.)
  • 99½A. Puppet Time (A message was taped onto Puppet Compy's screen that read "Probably at a barbecue, from SB")
  • 68½. Lookin at a Thing in a Bag (A message was taped onto the Compy in the email menu that read "Looking at a thing in a bag" when the cartoon was released.)
  • 66½. Arcade Game (Homestar Runner reads Strong Bad's note he left on the Compy 386.)
  • 59½. Superbowl Dealie (The Paper reads "Due to the big game, the Strong Bad Email will be late this week.")
  • 55½. Too Busy to Check E-mails (Typed on the Compy is "No emails on the holidays.")
  • 41½. King of Town Email (The King of Town tries to answer an email on his recently bought (but broken) Tandy 400.)
  • 36½. TV Time Toons Menu (Placing the mouse over Strong Bad Email will bring up a short, soundless email from Stu. See Wireless Bizness.)

Strong Bad Email Menus

Fun Facts

Trivia

  • Some time during mid-2003, "updated mondays" on the main Strong Bad Email Menu changed to "updated somedays."
  • On the Compy 386 menus, Strong Bad types "dir /p", a DOS command used to list all the files in a directory, and to pause between each screen's worth of files.
  • Not including Not Quite Strong Bad Emails, Strong Bad has checked 182 emails as of theme song.
  • Email #22, "sb_email 22" was actually made between emails 40 and 41. It was originally skipped and later made and released under the title 'the lost email' right before Strong Bad replaced his computer with the Compy 386.
  • Back in the Tandy 400 era (at least until July, 2002), emailing Strong Bad would result in this automated response:
Thanks for your freakin email. I hope it's not stupid.
Once I finish these swiss cake rolls I'll read it and if it's awesome enough,
I'll answer it on the site.
But if your email is terrible, then it gets R.E.D. alright.
The Cheat Reads it, Strong Mad Eats it, and I Deletes it.
Click Here to see us in action!
Check back every Monday to see if your email has what it takes.
Watch me while I'm awesome,
Strong Bad

The link in the automated response leads to the Email Processing Room.

  • After random.bat was implemented, the email list comes from the rando.xml file. Before this, it was included in the flash file.
  • Occasionally, there is a lengthy gap between email updates. This is sometimes recognized at the start of the next email, as in army, geddup noise, and redesign.

Remarks

  • At Flashforward 2006, The Brothers Chaps gave a list of five things not to email Strong Bad about.
  • During most emails, you see the back of Strong Bad's head when he sits in front of the computer, which is why he often starts a new line before the text reaches the right side of the screen as the email progesses. However, on the Strong Bad Email menu, you don't see his head at all. This is probably so the viewers can use the bottom scroll button without anything in the way.

Real-World References

  • The page title refers to the Denny's chain of restaurants.

External Links

Strong Bad Email Info
Site Components Menu (Scroll Button Songs), Irregular Back Links, Irregular URLs, Page Titles, Descriptions, Podstar Runner
Emails by Title, Length, Intros (DVD, Part 1; Part 2), Subject, Greeting, Closing, Sender, Place, Outros, Release Dates
Running Gags Intros Relevant to the Email, Crapfully Yours, Until Next Time..., DELETED, Draw Trogdor Again, How do you type with boxing gloves on?
Spin-offs, Emails Edited by Strong Bad, Emails Taken in a Different Direction
Abdi LaRue, Ali and Ali's Sister, Bogus Mathematical Theorems, DNA Evidence, Edgar, Tape-leg
Email Number References, Acknowledged Update Delays
Background Emails, Nonexistent Emails
Technology Strong Bad's Computers (Malfunctioning, Surpassing Their Assumed Capabilities, Relationships, Stylized Text), Papers (Preeeeow), Floppy Disk Container
Analysis Statistics, Emails That Meet Strong Bad's Approval, Poorly Written Emails
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