strongbad_email.exe Disc Four

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This Time, It's Not strongbad_email.exe Disc One

Disc Four of strongbad_email.exe was released on July 25, 2005 as a standalone DVD. This disc contains emails #101-130, plus an exclusive email, behind the scenes videos, and music videos. To see artwork for Disc Four, see strongbad_email.exe DVD Artwork.

[edit] FBI Warning

The FBI Warning for Disc Four.

Cast (in order of appearance): Homestar Runner

[edit] Transcript

{The standard FBI warning text appears on a background with constantly shifting colors.}

TEXT: Federal law provides severe civil and criminal penalties for the unauthorized reproduction, distribution or exhibition of copyrighted motion pictures, video tapes or video discs. Criminal copyright infringement is investigated by the FBI and may constitute a felony with maximum penalty of up to five years in prison and/or a $250,000 fine.

{Homestar walks up to the text, and then looks around quickly.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Ooh! Look at me! I'm on TVD! {walks off}

[edit] Introduction

Then, one day, from the doorway, came a man. A man who forgot to turn on the lightswitch. I MEAN STRONG BAD!!

Introduction for Disc Four.

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Female Lappy 486

[edit] Transcript

{Open to a shot of the shotgunned wall with a flashing wire and a spiderweb on the toppled Floppy Disk Container.}

STRONG BAD: {from offscreen} It is a time of desolation, chaos, and DVDs. Then one day, from offscreen, {trumpets are heard as the camera pans to Strong Bad's silhouette} comes a man. {walks forward and turns the light on} A man with a severely beige box. I MEAN LAPTOP COMPUTER!! {tosses the Lappy onto his desk} Hit me with the dong-ding, Lappy!

{The Lappy plays its startup noise.}

STRONG BAD: The Paper, come down have breakfast with the family!

{The Paper comes down with the menu options. After some time has passed, the camera zooms in on the Lappy and female Lappy's icon appears and speaks.}

FEMALE LAPPY 486: Strong Bad, why do they take wait, so long? Many times have prooty passed.

STRONG BAD: I don't know what the crap you're saying, Lappy, but I'd follow you anywhere.

FEMALE LAPPY 486: I'm of a style.

[edit] Contents

[edit] Emails

• 101. Car (Mike and Matt commentary)
• 102. Lunch Special (Mike, Matt, Jonathan Howe, and Ryan Sterritt commentary)
• 103. Haircut (Matt, Ryan Sterritt, and Jonathan Howe commentary)
• 104. Theme Park (Mike and Matt commentary)
• 105. Replacement (Mike and Matt commentary)
• 106. Dangeresque 3 (Mike and Matt commentary)
• 107. Cheat Day (Mike and Marzipan commentary)
• 108. Pom Pom (Mike, Matt, Jonathan Howe, and Ryan Sterritt commentary)
• 109. Crying (Mike and Matt commentary)
• 110. For Kids (Mike and Matt commentary with Ryan Sterritt on guitar)
• 111. Other Days (Mike and Matt commentary)
• 112. Old Comics (Mike, Homestar, and Strong Bad commentary) (Mike and Matt commentary)
• 113. Pizzaz (Mike and Matt commentary)
• 114. The Facts (Mike, Matt, and Marzipan commentary)
• 115. Time Capsule (Mike, Homestar, and Marzipan commentary)
• 116. Extra Plug (Mike, Jonathan Howe, and Ryan Sterritt commentary)
• 117. Montage (Mike, Matt, and Marzipan commentary)
• 118. Virus (Mike, Matt, and Homestar Runner commentary)
• 119. Animal (Mike and Matt commentary)
• 120. Radio (Mike, Matt, Strong Sad, and Mike's Strong Sad commentary)
• 121. Part-Time Job (Mike and Coach Z commentary)
• 122. Dreamail (Mike and Matt commentary)
• 123. Origins (Mike, Homestar, Jonathan Howe, and Ryan Sterritt commentary)
• 124. Secret Recipes (Mike, Strong Bad, Ryan Sterritt, and Craig Zobel commentary)
• 125. Rock Opera (Mike and Strong Bad commentary)
• 126. Best Thing (Mike and Strong Bad commentary)
• 127. Long Pants (Mike, Matt, and Ryan Sterritt commentary) (Homestar Runner, Marzipan, and Shark-Tooth Bubs commentary)
• 128. Rampage (Mike, Matt, Jonathan Howe, and Ryan Sterritt commentary)
• 129. Garage Sale (Mike, Matt, Jonathan Howe, and Ryan Sterritt commentary)
• 130. Do Over (Mike and Matt commentary)

[edit] Bonus Stuff

TROGDOR!

HI-SCORES & BONUS STUFF

• Bonus Email: Family Resemblence
• Sample of Style Too
• A Puppet Stuff video for It's Like It Was Meant to Be
• A Powered by The Cheat video for Grumblecakes
• A karaoke video for Because, It's Midnite
• A karaoke video for Rock Opera

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Mad, The Cheat, Strong Bad

Bonus Stuff Transcript

Did you just say bonus stuff?

{Again in 3D, the camera flies through the basement of the Brothers Strong past Strong Mad on the couch and The Cheat in the crisper drawer, both watching TV, on its way to the TROGDOR! arcade machine, on which the bonus menu is displayed.}

THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises}

STRONG MAD: Did you just say bonus stuff?

{After a 30-second pause, the camera pulls back to reveal that Strong Bad has walked up to the machine.}

STRONG BAD: All right, choosey, time's up.

{The machine displays the TROGDOR! title screen with the accompanying music.}

STRONG BAD: I'm playing Trogdor. {plays the game} Oh yeah, don't stop a-squishing. {Trogdor gets sworded} Aw, man!

{The "IT'S OVER" screen is displayed with the accompanying music.}

STRONG BAD: What? What's wrong with this stupid game?

{Strong Bad pounds the machine as the camera swings back to the menu.}

[edit] Easter Eggs

• Four extra shorts can be found via hidden Strong Bad icons on the bonus menu:
  • Real-Live E-Mails
  • Sample of Style Too: Some Outtakes
  • Puppets on the Road
  • Puppets & Little Girl Outtakes

[edit] Credits

All cartoons written and made by Mike and Matt Chapman

Voices by Matt, Mike, and Missy Palmer

DVD authoring and encoding by Ryan Sterritt

Video footage and editing by Ryan Sterritt

3-D animation by Jacob Slutsky, and Ted Kotsaftis

Thanks to Lucky Yates, Jonathan Howe, Nick Niespodziani, and Peter Olson

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Explanations

• Homestar's line "I'm on TVD!" includes a portmanteau of TV and DVD.

[edit] Trivia

• The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "kid speedy".
• The Lappy 486 appears much thinner than it does in the animated emails.

[edit] Inside References

• The introduction is largely taken from animal.
• The Female Lappy 486 is from dreamail.
• Strong Mad saying "Did you just say bonus stuff?" is a reference to caffeine.
• The Cheat in the crisper drawer is a reference to privileges.