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Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat play a Trogdor! Arcade game in da basement.
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'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[The Cheat]]
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'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]
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'''Date:''' March 17, 2003
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'''Running Time:''' 1:41
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'''Page title:''' Quite Exciting This Computer Magic!
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== Transcript ==
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''{We start with a familiar scene, Compy. Except Strong Bad isn't there, and there's a Post-It on the screen saying "in da basement  -sb".}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{offscreen}'' Strong Bad! ''{walks up to the computer}'' Hey Strong Bad, can I borrow your fondue pot again? Oh. You're not here. I'll get to the bottom of this! ''{sits down at the computer and starts typing. While he says everything correctly, he misspells "Strong Bad".}''
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<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">Dear Stong Bah,<br />
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Where are you?<br />
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Your friend,<br />
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Homestar</blockquote>
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''{Homestar notices the note.}'' Oh! "In da basement. From SB." Ohhh, that must stand for Stong Bah. ''{he stands up and heads for da basement. Upon arriving he finds Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat playing TROGDOR! the arcade game.}'' Hey guys! Whatcha playin'?
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'''STRONG BAD''': Uh, playin'? No, we're, uh, we're doing The Cheat's taxes.
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'''STRONG MAD''': W-2!!!
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Bo-ring. I don't wanna play that.
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''{Homestar walks off. The game blips.}''
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'''STRONG BAD''': Argh! Stupid peasant. ''{He kicks the arcade machine, which says in a computer voice "Trogdor!"}'' Whoah! Pretty cool! ''{He kicks it twice more, with the same results.}'' All right, who's next? ''{The Cheat makes Cheat noises.}'' Okay, fine. ''{Strong Bad gets off the stool to let The Cheat on, but he just looks at Strong Bad, makes more noises.}'' Oh, right. Here ya go, little buddy. ''{He lifts him onto the stool and the theme music begins playing. As soon as it's over...}''
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'''STRONG BAD and STRONG MAD''': TROGDOR!
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''{The game says "Trogdor!" and The Cheat begins playing.}''
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'''STRONG BAD''': Whoah, nice move! You're the master!
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''{[[The Paper]] comes down with a link to play the Trogdor arcade game. After a little while, Homestar comes back with a stack of papers.}''
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'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Hey, can you guys do my taxes next? ... You guys? ... Man, that's one big adding machine.
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== Easter Eggs ==
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*If you wait for Homestar to come by and ask them to do his taxes - after he says, "Man that is one big adding machine" you can click on the [[TROGDOR!]] game to make it say "[[Trogdor]]" 
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*You can click on the top of Homestar's pile of papers to see his expenses.
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*When you have Homestar's expenses displayed, you can click and hold on the last item in the list "straps and practice" to see a picture of something that looks like a hand-drawn baseball card.
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== Fun Facts ==
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=== Remarks ===
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*On the Monday following [[the show]], there was no new [[Strong Bad Email]].  Instead, there was a post-it note that said "In da Basement".  If you clicked on it, it took you to the aformentioned toon short. 
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*Homestar's paper reads:
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Homestar Runner's
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2002 Expenditures
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$150 - pork b/w beans
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$2,000 - witch's brew
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$4,000 - refinance my hat
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$2.07 - Marzipan gift
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$1,000 - Fluffypuffs
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$500 - monthly protection
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to SB
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$500 - monthly protection
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to SM
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$500 - monthly protection
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to The C.
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$75 - straps and practice
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*His total expenditures come out to $8727.07.
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*The top paper in Homestar's stack of papers says "important document #402".
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*The Cheat is using his left hand to play the arcade game.
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=== Glitches ===
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*When Homestar is using Strong Bad's computer the contrast knobs are missing, but you can click on them.  They don't do anything, though.
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=== Inside References ===
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*Pork b/w beans refers to the Strong Bad Email [[helium]], in which [[Marzipan]] and Homestar discuss the subject briefly. The abbreviation "w/" for "with" is not used, instead it's "b/w" which was used on old vinyl records and singles to refer to the B-side ("b/w" = "backed with").
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*"Hey Strong Bad, can I borrow your [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot|fondue pot]] again?" refers to [[50 emails]].
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*This is another appearance of the [[Witches' Brew]].
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*When Homestar says "Bo-ring!" it sounds exactly like it does on the [[Legal]] Page.
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=== Real World References ===
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*Strong Mad says "[[Wikipedia:Form_W-2|W-2]]!", which is an [[Wikipedia:U.S. Internal Revenue Service|IRS]] tax form.
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*The page title "Quite exciting this computer magic" is a quote from the movie [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088258 "This Is Spinal Tap"].  One of the band members says it while playing [[Wikipedia:Atari|Atari]] in the tour bus.
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== External Links ==
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*[[HR:arcadegame.html|watch "Arcade Game"]]
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*[[HR:arcadegame.swf|view the Flash file for "Arcade Game"]]
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[[Category:Toons]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:Strong Mad Filmography]][[Category:The Cheat Filmography]][[Category:Trogdor Filmography]]

Revision as of 04:20, 6 August 2005

"Doing The Cheat's taxes"


Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat play a Trogdor! Arcade game in da basement.

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

Places: Computer Room, Strong Bad's Basement

Date: March 17, 2003

Running Time: 1:41

Page title: Quite Exciting This Computer Magic!

Contents

Transcript

{We start with a familiar scene, Compy. Except Strong Bad isn't there, and there's a Post-It on the screen saying "in da basement -sb".}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: {offscreen} Strong Bad! {walks up to the computer} Hey Strong Bad, can I borrow your fondue pot again? Oh. You're not here. I'll get to the bottom of this! {sits down at the computer and starts typing. While he says everything correctly, he misspells "Strong Bad".}

{Homestar notices the note.} Oh! "In da basement. From SB." Ohhh, that must stand for Stong Bah. {he stands up and heads for da basement. Upon arriving he finds Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat playing TROGDOR! the arcade game.} Hey guys! Whatcha playin'?

STRONG BAD: Uh, playin'? No, we're, uh, we're doing The Cheat's taxes.

STRONG MAD: W-2!!!

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Bo-ring. I don't wanna play that.

{Homestar walks off. The game blips.}

STRONG BAD: Argh! Stupid peasant. {He kicks the arcade machine, which says in a computer voice "Trogdor!"} Whoah! Pretty cool! {He kicks it twice more, with the same results.} All right, who's next? {The Cheat makes Cheat noises.} Okay, fine. {Strong Bad gets off the stool to let The Cheat on, but he just looks at Strong Bad, makes more noises.} Oh, right. Here ya go, little buddy. {He lifts him onto the stool and the theme music begins playing. As soon as it's over...}

STRONG BAD and STRONG MAD: TROGDOR!

{The game says "Trogdor!" and The Cheat begins playing.}

STRONG BAD: Whoah, nice move! You're the master!

{The Paper comes down with a link to play the Trogdor arcade game. After a little while, Homestar comes back with a stack of papers.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Hey, can you guys do my taxes next? ... You guys? ... Man, that's one big adding machine.

Easter Eggs

  • If you wait for Homestar to come by and ask them to do his taxes - after he says, "Man that is one big adding machine" you can click on the TROGDOR! game to make it say "Trogdor"
  • You can click on the top of Homestar's pile of papers to see his expenses.
  • When you have Homestar's expenses displayed, you can click and hold on the last item in the list "straps and practice" to see a picture of something that looks like a hand-drawn baseball card.

Fun Facts

Remarks

  • On the Monday following the show, there was no new Strong Bad Email. Instead, there was a post-it note that said "In da Basement". If you clicked on it, it took you to the aformentioned toon short.
  • Homestar's paper reads: 
Homestar Runner's
2002 Expenditures
------------------

$150 - pork b/w beans

$2,000 - witch's brew

$4,000 - refinance my hat

$2.07 - Marzipan gift

$1,000 - Fluffypuffs

$500 - monthly protection
to SB

$500 - monthly protection
to SM

$500 - monthly protection
to The C.

$75 - straps and practice
  • His total expenditures come out to $8727.07.
  • The top paper in Homestar's stack of papers says "important document #402".
  • The Cheat is using his left hand to play the arcade game.

Glitches

  • When Homestar is using Strong Bad's computer the contrast knobs are missing, but you can click on them. They don't do anything, though.

Inside References

  • Pork b/w beans refers to the Strong Bad Email helium, in which Marzipan and Homestar discuss the subject briefly. The abbreviation "w/" for "with" is not used, instead it's "b/w" which was used on old vinyl records and singles to refer to the B-side ("b/w" = "backed with").
  • "Hey Strong Bad, can I borrow your fondue pot again?" refers to 50 emails.
  • This is another appearance of the Witches' Brew.
  • When Homestar says "Bo-ring!" it sounds exactly like it does on the Legal Page.

Real World References

  • Strong Mad says "W-2!", which is an IRS tax form.
  • The page title "Quite exciting this computer magic" is a quote from the movie "This Is Spinal Tap". One of the band members says it while playing Atari in the tour bus.

External Links

Retrieved from "http://hrwiki.org/wiki/Arcade_Game"
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