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*[[Where's The Cheat?]] — [[Strong Bad]] mentions the sport. | *[[Where's The Cheat?]] — [[Strong Bad]] mentions the sport. | ||
*Email [[labor day]] — [[Strong Mad]] and [[The Cheat]] are shown with badminton racquets. | *Email [[labor day]] — [[Strong Mad]] and [[The Cheat]] are shown with badminton racquets. | ||
| - | *Email [[army]]— Strong Bad and Strong Mad discuss the sport and wonder what the official rules are. | + | *Email [[army]] — Strong Bad and Strong Mad discuss the sport and wonder what the official rules are. |
==Baseball== | ==Baseball== | ||
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*[[LEMKE|Mark Lemke]] is a commonly referenced baseball player. | *[[LEMKE|Mark Lemke]] is a commonly referenced baseball player. | ||
*[[Coach Z]] is usually seen wearing an unbranded baseball cap. | *[[Coach Z]] is usually seen wearing an unbranded baseball cap. | ||
| - | *[[Where My Hat Is At?]]— [[Homestar Runner]] looks for his hat so he can play baseball. | + | *[[Where My Hat Is At?]] — [[Homestar Runner]] looks for his hat so he can play baseball. |
*Email [[keep cool]] — [[Strong Sad]] mentions that baseball games are at two, eleven, and three. | *Email [[keep cool]] — [[Strong Sad]] mentions that baseball games are at two, eleven, and three. | ||
*[[Strongest Man in the World]] — [[The Grape Fairie]] claims he got the [[golbol]] in 1974 from [[Wikipedia:Mookie Wilson|Mookie Wilson]]. Mookie Wilson was a professional baseball player durring the 1980s and early 1990s best known for playing for the [[Wikipedia:New York Mets|New York Mets]], the team referenced in the golbol Easter egg. | *[[Strongest Man in the World]] — [[The Grape Fairie]] claims he got the [[golbol]] in 1974 from [[Wikipedia:Mookie Wilson|Mookie Wilson]]. Mookie Wilson was a professional baseball player durring the 1980s and early 1990s best known for playing for the [[Wikipedia:New York Mets|New York Mets]], the team referenced in the golbol Easter egg. | ||
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* [[Pom Pom, Too]] — one of the Poms is colored like an [[ABA basketball]], and two of them look like NBA basketballs. | * [[Pom Pom, Too]] — one of the Poms is colored like an [[ABA basketball]], and two of them look like NBA basketballs. | ||
*[[A Decemberween Pageant]] — [[Pom Pom]] is cast as [[Kobe|Kobe #1]] and Strong Mad is cast as [[Kobe|Kobe #2]]. | *[[A Decemberween Pageant]] — [[Pom Pom]] is cast as [[Kobe|Kobe #1]] and Strong Mad is cast as [[Kobe|Kobe #2]]. | ||
| - | *[[Strong Bad#Character Video Transcript|Strong Bad Character Video]]— one of his accepted forms of payments is "[[Wikipedia:Denver Nuggets|Denver Nuggets]]." | + | *[[Strong Bad#Character Video Transcript|Strong Bad Character Video]] — one of his accepted forms of payments is "[[Wikipedia:Denver Nuggets|Denver Nuggets]]." |
| - | *Email [[new hands]] — | + | *Email [[new hands]] — one of the options for Strong Bad's hands is an ABA basketball. |
| - | *[[New Boots]] | + | *[[New Boots]] — The Cheat draws Strong Bad dribbling and spinning basketballs. |
| - | *Email [[autobiography]]— Strong Bad supposedly played on a basketball team with "[[The Deke]]." | + | *Email [[autobiography]] — Strong Bad supposedly played on a basketball team with "[[The Deke]]." |
*Email [[different town]] — Strong Bad says "Pom Pom wouldn't change at all / 'cept he'd look like an ABA basketball." | *Email [[different town]] — Strong Bad says "Pom Pom wouldn't change at all / 'cept he'd look like an ABA basketball." | ||
| - | *Email [[secret recipes]]— Coach Z doesn't appear to know what a basketball is, referring to one as "a bounce thing". | + | *Email [[secret recipes]] — Coach Z doesn't appear to know what a basketball is, referring to one as "a bounce thing". |
| - | *[[Halloween Fairstival]]— Strong Mad dresses as [[Wikipedia:Ben Wallace|Ben Wallace]]. | + | *[[Halloween Fairstival]] — Strong Mad dresses as [[Wikipedia:Ben Wallace|Ben Wallace]]. |
*Email [[bedtime story]] — [[Moses Malone]] is supposedly a buddy of [[The Cheat]]. | *Email [[bedtime story]] — [[Moses Malone]] is supposedly a buddy of [[The Cheat]]. | ||
*Email [[candy product]] — Coach Z gets a basketball stuck on his head. | *Email [[candy product]] — Coach Z gets a basketball stuck on his head. | ||
==Competitive Swimming== | ==Competitive Swimming== | ||
| - | *Email [[other days]] — | + | *Email [[other days]] — Strong Sad mentions that they will be late for swim practice (although earlier in the e-mail Strong Bad denies that he goes to swim practice). |
==Football== | ==Football== | ||
[[Image:superbowldealie.png|thumb|150px|TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE!]] | [[Image:superbowldealie.png|thumb|150px|TAKE IT TO THE HOUSE!]] | ||
*Coach Z's old timey counterpart is a football player named "[[The Fort Wayne Locomotive]]." | *Coach Z's old timey counterpart is a football player named "[[The Fort Wayne Locomotive]]." | ||
| - | *[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]— Strong Mad's costume is [[Wikipedia:William Perry (American football)|William " | + | *[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — Strong Mad's costume is [[Wikipedia:William Perry (American football)|William "Refrigerator" Perry]], a famous football player from the 1980s. |
| - | *Email [[caffeine]]— Strong Sad claims while hyper, "I don't even watch football! I don't even watch football!" | + | *Email [[caffeine]] — Strong Sad claims while hyper, "I don't even watch football! I don't even watch football!" |
*[[Superbowl Dealie]] — The entire toon is about annual professional football championship. | *[[Superbowl Dealie]] — The entire toon is about annual professional football championship. | ||
| - | *[[Senorial Day]]— [[Senor Cardgage]] and Strong Bad "play catch" with a football. | + | *[[Senorial Day]] — [[Senor Cardgage]] and Strong Bad "play catch" with a football. |
* Email [[high school]] — "Middle School" Coach Z dreams of being "craptain of the foortball torm". | * Email [[high school]] — "Middle School" Coach Z dreams of being "craptain of the foortball torm". | ||
* [[KOT's VOQPCS!]] — the King of Town's scheme to get the Poopsmith to smell better somehow involves a game of football. | * [[KOT's VOQPCS!]] — the King of Town's scheme to get the Poopsmith to smell better somehow involves a game of football. | ||
* Email [[crying]] — Strong Bad "quotes" Li'l Brudder as saying "I'm gonna be a quarterback when I grow up. I'm gonna throw for 2,000 yards." | * Email [[crying]] — Strong Bad "quotes" Li'l Brudder as saying "I'm gonna be a quarterback when I grow up. I'm gonna throw for 2,000 yards." | ||
| - | *[[Toikey TV]] — Strong Mad, Strong Bad and The Cheat wind up watching the 2007 Falling Asleep On The Couch Watching Football Bowl. | + | *[[Toikey TV]] — Strong Mad, Strong Bad, and The Cheat wind up watching the 2007 Falling Asleep On The Couch Watching Football Bowl. |
===Soccer referred to as Football=== | ===Soccer referred to as Football=== | ||
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*Email [[mascot]] — The Cheat uses a golf club to hit things on the [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] Golf Club Team. | *Email [[mascot]] — The Cheat uses a golf club to hit things on the [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] Golf Club Team. | ||
*Email [[the paper]] — [[The Paper]] has the word "golf" visible under its sweatshirt during its preppy phase. | *Email [[the paper]] — [[The Paper]] has the word "golf" visible under its sweatshirt during its preppy phase. | ||
| - | *Email [[mini-golf]] — | + | *Email [[mini-golf]] — The entire email is concerned with the miniature version. |
==Hockey== | ==Hockey== | ||
| - | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]]— Coach Z | + | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] — Homestar, pretending to be Coach Z, asks [[Marzipan]] why she missed field hockey practice. |
*[[Superbowl Dealie]] — Homestar shows up in a [[Wikipedia:Boston Bruins|Boston Bruins]] jersey. | *[[Superbowl Dealie]] — Homestar shows up in a [[Wikipedia:Boston Bruins|Boston Bruins]] jersey. | ||
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[[Image:Champeenship.PNG|thumb|150px|The Champeenship]] | [[Image:Champeenship.PNG|thumb|150px|The Champeenship]] | ||
*[[Theme Song Video]] — Pom Pom is seen practice martial arts. | *[[Theme Song Video]] — Pom Pom is seen practice martial arts. | ||
| - | *Email [[pom pom]]— | + | *Email [[pom pom]] — Pom Pom manages to "beat the everloving snot" out of Strong Bad. |
| - | *Email [[montage]]— Homestar participates in the "[[Champeenship]]," which seems to be a judo/karate type tournament. | + | *Email [[montage]] — Homestar participates in the "[[Champeenship]]," which seems to be a judo/karate type tournament. |
| - | *[[Summer Short Shorts]]— Pom Pom is seen | + | *[[Summer Short Shorts]] — Pom Pom is seen wielding a [[Wikipedia:Bō|bo]] and performing impressive acrobatics in one of the segments. |
==Soccer== | ==Soccer== | ||
| - | *Email [[little questions]]— Strong Bad mentions that he hates soccer. | + | *Email [[little questions]] — Strong Bad mentions that he hates soccer. |
| - | *Email [[ghosts]]— Strong Bad tells the ghost of the Tandy "The Cheat has soccer practice." | + | *Email [[ghosts]] — Strong Bad tells the ghost of the Tandy "The Cheat has soccer practice." |
| - | *Email [[caffeine]]— [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]] asks Coach Z if he wants to play some soccer. | + | *Email [[caffeine]] — [[Hyperactive Strong Sad]] asks Coach Z if he wants to play some soccer. |
| - | *[[Happy Hallow-day]]— [[Bubs]] is dressed as Coach McGuirk, the soccer coach in the television series [[Wikipedia:Home Movies (TV series)|Home Movies]]. | + | *[[Happy Hallow-day]] — [[Bubs]] is dressed as Coach McGuirk, the soccer coach in the television series [[Wikipedia:Home Movies (TV series)|Home Movies]]. |
==Tennis== | ==Tennis== | ||
*[[John McEnroe]] is a commonly referenced tennis player. | *[[John McEnroe]] is a commonly referenced tennis player. | ||
| - | *Email [[flashback]]— Strong Bad and Coach Z play tennis on the moon. | + | *Email [[flashback]] — Strong Bad and Coach Z play tennis on the moon. |
| - | *[[Senorial Day]]— Bubs holds a tennis racquet and has a John McEnroe wig on. | + | *[[Senorial Day]] — Bubs holds a tennis racquet and has a John McEnroe wig on. |
| - | *[[Decemberween Short Shorts]]— Strong Bad admits he likes tennis player [[Wikipedia:Martina Navratilova|Martina Navratilova]]. | + | *[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — Strong Bad admits he likes tennis player [[Wikipedia:Martina Navratilova|Martina Navratilova]]. |
| - | *Email [[the paper]]— During The Paper's preppy phase, it is seen wearing a sweater with the word "tennis". | + | *Email [[the paper]] — During The Paper's preppy phase, it is seen wearing a sweater with the word "tennis". |
==Track and Field== | ==Track and Field== | ||
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:''See [[Racing]] for more examples.'' | :''See [[Racing]] for more examples.'' | ||
*Homestar is seen running several times, most notably at the beginning of [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]. | *Homestar is seen running several times, most notably at the beginning of [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]. | ||
| - | *Email [[autobiography]]— [[The King of Town]] is seen "running". | + | *Email [[autobiography]] — [[The King of Town]] is seen "running". |
| - | *Email [[disconnected]]— "Head Bad" | + | *Email [[disconnected]] — "Head Bad" attempts to beat Homestar in a race, only to find that Homestar didn't enter. |
==Racquetball== | ==Racquetball== | ||
| - | *Email [[dangeresque 3]]— Homestar and Strong Bad are seen playing racquetball in | + | *Email [[dangeresque 3]] — Homestar and Strong Bad are seen playing racquetball in the [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]]. |
| - | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]]— Strong Sad mentions slow-pitch racquetball. | + | *[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]] — Strong Sad mentions slow-pitch racquetball. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 02:57, 31 December 2007
The folks in Free Country, USA seem to enjoy playing, watching, and discussing Sports.
Contents |
Badminton
- Where's The Cheat? — Strong Bad mentions the sport.
- Email labor day — Strong Mad and The Cheat are shown with badminton racquets.
- Email army — Strong Bad and Strong Mad discuss the sport and wonder what the official rules are.
Baseball
- Mark Lemke is a commonly referenced baseball player.
- Coach Z is usually seen wearing an unbranded baseball cap.
- Where My Hat Is At? — Homestar Runner looks for his hat so he can play baseball.
- Email keep cool — Strong Sad mentions that baseball games are at two, eleven, and three.
- Strongest Man in the World — The Grape Fairie claims he got the golbol in 1974 from Mookie Wilson. Mookie Wilson was a professional baseball player durring the 1980s and early 1990s best known for playing for the New York Mets, the team referenced in the golbol Easter egg.
Basketball
- Pom Pom, Too — one of the Poms is colored like an ABA basketball, and two of them look like NBA basketballs.
- A Decemberween Pageant — Pom Pom is cast as Kobe #1 and Strong Mad is cast as Kobe #2.
- Strong Bad Character Video — one of his accepted forms of payments is "Denver Nuggets."
- Email new hands — one of the options for Strong Bad's hands is an ABA basketball.
- New Boots — The Cheat draws Strong Bad dribbling and spinning basketballs.
- Email autobiography — Strong Bad supposedly played on a basketball team with "The Deke."
- Email different town — Strong Bad says "Pom Pom wouldn't change at all / 'cept he'd look like an ABA basketball."
- Email secret recipes — Coach Z doesn't appear to know what a basketball is, referring to one as "a bounce thing".
- Halloween Fairstival — Strong Mad dresses as Ben Wallace.
- Email bedtime story — Moses Malone is supposedly a buddy of The Cheat.
- Email candy product — Coach Z gets a basketball stuck on his head.
Competitive Swimming
- Email other days — Strong Sad mentions that they will be late for swim practice (although earlier in the e-mail Strong Bad denies that he goes to swim practice).
Football
- Coach Z's old timey counterpart is a football player named "The Fort Wayne Locomotive."
- The House That Gave Sucky Treats — Strong Mad's costume is William "Refrigerator" Perry, a famous football player from the 1980s.
- Email caffeine — Strong Sad claims while hyper, "I don't even watch football! I don't even watch football!"
- Superbowl Dealie — The entire toon is about annual professional football championship.
- Senorial Day — Senor Cardgage and Strong Bad "play catch" with a football.
- Email high school — "Middle School" Coach Z dreams of being "craptain of the foortball torm".
- KOT's VOQPCS! — the King of Town's scheme to get the Poopsmith to smell better somehow involves a game of football.
- Email crying — Strong Bad "quotes" Li'l Brudder as saying "I'm gonna be a quarterback when I grow up. I'm gonna throw for 2,000 yards."
- Toikey TV — Strong Mad, Strong Bad, and The Cheat wind up watching the 2007 Falling Asleep On The Couch Watching Football Bowl.
Soccer referred to as Football
- Email little questions — The sender asks "Has you some time play football?" and Strong Bad answers by saying that he loves football.
- The System Is Down — Strong Bad shouts "football!", a reference to a soccer song.
Golf
- Email mascot — The Cheat uses a golf club to hit things on the CGNU Golf Club Team.
- Email the paper — The Paper has the word "golf" visible under its sweatshirt during its preppy phase.
- Email mini-golf — The entire email is concerned with the miniature version.
Hockey
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2 — Homestar, pretending to be Coach Z, asks Marzipan why she missed field hockey practice.
- Superbowl Dealie — Homestar shows up in a Boston Bruins jersey.
Martial Arts
- Theme Song Video — Pom Pom is seen practice martial arts.
- Email pom pom — Pom Pom manages to "beat the everloving snot" out of Strong Bad.
- Email montage — Homestar participates in the "Champeenship," which seems to be a judo/karate type tournament.
- Summer Short Shorts — Pom Pom is seen wielding a bo and performing impressive acrobatics in one of the segments.
Soccer
- Email little questions — Strong Bad mentions that he hates soccer.
- Email ghosts — Strong Bad tells the ghost of the Tandy "The Cheat has soccer practice."
- Email caffeine — Hyperactive Strong Sad asks Coach Z if he wants to play some soccer.
- Happy Hallow-day — Bubs is dressed as Coach McGuirk, the soccer coach in the television series Home Movies.
Tennis
- John McEnroe is a commonly referenced tennis player.
- Email flashback — Strong Bad and Coach Z play tennis on the moon.
- Senorial Day — Bubs holds a tennis racquet and has a John McEnroe wig on.
- Decemberween Short Shorts — Strong Bad admits he likes tennis player Martina Navratilova.
- Email the paper — During The Paper's preppy phase, it is seen wearing a sweater with the word "tennis".
Track and Field
- See Racing for more examples.
- Homestar is seen running several times, most notably at the beginning of Bug In Mouth Disease.
- Email autobiography — The King of Town is seen "running".
- Email disconnected — "Head Bad" attempts to beat Homestar in a race, only to find that Homestar didn't enter.
Racquetball
- Email dangeresque 3 — Homestar and Strong Bad are seen playing racquetball in the Basement of the Brothers Strong.
- Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2 — Strong Sad mentions slow-pitch racquetball.
