helium

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One ugly bird

Strong Bad Email #38

Shack wants to know what Strong Bad sounds like under the influence of helium.

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

Places: Computer Room, Brothers' Strong Living Room, The Field

Date: July 29, 2002

Running Time: 1:29

Transcript

{Strong Bad bounces his head slowly up and down, right and then left while he sings "Emaillll eeeemailll eeemmailll...", sounding like a car going through its gear shifts}

Dear Strong Bad,
What do you sound like when you breathe helium?

Shack
Whittier

STRONG BAD: {typing} Oh I dunno, Shaq {First he types "Shack" with "q", then he erases "q" and types down "ck" instead.} I haven't done that in a while. Though I think we have some leftover balloons from a party we threw last night. Lemme see.

{Strong Bad leaves his seat and goes to a room where Strong Mad and The Cheat are standing. Strong Bad takes a yellow helium balloon and breathes it in.}

STRONG BAD: {in a high-pitched voice} Hey guys, how do you like my sound? {Strong Mad laughs.} Pretty great, huh? I sound like...one of the Golden Girls. Or, like, some type a guy who might...sing a song. You know like {singing} "Welcome to the High Voice Crew! I hope you have a high voice, too! When you've got a high voice, you don't have a choice, {Suddenly his voice falls down to his ordinary tone.} your voice is high all the time. Welcome to the High Vo..." {stops singing} Oh, I guess...I got kicked out of the High Voice Crew.

STRONG MAD: MEEEE!!!!! {Strong Mad takes a blue helium balloon angrily} MEEEEEEEE!!! {He breathes it in but his voice doesn't change.} THIS IS MY FUNNY VOICE!! THIS IS MY FUNNY VOICE!!!

STRONG BAD: Yeah, that's a pretty funny one, big guy. {He scratches his head and The Cheat inhales nearly all of the helium from a blue balloon. The balloon suddenly turns inside-out and gets stuck inside The Cheat, who is now a large, round, floating The Cheat. He flies smoothly across the room.} Aagghh...I've got a wicked head rush...

{Homestar Runner and Marzipan are standing in front of each other in the park.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: So from then on, it was pork and beans.

MARZIPAN: I don't know if that's entirely healthy.

{Homestar Runner looks above behind him and sees The Cheat floating.}

HOMESTAR RUNNER: Whoa, Marzipan. Check out that ugly bird.

MARZIPAN: Homestar, I think that bird is The Cheat.

HOMESTAR RUNNER: No way! The Cheat is one fine-looking young man. That is an ugly bird.

{The Cheat continues to float in the sky as The Paper comes down}

Easter Eggs

• Click on The Cheat as he floats by the second time to hear Strong Sad say "I'm sad that he's flying".

Fun Facts

Trivia

• This e-mail marks the first appearence of Marzipan's new mouth movement style. (Look closely at how her mouth moved in cartoons like Where's The Cheat? and you will see the change.)
• Strong Bad's voice while he breathed helium was only his regular voice sped up. You can tell this when Strong Bad's voice is returning to normal - his song gradually slows down.

Inside References

• During the helium scene, a keg that reads "melonade" sits off to the side, which is the same keg from the old A Jumping Jack Contest cartoon.
• The Strong Sad quote is from The Cheat's attempt at a main page, where he says "I'm sad that I'm flying."

Real-World References

• When addressing Shack, Strong Bad types Shaq by mistake and erases it quickly, referring to NBA player Shaquille O'Neal.
• After inhaling the helium, Strong Bad says he sounds like one of the Golden Girls. The Golden Girls was a popular sitcom about four eldery women that ran from September 1985 to September 1992.

DVD Version

• Strong Sad automatically says "I'm sad that he's flying".

External Links

• watch "helium"
• view the Flash file for "helium"