alternate universe
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| Strong Bad Email #150 |
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Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Strong Sad, The Cheat, Strong Badman, Old-Timey Strong Bad, Vector Strong Bad, Stinkoman, Da Huuuuuudge, Homestar Runner, Senor Cardgage, Sterrance, Coach Z (Easter Egg)
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Computer: Lappy 486
Date: April 4, 2006
Running Time: 5:53
Page Title: Lappy 486
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Transcript
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STRONG BAD: {singing over a guitar tune} I've been walking on clouds and flipping off rainbows on wiiiiings; of an emaiiil...
{Cut to a wide view of the desk. Strong Sad is standing to the right of Strong Bad with a classical guitar. Strong Bad turns to face him.}
STRONG BAD: Thanks, man.
STRONG SAD: No prob., Bob.
{Cut back to the Lappy.}
subject: alternate univer$eDear Strong Bad,
Got some ?'s for you:
1. What would you do with a hundred million dollars?
2. What would you do if you suddenly found yourself in an alternate universe somehow?
Jody (not a gir), TX
{Strong Bad says "question marks" for "?'s", "girl" for "gir", and "Texas" for "TX".}
STRONG BAD: {says everything inside parentheses normally} Ya know, you could probably ditch that (not a girl) thing, if you just replaced it with something tough and cool and kool and tuff. Like (Bulldozer). Jody (Bulldozer). Nobody's gonna think that guy's a girl.
Well Ms. Dozer, you pretty much answered question mark #1 with question mark #2. Cuz a hundred million dollars is exactly how much The Cheat spent on our alternate universe portal.
{Cut to a wide view of the desk. The Cheat is standing to the right of the Lappy with a blender. A Nintendo Gamebody is in the blender.}
STRONG BAD: Isn't that right The Cheat?
THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises}
STRONG BAD: What? This thing only cost us fourteen bucks?
THE CHEAT: {Agreement noise}
STRONG BAD: Well... that's like a hundred million dollars in... dog years, right?
THE CHEAT: {Single "squeak"}
STRONG BAD: {leans towards The Cheat suddenly} All right! Mash go on that blender!
{Camera zooms out a little as The Cheat presses a button on the blender, which causes it to activate. The blender shoots out white bolts as the the lighting in the room flashes. Soon after, the blender stops (Gamebody intact), and there is a large swirl to the right of the desk.}
STRONG BAD: Oh-ho-ho! Swirly photoshopped magic! I bet this thing could release some serious Cacodemons. So... {The Cheat turns to face Strong Bad} what? I ju-just jump in?
THE CHEAT: {The Cheat noises}
STRONG BAD: {leaning backwards} Obi-kabi! {Strong Bad jumps off the stool and towards the swirl} Jump!
{As soon as Strong Bad touches the swirl, everything turns black and white with the exception of the swirl and Strong Bad, who distorts horizontally and vertically. He "springs" into the swirl. Cut to a panel of a comic strip. There is a picture of some buildings. At the top of the panel is a caption saying "IN A BULDING..."}
NARRATOR: In a building-
{Comic shifts left, next panel is an empty room. Strong Bad appears, with "VOIP!" appearing next to him briefly. Everything Strong Bad says while in the comic appears next to him in a speech bubble.}
STRONG BAD: Whoa! Where am I?
{Next panel. Strong Badman is in an action pose on a yellow background. Everything he says is not lip-synced and also appears in a speech bubble.}
STRONG BADMAN: STINY! {"Stiny!" is in large red text} We have a visitor from an alternate universe!
{Next panel. Strong Bad is in the same room.}
STRONG BAD: {looking to the right} It's Strong Badman! And his well drawn abs! {loooks to the left} But... why are we in a crappy apartment instead of a secret underground lair... {looks back to the right} ...filled with secret underground gadgets?
{Next panel. Strong Badman's upper body and head is in front of a blue background.}
STRONG BADMAN: Because mere mortal... this apartment...
{Next panel. Strong Badman is in front of a red background with his arms in the air.}
STRONG BADMAN: {speech bubble is large, yellow and pointy} ...is rent controlled! {next speech bubbles are regular} And... water's included.
{Next panel. There is a kitchen sink and a bathroom sink visible. The bathroom tap has a "FROSH!" next to it.}
STRONG BAD: {not visible} Is that why all your faucets are running?
{Next panel. Strong Badman is standing in a room.}
STRONG BADMAN: {each syllable appears individually in red text and is not in a speech bubble} Mu-hu-ha-ha-hah! {regular speech bubble and text} Those dimwits down at the public works won't know what hit them!
STRONG BAD: {walking in from left} So, that's your evil plan? To waste water?
STRONG BADMAN: And not pay for it!!
STRONG BAD: I gotta tell ya, Strong Badman... this part of your comic is pretty boring. I'm gonna see what's going on furthur down the page. {Strong Bad jumps out of the current panel and falls down three panels. There is a woman with a sword sitting on a giant robotic snake.} Oh! Now we're talkin'!
{Next panel. Strong Badman is in the left of the panel, Strong Bad in the center, and there is a TV with the previous panel on it (minus Strong Bad) to the right.}
STRONG BADMAN: You're not kidding!
STRONG BAD: Wha?
STRONG BADMAN: Now we have expanded basic cable...
{Next panel. Close-up of the wall. There is a hole in it, and there is a cable running through the hole.}
STRONG BADMAN: {not visible} Stolen from my neighbor!
Easter Eggs
Fun Facts
Inside References
- Putting a gameboy in a blender to access an alternate reality was discovered by Homestar in 2 emails, when he made a time machine in this way.
- Strong Bad also confused the value of money and lengths of time in space program.
- Strong Bad's "Mash go on that blender" is based on a similar line from flashback: "The Cheat mashed play on an extremely expensive jambox".
- The "In a building" line, including its accent and pronounciation, is straight from the DVD Sketchbook.
- Strong Bad visits many previous emails in his travels:
- Strong Badman originated in superhero name.
- Vector Strong Bad is from video games.
- Stinkoman originated in japanese cartoon.
- "Tiny-handed Strong Bad" is from flashback.
- Strong Badwith a keybaoard for a head originated in crazy cartoon
- Da Huuuuuudge and Sterrance are both from animal
- Teenage Strong Bad is from highschool
- Senor Cardgage originated in kind of cool
- Strong Bad mentioned real fruit smoothies earlier in mascot
- Coach Z with coffee pouring down his face in the Easter egg was suggested by Strong Sad in Sbemail 150?!?
- The fishing boat, lake and background sounds are all from lures & jigs
Real World References
- "Cacodemons" are an enemy from Doom and Doom 2, popular computer games from the early nineties.
- "Photoshop" is a widely used image editor from Adobe Systems Incorporated.
- "Oba Kaybe" is a reference to The Cosby Show, a popular sitcom from the 80s.
- The alternate universe that Homestar got zapped to in the easter egg that made him talk strangely is a parody of Agent Dale Cooper's dreaming conciousness from the television show Peaks.
External Links
- watch "alternate universe"
- watch "alternate universe" on the old Flash site
- view the Flash file for "alternate universe"
- forum thread re: "alternate universe"
