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Minor Companies

2006-07-22T19:01:28Z

Anime1205:

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! Image !! Description !! Appearances
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| [[Image:boardelectrix.PNG|150px|Boardelectrix logo]]
| '''Boardelectrix''' (which sounds suspiciously like [[Videlectrix]], though any connection is unknown) is a board game company. They currently have three known games, "Jurvy-Skat", "THE SHOW! STUPID HOME EDITION!", and "Color Wheel Roulette, Stupid home Edition".
| [[Family Resemblence]], [[geddup noise]]
|-
| [[Image:Bookazon_screenshot.png|150px|Few things are better than 3rd Base]]
| '''Bookazon.com.''' ''See main article: [[Bookazon.com]].''
| [[studying]]
|-
| [[Image:Compy_2.png|150px|Registered Trademark]]
| '''Compy, Inc''' is the name of the company that manufactured the [[Compy 386]] and the [[Lappy 486]]. The name probably has multiple real-world references. The loading screen for the game [[Population: Tire|Population: Tire]] indicates a parody of [[Wikipedia:Commodore International|Commodore International]]. The name "Compy" and the overall look of the computer itself is somewhat evocative of [[Wikipedia:Compaq|Compaq Computer Corporation]]. The logo is reminiscent of the [[Wikipedia:IBM|IBM]] logo.
| [[Strong Bad Email|various emails]]
|-
| [[Image:sbemail26.PNG|150px|CGNU: The future is you... probably.]]
| '''Crazy Go Nuts University.''' ''See main article: [[Crazy Go Nuts University]].''
| [[Homestar Quiz]], [[CGNU]], [[theme party]], [[mascot]], [[different town]], [[radio]]
|-
| [[Image:Discount_Ware.PNG|150px|"How can I make these prices any lower?"]]
| '''Discount Flashback Warehouse''', run by [[Strong Bad]], deals in flashbacks at low prices. You can get flashbacks from "this season, last season, even stuff (he) just made up!". At some point in '04, there was a special sale in the [[Store|Homestar Runner Store]], "Strong Bad's Weekend Bargains." On the page explaining the sale, it said, "I'm like Discount Bargains Warehouse over here," obviously a reference to the DFW.
| [[flashback]], [[Store]]
|-
| [[Image:folk art stitch.png|150px|Diskettes ETC.]]
| Not much is known about '''Diskettes ETC.''', except that they are a software company that gives away orange polo shirts. [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] received one.
| [[other days]]
|-
| [[Image:s shoe box.png|150px|Nice kicks!]]
| '''Freshley's''' is a [[Free Country, USA]] shoe company. The box for Freshley's shoes is white with the words "Freshley's" written in orange. According to [[Strong Bad]], the name is appropriate, because they are "about the freshest shoes you can imagine." It is unknown if they are related to [http://www.mrsfreshleys.com/ Mrs. Freshley's] pastries. The logo resembles that of the [http://www.shaws.com Shaw's] grocery chain, as well as the logo for [http://www.freshdirect.com FreshDirect], an online grocery purveyor.
| [[anything]], [[time capsule]]
|-
| [[Image:Galoob logo.png|150px|New from Galoob!]]
| '''[[Galoob]]''' is the company that makes [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]], as evidenced by the page title of the [[Meet Marshie]] cartoon. Galoob is a real company, a division Hasbro called "Lewis Galoob Toys, Inc." They manufacture Micro Machines, among other things. They used to make a line of "video game enhancement" devices called ''[[Wikipedia:Game Genie|Game Genie]]s'' which would allow Nintendo and Sega players to enter cheat codes and change the settings of their favorite games. They have no formal association with [[The Brothers Chaps]] or [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]].
| [[Meet Marshie]]
|-
| [[Image:Klown kare.PNG|150px|We need to get you some serious Klown Kare, man.]]
| '''Kertified Klown Kare''' is a medical service devoted exclusively to treating clown-related injuries. In the Strong Bad Email [[long pants]], Strong Bad suggests that Homestar, driven to insanity by an accusation regarding his lack of pants, receive a "serious" amount of said care. Rodeo and [[Tragic Clown Dog|Tragic Clown Hot Dogs]] are not accepted. According to their business card, they provide services for pie injuries, giant foot problems, wacky malaria, and grease paint poisoning.
| [[long pants]]
|-
| [[Image:WhinedAndDined.PNG|150px|May the best man whine.]]
| '''Lump of Dump Pictures''' is the company that is producing the movie Whined & Dined. However, it is unknown if the movie will come out or not.
| [[narrator]]
|-
| [[Image:Manolio's.png|150px|Vera low prices guaranteed]]
| '''[[Manolios Ugly One]]'s Lectro-pawn''' is a pawn shop owned by [[The Ugly One|The Ugly One's]] father, specializing in used and broken electronic goods. Manolios has a flair for sales, except his stock is somewhat less than functional: he showcases a broken [[Wikipedia:VCR|VCR]] and a smashed [[Wikipedia:VHS|VHS tape]] in his Easter egg "commercial" for Lectro-pawn. His catchphrase, muttered in tiny letters after his more bold sales pitches, is "or something like that."
| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]
|-
| [[Image:metalmation logo.png|150px|"Classy" logo, "classy" shows]]
| '''Metalmation''' is the company responsible for the first (and only) episode of [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]]. The name is a parody of the [[Wikipedia:Filmation|Filmation]] animation studio which produced various animated television series (e.g. Cosby Kids, Star Trek, Archie and most notably He-man) from 1968 to 1987.
| [[best thing]]
|-
| [[Image:MicroPalace.PNG|150px|Micro Palace]]
| '''Micro Palace''' is a software company that gives away blue polo shirts. Strong Bad has one.
| [[other days]]
|-
| [[Image:ol_fattys.PNG|150px|Ol' Fatty's 'Lectric Boots]]
| '''[[Ol' Fatty's]]''' is the company that manufactures the "whisper quiet" [['Lectric Boots]], featured in [[extra plug]]. [[Strong Bad]] mail-ordered these boots.
| [[extra plug]]
|-
| [[Image:Portly_Washboy.gif|150px|Don't eat it like the cartoon man]]
| '''Portly Washboy Fancy Laundry Paste''' is a sponsor of the [[Old-Timey]] "The Fish Was Delish" radio program run by [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]], as seen in the Strong Bad Email "[[radio]]." Its slogan is "Don't eat it like the cartoon man."
| [[radio]]
|-
| [[Image:senormortgage.PNG|150px|"No probalo!"]]
|'''Senor Cardgage Mort-gage.''' ''See main article: [[Senor Cardgage Mort-gage]].''
|[[Senor Mortgage]]
|-
|[[Image:OnlineAuctionLogo.PNG|150px|"...and sell it some type of online auction"]]
|'''Some Type of Online Auction.''' ''See main article: [[Some Type of Online Auction]]''
|[[english paper#Easter Eggs|english paper]] (Easter egg)
|-
| [[Image:barbzerdry ad2.png|150px|Big Ol' Eyebrows, here I come!]]
| '''Strong Bad's School Of Barbzerdry''' is an academy specializing in Barber Wizardry, or "Barbzerdry" for short. The aformentioned business was first mentioned in the [[Strong Bad Email]] "[[haircut]]", in which [[Strong Bad]] laments the lack of potential customers in [[Free Country, USA]]. The school advertises that they specialize in elixirs, faeries, and high top fades. Absolutely NO cuts, butts, or coconuts.
| [[haircut]]
|-
| [[Image:Styles Upon Styles Logo.PNG|150px|Styles Upon Styles' logo and slogan]]
| '''Styles Upon Styles''' is a high-class clothing manufacturer that furnishes [[Strong Bad]]'s wardrobe. Strong Bad bought clothes from Styles Upon Styles for a photo session with [[Pom Pom]] in the email [[modeling]]. According to the [[Homestar Lure]], their slogan is, "Steep prices and trees!"
| [[animal]], [[modeling]]
|-
| [[Image:lemcardhalf.PNG|150px|This is the front and back of the card that is found on the download page]]
| '''Superfied Credit Union.''' ''See main article: [[Superfied Credit Union]].''
| [[credit card]], [[Downloads]], [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]
|-
| [[Image:totalsoft.JPG|150px|This is the Totalsoft Electronicals LLC,,. Logo]]
| '''Totalsoft Electronicals LLC,,.''' is the company behind the game ''[[Fishing Challenge '91]]'' only accessible via the email [[lures & jigs]].
| [[lures & jigs]]
|}

[[Category: Companies]] [[Category: Lists]]

redesign

2006-07-19T15:59:34Z

Anime1205: /* Transcript */

{{sbenav|153|isp|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:New iMac.png|thumb|{{#switch:{{#rand:1|3}}
| 1="Well, I don't know how we're going to print it out, seeing as how somebody sliced off the back of your monitor."
| 2="Quit rubbing that plastic bar of soap on the desk!"
| 3="You clearly don't have what it takes to bring NO LOAFING to the digital age." }}]]

Strong Bad considers redesigning the [[No Loafing Sign|"No Loafing" sign]] and painting his computer room.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Laundry Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' July 10, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:47

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
''{The scene opens in a darkened Computer Room with yellow tape (reading "LELLOWTAPE") all over the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Email is nice, ''{the lights come on and Strong Bad sits down}'' habalubabulabada! ''{rips the tape away}'' Email is twice, habilastilbilasaw!  ''{pulls up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: keeping life exciting</div>
dear strong bad, 
dude i am getting bored of the "no loafing" sign and blue 
paint. 
 
jamie ericson canada
</blockquote>

''{The "dear strong bad" echoes, causing Strong Bad to look around a bit. Strong Bad pronounces "jamie ericson" as "hom-ee-ay eric-SON".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' That's so funny that you should say that Jamie ''{says as an unintelligible mumble}'', because I was just thinking how bored I am with your butt, and your face, and your snotty nose.

''{"nose" echoes, and Strong Bad looks around some more. Strong Bad clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I guess the No Loafing sign could take a cue from the fast-food, soft drink, and bad sports team industries and combat sluggish sales and decades of losing with a slick logo redesign.

''{The screen cuts back and then zooms to the No Loafing sign. The blue wall vanishes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping to a beat}'' First you squish it, skew it, and turn it all around. Squish it, skew it, turn it all around.

''{As he says this, the border disappears and the words are squished, skewed, and turned around. At the end, the words are at a slant.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then we need to make it fast and slick and shiny like Flo Jo in a tuxedo.

''{The words curve, the tops of the letters become spikes pointing to the left, and they become all shiny.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping again}'' Uh! Flo Jo with da tux-''eee''-do!

''{The words react to the beat of his rap, various decorations litter the screen, and a no symbol appears behind the words.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now it's time to play Color Wheel Roulette. No Whammies, no Whammies!

''{The colors of the sign cycle through various schemes, finally ending up on the words being a dull yellow and the circle in the background turning a greenish tan, with the blank space in the middle turning brown.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{audience groans}'' Awww... Ouch, man. Now, just when you think you're done, you gotta dip it in molten Plexiglas ''{the entire sign becomes glossy}'' to give it that "children under 3 are sure to choke on it" goodness.

''{With a "ding", sparkles appear on the logo.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, wait. Almost forgot the fangs.

''{With a roar, [[Bleeding|bloody]] fangs sprout from the logo.}''

''{Cut to The Cheat and Strong Bad, with a new-style iMac in front of The Cheat. The logo Strong Bad described is on the monitor.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I don't know how we're gonna print it out, seeing as how somebody sliced off the back of your monitor. And quit rubbing that plastic bar of soap ''{indicating The Cheat's cordless mouse}'' on the desk. You clearly don't have what it takes ''{rubs The Cheat's head}'' to bring NO LOAFING into the digital age.

''{The Cheat closes the window, and Strong Bad turns toward the viewer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But I does!

''{Cut back to the No Loafing sign}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fresh from elementary school cafetoriums and lotto machines...

''{The No Loafing sign transforms into a cafeteria-style LED display.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' comes one of those actually pretty hard to read message board signs.

''{"NO LOAFING" scrolls past, followed by a crawling worm.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Capable of advanced animation, scrollabatonies...

''{The words "GRUEL IS COOL!" come in, with the individual pixels coming from opposite sides before meeting.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and twelve levels of blinkiness.

''{"NO LOAFING" returns and the letters blink. Then the screen blinks and fireworks appear on the display.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now we can celebrate the lack of loafing with some fireworks! And a man doing cartwheels!

''{The fireworks disappear and a man doing cartwheels moves across the display. Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No mortal would ''dare'' loaf under the four-colored dotted digital stare of this bad boy! Y'know, unless they looked up too late, and the "No" had already scrolled off...

''{Scrolls up to the display just as the "N" in "NO LOAFING" scrolls off.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...so they thought that it said, "Do Loafing."

''{The words "DO LOAFING" scroll on.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or maybe, like, Franklin Delano Loafing, our nation's laziest president.

''{The man doing cartwheels appears after "DO LOAFING", followed by "FRANKL" before the screen cuts back to Strong Bad's Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' That's enough loaf. As for the blue wall, if you're going to repaint anything, you might as well use that magic green screen paint that Hollywood still thinks looks good. Then the wall can be anything you want!

''{Cut to Strong Bad's computer room, but with bright green walls instead of blue. Strong Bad happily skips in the middle of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Imagine being able to frolic through the bread aisle...

''{The wall - and Strong Bad's bright green eyes - are replaced with an image of a bread aisle at a supermarket.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still a voiceover}'' ...without leaving the house!

''{Strong Bad turns toward the screen and leans against the wall.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{not a voiceover}'' Oh, bread aisle! Warm me with your enriched, bleached bosom! And please, give me back my sight!

''{Cut to another part of the computer room with the same green paint. Strong Bad is sitting on the floor, looking at the wall, and holding a controller.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Or play your favorite video games where the pixels are big as hams!

''{The wall becomes a video game called "Sundae Drivin'", which appears to involve a giant bowl of ice cream on wheels driving down the road collecting toppings.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{not a voiceover, imitating a car's engine}'' Vrrrrrrrr! Vrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

''{The sundae-car collects a cherry, and "CHERRY GET" appears on the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Vrrrrrrrrrr! Watch out for the wet walnuts!

''{The sundae-car collides with a brown jar with a "W" on it and it explodes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awwwwwww!

''{The screen reads "Your James Over".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This game sucks.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But what green screens are ''really'' for...

''{The screen cuts to Strong Bad, with a Greek spear, shield, and helmet, looking at the wall, which appears to be an island village with a "Claymation" cycloptic monster on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still a voiceover}'' ...is battling Claymation!

''{The monster steps forward and swipes in Strong Bad's direction.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{not a voiceover}'' It'll take more than karate pants to keep me from toilet-papering the temple of the gods!

''{Coach Z walks in. Where his bright green body overlaps the wall, the green screen's image appears over him, leaving just his head and feet standing on the carpet. His usual "Z" medallion is replaced with a glossy curved medallion with fangs, resembling The Cheat's remake of the No Loafing sign.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, Strong Bad! Check it out! I squished it! And skewed it! And turned it all...

''{The medallion is squished, skewed, and turned around. Both Strong Bad and the monster run off.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aaaaaaaaaaaah!

'''COACH Z:''' ...a... round?

''{Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, forget it, Jamie. ''{said as "whay-whay"}'' If you're so bored with my style, here's a change for ya.

''{Cut to the laundry room}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{from offscreen}'' No, pan up!

''{The screen pans up to reveal a seashell-themed wallpaper near the ceiling.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I've put up this delightful ocean-themed border in the laundry room! Oh, and look!

''{The screen zooms in on the dials on the washing machine.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I've hot-glued some actual shells onto the knobs of the washer and dryer!

''{Cut back to show Strong Bad standing next to the washer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All for under fifty bucks!

''{Cut to a close-up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, that's our show. Join us next week when we show you how to knit your own splatter paints!

''{Cut back again}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All for under fifty bucks!

''{A logo for "redesigning SBEMAILS, JERK FOOT" appears.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Ba-doo ba! Do Daaaah!

''{On "Daaaah!", the words "FOR UNDER 50 BUCKS" appear below. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Colorwheelroulette.PNG|thumb|Stupid Home Edition!]]
*Click on the "No Loafing" sign when Strong Bad is playing color wheel roulette with it to see the box design for Color Wheel Roulette Stupid Home Edition by [[Boardelectrix]].
<blockquote>
-50% fewer deaths than Russian variety 
-Pant one, pant two!! 
-Twice as many deaths as Garden Variety 
</blockquote>
*When "Do Loafing" starts to scroll by on the sign, click it to see a bumper sticker for Sucky Mountain, Colorado.
*At the end, click on "Jerk" which gives a "conversation" between The Cheat's redesigned No Loafing sign and the redesigned Coach Z emblem.
:'''REDESIGNED NO LOAFING SIGN:''' ''{purrs, growls, and then roars}''
:'''REDESIGNED COACH Z EMBLEM:''' ''{runs away}'' Yorp, yorp, yorp, yorp, yorp!

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}

===Explanations===
[[Image:Animated 'No Loafing' Sign.gif|thumb=NoLoafing SmAnim.gif|The "New" No Loafing sign.]]
*The Lappy was covered in "LELLOWTAPE" because it had been nearly eight weeks (up to 55 days depending on when Strong Bad took the Lappy [[Weclome Back|skydiving]]) since the last email.
*[[wikipedia:Bluescreen|Greenscreens]] are used in filming in order to have an alternate background behind the live action. The solid color wall is digitally replaced by a chosen background. This technique is called chroma key, and can actually be done with any color, though blue and green are the most popular since human skin tones do not contain blue or green pigments.

*The No Loafing Scrolling Sign is actually a [[Wikipedia:LED#LED_display_panels|scrolling LED marquee]] ''(Pictured)''.

===Trivia===
*This marks the first appearance of [[The Cheat's iMac (2006)|The Cheat's new computer]] (an [[Wikipedia:IMac#iMac G5|iMac G5]] or [[Wikipedia:IMac#iMac Core Duo|iMac Core Duo]]), replacing the "[[Tangerine Dreams]]" [[Wikipedia:IMac#iMac (Tray Loading) (aka iMac G3)|iMac G3]] he previously had.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#sundae_drivin'|sundae drivin]]".

===Remarks===
*The Flo-Jo'd No Loafing Sign with the no-symbol has incosistent lighting. The no-symbol is lit from the top left while the text is lit from the top right. The strong highlights are also place inconsistently.
*Strong Bad asks The Cheat how he can print when "somebody sliced off the back of [his] monitor", yet his laptop screen is just as thin and he has no trouble printing The Paper out.
*The cartoon shows Strong Bad playing video games on his greenscreen-painted wall. This is actually impossible in real life, since chroma key only replaces green areas ''after'' processing the film or video output. (This is why TV weather forecasters have to look at an off-camera monitor to actually see the map they are pointing to.) Strong Bad would only ever see a green wall.
*On the scrolling LED No Loafing Sign, it is possible to see that the glowing lights do not lign up perfectly, horizontally and vertically, with the dormant lights. Also, the words "No Loafing" slide across as a solid layer, rather than all the lights in each column lighting up one after another.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad clears the screen, the "I was just thinking how bored I am with your butt, and" line disappears prematurely.
*When the screen shifts to the No Loafing Sign, you can briefly see a second cursor on the Lappy's screen.
*When Coach Z walks in front of the Green screen, the edge of the carpet can be seen through his ankles. This should not happen, as Coach Z's feet would fully block the view of the carpet whether the green-replacement effect has "removed" Coach Z's feet or not.


===Inside References===
*"Scrollabatonies" was previously used in one of the [[Scroll Button Songs]].
*The box design for "Color Wheel Roulette Stupid Home Edition" is a reference to [[The Show#The Show! Stupid Home Edition|The Show! Stupid Home Edition]] from [[geddup noise]].
*When Strong Bad's game says "Your James Over" at the end, it echoes the [[Homsar Main Page]], where "games" was pronounced "james".


===Real World References===
*"Franklin Delano Loafing" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin Delano Roosevelt]], the 32nd President of the United States. It's also another instance of [[Presidents]].
*"Flo-Jo" was a nickname for [[Wikipedia:Florence Griffith Joyner|Florence Griffith Joyner]], an American athlete.
*"No [[Wikipedia:Whammy (Press Your Luck)|Whammies]]" was commonly chanted by players on the game show ''[[Wikipedia:Press Your Luck|Press Your Luck]]''.
*The Color Wheel picture is similar to that of [[Wikipedia: Wheel of Fortune|''Wheel of Fortune'']].
*The Color Wheel Roulette's claim of "50% fewer deaths than Russian variety" refers to the practice of [[Wikipedia:Russian roulette|Russian roulette]].
*"Redesigning SBemails" at the end is a reference to the many house redesign shows on channels such as [[Wikipedia:HGTV|HGTV]]. The [[Wikipedia:Bassline|bass line]] that accompanies this title graphic is a likely [[Wikipedia:parody|parody]] of the theme music to the show ''[[Wikipedia:Trading Spaces|Trading Spaces]]''. It also sounds similar to the theme music of [[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]].
**The tag line "FOR UNDER 50 BUCKS" is a reference to budget redesign shows such as [[IMDB:tt0370125|''Design on a dime'']].
*The "Cherry Get!" graphic that appears when Strong Bad is playing "[[Sundae Drivin']]" is a reference to many Japanese video games, in which "[Object] Get!" is commonly displayed whenever you collect an object. 
*The scene with the [[Stop Motion|stop motion]] cyclops is a mashup of [[Wikipedia:Ray Harryhausen|Ray Harryhausen]] movies, most notably of [[imdb:tt0051337|''The 7th Voyage of Sinbad'']], where Sinbad fights an orange claymation cyclops on the beach (though Harryhausen used his pioneering [[Wikipedia:Dynamation|Dynamation]] technique instead of greenscreens).
*"Pant one, pant two!!" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Pantone|Pantone]] color matching systems.


==See Also==
*Email [[no loafing]]

==External Links==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}

the facts

2006-07-19T15:58:00Z

Anime1205: /* Transcript */

{{sbenav|114|pizzaz|time capsule}}
[[Image:Cubeland.PNG|thumb|"I guess if he lived in Cubeland, it might work."]]

Strong Bad tells Jess G.OH why Strong Mad can't have his own cartoon. Meanwhile, Homestar is determined that his "[[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|own cartoon]]" will be a #1 hit.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Cubeland]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Strong Mad's Room]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' September 20, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 2:53

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm checkin' e-mail, I'm checkin' e-mail. Hey, hey, I'm checkin' e-mail, I'm checkin' e-mail.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
I was just wondering, why doesn't 
Strong Mad have his own cartoon? 
 
Your fan, 
Jess G. OH</blockquote>

''{He pronounces "Dear Strong Bad" as "Dah Sto Bo" and "Jess G. OH" as "Jess... G'oh!!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Jess, as much as I cherish brother Graw Mad, let's look at the facts:

''{A grid appears on the screen and lines "scan" across from top to bottom and then left to right, revealing an image of Strong Mad next to which it says "Fact 1:"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fact one: The guy's got a pretty tenuous grasp on the English language.

''{"Tenuous grasp of the English language" appears on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' For examplé: ''{pronounced ex-AM-play}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad at his desk. He turns on his stool and calls off screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Strong Mad! What, uh.. What's my favorite movie?

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{from off-screen}'' ''GARBLEDINA''!

''{Cut back to the screen where it says "Fact 2:"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fact two: ''Garbledina''.

''{"Garbledina" appears on the screen and the illustrated Strong Mad's eyebrows raise. Strong bad strikes a key and "Fact 3" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fact three: he's like a big square, this guy.

''{"Like a big square" appears and a box encloses the image of Strong Mad, which looks around nervously. The left and bottom edges are labeled "88 in."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't really know if that has anything to do with why he doesn't have his own cartoon. But it's just weird, is all.

''{"Just weird is all" appears on the screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Un..settling.

''{"Unsettling" appears.}''

''{Cut to a landscape filled with blue and pink cubes and a yellow sky. Strong Mad appears with a loud "thud."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I guess if he lived in Cubeland it might work, but.. Cubeland—

''{A "Cubeland" logo flies in from the right and comes to rest in the upper-left corner.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —is a place I just made up, so..on to fact four.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad's screen which now reads "Fact 4."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Zero volume control.

''{"No volume control" appears on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Once again, obsoyve.

''{The Strong Mad image glances at the text.}''

''{Cut to Strong Mad sitting behind a table with a small orange clay dinosaur and yellow and green clay upright cylinders. Strong Bad enters from the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{whispering}'' Hey, biggest bro. Mom says to keep it down 'cause  baby Strong Sad's sleeping.

'''STRONG MAD:''' I CAN BE THE QUIETEST MOUSE!

''{He holds up his right hand, index finger, and thumb together to demonstrate something very small, like a mouse.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' I LIVE IN THE QUIETEST HOUSE!

''{He holds up his other hand in the same position.}''

''{Cut back to the screen. "Fact 5" is on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fact five: Directorial inexperience.

''{"Directorial inexperience" appears on the screen.}''

''{Pull out to Strong Bad typing the e-mail.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Considering the only movie Strong Mad's ever made is 'Doug the Dino,' I doubt he'd be able to handle an entire cartoon on his own.

''{Cut to the television. After some static, a grainy video appears. A title made out of clay which says "DOUG THE DiNO" (the "O" in Dino is in the shape of an egg) appears.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{narrating}'' DINOSAUR!

''{Cut to the two clay cylinders. The clay dinosaur enters. Strong Mad makes various noises to go along with the action. Doug the Dino roars. The green cylinder flips over like a Slinky and a smiling face appears on it. Suddenly, Doug the Dino attacks it and it spills clay [[Bleeding|blood]]. While Doug is eating the green cylinder, a tape dispenser can be seen for a few frames. The yellow cylinder appears to flee as Doug licks his lips. A clay toilet enters and Doug presses the flush lever. The seat lifts and a red appendage appears out of the toilet, grasps Doug by the face, and pulls him in. The green cylinder "sits up" and smiles and Strong Mad's hand can be seen leaning on the table for a few frames.}''

''{Cut back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Y'see? Misguided direction, no comedic timing, and the script is riddled with gaping plot holes. ''{not typing}'' And finally, ''{typing}'' Fact 6: Have you seen his computer?!?

''{Cut to Strong Mad's room, where Strong Mad has decorated a paper bag to look like [[Tandy 400]] (with the word "DISK" on the screen) and an up-turned cardboard box to look like Strong Bad's [[Floppy Disk Container]] (which says "disks").}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' E-COMMERCE! E-BUSINESS!!

''{Cut back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So let's review. Fact 1: Ehgh--

''{Pull out to Homestar Runner sitting on the desk, facing away from Strong Bad.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{speaking quietly}'' I want my own cartoon, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? I'm over here!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still quietly}'' Oh. ''{turns to face Strong Bad}'' I want my own cartoon, Pom Pom.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, a cartoon starring you would be horrible. It'd just be you saying "Sewiously" all the time and acting like a moron...all the time.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{normally}'' No, no! Not no more! I got a new catchphrase!

'''STRONG BAD:''' No.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You wanna hear it?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'd be all the time sayin' "That's bupkis!" ''{whispering}'' Oh, sorry. "That's bupkis!"

'''STRONG BAD:''' What are you whispering for?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispering}'' Be''cause!'' Baby Strong Sad is ''sleeping!''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now, you see this disgusting little chit-chat we're having here? This is what your cartoon would be like.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Then it'd be a number one hit! ''{singing}'' And that's the end of my show! DONK!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!

== Easter Eggs ==
*Clicking on "Script" shows the entire script for Strong Mad’s epic film, '[[Doug the Dino]].'
<blockquote>int: dinosaur - day 
go dougie!! 
RAWR!! 
toilet. (drawing of a [[Toilets|toilet]])</blockquote>
*Click on Homestar's star at the end to see Homestar's commercial break bumper.
:''{A screen featuring Homestar holding a popsicle and the words "We'll Be Right Back!" appears}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing, voiceover}'' Homestar Runner will be right right back! 
:Homestar Runner will be right right back! 
:Homestar Runner will be right right back! 
:We're coming right back after these messages! 
:We're coming right back after these messageeeees...

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
* "Bupkis" is a Yiddish word used in English to mean 'nothing' or 'almost nothing'. Sample usage: "I work here for him ten hours a day, all week, and what does he give me? Bupkis!"
===Trivia===
*This is [[The Brothers Chaps]]' [[Stop Motion|claymation]] debut.
*The [[Cardboard Boxes|box]] on Strong Mad's desk that says disks on it also reads 'NOT CAR PARTS' upside down.
*The email used to have a glitch in it. If you clicked the eject button on the video recorder during 'Doug the Dino', it would bring you back to the loading screen and freeze there. This may be due to [[The VCR|the VCR]] being copied from the "Characters" menu. (On that screen, the eject button pops out Homsar's tape.) The glitch has been removed, though. The eject button is now unclickable.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#thexder|thexder]]".

===Remarks===
*If Strong Bad's measurements are correct, Strong Mad is 88 inches, or 7'4" (2.26 meters) tall and wide. However, The Cheat implied in [[i she be]] that Strong Mad was 6 feet tall. Meanwhile, according to a [[HR:smsticker.html|page]] that is no longer on the main site, Strong Mad weighs 900 lbs and is eight feet three inches tall. Of course, since it is known that Strong Mad is not actually a square; in fact, he's actually about 7.25% taller than he is wide. So, based on the dimensions given, if he were 88" wide, he would be approximately 95" tall. On the other hand, if he were 88" tall, he would only be about 82" wide. Finally, if he were 6' (72") tall as mentioned earlier, he would be a mere 67" wide.
**Plus, these measurements do not correspond with the measurements of the other characters.
** In [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], Strong Bad's and Strong Mad's weight combined is 1,000,000 Pounds. If Strong Bad weighs 150 pounds, then Strong Mad weighs 999,850 pounds! This contradicts Strong Bad's quote saying that he is 900 pounds. (Of course, this idea was an early one and is probably no longer true)
*Strong Mad seems to be making "Doug the Dino" in the scene of him in his room, as there is a toy dinosaur and a green cylinder shaped block on his table.
*Homestar Runner has claimed that "That's bupkis!" is his new catchphrase (to replace "Seriously..."), but he hasn't said it since this email debuted.

===Goofs===
*When Homestar appears, there are no contrast buttons on the Compy.

===Inside References===
*The TV set that plays "Doug The Dino" is the [[Telebision]] from the [[Old Telebision Toons Menu]].
*[[The VCR]] (in which the display is still blinking 12:00) is the same one that appears on the "Characters" menu and the emails [[12:00]] and [[dangeresque 3]].
*Strong Bad calls Strong Mad "Graw Mad". According to the commentary for [[car]], this is what TBC's niece used to call Strong Mad (she also called [[Strong Sad]] "Gron Sad", a name which Strong Bad used in [[car]]).
*"Doug The Dino" could be a reference to Strong Mad's managing to say "[[Douglas]]" in an Easter egg for the email [[sibbie]], after Strong Bad tried to get him to say it in [[cheat talk]].

===Real-World References===
*"Doug the Dino" seems to have been made in the style of Claymation.
*The way Strong Bad says Jess G.OH's last name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]], in which one of [[Wikipedia:Homer Simpson|Homer Simpson's]] catch phrases is "[[Wikipedia:D'oh!|D'oh!]]"
*The tune Homestar sings to in the Easter egg is the same tune as the theme song in [[Wikipedia:Pac-Man Vs.|''Pac-Man Vs.'']] for the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo GameCube|Nintendo GameCube]].
*The ''"We'll Be Right Back!"'' song and screen are in the style of cartoon shows of the 1970s, 80s and 90s, which frequently included lead-outs and lead-ins with freeze-frames (or animations) of the characters along with quirky jingles about the show returning. Perfect examples include, but are not necessarily limited to, He-Man (typically sung by Orco), most major network (ABC/NBC/CBS) Saturday Morning cartoon shows ("After these messages we'll be... Right Back!" etc.), anything on USA Cartoon Express, and the early Nickelodeon network. You can find sample downloads of ABC lead-outs by viewing either [http://www.blastfromthepasttv.com/uncatalogedvideos.html the Uncatalogued Videos page at Blastfromthepasttv.com] (it's the first download you see, the one with the cowboy; note this requires DivX to view) or [http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/international/us_abc.html the ABC page at TV-Ark.org.uk] (this requires Real Player to view).
**Incidentally, the lead-outs on the aforementioned download from Blastfromthepasttv.com are also done in the style of Claymation, just like "Doug the Dino".

===Fast Forward===
*The background drum beat which is heard during the Cubeland scene would be reused in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]].
*"Graw Mad" is again mentioned in [[garage sale]], while "Baby Strong Sad" makes an appearance in [[highschool]].
*Homestar's popsicle from the Easter Egg is reused for the ice cream bars in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]].
*The Brothers Chaps used Claymation again in [[death metal]] to animate [[Taranchula|Taranchula's]] music video.
*"Doug the Dino" would later be mentioned in the short [[Sbemail 150?!?]].

==DVD Version==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Marzipan]])

'''MATT:''' OK, guys. It's Matt, Mike, and Marzipan. And, this is the one called "the facts." It's all about brother Strong Mad.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It is about brother Strong Mad. And he is actually my favorite brother.

'''MATT:''' Really? So you like him best?

'''MIKE:''' Seems you get along with Strong Sad pretty well. I didn't realize you and Strong Mad got along so well.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, don't tell Strong Sad that.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well Strong—

'''MATT:''' You're his only friend.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, I know, but that's, you know, not how I feel on my end.

'''MATT:''' I remember uh, Andy Cooper. The Cooper's had ''Thexder''. Uh, which is the game that's in his little floppy disk box there.

'''MIKE:''' It's like a space ship game?

'''MATT:''' You'd— You look like one of those things from Robotech, yeah. You'd be a jet and then a robot.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Which brother is this?

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' That's Strong ''Mad''. The one you said was your favorite.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, I made a mistake.

'''MATT:''' Oh. That's not your favorite.

'''MIKE:''' Who's your favorite?

'''MATT:''' What do you think of Cubeland there? Would you like to visit that place Marzipan?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{gasps}'' It looks like my freezer.

'''MATT:''' Does it?!

'''MIKE:''' You got some. What do you got in there? Ice cubes—

'''MATT:''' Some iridescent cubes in there?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I do.

'''MIKE:''' Jello cubes?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Uh, no Jello cubes.

'''MATT:''' Look! See there? Strong Mad's making some Claymation there. Just like Mike and I used to as young boys.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Strong Mad's got some sweet wallpaper in his bedroom.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I want that in my bedroom.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah—

'''MATT:''' What do you think of that wallpaper up there, Marzipan?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I like wallpaper. I prefer wallpaper over paint jobs.

'''MATT:''' Really?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yes.

'''MATT:''' It's much harder to put up, though.

'''MIKE:''' I don't think you have wallpaper in your house. I think you have paint.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, guess what? I wish I had wallpaper. ''{long pause}''. Oooh, that's cool. That's on your desk, Mike. ''{referring to where Strong Mad's Claymation takes place}''

'''MATT:''' So this, um, so this Claymation movie is pretty much ninety percent of Claymation movies Mike and I made.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Matt's a—

'''MATT:''' It usually involved a toilet. A dinosaur.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Who made this?

'''MIKE:''' Matt did. Matt was a very good— He's an award-winning Claymation animator in nineteen eighty...eight?

'''MATT:''' Nine. Eighty nine?

'''MARZIPAN:''' What award did he win?

'''MIKE:''' He won some international film—

'''MATT:''' Media Festival.

'''MIKE:''' International Media Festival—

'''MARZIPAN:''' I won an award once.

'''MIKE:''' What— What award?

'''MATT:''' ''{excitedly interrupts}'' Look! Wait! That's wrong! That box is floating in front of that bag, Mike.

'''MARZIPAN:''' The award—

'''MIKE:''' Wow!

'''MATT:''' We need to change that.

'''MARZIPAN:''' The award—

'''MIKE:''' You think that's on the website?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It was the award for importance.

'''MIKE:''' ''{somewhat mockingly}'' The award for importance?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yes! It was internationally-recognized.

'''MATT:''' ''{holding back laughter}'' As being ''important''?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, that and—

'''MIKE:''' What was the award itself? Was it a medal? Or a trophy?

'''MARZIPAN:''' It was a virtual award.

'''MATT:''' ''{changing the subject}'' It looks like Strong Bad and Homestar are really hashing out some issues here. Sitting down and spending some quality time—

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, he likes to perch on the end of desks and things. Doesn't he look cute?

'''MATT:''' He does look kinda cute like that.

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voluptuously}'' I think he has a good body.

''{Mike starts to laugh}''

'''MATT:''' What? ''{scolding}'' Marzipan!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Don't tell—

'''MATT:''' Keep that to yourself!

'''MARZIPAN:''' I'm sorry.

'''MATT:''' I don't wanna hear that crap!

'''MARZIPAN:''' I'm gonna get him a new pair of shoes, though.

'''MATT:''' ''{reacting to The Paper coming down}'' Wow, look at that. All you gotta do is say it's the end and—

== External Links ==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}

[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

Blood

2006-07-17T03:13:54Z

Anime1205: /* Appearances */

[[Image:doug the dino.PNG|thumb|Raw.]]
Occasionally, some characters, if they're hurt bad enough, will start to '''bleed'''.

==Appearances==
*[[In Search of the Yello Dello New Version]] - [[Homestar Runner]]'s head starts to bleed when [[The Yello Dello]] pecks him in the head.
*[[Main Page 7]] - Rolling over "[[Store]]" will cause blood to sqirt from Homestar's brain.
*Email [[flag day]] - [[Strong Mad]]'s arms starts to bleed when [[Strong Bad]] makes his [[Snakes|snake]] tattoo on him.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]] - [[What's Her Face]] bleeds in various places after possums attack her.
*[[TROGDOR!]] - [[Trogdor]] starts bleeding if an arrow hits him.
*[[Strumstar Hammer]] - The first page says "Everybody throws shot-puts at The Homestar Runner. He is bleeding pretty bad."
*[[Peasant's Quest]] - If you type in "knock until you knuckles bleed" at Naked Ned's house, [[Rather Dashing]] will, though this isn't shown.
*[[Labor Dabor]] - In one of the bowling easter eggs, a bowling pin is cut in half and his blood splats on the wall, spelling "[[Lowercase i's|SPLiT]]".
*Email [[the facts]] - The green cylinder bleeds when [[Doug the Dino]] bites a large chuck of him off.
*Email [[pom pom]] - As Strong Bad pokes Homestar in the chin with a pin, red dots begin to appear on Homestar's face.
*Email [[pop-up]] - One of the things Strong Bad dumps on [[Strong Sad]] with his cement mixer is "ram's blood".
*Email [[redesign]]- The fangs on the new [[No Loafing sign]] are covered in blood.
[[Category:Activity running gags]]

Doug the Dino

2006-06-10T21:18:41Z

Anime1205: Adding a fun fact.

[[Image:dougthedino.PNG|thumb|200px|"DINOSAUR!"]]

'''[[Douglas|Doug]] the [[Dinosaurs|Dino]]''' is a clay animated short film created by [[Strong Mad]]. [[Strong Bad]] says that this film has misguided direction, a lack of comedic timing, and many gaping plot holes. It seems as though major plot points include Doug mauling a green cylinder, and Doug getting flushed down a [[Toilets|toilet]].It is also one of the times that blood is featured in the website. The script is as follows:
<pre>int: dinosaur - day
go dougie!!
RAWR!!
toilet. (drawing of a toilet)</pre>

[[Strong Sad]] later wrote up a full treatment for Doug the Dino, which Strong Mad didn't seem to be interested in.

==Appearances==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[the facts]]
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]] (mentioned)

[[Category:Movies]]