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Teen Girl Squad Issue 13

2007-06-19T02:56:32Z

Collin: /* Real-World References */ it says on the wiki page it was released in 2000.

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[[Image:Tgs13.png|thumb|"Don't let Timkins play my PSone!"]]

[[So And So]] is baby-sitting, but her friends interrupt.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Tompkins}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Baby Timkins|Baby Timkins]], {{Film|So and So}}, [[Arrow'd Guy|Baby-Sat guy]][[Category: Arrow'd Guy Filmography]], {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Buttcrack Plumber|Plumber]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Peacey P|Peacey P]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olympic Man and Coach|Olympic Man]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Policemen|Policemen]]

'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Tompkins's House|Tompkins's house]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Hotel Balcony|Hotel Balcony]]

'''Date:''' Monday, June 18th, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:25

'''Page Title:''' Bebe's Sitter's Kids!

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with Tompkins playing his Game Boy with a silhouette of his mother waving to him. The Teen Girl Squad theme music plays.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Aww, peas Momkins. I don't need a babysitter.

''{Zoom out to reveal Momkins, a robot wearing cowboy boots and a hat and carrying a pickaxe, along with a baby.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' I can watch baby Timkins while you go out prospecting for future ex-husbands.

'''MOMKINS:''' Whatevs little man. You can't even take care of your own virtual pet.

''{Cut to a closeup of the Game Boy screen, displaying a bloated pet and the text, "Food: 600%". Music stops}''

'''VIRTUAL PET:''' Please stop feeding me!

''{Music continues. Tompkins begins mashing the buttons on the Game Boy.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Teh heh heh heh heh.

''{Cut to Momkins standing next to the front door, which has a large, wrinkly face on it}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' Ding dong. Ding dong, yo.

''{The door opens to reveal So and So, with fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Hello Mrs. Tompkinsrobotmomerson. I know I'm 3 hours early, but I wanted to...

'''MOMKINS:''' Listen, I'll be at a place until a time. My cell phone number is some numbers. The baby needs stuff. What's poison control? Punch Tompkins in the gut. Good luck.

''{Momkins rushes out the door with a crazed look on her face and her tongue hanging out of her mouth. Her hat flies off and So and So's hair is disheveled as she leaves.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' She gone!

''{Cut to So and So speaking to Tompkins, who is playing his Game Boy next to a clock. The clock reads 5:03}''

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{pointing to her watch}'' Alright Tompkins, it is WAY past your bedtime.

'''TOMPKINS:''' ''{pointing at a flustered So and So}'' Listen babysit, I don't need to be babysat. I'll be in my room reorganizing my trenchcoats.

''{As Tompkins leaves, a giant baby resembling the Arrow'd Guy lands on and crushes him. The music stops.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' BABY SAT!

'''TOMPKINS:''' Don't let Timkins play my PSone!!!!!

''{Cut to a Teen Girl Squad title screen, featuring Cheerleader (wearing a dress labeled "Ms. Thang"), The Ugly One, and What's Her Face smashing through a wall. "issue 13" and "by: strong bad" appear in the corners. The theme music plays.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad!!! Cheerleader! ''{$15/hour}'' What's Her Face! ''{$4.75/hour}'' The Ugly One! ''{plain yogurt/hour}''

''{Cut to So and So speaking to the other girls next to the smashed wall}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Not now, you guys. I'm babysitting.

''{Close up on Cheerleader}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Oh, we know how to babysit... ''{grows hypnotic eyes and fangs, and pulls out a cell phone and several volumes of "Dem Boys"}'' I'll call EACH AND EVERY BOY!!

''{Cut to What's Her Face}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' I'll eat all their food!

''{Cut to The Ugly One, wearing a crown and a ruffled collar, holding a remote}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Just call me the queen of pay-per-view! ''{throws off the crown and collar and pushes the remote buttons}'' I think Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight!

''{Cut back to shot of So and So talking to Cheerleader (holding the cell phone), What's Her Face and The Ugly One (holding the remote)}''

'''SO AND SO:''' SHHH! Keep it down! The baby is studying for the SAT.

''{Cut to baby Timkins, under a pile of four books labeled "babySAT"}''

'''TIMKINS:''' Goo goo is ga-ga. Wah wah is ga-ga. ''{raises finger}'' Are all goo goos wah wahs?

''{Cut to an annoyed Cheerleader, holding her cell phone. Her dress now reads "The future Ms. Thang".}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Dag! None of my regulars are picking up! Let's see who on my B-list!

''{The phone rings, and the screen splits to show a plumber answering the call on a plunger.}''

'''PLUMBER:''' Uh, Buttcrack Plumbing!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Hi Randy! I'm babysittin' tonight. Wanna come over and sneak in through the back window?

'''PLUMBER:''' And this is for a how many gallon toilet, ma'am?

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Bring all your hot friends... they've got two pantries!!!

''{A toilet with a beret, a mustache, and a loaf of french bread crushes Cheerleader with a plunger.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' EAU DE TOiLETTE!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' So dignified!

''{Cut to What's Her Face standing between the two pantries}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Wow! 2 pantries! I'll have me a diet soda I s'pose.

''{So and So enters, livid with a giant mouth and fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' STOP! How many of those have you had?!?!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{annoyed}'' Uh, negative one sip.

''{So and So holds up a textbook entitled, "<s>urban legends</s> i mean health class"}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Don't you remember health class? You'll microwave the baby!!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{holding up a "Diet Brown" can}'' This is Diet Brown, not PCP.

''{The Ugly One slides into the room. What's Her Face and So and So look surprised.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Did somebody say Peacey P? I LOVES the Peacey P!

''{Cut to Peacey P, wearing a jersey labeled, "☮y P", standing with Olympic Man (with a blurred jersey)}''

'''PEACEY P:''' Crample-o stow wha clamminuh whaow. My new album drop next sursdai. Ya'll biscuitheads.

''{The Ugly One enters with a (Peacesign)y necklace, and a pencil and notepad.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Can a sista get an autograph?

''{Olympic Man dangles The Ugly One off a balcony}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' DANGLED OFF A HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's it?

''{Zoom out as The Ugly One is dropped from the balcony into a "bayonet tailgate party"}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Uh, and then DROPPED FROM SAID HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's better!

''{Cut to So and So holding a dirty diaper and yelling at baby Timkins}''

'''SO AND SO:''' What kinda dirty diaper is this?! I told you to alphabetize this stuff!

''{Cut to Front Door. A surprised So and So is leaning in, still holding the diaper}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' BANG! BANG! BANG!

'''THE POLICE:''' ''{from behind the door}'' Open up! It's the police!

''{Cut to a terrified So and So jumping in the air, dropping the diaper}''

'''SO AND SO:''' AHH! THE POPO! I can't do another nickel!

''{So and So jumps into the kitchen sink as background music begins to play.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

''{Cut to a shot of the garbage disposal in the sink, with evil eyes and fangs}''

WHAT A WAY TO GO! 

''{Cut to a grinning So and So in the garbage disposal, dancing with a plate, a spoon, a piece of broccoli and a carrot.}''

GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

''{All but So and So's arm disappears}''

MEET SO AND SO!

''{So and So's arm disappears. The plate, spoon, broccoli and carrot look surprised. Music stops and is replaced by the theme music. Cut to the Front Door, where What's Her Face has let two policemen into the house.}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Can I help you gentlemen?

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' Uh, yes, ma'am. We got a report of us wanting to watch the Ola Toya fight. You mind if we investigate?

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{holding up a packet labeled "Snack Mix"}'' I brought snack mix.

''{Cut to a "confidential" envelope out of which three game cards are removed.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' The Snak Mix, in Tompkins' Parlor, WITH THE PRETZEL STICK!

''{Cut to a life-sized Snak Mix bag with a monocle, who clubs What's Her Face with a pretzel stick}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' OW! MY STYLE! (or lack thereof)

''{Cut to Momkins, the two policemen, and baby Timkins sitting on a couch watching TV}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ...anuddah vicious right!!!

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' I need to put an APB out on some microwave popcorn.

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{looking at Momkins}'' I'd like to report a very good-looking robot prospector.

'''MOMKINS:''' Awww, shush!

''{Brief pause. The music stops}''

'''TIMKINS:''' ''{pointing at Policeman 1}'' You're not my real father!

''{Cut to the usual "It's over!" screen}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' It's over!

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the "O" at the end to see a promo for Peacey P's new album.
:''{The Crample-O Stow Records logo appears. The logo is a gold hand making a C shape in a gold circle. The logo shines a few times. Hip hop music plays in the background}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' Crample-O Stow Records presents...
:''{Peacy P's album appears}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ..."Deliberance", the new album from Peacey P...
:''{As the announcer says the following words, they appear in yellow zig-zags}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ...featuring: Large Craig, featuring: The Overripe MC, featuring: Tenerence Love, featuring: Akryllix & 3rd Lung, featuring: Peacey P!
:'''PEACEY P:''' I'm a guest star on my own album, ya'll biscuitheads!
:''{The words "Drops Next Sursdai!" appear in a red oval at the bottom. Music fades out.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Phencyclidine|PCP]], also known as angel dust, is a recreational drug.
*''[[Wikipedia:Perfume|Eau de Toilette]]'' is [[French]] for "water for washing in the bathroom." It is commonly mistranslated as "toilet water."
*APB stands for [[Wikipedia:all points bulletin|all points bulletin]], a broadcast issued from one law enforcement agency to another, typically containing information about a wanted suspect.
*The [[Wikipedia:SAT|SAT Reasoning Test]] is a test that is frequently taken prior to entry into college in America.
**Timkins's line "Goo goo is ga-ga. Wah wah is ga-ga. Are all goo goos wah wahs?" is a [[Wikipedia:Syllogism|syllogism]] of the form "All X are Y. All Z are Y. Are all X Z?" The answer is no. Syllogisms are often found on the SAT.
*A "nickel" is slang for a 5-year prison sentence.

===Trivia===
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue to use a [[Wikipedia:Cold open|cold open]] instead of starting immediately with the opening title sequence.
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue since issue #9 to kill off all four girls within its main plot.
*This is the first TGS issue since issue #7 in which Strong Bad does not work a variation of himself into the comic.

===Remarks===
*The '2 pantries' are actually one pantry with a reverse image next to it.
*During the title theme, So And So is not listed with the others as they burst in, as she was already present in the house.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Tompkins's name was misspelled as "Tomkins" through the entire toon, except in the Snack Mix sequence ("Tompkins' Parlor").
*When Cheerleader was saying to sneak in through the back window, the text read "the through," while she said "through the."

===Inside References===
*What's Her Face comments about the loss of her [[style]].
*When Tompkins pushes the buttons on his [[Nintendo|Game Boy]] to feed his virtual pet, the text [[Mashing Go|"m.a.s.h."]] appears.
**When The Ugly One pushes the buttons on her universal remote, the text t.a.p.s. appears, spoofing the mashing go reference.
*So and So saying "I can't do another nickel!" is in reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] when So and So was in jail for shoplifting.
*Tompkins's mom's name ends with [[Names ending in -erson|-erson]].
*This issue contains several words ending in "[['d]]".

===Real-World References===
*Tompkins's virtual pet resembles a [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]].
*Peacey P's name resembles [[Wikipedia:Eazy-E|Eazy-E]], and his voice and singing style is very similar to that of [[Wikipedia:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]].
*So and So's line "You'll microwave the baby!!" and the book of urban legends she is holding reference the urban legend of a stoned babysitter [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/babysitter.asp|mistaking a baby for a roast]].
*The lines about the Snack Mix prior to What's Her Face's demise are based on the board game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]].
*The title of the short is a reference to comedian [[Wikipedia:Robin Harris|Robin Harris's]] "Bébé's Kids" stand-up comedy act. After his death, his routine was adapted into a movie, also called [[Wikipedia:Bebe's Kids|"Bébé's Kids"]], the first animated feature with a majority African-American cast.
*"Ding dong. Ding dong, yo." is a reference to a line from the video for [[Wikipedia:Fat (song)|"Fat"]] by [[Wikipedia:"Weird Al" Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]].
*Dangling The Ugly One over the balcony is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice's]] claim that rap record producer [[Wikipedia:Suge Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]] hung him up upside down on a hotel balcony in order to get Vanilla Ice to turn over his royalties. This relates to the rapper Peacey P shown earlier in the episode.
*When the policemen arrive, So and So thinks she is in legal trouble, but all the policemen want is to watch the fight on Pay-per-view. This is a take of a similar scene in [[Wikipedia:Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment|Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]] when Eddie and Lou arrive to watch the fight on Homer's illegal cable hookup.
*The [[Wikipedia:PlayStation#PSone|PSOne]] is a smaller and redesigned version of the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] video game console, which was released by [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] in 2000.
*"Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:De_La_Hoya-Mayweather|De La Hoya-Mayweather Jr. Fight]] at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in May 2007.
*[[Wikipedia:Harrah's Entertainment#Caesars brand|Caesars]] is a casino brand owned by [[Wikipedia:Harrah's Entertainment|Harrah's Entertainment]].
*Olympic Man's blurred jersey is a reference to how trademarked logos on hats and shirts are often blurred in rap videos, especially on music channels such as [[Wikipedia:MTV|MTV]], which have strict policies on such logos.

==External Links==
*[[HR:tgs13.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[HR:tgs13.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[Forum:11698|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]

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Teen Girl Squad Issue 13

2007-06-19T02:53:44Z

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[[Image:Tgs13.png|thumb|"Don't let Timkins play my PSone!"]]

[[So And So]] is baby-sitting, but her friends interrupt.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Tompkins}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Baby Timkins|Baby Timkins]], {{Film|So and So}}, [[Arrow'd Guy|Baby-Sat guy]][[Category: Arrow'd Guy Filmography]], {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Buttcrack Plumber|Plumber]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Peacey P|Peacey P]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olympic Man and Coach|Olympic Man]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Policemen|Policemen]]

'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Tompkins's House|Tompkins's house]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Hotel Balcony|Hotel Balcony]]

'''Date:''' Monday, June 18th, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:25

'''Page Title:''' Bebe's Sitter's Kids!

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with Tompkins playing his Game Boy with a silhouette of his mother waving to him. The Teen Girl Squad theme music plays.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Aww, peas Momkins. I don't need a babysitter.

''{Zoom out to reveal Momkins, a robot wearing cowboy boots and a hat and carrying a pickaxe, along with a baby.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' I can watch baby Timkins while you go out prospecting for future ex-husbands.

'''MOMKINS:''' Whatevs little man. You can't even take care of your own virtual pet.

''{Cut to a closeup of the Game Boy screen, displaying a bloated pet and the text, "Food: 600%". Music stops}''

'''VIRTUAL PET:''' Please stop feeding me!

''{Music continues. Tompkins begins mashing the buttons on the Game Boy.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Teh heh heh heh heh.

''{Cut to Momkins standing next to the front door, which has a large, wrinkly face on it}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' Ding dong. Ding dong, yo.

''{The door opens to reveal So and So, with fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Hello Mrs. Tompkinsrobotmomerson. I know I'm 3 hours early, but I wanted to...

'''MOMKINS:''' Listen, I'll be at a place until a time. My cell phone number is some numbers. The baby needs stuff. What's poison control? Punch Tompkins in the gut. Good luck.

''{Momkins rushes out the door with a crazed look on her face and her tongue hanging out of her mouth. Her hat flies off and So and So's hair is disheveled as she leaves.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' She gone!

''{Cut to So and So speaking to Tompkins, who is playing his Game Boy next to a clock. The clock reads 5:03}''

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{pointing to her watch}'' Alright Tompkins, it is WAY past your bedtime.

'''TOMPKINS:''' ''{pointing at a flustered So and So}'' Listen babysit, I don't need to be babysat. I'll be in my room reorganizing my trenchcoats.

''{As Tompkins leaves, a giant baby resembling the Arrow'd Guy lands on and crushes him. The music stops.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' BABY SAT!

'''TOMPKINS:''' Don't let Timkins play my PSone!!!!!

''{Cut to a Teen Girl Squad title screen, featuring Cheerleader (wearing a dress labeled "Ms. Thang"), The Ugly One, and What's Her Face smashing through a wall. "issue 13" and "by: strong bad" appear in the corners. The theme music plays.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad!!! Cheerleader! ''{$15/hour}'' What's Her Face! ''{$4.75/hour}'' The Ugly One! ''{plain yogurt/hour}''

''{Cut to So and So speaking to the other girls next to the smashed wall}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Not now, you guys. I'm babysitting.

''{Close up on Cheerleader}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Oh, we know how to babysit... ''{grows hypnotic eyes and fangs, and pulls out a cell phone and several volumes of "Dem Boys"}'' I'll call EACH AND EVERY BOY!!

''{Cut to What's Her Face}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' I'll eat all their food!

''{Cut to The Ugly One, wearing a crown and a ruffled collar, holding a remote}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Just call me the queen of pay-per-view! ''{throws off the crown and collar and pushes the remote buttons}'' I think Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight!

''{Cut back to shot of So and So talking to Cheerleader (holding the cell phone), What's Her Face and The Ugly One (holding the remote)}''

'''SO AND SO:''' SHHH! Keep it down! The baby is studying for the SAT.

''{Cut to baby Timkins, under a pile of four books labeled "babySAT"}''

'''TIMKINS:''' Goo goo is ga-ga. Wah wah is ga-ga. ''{raises finger}'' Are all goo goos wah wahs?

''{Cut to an annoyed Cheerleader, holding her cell phone. Her dress now reads "The future Ms. Thang".}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Dag! None of my regulars are picking up! Let's see who on my B-list!

''{The phone rings, and the screen splits to show a plumber answering the call on a plunger.}''

'''PLUMBER:''' Uh, Buttcrack Plumbing!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Hi Randy! I'm babysittin' tonight. Wanna come over and sneak in through the back window?

'''PLUMBER:''' And this is for a how many gallon toilet, ma'am?

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Bring all your hot friends... they've got two pantries!!!

''{A toilet with a beret, a mustache, and a loaf of french bread crushes Cheerleader with a plunger.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' EAU DE TOiLETTE!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' So dignified!

''{Cut to What's Her Face standing between the two pantries}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Wow! 2 pantries! I'll have me a diet soda I s'pose.

''{So and So enters, livid with a giant mouth and fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' STOP! How many of those have you had?!?!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{annoyed}'' Uh, negative one sip.

''{So and So holds up a textbook entitled, "<s>urban legends</s> i mean health class"}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Don't you remember health class? You'll microwave the baby!!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{holding up a "Diet Brown" can}'' This is Diet Brown, not PCP.

''{The Ugly One slides into the room. What's Her Face and So and So look surprised.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Did somebody say Peacey P? I LOVES the Peacey P!

''{Cut to Peacey P, wearing a jersey labeled, "☮y P", standing with Olympic Man (with a blurred jersey)}''

'''PEACEY P:''' Crample-o stow wha clamminuh whaow. My new album drop next sursdai. Ya'll biscuitheads.

''{The Ugly One enters with a (Peacesign)y necklace, and a pencil and notepad.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Can a sista get an autograph?

''{Olympic Man dangles The Ugly One off a balcony}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' DANGLED OFF A HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's it?

''{Zoom out as The Ugly One is dropped from the balcony into a "bayonet tailgate party"}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Uh, and then DROPPED FROM SAID HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's better!

''{Cut to So and So holding a dirty diaper and yelling at baby Timkins}''

'''SO AND SO:''' What kinda dirty diaper is this?! I told you to alphabetize this stuff!

''{Cut to Front Door. A surprised So and So is leaning in, still holding the diaper}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' BANG! BANG! BANG!

'''THE POLICE:''' ''{from behind the door}'' Open up! It's the police!

''{Cut to a terrified So and So jumping in the air, dropping the diaper}''

'''SO AND SO:''' AHH! THE POPO! I can't do another nickel!

''{So and So jumps into the kitchen sink as background music begins to play.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

''{Cut to a shot of the garbage disposal in the sink, with evil eyes and fangs}''

WHAT A WAY TO GO! 

''{Cut to a grinning So and So in the garbage disposal, dancing with a plate, a spoon, a piece of broccoli and a carrot.}''

GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

''{All but So and So's arm disappears}''

MEET SO AND SO!

''{So and So's arm disappears. The plate, spoon, broccoli and carrot look surprised. Music stops and is replaced by the theme music. Cut to the Front Door, where What's Her Face has let two policemen into the house.}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Can I help you gentlemen?

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' Uh, yes, ma'am. We got a report of us wanting to watch the Ola Toya fight. You mind if we investigate?

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{holding up a packet labeled "Snack Mix"}'' I brought snack mix.

''{Cut to a "confidential" envelope out of which three game cards are removed.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' The Snak Mix, in Tompkins' Parlor, WITH THE PRETZEL STICK!

''{Cut to a life-sized Snak Mix bag with a monocle, who clubs What's Her Face with a pretzel stick}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' OW! MY STYLE! (or lack thereof)

''{Cut to Momkins, the two policemen, and baby Timkins sitting on a couch watching TV}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ...anuddah vicious right!!!

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' I need to put an APB out on some microwave popcorn.

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{looking at Momkins}'' I'd like to report a very good-looking robot prospector.

'''MOMKINS:''' Awww, shush!

''{Brief pause. The music stops}''

'''TIMKINS:''' ''{pointing at Policeman 1}'' You're not my real father!

''{Cut to the usual "It's over!" screen}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' It's over!

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the "O" at the end to see a promo for Peacey P's new album.
:''{The Crample-O Stow Records logo appears. The logo is a gold hand making a C shape in a gold circle. The logo shines a few times. Hip hop music plays in the background}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' Crample-O Stow Records presents...
:''{Peacy P's album appears}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ..."Deliberance", the new album from Peacey P...
:''{As the announcer says the following words, they appear in yellow zig-zags}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ...featuring: Large Craig, featuring: The Overripe MC, featuring: Tenerence Love, featuring: Akryllix & 3rd Lung, featuring: Peacey P!
:'''PEACEY P:''' I'm a guest star on my own album, ya'll biscuitheads!
:''{The words "Drops Next Sursdai!" appear in a red oval at the bottom. Music fades out.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Phencyclidine|PCP]], also known as angel dust, is a recreational drug.
*''[[Wikipedia:Perfume|Eau de Toilette]]'' is [[French]] for "water for washing in the bathroom." It is commonly mistranslated as "toilet water."
*APB stands for [[Wikipedia:all points bulletin|all points bulletin]], a broadcast issued from one law enforcement agency to another, typically containing information about a wanted suspect.
*The [[Wikipedia:SAT|SAT Reasoning Test]] is a test that is frequently taken prior to entry into college in America.
**Timkins's line "Goo goo is ga-ga. Wah wah is ga-ga. Are all goo goos wah wahs?" is a [[Wikipedia:Syllogism|syllogism]] of the form "All X are Y. All Z are Y. Are all X Z?" The answer is no. Syllogisms are often found on the SAT.
*A "nickel" is slang for a 5-year prison sentence.

===Trivia===
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue to use a [[Wikipedia:Cold open|cold open]] instead of starting immediately with the opening title sequence.
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue since issue #9 to kill off all four girls within its main plot.
*This is the first TGS issue since issue #7 in which Strong Bad does not work a variation of himself into the comic.

===Remarks===
*The '2 pantries' are actually one pantry with a reverse image next to it.
*During the title theme, So And So is not listed with the others as they burst in, as she was already present in the house.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Tompkins's name was misspelled as "Tomkins" through the entire toon, except in the Snack Mix sequence ("Tompkins' Parlor").
*When Cheerleader was saying to sneak in through the back window, the text read "the through," while she said "through the."

===Inside References===
*What's Her Face comments about the loss of her [[style]].
*When Tompkins pushes the buttons on his [[Nintendo|Game Boy]] to feed his virtual pet, the text [[Mashing Go|"m.a.s.h."]] appears.
**When The Ugly One pushes the buttons on her universal remote, the text t.a.p.s. appears, spoofing the mashing go reference.
*So and So saying "I can't do another nickel!" is in reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] when So and So was in jail for shoplifting.
*Tompkins's mom's name ends with [[Names ending in -erson|-erson]].
*This issue contains several words ending in "[['d]]".

===Real-World References===
*Tompkins's virtual pet resembles a [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]].
*Peacey P's name resembles [[Wikipedia:Eazy-E|Eazy-E]], and his voice and singing style is very similar to that of [[Wikipedia:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]].
*So and So's line "You'll microwave the baby!!" and the book of urban legends she is holding reference the urban legend of a stoned babysitter [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/babysitter.asp|mistaking a baby for a roast]].
*The lines about the Snack Mix prior to What's Her Face's demise are based on the board game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]].
*The title of the short is a reference to comedian [[Wikipedia:Robin Harris|Robin Harris's]] "Bébé's Kids" stand-up comedy act. After his death, his routine was adapted into a movie, also called [[Wikipedia:Bebe's Kids|"Bébé's Kids"]], the first animated feature with a majority African-American cast.
*"Ding dong. Ding dong, yo." is a reference to a line from the video for [[Wikipedia:Fat (song)|"Fat"]] by [[Wikipedia:"Weird Al" Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]].
*Dangling The Ugly One over the balcony is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice's]] claim that rap record producer [[Wikipedia:Suge Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]] hung him up upside down on a hotel balcony in order to get Vanilla Ice to turn over his royalties. This relates to the rapper Peacey P shown earlier in the episode.
*When the policemen arrive, So and So thinks she is in legal trouble, but all the policemen want is to watch the fight on Pay-per-view. This is a take of a similar scene in [[Wikipedia:Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment|Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]] when Eddie and Lou arrive to watch the fight on Homer's illegal cable hookup.
*The [[Wikipedia:PlayStation#PSone|PSOne]] is a smaller and redesigned version of the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] video game console, which was produced by [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] in the mid-1990s.
*"Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:De_La_Hoya-Mayweather|De La Hoya-Mayweather Jr. Fight]] at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in May 2007.
*[[Wikipedia:Harrah's Entertainment#Caesars brand|Caesars]] is a casino brand owned by [[Wikipedia:Harrah's Entertainment|Harrah's Entertainment]].
*Olympic Man's blurred jersey is a reference to how trademarked logos on hats and shirts are often blurred in rap videos, especially on music channels such as [[Wikipedia:MTV|MTV]], which have strict policies on such logos.

==External Links==
*[[HR:tgs13.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[HR:tgs13.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[Forum:11698|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]

{{Teen Girl Squad}}

[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]]

the paper

2007-06-12T02:41:07Z

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{{aboutemail}}{{for|[[:Category:Pseudocharacters|pseudocharacter]]|The Paper}}
{{sbenav|173}}
[[Image:Sbemail173thepaper.PNG|thumb|"Did you hear that? It said 'Preeeeow!'"]]

Strong Bad reminisces about [[The Paper]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, [[The Paper]], [[Lil' Strong Bad]], [[Lil' Strong Sad]][[Category: Strong Sad Filmography]], {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Homsar}}, {{film|Bubs}}, [[New Paper]], {{film|Coach Z}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Gymnasium]], [[The Island]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, June 11, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:08

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Check the deck, y'all! Press eject, y'all! Well, it's another email and I'm about to reject y'all!

<blockquote class="lappy email"><div>
subject: The Paper...</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
Is the Paper really quitting? Could you tell me the best 
moment that you had with the paper? 
Thank You 
Kyle Williams 
North Ogden, Utah
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads the state as "Ewwwtah".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' No, The Paper's not quitting, Kyle, you total Ogdenite. Ol' Papes is at the top of his game, the prime of his time, the cusp of his stuff!

''{The printer falls onto Strong Bad, knocking him offscreen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' OW!!!

''{Cut back to show the full computer room. The wrecked printer is on the ground, with Strong Bad reeling next to it. The printer prints a sheet with a sickly, distorted sound. A dramatic chords plays. Cut to a closeup of The Paper, which reads "I tHiNK i'MM rEAlllyy QUItTinG sTROng BBBaD".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' The Paper! No!!!

''{Cut back to a shot of the whole screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why do all my thirty-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!

''{Cut to a closeup of The Paper, which prints out some more text reading "wE haDd A goOd RUN, oLD buDddy."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' We sure did, pal.

''{Cut back}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why, I remember the day you were born like it was about to happen in a wavy flashback...

''{Harp music plays. It transitions to Lil' Strong Bad and Strong Sad, in front of a computer and printer. Strong Sad is typing.}''

'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' Hurry up, Diaper Stripe! I wanna print out that butt I made out of hyphens and dollar signs!

''{Strong Sad hits a key, and a paper prints out of the printer.}''

'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' Did you hear that?

''{Cut to a closeup of The Paper, which reads "Preeeeow, world."}''

'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' It said "Preeeeow!"

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And you were always phenomenal over the boards on defense!

''{Cut to the stadium. Strong Bad is wearing a headband, dancing in front of a basketball hoop as though blocking it. Homestar Runner holds a football and is wearing kneepads and a purple shirt that reads "Team Kneepads 15". The scoreboard gives a score of "?" for the Home team and "$" for the Visitors.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar had the ball at the top of the key. ''{bounces the football twice}'' Dribble, dribble, ''{throws it toward the hoop}'' shoot!

''{The Paper comes down reading "Manute Bol" in front of the hoop, blocking the shot. Strong Bad looks up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooooh! ''{closeup}'' Get that weak mess outta here!

''{Cut to a closeup of Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aw, man! Wish I had a time-and-space-transcending piece of paper on ''my'' team.

''{Cut back a bit. Homsar is hovering in midair behind Homestar, wearing a similar shirt but with the number ".4". He has a kneepad on his hat instead of his legs.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' ''{his hat flies offscreen}'' AaAaAaAaAaAaA ''{his hat lands on Strong Bad}'' aAaAaAaAa...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, over Homsar}'' I will admit, I wasn't crazy about your goth phase.

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the computer room, in front of the [[Compy 386|Compy]]. A black version of the paper designed to resemble bat wings comes down with a purple glow and a drop of blood that slowly drips off. It has the usual text printed in a Gothic font, but it's nearly unreadable.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ahh! ''{Looks up, holds up his hands in a defensive stance.}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad in front of the Compy up close.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Or your preppy phase, for that matter.

''{The Paper comes down. It appears to be wearing a pink polo shirt with a turquoise scarf. The shirt has "Tennis" stitched into it with an image of a tennis racket above it. Only the word "golf" is visible on The Paper itself. Strong Bad looks up, then down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But you always watched out for your younger brothers and sisters.

''{Another drop of blood drips down from The Paper. Cut to computer room with the Lappy on the desk. Homestar is wrapped up in paper dangling from the ceiling. A bottle of Mountain Dew is visible on the desk.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Look, I was just trying to pour Mountain Dew on it! Ohwait. I mean Mello Yello on it! Ohwait. I mean Sierra Mist!

''{Cut to a closeup of Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Fresca! Surge!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And who knows how many times you saved my shiny black keister?

''{Cut to Strong Bad, on the Island, which has a hole in it and is slowly sinking. Strong Bad is wearing a ragged bandanna. Many shark fins appear circling the island.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How is this island sinking?! I didn't even kill any end bosses!

''{The Paper comes down reading "Anybody need a lift?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking up}'' The Paper! I thought you were still in Pyongyang! Let's go! Jump!

''{He jumps up and grabs The Paper, which reels upwards. But back to a silhouetted version of the scene over a sunset. Strong Bad and The Paper appear to be flying away from the island. Video game music plays. The words "GAME OVER" and "PROGRAMMERS:" appear after a moment as the island sinks completely. Transition back to the computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't believe this is really it!

''{Cut to a closeup of The Paper. It prints out "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Farewell—

''{Cut to a full shot. Strong Bad pats the printer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —my stripèd friend.

''{Strong Bad pulls out the [[BMW Lighter]]. Cut to a closeup of The Paper again. Strong Bad burns it, leaving ashes that read "BYE NOW". Cut back.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing, distressed}'' And The Paper goeth into the ''{a spotlight shines down on Strong Bad}'' niiIIiiIIiiIIght!

''{The scene fades out, then back in to Strong Bad in front of the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking up}'' How's it comin' up there, Bubs?

''{Bubs's hand drops down.}''

'''BUBS:''' I'm almost finished!

''{For a few seconds, Bubs mumbles and socket wrench noises are heard.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{offscreen}'' There!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Alright, now hit us with some Preeow 2.0!

''{A new paper comes down slowly making shuffling noises. A key with "@" is drawn on the left, and an envelope with Strong Bad's face in it is drawn on the right. The text and graphics on the new paper are slightly striped with white, and the "@" key is striped with cyan, yellow and magenta on the bottom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' What the? How am I ever supposed to pronounce that garglemesh? ''{imitating the printer's noises}'' Heunh heownh heunh heownh vvvvvt eangt clonk-a-donk. Doesn't quite roll off the tongue. Alright New Paper, you are officially on trial status. So ya better get to impressin'!

''{[[New Paper]] comes down a little more, printing out an [[ASCII art]] butt made with hyphens and dollar signs, with "(but, a butt)" printed next to it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hm. Well... that's a start.

==Easter Eggs==

*Click "Butt" at the end to see Homestar tangled in the Paper later on that day.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Singing to the tune of Neverending Story}'' The blood is rushing to my head... Blacking out, blacking out, blacking out...
*Click "impressin'" at the end to see a revisit of [[One Two, One Two]].
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Bouncing his football}'' Dribble dribble, shoot! Dribble dribble, shoot shoot! ''{Continues over Coach Z's lines}''
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{Leaning into frame}'' Ooh, dang! ''{Claps four times}'' Ooh, dang! ''{Claps four times}''
:''{Both continue over Strong Bad's lines}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Leaning into frame}'' Look! We're not doing this again. Look! We're not doing this again. ''{Record scratch, Homestar and Coach Z stop}'' We're really not doing this again!
:''{Scoreboard changes from ? to G}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
* Strong Bad "[[fourth wall breaks|breaks the fourth wall]]" by mentioning that he remembered first meeting the paper like it was "a wavy flashback".
* Strong Bad's comment about not having killed any end bosses is a reference to "load bearing bosses", bosses in video games that, when defeated, result in the destruction of the surrounding environment.

===Trivia===
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#Logo|Logo]]" and "[[Floppy Disk Container#the colonel's bequest|colonel's bequest]]" in the flashbacks. In the present, it reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#rise of the triad|rise of the triad]]".
*During the flashback of The Paper's goth phase, the screen of the Compy 386 reads, in part (this is all that is available in the Flash file):
<blockquote class="short compy email">
a> See there Tompo, 
wasted youth. I 
six or eleven
</blockquote>
*During the flashback of The Paper's preppy phase, the screen of the Compy 386 reads:
<blockquote class="short compy email">
a> Kick the booty all day long, I 
say. But, ya know, maybe not.
</blockquote>
*During the flashback of Homestar being tangled up by The Paper, the screen of Lappy 486 reads:
<blockquote class="lappy email" style="background-image: none">
]Look, Darius, if you want me to eat a Philly cheesesteak 
instead of answering an email this week, you got it. No 
skin off my back. I'll eat a couple-a Tastykakes while I'm 
at it, too. Now, if you'll excuse me, I gotta skee-dat.
</blockquote>
*The other "score" on the score boards is "$".

===Remarks===
*In [[more armies]], The Paper came down crumpled and torn. However, when it comes out the printer here, it comes out just fine.
*Even though The Paper's plug falls out of the outlet, it is still able to print messages to Strong Bad.
*When the email was originally released, the background crowd noise after the paper blocked Homestar's shot was somewhat louder and overlapped Homestar's line as well as Homsar's bit. By the end of the first day of release, the background cheers were reduced at the block, and eliminated altogether as Homestar begins to speak.

===Goofs===
*During The Paper's "preppy" phase, the contrast can affect the area outside the Compy's screen.
*When the printer is falling onto Strong Bad, there is a section of paper sticking out of it. When you see the printer on the ground there's no paper until it starts printing.
*There are extra lengths of paper sticking out when the paper says, "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO." On the next close-up to the paper, these extra lengths are missing.
*In the Easter egg, some of Coach Z's claps are out of sync to his movements.

===Inside References===
*The departure of The Paper was foretold in [[montage]] and implied in the previous email, [[more armies]].
*The music when Strong Bad is carried off the island is from [[Population: Tire]].
*After Strong Bad interrupts the rhythmic Easter egg, the scoreboard changes to [[G]].
*Homestar refers to [[autobiography]] when he says, "Homestar has the ball at the top of the key!"
*Lil' Strong Bad's duck shirt is a variation of the [[Duckie Shirt]].
*"And The Paper goeth into the niiIIiiIIiiIIght!" is a reference to the tag first sung in [[guitar]], which also involved the paper being set aflame.
*In the Easter egg where Homestar sings "The blood is rushing to my head", it is to the same tune from "The Never Ending Story" as the Easter egg in email [[anything]], in which he sang "Never-ending Soda", also in reference to Mountain Dew.
*The pear and leaves wallpaper was first seen in the email [[no loafing]].
*The computer seen in the flashback is the same computer used in the [[Email Processing Room]].
*Homestar's "Kneepads Team" could be referring to "Homestar's Knees Tech", from [[mascot]].
*As Strong Bad attempts to block Homestar's shot, he makes Homsar's walking noise, just as he did in [[retirement]]

===Real-World References===
*"Preeeeow, world", is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hello world program|"hello world" programs]].
*The song Homestar sings is a parody of the [http://users.pandora.be/soundtrack-fm/Reviews/Klaus_Doldinger/neverending_story/neverending_story.htm theme song] of the 1984 fantasy movie [[IMDB:tt0088323|The NeverEnding Story]], which he previously sang in [[anything]].
*[[Mountain Dew]], [[Wikipedia:Mello Yello|Mello Yello]], [[Wikipedia:Sierra Mist|Sierra Mist]], [[Wikipedia:Fresca|Fresca]], and [[Wikipedia:Surge|Surge]] are all citrus-flavored sodas.
*[[Wikipedia:Tastykake|Tastykakes]] are snack cakes made by the Tasty Baking Company in Philadelphia since 1914. Available for the most part only in the Eastern section of the US, the cakes are often shipped to people now in other parts of the world who grew up with the treats while living in the East.
*The football Homestar dribbles in the gym is an old ball from the defunct [[Wikipedia:XFL|XFL]] football league.
*[[Wikipedia:Manute Bol|Manute Bol]] is a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. He is known for his height (7'7"/2.31 m), which allowed him to become a top shot blocker in the NBA.
*[[Wikipedia:Goth_subculture|Goth]] is a subculture of most large cities; its members are often characterized by wearing mostly black or other dark clothing and commonly large boots, with outlandish make-up and non-traditional hair styles.
*[[Wikipedia:Pyongyang|Pyongyang]] is the capital city of [[Wikipedia:North Korea|North Korea]].
* The word "garglemesh" is a pun on the name of [[Wikipedia:Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh]], an ancient king of Uruk.
* The shirt [[Lil' Strong Sad]] is wearing is the same shirt [[Wikipedia:Charlie Brown|Charlie Brown]] wears.


==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|173|11656}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

underlings

2007-05-07T13:22:22Z

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{{sbenav|171}}
[[Image:Coach Z suit sludge underlings.png|thumb|"Your tiny bathing suit demeans us all!"]]
Strong Bad attempts to tell others about embarrassing social mistakes.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[Swimming Pool]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, May 7, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:15

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' My email song! Where would I be without my email song? ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Handling Smelly Underling?</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
I am a manager and I have been told I must talk to one 
of my underlings about their stench. As the foremost 
expert in dealing with smelly underlings, I ask you, what is 
the best way to go about this? I wish to do this with 
some tact & professionalism. 
Sincerely, 
PlasticDiverGuy 
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces each word in the greeting separately, with short deliberate pauses between them. He pronounces "Scotia" phonetically as SKO-tee-uh.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Man, that show Nova is boring, but I'd watch a show called Dartmouth anyday. ''{clears screen}'' Now lemme tell ya PastyDeadGuy, you came to the right man. I've got so many underlings, I've had to deal with every nearly every awkward social situation under the awkward social sun. I'm an expoit! ''{clears screen}'' Firstly, nothing says tact and professionalism like sending a subtle hint with a hilarious novelty t-shirt. So in your situation, you could just start wearing a shirt that has like,

''{Cut to a blank T-shirt}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Some kinda science person—

''{A scientist holding a test tube appears on the shirt.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —on it, with a clothespin on his nose—

''{A clothespin appears on the scientist's nose.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —and underneath it says: "You Reek-A!"

''{"You Reek-A!" appears on the shirt. Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' That way, your smelly underling, or smunderling, can get the message from across the room, and you can safely stay out of stink's reach.

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the bathroom, holding a newspaper titled "Da News Papes".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know, I think I'd probably watch a TV show called "Stink's Reach", too.

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Secondly, nothing says tact and professionalism like slowly revealing a sensitive topic to a friend or loved one—

''{Cut to Strong Sad, with a pencil above a piece of paper.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —with a clever connect-the-dots puzzle.

''{Cut to a closeup of the paper. It's an alligator wearing sunglasses holding a sign that reads "WE'RE GOING TO NEED YOU TO FLUSH TWICE!", and the connect-the-dots portion is only the rectangular outline of the sign.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' What is he trying to say to me with this cryptic message?

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Furthermore, nothing says pact and trofesssionalism like breaking tough news to someone with a reverse sunburn—

''{Cut to the pool. A sunburned Strong Mad faces away from the pool, which Coach Z is in. Strong Mad removes his singlet.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —on your brother's giant, square, billboard-sized back!

''{Strong Mad's back has "your tiny bathing suit demeans us ALL!" on it. Cut to a closeup.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{slowly}'' Your tiny bathing suit demeans us all.

''{Cut to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Aw, fine then! I'll take it orf!

''{He reaches underwater and pulls out a very small pink g-string. The water turns black around him. Cut back to behind Strong Mad.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' PUT IT BACK ON! PUT IT BACK ON!

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Lastly, nothing says tact and professionalism like a hidden message written in condiments.

''{Cut to a picnic. Homestar Runner is sitting at the table. Strong Bad is wearing an oven mitt and holding a plate with a hot dog with his right hand and holding a bottle of ketchup in his left. More hot dogs can be seen on a grill behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here ya go, chumpion!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{taking the hot dog; a small piece of cilantro can be seen in his mouth}'' Ooh! Thanks, grillmasta!

''{Cut to the picnic table as Homestar puts the hot dog down. It has "you've had that piece" written on it in ketchup.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You've had that piece—

''{The camera pans to another hot dog, with "of cilantro" written on in mustard.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —of cilantro—

''{The camera pans to a hamburger without its upper bun. "stuck between your teeth" is written in ketchup.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —stuck between your teeth—

''{The camera pans yet again to a waffle with "since we ate at that mexican restaurant" with an arrow written in syrup.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —since we ate at that Mexican restaurant—

''{The camera pans again to three pieces of sushi with "2" "weeks" and "ago" written on them in wasabi.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —two weeks ago.

''{Cut to a closeup of Homestar with a piece of cilantro hanging from the roof of his mouth.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Two weeks?!... ''TEETH?!''

''{Cut to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing, in a slightly high-pitched voice and in a forced manner}'' In conclusion, these are just some of the many things that nothing says tact and professionalism like. I hope you have enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. If elected class president, I can't promise you Coke in the water fountains, but I ''can'' promise a hard-worker that will make a difference. And try to get Mrs. Hardmaster fired.

''{He types "for child abuse." and quickly clears the screen, while shaking his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Whoa! It's like I regressed back to the fifth grade there. And the golden days of the five-paragraph essay. Well, good luck with your smunderling, PranceyDirtGirl. I gotta get started making those 'You Reek-A' t-shirts. Those things are gonna be awesome!

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Awkward Social Sun.png|thumb|Now including every awkward social situation!]]
*When Strong Bad types "awkward social sun", click that phrase to see an "Awkward Social Sun" CD.
*When Strong Bad first types "smunderling", click that word to see a description of this creature:
<blockquote>
<big>SMUNDERLING</big>
All Smundy wants to do is be your 
friend. He appears at office 
parties & in enchanted caverns 
at random. Very vulnerable to 
harsh truths and Discs of Healing.
FREQUENCY: Rare 
INTELLIGENCE: Low to middlin' 
ARMOR CLASS: +8
</blockquote>
*At the end, click "awesome" to see a clip of the Stink's Reach show.
:''{In Strong Bad's basement, looking at his TV. Music plays, and pull in slowly on a sign reading "You are now entering Stink's Reach", with stink lines drawn above it.}''
:'''NARRATOR:''' In a town called "Stink's Reach", no one's record is clean.
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' Tuesdays at 8:30
:''{"Tuesdays @ 8:30" appears at the bottom of the screen, then cut through static to a screen reading "We now return to Dartmouth". The O in "Dartmouth" is a stylized mouth, with darts flying out of it.}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' We now return to Dartmouth.
:''{Cut to a shot of Strong Bad lying on the couch, with the TV going behind him.}''
:'''TV CHARACTER:''' Dartmouth! He's getting away!
:'''DARTMOUTH:''' Stand clear. I know what to do.
:''{Sounds are heard of someone grunting, and a dart flying and hitting a piece of wood}''
:'''VILLAIN:''' Ow! Pointy!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{incomprehensible mumbles}'' Lost... Vikings! ''{more incomprehensible mumbles}''

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The newspaper reads:
{| style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 3px solid #999"
| style="border-right: 3px solid #999; font-size: 2em; text-align: center; line-height: 1em; padding: 5px" | Back Pape
| style="border-left: 3px solid #999; font-size: 2em; text-align: center; line-height: 1em; padding: 5px" | Da NewsPapes
|-
| style="border-right: 3px solid #999; padding: 5px" | A sports player signed a contract worth a bunch of money. "Whooey!" said the player's uncle. "I could buy a car with that much cashness."
| style="border-left: 3px solid #999; padding: 5px" | Global relations set all types of box office records this weekend. Studio execs were encouraged by the turn -around. So was I.
|}
* This email is the first email since [[looking old]] not to mention [[DNA evidence]].

===Remarks===
*Homestar was shown with teeth in [[theme song]].

===Glitches===
*At the end, the "I" at the beginning of "I gotta get started..." is clickable, but does not do anything.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad read [[Periodicals|Da NewsPapes]] while in the bathroom in [[candy product]].
*Strong Bad is holding a [[Quite Fancy 'Chup]] bottle (the label is obscured by his glove).
*Strong Bad refers to the emailer as "[[Prancing|Prancey]]".
*This is another instance of Strong Bad's [[couch mumbling]].
*The smunderling's intelligence being "low to middlin" likely refers to [[Thy Dungeonman II]], where you could strike the enemies high, low, or middlin.
*The smunderling's fact sheet in general is very similar to [[Jhonka]]'s from [[impression]].
*This is another appearance of [[oven mitts]].

===Real-World References===
*"Stink's Reach" is a parody of the style and theme music of the early '90s television show [[Wikipedia:Twin Peaks|Twin Peaks]].
*[[Wikipedia:NOVA (TV Series)|NOVA]] is a [[Wikipedia:PBS|PBS]] television series about science topics which premiered in 1974 and is still running to this day.
*[[Wikipedia:The Lost Vikings|The Lost Vikings]] is a side-scrolling puzzle/platform video game which was developed by Blizzard Entertainment and released in 1992.
*The information about the smunderling's frequency, intelligence and armor class refers to the way that [[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Advanced Dungeons & Dragons]] monsters are described, like that previously used for the Jhonka.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|171|11379}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Radio Stations and Shows

2007-04-28T06:55:46Z

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The [[Strong Bad Email]] [[radio]] outlined several '''radio stations and shows'''.

==Stations==

===The Sturge===
[[Image:Sturge.PNG|thumb|"Zabittablough?"]]
Numbitty 902 WA3D FM, '''The Sturge''', is a radio station featuring the DJ [[The Deathly Pallor]], a.k.a. an uncharacteristically manic and obnoxious [[Strong Sad]]. It plays "hot new tracks from double-O ballyhoo," not to mention "the phrase that pays that plays for days." "Don't you touch that ZABITTABLOUGH!"

The station gives out frisbees emblazoned with its logo, a [[Wikipedia:sturgeon|sturgeon]] wearing sunglasses, as free giveaways.
{{clear}}

===Public Radio Sounds===
[[Image:PRS.png|198px|thumb|A trendy tote bag]]
'''Public Radio Sounds (PRS)''' is [[Free Country, USA]]'s public radio station. It has a "smooth and smarmy" sound, and makes sure that information is accurate by referring to UN Secretary Council Members. It gives out incentives such as tote bags and bottle openers if you donate money to them. Thus, it resembles radio stations such as KPBS. [[Marzipan]] is not only a listener, but also a contributor, but she never received her tote bag. The fact that [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] is seen wearing it as a hat might help explain its fate. [[Strong Sad]] is seen listening to them promote a "public rage-o" between talk radio hosts in [[Date Nite]] and states that he should pledge more because he feels the programming is getting desperate.
{{clear}}

===WSBD===
[[Image:WSBD_coozie.png|thumb|right|The voice of CGNU]]
'''89.3 WSBD''' is the campus radio station of [[Crazy Go Nuts University]] which boasts "several dozen listeners." The DJs are a collection of bewildered freshmen that specialize in "dead air, um, dead air." Strong Sad seems to like this station, perhaps due to its tendency to program "an hour of chanting." Known promotional items include drink coozies.
{{clear}}

==Shows==

===The AM Morning "CRUDE" Crew===
[[Image:The_AM_Morning_Crude_Crew.png|thumb|They won't shut it up about the fish]]
'''The AM Morning "CRUDE" crew''' is a drive time morning radio show. It is on the air from 7 to 10 AM on weekdays. According to [[Strong Bad]], the hosts—Stoops and Gusso—are like bad stand up comics that you can't heckle, jeckle, or throw highball glasses at. Homestar, however, was disgusted enough with the crew's antics to throw a [[Wikipedia:Drinking culture#Types of drinking glasses|lowball glass]] at [[Clock Radio|his radio]] (with the exclamation "Highball!") whilst wearing a [[#Public Radio Sounds|PRS]] tote bag on his head. The "CRUDE" Crew was also featured in the email [[geddup noise]], where they had [[The Geddup Noise]] as a guest on their show.
{{clear}}

===The Fish Was Delish [[Progrum]]===
[[Image:Portly Washboy.gif|thumb|"Stay tuned for partial excitement!"]]
This [[Old-Timey]] radio drama chronicles the adventures of The Fish. Evidently employed in fighting crime, The Fish traces the Quite A Dish gang's hideout to "the wharfs." The drama is narrated by [[Old-Timey Strong Bad|Sir Strong Bad]], and sponsored by Portly Washboy Fancy Laundry Paste. Their sponsorship entitles them to advertising time, although they remind the listener not to "eat it like the cartoon, man!"
{{clear}}

[[Category:Companies]]

Date Nite

2007-04-25T03:41:45Z

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{{toonnav|Big Toon|datenite|Strongest Man in the World|The King of Town DVD}}
[[Image:Marzipan eyelashes Homestar Date Nite.png|thumb|"Whoa-ho, Marzipan! You look like a fox's mother!"]]

Homestar and Strong Bad attempt to ruin Marzipan and The Cheat's date.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's L'est Stand]], [[The Stone Bridge]], [[USS Flirtini|USS ''Flirtini'']], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Strong Sad's Room]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' April 24, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:17

'''Page Title:''' Meet me on down at the Chez Perez!

==Transcript==
''{Scene in Marzipan's house, where Marzipan is applying mascara while looking in a hall mirror. She is already wearing lipstick. After a second, Homestar enters from the right.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa-ho, Marzipan! You look like a fox's mother!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Still looking in mirror}'' Homestar, if you're trying to say I'm a foxy mama, that's actually ''more'' offensive.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Right, right. You know what I mean. The more offensive one. So where are we goin' tonight? ''{leans over}'' The Chez Perez? ''{"Chez" is mispronounced to rhyme with "Perez"}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Still looking at the mirror}'' Uh, no. I have a hot date with The Cheat, thank you very much. I suspect ''you'll'' probably stay home and run in place or something.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well I ''was'' planning to—you WHAT?! ''{Eyes bug out}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad's basement, where The Cheat is applying a fake mustache with Strong Bad looking on}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You WHAT?! ''{Starts quivering with rage}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't believe this, The Cheat!

''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar in Marzipan's house}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I can't believe you're The Cheating on me! ''{Pull back to include Marzipan, still at the mirror}'' So what are you saying? That you—gulp—"want his bod"?

''{Cut back to a close up of Strong Bad in his basement}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You can't even call that thing a bod! At best it's a broom or a—

''{Cut back to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —Trivial Pursuit cheese wedge!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Turning away from the mirror and brandishing mascara brush}'' Look, Homestar, it's just a date. This has always been an open relationship.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa-ho-ho-says you. I've turned down more foxes' mothers than I can count just to stay loyal to you!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Dryly}'' So, four, then?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, that's rich. Ms. Smarty Pants, eh?

''{Cut back to Strong Bad's basement}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mr. Smarty Spots, huh? Well—

''{Scene starts switching between locations as Strong Bad and Homestar alternate words}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —why—

'''STRONG BAD:''' —don't—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —you—

'''STRONG BAD:''' —just—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —go a—

'''STRONG BAD:''' —head—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —and—

''{Cuts to Strong Bad and Homestar inexplicably together in Marzipan's house, yelling:}''

'''STRONG BAD AND HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —GET OUTTA MY FACE!

''{Both open their eyes}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Looking around}'' Wait, what?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Simultaneously}'' What the crap...?

''{Cut back to Strong Bad's basement where Marzipan and The Cheat are standing in front of the couch.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Come on, the Cheat. Let's go.

''{The Cheat crooks his arm as if to allow Marzipan to loop her arm through it. Marzipan stands next to him and leans over as if taking his arm in hers, and the two exit together.}''

''{Cut to title screen, a pink square on a light blue background. The letters "Da" and "ni" appear on the left side of the square, one on top of the other, then a large "Te" appears on the right to form the words "DaTe" and "niTe".}''

''{Cut back to Marzipan's house, this time to the living room. Homestar and Strong Bad are drinking 'old Ones, Strong Bad sitting on the couch, Homestar lying on the floor with his feet on the couch. Strong Bad is shaking his head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. Man. Seriously, Strong Strong, we's ''gotta'' do something about ''this''.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ordinarily, I just drown my sorrows in video games, but for ''this'', ''{Close up of Strong Bad}'' maybe I should drown them in... drowning ''them''! ''{Smiles}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Sitting up}'' Uh, maybe let's not kill anybody. We should just try and ruin their date.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Explain to me how drowning them wouldn't ruin their date.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Mainly, I just want to keep 'em from making out.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Dropping 'old One bottle, starts rubbing his arms}'' Ewww! The disgust! It won't wash off!

''{Scene transitions to Marshmallow's Last Stand, where The Cheat and Marzipan are sitting in a booth, holding menus. Both the menus and a sign near the door read "Marshmallow's L'est Stand".}''

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

'''MARZIPAN:''' Why, yes, The Cheat, I would be ''very'' comfortable with you saying something about my figure. Thank you for asking first.

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

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Puts down menu}'' Ew. Not ''that'' comfortable.

''{Homestar comes running up in his waiter uniform from Summer Short Shorts}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ah, good evening, ungodly couple. ''{The Cheat puts down his menu}'' My name is Waiter, I will be your Homestar for this evening. Can I start you two off with a glass of "Breaking Up", or perhaps "Never Seeing Each Other Again" with capers?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Angry The Cheat noises, waving a fist}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Why, yes, The Cheat, I ''would'' be comfortable with you "cleaning my clock"! Thanks for asking first!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Angrier The Cheat noises, more threatening gestures}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ahhhh! ''{Takes off in a cloud of dust, after a few seconds, pops down from the top border}'' Can I settle up with you guys? My shift's over.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Angry The Cheat noises, more threatening gestures, Homestar ducks offscreen}''

''{Cut to later, close up of Marzipan with a plate with crumbs and a small piece of marshmallow.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Mmmmm, my almond-encrusted Chilean sea marshmallow was just delicious. ''{Cut out to include the Cheat sitting in front of an empty hot dog wrapper with ketchup and a couple of french fries around it.}'' How was your hot dog?

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

''{Strong Bad runs up, dressed up as an Italian chef}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Fake Italian accent}'' Oh-a, it's-a me! ''{Close up}'' The chef-a! A-which-a one o' you guys ordered the smack-in-the-face-a?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Annoyed}'' I thought this was a French restaurant.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Regular voice}'' Oh. Ummmmmmmmm, uh... Sn-snails?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Come on, T.C., let's blow this marshmallow stand. ''{Marzipan and the Cheat get up and walk away offscreen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, y'know, I--I didn't really research this role.

''{As the screen blacks out, Strong Bad's fake mustache falls off}''

''{Fade in to Marzipan and The Cheat crossing The Stone Bridge in the moonlight}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Excited The Cheat noises, gesturing}''

''{They stop at the top of the bridge}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's so crazy! I've always wanted to see Ira Glass and Ira Flatow wrestle, too.

''{From out of the water comes a periscope, apparently made out of cardboard tubes and duct tape. Cut to the view of Marzipan and The Cheat from the periscope. A repetitive sonar-like "boo" sound is heard in the background}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' This has been such a great date, The Cheat. I don't know what could possibly ruin it.

''{Cut to inside of cardboard submarine. Strong Bad is looking away from the periscope with Homestar standing right behind, wearing a sailor hat and simulating sonar noises. Water is streaming down the walls and dripping from the ceiling.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Verify our range to target! Flood tubes three and four! Hunt for Red October!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aye aye, sir! ...Boo!

''{Cut to surface. The "submarine" surfaces. It is a cardboard box with the words "USS FLIRTINI" on the side. Strong Bad and Homestar pop out, revealing fireworks duct-taped to the insides of the box flaps.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' FIRE!

''{Homestar and Strong Bad light a match and the BMW Lighter, respectively, and light the fireworks. View changes to include the bridge and its occupants. After a couple seconds, the fireworks simultaneously propel the submarine backwards offscreen and fly forwards.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER AND STRONG BAD:''' WAAAH!

''{The fireworks execute a loop in the air, and fly past Marzipan and The Cheat, startling them. Cut to a view of the sky where the fireworks go off in a grand display. Marzipan and The Cheat's silhouettes can be seen in the foreground.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ooooh, it's so romantic...

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Sighs}''

''{Marzipan and The Cheat lean close to each other}''

''{Cut to view of the surface of a large body of water. Homestar and Strong Bad are leaning out the top of the "submarine" as the fireworks flash, singing as it sinks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing}'' Come to the place where the tropical breezes blow... ''{Last word is garbled as he is submerged}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Singing along}'' Da da da da dada dadada dada daaaaaaah...

''{Cut to Marzipan's front hall, later. The sound of the front door opening and closing is heard, followed by Marzipan walking down the hall until she finds Homestar, running in place angrily. Homestar notices her, and stops mid-step.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Sulkingly}'' Oh, if it isn't Marzipan. ''{Steps down}'' Oh, I'm sorry, or was it "The Marzipan", now?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, you'll be happy to know it didn't work out between us. I found out the Cheat is declawed, and I just don't think I could be with someone that supports that kind of cruelty.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Delighted}'' And now you've come crawlin' back to the ol' fox's father!

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, I just came to change outfits for my next date with Bubs at the all-night waffle place!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You WHAT?! ''{Eyes bug out}''

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is straightening a black bow tie, while Coach Z is standing behind him wearing hair curlers and brandishing a rolling pin.}''

'''COACH Z:''' You WHORT?!

''{Cut to end screen, the pink box on light blue background, with the word "end" in the box. After a few seconds, "back" appears at the bottom.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Rage-o.png|thumb|Public RAGE-O]]
*At the end, click on the period to hear the public radio station on the [[booOOMbox]] in Strong Sad's room:
:''{Cut to close-up of booOOMbox}''

:'''RADIO ANNOUNCER''': And join us next Saturday at some civic hall auditorium for "Public Rage-o."

:''{A flyer for the Public RAGE-O appears}''

:All your favorite public radio superstars will be in action. Watch as Ira Glass and Ira Flatow duke it out in a no-holds-barred lumberjack match. And special guest Garrison Keillor wrestles his own soothing voice... ''{cut to Strong Sad looking nonplussed}'' ...in a steel cage.

:''{The Public Radio Sounds music plays}''

:'''STRONG SAD''': Oh, geez, I ''gotta'' pledge more next year. They're ''really'' getting desperate.

==Fun Facts==
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===Explanations===
*"L'est" is a contraction of the French word for "the" and the French word for "is" or "east". "Chez" (which Homestar [[Foreign Words|mispronounces]]) means "At the home of" and is often used in names of French restaurants.
*Marzipan's statement, "Come on, T.C., let's blow this marshmallow stand." is a reference to the idiom [[wiktionary: blow_this_popsicle_stand|"blow this popsicle stand"]].
*The phrase "in the Squared Circle" (from the Easter egg) comes from the old tradition of fights being held inside of a crowd of onlookers who would form a circle around the combatants. When the official square shaped fighting area was introduced, this nickname developed.

===Trivia===
*Marzipan's mascara tube reads "Hot Vegan".
*Strong Bad and Homestar are drinking [[Cold One|'old ones]].
*The bubbles made when the USS ''Flirtini'' is sinking makes the same sound as when [[Pom Pom]] speaks.
*The tape in the booOOMbox in the Easter egg reads "normal [[Wikipedia:Tape bias|bias]]".

===Remarks===
*The synopsis asks if Homestar and Marzipan are finally going on a date, but they went out in the email [[date]].
*In the Mascara's reflection in the mirror, the words are typed backwards, but not reversed like it would be in a real mirror.
**Furthermore, the words are on the side facing the viewer, but they still show up in the mirror.
*Coach Z wears curlers in this cartoon, suggesting he does have hair. Though he appears bald when he loses his hat in [[caffeine]], he has been shown having a mustache and afro when he was younger.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When first released the fireworks were still visibly attached to the USS ''Flirtini'' as it sank after they had been launched.

===Inside References===
*In [[long pants]], Marzipan says that everybody claims her figure looks like a broom.
**In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2]], Homestar calls Marzipan, "You old broomstick!"
*The Cheat is again compared to cheese (in this case, a Trivial Pursuit cheese wedge), as was the case in [[huttah!]].
*Instead of actually gulping, Homestar merely ''says'' his gulp, which is what [[Fightgar]] did when [[Gunhaver]] ordered him to do some "undercover work" in [[Shopping for Danger]].
*"Seriously, Strong Strong" is a nod to Homestar's classic line, "[[Seriously|Seriously, Pom Pom]]."
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad smiling]].
*The candle and romantic music are from [[do over]].
*Homestar's "L'[[Eggs|egg]]" hat is similar to his hat in [[Summer Short Shorts]], which simply read "Egg".
*The stone bridge where Marzipan and The Cheat go at night is from [[personal favorites]].
*The rockets are Fthoom-Bang brand bottle rockets duct-taped together just like in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], in which Strong Bad refers to them as "Explosives".
*While the USS ''Flirtini'' is sinking, the song that Strong Bad sings and Homestar hums is the [[Strong Badia National Anthem]].
*Coach Z being portrayed as a mother appeared in [[garage sale]].
*This also is another instance of [[mustaches]].
*During the Easter egg, the [[Public Radio Sound]] music from [[radio]] is heard.
*Homestar (who was speaking for [[Cardboard Marzipan]] at the time) asked The Cheat if he wanted to go on a "secret hot date" with her in [[Happy Fireworks!]]
**An Easter Egg from [[do over]] showed Marzipan with The Cheat disguised as Homestar and covered in lipstick stains left from kisses.
*During the scene when Homestar and Strong Bad light the fireworks Strong Bad uses the [[BMW Lighter]].

===Real-World References===
*''[[Wikipedia:The Hunt for Red October|The Hunt for Red October]]'' was the first novel by [[Wikipedia:Tom Clancy|Tom Clancy]], which was later made into a [[Wikipedia:The Hunt for Red October (film)|film]]. The book and the film deal heavily with submarine warfare.
*[[Wikipedia:Ira Glass|Ira Glass]] and [[Wikipedia:Ira Flatow|Ira Flatow]] are [[Wikipedia:Public broadcasting|public radio]] hosts. Glass hosts ''[[Wikipedia:This American Life|This American Life]]'' on [[Wikipedia:Public Radio International|Public Radio International]], Flatow hosts ''[[Wikipedia:Talk of the Nation - Science Friday|Talk of the Nation - Science Friday]]'' on [[Wikipedia:National Public Radio|National Public Radio]].
*[[Wikipedia:Garrison Keillor|Garrison Keillor]] hosts ''[[Wikipedia:A Prairie Home Companion|A Prairie Home Companion]]'' from [[Wikipedia:American Public Media|American Public Media]].
*[[Wikipedia:Trivial Pursuit|Trivial Pursuit]] is a board game in which players earn game pieces sometimes called "cheese wedges" for answering trivia questions correctly.
*A [[Wikipedia:Professional wrestling match types#Lumberjack match|lumberjack match]] is a match in professional wrestling in which other athletes, usually [[Wikipedia:Job (professional wrestling)#Jobbers|jobbers]], stand around the outside of the ring in order to prevent a ring-out.
*Strong Bad's comment 'snails' is a reference to the French dish [[Wikipedia:Escargot|escargot]]

==External Links==
*[[HR:datenite.html|watch "Date Nite"]]
*[[HR:datenite.swf|view the Flash file for "Date Nite"]]
*[[Forum:11290|forum thread re: "Date Nite"]]

from work

2007-04-20T19:51:04Z

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[[Image:from work.png|thumb|"Hey! How come your imagination's working?"]]

Strong Bad answers an email from work.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}

'''Places:''' [[The Office]]

{{Comp|Corpy NT6}}

'''Date:''' April 9, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:34

'''Page Title:''' Corpy NT6!

==Transcript==
''{Close-up of the lower half of Strong Bad's face. He holds his hand over his mouth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sotto voce}'' Shhh! Shut up, you guys! I'm checkin' email from work today, and I can't let The Man know what I'm up to!

''{Cut to Strong Bad typing on a computer with a grey monitor that reads "Corpy NT6"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, tiptoe your fingers 'cross the keyboard for the quietest email you can check.

''{A buzzer is heard. An error message with a picture of a hand blocking a basketball appears with the text "BLOCKED! Back to work, drone!" The box shakes when the buzzer plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, man. They got everything blocked now. Even those awesome pop-up insurance ads with the cool mini-games in 'em. I tasered that gnome like ten times! ''{stops typing}'' Good thing The Cheat hooked me up with this Cheatware!

''{Strong Bad holds up a yellow 3.5" diskette with black spots; the label reads "Cheatware ver. 2.1" and has an ASCII-like[[#Remarks|*]] drawing of The Cheat. He puts it in the computer. The computer makes a whirring sound and the text "Grandmaw Edgar's Corporate Firewall Get-Arounder" appears on the screen with a picture of an old woman and a brick wall. Music plays. The screen changes to an animation of the old woman pole vaulting over the wall into an envelope. The words "Running..." appears at the top and changes to "Done and done." as the animation finishes. A progress bar at the bottom progresses from yellow to red.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, nice work, pixel-Granny! Undermine those corporate oppressors on witcha bad self! ''{brings up email}''

<blockquote class="corpy email" style="border:#ddd;border-bottom:#ccc;">
Dear Strong Bad, 
If you could have any job in the whole 
world, regardless of how much it pays, what 
would you have? 
From The Nitwon
<div style="border:none;background:#08089c"></div>
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "The Nitwon" as "The Nittle One"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You ask like I haven't told you guys a million times... ''{drumroll sounds; Strong Bad clears screen}'' I'd be a 2nd 2nd Assistant Space Whale Scrubber! ''{"tada" sound effect; the words "Space Whale Scrubber" flash in many colors}'' Cause  those are the ones that get to wear that glittery pantsuit and use a lazormop to scrub all the nudules and crudules off the whale's dorsal ridge! ''{Crickets chirp. Strong Bad looks around.}'' Umm, shouldn't we be seeing some of this by now?

'''BUBS:''' ''{offscreen, imitating buzzer noise}'' Baghh!

''{Cut to view of Bubs standing behind Strong Bad, who is facing him}''

'''BUBS:''' Sorry, Strong Bad! The suits had me install a firewall on your imagination! All that free thinking was wasting the company's cost money!

''{Close up of Strong Bad's face}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that's it! I am totally never gonna quit this job but start complaining about it a little bit more! ''{he thumps the desk with his fist four times}''

''{Back to view of Strong Bad and Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, I'd better get back to taserin' that gnome! Err, I mean, ''{Bubs starts walking offscreen}'' upgrading the... taser in that gnome... server!

''{Return to view of Strong Bad in front of the Corpy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, I guess I could try and describe it using work approved methods. Let's see: ''{clears screen, brings up a blank graph. Continues typing, the words appear in red above the graph}'' Why 2nd 2nd Assistant Space-Whale Scrubber is My Dream Job. ''{an image of a space-whale appears in the background}'' Twenty percent pantsuit, ''{a green bar comes up from the bottom of the graph with "20%" written on it and "pantsuit" written under it}'' seventeen percent space-whale proximity... ''{a shorter purple bar comes up with "17%" written on it and "space-whale proximity" written under it}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hey, cube neighbor!

''{Cut to Strong Sad looking at Strong Bad over the side of his cubicle}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' My work staysh is asking me if I want to log off or log out. Which one do I choose?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pffft! Stupid temp. You don't know the difference between logging off and logging out?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, no. Back when I was in charge of the ''{starts drumming his fingers}'' schwa sound at dictionary.com they used to...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' Look, just hold down escape, control, tab, alt, both shifts, num lock and the little squiggly until your screen turns blue. Then, stare at it until your shift ends.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, thanks!

''{Strong Sad goes back down into his own cubicle. Cut back to Strong Bad in front of the Corpy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Okay. Back to the, back to the sbemail. Let's talk about dorsal ridges!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You wanna know what—

''{Cut to Homestar Runner behind Strong Bad}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —''my'' dream job would be?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No. I mean, no. I mean, no.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'd be the guy—

''{Cut to a shot of blue sky with clouds}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —that flies around ''{Homestar Runner falls onto and starts riding a large flying goldfish}'' on that big plastic goldfish, ''{an oversized toothbrush appears next to Homestar, who uses it to paint clouds in the sky}'' painting the clouds with an oversized novelty toothbrush!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! How come your imagination's working?

''{Homestar stops painting clouds. Cut back to Homestar Runner and Strong Bad}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, I got admin privileges! It helps when you're best friends with the Big Cheese!

''{Zoom out; An annoyed Pom Pom is behind Homestar with sunglasses above his eyes and carrying a bicycle with the text "[...]IG CHEESE"}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Agh! ''{jumps, turns around}'' The Big Cheese!

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{bends over with a downtrodden look}'' Yes, sir. Sorry, sir. Right away, sir. Hallelujah, sir. ''{Pom Pom begins to bounce away, with Homestar shuffling behind him}'' I'll have that DNA evidence on your desk by five.

''{Back to Strong Bad in front of the Corpy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nevermind, Nitwit. Checking sbemails at the office is not worth the trouble. I dunno how all those bloggers do it. Oh well. I guess I'd better get back to woik.

''{Screen clears; a message appears saying "Would you like to:"; there are two buttons, one that says "Log off", one that says "Log out"}''.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbles, typing noises}'' 'Scape... tab... squiggly... ''{with each type, a word appears onscreen: "esc.ctrl.tab.alt.shift.shift.numlock.~.<"}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#455FD8; border-color:#E2E2E2; text-align:center">
{| cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid white; color:white; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto"
|-
| style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#455FD8" |  TEMP LOG OFF/OUT ERROR 
|-
| <div style="text-align:center; border:none; background:none">Oh you are SOOOO not gonna work here again!</div>
|}
</blockquote>

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After about 7 seconds, Strong Bad continues:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, gonna be a long one. I haven't even taken my first sit-in-the-men's-room-and-play-''Tetris''-for-an-hour break yet.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Taser gnome.PNG|thumb|Low rates and percent signs]]
*Click on the comic strip on the wall of Strong Bad's cubicle when Strong Sad appears to see a [[Dullard]] comic.
*Click on "work" at the end of the email after Strong Bad's comment in order to play "[[Taser the Gnome Game|Taser the Gnome For Low Rates]]".

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Firewall|firewall]] is a computer system designed to protect one or more computers from unwanted connections, and can be configured to restrict the same computers from accessing certain external resources. However, it is occasionally used (incorrectly) to refer to a [[Wikipedia:Proxy server|proxy server]], often used at workplaces and schools to restrict access to non-work related websites, which appears to be the system used in Strong Bad's workplace.
*Cheatware is an example of a proxy or [[Wikipedia:anonymizer|anonymizer]], which can be used to bypass firewalls or restrictions placed by the administrators of the network.
*A [[Wikipedia:Temporary work|temp]] is a short-term (or temporary) worker.
*A [[Wikipedia:Blog|blog]], or "weblog", is a journal-like user generated website.
*A [[Wikipedia:Schwa|schwa]] is an unstressed, neutral vowel sound, represented by an ə (an upside down e).
*The squiggly (~) is known as the [[Wikipedia:Tilde|tilde]].
*The [http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/whales/glossary/indexd.shtml dorsal ridge] is a raised line or hump on the back of some whales (in place of a dorsal fin).
*A [[Wikipedia:Electroshock_weapon#TASER|taser]] is a non-lethal weapon used for subduing a person by administering an electric shock.
*Admin is short for Administrator.

===Remarks===
*The sound made by the computer when the [[Edgar#Grandmaw Edgar|Cheatware]] disk is put in is the noise made by many old 5.25" floppy drives. However, the Cheatware disk is a 3.5" floppy disk.
*The tune to the opening email song that this email has is similar to that of [[trading cards]].
*Several fluorescent lights can be seen in the Corpy's reflection. This can be seen most prominently in the "Loading..." screen.
*The ASCII-like image of The Cheat is not possible to make with ASCII. Parenthesis are used sideways, and the characters do not align correctly with a fixed width font.
*Although Strong Bad seems to be concerned with the volume level at the beginning of the email, he seems to disregard any semblance of noise control for the rest of the email, especially when he yells at Bubs.
*Although Homestar's dream job involves painting white clouds, in [[dreamail]] he says that he hates them.
*The image of the Dullard comic on Strong Bad's wall before it is clicked is the same image used in the email [[dullard]]. This can be seen in the fact that the comic resembles a rough sketch of the first Dullard comic, with characters handing each other a piece of paper and the dog-like character in the last panel.
**This same image was used in [[4 branches]].
*According to dictionary.com, there is no difference between "[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/log%20off log off]" and "log out".
*In the Gnome Tasering game there are 2 rows of state abbreviations. One row has 24 states and the other has 26 states even though two rows of 25 states could have been used.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Tazer Gnome 100,000.PNG|thumb|Six digits.]]
*The Dullard comic is not visibly attached to the wall in any way, as the thumbtack does not actually go through the comic.
*The reflections of the lights above Strong Bad's cubicle overlap the reflection of his head, which should not be possible since his head would block any light coming from that direction.
*When Strong Sad goes back to his cubicle, his head disappears prematurely.

=== Glitches ===
*The gnome-tasering game's score system is only meant to hold five digits, and hitting 100,000+ will result in the last digit getting cut off.
*You can make the ka-ching sound without the animations or the buzzing noise by hitting a certain part of the gnome's left arm with the middle of the taser, by keeping the mouse button held down when you click on the gnome, or by tasering him and quickly pulling the mouse off the game.

===Inside References===

*This is the fifth email in a row to mention [[DNA Evidence]].
*Strong Sad previously said "staysh" in [[Missing Lappy]].
*"Grandmaw Edgar's Corporate Firewall Get-Arounder" is another program in the [[Edgar]] family.
*Using a lazormop to scrub all the nudules and crudules off the space whale's dorsal ridge is another example of [[Lasers]].
*One of the items in Bubs's tool belt is a [[Permanent Marker|permanent marker]].
*Bubs spoke of The Man in [[Cool Things]].
*Homestar saying he'll have the DNA evidence on Pom Pom's desk by five is a reference to the first [[Dullard]] comic.
*"Done and done" was last seen in [[radio]].
*"Corpy" is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of "corporate" and "[[Compy 386|Compy]]".
*The goldfish Homestar rides in his daydream resembles one of the sketches of the [[Drive-Thru Whale]].
*Strong Bad saying, "No. I mean, no. I mean, no." is an example of a joke in the form [[X, I mean X, I mean X]].

===Real-World References===
*Products advertised in the Taser the Gnome easter egg are a [[Wikipedia:Xbox|Microsoft Xbox]], a [[Wikipedia:iPod (5G)|Fifth Generation iPod]], and a [[Wikipedia:PlayStation Portable|PlayStation Portable (PSP)]], all common "prizes" for playing the game ads which the Gnome Tasering game is parodying.
*''[[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]'' is a well-known and often imitated video game created by [[Wikipedia:Alexey Pajitnov|Alexey Pajitnov]], and has been ported to many video game consoles, digital organizers, and cell phones.
*The "Corpy NT6" could be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Windows Vista|Windows Vista]], which is [[Wikipedia:Windows NT#Releases|Windows NT version 6]].
*[[Wikipedia:The Man|The Man]] is a term from the '60s used to describe authority figures. It is often associated with a negative connotation, as '60s movements which used the term tended to resist the influence of individuals who could be considered "The Man."
*The way Strong Sad peeks over his cubicle wall and says "Hey, cube neighbor!" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wilson (Home Improvement)|Wilson]] on the TV sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Home Improvement|Home Improvement]]''.
*"Insurance games" is a reference to online advertisements from companies, like LowerMyBills.com and FreePay, that feature Flash-based games which lead to the company's website when played.
*The [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning#System Errors|screen turning blue]] is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Blue_Screen_of_Death|Blue Screen of Death]], a [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]] system error screen.
*Strong Bad's log off/log out key sequence is a parody of the key sequence used to unlock Windows NT work stations, [[Wikipedia:Control-Alt-Delete|Ctrl+Alt+Delete]], and of the [[Wikipedia:Novell|Novell]] 'Four Finger Salute' <Left Shift><Right Shift><Alt><Esc>.
*The "gnome server" that Bubs refers to is a Graphical User Interface add-on of the open-source [[Wikipedia:Linux|Linux]] operating system, also called [[Wikipedia:GNOME|Gnome]].
*[http://dictionary.reference.com Dictionary.com] is an online dictionary.

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

Commandos in the Classroom

2007-04-20T19:47:16Z

Collin: spelling fix

{{toonnav|Shorts|cheatcommandos4|TrogdorCon '97|Sick Day}}
[[Image:Commandos in the Classroom.PNG|thumb|Commandos in the Classroom!]]

The [[Cheat Commandos]] teach about inappropriate peer-2-teen choice behaviors.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Gunhaver}}, {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, {{Film|Reynold}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Minion}}, {{Film|Firebert}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Reinforcements}}

'''Places:''' [[Cheat Commandos HQ]], [[Price Style]], Seedy Bar, Blue Laser HQ (Easter Egg)

'''Date:''' Tuesday, September 13, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:15

'''Page Title:''' Buy all our Teaching Aids and Filmstrips!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
== Transcript ==
''{Open to Cheat Commandos headquarters; a title which reads "'MOVIE NIGHT!' written by A. Chimendez Jr." appears. Cut to some Cheat Commandos at [[The Screen]].}''

'''CRACKOTAGE:''' Movie night is my favorite night. I think it is my favorite night. Hee hee hoo hoo!

'''SILENT RIP:''' Are you even trying anymore?

''{Crackotage looks offended and sad.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' All right boys, time for a little R&R. Tonight we've got the old family favorite ''Pony Fights 2''!!!

''{the lights dim, and the big screen cuts to the green rating screen. It reads:}''
<blockquote style="background:#0C0; color:#FFF; padding:1em; width:500px; border:none; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">THE FOLLOWING FILM HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR 
CERTAIN AUDIENCES 
BY SOME PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT'S BEST 
 
IT BE RATED
{| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:none; border:1px #FFF solid; margin:0 auto; color:white"
|-
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | PG-13
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | FOR SEVERE CUSSING AND ''VERY'' ILLEGAL PONY FIGHTS
|}
</blockquote>

'''EVERYBODY:''' Yay! Yeah!

'''SILENT RIP:''' All right! PG-13!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Uh, sorry Reynold, ''{He flicks the lights back on.}'' I'm afraid lights-out for you is at oh-now hundred hours!

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Yeah, all that cuss-language might give you nightmares. Ah-ha ha ha.

'''REYNOLD:''' Oh, I can handle it, why I can even swear a cuss myself! A-hem. Diaper biscuits.

'''OTHER COMMANDOS:''' ''{unrestrained laughter}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Oh, I can't do anything right. I might as well go home and get teen pregnant.

''{The other commandos gasp, Fightgar covers his mouth in surprise, and Slient Rip spills some of his popcorn, the Blue Las-Alert siren sounds once.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Easy there, Cheat Cuss-mando, you just made an inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behavior!

'''REYNOLD:''' A whaaa?

''{cut to the black and white Commandos in the Classroom logo, which looks like Reynold in a mortarboard cap pointing a pointer at an A+}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{singing}'' Commandos in the Classroom!

''{Cut to another black-and-white slide that reads "LESSON 4: INAPPROPRIATE PEER-2-TEEN CHOICE BEHAVIORS". At the bottom in fine print it reads "*TEACHERS, USE THIS TIME TO CATCH A NAP OR HAVE A SMOKE."}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Lesson four: Inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behaviors!

''{Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold in Cheat Commandos HQ}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Here, Reynold, lemme show you.

''{Gunhaver points the remote at the screen, which shows two ponies fighting in a field for a moment, then snows out to a diagram of a person's head showing the brain. The other commandos cheer for a second, then groan as the scene changes.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' I was watchin' the ponies...

'''GUNHAVER:''' The brain is divided into two halves:

''{The brain in the diagram gets a jagged line down the middle}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —the good half—

''{A dotted line points to the left half saying "GOOD HALF"}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —and the evil half.

''{A dotted line points to the right half saying "EVIL HALF.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' The good half likes positive things, like Self-Esteem, ''{the word "Self-Esteem" appears in the middle of the screen and moves through the mouth into the "good" half of the brain.}'' Oreo Cheesecake, ''{again, the words appear and move through the mouth and up into the brain}'' Bringing Your Old Man a Cold One, ''{again, then cut to a close-up of Gunhaver}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —and all our playsets and toys.

''{Gunhaver smiles a big grin toward the camera. Cut back to the diagram.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' But the evil half likes—

''{as each of the next four words is said, it appears from the "evil" half of the brain and moves to the right side of the screen}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Littering! Loitering! Latering! Lootering! And all the other stuff that causes inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behaviors!

''{The other words vanish and are replaced by "Inappropriate peer-2-teen choice behaviors". Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' But how do ''I'' keep from making peer-to-teen choice awards, Gunhaver?

'''GUNHAVER:''' If you find yourself in a sticky ''{makes "finger quotes"}'' teenage situation, just remember these three pro-positive life tools:

''{Cut to Silent Rip in a classroom, next to a Blue Laser minion. Both appear to be taking tests.}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' What did you get for number four, sir?

'''SILENT RIP:''' Uhhhh...

''{Gunhaver suddenly enters the screen from the bottom.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''Freeze!''

''{The screen cuts to a diagram of a male body with "PRO-POSITIVE LIFE TOOL" written next to it, and a giant "#1" appears next to it.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Pro-positive life tool number one:

''{Gunhaver appears on the screen}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' say you have one of any debilitating gold rush era diseases!

''{He pulls out a book labeled "BIG BOOK OF DEBILITATING GOLD RUSH ERA DISEASES", and "BBODGRED" on the spine. Cut back to the classroom.}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Come on, man. I thought we were bros!

'''SILENT RIP:''' I can't! I have the typhoid! Or the cholera!

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Never mind. Your answers are gross, bro.

''{Silent Rip smiles. Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold, the latter of whom is now wearing a false beard and a prospector's hat, and is holding a mining pick.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Gold rush era diseases, eh?

'''GUNHAVER:''' Now you're getting it!

''{Cut to the supermarket, where two Blue Laser Minions are holding a lot of bottles labeled "WINE COOLA," some of them in their pants, and Fightgar is standing nearby.}''

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' Hey, man. We need you to put these wine coolers down your pants... er, down your headband.

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Oh, um, uh...

''{Again, Gunhaver suddenly jumps onto the screen.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''STOP!''

''{The diagram of the body returns, but now, it's a woman's body. "#2" appears on the side and "EN SAP" at the bottom.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Pro-positive life tool numero two:

''{silhouettes of the two Blue Laser minions and Fightgar appear with question marks over them. The minions are labeled "INAPPROPRIATORS"}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Envision your Inappropriators ''{Fightgar is labeled "STILL JUST YOU" and the minions turn into pizza slices.}'' as giant slices of pizza.

''{Cut back to the supermarket.}''

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Ah-ha ha ha! You're deep-dish! Ah-ha ha! And you've got extra cheese! Ah-ha ha ha ha! Oh, pepperoni!

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' What's with this guy?

'''SECOND BLUE LASER MINION:''' He sounds crazy. Should we shoot him?

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' Abso-total-lutely!

''{The second minion pulls out a large gun and aims it at Fightgar, who looks startled. The scene cuts back to Gunhaver and Reynold, who is now wearing a baseball cap and holding a bat, with a ball sitting next to him, and we can hear shooting over the next exchange.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' But Gunhaver, I've never had pizza before!

'''GUNHAVER:''' But you know what it looks like, don't you?

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{smiling}'' I think so!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Now you're getting it!

''{Cut to an alley next to a building labeled "Seedy Bar". Firebert walks by in the background, while the Blue Laser Commander is standing next to a building.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' ''{Jumping out}'' Hey, kid! Wanna smoke some ''candy'' ''{holds up chocolate bar}'' with me?

''{The diagram of the body, which now appears to be a bear, appears over the scene this time. "#3" appears on the right. Firebert and Blue Laser Commander lean back to make room for the diagram}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pro-positive life tool number three:

''{The diagram and "#3" disappear, and Silent Rip appears from the side of the building and throws a smoke bomb.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Have your light infantry create a thick smokescreen.

''{The commander starts hacking and coughing, while Firebert pulls out a gun and shoots it at the commander.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Then lay down some suppressive fire until the snipers are in position. ''{He stops firing.}'' But look out for surface-to-air antioxidant missiles!

''{Firebert jumps out of the way as three missiles, labeled "100% GREEN TEA" and painted with skulls-and-crossbones, just barely miss the Commander.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Ah!

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then by the time Reinforcements shows up...

''{Reinforcements shows up.}''

'''REINFORCEMENTS:''' Hey, guys.

''{Cut to a screen with Gunhaver.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ...Your mom ''{an image of a station wagon appears}'' should be waiting for you in the bus turnaround!

''{The theme music plays. Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' So, do you think you're ready to make ''{more finger quotes}'' appropriate inappropriate whatever thingies now?

'''REYNOLD:''' Yes sir! I'm gonna get high on life!

''{Silent Rip walks up.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' We're about to start the movie! You guys coming?

'''GUNHAVER:''' What do you think, Reynold?

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{thinks a moment, then grins}'' I've got dysentery!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Good job, little buddy!

''{Gunhaver pushes Reynold offscreen to stage left, then walks with Silent Rip to stage right}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Man, I can't wait to see some serious pony carnage!

''{Fade to the Commandos in the Classroom logo again.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{singing}'' Commandos in the classroom!

''{Cut to an image that reads "NEXT WEEK... LESSON 5: LISTEN YOU GUYS, YOU SERIOUSLY NEED TO START SHOWERING EVERYDAY"}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Next week, lesson 5: Listen you guys, you seriously need to start showering every day!

''{"THE END" and "BACK" appear at the bottom of the screen.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "Lesson" to see the "Commandos in the Classroom" Lesson 4 Worksheet.

:<div style="background:#F5F5F5; color:black; padding:8px; width: 240px; border:1px solid #CCC">'''LESSON 4''' '''WORKSHEET''' '''1. DRAW A PICTURE OF YOUR FAVORITE INAPPROPRIATE''' '''PEER-2-TEEN CHOICE BEHAVIOR''' <table align="center" style="border:1px black solid; background:none"><tr height="50"><td width="70"> </td></tr></table> '''2. WHY DO YOU THINK REYNOLD''' '''HAS NEVER TRIED PIZZA?''' ___________________________ ___________________________ <nowiki>*</nowiki>(TEACHERS, THIS WORKSHEET SHOULD BUY YOU 10-15 MORE MINUTES OF PEACE. FIX YOURSELF A DRINK, MAYBE!)</div>

*Click on "Guys" for Blue Laser to get the wrong end of the stick.
:''{The Blue Laser Commander and a minion are standing in their HQ, dressed as pizza slices. The text "OPERATION DRESS UP AS PIZZA!!" is flashing on a screen in the background.}''
:'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Um, I'm not entirely sure this is what they were talking about sir.
:'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Shut it! Pizza can't talk!

*Click on "[[Seriously]]" for the following exchange:
:''{Cut to Silent Rip and Crackotage in the HQ, with Pony Fights 2 playing in the background.}''
:'''SILENT RIP:''' Ah, you can do it. Try another one.
:'''CRACKOTAGE:''' I think my rhymes are truly broke! Broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke! Hoo-hoo, hweh-hweh! ''{Silent Rip scowls.}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Second audio program|SAP]] is an auxiliary audio channel for television that can be broadcast or transmitted both over the air and by cable TV. It is often used for an alternate language or descriptive video.
*[[Wikipedia:MPAA_film_rating_system#The addition of the PG-13 rating|PG-13]] is one of the film ratings used in the [http://mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp MPAA] film rating system. It is a strong caution to parents that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
*[[Wikipedia:Chicago-style pizza|Deep-dish]] is a style of [[Pizza|pizza]] in which the pizza is much thicker than usual, often requiring the use of a fork and knife to eat it.
*[[Wikipedia:Typhoid fever|Typhoid fever]], [[Wikipedia:Cholera|cholera]], and [[Wikipedia:Dysentery|dysentery]] are bacterial diseases generally associated with the ingestion of drinking water contaminated by improper sanitation. They are also generally associated with the Gold Rush era, as today's sanitation standards have all but wiped them out.
*[[Wikipedia:Antioxidants|Antioxidants]] are chemicals that prevent the [[Wikipedia:oxidation|oxidation]] of other chemicals.
**[[Wikipedia:Green tea|Green tea]] has been identified as a source of [[Wikipedia:flavonoids|bioflavonoids]], a type of antioxidant, hence the "100% Green Tea" labels on the missiles.
*"Oh-now hundred hours" is a reference to the military use of the 24-hour clock, where the time is stated as a single 4-digit number. For example, using the 24-hour clock, 9 a.m. is 0900 hours (pronounced "Oh-nine hundred hours"), and 9 p.m. is 2100 hours ("twenty-one hundred hours").

===Trivia===
[[Image:Commandos4 problem4.PNG|right|thumb|Smell that purple ink!!]]
*The blackboard in the classroom sequence reads "ASSIGNMENTS", "TAKE TEST", and "STARE AT CLOCK UNTIL I COME BACK".
*In the same scene as above, Silent Rip's test paper reads "Problem 4: Compare and contrast your 2 most favorite '[[Wikipedia:Ernest P. Worrell|Ernest]]' movies. Show your work!"
*This is the first time Reinforcements is shown in his animated form, and also the first time he talks in his own voice.
*This is the longest "Short" cartoon on the website, and is in fact longer than a few of the main cartoons.
*The line "Come on, man, I thought we were bros." is the first time a [[Blue Laser Minion]] has ended a sentence without referring to the person he was speaking to as "sir" or "ma'am".

===Remarks===

*The episode is called "Movie Night", but when we see the headquarters, it's daytime.
*When Gunhaver sees Reynold, he appears to turn a lightswitch on at the edge of the screen. But when the camera zooms out (when Fightgar starts talking), you can see there is no lightswitch in sight.
*Cuss-mando is an example of [[Portmanteaus|portmanteaus]].

===Goofs===
*"Every day" is misspelled "everyday" on the slide at the end. In that context, it should be the two-word adverb, not the one-word adjective.
*The clock in the classroom sequence has only 8 hours on its face, instead of 12.

===Inside References===
*This episode of Cheat Commandos is written by [[A. Chimendez|A. Chimendez Jr.]]
*Gunhaver makes a reference to [[Cold Ones]].
:*There is also a reference to [[Alcohol|alcohol]].
*The grocery store scene takes place in the same aisle as [[Shopping for Danger]].
*The lesson four worksheet seems to be based on the application form in [[CGNU]].
*There are a couple of instances of [[Smoking|smoking]].
*Reynold's remark, "I might as well go home and get teen pregnant", is another instance of [[Pregnancy|pregnancy]].
*There is another reference to [[Pants|pants]] in this cartoon.
*Lesson 5 is another mention of [[Showering|showering]].

===Real-World References===
*The title is based on [http://www.ciconline.org/default.htm Cable in the Classroom], a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational programming to be aired in schools.
*The [[Wikipedia:Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]] is an awards ceremony shown annually on Fox since 1999 in which teens get to vote for the winners of various categories such as movies, music, and television.
*[http://www.kraftfoods.com/recipes/CakesPiesCheesecakes/CheesecakesBaked/OREOCheesecake.html Oreo Cheesecake] is a novelty dessert made by replacing the normal cheesecake crust with crushed [[Wikipedia:Oreos|Oreos]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
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==External Links==
*[[HR:cheatcommandos4.html|watch "Commandos in the Classroom"]]
*[[HR:cheatcommandos4.swf|view the Flash file for "Commandos in the Classroom"]]
*[[Forum:4934|forum thread re: Commandos In The Classroom]]

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Strong Bad attempts to sue Malinko for using him and The Cheat in a comic, Homestar makes a not-fortune in flavored water, and Strong Sad gets his revenge.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Senor Cardgage}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[The Athletic Field]], [[Marzipan's House]] (Easter Egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' April 16, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:33

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a singsong voice}'' Sweetheart, get dressed and brush your teeth! It's time for email!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: comics</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
I would like to Draw a few comics about you and the cheat. 
But 1st i'd need to know what type of promblems you and 
the cheat would be faced with. Once i get a rough copy i'd 
send it to you to see how you like it. I hope you interested. 
-Malinko-
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "promblems" and "I hope you interested" as written.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well Malinko, I hope ''you'' interested in getting sued into the middle ages by The Cheat and me. Cause that's what would happen if you drew a few comics about us. ''{clears screen}'' Just like that time Homestar started selling Strong Bad flavored water. ''{pronounces "flavored water" queasily, types in wavy blue-green font}'' We shut that mess down on the quickfast.

''{Cut to Homestar Runner in The Field with a stack of bottles labeled "SB2O"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I got your Strong Bad water right here! S-B-two-oh. Bottled at the source. Pure as a mountain goat.

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat approach; The Cheat is wearing a suit and tie and dragging a briefcase.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, The Cheat, let's sue him!

''{The Cheat opens the briefcase, which is filled with colored water balloons. Strong Bad and The Cheat start pegging Homestar with the balloons.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hooray! The orders are violently flying in!

''{Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Man, I've got the best lawyer soft tacos can buy. And his aim with those waterbombs is crazy good! He can hit Strong Sad from like three football fields away.

''{Cut to Strong Sad taking notes on a notepad at the athletic field, which has the Jolly Dumple painted in an end zone and a sign next to the sideline reading "FIELD 3".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{taking notes}'' Note to self: ''{flips page}'' get—big—ger— ''{flips page}'' note—boo— ''{flips page}'' —k.

''{Water balloons come flying from behind the trees in the distance, hitting Strong Sad and knocking him on his face.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Mercy me!

''{Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I think we were suing him for custody of his not-so-thin mints that day.

''{Zoom out to reveal The Cheat standing next to Strong Bad, holding up a manila envelope.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ahoy! An unmarked manila envelope. Must be that weaselly Malinko's comic.

''{The Cheat snaps the envelope open. Strong Bad pulls a white piece of paper out of the envelope and looks at it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh my!

''{Close-up of the paper, which has two scribbles labeled "Strong Bad" and "the Cheat", a few stains, and the signature "-m"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Rough copy is right! ''{turns the paper from side to side}'' Uh, you don't need my help finding promblems for these guys, Malinko.

''{Close-up of The Cheat}''

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

''{Close-up of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' These don't look anything like us! Man, that kid was going to have so few pants on after we got done suing them off him. And now he's gonna strut around all on-panted waving his pant-covered legs in our faces.''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{throws paper up in the air}'' You're a genius, The Cheat! Now ''that's'' what I pay you for. Open up. ''{holds up a taco and The Cheat opens his mouth wide}'' Up. Ah! Ah! Ah! ''{throws the taco in The Cheat's mouth, who gulps it down}'' There you go.

''{The Cheat opens his mouth again and claps his paws together, imitating a seal.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, okay. One more. ''{throws another taco in The Cheat's mouth, who gulps it down}''

''{Cut to silhouettes of Strong Bad and The Cheat as Malinko drew them, walking in front of a cloudy sky.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Utz. Eetz. Ahtz. Atch.

''{Cut to Strong Bad and The Cheat standing in The Field, now revealed to be wearing barbed wire.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now we look just like Malinko's cat-scratchings. Our case is air-tight. Why stop at pants? We could probably sue that black zip-up hoodie off him now too!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{turns around and makes The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, this stuff ''does'' make me feel pretty tough. Ooh, in fact... we should star in own action-packed credit sequence called, "Rough Copy!".

''{A "ROUGH COPY!" title screen appears with Strong Bad and The Cheat wearing barbed wire and holding revolvers. Big band music plays. Cut to Strong Bad, who runs across a row of 2-D silhouetted buildings. The screen reads, "with STRONG BAD" in the corner. Cut to the Cheat, who fires two rounds from his revolver. The screen reads, "and THE CHEAT" in the corner.}''

''{Two strips of video appear on the screen, one with Strong Bad walking down a sidewalk, and one with the Cheat tossing a taco in his mouth. Cut to a horizontally split screen with Strong Bad pointing his revolver in each one. Cut to Strong Bad and The Cheat riding down a highway in the [[Gremlin]]. Strong Bad is hanging out the passenger-side window with his revolver drawn, and The Cheat is standing on the roof of the car.}''

''{Cut to white silhouettes of Strong Bad and The Cheat holding their guns, with the text "ROUGH COPY!" above them and "Promblem-Packed Action!" below them. The music ends.}''

''{Cut to Strong Sad speaking to Strong Bad and The Cheat at The Field. Strong Bad and The Cheat are still wearing barbed wire, and Strong Sad is wearing reading glasses and carrying a very large "Bigger Noootebook".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hello, gentlemen. I'm here representing my client, Malinko. ''{zoom in on Strong Sad}'' It would seem you are infringing on his ''highly'' intellectual property. ''{points upward on "highly"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gotta be joking! There's nothing intellectual abou—

''{Strong Sad begins pegging Strong Bad with snowballs, and Strong Bad yelps in surprise and tries to cover his face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Where did you get snowballs this time of year?! ''{Strong Sad continues hitting him with snowballs}'' How did you fit them in that notebook?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{holds a snowball aloft}'' I've been saving these in the freezer since I was eight! ''{throws snowball at Strong Bad, who yells}''

''{The screen dims, and Homestar Runner pops in front, holding a bottle of "Malinko Drinko".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Drinko some Malinko! Crystal clear like domestic beer.

''{Cut back to the Lappy. Strong Bad shakes snow off his head and grumbles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Can't you see Malinko? All this hot legal action is tearing our non-existent friendship apart! Looks like we'll just have to settle out of court.

''{Strong Bad turns away from the Lappy and starts eating a candy bar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Mmm. That's some good settlement. ''{chews}''

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

==Easter Eggs==
*When Strong Bad turns away from the computer to respond to The Cheat, click the text on the screen to see a box of Not So Thin Mints.
*At the end of the email, click the candy bar to see Senor Cardgage talk to Strong Bad.
:'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' ''{leaning in from the right}'' Hey, Grendolyn! Don't bogart that settlement now!
*At the end of the email, click the wall plug to see a clip of Homestar Runner sitting on the couch.
:''{Homestar is sitting on Marzipan's couch looking sad. Windy noises.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{after quite some time, sighs}'' DNA evidence.

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}

===Explanations===
*[[SB2O|SB2O]] is a play on H2O, the molecular formula for water.
*Domestic beer is beer made in one's own country. This is most likely a disparaging comment referring to hugely mass-produced American beers which have a reputation for being [http://nymag.com/restaurants/features/22308/ watery and bland].
*The Cheat's clapping his hands together indicating he wants another taco is the manner in which trained seals clap their flippers together to indicate to their trainer that they want more food.
*To "[[Wiktionary:bogart|bogart]]" means "to hold on to something for longer than one's turn". The phrase is coined after [[Wikipedia:Humphrey Bogart|Humphrey Bogart]].


===Trivia===
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#LHX attack chopper|LHX attack chopper]]".
*This is the first time The Cheat's teeth were visible when he fully opened his mouth. The only other 'toon where he fully opened it was [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*If you view the Flash file, you can see a little bit of the [[No Loafing sign]] in the scene where Strong Bad is complaining about Malinko's pants.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad and The Cheat seemingly [[Wikipedia:Hammerspace|pulled the soft tacos out of nowhere]].
*This is the first time Strong Sad has been [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship|physically violent]] toward Strong Bad.
*When Strong Bad and The Cheat first walk across the field, only the barbed wire they are carrying and the parts of them sticking out from above and beneath it are silhouetted against the sky, whereas the rest of their bodies are clearly visible in all the other shots with them holding the wire.
*According to [[record book]], Strong Sad actually can actually write using extremely small letters.

===Goofs===
*During the second Lappy scene (just after Strong Bad and The Cheat waterbomb Homestar), the ripple effect from clicking on the Lappy's screen can be seen outside the screen area.
*At the end of the Senor Cardgage Easter egg, Strong Bad's glove moves independently of his arm. Right at the end, the arm snaps into position.
*At the end of the Senor Cardgage Easter egg, Strong Bad's left cheek doesn't move with his head.
*At the end, the cheek changes sizes before snapping back into place.
**This is a glitch of Flash tweening, as an object that is not a symbol (i.e. Strong Bad's mask design without the head or mouth) sometimes does not get recognized as a moveable object, so all that can be done is to scale it bigger or smaller.

===Inside References===
*This is the sixth Strong Bad Email in a row to mention [[DNA Evidence|DNA evidence]]. Unlike the previous occurrences, the gag appears in an Easter egg rather than the main cartoon.
*This email makes reference to [[Pants|pants]], [[Goats|goats]], [[Guns|guns]], and [[Alcohol|alcohol]].
*[[The Jolly Dumple]] can be seen on the football field.
*The scene of Strong Bad and The Cheat silhouetted against the sky is similar in appearance to the scene of Strong Bad marching down to Bubs' in [[isp]].
*Strong Bad's reaction to Homestar's "flavored water" is similar to his reaction to Homestar's bread sing alongs in [[origins]]. In each case, he types "flavored water" and "bread sing alongs" in moving green text. 
*The song at the beginning is similar to [[Homestar Quiz]], specifically when you get 7 answers correct.
*The Cheat's attorney outfit is from [[sb_email 22]].
*Strong Bad is eating a [[Wikipedia:ZAGNUT|Zagnut]] bar, seen previously in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], [[kind of cool]], and [[flashback]]. Senor Cardgage is known to carry [[Aldi Bag|a bag]] full of them.

===Real-World References===
*"Not-so-thin mints" are a reference to Thin Mints, a type of [[Wikipedia:Girl Scout cookie|Girl Scout cookie]].
**The Strong Sad logo on the box resembles the [[Wikipedia:Trefoil|trefoil]] logo of the [[wikipedia:Girl Scouts of the USA|Girl Scouts]].

*"Crazy good" could be a reference to Pop-Tarts, as the phrase is shouted by a cartoon figure at the end of every television commercial.

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

Talk:Lappynapped!

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==The Magical Spit-Bubble==
When Strong Sad Has A Spit-Bubble Stuck In His Throat, His Voice Goes Ultra-Deep. Yet, When Homestar Has A Spit-Bubble In His Throat, His Voice Goes Ultra-High, In Fact, Exactly Like Marzipans. Shouldn't both Their Voices Go One Way? -- [[User:Assassinator666|Assassinator666]] 07:46, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

:I don't want to delve too deep into the physics of voice altering spit bubbles here (because I know squat about that), but I don't know why this should not be possible. It's, uhm, also funnier this way.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:35, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

::OBEY THE FUNNY! Also, save this Flash file to your computer, in case this goes the way of the [[Broken Compy Menu]]. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:18, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I did an experiment about what spit bubbles in your throught make you sound like. They make yoyu sound kinda like Stitch. Or, If your yelling, Strong Mad.

-Alex H.

It's a reference to the Princess Bride, where the guy in the Pit of Despair has a similar problem with his voice, no? --[[User:66.213.14.20|66.213.14.20]] 23:56, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

:That gag was pulled in PB, and that's probably one of the more famous examples, but I'm not sure if it was the first or a reference or anything. [[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]]
::As a fan of The Princess Bride, I doubt it's a reference. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:53, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

==Dolph's Phone Number==
Also, The Phone Number For The Axe-Training Poster, I Found Out, Is The Same As Daniel Ortega From The N.I.P . I Have NO Idea Why I Looked This Up. -- [[User:Assassinator666|Assassinator666]] 10:07, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

:Whoever Daniel Ortega from the N.I.P. is, he does not want to be called (the number [[Wikipedia:555 telephone number|does not exist]]).{{User:Loafing/sig}} 10:35, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

== Unlinked ==

Is it notable that this is not linked from anywhere except the main page oval? How would we note it if it is? {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 13:59, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

:This is not a short!

::I've changed the category to reflect that it isn't in the TV Guide at all. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 14:10, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

== Munchy munchy ==

Is it safe to assume that this is another instance of the KOT eating people's property?--{{User:The4sword/sig}} 19:42, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:Another? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] comes to mind. And [[suntan]]. Though I'm not sure this necessarily qualifies as a running gag. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:59, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:::This fits in so neatly with his character that these need only be mentioned on his character page. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:02, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:No, it is not safe to assume that. Assumptions are rarely safe. Especially since the KOT said he did not eat it, and he called in about the guitar licks. Not to mention with all the voice impersonation going on, we can't even say it was the KOT at all. --[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 05:12, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
::Just saw sbemail 159b. I'm an idiot.

== Guitar fun fact ==

I liked this fact (although would suggest it be reworded by someone better than me):
*"Furious Fingers" claims to have 17 guitars with 43 necks. With a ratio of roughly 2.5 necks per guitar, he must own several triple necked guitars and likely a few doubles as well.
The notable thing isnt so much the presence of the guitars, but the sheer number of multi-necked ones (if only 3 neck and one necked, then 13 would have to be triple, or 8 double and 9 triple), which strikes me (although i will admit that I am musically challenged at best) as a bit odd. Assuming no more than 3 necks per guitar (which I accept is wrong, but more seems to be rare from the Wikipedia [[Wikipedia:Double neck guitar|article]]), over half have to be triple for this to work. [[User:DumbMuscle|DumbMuscle]] 19:52, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:Multiple-necked guitars are not so unusual - especially back in the 80's, you saw them quite a bit. Is it unusual for someone who collects guitars to have a lot of them? I guess it comes down to this: it doesn't seem notable because it's obvious from context that many of the guitars have to have multiple necks. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:58, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
::Well, im no math genious, but hwen it comes to guitars, i know guitars. [http://www.engadget.com/2004/10/30/music-thing-the-triple-neck-guitar/ here] is a real triple neck guitar for those doubting their existance. --{{User:Choc-O-Lardiac_Arrest/sig}} 21:56, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Okay, this is why wikis should be a bit more down-to-earth. Here we are, talking about double and triple necked guitars, but we never gave the idea of the KoT PLAYING A GUITAR!?! Especially a 'lectric one. A, he's got no talent (sides eating), and B, he's not exactly cool. We seriously need to be more down-to-earth. Not kidding, guys. {{User:Sluggy42/sig}} 00:35, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Well, there was that Sketchbook image that showed the KoT as a member of ZZ Top... {{User:The_Spainish_Inquisition/sig}} 01:59, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
::::Uh, did you already forget about the King of Town's [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2|new jam]]? [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 08:46, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Two words: NO ARMS. seriously guys. fingers without arms... right.{{User:Csours/sig}} 02:07, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
::It's possible he could have sixteen single-necks and one twenty-seven neck. :-P [[User:Gus|Gus]] 05:29, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

:I think it's worth hanging a link to a page talking about (or better yet, showing) a triple-necked guitar. While a good portion of people have seen a double-necked guitar, I think a lot of people would be surprised to learn that monstrosities with 3 or more necks actually exist. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:38, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

== What have I done? ==

Dear god, what have I done? I email a completly random thing to SB, and then THIS happens. I feel sick. Then again, the lappy needed to go. I think it was having an affair with Marzipan's answering machine. [[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]] 21:40, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:This is strictly Forum discussion. But don't let it get you down. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:44, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
::Man, Man, I'd give anything to have my email answered, and much more to have it be so important. Your email is part of Homestar Runner history! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 22:27, 25 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Don't worry, it's not your fault. It's TBC's. Besides, your email is one of the special ones. Why? It significantly affected the continuity! You should be proud of that! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:47, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

== Future Category ==

So far this toon is only linked from the main page, but that is expected to change once the Brothers Chaps finish this story arc. While it will probably end up as a "Short", would it also be acceptable to classify this as a "Not-Quite-Strong-Bad-Email"? --[[User:TheRealZajac|The Real Zajac]] 15:45, 25 Sept 2006 (PDT)

:Well, it is categorized as such now. The categories are based on the TV Time menu on the site. As this is not in that (yet), it's premature to classify it as a Big Toon, Short or whatever. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:57, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

==Crocodile Neighba==
Sorry, I didn't realize that had been added/removed before. But aside from that, I think it's a pretty clear reference to "Pearls Before Swine." The crocodile next-door neighbors regularly appear in the strip trying to trick Zebra. I don't think TBC would just pull a crocodile next door asking to borrow a cup of sugar out of thin air. [[User:128.227.130.28|128.227.130.28]] 04:48, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
:I thought of this ref too, but didn't add it for whatever reason. Lazy, perhaps. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::I've read PBS daily until about a year ago, and I don't think there's a reference here. I mean, Homestar is not trying to trick SB. Sure, it sounds as if it could be a reference, but Homestar might just as well be weird as usual.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:55, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
:::It didn't occur to me on its own, but it does make a certain amount of sense after hearing it. Perhaps someone with a user name a bit more sure could STUFF it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:07, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
::: I don't think it is a reference to PBS because the crocodile next door is always trying to ''eat the zebra'', not make cookies.
::::Homestar, however, wants to make "puppy cookies". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::'''Edit Conflict'd!''' Those crazy crocs also talk in a funny accent [http://www.comics.com/comics/pearls/archive/pearls-20060910.html]. Ah, I shouldn't have stopped reading it.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:19, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
::: Also, the crocodiles try to trick Zebra into coming over to their house or letting them into his house, usually by asking him to do something that seems innocuous (like borrowing a cup of sugar). And since (until "Marzipan" turns out to be Homestar) the message is a parody of Strong Bad leaving ridiculous prank calls on Marzipan's answering machine, the reference seems to fit nicely. [[User:128.227.130.28|128.227.130.28]] 05:27, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
:Call me crazy *waits* but I believe the point of a reference is to reference something in a '''funny''' way. Simply finding an occurrence in the real world that matches what someone said does not a reference make. You'll find a billion of those. The only joke in this occurs in what Homestar said, in that the word ''puppy-dough'' looks like the word ''puppy-dog''. This is almost more of a reference to the Doo-ing/Doyng joke Homestar made before. Don't make me go out and find another case of someone living next door to a crocodile just so that this can be TTATOT like just happened with the Beatles vs Marilyn Manson. :) --[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 05:36, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
Am I the only one who thinks this might be a reference to Steve Erwin dying a few weeks ago? {{User:The_Spainish_Inquisition/sig}} 21:18, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
:Yes.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 21:35, 28 September 2006 (UTC)

== Strong Bad's Phone Number ==

Based on the tones I'm hearing at the start of the e-mail, it seems like Strong Bad's phone number is 415-6715. Is that something worthy of putting in the Fun Facts Somewhere? --[[User:Hyrulian|Hyrulian]] 04:58, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
:Usually, this kind of ferreted out stuff would be a cool fun fact. I suggest that we don't add it for the sake of the poor person who owns this number. Well done, anyway! How did you find this out? Perfect hearing? {{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:09, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
::Yeah, I'd agree on that point. Poor person getting phone calls for Strong Bad. Anyway yeah, I was just listening carefully to the sounds on the toon and comparing it to the sounds on my cell phone. (Funny thing is, I actually kinda had an approximation on what the number might have been just based on listening to the tones on the toon many times, I guess I'm such a geek...) Another way to find out would be to probably try sending the sounds of that e-mail to your pager or cell phone as a numeric page and see what number comes out, although the sound quality of the toon might not be good enough for that. --[[User:Hyrulian|Hyrulian]] 18:04, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
::I actually saved the sound file and ran it through some sort of analyzer thing (http://dialabc.com/sound/detect/index.html) and you were close, it's 415-6745 instead of 415-6715, but still. I had the same idea to just listen on my cell phone.. But i decided to be more high tech ^_^ I think it would be interesting to list.. I looked up the number in Washingon, and it is listed under 3 area codes. Well, it exists for 3 area codes, all unlisted. 235 is an Arch Wireless cell phone, 360 is a Qwest landline (unlisted) and 425 is a verizon landline, also unlisted. I thought i'd be smart and figure it all out but when I got here it had already been done. But hey, maybe someone should try calling :P--{{User:Collin/sig}} 06:20, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

==Marzipan?==
I think Marzipan should be included in the cast list, since it's obviously Marzipan's voice, even if it's a joke that it's really homestar just sounding like Marzipan. It's clearly Missy Palmer's voice. [[User:Dwedit|Dwedit]] 05:09, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
:So what? Is it Marzipan? No. Therefore it would not be factual for us to include her. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:02, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
::I agree. The cast list is of characterrs, not voices. --[[User:TheRealZajac|The Real Zajac]] 01:28, 27 Sept 2006 (PDT)

==Transcript's Voice Identification==
The specific question at hand is whether a not-yet-recognizable voice should be identified in the transcript as who it is later revealed to be. My thought would be that the transcripts here should read as much as possible like a viewing of the toon (which is the larger question at hand, the alternative viewpoint being, I suppose, that they should reflect some sort of absolute truth), in which case homestar's first sentence or two should be attributed to Marzipan (or, a compromise I would prefer, to "Marzipan's voice"). Likewise, Strong Sad's first sentence would be attributed to "Deep Scary Voice" or something like that. [I don't know how to make a signature|sorry] 03:02, 26 September 2006 (EST)
:We usually try, as you put it, to "reflect some sort of absolute truth", so the way it is  is fine. To make a signature, just type a string of tilde characters: four if you want a time stamp with it (generally preferred, but by no means mandatory) or three if you don't. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 07:17, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
:: We at least recognize this in the [[Subtitles:lappynapped/en|subtitles]], where the "distorted voice" and "Marzipan" are counted separately from the actual speakers. But that's more due to the nature of the subtitles, I suppose; it'd ruin the joke for those with subtitles on otherwise. As for the transcript, in most cases, it can be assumed that the reader of the transcript has previously watched the 'toon. At least, I think. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:25, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Since this toon came out when I didn't let myself use Flash on school days I read its transcript before I watched it.
:Our transcript on the toon's page is not meant to equate the experience, nor can it even try to. It's a documentation, and as such it's fine as is. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:00, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
::And guys, usually whoever is reading this wiki knows what the page is talking about. {{User:Sluggy42/sig}} 19:34, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
::: Though it does suddenly occur to me that we did not give the proper credit for "Homestar" throughout [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:44, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

==Reverse prank call?==
At first, when you hear 'homestar's' message, it sounds like Marzipan is leaving a prank call on Strong Bad's answering machine, in a reversal of the usual role. [[User:Dwedit|Dwedit]] 14:48, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, I was busting out laughing when I got to that part! --[[User:Hyrulian|Hyrulian]] 18:06, 26 September 2006 (UTC)

== Homestar next door? ==

We know so little about the exact lay of the land in Free Country, USA. Does this toon prove that Homestar and the Brothers Strong are actual next-door neighbors?
:I don't think that can be proved without actually seeing both houses next to each other. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:Plus, he says it's the crocodile. Apart from this reflecting on Homestar's personality, It really means that a crocodile lives there. Not that there is... But I really think TBC should give us a map of FCUSA. {{User:Sluggy42/sig}} 19:32, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
::I think they're avoiding doing that, coz then they'd have to adhere to it. =3 --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==Leetspeak==

GRFX is another example of L33T$P33K. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 01:54, 27 September 2006 (UTC)
:Yes, Graphics. [[User:RocketMasterZ|RocketMasterZ]] 12:36, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

== Strong Sad's Coughing ==

Is it just me, or does Strong Sad's second cough sound remarkably like one of the Strong Bad coughs from [[Sick Day]]? --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 18:20, 27 September 2006 (UTC)

== Remarks ==

"At the end of 'cliffhangers', The Paper read 'Tune in next time for the cliff hanging conclusion!!' This toon, the next one added to the site, doesn't resolve anything."

I assumed The Paper, within the context of a SBemail, meant that the conclusion would not be within the next Toon added to the site, but within the next email episode.

Or, that this is infact the conclusion. Conclusions don't always have to resolve things. Didn't you see Jurassic Park? --[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 07:09, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
:I get the feeling that they'll acknowledge it at least once more, though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Lappy Icon ==

I could find no trace of anyone mentioning this yet, but the icon on the poster is wrong in the cartoon. While TBC are certainly allowed to change things, the original lappy icon did not have the big lips and blonde hair. That icon was only seen in the [[dreamail]] cartoon, and it seemingly only existed in Strong Bad's imagination. True, the feminine version of Lappy is more memorable, but the real icon (seen in [[animal]]) definitely has no hair or movie-star lips. Shall I put a reference to this possible goof in the article? --[[User:Triumvir|Triumvir]] 17:23, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
:The female Lappy was also seen in [[Sbemail 150?!?]], and not in SB's imagination. It appears that, as often happens, SB's imagination has become a reality. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 17:32, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
::Maybe Strong Bad installed/changed something on the Lappy to change the startup icon into the female version... what I find interesting is that SB referred to the Lappy as the Paper's "brother" in its first appearance, yet ever since "dreamail" he's referred to it as a female ("they cut off her little toe!"). Er, not that it's actually possible for the thing to even ''have'' a gender in the first place :P {{User:Saturn/sig}} 23:01, 28 September 2006 (UTC)
:::Perhaps SB's perception of gender changed? Perhaps the initial comment was in error? Any way you look at it, TTATOT. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:42, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
::::I think on IRC someone even once suggested that the computer itself could be male, while the software making it talk was female. A bit of a stretch, but meh, it's a theory. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 02:44, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::Random trivia: when we see the [[:Image:Lappybackside.png|back of the lappy]] we see a parallel port, a PS/2 port, a modem port, and a power connection... all of [[Wikipedia:Gender of connectors and fasteners|female connectors]]. :P {{User:Phlip/sig}} 02:46, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
:Valid point, Heimstern. I had actually forgotten about the feminine appearance in [[Sbemail 150?!?]], and your theory sounds plausible. Strong Bad's "imagined" quirks do have a tendency to become reality after a little while. My suggested addition is, therefore, retracted. --[[User:Triumvir|Triumvir]] 13:10, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

== it is a ceiling tile ==
look at the lower right corner. there are holes, and there are odd shapes that are not holes. incedentally they are not pinholes, they are the holes that come on a ceiling tile. you can tell because if they were pinholes they would have a fibrous edge to them. also, it is white. if it was corkboard it would be wood colored. in ANY CASE, it would NOT have the distinct 'ceiling tile' oblongs on it, unless it was, in fact, a ceiling tile. good enough q? or shall i find a picture from the internet that completely matches the pattern?{{User:Csours/sig}} 00:15, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
[http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/1948/tileza4.png]
:It's painted cork. Cork is used for ceiling tiles as well as blackboards.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:29, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
::thanks whoever changed the picture link, I was called away unexpectedly. as far as whether or not it says ceiling tile on the front page, i dont really care, but i've just never seen a sign board that looked like a ceiling tile before.{{User:Csours/sig}} 02:20, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
:::I will grant you, they look similar, but it's easily believable as a corkboard. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:37, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
::::ok, this is actually bugging me more than i thougt it would. have YOU ever personally seen white corkboard? cause i never have. and i searched the internet for white corkboard, and i got white ceiling tile. so has anyone ever seen this mythical white corkboard? {{User:Csours/sig}} 02:51, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::I've seen grey. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:55, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
::::::I've seen white. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:15, 29 September 2006 (UTC)
:::::::At my school we have a wall where people post stuff that looks like that material.{{User:Bassbone/sig}} 04:46, 2 October 2006 (UTC)

== Hush Puppy-Dough Cookies? ==

Uh, did anybody else make the connection between Homestar's "Puppy-Dough Cookies" and the hush puppies that Strong Bad keeps mentioning in retirement A & B? I think this is a pretty obvious reference, so I added it. -{{User:Eman/sig}}

:I buy it, though it never would have crossed my mind before watching A & B. Good find. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:28, 4 October 2006 (UTC)

== Closed STUFF ==

{{stuffcloseddecline}}

=== Kick-awesome Fact ===
{{stufffact|The term "kick-awesome" was first used in the email [[space program]].}}
{{stuffverdict|11:54, 27 September 2006 (UTC)|02:47, 28 September 2006 (UTC)|overwhelmingly declined|14|1|Missing Lappy}}

== Change?? ==

I think we should change the Fun Fact about Dolph Hauldhagen's class schedule. Is it trying to say that in "other days", Strong Bad said that his class was on Saturdays, but in this toon, Dolph himself says it's on Wednesdays? That's not what I thought it was saying...

== Characters disguised as other characters ==

How should we refer to them? I wasn't allowed to remove the spoilers from this or add them to Pumpkin Carve-nival and it's VERY annoying that they don't match.
:See [[Talk:Missing Lappy#Transcript's Voice Identification]]. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 00:21, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

looking old

2007-02-07T00:26:15Z

Collin: US spelling

{{sbenav|164|what I want|strong badathlon}}

[[Image:sbe164.png|thumb|"Are you telling me the nightly nacho cheese masks aren't working?"]]

Strong Bad is in need of an image overhaul.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, [[The Three Keepers of Trogdor]] (Easter egg), {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Homsar}}, {{film|Gavin}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Garage]], [[Living Room of the Brothers Strong]], [[Strong Sad's Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' January 22, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:18

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{slowly}'' Boom, tick. Tick-a-tick-a-tick, email. Boom, tick. Tick-a-tick-a-tick, What? Didgeri—
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: looking old?</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
You really do look old, how old are you anyways? 
 
Your faithful fan, 
Andy Hsiao, Taiwan
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad reads the sender's name as "Andy, H-S-I-A-O and sometimes Y, from Taiwan."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Look Andyman, my age is a closely guarded secret, protected by a sect of closely guarded monks high atop the Coches Mountains. ''{clears screen}'' They would no sooner dance with a goat than divulge my age. But they ''will'' bake you some crustly guarded bread! Anyways, whattaya mean I look old? Are you telling me the nightly nacho cheese masks aren't working?

''{As he says this, cut to a shot of Strong Bad in the bathroom, looking in the mirror. His face is covered in nacho cheese, and he then covers his eyes with two corn chips, with jalapeño slices on them. Cut back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't have the young peoples thinking I'm old! Am I really losing the youth vote? This calls for an EMERGENCY MARKETING MEETING!!!

''{Zoom out to a full view of Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitating a siren}'' Whaaa-donk. Click-click-click-click-click-click-click.

''{Cut to The Cheat watching TV.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{echoing voice-over}'' This is not a drill.

''{The Cheat gets off the couch and walks off. Cut to a silhouette view of Bubs' Concession Stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{echoing voice-over}'' Whaaa-donk. Click-click-click-click-click-click-click. This is not a drill.

''{Bubs leaves the concession stand and walks off. Cut to Strong Bad at a desk. There is an easel in the background holding a piece of paper labeled "EMERGENCY MARKETING MEETING!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thank you all for coming on short ''such'' notice. You represent the best, the brightest, the people I hate the least. 'Cept you, Marzipan. You're here because of legal reasons.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Word booty!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now what I need is an image overhaul. Something to reconnect me with the youth of today. Something that says—

''{Zoom in on the easel, the front piece of paper is moved away, revealing a badly-drawn picture of Strong Bad on a skateboard and another person on roller skates, with the caption:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' "Sup my young parsons, I too am so on the go that I drink my yogurt from a tube". Now what have ya got?

''{Cut to The Cheat with an overhead projector.}''

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

''{He puts on a transparency:}''
<blockquote style="width: 20em">
<div style="text-align: center; margin-bottom: 1em">'''YOUTH THROUGH''' ''EDITING''</div>
*''QUICK'' '''CUTS'''
*''INCESSANT'' '''MUSIC'''
*''DISORIENTING'' '''CLOSE-UPS'''
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Youth through editing, huh? I'm on board, I'm not bored. So, how would it work?

''{The Cheat hits a button on a remote control, and plays a remixed version of the email. Behind everything is techno music consisting of a drum track and occasional The Cheat noises. Several quick repetitions of Strong Bad bringing up the email play, with the tilt angle changing and zooming in on the screen further on each one. Cut to a shot of Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear—

''{Cut to an extreme close-up of Strong Bad's eyes, moving across the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear—

''{Cut to an extreme close-up of Strong Bad's mouth, upside-down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Didgeri–dear Strong Bad.

''{Cut to a side-on shot of Strong Bad at the computer desk, with the left side of the screen mirrored onto the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You really do look old.

''{The last two lines of the email on the computer screen slide into the top third of the screen, Strong Bad's hands on the keyboard slide into the bottom third, and a closeup of Strong Bad's eyes slides into the centre third.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Your faithful fan—

''{The top and bottom thirds slide away, revealing the rest of Strong Bad's face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —from Taiwan.

''{Pan across Strong Bad's hands on the computer. As he types, "<tt>]Look Andyman,</tt>" appears in large letters along the top of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look Andyman,

''{Slowly zoom in on the computer screen, tilted at an angle, as Strong Bad types.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' My age is a closely guarded secret,

''{Tracking lines appear and the shot rewinds to just after "Look Andyman," was typed, as the preceding line plays in reverse. Then a split-screen shot, in all four corners is the same shot of Strong Bad, each with a different colour tint – red in the top left, yellow in the top right, green in the lower left and blue in the lower right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways—

''{A normal shot of Strong Bad typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —whattaya—

''{A close-up of Strong Bad's mouth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —mean I—

''{A close-up of Strong Bad's typing hands.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —look—

''{A side view of Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —old?

''{A close-up of the electrical outlet under the desk. Then static, and we return to Strong Bad at the emergency marketing meeting. Disorienting sound effects play in the background, and Strong Bad is having trouble looking straight.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh... The Cheat... I don't know whether to puke or have a seizure...

''{A piece of paper is put on the easel, with silhouettes of Strong Bad throwing up and seizing, labeled "STYLE 1" and "STYLE 2". Cut to Bubs, who has a folder labeled "'''GOO'''<del>BA</del>D IDEAS"}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, I've been noticing how kids love anything with a lowercase "i" in front of it. It's working great for me down at the Concession Stand!

''{Cut to the concession stand, on the desk there is a sign reading "<del>1</del>0% OFF ALL iTems!" Pull back to see Homestar Runner and Homsar standing in line. The bottom line of the marquee reads "STAND [IN LINE]"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{to Homsar}'' Hey, Homestar. What color iTem are you gonna get?

''{Cut back to the meeting}''

'''BUBS:''' We could try iStrong, or iBad...

'''STRONG BAD:''' We already tried that with lowercase "e"s back in the late '90s. We all know where that got us.

''{Cut to a large number of boxes, all labeled "eStrong Vague Online Investments". The wind can be heard blowing through, and Gavin walks in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next.

''{Cut to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' I came up with a few ways to spruce up your look, and add hundreds to your resell value.

''{Marzipan pulls out a piece of paper with a diagram of Strong Bad's head on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{monotone}'' I am legally obligated to ask you to proceed.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thanks.

''{Zoom in on the diagram of Strong Bad's head. As Marzipan suggests changes, they appear on the diagram.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' First we're gonna start with a flagstone path leading up to your chin, right here. Then we'll fill the negative space around your head with Forsythia and maybe some Alberta spruce. And last, we install a water feature right here, ''{Strong Bad's forehead}'' which I think will create a great focal point for entertaining summer guests. ''{some outdoor tables and a deck chair appear}''

''{Cut back to the meeting.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this'll work great, Marzipan. ''{dashes up to Marzipan}'' If I was a ''BACK YARD''!

''{As he shouts this, a strong wind blows out of his mouth, blowing Marzipan's hair around and rippling her cheeks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next.

''{Strong Mad pulls out a card, labeled "were a diper", a diaper decorated with pictures of Nebulon, hanging from the middle from what is labeled "dupp tape", and pictures on the right of "grass", "rocks" and "mounds".}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WEAR A DIAPER!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, nice try, bo-hwee-moth, but that's a little younger than I was looking to go. These are all terrible ideas! What am I not paying you people for, anyway? It's time to resort to extreme measures. With Gene Hackman. It's time for a lace lift!

''{A new piece of paper lands on the easel, with a diagram of the back of Strong Bad's head, an arrow pointing away from the shoelace knot at the bottom of the laces, and the caption "PULL THOSE SUCKAS TIGHT".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat! Strong Mad! Prep for surgery!

''{Cut to the lounge room, Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat enter from above wearing surgical gowns and masks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, on three.

''{Cut to behind Strong Bad, Strong Mad is holding the shoelace knot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' One... Two... Aah!

''{Strong Mad pulls the strings, deforming Strong Bad's head, and stretching out all of his facial features. His mouth is severely stretched, and his speech is mumbled and subtitled.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah. I feel at least 10 years younger. Time to go relate to some 18-24 year olds!

''{Strong Bad walks to the dining room, making Homsar's walking noise, where Strong Sad is sitting staring at a plate of food with some peas and corn which he has lined up neatly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hello, my fellow young parson! ''{The subtitles read "What's up, my fellow young parson?"}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, hey Great Grandma. When did you get here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm not Great Grandma. I'm a young person, like you. I eat my yogurt from a tube.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{smiling, amused}'' That's right! You eat ''everything'' through a tube! Well, let's get you back to the home.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait! I'm a hip young person!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, I saw your new hip! It looks great!

''{Strong Sad leads the complaining Strong Bad out of the room.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{slowly fading away}'' Why don't you tell me again about the time the Depression fought Abraham Lincoln naked in your front yard?

''{The Paper comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Strong Bad's Age.png|thumb|A closely guarded secret]]
*When Strong Bad is talking about the sect of closely guarded monks, click on the words "closely guarded monks" to see the The Three Keepers of Trogdor from [[Peasant's Quest]] standing around a chest in brown robes atop a mountain with lightning in the sky.
* Click on "crustly guarded bread" to see a sample of [[Crustly Guarded Bread|the bread]].
* Click on the diaper to see a plane fly across the top of the screen with "WEAR A DIAPER!" towed behind it.
* At the end, click on the fork to see Homestar in the eStrong warehouse:
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{echoing voice}'' I'll take it! I'll take ''twelve''!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Rhytidectomy|facelift]] is a [[Wikipedia:Cosmetic surgery|cosmetic surgery]] procedure where excess skin is removed from the face, to remove wrinkles.
*"H, s, i, a, o, and sometimes y" refers to the Latin [[Wikipedia:Vowel#Written vowels|vowels]], which are commonly listed as "a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y".
*''"Chai"'' means "[[Wikipedia:Chai|tea]]" in [[Wikipedia:Hindi|Hindi]] and "[[Wikipedia:Chai (symbol)|living]]" in [[Wikipedia:Hebrew|Hebrew]]. "[[Wikipedia:L'Chaim|L'Chaim]]" is a Hebrew toast meaning "cheers", or more literally, "to life." Chai tea is a type of strong black tea from the Middle East, primarily India, that is boiled in milk and water. A blend of spices and a large amount of sweetener (usually honey or plain white sugar) is added. The tea Marzipan drinks is also certified [[Wikipedia:kosher|kosher]], meaning that it meets Jewish dietary guidelines.
*The "nightly nacho cheese masks" appears to be a type of [[Wikipedia:facial|facial]]. Usually, [[Wikipedia: avocado|avocado]] is used. Avocados are the main ingredient in [[Wikipedia:Guacamole|guacamole]], another popular chip dip.
*Strong Bad not knowing whether to "throw up" or "have a seizure" after seeing the Cheat's editing is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Motion sickness|motion sickness]] caused by the rapidly changing viewpoint, or an [[Wikipedia:Photosensitive epilepsy|epileptic]] [[Wikipedia:seizure|seizure]] caused by the flashing colors.

===Trivia===
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#drakkhen|drakkhen]]".
*This is the first time the Strongs' [[Parents|great-grandmother]] is mentioned.
*This is the first email explicitly sent from Asia.
*There was a 43 day delay between this email and [[what I want]], probably caused by the holidays.

===Remarks===
*During the Cheat's remixed version of the intro, clicking on the Lappy's screen will still produce the usual distortion effect.
**However, on some shots, the distortion effect is dimmer than usual.
**It doesn't work when there are closeups that point explicitly to Strong Bad's [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|typing]].
*This email contains another example of [[Strong Sad Smiling]].
*Strong Bad's skull is bigger than the normal shape of his mask.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Looking Old Goof.PNG|thumb|"Yes, you eat ''everything'' through a tube."]]
*When Strong Sad is walking "to the home", his closed mouth is visible under his round mouth.
*When Strong Sad says "Oh, hey Great Grandma. When did you get here?" his mouth is not properly synched to the word "here".

===Glitches===
*When Marzipan closes her eyes, you can see a dot flash near them. This is because she blinks every four seconds or so, and with her eyes closed, she attempts to blink over her closed eyes. (Her usual closed eyes use a bigger area than that used in the email.) The effect can easily be observed if the email is paused while her eyes are closed.
**This is also in the email [[marzipan]].
*When the "Wear A Diaper" airplane flies by, it pauses for a split second. This is due to the sound file for the airplane being loaded.
**It doesn't act that way when the Flash file is paused before the Easter egg gets activated.

===Inside References===
*The music that plays when Strong Bad summons his "marketing staff" was used in [[candy product]] when he described the [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar]].
*The background "nausea" sound effect heard after The Cheat's editing presentation is the same as the one used in [[car]], when Strong Bad punches Homestar, and in [[Biz Cas Fri 2]], when Homestar shows up to work, possibly hungover.
*[[Nebulon]] appears on the diaper and uses the same art from [[best thing]].
*The "WEAR A DIAPER!" Easter egg is a reference to [[Wear a Bikini!]], especially [[Main Page 3]].
*The music playing during Marzipan's backyard idea is an extended version of the music playing at the very end of [[redesign]].
*The music that plays when Strong Bad is mistaken for his great-grandmother was first used in [[portrait]].
*Homestar's line "I'll take it! I'll take twelve!" is lifted directly from [[garage sale]].
*Part of the suspenseful [[cliffhangers|cliffhanger]] music is used when Strong Bad reveals his plan for a lace lift.
*The Coches Mountains were previously mentioned in [[geddup noise]]. ''(see also Real-World References)''
*When Strong Bad walks after he's had his "lace lift" he makes Homsar's walking noise.
*The diaper display is the same as the displays used by Strong Bad and Homestar in the All-Wide Science Fair as seen in the email [[caffeine]].
*Strong Mad's scrubs and surgical mask were seen previously in [[bedtime story]].
*Strong Mad's "dupp tape" is another occurrence of [[Duct Tape|duct tape]].
*Strong Bad's emphasis on "BACK YARD!!!" was the same as Blue Laser of the Cheat Commandos', when referring to their new hideout (his nana's backyard).


===Real-World References===
[[Image:Strong Bad Andy Warhol.png|thumb|A [[Wikipedia:Pop art|pop artist]]'s take on the wrestleman]]
*Eating your yogurt from a tube is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Go-Gurt|Go-Gurt]], a brand of "portable yogurt", or "Yo on the go".
*The "iTems" that Bubs sells and his statement that "kids love anything with a [[Lowercase i's|lowercase 'i']] in front of it" refer to [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]]'s many products with that naming scheme, such as the [[Wikipedia:iPod|iPod]], [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]], [[Wikipedia:iBook|iBook]], [[Wikipedia:iPhone|iPhone]], etc.
*[[Wikipedia:Extreme Measures|Extreme Measures]] is a 1996 thriller starring [[Wikipedia:Gene Hackman|Gene Hackman]].
*The split-screen shot with Strong Bad in four different color tints refers to [[Wikipedia:Andy Warhol|Andy Warhol]]'s art.
*Strong Bad's "alarm" sound is an imitation of the alarm heard in the NES version of [[Wikipedia:Maniac Mansion|Maniac Mansion]] when you turn on the water valve.
*Strong Bad's statement about using "lowercase 'e's back in the late '90s" refers to the common marketing technique in that era to attach "e" as in "electronic" to a product to ride the coattails of the burgeoning e-commerce industry, which took the "e" in its name from electronic mail, e-mail.
**The "eStrong Vague Online Investments", and the apparent failure of eStrong are references to the [[Wikipedia:dot-com bubble|dot-com bubble]].
**From 2002-2006, [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]] produced an education-focused cousin of the [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]] (see above) called the [[Wikipedia:eMac|eMac]]. Apple also produced a personal digital assistant in the late 1990s called the [[Wikipedia:eMate 300|eMate]]. It was on sale for less than a year.
*Las Coches Mountain is in the [[Wikipedia: Sierra Madre Mountains (California)| Sierra Madres]].
*"Bo-hwee-moth" is how the DJ on the [[Wikipedia:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]] soundtrack (voiced by [[Wikipedia:Steven Wright|Steven Wright]]) hesitantly pronounced the name of [[Wikipedia:Behemoth in popular culture|"Big Daddy" Don Bodine's monster truck]].

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|164|10669}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

coloring

2007-02-07T00:25:28Z

Collin: US spellings

{{sbenav|160|retirement|4 branches}}
[[Image:sbemail160.png|thumb|"Crayola beat us to the punch. Let's shift focus to... 'Laser Limes'. Or maybe just laser beams."]]

Strong Bad discusses crayon colors and stumbles upon Marzipan's cult, er, "classroom".

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Limozeen}}, [[Teeg Dougland]], {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Garage]], [[The Classroom]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' October 23, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:56

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Sippin' on a bottle of email, cold, having a picnic lunch with some co-workers.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: bad crayon namers</div>
Dear awesome, 
have you ever thought how rediculous some crayon names are....I mean "blizzard blue"...thats stupid...and "Laser lemon"...??? 
-much love 
Ter 
Andover,MN
</blockquote>

''{After "Dear awesome", Strong Bad adds, "Oh! Somebody finally got it right!"; at the first ellipsis, he adds, "Oh, you mean like, Red Iculous?" and a red crayon labeled "Red Iculous" appears; and after reading the name "Laser lemon", he repeats surprisedly:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Laser lemon?! ''{picking up a phone}'' The Cheat, halt production immediately!

''{Cut to the garage, where The Cheat is using a soldering iron and an oscilloscope to build a laser with lemons on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{over the PA}'' Crayola beat us to the punch. Let's shift focus to... "Laser Limes". ''{The Cheat looks annoyed and a black "cloud" briefly appears over his head}'' Or maybe just laser beams.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noise which sounds unmistakably like "Okay."}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy, where Strong Bad resumes reading the email. He reads "Andover,MN" as "And over, and over, and over, M N."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ter? What is that, short for Terbert? Or Terlliam? Or Terthew? ''{clears screen}'' Welter, the crayons of my youth had pretty awesome names. Especially the ones that came with my Limozeen 1989 "Ladies, We're Staying in Room 302 at the Ramada" Tour coloring book!

''{Cut to a view of this coloring book, which has a drawing of two members of Limozeen on the cover. As Strong Bad says each of the following color names, a corresponding crayon appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' There was Leather Black, Ripped Denim Blue, Groupie Lipstick Red, Skin Flesh ''{pink}'', Hairspray Blond ''{yellow}'', and Tight Shiny Purple. It even came with a cassette tape with a song about how to color!

''{A yellow cassette tape labeled "Colorin' (Outside the Lines)" appears. Switch to a view of the first page of the coloring book, which shows Larry and Gary performing. Below this is the text "Gary and Larry rehearse their moves". The page has been colored to look like Larry's guitar has caught fire, and a laser is drawn firing from the guitar with the word "vpoo" over it.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' Grab a box of sixty-four,—

''{Changes to the next page, which shows Limozeen with the text "We are in a band called Limozeen!" Perry's skin has been colored green with blue hair, Larry has been colored with a black eye and blood dripping with the words "be tup" colored on his shirt, and Mary has been colored with an extra set of arms coming out of his head doing the evil fingers, the words "2 sets!" are also colored above his head.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' —with a sharpener a-built right in,—

''{Change to next page, which shows Larry with two women. The text says "<s>Larry</s> Strong Bad always serenades the 'of-age' ladies after the show". Larry's face has been colored like Strong Bad's, and his hands have been drawn to look like red boxing gloves. The girls have the [[Wikipedia:Canadian Flag|Canadian Flag]] colored onto their shirts.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' Dump 'em all out onto the floor,—

''{Change to next page, which shows Mary with a face drawn on his abdomen; the text says, "Drummers almost never wear shirts while playing a big show." The rest of the page remains colorless.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' —and let the party begin!

''{Change to next page, which shows Gary leaping into the air while playing the guitar; he has been colored to wear a Los Angeles Lakers uniform and hold a basketball; a basketball hoop and defending player have also been drawn in. The text reads "Gary's playing some "air" guitar. Get it?"}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Outside the lines!

''{The next page shows Perry with Teeg Dougland at the soundboard; the text reads "Producer/ manager/ roadie/ webmaster Teeg Dougland shows Perry how to tweak the reverb." They have both been colored to look like old ladies with wrinkles, grey hair, lipstick and fingernails all colored in.}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Inside your heart!

''{The next page shows Larry and Perry, who is wearing a bear mask; the text reads "'That bear mask has GOT to go!!!' shouts Larry."}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Those crayons of mine!

''{The next page shows Mary and Larry barbecuing; a large, vicious-looking hot dog has been drawn standing behind them; The Cheat has been drawn peeking from around the barbecue. Mary's skin has been colored blue, The text reads, "Back home from the road, Mary and Larry say, 'It's Grilla Time!'"}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Hey, hey, let's go back to the start!

''{The last page shows Larry with Gary and Perry performing, but is not colored. The text reads, "Larry is screaming like a demon. And the other two are playing guitars." The music stops.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, looks like I missed one! As much as I respect you guys as artists, it's time to melt your faces off.

''{Strong Bad uses the Skin Flesh crayon to draw on Larry's face as the music from the first drawing of Trogdor plays. The crayon breaks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, crudcrap! My Skin Flesh broke!

''{Cut to a view of Strong Bad at his table holding the broken crayon.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Where'm I gonna get another one of these at this hour? Ooh, wait! I bet Marzipan's teaching her kindergarten class down at the Montesodium school! Those kids eat crayons like they were paste!

''{Cut to Marzipan in the Classroom; the blackboard reads "SOY IS ALSO MURDER"}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{finishing a monologue}'' ...so that way, you always feel guilty!

''{Strong Bad walks in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Goody Marzipan. Can I borrow some crayons? I broke my Skin Flesh!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{looks aghast, then angry}'' Shhh! Strong Bad, not in front of the class!

''{Cut to a view of the class, which consists of Homsar, Strong Mad and Homestar Runner wearing yellow shirts. Homsar has a stack of blocks on his desk that reads "TURD".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Teach-orr! I have go bafroom!

''{Cut back to Marzipan and Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why can't I say "Skin Flesh" in front of the—uh, ''children?''

'''MARZIPAN:''' First of all, we don't call them children. They're "life blossoms"!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Life blossoms?! Marzipan, what kind of cult are you running here?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, a pretty standard one. ''{cut to a closeup of Marzipan}'' Anyway, we don't use the term "Skin Flesh". The color you're looking for is "Dermal Discoveries".

''{A pink roll loosely resembling a crayon with the words "Dermal Discoveries" appears. Some notes played on a acoustic guitar is heard. Cut to a view from behind Marzipan, facing Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's that scramble?! What about Lipstick Red?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, no, no. Too gender-specific. We use "Crimson Suggestion".

''{A red roll with the words "Crimson Suggestion" appears. More acoustic notes play.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, how 'bout Hairspray Blond?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Vague Pigmentation!

''{A yellow roll with the words "Vague Pigmentation" appears. Acoustic notes are heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Leather Black?

'''MARZIPAN:''' We just call that "blue."

''{A black roll with the word "Blue" appears. More acoustic notes are heard. Homestar Runner moves into view.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Teacherman, ''{cut to face Homestar Runner}'' are we just gonna talk about crowns all day?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ta'-'bou'-wha'?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Crowns! You know! For coloring! A box of crowns!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{chuckling}'' You mean, crayons? Cray-ons?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks angry}'' Oh, I don't need this. I'm going to the liberry! To read me some pie-pie comics!

''{Return to view of Marzipan and Strong Bad from the front.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What kind of grades does Homestar get?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, roots and grass, mostly.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Roots and grass? What're those, like, D's? D minusesses?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, they're F's.

''{Cut back to the last page of the coloring book.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, boys. Prepare to make some dermal discoveries!

''{Strong Bad begins to draw with the Dermal Discoveries "crayon." Nothing happens.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the— what's wrong with this stupid crown—on?

''{Cut to Strong Bad and Marzipan in front of the table.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, didn't I tell you? Our crayons don't actually color so that no one life blossom shines brighter than any other. That way, they're ''all'' special!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I never had any doubts that all your students were ''{uses hand quotes}'' "special", Marzipan.

''{Cut to close up on Marzipan}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' And they're made from 100% pressed bunson, so they double as a healthy snack! Mmm! ''{eats a "Crimson Suggestion" and leaves.}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad in front of the table. A bundle of Marzipan's "crayons" appears in front of Strong Bad.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing, his words appear under the bundle of "crayons."}'' Pressed bunson, you know it's pressed bunson. Preeeeow!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down as Larry sings the last word.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...the crap is pressed bunson?

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Homestar reportcardnew.png|thumb|170px|They're life blossoms!]]
*Click on "Dear awesome" after Strong Bad mentions "Red Iculous" to see a "Dear Awesome" colored crayon.
*Likewise, click on "some crayon" and see a "Some Crayon" colored crayon.
*Click on "L.U.R.N." on Homestar's shirt when he walks up to Marzipan to see the [[:Image:LURN logo corrected.png|logo]] for [[L.U.R.N.]], or "Life-Blossoms Undergoing Re-programming Naturally."
*Click on the word Murder on the chalkboard after Strong Bad asks about Homestar's grades to see his report card.
*At the end, click on the [[Limozeen Coloring Book]] to see the whole thing (it comes up in a new window). It has three pages and two colors not featured in the email. You can color it with the included crayons, or [[Printables|print it out]].

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*The [[Laser Lemon#The Cheat's Oscilloscope|device next to The Cheat]] is an [[Wikipedia:Oscilloscope|oscilloscope]].
*"Special" is often used as a euphemism to refer to developmentally challenged people.
*On the page of the Limozeen coloring book where Larry is crossed out to reveal Strong Bad serenading the "of age" groupies, they are wearing Canadian flag tops. Those "of age" to consent in Canada are 14 and above.

===Trivia===
*The crayons in the Easter egg contain two colors not featured in the email: "Roadie [[Puking|Puke]] Green" and "Sweet Boots Brown".
*This is the first time we see Marzipan in Strong Bad's house.
*The coloring book Easter egg originally did not have an "Undo" button to go back a step when coloring, so if you made a mistake well into your drawing, you'd have to erase it all. It was added later.
*In the drawing of the coloring book where Larry is serenading the "of-age" ladies, he is holding a [[G]] chord on the guitar.

===Remarks===
*The Lappy's "toe" (which was removed in [[cliffhangers]] and was missing in [[retirement]]) is back.
*The cards above the chalkboard read "4, I3, (, I>, 3, I=, 6, #, 1" which are [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]] representations of the letters A through I.
*This is the first/closest The Cheat has gotten to saying a word in English ("Okay") outside of his [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons, although some of his [[Deliberately Poor English#A Lack of Intelligible Speech|The Cheat noises]] have strongly suggested English phrases in the past.
*Both [[Larry Palaroncini|Larry]] and [[Perry Palaroncini|Perry]] are wearing blue shirts with white stars, in the style of Homestar's shirt.
*If you download the Flash file for the Limozeen coloring book Easter egg directly to your computer, it will ask you if you want to print a page when you open it.
*Each member of Limozeen seems to change appearance (hairstyle, instrument) in most of the pictures in the coloring book, making it hard to distinguish them from one another.
*Despite claims to the contrary in the coloring book, it seems unlikely that Limozeen would have had a "webmaster" in 1989

===Fixed Goofs===
*When this email was first released, "blossom" was misspelled as "blossum" in the [[:Image:LURN logo.png|T-shirt]] and [[:Image:Homestar reportcard.png|report card]] Easter eggs, and "animals" was misspelled as "animas". These have since been fixed.
*The coloring book originally misnamed several of the crayons in comparison to their email counterparts. Groupie Lipstick Red was incorrectly named "Rockin' Red" while Tight Shiny Purple was named "Ballad Purple". This has since been fixed.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad uses the same [[Disconnected Telephones|disconnected telephone]] to speak to The Cheat over the intercom that he used in [[replacement]].
*The scribble above The Cheat's head also appeared in [[huttah!]]
*Strong Bad has previously defaced and satirized picture books in [[kids' book]] and [[That Time of Year]].
*The "'air' guitar" image is identical to an image of Gary in the Limozeen laser show in [[Summer Short Shorts]].
*When Strong Bad is coloring the Limozeen picture, the music is the same as the music that plays while he is drawing [[Trogdor]] in [[dragon]].
*Homestar calling Marzipan "Teacherman", is an example of him calling things something ending in "man", for instance, he called the "nice present" from [[Decemberween in July]] a [[Santaman]], and the [[Bear holding a Shark]] in [[myths & legends]] a "Monsterman".
*This is another appearance of [[Preeeeow]], the [[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]] describing The Paper's sound effect.
*"TURD" is a [[Wikipedia:vulgarism|vulgarism]] for [[Whatsit|whatsit]].
*The fact that Strong Bad drew The Cheat peeking out from behind [[Limozeen]]'s grill is a reference to [[Where's The Cheat?]], in which it is revealed that The Cheat lives in [[The King of Town's Grill]].
*The cards above the chalkboard use the same [[Fonts|font]] as the [[Compy 386]] (Commodore 64).

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Crayola|Crayola]] is a well known company that makes art supplies such as [[Wikipedia:Crayon|crayons]].
**"Laser Lemon" is the name of an actual [[Wikipedia:List of Crayola crayon colors|Crayola color]].
**"Blizzard Blue" also existed at one point, but has since been replaced with "Inchworm".
**"Skin Flesh" is also a possible reference to when Crayola renamed their color "Flesh" to "Peach" in 1962, partially to avoid racial discrimination.
*The lyrics "Grab a box of sixty-four with a sharpener a-built right in" from "Colorin' (Outside the Lines)" refers to a standard Crayola 64-crayon box. These boxes usually have a plastic crayon sharpener built into the back.
*On the air guitar page, Strong bad has 'colored' a basketball jersey similar to that of the Los Angeles Lakers onto Gary.
**On the same page of the coloring book, the basketball player on the right very much resembles [[Wikipedia:Larry Bird|Larry Bird]].
*The band member wearing a bear mask is a reference to musician [[Wikipedia:John Mayer|John Mayer]] who sometimes dresses in a bear costume in order to meet and talk with fans before concerts without the fans realizing who he is.
*"Montesodium" is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of the words "Montessori" and "Monosodium".
**[[Wikipedia:Montessori method|Montessori Schools]] are a very progressive and non-traditional schooling system used in many private schools throughout the world. It focuses on allowing children to learn at their own pace and doing away with perceived forms of competition like grading.
*The page Strong Bad tries to color says "Larry is screamin' like a demon..."; he is also shown singing with his tongue hanging out. [[Wikipedia:Gene Simmons|Gene Simmons]] of the rock band Kiss is well-known for his extraordinarily long tongue, and is also known as "The Demon".
*Homestar leaving to go read "[[Pie|pie]] pie comics" may mean he wants to read [[Wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye]] comics.
*The coloring book makes mention of staying at the [[Wikipedia:Ramada|Ramada]], a well-known hotel chain.
*It's Grilla Time is a reference to "It's Miller Time", which is a famous slogan of [[wikipedia:Miller Brewing|Miller Brewing Company]]. It's also why they're holding [[Cold One|Cold Ones]] at the time.
*The subtitle on the Limozeen book, "Ladies, We're Staying in Room 302 at the Ramada", is written in the [[Fonts|font]] created and used by British heavy metal band [[wikipedia:Iron Maiden|Iron Maiden]].
**Room 302 is also a major plot device in ''[[Wikipedia:Silent Hill 4: The Room|Silent Hill 4: The Room]]'', a horror game produced by [[Wikipedia: Konami|Konami]].
*When the Cheat is told by Strong Bad to stop making the lemons that have lasers on them, a black scribble appears above his head. It looks very similar to the scribbles on top of the characters in "[[Peanuts]]" that appeared when they were mad.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail160.html|watch "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[HR:sbemail160.swf|view the Flash file for "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[HR:limo coloringbook.html|View the coloring book]]
*[[HR:limo coloringbook.swf|View the Flash file for the coloring book]]
*[[Forum:10080|forum thread re: "{{PAGENAME}}"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

cliffhangers

2007-02-07T00:23:36Z

Collin: US spelling

{{sbenav|158|trading cards|retirement}}
[[Image:sbemail158.png|thumb|"This dinner party is top dollar!"]]
Strong Bad resolves three cliffhangers, and is then confronted by "sweet lady irony".

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}/The [[Thnikkaman]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Cliffs|A Cliff]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], Inside [[The Proud Anselmo]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg), [[The Office]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' September 18, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:21

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Oooh, it's a e-email, money, money, money. Oooh-ooh. Shut up. ''{brings up email}''
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: cliffhangers</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
Resolve all the cliffhangers please. 
 
Thanks, 
Jake
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "Jake" as "Little Jakey Pleasenthanks".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Hmmmmm. The cliffhangers, eh? I never really thought to call them that, but I guess that ''is'' what they are. Yeah, Why not? ''{gets up, accompanied by The Geddup Noise}''

''{Cut to a face of a cliff. Homsar and the King of Town are both hanging from separate ropes, which are attached to the top of the cliff.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' This dinner party is top dollar!

''{As he says this, Homsar's hat floats around him in a perfect circle. Strong Bad is seen walking up to the edge of the cliff. Zoom in on him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Alright, cliffhangers. Prepare to be resolved!

''{Strong Bad takes out a big knife and slices both the ropes, causing the King of Town and Homsar to fall out of the shot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, and I brought you some snacks.

''{Strong Bad tosses some paper bags labeled "Hom" and "Kot" down the cliff.}''

'''KING OF TOWN:''' ''{echoing}'' You're a good friend, Strong Bad!

''{Strong Bad leaves. Cut back to Strong Bad's computer room. Strong Bad sits back down, and the screen has already been cleared.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Alright, alright. I know what you really mean, Jakesy. So, you say you want a resolution, huh?

''{Static away to the words "Cliffhanger #1" on a dark grey screen. Then, cut to the Locker Room. The Thnikkaman is crammed into a locker, bound with ropes. Coach Z is facing him.}''

'''COACH Z:''' And now, Thnikkaman, at long last, the world will discover your secret, sorcret identity!

''{Cut to a closeup of Coach Z's face.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Thereby rendering you useless as a Thnikkaman!

''{Cut back to the original view of the locker room.}''

'''THNIKKAMAN:''' I'll render you ''toothless''!

'''COACH Z:''' Now, give me them cool shades!

''{Coach Z swipes at the Thnikkaman's "cool shades". Just as he's about to take them off, the frame freezes. Coach Z's arm is blurred. Zoom in, and the "dun, dun, duuun" sound effect is heard. The screen fades, and "Resolution" appears over the top in yellow text. This goes away, and we return to the scene—Coach Z misses the glasses and falls on his face.}''

'''THNIKKAMAN:''' Yeah, shut up, Coach.

''{The Thnikkaman jumps out of the locker on top of Coach Z, and walks off the left of screen. The usual singers chime in, the words flying across the screen.}''

'''SINGERS:''' You missed unmasking the Thnikkaman!!! ''{slight pause}'' Because you have really bad hand-eye coordination!!!

'''COACH Z:''' Enough already, I get it! My secret sorcret has been revereled.

''{The words "Cliffhanger #2" appear. Cut to Strong Bad in his Space Captainface outfit inside a cardboard spaceship, talking on a cardboard cell phone, with a little paper umbrella as an antenna.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah I ''know'', Lita Ford... but I'm in orbit, baby! Look, I'll call you back when I'm not—

''{Cut to The Cheat, dressed as Strap, who plays an alarm sound effect on the CD player, and turns a lamp with a red bulb on and off.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strap! Collision alarm! Bring it up on screen!

''{Strong Mad takes away the piece of cardboard representing the screen, revealing a circular silhouette hanging from a piece of string, and holds up a sign reading "Malmsteen's Comet".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' We're on a collision course with Malmsteen's Comet! Full power to the forward humbuckers!

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

''{The Cheat points to a screen drawn on the cardboard that reads "The forward humbuckers have never worked!".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Humbuckers are offline? Then strap in, Strap, and prepare for ramming speed! If this is the end, then we can at least make it awesome for the people in...

''{Strong Bad looks out a side window labeled "the view" at a desktop globe of the Earth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...Greenland.

''{The Cheat plays a rockets firing sound on the CD player, and the ship starts shaking.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooohhhh... Shooooooo....

''{Everything freezes, and the same "dun, dun, duuun" sound effect plays.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Will Cap and Strap make it out of this one?

''{Cut to the silhouetted comet, with a question mark overlaid, Strong Mad holds up a sign reading "Tune in NEXTime...".}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Tune in next—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nope, none of that, just get to resolving.

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Okay!

''{Up comes the "Resolution" screen, then cut to Strong Bad and The Cheat holding on to each other as the ship shakes around them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is it, Strap!

''{The shaking stops, the rocket sound dies away, and the "comet" comes out of the silhouette, revealing it to actually be a moldy cantaloupe, with the label "grodalated cantaloupe".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait a minute... that's no comet! We've wandered into the Forgotten Produce belt of Tablature 5!

''{The cantaloupe is joined by a bunch of overripe bananas and an overripe avocado.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's guacamole and banana bread time, Strap!

''{Some upbeat music plays, and Strong Bad and The Cheat dance to it.}''

''{The words "Cliffhanger #3" appear. Strong Sad and Homestar are standing around a table.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Look, you can tell me.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I can't!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, come on, what is it?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm... pregnant!

''{Slow zoom in on Homestar, and the same "dun, dun, duuun" sound is heard. Up comes the "Resolution" screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' No... no, you're Homestar. Runner. ''The male''.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oohhhh, phew. Thought I was a pregnant woman for a second there.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yeah... uh... I think I'd like my money back now.

''{Cut through static to Strong Bad walking back to the computer desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And there you go, Jakenstein. All the cliffhangers have been re— Aah!

''{The Lappy isn't on the desk; it has been replaced by a ransom note, which reads "i got your Lappy", and has a red-splattered comma key from the keyboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' My computer's been Lappy-napped! And they cut off her little toe! ''{falls to his knees}'' Oh, sweet lady irony! ''Why'' do you mock ''me?''

''{The "dun, dun, duuun" sound is heard. [[The Paper]] comes down, reading "Tune in next time for the cliff hanging conclusion!!"}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on Jake to see a book called "[[Little Jakey Pleasenthanks]]" by [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Crazy Prof. Sportsinterviews]].

*Click on the electrical outlet at the end to see a scene with Coach Z and Bubs at the concession stand:
:'''COACH Z:''' Nah, I bet if you take away them cool shades and rip that "TH" ''{pronounced as the "th" in "three"}'' off his chest, underneath, you'd find a thin green man with a big ol' "Z" hanging from his—
:'''BUBS:''' ''{glares at Coach Z}'' Coach, are you accusing ''yourself'' of being the Thnikkaman?!
:'''COACH Z:''' Yeah, I, uh— no! I, wuh, da, rumble-dumble sports team?!
*Click on the ransom note at the end to see an extra scene in the office with Homestar and Strong Bad.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, yeah, you know who I think done it? Homestar Runner. Think about it, think about it. He's got the history, he's got the motive...
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, are you admitting that ''you'' stole my computer?
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What? No! I was just making watercooler conversation, trying to sound up with the times, uh, um, sports team? ''{Strong Bad looks down, dejected}''


== Fun Facts ==

=== Explanations ===
*An actual [[Wikipedia:Cliffhanger|cliffhanger]] is a plot device used at the end of a movie or TV show where the story comes to an abrupt end without resolving some key issues, so that if the viewer wants to know how the story ends, they will have to tune in to the next episode, or watch the next movie. The term comes from old movie serials which often ended with the heroes in imminent danger, including literally plummeting over or dangling over a cliff, urging the audience to return the next week to see how they make it out alive.
*A [[Wikipedia:Humbucker|humbucker]] is a type of guitar pick-up that uses two coils.
*[[Wikipedia:Tablature|Tablature]] is a specialized type of sheet music for stringed instruments, such as guitar.
* Homestar's line, "I'm [[Pregnancy|pregnant]]", with a close up is a spoof of stereotypical [[Wikipedia:Soap Opera|soap operas]] in which an episode would end with such a cliffhanger.

=== Trivia ===
*This email was sent by wiki user [[User:Cessna Man!|Cessna Man!]].
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#cake walk|cake walk]]".
*Below "the view" in the cardboard spaceship, there is a switch. Both positions of the switch are labeled "off".
*Homestar's and Strong Bad's shirts in the Easter egg read "Just Disks" and "Data Boys" respectively.

=== Remarks ===
*The Thnikkaman already took his shades off in [[monument]] without his secret identity being revealed.
*In the final scene, the comma key is perfectly flat, as though it's part of the paper.

=== Goofs ===
* Strong Bad unnecessarily capitalized "Why" in "Yeah, Why not?"

=== Glitches ===
[[Image:Cliffhangergoof.png|thumb|125px|Strap in, Strap!]]
*During most of the cardboard spaceship scene, the green ground is slightly cut off on the left side of the screen, so that a strip of white is visible along the black edge of the frame.
*During Cliffhanger #3, when the camera zooms in on Homestar, if you look closely you can see part of his head protruding past his shirt on his left (your right) side.

=== Inside References ===
*Strong Bad first appeared as [[Space Captainface]] in [[space program]].
*When The Thnikkaman waddles away, he makes Homsar's [[Sound Effects|walking noise]].
*The sticker on the cantaloupe says "grodalated", a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] that first appeared in [[bedtime story]].
*This email marks another spoken reference to "[[Cool Shades]]."
*Strong Bad wields a [[Big Knives|Big Knife]] in this email.
*A cantaloupe also appears as [[Doreauxgard]] in [[lackey]].
*Strong Sad's stressing of Homestar's first and last name separately is similar to Homestar's introduction in his [[Homestar Runner#Character Video Transcript|character video]].
*This is the second time Strong Bad has anthropomorphized an abstract concept as a "sweet lady", the first being "sweet lady freedom" in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*The announcer in the Space Captainface cliffhanger was first heard in the email [[fingers]].
*Strong Bad and Homestar are wearing the free polo shirts they got from various software companies, as they did in [[other days]].
*The globe outside the cardbourd box is from the e-mail [[pizzaz]] and possibly [[Experimental Film]].

=== Real-World References ===
* Malmsteen's Comet is a reference to Swedish guitar player [[Wikipedia:Yngwie J. Malmsteen|Yngwie Malmsteen]] and [[Wikipedia:Ace Frehley|Ace Frehley]], lead guitarist for Kiss, and his solo album ''Frehley's Comet''.
*The bloody comma key on the ransom note that Strong Bad calls a "little toe" refers to the movie [[The Big Lebowski]], in which a ransom note appears for a kidnapped woman along with a severed little toe.
* The cover of Little Jakey Pleasenthanks (by Crazy Prof. Sportsinterviews) is drawn in the style of [[Wikipedia:Dr. Seuss|Dr. Seuss]].
*"So you say you want a resolution, huh?" is a reference to the famous opening line "You say you want a revolution" from the song "[[Wikipedia:Revolution (song)|Revolution]]" by [[The Beatles]].
* The left-hand "screen" picture in the cardboard spaceship and center "eye" when Space Captainface is on screen are from [[Wikipedia:2001: A Space Odyssey (film)|2001: A Space Odyssey]].
* The right-hand "screen" picture in the cardboard spaceship is a picture of a Thrynn from [[Wikipedia:Starflight|Starflight]], a 1986 [[Wikipedia:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]] computer game.
* [[Wikipedia:Lita Ford|Lita Ford]] is a female glam metal rocker who became popular in the '80s.
* The Announcer in the second cliffhanger, also heard in [[fingers]] and [[alternate universe]], is a reference to the original [[Batman]] [[Wikipedia:Batman (TV series)|TV series]].
* [[Wikipedia:Greenland|Greenland]] is a very large and sparsely populated island in northern North America, almost completely covered in ice. It is officially a dependent territory of [[Wikipedia:Denmark|Denmark]], but also has an autonomous government.
* The ending of the space cliffhanger—a quick joke followed by the characters dancing to disco music—is reminiscent of the '60s and '70s skit show [[Wikipedia:Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In|Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]], where gogo dancers would end various skits. It's also notable, because in the appeal for the Strong Badia space program, he specifically asked for 1960s type girls to cheer on the mission.
* Guacamole and banana bread time is a reference to popular internet meme [[Wikipedia:Peanut Butter Jelly Time|Peanut Butter Jelly Time]].

===Fast Forward===
*The kidnap caper continued the following 2 weeks in [[Missing Lappy]] and [[retirement]].
*The suspenseful music would also be used in [[retirement]].
**Part of it would be used in [[looking old]].

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|158|9843}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}

Type

2007-02-07T00:22:40Z

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[[Image:sbinterview logo.png|thumb|It's a type of an interview progrum]]
'''Type''' is a word sometimes used to describe items in the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon) |Homestar Runner universe]], such as a "Nighttime Driving Type Game". It is often used incorrectly.

==Appearances==
===Strong Bad Email===
*[[morning routine]] — [[Strong Bad's EGGS]] brand type [[Cereal|cereal]].
*[[impression]] — According to [[Coach Z]], [[Strong Sad]] usually says "depressing-type stuff".
*[[kids' book]] — In the DVD commentary, [[Mike Chapman]] refers to the usual art style of the site as "Homestar Runner, Strong Bad type illustrations".
*[[lackey]] — [[Strong Bad]] suggests that one of the reasons that [[The Cheat]] is such a diligent lackey is because he doesn't treat him like a "little yellow squeaky thing that somethetimes steals my ladytypes."
*[[car]] — In the DVD commentary, Mike describes ''[[Floppy Disk Container#ugh-lympics|Cave Man Ugh-lympics]]'' as an "Olympic-type game".
*[[pizzaz]] — ''[[Strong Bad-Type Interview Progrum]]''.
*[[secret recipes]] — [[Strong Bad]]'s recipe for Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-tend Ice Cream Showdown calls for "1 languagely challenged vaguely coach type person".
*[[best thing]] — In the DVD commentary, Mike comments on [[Teeg Dougland]]'s "peach-colored-type pants".
*[[bottom 10]] — [[Fluffy Puff Bite-Size Nibblers]] are perfect for "newborn-type babies".
*[[lady...ing]] — [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] calls [[Marzipan]] his "ladytype".
*[[theme song]] — Strong Bad describes his second intro as a "pop-ballad type intro".

===Other Appearances===
*[[Store T-Shirts]] — The discontinued "Knock One Outta the Park!!!" shirt was a "Royal Blue baseball jersey-type T-shirt".
*[[Teen Girl Squad]] — One of [[Cheerleader]]'s shirts on the menu reads "hott type".
*[[Nighttime Driving Type Game]]
* [[Adventure Gamers Interview]] — [[Matt Chapman]] says to look for more "arcadey type games" in the future.
*[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]
* [[Run Devil Run Interview]] — Mike describes [[The Cheat]] as "kind of a leopard/gerbil/anvil type thing".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]] — [[Cheerleader]] claims the other girls are just "regular type" wack. Later, [[So and So]] holds a book labeled "math types".
*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — A "halloween-type cartoon".
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]] — According to the [[Podstar Runner]] summary, the girls are on "Spring Type Break"; this same phrase is also the page title.
*[[Puppet Time]] — [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] borrows [[Strong Bad]]'s "squeegee-type-deal".
*[[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]] — [[Foxface]] is described as "Lady Type!".
*[[Peasant's Quest]] — The [[Baby Lady & Her Baby|Baby Lady]]'s chair is "not bad for a brown-collar peasant-type".
*[[Shopping for Danger]] — According to the sign in aisle 6, [[Price Style]] Supermarket sells "Soda Types".
*[[FAQ]] page — One of the wrong "population" figures in the "What's wrong with this mess?" puzzle is "Type".
*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] — One of the offers is to "Win a chance to have lunch with the [[The Worm|Worm-type character]]!"

==See Also==
*[[Style]]

[[Category:Word running gags]]

Style

2007-02-07T00:22:08Z

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[[Image:Totally style.PNG|thumb|Totally Style]]
The word '''"style"''' is frequently used in contexts where it doesn't quite belong and has thus become something of a [[Running Gags|running gag]] within the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]] universe. Though this word is most commonly associated with [[Nebulon]], it can be found found elsewhere as well.

==Appearances==
===Strong Bad Email===
*[[caper]] — The Jumble puzzle in one of the Easter eggs has a "hilarious cartoon style drawing" on it.
*[[2 emails]] — In an Easter egg, [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] advertises "Uncle Strong Bad's Flavor Taste Style Chewing Powders".
*[[the bet]] — [[Strong Bad]] and [[The King of Town]] consume "ice style cream".
*[[different town]] — [[Coach Z|Coach Z]]'s "cool jacket" reads "Totally Style".
*[[haircut]] — Strong Bad mentions "headbrow style".
*[[old comics]] — Strong Bad sings "Let's get it over with! With the email style, get it over with!"
*[[pizzaz]] — [[Twin Characters|Strong Bad visits Strong Bad]] on his "Buffalo Style Ranch" and provides "buffalo style journalism".
*[[animal]] — A fictitious clothing manufacture called [[Styles Upon Styles]] furnishes Strong Bad's wardrobe. Also, Strong Bad calls the girl in the "Deep-Sea Fangly Fish" scene "[[Baby Styles]]".
**Styles Upon Styles was also mentioned in the email [[modeling]].
*[[radio]] — Strong Bad's email song goes "I've got miles and miles of the email style!"
*[[narrator]] — Alien [[Marzipan]] confesses that she has always adored Nebulon's "styles".
*[[senior prom]] — The email intro goes, "Can you see that I've got email styles?" Strong Bad and co. plan to crash "the ever-loving style" out of the Entrapment All Up On the Moon Dance themed prom.
*Email [[looking old]] — After watching [[The Cheat]]'s email remix, Strong Bad states that he doesn't know whether to puke or have a seizure. A piece of paper is then shown, with silhouettes of Strong Bad throwing up and seizing, labeled "STYLE 1" and "STYLE 2".

===Other Appearances===
*[[New Boots]] — According to [[Powered By The Cheat]] Strong Bad, nobody likes Nebulon's style.
*[[Decemberween in July]] — One of the links reads "Puppet Style".
*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — [[Peasant's Quest]] is described as utilizing "[t]ext and graphic style!"
*[[Labor Dabor]] — [[Homestar Runner]] refers to [[Frank Bennedetto]] as "Third-style private Bennedetto", and asks him if he has eaten some bad "corn-style rations".
*[[Shopping for Danger]] — The grocery store that [[Blue Laser]] frequents is called "[[Price Style]]".
*[[50K Racewalker]] — The racer's default name is "Steak Styles".
*[[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5 |Stinkoman 20X6 Level 5]] — After defeating Nebulon, [[1-Up]] informs him that nobody likes his style.
*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four]] — If the user waits for a while on the opening menu, the [[Lappy 486#Female Lappy 486|Female Lappy 486]] says "I'm of a style".
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — When the troll gets pecked by the bird, he says "My style!"
*[[Summer Short Shorts]] — The description on the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] reads "Short styles for short clothing".
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — A wanted poster shows that Coach Z is wanted "for creepy styles and creepier habits".

==See Also==
*[[Type]]

[[Category:Word running gags]]

Old-Timey

2007-02-07T00:21:33Z

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[[Image:parsnips.PNG|thumb|right|200px|Hungry in the 30s]]
The '''Old-Timey''' era (also referred to as the '''1936''' era) is the collective name for the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]] [[Toons|toons]] said to have been made in the [[Wikipedia:1930s|1930s]]; they are in essence a pastiche/tribute to [[Wikipedia:The Golden Age of American animation|the cartoons of the time]]. The toons are in black and white and have intentionally sloppy edits, a grainy and scratched appearance, and a soundtrack filled with static and pops. The characters look and sound different from their modern-day counterparts, and often have different personae, much in the way that the characters in the earliest [[Wikipedia:Mickey Mouse|Mickey Mouse]] and [[Wikipedia:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] cartoons are noticeably different from later incarnations.

Most of the toons from this era, explicitly set in the [[Wikipedia:Great Depression|Great Depression]], center around The Homestar Runner, Old-Timey Marzipan and Fat Dudley's quest for food, and Old-Timey Strong Bad's attempts to foil them with the help of his sidekicks The Strong Man and The Sneak.

==Toons and Appearances==
Besides full-length Old-Timey toons, there has been many appearances of Old-Timey segments in emails and other toons. Below is a list of all the Old-Timey appearances:
*[[Kick the Can]]: (All Old-Timey toon)
*[[Parsnips A Plenty]]: (All Old-Timey toon)
*[[That A Ghost]]: (All Old-Timey toon)
*[[Mr. Shmallow]]: (All Old-Timey toon)
*[[Ballad of The Sneak]]: (All Old-Timey toon)
*[[Main Page 10]]: (All Old-Timey Main Page)
*[[20X6 vs. 1936]]: (The Homestar Runner is featured throughout the toon)
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]]: (The Homestar Runner, Old-Timey Marzipan, and Rumble Red have a segment about Decemberween)
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]]: (The Homestar Runner and Old-Timey Strong Bad leave messages on Marzipan's answering machine)
*Email [[4 branches]]: (The Homestar Runner & Old-Timey Strong Bad have a segment about [[Polymascotfoamalate]])
*Email [[highschool]]: (In an Easter egg, The Homestar Runner, Old-Timey Strong Bad, Sickly Sam, and Don Knotts have a short segment in Rome)
*Email [[2 emails]]: (In an Easter egg, Old-Timey Strong Bad has a segment about "Uncle Strong Bad's Flavor Taste Style Chewing Powders")
*Email [[50 emails]]: (In an Easter egg, there is segment where Old-Timey Strong Bad, along with The Sneak, answer "The Electronic Message")
*Email [[alternate universe]]: (Old-Timey Strong Bad is featured in many places throughout the email)
*Email [[little animal]]: (In an Easter egg, Old-Timey Strong Bad gets in a never ending chase by Strong Man)
*Email [[radio]]: (In an Easter egg, there is a segment in which Old-Timey Strong Bad listens to his Old-Timey radio)
*Email [[flashback]]: (In an Easter egg, there is a segment in which Old-Timey Strong Bad sends a message in his telegraph machine)

==Dates==
As far as we know, all of the toons in this style take place in the 1930's, although only three of them are dated. [[Kick the Can]], [[Parsnips A-Plenty]], and [[That A Ghost]] are labeled 1933, 1936, and 1937 respectively. The early "1933" toons did not have sound and were much more cartoony than the later Old-Timey cartoons, with heads coming off, body-parts changing and characters flying away, among other things. (See the [[Old-Timey Other Costumes|variants]] from ''Kick the Can''.) Toons released in later years featured sound and were more realistic (if only slightly).

==Color==
It appears as if the Old-Timey world is actually entirely gray, rather than filmed with outdated camera equipment. Old-Timey characters are still gray when appearing in more colorful time periods, as in [[20X6 vs. 1936]], when The Homestar Runner is seen on [[Planet K]], he is still in black and white with slight visual errors appearing over him (as in the full cartoons) and crackling audio whenever he spoke. Also, Strong Bad is still in full color when he appeared in the black-and-white Old-Timey world in the email [[alternate universe]]. However, the [[Ballad of The Sneak]] establishes The Sneak as being "small and smart and yellow" so the idea of color in the Old-Timey world is still open to debate.

== Characters ==
''See also the [[Characters#Old-Timey|Characters]] page.''
* [[The Homestar Runner]] ([[Homestar Runner]])
* [[Old-Timey Marzipan]] ([[Marzipan]])
* [[Fat Dudley]] ([[Pom Pom]])
* [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] ([[Strong Bad]])
* [[Strong Man]] ([[Strong Mad]])
* [[The Sneak]] ([[The Cheat]])
* [[Old-Timey Bubs]] ([[Bubs]])
* [[Sickly Sam]] ([[Strong Sad]])
* [[The Kaiser]] ([[The King of Town]])
* [[The Demon]] ([[The Poopsmith]])
* [[The Fort Wayne Locomotive]] ([[Coach Z]])
* [[The Barbershop Trio]] ([[The Announcer]])
* [[Mr. Shmallow]] ([[Marshie]])
* [[The Dapper Swindler]]
* [[Mr. Bossman]]
* [[Eustice Pietimer]]
* [[The Guys]]
* [[Old-Timey Ghost]]
* [[Don Knotts]]
* [[Rumble Red]]

[[Category: Old-Timey]]

Halloween Potion-ma-jig Costumes

2007-02-07T00:11:23Z

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[[Halloween Costumes|Costumes]] that the characters wore in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]], Halloween 2005.

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|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Image !! Character !! Costume !! Explanation !! External Links
|-
|[[Image:HomestarPotion-ma-jig.png|150px]]|| [[Homestar Runner]] || Moocher || From the 1979 movie ''[[IMDB:tt0078902|Breaking Away]]'' and [[IMDB:tt0080203|subsequent TV show of the same name]], played by [[Wikipedia:Daniel Stern|Daniel Stern]]. || [http://www.imdb.com/gallery/hh/0355097/JackieEarleHaleytrophies.jpg IMDb listing]
|-
|[[Image:PomPomPotion-ma-jig.png|150px]]|| [[Pom Pom]] || Walter Sobchak || Vietnam veteran, owner of Sobchak Security, bowler, and friend of "the Dude", played by [[Wikipedia:John Goodman|John Goodman]] in the 1998 movie [[The Big Lebowski]].|| [[IMDB:tt0118715|IMDb listing]]
|-
|[[Image:CoachZPotion-ma-jig.png|150px]]|| [[Coach Z]] || Theo Huxtable || A main character in the television show The Cosby Show. The shirt Coach Z is wearing is from the first-season episode "[http://www.tv.com/the-cosby-show/a-shirt-story/episode/6802/summary.html A Shirt Story]," in which Denise tries to hand-make Theo a designer shirt and butchers it in the process. [[Wikipedia:Malcolm-Jamal Warner|Malcolm-Jamal Warner]] played the role of this character. || [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:The King of Town as Colonel Sanders.png|150px]]|| [[The King of Town]] || Colonel Sanders || The founder and mascot of the [[Wikipedia:Kentucky Fried Chicken|Kentucky Fried Chicken]] restaurant franchise. || [[Wikipedia:Colonel Sanders|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:The_Poopsmith_as_Ookla_the_Mok.png|150px]]|| [[The Poopsmith]] || Ookla the Mok || A character from a 1980s [[Wikipedia:Ruby-Spears Productions|Ruby-Spears]] cartoon called ''Thundarr the Barbarian''. || [[Wikipedia:Thundarr the Barbarian|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:HomsarPotion-ma-jig.png|150px]]|| [[Homsar]] || Tingle || A delusional map-making man from [[Wikipedia:Nintendo|Nintendo's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Legend of Zelda series|Legend of Zelda]]'' video game series. He thinks he's a fairy, hence the clothes. Floating around on his Tingle Balloon and throwing confetti when helping the hero are two of his most common traits, which Homsar parodies. He also has created his own magic words: "Tingle, tingle, kooloo-limpah!" || [[Wikipedia:Tingle|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:StrongMadPotion-ma-jig.png|150px]]|| [[Strong Mad]] || Gossamer || A classic [[Wikipedia:Looney Tunes|Looney Tunes]] monster. He's normally red, but he's orange in this 'toon. An antagonist of [[Wikipedia:Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]], Gossamer is easily distracted by anyone willing to give him a manicure or a TNT laced hairdo. Despite his usually terrifying appearance, Gossamer runs in fear from the monsters in the audience....PEOPLE! || [[Wikipedia:Gossamer (Looney Tunes)|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:StrongBadPotion-ma-jig.png|150px]]|| [[Strong Bad]] || Jambi || A genie character from the "[[Wikipedia:Pee-wee's Playhouse|Pee-wee's Playhouse]]" TV show. || [http://www.tvacres.com/enchanted_genies_jambie.htm TVAcres.com: Jambi bio]
|-
|[[Image:The Cheat as Toad.png|150px]]|| [[The Cheat]] || Toad || A mushroom servant from Nintendo's "[[Wikipedia:List of Mario games|Mario Brothers]]" video game series, Toad himself is usually singled out as being unique from the other Toads. Despite his sometimes annoying and panick-stricken manner, Toad often aids the player (usually [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]]) in surprisingly useful ways, which is probably why he and his mushroom-headed brethren have been around so long. They're supposed to serve as guards for [[Wikipedia:Princess Peach|Princess Peach]] but often fail horribly. || [[Wikipedia:Toad (Nintendo)|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:BubsPotion-ma-jig.png|150px]]|| [[Bubs]] || Apollo Creed || A character played by [[Wikipedia:Carl Weathers|Carl Weathers]] in the first four "[http://www.imdb.com/find?q=Rocky;s=all Rocky]" movies. In ''[[IMDB:tt0075148|Rocky]]'', Apollo Creed is the undefeated world champion whom Rocky Balboa fights in the climactic fight of the movie, while in later films, they become friends. Creed is killed in ''Rocky IV'' by Ivan Drago. || [[Wikipedia:Apollo Creed|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:Strong Sad as Devo Member.png|150px]]|| [[Strong Sad]] || Devo Member || Devo was a quirky American New Wave/Punk band. Their biggest hit was 1980's "Whip It", although are well known for other songs like "Girl U Want" and "Jocko Homo". Strong Sad is dressed as the band members dressed for the ''Freedom of Choice'' album cover and the "Whip It" music video, although they wore grey elephant skin jackets. His glasses indicate that he is probably [[Wikipedia:Mark Mothersbaugh|Mark Mothersbaugh]], or (less likely) [[Wikipedia:Alan Myers|Alan Myers]]. || [[Wikipedia:Devo|Wikipedia article]]
|-
|[[Image:Marzipan as Beaker.png|150px]]|| [[Marzipan]] || Beaker || Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's lab assistant on [[Wikipedia:The Muppet Show|The Muppet Show]], who speaks only in squeak-like "meeps" (much like The Cheat). || [[Wikipedia:Dr. Bunsen Honeydew|Wikipedia article]]
|}

[[Category: Halloween Costumes|Potion-ma-jig]]

The Cheatcakes

2007-02-07T00:07:47Z

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[[Image:TheCheatCakes.png|thumb|right|220px|Better than grumblecakes!]]

'''The Cheatcakes''' are a specialty food [[The Cheat]] originally invented for [[Strong Bad]] as a substitute for [[Grumblecakes]], which he had previously been swindled out of by a collaborative effort of Kevin Grumbles and [[Homestar Runner]]. Strong Bad did not appreciate the substitute, despite the efforts of The Cheat to add even more steam and sugar than the Grumblecakes.

Strong Bad eventually had a change of heart in the email [[do over]]. In retrospect he wished he could have tried one, because they did look "a-pretty good". Because of that, obviously, Homestar came up with a cheap variation. Homestar, dressed as The Cheat, almost gave him a bag of "Moldy Bread, Guys".

The Cheatcakes have their own "jingle" which encourages people not to eat Grumblecakes. The lyrics are as follows: "Only liars and thieves eat Grumblecaaaaakes, and those people go to prison. Just ask The Cheat." After the jingle, you hear The Cheat talking in The Cheat and the slogan, "Those people go to prison!" appears.

These may be a reference to the real-life Zebra Cake variety of snack-cake produced by Little Debbie.

==Appearances==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[stupid stuff]]
*Email [[do over]] (variation)
*[[Grumblecakes (video)]]

[[Category:Food and drinks]]

unused emails

2007-02-07T00:06:19Z

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{{sbenav|65|english paper|the show}}

[[Image:Clavicus.png|thumb|"I think I broke my clavicus... majorus."]]

Strong Bad explains what happens to all the unused emails he gets every week.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Stick]], [[Strong Mad's Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' March 3, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 1:38

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh! Check it out! Another one of those...sbemails!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad, 
I was wondering what you do with the 
emails that don't get showed on the 
weekly email. 
 
Dan Chase, 
Aurora, Illinois</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad stops and says "Hey!" after reading "Hey Strong Bad," and pronounces Illinois as "Illi-nwah" (in other words, with a French accent)}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ahh... ''{typing}'' Wha-hoah, Dan. You mean what do I do with the thousands and ''thousands'' of near unreadable emails I get every day? I like to mix it up!

''{Cut to The Cheat carrying some papers, organizing them into huge stacks}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Sometimes I give them to The Cheat for filing. And archiving.

''{The Cheat sticks an email in the Medium category. Strong Bad sticks his head in the screen.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' No man, that's a short.

''{The Cheat shrugs, and attempts to retrieve the email, but is too short to reach the top of the pile. Cut to Strong Bad and Bubs standing at the stick, facing away from each other. Strong Bad has a CD labeled "The Goods", Bubs has a bag of cash labeled "The Payoff".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Or if I'm strapped for cash, I'll sell the email addresses to Bubs for use in his free weekly spamvertisements.

''{Strong Bad drops the CD}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oops! Lookit that! I dropped a CD of five-thousand email addresses!

''{Bubs throws the bag of money on the ground}''

'''BUBS:''' Whoops! I dropped a quarter for each one!

''{Cut to Strong Mad crumpling up papers}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And sometimes I give them to my big brother Strong Mad, for the Japanese art of paper-folding.

''{Strong Bad walks on screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, how are your origamis? Is that one the crane?

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{holds up one crumpled ball of paper}'' THIS IS A LOTUS FLOWER! ''{holds up another}'' THIS IS A PRAYING MANTIS!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah, that's great, man. ''{sniffs}'' Incredible likeness.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad in front of the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' But mostly the emails I don't use just get... ''{stops typing and stands up, backing up slowly}'' A-digga...a-digga...a-digga-digga...a-digga...a-diggity... ''{starts running back toward the desk}'' DIGGITY DIGGITY DIGGITY DIGGITY A-DELETEEEEEED!!!!!! ''{jumps and does an elbow drop on the keyboard, breaking the desk in half.}''

<blockquote class="compy email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">DELETED!!</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohhhhh...I think I broke my clavicus...majorus.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:sbemail65.PNG|thumb|"No, man. That's a short."]]
*When you see The Cheat with the three stacks of emails, you can click on the top of each pile for a sample of some emails (click the close button to close each email.)
*You can click on the top of Strong Mad's pile of emails for another look at these wonderful emails Strong Bad gets.
*At the very end you can click on the words on Strong Bad's screen to bring up Bubs' Weekly Spamvertisement.
*You can click on the picture of the product in the Weekly Spamvertisement to see more products from Bubs.
**The products are:
***A plastic tape dispenser
***A small cup of ketchup
***A jar of three-bean salad

<pre>Bubs' Generous Weekly Free Spamvertisement
To: squealydee678@kindergartencop.edu
From: bubs@homestarrunner.com
cc:
Subject: Re: Grossly Overweight??? Need A New Porch??!!?

This new herbal supplement is healthy and JUST
WHAT YOU NEED!! Tired of losing sleep over
monthly payments? Below average performance
got you down? Slink on over to Bubs' Concession
Stand and try to see if you can believe your eyes.
THIS IS NOT A JOKE!! THIS IS REAL!!! It
happened to my friend's roommate. If you are lucky
enough to send this to 50 real live people before
morrow last, a dream geatway can be yours forever.
CONFIDENTIAL E-MAIL!!
If you received this e-mail in error, it must be your lucky day. To be removed from this
list, simply forward this to 50 people.</pre>

*Here are the unused emails which appear in this toon:
**Medium stack:
<pre>Dear Strong Bad,
This is my best one. Do you like it! I hope that you
do.</pre>
<pre>HOW DUMB IS IT BEING A DUMB ROBOT. I AM GLAD YOU ARE A
ROBOT NOT ME. GO AND KILL ANY ONE YOU HATE.

YOUR NOT BIGGEST FAN
EVAN</pre>
:*Tall stack:
<pre>Dear Strong Bad,
why don 't you do that thing?</pre>
<pre>hey i like ur e-mail and games i am stephanie and i am
10/f/nj and i play baseball cheerleader

from stephanie

poobears</pre>
:*Short stack:
<pre>Dear Strong Bad,
I tried to email you twice yesterday. You didn't email
back. 'Sup wit dat? I'm out like that.</pre>
<pre>Do you have a monkey if you do you are crap. If you
don't are still crap so leave me alone crap head. Stop
making me right this stupid crappy letter to you. So
buy craphead uh I mean crapface wait no crapnose
rrrrrghhh whatever you are stupid and have an ugly
butt and your stupid and a piece of crap. Oh yeah your
also stupid.

sincerely, me Andrew Shapiro

PS: Your still crap and always will be crap. And
please kill hamesturrunner please PLEASE PLEASE
PLEASE.
Bye bye.</pre>
:*Strong Mad's stack:
<pre>Dear, Strong Bad
Do you enloy reasing?</pre>

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*"It happened to my roommate" in the spam Easter egg probably refers to [[Wikipedia:Chain letter|chain letters]], and the fact that most chain letters involve some type of miracle happening, as well as saying "It happened to ''this person''," as well as the fact of forwarding it to 50 people in order for it "to happen to you."

===Trivia===
*The quarters that Bubs gives Strong Bad in exchange for the email addresses total $1,250 ($0.25 × 5,000), and would weigh 62.5 lbs.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#friendly ware|friendly ware]]".

===Remarks===
*Since Strong Bad clearly reads his emails on-screen using "strongbad_email.exe," it's curious as to why he would print out the bad ones before giving the pages to Strong Mad for his origami.
*When The Cheat is filing the emails into short, medium, and tall stacks, the paper is regular copy paper. Apparently, these emails were not printed using Strong Bad's dot matrix printer of [[The Paper]] fame.
*This is the first time we see Strong Bad with CDs. His computer, however, probably doesn't have a drive capable of burning CDs.
*There is a gap/small skip between "give them to my" and "big brother Strong Mad", hinting that [[The Brothers Chaps]] used two takes, and spliced them together.
*Although Strong Bad deletes the email, it can still be seen on the screen afterwards.
*The e-mail address bubs@homestarrunner.com does not exist.
*Illinois was originally founded by the French, so the pronunciation is legitimate.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad breaks the table in half, the legs don't move. Unless the wooden legs have unusually flexible joints, the legs should have slanted at the same angle as the broken halves.
*On the Spamvertisement Easter Egg, you can still click on the paper or the text on the Compy's screen through the email window.

===Inside References===
*According to commentary on the [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]], the "clavicus... majorus" line was originally to be used in the unfinished toon [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]].
*When Strong Bad runs toward the computer he passes the same door and window about four times, as in [[gimmicks]], when the [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] explodes.
*This marks the second time in which Strong Bad pronounces a word with a heavy French accent ("Illinois" = "Illi-nwah"). The first time was in [[3 Wishes]] when he pronounces "croissants" in the same way (this is also later revisited in [[action figure]], when Strong Bad describes the Chinese Throwing Croissants).
*One of the unused emails in the Short Stack (Easter Egg) reads, in part: "you are stupid and have an ugly butt". This is based on a song in [[Strong Bad Sings]].

===Real-World References===
*The email address the Weekly Spamvertisement is directed to (squealydee678@kindergartencop.edu), a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]] film [[Wikipedia:Kindergarten Cop|Kindergarten Cop]].
*"Clavicus" is a play on the [[Wikipedia:clavicle|clavicle]] (also known as the collar bone).
**The word ''majorus'' doesn't actually exist in [[Wikipedia:Latin|Latin]]: the form of the adjective ''major'' that agrees with an ''-us'' ending such as ''clavicus'' is simply ''major''. The similar sounding ''majoris'' does exist, though, but only when used as a possessive.
*The background when Strong Bad is running to his computer is used in most cartoon shows during a chasing scene (eg. The Flintstones), where the hallway is very long and has repeating animation, such as a door or a window.

===Fast Forward===
*The "Digga-Digga-Digga... [[DELETED]]!" line is (almost) used again in [[car]].
*An email address ending in "kindergartencop.edu" also shows up in [[technology]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail65.html|watch "unused emails"]]
*[[HR:sbemail65.swf|view the Flash file for "unused emails"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

Style

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[[Image:Totally style.PNG|thumb|Totally Style]]
The word '''"style"''' is frequently used in contexts where it doesn't quite belong and has thus become something of a [[Running Gags|running gag]] within the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]] universe. Though this word is most commonly associated with [[Nebulon]], it can be found found elsewhere as well.

==Appearances==
===Strong Bad Email===
*[[caper]] — The Jumble puzzle in one of the Easter eggs has a "hilarious cartoon style drawing" on it.
*[[2 emails]] — In an Easter egg, [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] advertises "Uncle Strong Bad's Flavor Taste Style Chewing Powders".
*[[the bet]] — [[Strong Bad]] and [[The King of Town]] consume "ice style cream".
*[[different town]] — [[Coach Z|Coach Z]]'s "cool jacket" reads "Totally Style".
*[[haircut]] — Strong Bad mentions "headbrow style".
*[[old comics]] — Strong Bad sings "Let's get it over with! With the email style, get it over with!"
*[[pizzaz]] — [[Twin Characters|Strong Bad visits Strong Bad]] on his "Buffalo Style Ranch" and provides "buffalo style journalism".
*[[animal]] — A fictitious clothing manufacture called [[Styles Upon Styles]] furnishes Strong Bad's wardrobe. Also, Strong Bad calls the girl in the "Deep-Sea Fangly Fish" scene "[[Baby Styles]]".
**Styles Upon Styles was also mentioned in the email [[modeling]].
*[[radio]] — Strong Bad's email song goes "I've got miles and miles of the email style!"
*[[narrator]] — Alien [[Marzipan]] confesses that she has always adored Nebulon's "styles".
*[[senior prom]] — The email intro goes, "Can you see that I've got email styles?" Strong Bad and co. plan to crash "the ever-loving style" out of the Entrapment All Up On the Moon Dance themed prom.
*Email [[looking old]] — After watching [[The Cheat]]'s email remix, Strong Bad states that he doesn't know whether to puke or have a seizure. A piece of paper is then shown, with silhouettes of Strong Bad throwing up and seizing, labelled "STYLE 1" and "STYLE 2".

===Other Appearances===
*[[New Boots]] — According to [[Powered By The Cheat]] Strong Bad, nobody likes Nebulon's style.
*[[Decemberween in July]] — One of the links reads "Puppet Style".
*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — [[Peasant's Quest]] is described as utilizing "[t]ext and graphic style!"
*[[Labor Dabor]] — [[Homestar Runner]] refers to [[Frank Bennedetto]] as "Third-style private Bennedetto", and asks him if he has eaten some bad "corn-style rations".
*[[Shopping for Danger]] — The grocery store that [[Blue Laser]] frequents is called "[[Price Style]]".
*[[50K Racewalker]] — The racer's default name is "Steak Styles".
*[[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5 |Stinkoman 20X6 Level 5]] — After defeating Nebulon, [[1-Up]] informs him that nobody likes his style.
*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four]] — If the user waits for a while on the opening menu, the [[Lappy 486#Female Lappy 486|Female Lappy 486]] says "I'm of a style".
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — When the troll gets pecked by the bird, he says "My style!"
*[[Summer Short Shorts]] — The description on the [[TV Time Toons Menu]] reads "Short styles for short clothing".
*[[Decemberween Short Shorts]] — A wanted poster shows that Coach Z is wanted "for creepy styles and creepier habits".

==See Also==
*[[Type]]

[[Category:Word running gags]]

trading cards

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{{sbenav|157|road trip|cliffhangers}}
[[Image:Sbemail157.PNG|thumb|"Those aren't even from the same lame game. Or 'SLG'."]]
Strong Bad shows us several examples of character [[Trading Cards|trading cards]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Cheatball]], {{Film|Stinkoman}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Planet K]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' September 11, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:26

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' A-when you dribble down the court with an email, you leave your dreams at the top of the keeey. ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Trading Stong-gum</div>
Hey Strongbad- 
You should have trading cards...With a stick of gum in them. 
Nerdly yours, 
Daniel, 
N.S. CANADA
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Another freakin' guy named Daniel" instead of "Daniel" and "not safe in Canada" instead of "N.S. CANADA".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing and whispering}'' Oh! Thanks for the tip, Daniel. I'll lay low here in the states for a while until things cool off. ''{clears screen, talking normally}'' Daniel, trading cards are the biggest waste of not a video game on the planet! In fact, I thought trading cards were outlawed the day they invented good graphics. As for that "gum" that comes with them, I'm pretty sure they replaced that with a pink piece of balsa wood back in the early 80's and nobody ever noticed. So, no, I shouldn't have trading cards. But most of the other idiots round here have engaged in some form of trading cardery. Let's rag on them, shall we?

''{A small area of the top of Strong Bad's computer desk is shown. A trading card of Coach Z entitled "Coach-Like Figure" is placed onto it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' First up is Coach Z's line of vaguely sportsish managerial cards. ''{Another trading card entitled "Horrendous Spitter" is placed on the table.}'' What self-respecting twelve-year-old doesn't want to collect pictures of the smelly old men behind their favorite sports teams? ''{A third card entitled "Showering Expert" is placed.}'' And who could resist memorizing all these fabulous stats? ''{Card is flipped over showing vaguely sports related stats}'' Ooh, a record high 23 butt pats in '84!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And, who do you think was the lucky recipient of all those ''{wiggles his rear end}'' butt pats 'cept a one?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let me guess, it—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{interrupting}'' No, it was me. ''{close up on Homestar}'' It was like I was made to hustle that season.

''{Cut back to wide view of Strong Bad and Homestar}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, who got that last butt pat?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. I think he gave himself that one. He's re-known for his ''{wiggles his rear end again}'' self-butt pats.

''{closeup of Strong Bad's head}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''known'' in seven states.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' What?

''{Cut back to Strong Bad typing on his Lappy. He clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Next up, we got the Cheat's trading card game, which is really more like a trading card activity or trading card goings-on, because the word 'game' implies fun and enjoyment.

''{Cut to the top of Strong Bad's computer desk. A trading card of "Cheatball" slides into view.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' And you won't find none of ''that'' here.

''{Wipe to 20X6 the field with Stinkoman and Cheatball.}''

'''STINKOMAN''': CHEATBALL POISON RAIN VORNADO!!!

''{He throws the Cheatball toward the screen.}''

'''CHEATBALL''': Cheatball!

''{It explodes in a green cloud of gas. As it dissipates, numbers appear in the four corners of the screen and change rapidly. The words "PLAY GET!" flash on the screen and the 20X6 credit song from [[Under Construction]] plays}''

'''STINKOMAN''': Uhm, so, did I win? Does anyone know how this game works?

''{Wipe back to the top of Strong Bad's computer desk with trading cards titled "Cheatball" and "Stinkoman" lying on it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' I'll trade you your Cheatball card for my Deathly Pallor Lonely Lurker Attack card. ''{said trading card appears on the table}''

''{Cut back to wide shot of Strong Bad and Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar, those aren't even from the same lame game. Or SLG. ''{zoom in on Strong Bad}'' ''Your'' game is for musky nerds to play in the basement of the freshman dorms. This cutesy Japanesey game is for little kids to play during recess, to make sure they don't get any real exercise.

''{Cut back to wide shot of Strong Bad and Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, how are them kids gonna earn any ''{wiggles his rear end}'' butt pats if they don't hustle it out?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't think butt pats are part of the approved curriculum in elementary schools these days.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks sad}'' Well, that's just sad.

''{Strong Bad turns back to his Lappy; cut back to him typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' The only trading cards I really gave a toot about were...

''{Cut to the top of Strong Bad's computer desk, where a trading card entitled "Petey POOPsmith" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' .. the Poopsmith's line of gross-out cards for kids.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' I'll trade you that Petey POOPsmith for this Marzi-PANCAKE. ''{said trading card appears on table}''

''{Cut back. Homestar is still there.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You just keep showing up, don't ya?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, okay, I'll throw in this rare STING of Town, too.

''{Cut to table, where said trading card is placed down. Cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How 'bout I trade ''you'' a "get outta my face" for this...

''{Cut to Strong Bad drawing on a sticky note, with the Lappy in front of him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...uhhhh...

''{Cut to the top of Strong Bad's computer desk, where a post-it note entitled "148 more reps!" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' ...one of a kind Strong Bad bench-pressing dinosaurs collector's card.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hooo-ray!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad on his Lappy, with Homestar Runner next to him. Homestar is covered in sticky notes with Strong Bad and dinosaurs on them.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My collection is complete! And ''here'', my good man, is your "get outta your face". ''{runs off}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After some time has passed...}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How many times have we had that conversation?

''{Homestar Runner quickly pops his head back into the screen.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{quickly}'' Thirty-five!

''{disappears again quickly}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:Fan with dimetrodon.PNG|thumb|i fan myself w/ dimetrodon]]
*Click on "good graphics" to reveal the title screen of the 1982 [[Videlectrix]] video game [[C.H.E.A.T.]]
*Click on the Strong Sad card when Strong Bad turns around to see another Strong Sad card.
*Click on the stack of cards at the end to see all of the trading cards (except the alternate Strong Sad Easter egg card) featured in this email up close.
*Click on the sticky notes on the floor at the end to see them up close.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===

*Coach Z's trading cards are references to sports cards which often feature an image of a player of a sport playing said sport. Statistics like the ones on the back of Coach Z's cards are similar to the statistics found on sports cards as well.
*Strong Bad uses the acronym "SLG" for "same lame game". SLG is also an abbreviation for "simulation game" in Japan, which is fitting because of the appearance of the Cheatball's trading card game in this email.
*"Fiery How to Play [[Deliberately Poor English|Convusion]]" is a reference to the "How to Play" card in some card games.

===Trivia===

*The back of the "Showering Expert" card reads -
<blockquote>Coach Z 
Crunk Warriors 
1984 Stat-at-at-ats 
Butt pats..................23 
Hat throws.................8 
Dirt kicks...................13 
Shorts.....................3 in. 
"Ol' Butt Patterson 
once made a castle 
out of toilet paper!"</blockquote>
*This is the first time we have ever seen 20X6 The Cheat's real name, heard him speak, or even seen what he actually looks like, other than his face.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#kyrandia series|kyrandia series]]".
*When this email was first released, the [[Sticky Notes|sticky notes]] at the end could be clicked on, but doing so did nothing. This was changed shortly thereafter.
*The notes left on the floor are identical, and the drawing on them is different from the zoomed-in notes.

===Remarks===
[[Image:TradingCardNumberSequence.gif|frame|The number sequence followed by the counters.]]
*The [[Wikipedia:Dimetrodon|Dimetrodon]] Strong Bad fans himself with in an Easter egg was a real creature that is commonly mistaken for a [[Dinosaurs|dinosaur]]. In actuality, it was a [[Wikipedia:synapsid|synapsid]] (mammal-like reptile) that lived at least 30 million years before the first dinosaurs appeared.
*Strong Bad's dinosaur cards do not use the usual Ahnberg Hand [[Fonts|font]] for his handwriting.
*The "Firey How to Play Convusion" card's white shadow says, "Firey How to ''Score'' Convusion".
*Strong Bad says, "Another freakin' guy named Daniel," but at the time of this email, there had been only one other [[Strong Bad Email By Name of Sender#D|email sender]] by the name of Daniel. However, there had been nine senders with names that are variations of Daniel; i.e. [[Dan]] and Danny.
*If the Flash is viewed externally such that the parts outside the frame can be seen, it can be seen that even though he is out of the frame at the time, Homestar jumps slightly and has mouth movement for his line "What?"
*The four number counters all count the same numbers, they just start at different times.
*When Strong Bad draws himself bench-pressing dinosaurs on a sticky note, he uses his [[Left Handedness|left hand]], although he is usually right handed.
*The Firey How to Play Convulsion could be a parody of the fact that many Japanese card games are very complicated, involving odd rules that few people follow.

===Goofs===
[[Image:SB Dino 09.png|thumb|125px|Drawing outside the box]]
*For a single frame, Strong Bad's drawing (148 more reps!) remains after he holds up the sticky note.
*The "Showering Expert" Coach Z trading card does not have a gray border on the outside.
*When Homestar leans forward and talks about Strong Bad's "get outta your face", part of the drawing on one of the sticky notes moves outside the border of the note.
*Strong Bad does not capitalize "The States" when he types it, even though he's referring to the United States of America.
*Also, Strong Bad types "the Cheat", even though the "the" should be capitalized, since it's [[Integral Article|a part of The Cheat's name]].

===Fixed Goofs===
[[Image:Deathly Palor.PNG|thumb|125px|Deathly ''Palor'' Lonely Lurker Attack card (now fixed)]]
*When this email was first released, "Pallor" was spelled as "Palor" on Strong Sad's playing card. This has since been fixed.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad's intro song for this email includes the phrase "the top of the key" (a point on a basketball court), previously mentioned in [[autobiography]] and [[anything]].
*Strong Sad's [[Grim Reaper]] costume originally appeared in [[Experimental Film]].
*Strong Sad was known as "The Deathly Pallor" in [[impression]]; this is also the name of his [[The Deathly Pallor|radio host alter-ego]] in [[radio]].
*Strong Sad's Easter egg card calls him [[Prancing|Prancibald]], which was first used in [[flashback]] by Strong Bad to describe Homestar.
*This is another appearance of [[Butt-Patting|butt-patting]].
*Strong Sad was described as a lurker in [[garage sale]] and [[Senorial Day]].
*"Crunk Warriors" refers to Coach Z's hip-hop tendencies.
*The Coach Z trading cards closely resemble the Pom Pom basketball card in the email [[different town]].
*The capsules on the top of the Stinkoman cards are the same as the capsule in [[time capsule]], as well as the powerups in [[Stinkoman 20X6]].
*The song when "Play Get!" appears is also the same song at the end of [[Under Construction]].
*The "biggest waste of not a video game" is similar to other remarks in Strong Bad's emails like "larger waste of not water" in [[bottom 10]] or "biggest waste of dump" in [[record book]].
*This is another instance of [[Stong Bad]].
*"Vornado" is another example of [[Portmanteaus|portmanteaus]], being a combination of "vortex" and "tornado".

===Real-World References===

*"[[Whatsit]] Pile Tikes" are a parody of [[Wikipedia:Garbage Pail Kids|Garbage Pail Kids]].
*The title screen for "C.H.E.A.T." is a reference to the notoriously unpopular [[Atari 2600]] game ''[[Wikipedia:E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Atari 2600)|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial]]'', which is often cited as one of the main causes of the [[Wikipedia:Video game crash of 1983|video game crash of 1983]]. The game featured an uncharacteristically detailed [[Wikipedia:Image:ET2600-TheBestPart.png|title screen]] commonly described as being the "best part of the game". [http://www.classicgaming.com/rotw/et.shtml]
*The "Beleaguered: Alliance" cards with Strong Sad are a reference to "[[Wikipedia:Magic: The Gathering|Magic: The Gathering]]" or "[[Wikipedia:Vampire: The Eternal Struggle|Vampire: The Eternal Struggle]]". The numbers in the lower right corner of Strong Sad's cards resemble the "power/toughness" ratings from M:TG, and the art closely resembles that of V:TES.
*The Stinkoman Cards are a parody of Japanese trading card games such as ''[[Wikipedia:Pokémon Trading Card Game|Pokémon]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh!]]''; in particular, the points that appear onscreen during the 20X6 sequence resemble the life counters from the [[Wikipedia:Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)|''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime]], and the yellow cards with attack names resemble the cards from the Pokémon TCG.
*The name Cheatball, as well as the way Stinkoman throws him, is a reference to the Poké Balls used in ''Pokémon''.
*Cheatball saying "Cheatball" is also a reference to the ''Pokémon'' animé, where most Pokémon speak by saying their name.
*The Crunk Warriors is a reference to the new Atlanta CBA team called the [[Wikipedia:Atlanta Krunk Wolverines|Atlanta Krunk Wolverines]]. [[Wikipedia:Crunk|Crunk]] is a genre of [[Wikipedia:Hip hop music|hip hop music]] based particularly on the eastern side of Atlanta, Georgia popularized by [[Wikipedia:Lil Jon|Lil Jon]] and more.
*[[Wikipedia:Vornado Air Circulation Systems|Vornado]] is a brand of air circulation systems.

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

technology

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{{sbenav|143|secret identity|narrator}}
[[Image:sbemail143.png|thumb|Demonstrating the art of floppy disk folding.]]

Strong Bad makes an introduction to technology for middle school students.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' January 30, 2006

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==
''{Strong Bad types "strongbad_email.exe" and presses enter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Don't you wanna email, don't you need a email, don't you turn your life around!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: little help, please</div>
Dear Strong Bad; 
I'm a middle school technology teacher. I would really 
appreciate it if you could come up with an introduction I 
could use for my new classes. Thanks. 
Jay 
Oswego NY
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "Oswego NY" as "Oswego to New York" with "Oswego" in a sing-song voice, as if saying "Off we go!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You would ''really appreciate'' it? That's it? Man, back in the olden ''{pronounces "olden" as ol-dèn}'' days, I could get upwards of 3 chickens, a sack of barley and a half-dead goat all for doing one of my technology intromercials. ''{clears screen}'' Well, I sure hope JCPenney's accepts really appreciate it's, 'cause I know for a fact they stopped taking ''{exaggerates voice}'' I'll be your best friend's ''{returns to normal}'' a while ago. Either way, middle school kids are all idiots and they need as much of my help and guidance as they can get.

''{Strong Bad gets up. Cut to a classroom with Strong Bad in a white lab coat, the words "I'M USING TECHNOLOGY" written on the blackboard and a poster with a drawing of a computer captioned "computers don't BYTE".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moving his hands in a robotic way, speaking in a robotic voice}'' One, zero zero, one one, zero, one, one zero, one one zero, zero one. ''{normal voice}'' You may not have understood me, but I was speaking technology.

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Bad's head in the lab.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The word "technology"... means... "magic". It's basically anything that's really cool that you don't know how it works. And if it breaks, you have to buy a new one. Why, I've got some technology beneath my pants right now! Whoo-ya!

''{Cut to the full classroom shot again. Strong Bad takes a 5¼" floppy disk with the logo "5.25 power" from behind him, throws it in the air and catches it in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is a diskette. Diskettes were invented by computers to help us. Like how cows—

''{A crude drawing of a cow replaces the text on the blackboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —invented milk.

''{Zoom in on Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The two warring factions of diskettes are floppy disks—

''{He shakes the 5¼" disk, emphasizing its floppiness.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and hard disks.

''{He lifts an unlabeled 3½" floppy disk in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I prefer ''{hides the 3½" disk}'' these big ones because they hold more memory, although you have to ''{crumples the 5¼" disk}'' fold them up to fit them into these new computers.

''{Camera pans right to center on the "computers don't BYTE!" poster. Strong Bad drops the crumpled disk and continues.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Another thing you'll need is your very own email address.

''{Cut to a [[Tandy 400]]-like computer screen with an orange envelope labeled "email".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just take your favorite hobby,—

''{The words "soccer", "ballet", "nachoeating", "skater", "fire", "football", "racecar" and "swimteam" alternate under the envelope and stop on "swimteam".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' — add kid, grrl, pie or izzle—

''{The words alternate next to "swimteam" as he speaks them, then being replaced by "pie".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and put a bunch of numbers at the end!

''{The number "33331" appears next to "pie". The address is completed with "@kindergartencop.edu" appearing on the next line. Then, cut to the classroom with a picture of a robot marching towards a city and the text "gank gank!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moves his hands and head in a robotic way, speaking in a robotic voice}'' Robots are technology shaped like square people. ''{returns to normal voice}'' They are primarily used for destroying Japan and serving hors d'œuvres.

''{The Cheat walks up to Strong Bad with a plate of hors d'œuvres, making robotic The Cheat noises and encased in what appears to be an upside-down metal pail. The pail has bolts and a smiley mouth drawn on it in black marker and light bulbs sticking out of holes cut in the sides.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, The Cheatbot! I would love a stuffed grape leaf! ''{grabs one and eats it}''

''{Cut to The Field, where the lab coat-wearing Strong Bad and "The Cheatbot" are standing next to Pom Pom, who is talking to someone on his cell phone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Originally, tellular cellaphones ''{indicating Pom Pom's phone}'' were for sending misspelled messages to your friends, telling them where you are in the food court.

'''POM POM:''' ''{makes a few bubbling noises directed at Strong Bad, then resumes his conversation}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pom Pom just bought movie tickets with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks annoyed and makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, he just watched a movie ''on'' his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks angry at Strong Bad, makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh oh ''oh''! Pom Pom just wrote, directed, produced, and ''distributed'' a movie with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{answers an incoming call and makes a few more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and he just got into Sundance! High-five, brother!

''{Pom Pom absorbs his phone into his body, produces a pair of sunglasses and a water bottle, and bounces off, "drinking" from the water bottle.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holding out for the high-five a bit longer}'' Uh, cool, right. I'll, uh... see you later. ''{He emphasizes "see" and "you", as though saying "C U". He waits a bit, then turns to The Cheat.}'' What are you still doing here, The Cheatbot?

''{Cut back to the classroom, where the blackboard now reads "THE FUTURE??" in large letters.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The future of technology, or at least what people won't shut up about, is wireless. You know, things like—

''{The view zooms in on the blackboard, which displays drawings of each of the items Strong Bad mentions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —walkmans, flashlights, and solar calculators.

''{He pops up in front of the blackboard and holds up a "Cakkalate" brand calculator which has the digits "53045 3080" typed in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I can make mine say "oboe shoes"!

''{He turns the calculator upside-down so that the digits resemble the words "OBOE ShOES". Cut back to the Lappy, as Strong Bad sits back down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And then there's the Lappy, which rules over technology with a 42 pound, allegedly portable fist. Watch as it magically saves this screen.

''{Strong Bad types "screen_savior.exe" on a new line, bringing up a screen saver that resembles a primitive 3D maze. The words "Strong Bad gots the style" are written on the wall at every turn.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The screen is saved, man. This thing's gonna last like 50 years! Alright, awkward children, I'm all done kickin' my tech-knowledge. Now leave me alone! Got to find my way out of these catacombs...

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling to himself}'' Left... left... no, right... no, left... right... just keep goin'... Strong Bad... style...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after some time}'' Where are you taking me, Lappy?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after another delay}'' Man... I throwed up all over this maze.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Technology goat.PNG|thumb|Half-dead... or half-alive?]]
*Click on the words "half-dead goat" for a picture of a goat with the caption: "Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?"
*Click the left side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Bad and Strong Sad arguing over floppy/hard disks.
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' I keep telling you they're ''both'' floppy disks!
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' You think ''this'' is a floppy disk?
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, it is!
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' It's not a hard disk? ''{he hits his desk with the disk three times}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' No.
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' And you're sure about this?
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' Absolu- ''{Strong Bad throws the disk in his face}'' Ow!
*Click the right side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Bubs selling Wireless Extension Cords.
*:'''BUBS:''' Get your wireless extension cords. Three for three hundred! Lightweight, existent, and shockproof!
*:''{Homestar peeks out from the left edge of the screen}''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Umm... I'll take fooour! ''{he flies up the left screen edge and disappears}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*the screensaver is from the [[Wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] version 3D maze.
*When Strong Bad "speaks technology", he is speaking in [[Wikipedia:Binary numeral system|binary code]], where each 1 or 0 is a bit.
**A [[Wikipedia:Byte|byte]] is an ordered collection of 8 bits.
*There are two kinds of disks shown in the email, 5¼" and 3½", and they are both [[wikipedia:floppy disk|floppy disks]] (meaning Strong Sad was correct). Note that not only does Strong Bad misidentify the 3½" floppy disk, but he incorrectly states that the larger disk has more memory. His wording is incorrect here, too, as floppy disks don't have [[Wikipedia:Random access memory|memory]], per se, they have disk space. The smaller one has more disk space.
**In a 3½" floppy disk, the disk itself is flexible, hence the name "floppy disk", even though it is inside a hard case. In a hard disk, the disk itself is inflexible.
*A [[wikipedia:hard disk|hard disk]] or hard drive (more correctly: "hard disk drive") is a storage unit for computer files that is usually located inside the computer and, therefore, not portable. Though recent technology has made hard drives that are both external and portable, the disk in Strong Bad's hand is ''not'' a hard disk.
*A [[Wikipedia:Walkman|Walkman]] is a portable cassette player manufactured by Sony that was popular in the 1980s and early '90s.
*A [[Wikipedia:Catacomb|catacomb]] is any network of caves, grottos, or subterranean place that is used for the burial of the dead, or it can refer to a specific underground burial place.
*The comment about robots destroying Japan refers to Japanese [[Wikipedia:kaiju|kaiju]] films, in which major cities are destroyed by giant monsters and robots. The best-known example of this genre is [[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]].
*When Strong Bad says he "throwed up all over this maze", he means his graffiti. A "[[Wikipedia:Graffiti terminology|throw-up]]" is a work of graffiti of a complexity between that of "tag" and a "piece". He's speaking loosely (or ignorantly), because his hasty scrawl would more likely be considered a tag.
*[[Wikipedia:J.C. Penney|JCPenney]] is a large chain of department stores commonly found in malls.
*When Strong Bad makes his calculator say 'Oboe Shoes', he is referring to the popular elementary/middle school practice of [http://www.floridatechnet.org/institute/calculator.pdf calculator writing].
*When Strong Bad says "Ah, The Cheatbot! I would love a stuffed grape leaf!" he is referring to the Turkish food, [[Wikipedia:Dolma|Dolma]].

===Trivia===
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#gold_rush|gold rush]]".
*Taken as a whole number, Strong Bad's sequence "10011011011001" represents the number 9945. In 7-bit [[Wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]], this sequence represents the letters "<tt>MY</tt>".
**This sequence is also a [[wikipedia:palindrome|palindrome]].


===Remarks===
*You cannot actually fold a 5¼" floppy disk to make it work in a 3½" drive. Attempting to do so will destroy the media (and possibly damage the disk drive).
*The screensaver goes in an endless loop of Forward, Turn Right, Forward, Turn Left, as shown here:
<code>
end
---- end
|
|
|----end
end |
|
...
</code>
:*Due to the poor graphic quality, it is difficult to tell whether the maze actually has left and right turns. An alternative to the above diagram is that the observer "walks" up and down a single closed hallway, turning around (left or right) at each end.
*Strong Bad has referred to the 3½" disks as floppy disks in the email [[funny]], in which he says "Let's see here...I can tape this blank floppy disk to my head and start talking gibberish and acting like the crazy squeaky guy".
*The number on the chalkboard solar calculator, 3.14, is the most common approximation of [[Pi|pi]].
*A typical solar calculator has space for only 8 numbers in its display. Strong Bad's has 10.
**This calculator is also able to insert spaces between numbers, which normal calculators can't do.
*Bubs' "wireless extension cords" call to mind the [[Wikipedia:Magnifying transmitter|magnifying transmitter]], an experimental device developed by [[Wikipedia:Nicola Tesla|Nicola Tesla]] as part of his research into the possibility of wireless power transmission.
**For [[Wikipedia:April Fool's Day|April Fool's Day]] 2006, the online retailer [[Wikipedia:ThinkGeek|ThinkGeek]] advertised [http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml wireless extension cords], although at US $34.99 each, they are somewhat less expensive than Bubs'.
*The [[Wikipedia:screensaver|screensaver]] won't actually help the Lappy's [[Wikipedia:Liquid crystal display|LCD]] screen — only older [[Wikipedia:Cathode ray tube|CRT]] monitors needed screensavers to prevent an image being burned into the screen.
*Pom Pom's Treo 650 [[Cell Phone|cell phone]] seems to have AT&T phone service. When he's receiving the second call, if you zoom in, you can see that he's getting a call from Bob Redford, and the Blue Bars design of AT&T is under it.

=== Inside References ===
*Pom Pom's ring tone is the indietronic remix of [[The Geddup Noise]], heard in the email [[geddup noise]].
*The "kindergartencop.edu" domain was also used in [[unused emails]], for the email address that Bubs sends spam to.
*The Lappy being 42 pounds and portable is also mentioned in [[animal]], when it first debuted.
*This is another appearance of [[Goats]].
*[[The Cheatbot|The Cheatbot's]] sounds are similar to those he makes in the intro to the news program in [[local news]].
*When Strong Bad is describing how to create an e-mail address, there are references to both '[[Grrl|grrl]]' and '[[Pie]]'.
*This is another instance of the [[Food Court]].

* During the screen saver, Strong Bad says, "Left, left, no! Right, left...", similar to Homestar's mistake in [[TrogdorCon '97]].
*The [[Cakkalate]] is a reference to how Strong Bad pronounces "calculations" in [[space program]].
*When Strong Bad says "Oh oh ohhhhhh" when talking about Pom Pom's cell phone, it is similar to Homestar Runner's pronunciation of the same phrase in [[couch patch]].

=== Real-World References ===
*The "catacombs" screensaver on the Lappy is reminiscent of the "3D-Maze" screen saver first introduced in [[Wikipedia:Windows 95|Windows 95 OSR-2]]. It is also similar to the 1991 DOS game [[Wikipedia:Catacomb 3D|Catacomb Abyss]].
*''[[imdb:tt0099938|Kindergarten Cop]]'' is a movie starring [[Wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as an undercover cop posing as a teacher.
* Pom Pom's [[Cell Phone|cell phone]] looks like a [[Wikipedia:Treo|Palm Treo]] [[Wikipedia:Treo 600|600]], [[Wikipedia:Treo 650|650]], or [[Wikipedia:Treo 700w|700w]].
*Pom Pom's cell phone says "Incoming Call: Bob Redford", referring to American actor [[Wikipedia:Robert Redford|Robert Redford]].
*[[Wikipedia:Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] is an annual independent film festival in Park City, Utah, founded by actor Robert Redford. The name refers to Redford's portrayal of The Sundance Kid in the film [[IMDB:tt0064115|Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.]]
*"Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?" is a reference to the famous expression "[[Wikipedia:Is the glass half empty or half full|Do you see this glass as half-empty or half-full?]]", a psychological question often used to determine if a person is optimistic or pessimistic.
*Strong Bad's definition of technology may be a spoof on [[Wikipedia:Clarke's three laws|Clarke's third law]]: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Most middle-school technology classes begin with the definition of technology, which is the use of tools, materials, and knowledge to solve problems and do tasks efficiently.
*Coincidentally, on the morning that this email appeared, NPR's Morning Edition aired a [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5175556 story] about movies filmed with cell phones.
*On the poster that says ''computers don't BYTE'', the font used for BYTE is the same font used in [[Wikipedia:BYTE|BYTE magazine]]. The computer on the poster also resembles an [[Wikipedia:IBM_XT|IBM XT]].
*When Strong Bad says he will be "Kicking (his) new Tech-Kuh-Nowledge", he is referencing the [[Wikipedia:Beastie Boys|Beastie Boys]], in particular "The Sounds Of Science" on [[Wikipedia:Paul's Boutique|Paul's Boutique]]. The lyrics go "''I've been dropping the new science and kicking the new knowledge An M.C. to a degree that you can't get in college''", in which "Knowledge" is pronounced with the "K" in the way Strong Bad does in the toon.
*"Intromercial" is a play on [[Wikipedia:infomercial|"infomercial"]], a commercial that usually lasts at least half an hour, often called "paid programming".
*Strong Bad uses the term "[[Wikipedia:-izzle|-izzle]]," an English suffix used for pop-culture hip hop slang initially used by [[Wikipedia:Gap Band#Hip hop influence|The Gap Band]], but popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg and Bay Area Rapper E-40.
*The phrase "I'm using technology" is a line from the song [[Wikipedia:Search and Destroy|"Search and Destroy"]] by Iggy Pop and the Stooges.


== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|143|6895}}*[http://podstar.homestarrunner.com/sb_email_technology.m4v download "technology" for the iPod] (see [[Podstar Runner]])
{{Strong Bad Email}}[[Category:Podstar Runner]]

Game Sightings

2007-02-06T23:56:21Z

Collin: spelling. i think i got all of them.

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== ''[[Wikipedia: Adventure Quest|Adventure Quest]]'' ==
*In the free flash RPG ''[http://www.battleon.com Adventure Quest]'', occasionally when a Guardian summons the Guardian Dragon, the dragon will say: "BURNINATE!!! (do not sue us please)"
*Also, there was a Homestar Runner chat icon in the forum that you could choose but it has been removed.

*On Mogloween 2006, one of the randomly generated names for the houses was [[Trogdor|Trogdor]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Age of Empires III|Age of Empires III]]'' ==
When you enter the cheat code 'sooo good' in single player, each unit that is killed will display a Teen-Girl-Squad-like death. MUSKETEER'ED! and JANNISSARY'ED! are some examples.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Amazing Island|Amazing Island]]'' ==
On page 9/10 of the manual, there are instructions on creating a new character. Whoever took the picture had named his character Homestar.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Backyard Skateboarding|Backyard Skateboarding: Game of the Year Edition]]'' ==
On the Customize Skater option, one shirt that is choosable is titled "Star Runner"; it is a red shirt with a white star.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator|Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator]]'' ==
*In the [http://www.grundislavgames.com/bj/ third game] in the series, when looking at a hut it is described as "A small thatched-roof cottage, suitable for burnination."

*In the [http://www.grundislavgames.com/bj/ first game], you have access to a computer which is identical to the Compy 386.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Card Master Conflict|Card Master Conflict]]'' ==
In the free flash trading card game [http://cmc.mrx.ca/cmc/ Card Master Conflict], there is an avatar part called the "Gotta Have Blue Hair", which looks like Stinkoman's hair.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Counter-Strike|Counter-Strike]]'' ==
''Counter-Strike'' servers with AdminMod installed occasionally display messages "(username) was burninated by Trogdor, er by (username)" and "Headshot! For good, and for AWESOME!"

== ''[[Wikipedia: Crash Tag Team Racing|Crash Tag Team Racing]]'' ==
While racing, Crunch might say, "I burninated that chump!" and "Haha! Your car asplode!"

While racing, Pasadena O'Possum might say, "Hey! This ain't a monster truck rally! That's SUNDAY SUNDAY SOMEDAY!!".

Several Die-O-Ramas have titles similar to "ARROWED!" from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]] and/or [[comic]]. Among them are "SHARKED!", "CROSSBOWED!", "EXPLODEDED!"[[#CTTR_1|[1]]], "LIQUIDATED" and "JAWED!".

# "Explodeded" has an extra "ed" at the end, which refers to the 'D! from TGS. The font used for the Die-O-Ramas didn't have an apostrophe, so this was used instead.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Custom Robo|Custom Robo]]'' ==
*Partway through the American version of the game, there is a quiz on basic game knowledge. One of the (wrong) answers to a multiple-choice question is "Parts Burninator".
*There is also a gun called the "Homing Star"

== ''Cyborg Livestock Outer Space'' ==
If you defeat the alien mothership from Shockwave's [http://www.shockwave.com/sw/content/cyborglivestock Cyborg Livestock from Outer Space], the end text says that the ship "asplode," just as your head does in the game [[StrongBadZone]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Dead or Alive 4|Dead or Alive 4]]'' ==
On the Gambler's Paradise stage, a ticker sign scrolls "No Probalo" in homage to [[Senor Cardgage]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Dead Rising|Dead Rising]] ==
In the mall where the game takes place, one store is called "Homerunner's Shoes".

== ''[[Wikipedia: Derby Owner's Club|Derby Owner's Club]]'' ==
One of the default sires' name is "Homestar Runner".

== ''[[Wikipedia: Everbound|Everbound]]'' ==
This homemade parody of ''Everquest'', found at Albinoblacksheep.com, allows one of the characters to summon Trogdor the Burninator.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Dragon Fable|Dragon Fable]] ==
In one of the Sneevil Box Quests, you kill a sneevil and it gives you a random password. One of these passwords is "Burninate". An obvious reference to [[Trogdor]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Everquest|Everquest]]'' ==
In the zone Inktu'ta, The Unmasked Chapel, there is a monster called "Cursecaller Fhqwhgads". You can see a picture of it [http://eqbeastiary.allakhazam.com/search.shtml?id=18067 here].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel|Fallout Tactics: Brotherhood of Steel]]'' ==
Listed in the credits, listed under "SPECIAL THANKS," is "SB/HSR".

== ''[[Wikipedia: Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls|Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls]]'' ==
*A man in Hellfire Chasm says "This is private property. Trespassers will be burninated.".
*In Whisperwind Cove one of the items you obtain in one of the floors from a dwarf is called 'Witches Brew"
**Both these areas were exclusively for the GBA version of the games, and were not on the original copies for the NES, or in the PlayStation remake Final Fantasy Origins on which Dawn of Souls is based.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords|Galactic Civilizations 2: Dread Lords]]'' ==
In the custom race options one of the custom race icons looks suspiciously like an upside down [[Strong Bad]]. [http://img104.imageshack.us/img104/6596/racelogo194vw.png]

== ''[[Wikipedia: Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde|Goblin Commander: Unleash the Horde]]'' ==
In the credits of this game, it says "Additional Thanks To: Strong Bad."

== ''[[Wikipedia: Guild Wars|Guild Wars]]'' ==
*As an Elementalist (a mage), one can acquire spells called "[http://gwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Professions.Detail&id=195 Mark of Rodgort]" and "[http://gwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Professions.Detail&id=201 Rodgort's Invocation]." Both spells cause a condition in which the target catches on fire. Rodgort spelled backwards is Trogdor.
*In the latest update, one can go on a quest to bring an evil Stone Summit dwarf a [[Cold One]], which you create by adding ice to a Warm One.
*As a Hallowe'en treat, people in Guild Wars can now get [[Witches' Brew]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Guitar Hero II|Guitar Hero II]]'' ==
The song [[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]] is an unlockable bonus track in the game ''[[Wikipedia:Guitar Hero II|Guitar Hero II]]'' for [[Wikipedia:PlayStation 2|PlayStation 2]] and [[Wikipedia:Xbox 360|Xbox 360]] (see the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_pqEN8zylM demonstration video]). The description given for the song in the game's "Store" menu reads:

<blockquote>The Trogdor song from the [[Strong Bad Email]] '[[dragon]]' was actually an afterthought that was added at the last minute. [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] was finishing up the cartoon and [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] suddenly started screaming the chorus while making eggs</blockquote>

*The Bonus Song Loading screen for Trogdor reads: "For squeadlies [[Mashing Go|mash]] on the trembalo. For meadlies, tone up on your chord surpassers. Oh, and I'm awesome."
**Trembalos and meadlies were first mentioned in the email [[guitar]].

== ''Jack Russell'' ==
In this flash game by Kenney Altera, the in-game instructions warn that if the protagonist dog touches a mine, he will [[StrongBadZone| A SPLODE]]! The game can be found [http://newgrounds.com/portal/view/289115 here] at [http://newgrounds.com Newgrounds].

== ''Jet Set Emily: Baby On The Go'' ==
In this game for the ZX Spectrum, one of the screens is entitled "homestarrunner.com" and resembles Homestar's head. (This screen only appears in the revision and later versions; earlier versions had a screen advertising irma.s5.com, an all-but-defunct Garfield site.) Incidentally, this game was designed by TheLazenby, a member of the Homestarrunner.net and Socks and Vinegar forums; the newest and final version, although not designed by TheLazenby, still retains this screen. (However, in the new version, a secret teleporter is said to be hidden somewhere in Homestar's head.)

== [[Wikipedia: Kingdom Hearts II|Kingdom Hearts II]] ==
*When fighting the Hydra in the Colosseum, a reaction called Urninator will be available. Urninator is one letter off from Burninator.
* In the BradyGames strategy guide for the game, on page 28, there is a tipbox labeled "[[Everybody to the Limit]]", a reference to the song of the same name.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Kingdom of Loathing|The Kingdom of Loathing]]'' ==
*In ''[http://www.kingdomofloathing.com/ The Kingdom of Loathing]'', when you smash the hippy stone at the campground you will go to player vs player combat. One of the ways to attack a player is to "BURNINATE".
*In The Barrel Full Of Barrels, one of the events is entitled "Your Barrel A Splode".
*In The Hidden Temple, one of the events is entitled "Arrowed!".
*In the Strange Leaflet, an area inspired by old text-based adventure games, you can enter in "Dennis" to hear that "You cannot go DENNIS from here."
*In the chat function, the chat command '/baleet username' carries out the same effect as '/ignore username'.
*The game contains an item, [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Marzipan_skull Marzipan skull], which contains a reference to Marzipan in its description.
*The game also contains a [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Mr._Balloon Mr. Balloon] item, the description of which refers to Strong Bad's song about "the High Voice Crew" from [[helium]].
*One of the gambling events in the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Money_Making_Game Money Making Game] involves shooting an arrow into a papaya à la William Tell. If you hit the papaya, it is said to be "arrow'd".
*The description for the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Pirate_zombie_robot_head pirate zombie robot head] contains the text "Must... fight... [[Jibblies|jibblys]]!" – a quote from [[More Fan Costumes]].
*One of the Valentine's Day gifts is an [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Arrow%27d_heart_balloon arrow'd heart balloon].
*The description for the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Skewered_jumbo_olive skewered jumbo olive] says it has been "[[TROGDOR!|sworded]]".
*The descriptions for the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/EXtreme_meat_staff eXtreme meat staff], [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/EXtreme_meat_sword eXtreme meat sword], and [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/EXtreme_meat_crossbow eXtreme meat crossbow] say the respective weapon is "[[Everybody to the Limit|to the limit]]".
*The filename of the "[http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/100_Pound_Load 100 Pound Load]" Trophy is [[Heavy Lourde|heavy_lourde.gif]].
*One of the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Hey%2C_baby._Wanna_wrestle%3F adventures] in a drunken stupor has the text "You buffoon. You carpetbagger. She gives you whatfor", a variant on a quote from [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]] in [[50 emails]].
*Two of the combat messages from the [http://www.thekolwiki.net/wiki/Spirit_Hobo spirit hobo] refer to [[Senor Cardgage]] - the message about "low rates and percent signs" is similar to a quote from [[Senor Mortgage]], and the message about a girl named Helvetica is based on [[garage sale]], when Senor Cardgage refers to Strong Sad by that name.
*One KWE wrestler, Roo, is basically a kangaroo wearing boxing gloves. Therefore, there have been several references to "[[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]]":
**When spectating on the KWE wrestling matches in the KWE chatroom, the announcer has introduced Roo with "How the heck does he karate-chop with boxing gloves on?"
**Giving a weapon to [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Roo Roo] in the KWE Back Room results in the message, ". . . holding this with boxing gloves will be the greatest challenge I have faced since that time I tried to type!"
**One of the Fun Facts on [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Roo_trading_card Roo's trading card] reads "Roo never takes off his boxing gloves! It's a good thing he doesn't do much typing!"
*Another KWE wrestler, [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Chori_Zo "Chori Zo"], has "[[Type|Lady-type]]" for her gender in the KWE Fact Book.
*When fighting a [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Raging_bull raging bull], one of the miss messages says, "He prepares to pummel you, but you confuse him by asking how he can do that with boxing gloves on."
*When you were able to fight a [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Scary_pirate scary pirate], one of the miss messages said, "He moans "brrraaaiiiaaarrrnns!" and starts to gnaw on your skull, but does a pretty lousy [[A Jorb Well Done|jeorb]]."
*When fighting a [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Mayonnaise_wasp mayonnaise wasp], one of the miss messages says, "It tries to coat you with nasty mayonnaise, but you counter with a [[funny|ketchup bomb]]."
*The image of the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Star_shirt star shirt] resembles [[Homestar Runner|Homestar Runner's]] shirt.
*One of the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/The_Warehouse_of_Eternal_Stench stench resistance tests] in the Daily Dungeon contains the text "or as I like to call it, '[[Rotten Egglünd|Rotten Eggland]]'."
*One of the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/The_Night_Gallery spooky resistance tests] in the Daily Dungeon uses the phrase "[[Jibblies|the jibblies]]".
*Before [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/The_LAAAAME_Observatory The LAAAAME Observatory] was destroyed by part of a comet, one of the galaxies you could observe was called, "Distant Galaxy NGC-404." The filename of the image was, [[404'd|"404d.gif"]].
*If the [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Scroll_of_ancient_forbidden_unspeakable_evil Scroll of ancient forbidden unspeakable evil] causes hot damage to you, the game says, "These things are bad for you", perhaps referring to Homestar's line from [[invisibility]].
*Sometimes, when you consume a [http://kol.coldfront.net/thekolwiki/index.php/Fancy_but_probably_evil_chocolate Fancy but probably evil chocolate], it can be "filled with some sort of witch's brew, or perhaps witch's brüe", referring to both [[Witch's Brew]] and [[Halloween Fairstival]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Kings of Chaos|Kings of Chaos]]'' ==
When your army wins a battle, one of the phrases is "You burninated the enemy!" Likewise, when your army is beaten, one of the phrases is "The enemy burninated your army!"
[http://www.kingsofchaos.com Kings of Chaos]

== ''[[Wikipedia: The Matrix Wars|The Matrix Wars]]'' ==
If you successfully attack another realm in this RPG, "you burninated the enemy!" may appear at the end of the attack entry.
[http://www.thematrixwars.com]

==''[[Wikipedia: Megaman: Powered Up|Megaman: Powered Up]]'' ==
On the Mega Man Web, there are a few levels created by users which are modeled after the [[Stinkoman 20X6]] levels, albeit a few differences.

== ''NASCAR 2005: Chase For the Cup'' ==
One of the available designs for a Craftsman Truck paint scheme is called "A-splode".

== ''Nevermore Game'' ==
If you click on the i sign at the 4th scene, the Wheat Grows Sweet noise from [[Peasant's Quest]] will play.

Playing Location: http://www.stickpage.com/nevermoregameplay.shtml

== ''[[Wikipedia: Neverwinter Nights|Neverwinter Nights]]'' ==
New NWN patches have demo modules that illustrate creatures that have been added in those patches. These modules, created by Jay Watamaniuk, tend to be a bit silly in tone. The demo module included in v1.64, [http://nwn.bioware.com/downloads/module_demo_landsea-puma.html Land Sea-Puma], has a signpost with following directions:
: North - Certain Dhoom
: East - Most Likely Dhoom
: West - Fair to Excellent Conditions for Dhoom
: Dennis - Ye Will Find Nothing of Yon Interest Here Aye

== ''[[Wikipedia: Pac-Man World 3|Pac-Man World 3]]'' ==
Near the end of the Gogekko Tower level, Orson asks Pac-Man to hack into a computer, to which he replies, "It's not easy to [[How_Do_You_Type_With_Boxing_Gloves_On?|type with boxing gloves on]]."

== ''Pico's Cousin'' ==
[[Image:StinkSmasher 20X6.png|thumb|The StinkSmasher 20X6]]
When you beat the game, at the 'bonus features' section, click 'Useless info', listed there is 'Homestarruner.com rules.'

== ''[[Wikipedia: The Sims: Makin' Magic|The Sims: Makin' Magic Expansion Pack]]'' ==
One of the appliances is called "StinkSmasher [[20X6]]."

== ''Slime Forest Adventure'' ==
When you die, a message pops up and says "Your head asplode!"

== ''[[Wikipedia: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic|Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic]]'' ==
One of the default name choices at the beginning is "Homsar Dell". You may need to click on the button again many times to come to this name.
[[Kerrek]] will show up as well.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Tony Hawk's American Sk8land|Tony Hawk's American Sk8land]]'' ==
*In the Vans Park level, go forward from the starting point, then spine transfer the side of the half-pipe to the quarter-pipe on the other side. If you land it, you get the gap called "WIIIIDESCREEN", a reference to [[flashback]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Tony Hawk's American Wasteland|Tony Hawk's American Wasteland]]'' ==
*In the Vans Park level, if you grind a rail around the corner on the third floor and jump out of bounds, you will see one of four messages, "Children'd!" "Arrowed!" "MSG'd!" or "Late 360 Shove-It to Boneless'D!"
**You can also see these messages by using a [[Wikipedia:Trainer (games)|trainer]] to increase your ollie or air height and jumping beyond the level's "ceiling."
*Also in Vans Park, if you board whack the generator thing, you will get a message and respawn. One of the messages is "Your head asplode".
*One of the cheats for the game is "2them00n," a reference to when [[Strong Bad]] got drunk on soy sauce and tried to fly Bubs's Concession Stand to the moon.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Tony Hawk's Underground|Tony Hawk's Underground]]'' ==
*In the Moscow level, if you jump into a certain chimney, you die and the screen gives you a message. One of the messages is "BURNINATED!".
*In the Vancouver level, when you drive the limo, the license plate on the back of it says "LIMOZEEN"

== ''[[Wikipedia: Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico|Total Overdose: a Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico]]'' ==
If you manage to set an enemy on fire, you will be awarded with a burnination combo.

== ''Track Master'' ==
In [http://www.flashplayer.com/games/trackmaster.html this] flash game on [http://addictinggames.com/ Addictinggames.com], whenever you lose with a good score roughly around 10,000 the words "Good Jorb" appear on the screen.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Trivial Pursuit|Trivial Pursuit DVD: Pop2 Culture]]'' ==
One of the questions is:

Q: Who is Strong Bad's chronically depressed brother, in the web cartoon "Homestar Runner"? 
A: Strong Sad

== ''[[Wikipedia: Urbz: Sims in the City|Urbz: Sims in the City]]'' ==
One of the Xizzles you can get is called "[[All up ons]]", which is a reference to [[suntan]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines|Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines]]'' ==
The detail text for flamethrower gas cannisters reads "A cannister of Burninator-brand flamethrower fuel", an obvious reference to [[Trogdor]].

== ''[[Wikipedia: Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne|Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne]]'' ==
When Prince Kael'thas Sunstrider & the Blood Elves are captured & held prisoner within the enchanted dungeons of Dalaran, one of the pair of guards taunting Kael & discussing his impending grisly execution is named Trogdar; a subtle misspelling of & reference to [http://www.blizzard.com/ Blizzard]'s favorite wing-a-ling dragon, [[Trogdor]].

Also, in "Extreme Candy War 2005", a bonus map produced by Blizzard themselves, a neutral shop sells "Extreme Warez", one of which is a power-up that doubles the number of troops in the next spawning for your faction; this power-up is aptly named "[[Everybody to the Limit|TO THE LIMIT]]!"

== ''[[Wikipedia: World of Warcraft|World of Warcraft]]'' ==
A character named Master Smith Burninate appears in this game. He is an NPC at Thorium Point who gives quests. His name is yet another reference to [[Trogdor]], who "burninates" the countryside.

In the Goblin Town, Ratchet, there is an ogre NPC whose name is [[A Jorb Well Done|Jorb]].

Also, Homestarrunner.com appears in the "Additional Thanks" section of the credits. [http://img65.exs.cx/img65/1446/creditsref3rc.jpg Click here] to view a screenshot.

== ''[[Wikipedia: Worms 3D|Worms 3D]]'' ==
Special maps are generated when you enter "trogdor!" and "strongbadia" into the map generator.

== ''[[Wikipedia: X-Men Legends|X-Men Legends]]'' ==
"Strong Bad and Friends" are thanked in the "Special Thanks" section of the End Credits.

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== The 2004 Cartoonist's Choice Awards ==
[[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]] won in the Best Use of Flash category at [http://www.ccawards.com/2004.htm "The 2004 Cartoonist's Choice Awards"]

==The $39 Experiment==
On a site called [http://www.the39dollarexperiment.com The $39 Experiment] a man named Tom Locke sent 100 letters to 100 companies asking for free stuff. In [http://www.the39dollarexperiment.com/march15.htm one letter] to "Del Monte Pet Products" Tom claims that he has a dog named [[Li'l Brudder]].
== 8-Bit Theater ==
*In [http://www.nuklearpower.com/redmage21.php Twinkin' out with RedMage 21:Errata!], a once-weekly advice column, a reader inquires: "How does strong bad type with boxing gloves"


== 8BitJoystick.com ==
In [http://www.8bitjoystick.com/archives/jake_how_to_burn_xbox_games_and_copy_protected_cds.php this article] about how to literally burn CDs, the author notes to "burn it properly like Trogdor burninates the peasants."

== Addicting Games ==
*[http://www.addictinggames.com The site] features [[Stinkoman 20X6]] and [[TROGDOR!]]
*[[Awexome Cross]] and [[Population: Tire]] were on the site before it was redesigned.
*In the game [http://www.addictinggames.com/trackmaster.html Track Master], if you get a good score it says good jorb.
*In the game [http://www.http://www.addictinggames.com/slacker2.html Slacker 2], after you beat the game there is an epilogue, and if you zoom in on Slacker's nametag, it has a picture of [[Homestar Runner]].
* In the game [http://www.addictinggames.com/scribble2.html Scribble 2], Level 17 you draw an arrow, and the description reads "Arrow'd."

== All Your Base parody list ==
The [http://tmst.twu.net/ayb/ayb.htm TmsT Zero Wing Parodies Emporium] features "[http://tmst.twu.net/ayb/allyourstrongbad.htm All Your HomeStarRunner are belong to Trogdor]".

== The Andy Milonakis Show website (MTV2) ==
[http://www.mtv2.com/#andymilonakis The website] for this show has the marshmallow [[Wallpaper]] on the background of Videos, Photos, Episodes, Cast, and Shop.

==Animalxing.com==
*On the [http://www.animalxing.com/patternsv3/textures.php Textures] page, They have many Homestar related designs such as Homestar, Strong Bad, The Cheat, etc. that can be found by typing in the search box.
*An image of [[Strong Bad]] to be used on the Animal Crossing cat, Blanca, appears [http://www.animalxing.com/blanca_ah.php here.]

== Atari Age ==
At [http://www.atariage.com this site], someone hacked the Atari "Donkey Kong" game. Player, Enemy, and Object sprites have been changed to resemble characters from Homestar Runner. [http://www.atariage.com/hack_page.html?SystemID=2600&SoftwareHackID=186 You can find it here].

== BB-Spot-''Which website are you?'' ==
In the [http://www.bbspot.com/News/2005/02/website_quiz.php website personality test] at www.bbspot.com, one of the [http://bbspot.com/News/2005/02/website_quiz_all.html possible answers] you can get is Homestarrunner.com.

== Best Page In The Universe ==
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In [http://maddox.xmission.com/aliens.html one article], Maddox rants about the amount of emails he gets, and remarks "I know there are other big websites out there that generate a lot of email (my sympathies to the Chapman brothers)". This must mean he is aware of homestarrunner.com, and according to his book signing tour in 2006, he likes Strong Bad.

==Brooks TV==
* Homestar can be seen in the bottom left panel in ''[http://img246.imageshack.us/img246/6577/brookstvcspg10ky.gif this]'' comic.
* The main character, Brooks, kills Strong Bad by order of Homestar in a comic which can be seen [http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/35785234/?qo=18&q=by%3Abrooxweb+sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps here].
* In [http://btv.porplemontage.com/strips/BTV_STRIP_bighead.gif this] comic, Brooks mentions Butt IQ when answering fan mail.

== Bryan Waterman Interview ==
Bryan Waterman, who does the series "''[http://www.watermanstudios.com Waterman]''" had an interview and he mentioned the best internet cartoon was Homestar Runner:
<blockquote>
:''Who is your favorite flash movie artist or flash artists if you have more than one? What are some of your favorite flash movie series?''

:'''BRYAN WATERMAN:''' Above all else Homestar Runner not only do I love the cartoon, Mike and Matt are two good friends of mine. Bonus Stage is another one I really like and I do look forward to Joseph's animations.
</blockquote>
[http://www.medaverse.com/modules.php?name=Sections&op=viewarticle&artid=2&page=2 See It Here]

== Burning Sand ==
A Trogdor icon was made in the Burning Sand thread in the Falling Sand Game Forum. You can find the page that displays the icon [http://fallingsandgame.com/viewtopic.php?t=3431&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=210 '''here'''] and you can download the most recent version of Burning Sand [http://siebn.de/index.php?page=burningsand/download here].

== Charlie Clay And The Clay Crew ==
At [http://www.freewebs.com/charlieclay/ this site], all of Season 1's episodes contain Homestar cameos.

[http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=1/2209220516.gif&s=x4 Episode 1] A Trogdor arcade game can be seen behind the Sonic arcade game that the crew is playing.

[http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=1/2209253732.gif&s=x4 Episode 2] The crew finds a gray monster, but when they put the flashlight on it, they find out it is actually Homestar and he helps them get their power back.

[http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=1/2915224932.gif&s=x2 Episode 3] Jacob wears Homestar's shoes and gets beat up by Homestar, the text "ROCK'D" pops up when Charlie is hit by a rock in the head, the text "ROCK'D AGAIN!" pops up as a guy who commented the grammar error gets a rock thrown at his head, and Trogdor gets defeated by Charlie doing homing attack on him.

[http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=2/3916110594.gif&s=x7 Episode 4] "Thief'd" is the episode name and Homestar gets stolen by the thief.

[http://putfile.com/pic.php?pic=3/6215223823.gif&s=x10 Episode 5] Homestar escapes from the thief with Charlie.

== Choose your own change ==
If you submit a story to [http://www.cyoc.net Choose Your Own Change], the following message appears: "Your article has been received... If Instructions on the previous page have been followed your story will be posted soon, if not it will be [[DELETED|baleeted!]]"

== Comcast.net ==
[[Image:Comcast Homestar.PNG|thumb|It's Dot Net!]]
On June 10th, 2004, HomestarRunner.com was featured on [http://www.comcast.net Comcast.net's] main page as the icon for its "FUN FOR ALL AGES" news article, where [[Homestar Runner]]'s image was displayed, along with a link to the website and [[The Brothers Chaps]]' meeting with G4TechTV.

== Dance Dance Immolation ==
On a site for Dance Dance Immolation, a flaming DDR, a gallery contains a picture of a man on fire with the caption "BURNINATED!!". [http://www.interpretivearson.com/gallery/album05?page=3]

== Dangerskew ==
*A flash developer on [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com Albino Black Sheep], Dangerskew, is a reference to [[Dangeresque]].
*Some of the games developed by this author are [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/cheeserobots Attack of the Cheese Eating Robots], [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/industry Industry], and [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/redlight Red Light].

== Double-Tongued Word Wrester ==
Neolinguist Grant Barrett has done an [http://www.doubletongued.org/index.php/comments/3102/ entry on "asplode"] on his site. It looks like "asplode" was not coined by the Brothers Chaps, but he agrees that "This term was popularized in 2004 by the character Strong Bad on the HomestarRunner web site."

== Duct Tape Guys ==
At [http://www.ducttapeguys.com DuctTapeGuys.com] on [http://www.octanecreative.com/ducttape/fashion/accessories/accessories1.html this]
webpage there is a picture of a duct tape backpack featuring Strong Bad, Marzipan, and Homestar.

== Engrish.com ==
The image featured on [http://www.engrish.com/detail.php?imagename=battery-instruction.jpg&category=Instructions&date=2006-10-25 this page] is Strong Bad's "Eating Five Batteries" illustration from [[english paper]].

== Episode Comparisons ==
The anime episode comparison site [http://mmpu.smuncensored.com/ Mew Mew Power Uncensored] sometimes uses the term [[DELETED|Baleeted]] and frequently uses the Teen Girl Squad-esque term [[-'d|DELET'D]] in their comparisons to say when a scene was cut out.

== Eric Conveys The Brothers Chaps? ==
*Eric at [http://www.emotioneric.com Eric Conveys an Emotion] got together with The Brothers Chaps for a rough and tumble game of football, complete with Eric's warped and hilarious sense of humor. See a step-by-step progression of [http://www.emotioneric.com/ae/?adv=thefootballgame The Game]. On page 1 [[Trogdor]] is in the background, on page 2 [[The Ugly One]] is in the background, on page 3 [[Old-Timey Homestar]] is in the background, on page 4 Homestar is in the background, on page 5 [[Strong Bad]] is in the background, on page 6, [[The Cheat]] is actually in the foreground, on page 7, [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Mad]] and a keg of [[Melonade]] are in the background, and on page 8, [[Stinkoman]] is in the background.
*Also, in "Getting a great idea... while falling to your doom" Eric has a [[Homsar]] shirt on. [http://www.emotioneric.com/greatideafalldoom.jpg greatideafalldoom.jpg]

== Europa Universalis Forums ==
This site has a large number of fanfiction entries for Paradox Entertainment games, such as Europa Universalis and Hearts of Iron. The author Prufrock451 put a "Private Benedetto" in [http://forum.paradoxplaza.com/forum/showthread.php?t=204565 this] Hearts of Iron 2 After Action Report. He's told to "keep that mess down".

==Fail!==
On the FAQ page of [http://fail.comicgenesis.com/faqs.html this] website, the ever-popular boxing glove question is asked.

== Fake Domain Registration Info ==
The [http://whois.webhosting.info/OLENE.NET. registration information] provided for "olene.net" references [[Mundelow]], [[Schenectady Crispies]], [[some kinda robot|Abdi LaRue]], [[Cheap as Free]], [[cheat talk|Cory, ND]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Free Country, USA]], [[Coach Z]], and [[Coach Z's Locker Room|his locker room]].

== FeedBurner ==
[[Image:FeedBurner_Sighting.png|thumb|Let's date.]]
On the [http://www.feedburner.com FeedBurner] website, in the section in which you can manage your feeds, random messages show up. One of them is this: "To the nearly 140,000 customers using FeedBurner... we are [http://www.homestarrunner.com/tgs2.html totally crushing] (in a good way)." The link takes you to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 2]].

== Finding Sushi ==
In [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xtn-QbGnaXM Part 4 of Finding Sushi], the opening is a complete rip-off of the email [[senior prom]], with JarJar(Bubbles) getting his very own cartoon show, very akin to The King Of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon show, complete with matching music. The first segment involves Marlin checking an email that is very similar to the sbemail [[different town]]. A music video is then done with The Different Town Song. Also, When Yoda throws the rocks at Nemo, the "Throw baby" sound clip from [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] plays. Also, in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWYlEsKoNAQ&mode=related&search= Part 5], [[Homsar]]s quote "Alms for the pudgy" from [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] and [[Coach Z]]s quote "JEAOOOOOOOOORB" from [[A Jorb Well Done]] is used in the fake intermissions.

== Flame Warriors ==
The [http://redwing.hutman.net/~mreed/warriorshtm/garble.htm entry for Garble] includes a reference to a certain [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|infamous question often asked of Strong Bad]].

== Flying Omelette's Kitchen ==
*According to [http://www.flyingomelette.com/ this site], Strong Bad may have been switched at birth with Viewtiful Joe or the Red Power Ranger as found in [http://www.flyingomelette.com/oddities/oddities45.html this article] .
*Also, The Cheat is compared to Pikachu in [http://www.flyingomelette.com/oddities/oddities31.html this article].

== The Force.net Humor ==
At a Star Wars Fansite's humor section one of their "Top 46 lists" titled 'Top 47 lesser known goals of the evil empire' says "Secret co-production of Dangeresque 1, 2, & 3" at number 8. [http://www.theforce.net/humor/topten/ct10_lesser_known_goals_pt1.asp The List] [http://www.theforce.net/humor The Site]

==Forum Stage==
On the main page, the description for episode 1 is "Idiot gets sucked into the internet creating a cartoon so bad, [[Homestar Runner]] died." It can be seen [http://www.editthis.info/FSwiki/index.php/Internet here.]

==The Four Word Film Review==
One of the reviews for [http://www.fwfr.com/display.asp?ID=63 Mars Attacks!] contains the review "Their hed a splode"

== Fred The Monkey ==
[http://www.fredthemonkey.com/ Fred the Monkey.com] is a Flash animation site that is greatly influenced by Homestar Runner. It's been around for three years now. Like Homestar Runner, the site features a "First Time Here"-video and a mailbag, very much like Strong Bad's e-mail, and in the sixteenth mailbag, he comments on how he gets a lot of emails from people pretending to be Strong Bad. Another more obvious reference is displayed in [http://www.fredthemonkey.com/cartoons/reviewSM2.html this toon], where Fred The Monkey wears a Strong Bad mask at the end. Also, during the end credits, it says that " Strong Bad is (obviously) property of h*r"

== Fruitcake MIDI ==
Dr. Fruitcake, a famous video game music sequencer and remixer, has created a song called "The Occasional Beat (Strong Bad Remix)" in tribute to [[new hands]]. Check the song out [http://www.fcmidi.net/mp3/drf_bw_beat.mp3 here]. [http://www.fcmidi.net Fruitcake MIDI]

== Funny Junk ==
In a flash cartoon [http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/smurf.htm here](warning: adult material), Strong Bad is dancing in the middle of the screen at about the middle of the flash cartoon. He dances like he does in [[The Luau]].

== Funny Part ==
[http://www.funnypart.com Funny part], a website with numerous funny pictures, cartoons, and jokes, had [[Teen Girl Squad]] issues 2 and 3 on their website, though they have since been removed. 

== Futurama Madhouse ==
At the [http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar Futurama Madhouse], they have a regular feature on "Uses for a hacker".
*[http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar/hacker/hack498.png Use #498] is entitled "Homsar's Translator" and features everyone's favorite blue midget Homestar, [[Homsar]]!
**Also notable is the fact that the copyright reads "© [[Tandy 400]], [[The Brothers Chaps|Chapman Bros]]".
*[http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar/hacker/hack667.png Use #667] is entitled "Homestar Runner's Evil Twin", and features, just that.
*[http://www.futurama-madhouse.com.ar/hacker/hack669.png Use #669], entitled "Strong Bad's Torture Victims Who Misspell Repeetedli", is the latest Homestar-related use for a hacker.

== G4TV ==

When under construction, the official site for [http://www.g4tv.com G4TV] displayed an error message which read [http://www.g4tv.com/errored.html?eventlog_key=1776941 "ERROR'ed!"]

==Gamecheetz==
*Homestar Runner is mentioned on the [http://www.gamecheetz.com GameCheetz] [http://www.gamecheetz.com/Links.html link] page under "Excellent Humorous Sites".
*In the comic [http://www.gamecheetz.com/Comic.php?comic=15692 "Buzz Buzz"], there's a caption in the 7th frame that reads "If you don't recognize this, then you need to go to homestarrunner.com".
*One of the Forum avatars is a picture of Ilko's head.

== GameFAQs ==
*On the [http://www.gamefaqs.com GameFAQs] video game database, there are pages for [[Peasant's Quest]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/online/data/922153.html here] and [[Stinkoman 20X6]] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/online/data/928815.html here], where each game has user-submitted walkthroughs, reviews and more, as well as its own message board!
*Homestar Runner is listed as a company [http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/75484.html here].
*Also, The Unofficial Homestarrunner board can be found [http://boards.gamefaqs.com/gfaqs/gentopic.php?board=575567 here.]
*On April Fools 2006, a [http://www.gamefaqs.com/poll/index.html?poll=2333 poll] on GameFAQs listed a series of internet phrases, one of which being "YOUR HEAD ASPLODE".

== The Game Rag ==
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In [http://www.thegamerag.com/archives/2006/07/feature_my_24_hours_with_g4tv_2.php My 24 Hours With G4TV], the author writes at 3am: "[I]t’s late and I’m getting tired. I begin to go slightly insane, and draw [[Trogdor]] on the bottom of my foot." A [http://www.thegamerag.com/pics/Foot1.jpg photo] of his drawing is included in the article, sans wings.

== Golo Theme song ==
In this [http://web.mac.com/davidgonzalez3/iWeb/Site/Podcast/A3D987B8-0E97-4554-9478-C563F78E60F4.html song], D.J Silver and his little brother Diego both mention the email [[privileges]].

== Google ==
*During development, [[Wikipedia:Google Page Creator|Google Page Creator]] was codenamed "[[Trogdor]]".
*On an episode of Google Current, the host (Conor Knighton) wears a Strong Bad shirt. [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8426498908161701167 Video]
*The [http://www.google.com/ig/directory?hl=en Google Personalized Home Page Content Directory] contains a [http://www.google.com/ig/directory?hl=en&num=24&url=http://www.interglacial.com/rss/homestar.rss&q=&start=0 Homestar Runner piece] that you can add to your personalized home page.

== Hardcore Gaming 101 ==
In the [http://hg101.classicgaming.gamespy.com/bioniccommando/bioniccommando.htm Bionic Commando article], the writer mentions a "strong Badd" (the name of the enemy army), and then proceeds to laugh over his gag and pointing it out.

== Holy Bibble ==
* On the comic page of comic [http://www.holybibble.net/index.php?id=93 #93], Cannan mentions "Every time somebody gets burninated in Holy Bibble, I get the most awesome dreams..."

== Homokaasu.org ==
A Homestar Runner [http://homokaasu.org/rasterbator/gallery.gas?1331 wall-size printout] demonstrating homokaasu.org's Rasterbator software (Web service)

==Howstuffworks.com==
In this [http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cold-heat1.htm article] about the Cold Heat soldering iron, they refer to the solder as being "burninated", an obvious reference to [[Trogdor]].

== IGN ==
*The image behind the Nintendo Wi-Fi Registration Tool is from a [[Teen Girl Squad]] comic in [http://ds.ign.com/articles/665/665128p1.html this article].
*In the Animal Crossing: Wild World video review at the 2:52 mark, there is a selection screen where you pick the design for your clothes. There are three Homestar inspired designs, including the red star shirt, a Homestar head, and Strong Bad. The video selection page is found [http://media.ds.ign.com/media/682/682878/vids_1.html here], and the actual video is on the top left, or [http://media.ds.ign.com/media/682/682878/vid_1341240.html here.]
*Concerning a Video Game Law in Oklahoma, IGN titled the article "Oklahoma Burninates Game Law" found [http://wii.ign.com/articles/738/738882p1.html here].

== I-Mockery==
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*Pickleman and the Green Thumb of Triumph
**When you are bitten by the vampire bat, you become a block of cheese, accompanied with the message "CHEESED!". See the page [http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/pickleman-greenthumb/default.php here].
*I-Mockery's Great American Road Trip
**At a medieval fair, RoG sees a simplistic dragon toy, and compares it to [[Trogdor]]. See the page [http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/american-roadtrip/day4b.php here].
*EVOLUTION OF JACK!
**After Pjalne pretends to have stabbed himself in the arm, there is a picture of Andy with a caption of "Halloween'd", which is a direct reference to [[Teen Girl Squad]]. See the page [http://www.i-mockery.com/halloween/bag/jack3.php here].
*Bishop of Battle
**On the second page of his review, the image of the Bishop swallowing J.J. is captioned with a reference to [[StrongBadZone]], "YOUR HEAD A SPLODE!" A direct link to the page is available [http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/bishopofbattle/page2.php here].

== Insert Disc Two ==
In the sketch [http://www.insertdisctwo.com/jamesjoyce.htm My Dream Date with James Joyce], Lori Williams' character has a [[The Cheat]] doll on her bed.

== Inspirational Posters ==
A website cataloging [http://www.thornyscrate.com/~wes/roleplaying/inspirational2/page_01.htm inspirational posters] based on role-playing games includes one titled "[http://www.thornyscrate.com/~wes/roleplaying/inspirational2/artistry.jpg Artistry]", which features the "S is for Sucks" from [[dragon]].

== Jay is games ==
[http://jayisgames.com/ Jay is games] is a site that reviews a large number of online games. They have had reviews of [[Peasant's Quest]] [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2004/08/peasants_quest.php] and [[Thy Dungeonman 3]] [http://jayisgames.com/archives/2006/04/thy_dungeonman.php].

== JengaJam.com ==
[http://www.jengajam.com This] website always puts up links to the latest Homestar updates. The name of the site came from Homsar's quote in [[Where's The Cheat?]]

== The Joshua Childers Show! ==
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihqpZLId31g/ The Joshua Childers Show!] is a webshow on [http://www.YouTube.com/ YouTube] where a teenager parodies different TV show genres. In the first episode, Joshua is seen wearing a [[Stinkoman]] shirt.

==Joystiq==
*One of the articles is entitled "[http://www.joystiq.com/2006/10/27/nykos-intercooler-may-burninate-the-xbox-360/ Nyko's Intercooler may burninate the Xbox 360]" and features a picture of the pencil-drawn Trogdor (from [[dragon]]) next to an Xbox 360 with an Intercooler unit.
*The "[http://www.joystiq.com/2006/12/15/todays-hottest-game-video-vga-06-motion-capture-skit/ Today's hottest game video]" article for the 15th of December 2006 features a screen capture from [[Sample of Style Too]] at the beginning of the article.

==Kingdom of Loathing==
When choosing who to fight in a Player vs. Player battle, you can Bully, [[Trogdor|Burninate]], or Backstab. [http://www.kingdomofloathing.com/]

==Kings of Chaos==
After attacking an enemy in the MMORPG [http://www.kingsofchaos.com/ Kings of Chaos], the victory page will sometimes say "You burninated the enemy!" an obvious reference to [[Trogdor]].

==Kotaku==
*On the page showing [http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/fish/splinter-cell-fishtank-gameplay-204975.php Splinter Cell: Double Agent "Fishtank Gameplay"], the author mentions that "PETA is going to get [[All up ons|all up ons]]".
*On the page listing [http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/comments/become-a-kotakuite-209163.php just how easy it is to comment on Kotaku], the word "BANNINATE" is used, an obvious pun on [[Trogdor|burnination]].
*In the "[http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/rainbow-six-vegas/rainbow-six-vegas-demo-out-on-live-but-not-in-vegas-209685.php Rainbow Six Vegas Demo Out On Live, But Not In Vegas]" article, the term "[[Double Deuce|double deuce]]" is used.
*Kotaku also [http://kotaku.com/gaming/wii/strong-bad-on-the-wii-232190.php reported] on the debut of [[Viidelectrix]].

== La La La ==
The video "[http://www.flashplayer.com/music/lalala.html La La La]" on UGOplayer contains a few Homestar Runner characters, including Strong Bad and Homestar Runner. It also includes the Homestarmy wallpaper image, edited to suit the cartoon.

== Legendaryfrog.com ==
*In [http://www.legendaryfrog.com/flashmovies/kerri3.htm Kerrigan's Big Invention] there is a picture of Strong Bad and Homestar on the chalk board.
*In [http://www.legendaryfrog.com/flashmovies/avp.htm Senya's movie review: Alien V.S. Predator] there are several cheat commandos toys by the toy box.
*In the newest cartoon the main characters name is Brudder, an obvious reference to Lil' Brudder.

== Lemmy's Land ==
In one of [http://www.lemmykoopa.com/ Lemmy's] [http://www.lemmykoopa.com/lk35/lk35.php Funnies] called [http://www.lemmykoopa.com/lk35/lk35.php?&Submission=514 "Superstar Mario in Too Much Water"] By Drew, we see the classic "Scene missing" bit from [[Parsnips A-Plenty]] and [[The Homestar Runner]] says, "What?" while Mario was still drinking water to become fat.

== "The Lost Experience" ABC's Official Blog ==
In [http://blogs.abc.com/inside_the_experience/ Speaker's "Reader Mail 2"], after one question was repeated one too many times, Speaker angrily responds, "Grah! What? Who? GAH! Is this my 'How do you type with boxing gloves on?' question?"
Later, Speaker posted a "Video Reader Mail" on YouTube, which prominently featured the [[Kick The Cheat]] doll in the background and referred to "e-mail personalities" having raspy voices (like [[Strong Bad]]).

== Mind Body Guide ==
*Strong Bad is the featured image of a slightly tongue-in-cheek tally of the body’s many muscles on [http://mindbodyguide.ca/articles/biological-literacy-how-many-muscles.php this site].
*Strong Bad Email [[suntan]] is quoted when the article states, "let’s not forget the cloits and dloits!"
*The [http://mindbodyguide.ca/articles/biological-literacy-how-many-muscles.php#note1 footnote] says "There are no such thing as cloits or dloits. This is a reference to anatomy according to Strong Bad, which is hilarious, and included here entirely for the sake of comic relief. Kind of like the whole article, come to think of it."

== More Awesome Than You! ==
*[http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com This] page (warning: explicit "under construction" graphic) the index.html page title is "More Awesome Than You PAY PLUS!", an obvious reference to [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]].
*The main logo has a picture of [[Trogdor]] on it.
*Seven of the sub-forums are marked as been in the "[[Trogdor|Burnination]]" parent forum. One of the child forums in the "Burnination" parent forum is entitled "[[Peasantry]]". Another is titled "[[theme park|Bowels of Trogdor]]". Yet another is titled "[[Planet K]] [[20X6]]". A child forum under the "Peasantry" forum is "Made-Up Animals", with the description: "[[animal|If you were a sim, what would you like as if?]]". The description for the "Playsets & Toys" forum references the catchphrase of the [[Cheat Commandos]].
*Several phrases used are similar, or based on Homestar Runner phrases. Examples include: "Game exploding in a [[pom pom|big fiery ball that is visible from space]]" and "[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10|GameCube is no place for a mighty warrior.]]"
*One of the available objects is the Trogdor topiary from [[Weclome Back]] ([http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,5284.msg151811.html#msg151811]).
*Part of the forum footer reads "[[Powered by The Cheat]]".
*Another available object is the [[Store Toys#Kick The Cheat|Kick The Cheat]] toy ([http://www.moreawesomethanyou.com/smf/index.php/topic,6188.0.html]).

== Neglected Characters ==
*[http://www.smbhq.com/nc/ This] is a site where the Neglected Characters of Mario games are honored. One of them, [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/guide.html Dr. Donez], answers questions regularly (much like [[Strong Bad Email]]) at [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/askdrd.html Ask Dr. Donez].
**In [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/e501600.html question 595], [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/v14011500.html question 1412], and [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/v18011900.html question 1842] he gets asked how he types with boxing gloves on his hands, which he responds differently each time.
*In one of Bowser's [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/election/radical/bowser/speeches.html speeches], Koopa asks Bowser, "How do you know Trogdor?" and he replies "We went to Burniniation classes together."

== Neopets ==
*[http://www.neopets.com Neopets] released a new avatar with the caption "Your Lupe A Splode" which is an obvious reference to [[video games]] and [[StrongBadZone]].
[[Image:Yourlupeasplode.gif]]
*In this avatar, the caption reads "Garlic'd!" at the end-an obvious Teen Girl Squad reference.
[[Image:Runaway garlic.gif]]
*Another avatar features a Scorchio (a dragon-like Neopet) with the caption "Burninate!", an obvious reference to [[Trogdor]].
[[Image:Scordrax.gif]]
*Neopets also has an avatar reserved for theneopetsteam, a staff username, which references the "a splode."
[[Image:Tntasplode.gif]]
*There is also a Petpet Laboratory, that can change your Petpet's image, and one thing that can happen is your Petpet's name can change to [[So and So]].
== NES Horsemen ==
*On [http://www.neshorsemen.com/ this site], [http://www.neshorsemen.com/oreview.html this page] has several references, including a variation on the "dot dot dot" quote from [[Under Construction]] and a reference to the [[Extra Real Dating Sim XR]] ("featuring the most polygonal of technoligies"). [[20X6]] is also mentioned.

== Nintendojo ==
As an April Fools prank, Nintendojo put up a [http://www.nintendojo.com/infocus/view_item.php?1143867894 fake list of characters] for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Brawl. [[Trogdor]] is among the characters listed.

== NoSlang.com ==
The [http://www.noslang.com NoSlang.com] [http://www.noslang.com/spelling.php "commonly misspelled words"] page has a statement saying, "Since not everybody owns a copy of '[[local news#Easter Eggs|Strong Bad's Rythm  N' Grammar]],' we've tried to do our part to help by compiling a list of common internet misspellings." It also posted a "Happy Birthday Trogdor" link from January 13th through January 16th, 2006.

== [http://oldeenglish.org Olde English] ==
In their [http://www.oldeenglish.org/podcast/general-procrastination General Procrastination] sketch, Raizin was holding off going to battle by going on the internet and watching the new [[Strong Bad Email]]. (which really wasn't even an email, he opened up the Strong Bad bio 'toon and the email menu.)

==OrbiTouch==
On the website for [http://www.keybowl.com/kb/index?page=benefits OrbiTouch], a new, safe way to type, they mention that you can "Type with Boxing Gloves On" in the lower right-hand side of one of their pages.

==Polas' Goodtime Retro Cafe==
In the [http://www.goodtimeretrocafe.com/other/commodore.html Commodore 64 "Classics"] review, [[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]] lyrics are used as the opening paragraph for the review of the game Thantos.

==Progressive Boink==
*In [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/christmas100/index1.html The 100 Greatest Christmas Shows] list, the Homestar Runner Decemberween toons are grouped together and ranked at #79.
*In [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/costumes/ The 50 Worst Halloween Costumes] list, Strong Bad is among those as "Any costume that may lead to poor voice impressions".
*In [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/videogames/kyle.html Kyle's Top 20 Video Games] list (part of the site's [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/videogames/ 100 Favorite Video Games]), Kyle criticizes the voices of the enemies in Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee (his 9th favorite game) as sound "identical to Strong Bad".
*In [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/hotties/jonhotties.htm Jon's Top 20 Most Beautiful Women] list (part of the site's ([http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/hotties/ 100 Most Beautiful Women: 2003]), Jon describes his #1 pick, Shakira, as being famous for "the ability to sing like both a Latina schoolgirl and Homsar in the same verse."
*The entry for [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/ihbfd/cheese.htm Cheese] (from the cartoon series "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends") in the [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/ihbfd.htm Internet Hanna-Barbera Fashion Database] describes the show as being "located just down the block from Trogdor the Burninator and across the street from Juggernaut calling people b****es."
*In a review of [http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/lambchopchanukah.html Lamb Chop's Special Chanukah], the character Charlie Horse's use of a computer is compared to Strong Bad in the form of an e-mail asking how he types with hooves on his hands. The e-mail is signed, "crapfully yours, crapface mccrappington, asbury park, nj."

==Pure Pwnage ==
[[Image:Purepwnage_email.jpg|thumb|Jeremy from Pure Pwnage]]At the beginning of episode 10, Jeremy answers e-mails in the exact same style as Strong Bad does. The computer used says "[[Compy 386]]" in the corner.

http://www.purepwnage.com/ (WARNING: Contains language and derogatory terms!)

== PVP Online ==
[[Pan Pan]] shows up in a panda line-up on [http://www.pvponline.com/archive.php3?archive=20060421 pvponline.com], done by guest artist [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/ Howard Taylor].

== Rareware.com ==
In the [http://www.rareware.com/extra/scribes/24dec03/index.html December 24, 2003 edition] of the letters page Scribes, one letter states:

<blockquote>Can you answer emails in Flash like [[Strong Bad Email|Strong Bad]] does? I think it would be funny because we could all hear you speak with an [[sb_email 22|English]] accent, which us North Americans find amusing. :) Also, we could hear you groan when you get a bad one, like those other e-mails you get... you know, the ones that aren't sent by me.</blockquote>

The response:
<blockquote>''British'' accent, Arse, ''British'' accent. Anyway, no. That would be a terrible error.</blockquote>

== Real Ultimate Power ==
Parodies of [http://www.realultimatepower.net '''''Real Ultimate Power'''''] are everywhere. A fan [http://www.geocities.com/viggler/trogdor.html made one] featuring TROGDOR.

== Red vs Blue ==
*At [http://www.redvsblue.com Red vs Blue] they made a public service announcement about tattoos (It appears every 4 weeks or so in the season 1 archive). When Church suggests you get a tattoo of your favorite character from your favorite online comic (obviously referring to himself), Strong Bad's face appears on-screen instead.
*A Strong Bad and a Homestar sticker is also seen during the Red vs. Blue segment in the Halo 2 Limited Collectors Edition DVD, on the window of a door.

== Retarded Animal Babies ==
*In [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/181798 Retarded Animal Babies 10], when the characters get sucked into the internet, they walk by all sorts of Flash animation websites, including a Homestar menu page. They walk by it in disgust, saying "gay."

== RinkWorks Graffiti ==
Homestar is referenced twice on the [http://www.rinkworks.com/ RinkWorks] [http://www.rinkworks.com/graffiti graffiti pages].
*The text "[[50 emails#Homestar's attempts at DELETED|Baleted]]" can be seen [http://rinkworks.com/graffiti/index.cgi?g=12 here].
*An image of Strong Bad has been crudely pasted in to all the other crazy stuff going on [http://rinkworks.com/graffiti/index.cgi?g=14 here].

== Rocketboom ==
* On the [http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/archives/2005/03/rb_05_mar_15.html 3/15/2005] episode, we see a clip of the [[SXSW Panel - 14 Mar 2005|March 14th SXSW Panel]] and Amanda interviewing Homestar.
*On the [http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/archives/2005/12/rb_05_dec_05.html 12/5/05] episode of the v-log [http://www.rocketboom.com/ Rocketboom], Amanda Congdon is wearing a Homestar Runner shirt.
*On the [http://www.rocketboom.com/vlog/archives/2006/04/rb_06_apr_12.html 4/12/2006] episode, after Amanda reports about a human clock, she comments that she still likes her [[Strong Bad Clock]] better.

== Sam & Max Episodes ==
On the [http://www.telltalegames.com/samandmax/faq FAQ page for the new Sam & Max game,] Homestar Runner is mentioned--praised, even.

== The Schumin Web ==
The [http://www.schuminweb.com/ splash page] for November 2005 showed an image of Ben Schumin dressed up as [[The Thnikkaman]]. The same image also appears in the [http://www.schuminweb.com/schumin-web/archives/splash-page.asp Splash Page Archives].

== Shenmue II : The Gang Edition ==
In the fan-movie [http://dynamic4.gamespy.com/%7Eshenmuedojo/forum/viewtopic.php?t=14850&sid=4d196b2cc178187c5528f347a593e744 Shenmue II : The Gang Edition], when Ryo arrives at Guilin, he is distracted by a The Cheat Talking Plush Doll, which is the guardian of the village where Shenhua lives. 
Later, Ryo kicks the Plush Doll, making it complain.

== Shoot the Cliché ==
Trogdor appears as one of the clichés in this game from [http://www.anothersite.co.uk another site].
[http://www.anothersite.co.uk/news.php?artc=131& Click here] to play the game.

== Something Awful ==
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Strong Bad, Homestar, Strong Mad, The Cheat and Marzipan appear as grotesque caricatures in [http://www.somethingawful.com/articles.php?a=3714 Tub Bites vol. 2.]. The computer used in the toon appears to be a parody of the [[Compy 386]]. The first email is "[[DELETED!|Recycle Binned!]]". Homestar returns Strong Bad's ''[[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]]'' game, as well as some of his "[[Crap|crappy]] catchphrases" (the one used as an example is "[[Crap#Holy Crap! and Other Exclamations|holy crap!]]"). Also, this is reprised with an obvious parody of a "[[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|How do you type with boxing gloves on?]]"-style Strong Bad e-mail in [http://www.somethingawful.com/index.php?a=3867&p=5 Karnov Bites].
*The Easter egg in Tub Bites 2 is a parody of [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]], featuring calls from parodies of Strong Bad, the King of Town, Homsar, Coach Z and Strong Sad.

== South Park Studios ==
Somebody at South Park Studios is a fan, as a January 28, 2006 [http://www.southparkstudios.com/show/display_faq_search.php?section=2&id=38887&search_faq= FAQ update] contains the following:

'''Q. - How do you type with boxing gloves on?''' A. - I'm sorry, this is "Ask South Park" not "Ask StrongBad ''(sic)''."

== the show ==
On the [http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2006/09/090706.html September 7, 2006 episode] of [http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/ the show], zefrank included a link to [[duck pond]] as a "silly thing".
Moreover, on the [http://www.zefrank.com/theshow/archives/2006/05/050106.html May 1, 2006 episode], the game can be seen on zefrank's monitor in the background.

== Stinkoman 20X6 on VGMusic.com ==
*[http://www.vgmusic.com VGMusic.com] have done a remix of some of the Stinkoman 20X6 soundtrack. However, since VGMusic doesn't allow direct linking to MIDI files, the creator has put them up on his website for download. The links can be found here:
*[http://tyler.f85.net/midis/20x6_levelselect.mid Level Select]
*[http://tyler.f85.net/midis/20x6_levelstart.mid Level Start]
*[http://tyler.f85.net/midis/20x6_level1.mid Level 1]
*[http://tyler.f85.net/midis/20x6_boss.mid Boss Theme]
*[http://tyler.f85.net/midis/20x6_level2.mid Level 2]
*[http://tyler.f85.net/midis/20x6_level8.mid Level 8]
These files were sequenced by Tyler Prevost.

== The Straight Dope ==
The StrongBadZone was submitted for [http://www.straightdope.com/columns/ Weird Earl's] on [http://www.straightdope.com/ The Straight Dope], a category featuring strange and/or awesome sites.

== Stick RPG 2 ==
On the [http://www.stickrpg2.com/news.php#1147888194 news post for May 17], there is a line that says "what are you using, a 386?", with "386" being a link to [[invisibility]].

== Strong Bad Pilots an F/A-22 Raptor ==
For a short time, Strong Bad could be seen on the Lockheed Martin [http://www.f22-raptor.com/ F/A-22 Raptor Team Web Site] [[:Image:sbf22.png|F/A-22 Raptor]].

==Suave==
[http://www.suave.net/~dave/trogdor.cgi This Suave page] is about Trogdor, Strong Bad, and The Cheat.

== Superdickery.com ==
*In a "Bizzaro letters" segment, one guy writes "Dear Strongbad: How do you type with boxing gloves on?" [http://www.superdickery.com/gabliam4-16.html]
*Also, the creator says "head a'splode" in a little blurb following [http://www.superdickery.com/other/256.html this comic cover]

== Technopets ==
On [http://technopets00.tripod.com technopets00.tripod.com], in the tpemail [http://technopets00.tripod.com/id36.html Icons], the e-mail message at the bottom says "Email me. Bad emails will be burninated, er burned"

==The-Coolest-Stuff-Ever.com==
[http://the-coolest-stuff-ever.com]This website is an obvious reference to HomestarRunner.com. The name and main page both come from the Strong Bad Email [[credit card]], and they also have an Easter egg with a fan-made, Homestar Runner Space Invaders game.

== ThinkGeek ==
[http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/cubegoodies/722a/action/2111db4/ Here] there is a picture showing plastic toys dressed up for Halloween. One of the toys is dressed up as Strong Bad (or, as they call him, "Strong Bob").

== Uncyclopedia==
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*On the ever-popular factually-inaccurate encyclopedia [http://uncyclopedia.org Uncyclopedia], the VfD (vote for deletion) template reads "Baleeted! This article is total crap. Please VFD."
*The template for articles that contain too much information reads: "This article contains way too much information. Absorbing all of it may cause one's head to asplode. You can help Uncyclopedia by removing stuff."
*According to [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/UnNews:Homestar_Runner%27s_face_is_seen_on_milk_cartons_worldwide. this article], Homestar Runner has gone missing. Several inside references.
* In [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Image:Errors.png this image], one of the error messages is the "[[:Image:this is real.png|Everything is fine. Nothing is ruined.]]" error from [[50 emails]].
* One of the user awards includes [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Template:Burninator Burninator].
*In the [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Template:Recentnews Recentnews] template, one of the news items reads that "An astremely astonishing asperiment has show that acessive asposure to '''[[StrongBadZone|Strong Bad Zone]]''' has an astraordinarily affect on grammar."
*If you attempt to restore [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Game:Zork/File_1 File 1] of [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Game:Zork Zork], you have some [[Grumblecakes]] in your inventory. You are also wearing the [[Kerrek]]'s belt.
*Fake (or at least, mostly fake) descriptions of the characters have been entered.
**'''[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Homestar_Runner Homestar Runner]''': "A prolific actor (famous for playing the role of [[Matt Chapman]] in the 2000 movie "Flash Cartoonists")"
**'''[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Strong_Bad Strong Bad]''': One of "the most notable and prolific singer/songwriters of the past decade".
**'''[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Coach_Z Coach Z]''': "An athletic genius" and "a prolific writer and rapper".
**'''[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Pom_Pom Pom Pom]''': "A large, balloon-like alien from the planet Inflatrosis".
**'''[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Trogdor_the_Burninator Trogdor]''': "The son of the Friendly Giant and Puff, The Magic Dragon".
*[[homsar]] has been "sporked" from this Wiki (see [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Homsar here]). There is also an article on the [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Tandy_400 Tandy 400], as well as one on [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Homestar_Runner_Wiki this Wiki].
*[[50K Racewalker|50K RaceWalker]] is listed as the 43rd [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Worst_100_Computer_Games_of_All_Time worst computer game of all time].
*There are [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/You_have_two_cows/25#Category_.CF.80:_The_World_Wide_CoWeb 5 Homestar Runner variations] of the phrase "[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/You_have_two_cows You have two cows]".
*The start of [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Game:Game_Online Game Online] is a direct rip-off of the start of [[Thy Dungeonman]].
*Two of the choices for [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Template:Monster the monster template] are "a [[The Yello Dello|Yello Dello]]", "a cavalry of [[Dongrel|dongrel]]s" and "a [[Bear holding a Shark|bear holding a shark]]".
*Two of the choices on the [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Template:Random/killed random "killed by" template] are "[[Trogdor|burninated]]" and "[[50 emails#Homestar's attempts at DELETED|BALEETED!]]"
*The page on [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Nowhere Nowhere] starts with the [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning#Flagrant System Error|Flagrant System Error]] message.
*The [http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Image:Beowulf.jpg Beowulf image] has Strong Bad (with [[Ab-Abber 2000|abs]], a [[portrait|key-sword-tar]], and a [[Horned Helmet|horned helmet]]) and The Cheat (again, with a horned helmet) teaming up to fight Trogdor.
*On the article about the made-up superhero , [[Uncyclopedia: Captain Obvious|Captain Obvious]], a picture of Homsar is there, and his shirt is depicted as "One of the shirts custom made by Captain Obvious."
*[http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Game:Do_NOT_click_any_links%21/click61 This page], part of a clicking game, reads "THIS PAGE HAS BEEN SHUT DOWN BY THE NCAA FOR [[Commandos in the Classroom|SEVERE CUSSING AND VERY ILLEGAL PONYFIGHTS]]."

== Uni Watch ==
*Uni Watch, a blog devoted to following the trends of sports logos, jerseys, and other sports-related designs, links to the e-mail [[redesign]] in the December 1 blog entry "Keep Your [[Pants]] On". The "little animation", as it is referred to, is mentioned as a "good commentary on logo updates". [http://www.uniwatchblog.com/2006/12/01/keep-your-pants-on/]

== Urban Dictionary ==
On July 1st, 2005, the main page "word of the day" on Urban Dictionary was biz cas fri. (It is misspelled as "bis cas fri.") [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bis+cas+fri&defid=801385]

Various other phrases and words are defined on the site (with varying degrees of accuracy in spelling and content) such as [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Teen+Girl+Squad Teen Girl Squad], [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Strong+Bad Strong Bad], [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=homestar+runner Homestar Runner], [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=fhgwhgads fhqwhgads], and [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Somebody+get+this+freaking+duck+away+from+me "Somebody get this freakin' duck away from me!"].

== Variousimmers ==
On [http://www.variousimmers.net this site] dedicated to modding [[Wikipedia:The Sims 2|The Sims 2]], two of the objects are a [[Painting of a guy with a big knife]] ([http://www.variousimmers.net/vsimforum/showthread.php?t=518 here]), and a Strong Bad [[monument]] ([http://www.variousimmers.net/vsimforum/showthread.php?t=1568 here]).



== VG Mix ==
[http://www.vgmix.com/song_view.php?song_id=615 Here] there is a remix of the first racing tune from Rad Racer (which is also Stinkoman's theme). The title references to [[japanese cartoon]] and the song itself contains quotes from said e-mail.

== Visitmypiczosite.piczo.com ==
*On Life On Sedna's Weekly Fanstuff for [http://pic2.piczo.com/Visitmypiczosite/?g=23116139 The Last Week Of August], the official logo for Life On Sedna (See Comic Sightings) is drawn on a whiteboard. Also, a funny drawing of Homestar is there.


== Wikipedia's April Fool's Day Article 2005 ==
Homestar in his Daisy Dukes was eventually added to the somewhat lengthy Wikipedia April Fool's Day 2005 article detailing a hostile takeover of Wikipedia by Encyclopedia Britannica. He was part of Wikipedia's "[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:2005_Britannica_takeover_of_Wikimedia&oldid=11827614#New_corporate_structure new corporate structure]" as the Minister of Long Pants. He was then pictured lower on the page in the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:2005_Britannica_takeover_of_Wikimedia&oldid=11828885#Immediate_aftermath Immediate Aftermath]" section, then moved to the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:2005_Britannica_takeover_of_Wikimedia&oldid=11833150#Related_Information Related Information]" section, then finally [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:2005_Britannica_takeover_of_Wikimedia&oldid=11833471 dropped] altogether. The page as it exists now can be found [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:April_1%2C_2005/2005_Britannica_takeover_of_Wikimedia here], and the edit history for the page [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Wikipedia:2005_Britannica_takeover_of_Wikimedia&action=history here]. Strong Bad was also named Minister of Deleting email, and is found directly under Homestar's listing.

== Youtube ==

While [http://youtube.com YouTube] was down for maintenance on August 17 2006, pictures of the youtube offices were posted on the youtube homepage. Two of them showed a Kick The Cheat doll. [[:Image:Cheattube1.jpg|photo 1]], [[:Image:Cheattube2.jpg|photo 2]].

== ytmnd ==
Many Homestar Runner-related [http://ytmnd.com You're The Man Now, Dog] pages have been [http://ytmnd.com/list/?search=homestar created], such as [http://hatesomuch.ytmnd.com/ this one], which involves the [[Cheat Commandos]], [http://hr10versary.ytmnd.com/ this one] which is an anniversary site, [http://homestarspin.ytmnd.com/ this one], which includes a scene from [[dangeresque 3]], and [http://ytmnd.com/list/?search=freakin+duck these], which all reference [[Main Page 13]]. [http://missingno.ytmnd.com/ OH NOOOOOOES!!! MISSINGNO!] has one of the [[System Sounds]] looping.

==Zingtech==
The [http://www.zingtech.com/features/painting/ paintings] section of the website features an acrylic painting entitled [[Painting of a guy with a big knife|"Guy With a Big Knife"]].

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[[Category:Sightings]]

April Fools' 2006

2007-02-06T23:38:24Z

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[[Image:Intro decision page flipped.png|thumb|Which way is up again?]]
On '''[[Wikipedia:April Fool's Day|April Fool's Day]] 2006''', [[The Brothers Chaps]] flipped the site upside down.
==Fun Facts==
===Remarks===
*The following pages/sites were exempt from the flipping because they are hosted separately from the main H*R content or are not Flash files:
**[[Strong Bad's Website]]
**[[Store]] and [[Store Thank You Messages]]
**[[Legal]]
**[[Strong Sad's Lament]]
**[[Stinkoman 20X6]]
***Note that if you try to [http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipper.swf?contentURL=stinkogame/v7/stinkogame.swf flip Stinkoman 20X6], the "[[Stinkoman 20X6 Trivia#General|no Flash 7]]" warning appears.
**[[Podstar Runner]]
**All the stuff in [[Museum]].
*Seek bars did not work with the flipped toons.
*Amusingly, this made [[Homsar]]'s character page [http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipper.swf?contentURL=vcr_homsar.swf right-side up].
:*A similar occurrence occurred with [http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipper.swf?contentURL=main8.swf Main Page 8]
*This was the first April Fool's Day Prank that is not archived in the [[Holidays|Holiday]] section of the toons menu.
*Unlike the [[:Category:April Fools|pranks]] before it, this affected the entire Homestar Runner website. In previous pranks the main page was replaced, but if you went to an email or 'toon, it would be unaffected.

===Glitches===
*Several toons that are not the usual 550x400 resolution were not centered properly:
**[[virus]]
***This email also suffered from its custom navbar missing, so Homestar pulled his words from nowhere.
**[[Not the 100th Email!!!]]
**[[Handheld Games Menu]]
**[[flashback]] and [[Main Page 22]] were both correct, as they used their own flipper swf files, which handled the different size.
*Some pages had invisible or missing text:
**[[Under Construction]]
**[[Main Page 18]] (No HTML text in the "Store" effect.)
*In [[highschool]], the "m." on Young Strong Mad's shirt was missing.
*[[TROGDOR!]] didn't load up properly - the game itself took up only the bottom right quarter of the usual frame, and the rest was filled in with gray.
*Many buttons and other scripts on some of the site did not work, as they use the <code>_root</code> property in ActionScript to access the main scene of the Flash file. However, with the flipper file loading the main scene, <code>_root</code> actually referred to the ''flipper'', not the scene itself. The Brothers Chaps could have gotten around this by using the <code>[http://livedocs.macromedia.com/flash/mx2004/main_7_2/wwhelp/wwhimpl/common/html/wwhelp.htm?context=Flash_MX_2004&file=00001522.html _lockroot]</code> property in the flipper, but it seems they didn't know about it (probably because they still use Flash 5, in which the _lockroot property doesn't exist).
**The Eject button on the [[Character Videos | Characters page]] (which normally makes Homsar's video come out of the VCR) did nothing.
**[[Edgar#Edgar's Baby's Daddy|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]] on [[candy product]] did not appear. Neither did the [[Old-Timey]] Easter egg in [[little animal]].
**In [[interview]], you could not change the pictures on the [[Sticky Notes]] or play with [[The Cheat's Lightswitch]]
**In [[Duck Pond]], the hand never moved when it threw bread, and the ducks never ate what was thrown.
**The video clips in [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] repeated themselves automatically.
**The [[Random Toon|rando]] link on the navbar did not work.
**[[The King of Town DVD]], [[King of Town Main Page]] and anything linked from there looped at the end instead of stopping.
***Additionally, [[Revenge of the King]] seems to have had a similar fate to TROGDOR! (with the broken screen), except you could not hurt The King of Town, nor did he shoot at you. The timer also didn't work.
**On the [[Decemberween Email Menu]], none of the Easter eggs worked.
**The buttons on [[Downloads]] didn't work.
**The [[Telebision Toons Menu]] didn't work.
**On any [[Strong Bad Email]]s featuring the [[Tandy 400]] or the [[Compy 386]], the contrast buttons didn't work. This includes the Easter eggs in [[gimmicks]]. The ripples on the [[Lappy 486]] appeared and disappeared much faster than normal, and did not stay if the mouse button was held down.
**In any of the [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]] Games, none of them worked right. There was no possible way to score on any of them.
**In [[First Time Here?]], the number of takes never changed; the clapperboard always read "Roll 1, Scene 1, Take 1".
**The [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]]s never loaded.
**The number of messages on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]] never changed.
*In [[Peasant's Quest]], Trogdor's voice didn't work.
**When the [[Kerrek]] is encountered, his tune did not play.
**Trying to kill [[Poor Gary]] proved unsuccessful.
*It seems that the text in the Quote of the Week wasn't bold, like before the 'flip'.
*Nothing in the [[Handheld Games Menu]] (except for [[Homestar Quiz]]), including itself, was fully playable.
**None of the buttons in the actual menu worked (except for "new games").
**None of the buttons in [[Dancin' Bubs]] worked.
**[[Homestar Talker]] did not lay out stars for each correct word, and never progressed to the Strong Bad Talker.
**Nothing but the bongos in [[Audition With Marzipan]] were playable.
**[[Bronco Trolleys]] was broken; you could click the "Play" button, but the timer didn't work and the ingredients were missing.
**Neither the text boxes nor the finished libs worked in [[Strong Libs]].
**[[Hairstyle Runner]] was playable, but many things were not visible because the top frame was off-center.
**The fortune cookies in [[Fortune Cookies]] did not work.
**The [[Spin 'n Say]] did not spin.
**The buttons on the [[Astro Lite]] didn't work.
*Although the [[Main Pages]] rollover effects were mostly fixed, some issues remained:
**[[Main Page 3]]: Homestar wasn't knocked back by the coconut for "Email".
**[[Main Page 8]]: The screen kept moving on "Characters".
**[[Main Page 10]]: [[The Homestar Runner]]'s body didn't expand when the bomb explodes after "Downloads".
**[[Main Page 16]]: The entire menu still didn't work properly. In fact, two versions of the copyright notice appeared at the "top" of the screen, and the trees in the background were light blue. This issue remained briefly after the revert, but was fixed soon afterwards.
**[[Main Page 18]]: On "Games", [[Sherlock]] did not mumble to himself. On "Store", the background "opened" and "closed" faster than usual, with no sound effects and no HTML behind it. These issues also remained after the prank ended, and have not yet been fixed.
**[[Main Page 22]]: The "What's New", "Weeklies", and "Main Pages" buttons appeared in their normal positions and orientations (though it's possible that it was left that way on purpose, given the theme of the page), and the partial scene from [[Peasant's Quest]] did not come in from the side.
**[[Main Page 23]]: Homestar didn't move his lips for "Toons" and didn't reply with "'Sup" for "Store". Also, the "What's New" and "Weeklies" were missing.
**[[Homsar Main Page]]: None of the effects worked, except a few bubbles appearing on "Toons".

*[[Awexome Cross 98]]: When you lost all your lives, the game froze and you saw [[The Cheat]] spinning in the tire, but the background stayed still.
*The Storyboards and Deleted Scenes in "In Search of The Yellow Dello" did not work.
*When the pages were fixed early on the morning of April 2nd, the Main Page Navigation Bar fix was not initially repaired, leaving the main page right-side up, but the News button and Main Page numbers flipped.
*The musical t-shirts from the [[Store]] were put in a upside down box at the bottom of the page with its light blue background as a border.

===Fixed Glitches===
[[Image:Main 16 from 2001.PNG|thumb|[[Main Page 16]]: Looking into the past?]]
* Originally, the "What's new" button on the main pages did not appear in the correct location and was right-side up. This was fixed shortly after the "feature's" release.
* The [[Strong Bad Email]] menu originally did not list any emails. This was also fixed.
* The Weeklies popups originally appeared right-side up, but were later fixed so that they would appear flipped like the rest of the site.
* Many of the rollover button effects on the Main Pages didn't work. In most cases, the speaker simply said the name of the button that is hovered over (without moving his lips) and no visual effects or other sounds would occur. This was later fixed.
* On [[Main Page 22]], the word "games" was not there. This was fixed later in the day.
* After the orientation reset on April 2, [[Main Page 16]] had a copyright date of 2001 overlaying the regular copyright notice. Homestar's scarf was missing, as were some trees in the background, suggesting that certain elements of the main page were from an older version. Homestar would still speak as normal, but no triggered animations would happen other than mouth movements and a visible wisp of Homestar's breath.

===Real-World References===
*The Flash file that causes the pages to be flipped contains the phrase "They call him Flipper", which is one of the lyrics to the [[Wikipedia:Flipper (1964 television)|Flipper]] theme song.

==External Links==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipper.swf?contentURL=welcome.swf View the Flash file for the flipped opening page]
**This is an example... everything other than the exceptions below used this style of URL. Replace the part after <code>contentURL=</code> with the flash file of the toon you want to flip.
*Several toons with different sizes have their own flash file to compensate:
**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperMainNav.swf?contentURL=main_nav.swf View the Flash file for the flipped navbar]
**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperToons.swf?contentURL=tvguide.swf View the Flash file for the flipped Toons Menu]
**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperGames.swf?contentURL=gamesmenu_new.swf View the Flash file for the flipped Games Menu]
**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperPayPlus.swf?contentURL=payplus2.swf View the Flash file for the flipped HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]
**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperVirusMain.swf?contentURL=main22.swf View the Flash file for the flipped Main Page 22]
**[http://www.homestarrunner.com/theyCallHimFlipperHundred.swf?contentURL=sbemailahundred.swf View the Flash file for the flipped flashback]
*[[Forum:7608|Forum thread Re: April Fool's 2006]]
[[Category:April Fools]]

Floppy Disk Container

2007-02-06T23:37:25Z

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'''The Floppy Disk Container''' sits to the right of [[Strong Bad]]'s computer. It shows the latest game he has been playing. [[The Brothers Chaps]] often comment on the featured game in many of their [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]] commentaries. This page catalogs appearances of the Floppy Disk Container, with screenshots, the toon or emails where it appeared, a brief explanation of the game mentioned on the floppy disk, and sources of supplementary material about the game. The majority of the labels are names of computer games (although several [[Nintendo|Nintendo Entertainment System]] and [[Atari 2600]] titles also appear) and most are obscure titles from the '80s. Strong Bad also [[Couch Mumbling|mumbles]] SNES games in his sleep, but these are generally newer and less obscure. This has become a running joke, and although the first Floppy Disk Container appeared in the email [[little animal]], the disks were not labeled until [[ghosts]]. They are usually labeled in red marker, though in some of the early appearances they were labeled in blue.
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Image !! Appearances !! Explanation !! Sources
|- id="blank_5.25_inch_disks"
| [[Image:Floppy_little_animal.PNG|150px|Blank 5.25 Inch Disk]] || [[little animal]], [[superhero name]], [[do over]] (in the do over of [[sisters]]), [[candy product]] and [[isp]] || '''5.25 inch disks''' were the standard computer media format until the introduction of the 3.5 inch floppies. 5.25 inch disks are what gave both kinds of disk the title 'floppy', as you could easily bend the disks, enough to nearly fold them over without them breaking. They were replaced by 3.5 inch floppies in the early 1990s, which themselves have been mostly replaced by compact discs and USB flash drives. The first floppy-less personal computers were made by NeXT, and many modern computers replace the floppy drive with an 8-in-one memory card reader. The 5.25 floppy disk was also featured in [[technology]], outside of the Floppy Disk Container. || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk Wiki] [http://computer.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk-drive1.htm Here] [http://www.accurite.com/FloppyPrimer.html Here] [http://www.douglasmedia.com/prod8.html Here]
|- id="tongue_of_the_fatman"
| [[Image:Floppy_ghosts.PNG|150px|Tongue Of The Fatman]] || [[ghosts]], [[50 emails]] || '''''Tongue of The Fatman''''' was a fighting game for DOS and Commodore 64, released in 1989, that was later ported to the Sega Genesis as ''Slaughter Sport''. You choose from different alien races (including Human) with different abilities and fighting styles, purchase weapons and devices, and fight your way through multiple opponents to face the Fatman, Mondu. Some of the more innovative features include being able to place wagers on the outcome of the fight, and the phenomenon of a special move becoming less powerful the more you use it to balance gameplay. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,1067/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?name=Tongue+of+The+Fatman Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/31897.html Faqs]
|- id="lode_runner"
| [[Image:Floppy_morning_routine.PNG|150px|Lode Runner]] || [[morning routine]], [[cheat talk]] || '''''Lode Runner''''' was a strategy type game for DOS, Apple, and Commodore 64, originally created in 1983. It was originally an ASCII game, where you (Jake Peril) were simply a $ sign (The enemies were ¶'s). The object of the game was to win back treasures stolen by the Evil Empire. Eventually re-released on the Apple II as ''Miner'', it featured real graphics. Finally ''Miner'' was submitted to Brøderbund and was finally published, under the name 'Lode Runner'. Countless versions of this game have been made and circulated over the Internet. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,243/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=651 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/26603.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lode_Runner Wiki]
|- id="loom"
| [[Image:Floppy_current_status.PNG|150px|Loom (Disk 1 of 24)]] || [[current status]] || '''''Loom''''' was an adventure game for the PC, released in 1989. It was one of a variety of games created by LucasFilms Games (Now LucasArts). You are Bobbin Threadbare, the mysterious "Loom child" and member of the Weaver Guild who must embark on a perilous journey to follow his guild members who were turned into geese and flew away from the Loom island. All puzzles are solved using a variety of spells cast from a magical staff, with no traditional inventory. There weren't actually 24 disks, at least not for the original version. There was the option of six 5.25" Double Density (360KB) disks, or three 3.5" Double Density (720KB) floppies. Loom was also later released on CD-ROM with a bonus soundtrack disc bundled with Creative brand sound cards. Loom was also released for the Macintosh platform on three 3.5" discs. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,176/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=655 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11465.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOOM Wiki] [http://www.creative.com Here]
|- id="star_flight"
| [[Image:Floppy_huttah!.PNG|150px|Star Flight]] || [[huttah!]] || '''''Starflight''''' was a ship game created by Electronic Arts for the PC and Sega Genesis, released in 1986 and 1991, respectively. Mankind has left earth due to an exhaustion of resources, and need to colonize another planet. Then basically you just travel around the galaxy mining, gathering crew, fighting aliens, and trying to figure out why star systems are being blown up, without getting blown up with them. A very long-winded game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,115/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=2086 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11678.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starflight Wiki]
|- id="rise_of_the_dragon"
| [[Image:Floppy_interview.PNG|150px|Rise Of The Dragon]] || [[interview]] || '''''Rise Of The Dragon''''' was a puzzle game for DOS, Amiga, and Sega CD, released in 1990. It was presented in a ''Blade Runner''-like environment and story. You assume the role of ex-cop William “Blade” Hunter, contracted to root out the source of a deadly new drug, MTZ, that ships in patch form and has a tendency to turn users into lizard creatures before killing them. There are a couple of arcade sequences but they are forgiving since they can be skipped if you die enough times. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,98/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=910 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11129.html Faqs]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rise_of_the_Dragon Wiki]
|- id="friendly_ware"
| [[Image:Floppy_unused_emails.PNG|150px|Friendly Ware]] || [[unused emails]] || '''''Friendly Ware''''' was a software package for the PC, released in 1987. It was released by Friendlysoft, written in BASIC, and rendered in text mode via clever use of ASCII characters. The games included Master Mind, Nevada Dice, Killer Maze (navigate 3D mazes), Sea Battle (find a submarine with depth charges), Boggy Marsh (find monsters in a marsh), Hangman, Tic-Tac-Toe (unbeatable against computer), Wildcatter (an oil drilling simulation), Othello, Peg Leap (basic remove pegs game), Blackjack, Dominoes, Golf, Head Coach (a football simulation), Match (a Memory-style game) and Towers of Atlantis (a Towers of Hanoi game). Other software included a number of financial programs, eye and ear tests, an ASCII drawing program, a biorhythm charter (which suffers from the Y2K bug), sports prediction software, and a computing tutorial. || [http://www.bhlegend.com/index.php?game=1287 Here]
|- id="manhunter_new_york"
| [[Image:Floppy_caper.PNG|150px|Manhunter New York]] || [[Arcade Game]], [[caper]] || '''''Manhunter New York''''' was an adventure game for DOS, Atari ST, and Amiga, released in 1988. It was made about a year into Sierra On-Line, by Dave, Barry, and Dee Dee Murray. It is set 16 years into the 'future', in the year 2004. In 2002 The Orbs, an alien race composed of enormous eyeballs, invaded the planet Earth, mainly New York. Two years later, in 2004, you play a Manhunter, whose only job is to track down human criminals and bring them to justice. Another 'first person, point and click' type game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,24/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=680 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11668.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhunter_%28game%29 Wiki]
|- id="world_games"
| [[Image:Floppy_big_white_face.PNG|150px|World Games]] || [[big white face]] || '''''World Games''''' was a sports game for DOS, Commodore 64, and NES, made in 1987. It was made by Epyx, a company that made mostly sports games. ''World Games'' was a great collection of sports games from around the globe. It not only had good gameplay, but was also educational, as each event started with an excellent introduction screen that gave both the background of the sport and basic rules. Some of the more enjoyable games included the Scottish Caber Toss and the Spanish Bull Riding. || [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=1287 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/16987.html Faqs]
|- id="space_shipper"
| [[Image:Floppy_privileges.PNG|150px|Space Shipper]] || [[privileges]] || '''''[[Spaceshipper|Space Shipper]]''''' is a fictitious game made by [[Videlectrix]], and looks to be a ''Gradius''/''1943''-esque shooter clone. Fiendish lasers threaten to destroy the solar system! Explosions are taking over the galaxy!! It's Memorial Day and YOU were the only Spaceshipper who didn't have plans. Pilot your StarZoom to freedom! And time and a half!! || [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]
|- id="odell_lake"
| [[Image:Floppy_funny.PNG|150px|Odell Lake]] || [[funny]] || '''''Odell Lake''''' was an "educational" arcade game for the Apple II, released in 1986. It was created by MECC, a company known for making many educational games. It was a simulation game in which you take the role of a fish in Odell Lake, Oregon. You meet various forms of animal and plant life, including other types of fish. Each time you meet another animal or a plant, you must decide what to do. Your decisions determine whether or not you survive! || [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/921849.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odell_Lake_(computer_game) Wiki]
|- id="id_50_K_race_walk"
| [[Image:Floppy_sibbie.PNG|150px|50K Race Walk]] || [[sibbie]] || '''''[[50K Racewalker]]''''' is a game made by [[Videlectrix]], programmed by [[Jonathan Howe]]. The aim of the game is to alternate pressing left and right for nearly a full day in order to finish. If a player presses buttons too fast or out of sequence, he or she will be overwhelmed with an annoying "FAULT" message. According to Videlectrix, "you take a few (million) steps in the game, and you won't (will) be disappointed. Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, right, OOPS! You lose." || [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_demos.html Vidx] [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]
|- id="id_7th_guest"
| [[Image:Floppy_anything.PNG|150px|7th Guest]] || [[anything]] || '''''The 7th Guest''''' was a puzzle game for DOS, Windows, and Macintosh, released in 1993 by the creators of Shogun, Virgin Interactive Entertainment. It's set in the Stauf mansion, Stauf being a maker of cursed toys. He has invited 6 guests to his house to unravel the mysteries of the building, then he invites the 7th guest, you. Once there, you have to solve a variety of puzzles. The majority of the game is a puzzle collection, tied together by clips of actors, well rendered 3D animations, and MIDI sound effects and music on two CD-ROMs. The only instructions to the puzzles is a hint boot that will provide two hints, and the third time just mark the puzzle complete so you can continue. ''The 7th Guest'' was one of the first games to only be available on CD-ROM, causing many people to buy CD-ROM drives just to play the game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,283/ Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11550.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/7th_Guest Wiki]
|- id="tass_times_in_tonetown"
| [[Image:Floppy_the_process.PNG|150px|Tass Times In Tonetown]] || [[the process]] || '''''Tass Times in Tonetown''''' was an adventure game for PC, Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and Commodore 64, released in 1986. It's a quirky, underrated game made by Activision. Your job: visit Tonetown, a psychedelic punk rock alternate reality, to save your grandpa from a hideous crocodile creature named Franklin J. Snarl. You also have the aid of your dog who not only talks but becomes a star reporter. The puzzles are numerous but most are easy. With a world of floating phones, triangular moons, and wacky puzzles, all created through your grandpa's dreams thanks to the "dream hoop" he invented, ''Tass Times in Tonetown'' is an extremely original game enjoyed by adventure game fans. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,90/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=1130 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11093.html Faqs]
|- id="One_on_One"
| [[Image:Floppy_mile1.PNG|150px|One On One]] || [[mile]] || '''''One on One''''' was a pioneering sports game for the Commodore 64 and Atari 400/800, released in 1984. It was one of Electronic Arts' first games, a company known best for their quality sports games. This basketball game is a faithful translation of the real thing, with fouls and traveling calls, free throws, a three-point line, and even a shot clock. There are a number of gameplay options — play for a certain amount of time or first to a set score, winner's or loser's outs, etc. Players have a fatigue bar that decreases when running around and replenishes when holding still; fatigued players don't move as quickly. It had decent graphics for its time period, but substandard sound effects. || [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/2721.html Faqs]
|- id="blank_floppy_disks"
| [[Image:Floppy_mile0.PNG|150px|Cheat Style Floppy]] || [[mile]] || They're '''blank floppy disks''' animated by The Cheat. The titles are unseen until you click on them, revealing the titles of the disks in Easter eggs. There's not too much to say about them. || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk Wiki] [http://computer.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk-drive1.htm Here] [http://www.accurite.com/FloppyPrimer.html Here] [http://www.douglasmedia.com/prod8.html Here]
|- id="out_of_this_world"
| [[Image:Floppy_mile2.PNG|150px|Out Of This World]] || [[mile]] (Easter Egg) || '''''Out of This World''''' was an Action Adventure game for DOS, Windows 3.X, SNES, Atari ST, Amiga, Genesis, Apple Macintosh, and 3DO, originally released in 1991. You assume the role of Lester, a young physics professor, who suddenly finds himself on a strange alien world after lightning strikes his particle experiment. It's a cinematic game featuring realistic vector graphics and animation. It has plenty of animated cutscenes and ambient sound effects, despite fitting on one 5.25 disk. The original (French?) name for this game is '''''Another World'''''; ''Out Of This World'' was its US release name.|| [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,564/ Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11089.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_World_%28video_game%29 Wiki]
|- id="NITEMARE_3-D"
| [[Image:Floppy_mile3.PNG|150px|Nitemare 3-D]] || [[mile]] (Easter Egg) || '''''Nitemare 3D''''' was an action game, obviously 3D, for DOS and Windows 3.X, made in 1994. It was made by Gray Design Associates, a company not known for much else. It's linked to the ''Hugo House of Horror'' series in that you assume the role of Hugo in an attempt to save Penelope. You basically go through a three-dimensional house of horrors defeating all sorts of evil things, in a first-person environment. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,2595/ Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/12022.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitemare_3D Wiki]
|- id="old_game"
| [[Image:Floppy_couch_patch.PNG|150px|Old Game]] || [[couch patch]] || The title "'''Old game'''" could either simply be a generic title for an old 80's or 90's game, or ''It's a Funny Old Game'', the only game name remotely close to the floppy disk label. It was a sports game released for Windows in 1996. It's a light-hearted, amusing soccer game, with cartoon drawings to depict players, and an animated soccer ball that bounces on the pitch to signify each team's advances in the match. It also has features including player drafting, training schedule, sponsor and finances, and formation selections. Fatigue even plays a big role in the matches' outcome. A major drawback is the short time limit for the player as manager of the team, which limits team building and championships. || [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=1596 Udogs]
|- id="nabunagas_ambition"
| [[Image:Floppy_kind_of_cool.PNG|150px|Nobunaga's Ambition]] || [[kind of cool]] || '''''Nobunaga's Ambition''''' was a turn-based strategy game for DOS, NES, SNES, Amiga, and Genesis, released in 1988. It was set in Japan's "Warring States" period, in the 16th century. You take on the role of a daimyo such as Nobunaga Oda, a merciless ruler and great strategist, and try to conquer Japan. Through turns you manage your armies (recruit new soldiers, train army, buy weapons etc.), keep your subjects happy, form alliances, or play dirty and hire ninjas to bribe & assassinate. Daimyos die of old age or sickness, giving this game a time limit. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,5825/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=770 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/7984.html Faqs]
|- id="seicross_suckross"
| [[Image:Floppy_army.PNG|150px|Seicross (Suckcross)]] || [[army]] || '''''Seicross'', Aka "Suckcross"''', was a Sports Action game for DOS and the NES, released in 1988. It was made by FCI, another little-known game making company. The planet Colura and its peaceful inhabitants, the Petras, have been attacked by another badly-named and much more hostile tribe known as the Basrah. While most of the Petras have hidden underground, there are still a few left out in the open. It is your job to cruise on a bike through numerous terrains, scooping Petras up to safety. The graphics are simplistic, the music poor and repetitive, the controls are touchy, the game is basically the same thing over and over, and it doesn't really have much of an ending. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,22/gameId,15184/ Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/8104.html Faqs]
|- id="bio_menace"
| [[Image:Floppy_video_games.PNG|150px|Bio Menace]] || [[video games]] || '''''Bio Menace''''' is a classic sidescrolling adventure shooter game for DOS, released in 1993. It was created by Apogee, a company known for creating many adventure sidescrollers during that era. An evil scientist releases a pile of mutants and holds the world hostage, and it is up to Snake Logan to save the day. Recently, ''Bio Menace'' has been released as freeware by 3D Realms (then Apogee), and can be downloaded from their web site. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,236/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=3144 Udogs]
|- id="maniac_mansion"
| [[Image:Floppy lackey.PNG|150px|Maniac Mansion]] || [[lackey]] || The title of this floppy is obscured by the Flash border, but decompiling the Flash file reveals the title as '''''Maniac Mansion'''''. This was an adventure game for DOS, Apple II, NES, Atari ST, Amiga, and Commodore 64, released in 1987 by LucasFilms Games (Now LucasArts). It featured multiple characters to choose from, four possible endings, multiple solutions to the puzzles, and a very non-linear structure in general, giving the player a wide range of methods to win. The plot is to save the girlfriend of one of your characters. The only hurdle is the residents of the Maniac Mansion, as well as the mansion itself. It's made to be a spoof on every cheesy action/horror/sci-fi movie of the 80's, making the game a purposeful joke. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,714/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=4894 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11439.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Mansion Wiki]
|- id="hypou_blade"
| [[Image:Floppy_stupid_stuff.PNG|150px|Hypou Blade]] || [[stupid stuff]] || '''Hypou Blade''' is likely referring to '''''HyperBlade''''', said with a [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] speech impediment. ''HyperBlade'' was a hockey game released for Windows in 1996. Made by Activision, ''HyperBlade'' introduces the 3D battlesport of the future. Players engage in a futuristic street-hockey style game with a very different twist. Body-checks (weapons are included) go for blood in this game as players can be gruesomely eliminated from the game. Power-ups, speed boosts, ramps, and simple team management (for substitutions) are all part of the experience. Some strategy is required for play, but it's mostly pure action. It was also one of the first titles ever to make use of the 3DFX graphics card. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,3/gameId,1776/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=4625 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11800.html Faqs]
|- id="BAAL"
| [[Image:Floppy_different_town.PNG|150px|BAAL]] || [[different town]] || '''''BAAL''''' was a little known Action game for the Atari ST and Commodore 64, released in 1989. You are a member of the Time Warriors, an elite commando unit sent into an alien lair to defeat Baal, a crazy demon who is bent on conquering Earth. Featuring grotesque looking aliens, BAAL has a reputation as being a mildly disturbing action game. Overall, besides the creepy look of the game, there is little surprise or challenge to keep anyone playing to the end. A rather lackluster shooter. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,24/gameId,3850/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=1569 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html Faqs]
|- id="real_floppy_disk_container"
| [[Image:Puppet Time floppy.jpg|150px|Puppet Time Floppy]] || [[Puppet Time]] || It was revealed on the [[Puppet Time#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] for Puppet Time that it was [[The Brothers Chaps]]' '''real disk caddy''' from growing up. Included in the contents are '''''King's Quest II''''', '''[[pop-up#Real-World References|Police Quest]] II''', and save disks. ''King's Quest 2'' was an adventure game for DOS, Amiga, Apple II, Atari ST, and PC Booster, released by Sierra in 1987. King Graham searches the land for three keys to unlock the door that will lead to his future queen. ''Police Quest II'' was also an adventure game for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST, released by Sierra in 1988. Jessie Bains, aka The Death Angel, escapes from prison and kidnaps Sonny Bond's girlfriend. Determined to get revenge he flees the city, leaving a trail of dead bodies as he goes. Bonds must chase after him, leading to a deadly confrontation. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/kings-quest-ii-romancing-the-throne Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=4077 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/927708.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King%27s_Quest_II Wiki] [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/police-quest-2-the-vengeance Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/564773.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_Quest#Police_Quest_II:_The_Vengeance Wiki]
|- id="Cave_Quest"
| [[Image:Floppy_flashbackandDVD.PNG|150px|Cave Quest And Cave Quest]]|| [[flashback]], [[strongbad_email.exe Disc One]] || '''''Cave Quest''''' was an adventure game that [[The Brothers Chaps]] made when they were younger, likely in the late 1980's or 1990's. They made it on the Apple II, and it supposedly had "gorgeous low-res Apple II C+ graphics." || [http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,416 Here]
|- id="shogun"
| [[Image:Floppy_SBIIJC.PNG|150px|Shogun]] || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] || '''''Shogun''''' was an adventure game for DOS, released in 1988. It was made by Virgin Interactive Entertainment, the same people that brought you ''The 7th Guest''. Basically you wander around as one of a number of characters, trying to build up your rapport with the people. If that fails, you can also battle and plunder, working your way up to the status of Shogun. You can also collect items during your adventures, including weapons and armour. The game doesn't end until you die or become Shogun. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1645/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=1538 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/28231.html Faqs]
|- id="ugh-lympics"
| [[Image:Floppy_car.PNG|150px|Ugh-lympics]] || [[car]] || '''''Caveman Ugh-lympics''''' was a sports game for DOS, Commodore 64, and NES (where it was entitled ''Caveman Games''), released in 1988. It was made by Electronic Arts, a company well known for making quality sports games. In this early game of theirs you assume the roles of various cavemen while competing in prehistoric sports, namely Saber Race, Mate Toss, Clubbing, Firemaking, Dino Race and Dino Vault. The controls are somewhat awkward, but with up to a 4-player option (as many as 6 players on the NES), and fun events, ''Caveman Ugh-lympics'' makes for a short, quirky game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,4230/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=183 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/1418.html Faqs]
|- id="tengen_classix"
| [[Image:Floppy_haircut.PNG|150px|Tengen Classix]] || [[haircut]] || '''''Tengen Classix''''' was likely a collection of the best classic games made by Tengen. Tengen was the name given to Atari so they could make and trade games for the NES after Atari was refused a license by Nintendo. It made games from 1985 through 1993 for a wide array of platforms, from Amiga to ZX Spectrum, and everything in between. Over 40 games were credited to them, with titles such as ''Paperboy 1&2'', ''Tetris'', ''Indiana Jone''s and the ''Temple of Doom'', ''Ms. Pac-Man'', ''Hydra'', and many many more. || [http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/o,100/j,1359/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/company.php?id=402 Udogs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengen_%28company%29 Wiki]
|- id="alone_in_the_dark"
| [[Image:Floppy_replacement.PNG|150px|Alone In The Dark]] || [[replacement]] || '''''Alone in the Dark''''' was an Action Adventure game for DOS and 3DO, released in 1992. Marketed by Interplay as a horror game, it was a 3D adventure game with some action thrown in, loosely based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. You play a character that is driven to investigate a "suicide" in an old Louisiana mansion. Little do you know, however, of the lurking horrors that await you. Many enemies, few weapons, and one goal: Escape alive. It is the forerunner to modern day horror games. ''Resident Evil 1'' in particular owes a lot to it in gameplay mechanics, player-view and setting. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,325/ Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11071.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_in_the_Dark_%28video_game%29 Wiki]
|- id="bushido"
| [[Image:Floppy_cheatday.PNG|150px|Bushido]] || [[cheatday]] || '''''Bushido''''' was an Action game for DOS, released in 1983. It was made by Ebenel Enterprises, a company whose best and only credit was ''Bushido''. It was a martial arts fighting game set in feudal Japan with a simple premise: fight a multitude of enemies in a multitude of settings. Very repetitive, but a pioneer of the martial arts fighting genre. In Japanese, bushido means "way of the warrior". ||[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1351/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=159 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/1378.html Faqs]
|- id="thexder"
| [[Image:Floppy_the_facts.PNG|150px|Thexder]] || [[the facts]] || '''''Thexder''''' was an Action game for DOS, Apple II, and Amiga, released in 1987. It was a platform shooter from Japan, with many levels and diverse enemies that gradually increase in difficulty. You pilot a Robotech-style robot capable of switching from a mech into a jet at any time, complete with auto-aim, rechargable energy, and a short-term shield that can be activated to protect you from harm. It didn't have a save option, however, so playing for an hour just to die at the same point eventually starts to get frustrating. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,49/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=1150 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11765.html Faqs]
|- id="lunar_lander"
| [[Image:Floppy_lunar_lander.PNG|150px|Lunar Lander]] || [[time capsule]] || '''''Lunar Lander''''' was an ASCII graphic game originally played on mainframe consoles. Atari released an arcade game of the same name using vector graphics in 1979. It was later ported to the Atari 400/800 home computers line. The goal of the game was to correctly land a lunar module on the surface of the moon. If the player miscalculates the module's landing, the module will either fly off into space or crash hard against the moon's surface. Due to the simplicity of the design, it has spawned countless Flash copies on the Internet. || [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=3895 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/3817.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Lander Wiki]
|- id="death_track"
| [[Image:Floppy_extra_plug.PNG|150px|Death Track]] || [[extra plug]] || '''''Deathtrack''''' was a racing game for DOS, released in 1989. It was made by Dynamix, with a simple premise. In the future, races are held across America where the drivers race for money, and their lives. You are the rookie. Welcome to ''Deathtrack''. You start the game with a meagre sum, choose from one of three cars, either speedy, powerful, or armored. You race, you win, and your winnings can be used to upgrade your car's armour, weapons and parts to eventually make your car nearly invincible — which comes in handy, since this game doesn't really have an ending. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1758/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=1538 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/31898.html Faqs]
|- id="WOTR_Level_2"
| [[Image:Floppy_WOTRlevel2.PNG|150px|WOTR Level 2]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two]] || '''WOTR Level 2''' is likely short for '''''War of the Ring''''', a ''Lord of the Rings'' real-time strategy game for Windows, released in 2003 by Sierra. In this game you can choose to lead the forces of Good or Evil as each struggle to control the One Ring. The game is split into two 10-mission campaigns, and follow storylines not focused on in the books or movies. In the Good campaign, you follow Legolas, Gimli and Boromir as you manage to show up in Rivendell just in time to join the Fellowship of the Ring. In the Evil campaign, you must lead the forces of Sauron, break out of Mordor and besiege the city of Minas Ithil. This is the newest featured game to date, being at least 10 years later than the next latest release, and was never actually released on floppy disk. The significance of the game being on Level 2 is currently unknown. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/lord-of-the-rings-war-of-the-ring Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/563555.html Faqs] [http://www.warofthering.com/ Here]
|- id="kid_speedy"
| [[Image:Floppy KSTimes2.PNG|150px|Kid Speedy]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]], [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four]] || '''''[[Kid Speedy]]''''' is an arcade-style game by [[Videlectrix]], advertised in 2004 and later released in 2006. According to the product description, everybody is faster than Kid Speedy. In addition, this little fatso is the slowest poke in the bunch. The object of the game is to avoid getting sweets and insults and preventing your player from coming in dead last in the race. Since on the third email disc the label was mostly obscured and unreadable, it was re-featured on the fourth disc. || [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]
|- id="Peasants_Quest_and_wheres_an_egg"
| [[Image:Floppy_PQWhereEgg.PNG|150px|Peasant's Quest/Where's An Egg?]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]] || '''''[[Peasant's Quest]]''''' and '''''[[Where's an Egg?]]''''' are both games made by [[Videlectrix]]. ''Peasant's Quest'' was actually made, and released on August 2nd, 2004. It is a text-based game where you assume the role of a Peasant on a Quest to defeat [[Trogdor (character)|Trogdor]]. ''Where's an Egg?'' is currently a fictitious game proposed by Videlectrix. In this hardboiled adventure game, you must help the Boise police force find a missing egg. Not in Mancuso's garage? Try Brodermaker's gymbag. Everyone's a suspect when "Where's an Egg?" is the game that you are playing. And that's this game!! || [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]
|- id="spy_vs_spy"
| [[Image:Floppy_virus.png|150px|Spy Vs Spy]] || [[virus]] || '''''Spy Vs Spy''''' was a strategy game for Apple II, NES, Atari ST, Amiga, Sega Master System, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum, released in 1984. It was first published by First Star Software and based on the MAD magazine comic about the slapstick antics of two spies trying to kill each other with improbably complex and elaborate traps and weapons. A fun two-player game, enjoyed with a friend or against the computer. You assume the role of either the black spy or the white spy, and try to beat your counterpart before the time bell rings. Find the needed objects hidden throughout the embassy, and set creative booby traps for your foe. This game has also been released on XBox and Game Boy Color. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,31/gameId,7332/ Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/8151.html Faqs]
|- id="future_wars"
| [[Image:Floppy_animal.PNG|150px|Future Wars]] || [[animal]] || '''''Future Wars''''' was an adventure game for DOS, Atari ST, and Amiga released in 1990. It was Delphine Software's debut and first attempt at a graphic adventure game with a point-and-click interface. A right click brings up the verb menu. After choosing one of the six commands, you point the mouse over the desired target and execute with a left click. You assume the role of a common window cleaner who finds a time machine in your chief's back office. Thus begins your adventure in both the past and the future. Evil aliens, beautiful girls, and sometimes very frustrating puzzles make up the bulk of this game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,2205/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=1644 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11160.html Faqs]
|- id="oregon_trail"
| [[Image:Floppy_Main_Page_22_02.png|150px|Oregon Trail]] || [[Main Page 22]] || '''''The Oregon Trail''''' was an educational game for DOS, Windows, and Apple II, first released in 1985. It was made by MECC, a company known for making educational games, with ''The Oregon Trail'' being its most notable accomplishment. As a covered wagon party of pioneers, you head out west from Independence, MO to the Willamette River and valley in Oregon. You first must stock up on provisions, and then, while traveling, make decisions such as when to rest, how much food to eat, etc. It incorporated strategy and planning ahead along with discovery and adventure as well as action (hunting and floating down the Columbia river). It also spawned several remakes and sequels. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,746/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=2972 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/26639.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_%28computer_game%29 Wiki]
|- id="oregon_trail_2"
| [[Image:Floppy_Main_Page_22_01.png|150px|Oregon Trail 2]] || [[Main Page 22]] || '''''The Oregon Trail II''''' was an educational game for Windows and Apple Macintosh, released in 1996. It was also made by MECC, the second in a line of several remakes of the classic game. In this sequel to ''The Oregon Trail'' you can do much more than its predecessor. You can travel to Salt Lake City, Sacramento or Oregon City, and start at several different places. You also have to deal with problems along the way, including starvation, broken appendages, and those sort of things. You'll probably even lose several members of your wagon along the way. But that's okay, as long as they don't include yourself. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,2217/ Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/32195.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregon_Trail_II Wiki]
|- id="miner_2049er"
| [[Image:Floppy_dreamail.png|150px|Miner 2049er]] || [[dreamail]] || '''''Miner 2049er''''' was an Arcade game created by Big Five Software for PC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 400/800, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, and ColecoVision, released in 1982. You assume the role of Bounty Bob, traveling through a mine in search of treasure, in a game similar to to the classic arcade game ''Donkey Kong''. In this game, however, you clear a level by walking over all the platforms, changing their color as you go. To reach all of the floor sections, you will need to enlist the help of ladders, elevators, slides, springboards, and even cannons! Collecting artifacts will render you temporarily invincible against the radioactive creatures wandering the mine. Beat all 10 levels and you win. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,8724/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=3714 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/29175.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miner_2049er Wiki] [http://www.bigfivesoftware.com/ Big5]
|- id="battle_chess"
| [[Image:Floppy_secret_recipes.PNG|150px|Battle Chess]] || [[secret recipes]] || '''''Battle Chess''''' was a very popular chess program for DOS, Amiga, 3DO, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and the NES, released by Interplay in 1988. Instead of the traditional representations of chess pieces, the game featured lifelike representations of the medieval classes the pieces are based on. For example, the pawns are depicted as armored soldiers, the rooks are depicted as monsters made of stone, and the queen is depicted as a sultry sorceress. Whenever one piece captures another, the game depicts the two pieces engaging in battle. The captured piece meets a gruesome and occasionally hilarious end. You can play against a friend or against the computer, which offers ten levels of difficulty, the highest of which can give even seasoned chess players a challenge. ||
[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1950/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=5009 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/game/587120.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Chess Wiki]
|- id="you_JERK"
| [[Image:You jerk!.PNG|150px|you JERK!]] || [[secret recipes]] || '''You JERK!''' is thus far the only floppy disk label not to be game related. It was labeled and then thrown by [[The Cheat]] at [[Strong Bad]], in response to Strong Bad offering a recipe on how to cook "The C H E _ T." ||
|- id="colorado"
| [[Image:colorado.PNG|150px|Colorado]] || [[rock opera]] || '''''Colorado''''' was a historical adventure game for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST, released by Silmarilis in 1990. The second survival game after Le Fetiche Maya, ''Colorado'' casts you as a fearless adventurer who must deal with the Indians and wildlife in your search for the legendary Cheyenne goldmine. In addition to standard weapons, special objects such as a ship's horn lend an extra level of atmosphere and complexity to the already novel game. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1722/ Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=213 UDogs]
|- id="fiendish_freddys"
| [[Image:fiendish_freddys.png|150px|Fiendish Freddys]] || [[long pants]] || '''''Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun''''' was a circus activity game for DOS, made by Mindscape in 1989. The game involved you at a circus performing in various acts, such as trapeze swinging and tightrope walking. All the while, you have an evil clown/property developer named Fiendish Freddy trying to obstruct your completion of the event, such as throwing smoke bombs during the knife throw. He does this because with each completion of the event, you raise money, but if you don't raise enough money after all the events, Freddy will demolish the circus to make way for a new office building. || [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=405 Udogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/570728.html Faqs] [http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/fiendishfreddysbigtopofun.htm Here]
|- id="hunt_the_wumpus"
| [[Image:Floppy Pay Plus.PNG|150px|Hunt the Wumpus]] || [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] || '''''Hunt the Wumpus''''' was an early computer adventure game based on a simple hide-and-seek format, originally created as a simple text-based game by Gregory Yob in BASIC, in 1972. Due to its simplicity, it has been reincarnated countless times, in many different internet sites, palm pilots, mobile phones, even calculators! A mythical creature called a Wumpus is sleeping somewhere in a series of maze-like caves, and your goal is to hunt it down! The cave is hazardous, with bottomless pits, cave bats, and of course, the Wumpus. If you run into the Wumpus, it will wake up and eat you. Deduce from clues the location of the Wumpus, and when you think you know, let fly your arrow! If it's a hit, you win, but if you miss, you are eaten. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/47/hunt-the-wumpus Moby] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_The_Wumpus Wiki]
|- id="typing_tutor_jr"
| [[Image:Floppy garage sale.PNG|150px|Typing Tutor Jr]] || [[garage sale]] || '''''Typing Tutor Jr''''' was a children's educational game for Windows and Mac, made by Selectsoft in 2001 or earlier. Similar to the fictitious game ''Typing Tutor'' by Videlectrix, this game features short and quick lessons developed for kids in order to teach them how to type. It comes complete with a variety of games, and even a poorly named host, "Floater", a spaceman of sorts, to guide you through each lesson. || [http://www.selectsoft.com/repository/LSTYPTUJUJ Here]
|- id="marble_craze"
| [[Image:Floppy do over.PNG|150px|Marble Craze]] || [[do over]] || '''''Marble Craze''''' is a homebrew game for the Atari 2600 designed by [[Paul Slocum]], the same person who was planning on making the ''[[Homestar Runner RPG]]''. The concept for ''Marble Craze'' arose from those wooden games that have two knobs used to tilt a board, rolling a marble through a maze in an attempt to avoid the holes. To properly simulate one of these games, both paddle controllers are utilized, one to control the vertical movement and the other to control horizontal movement. A simultaneous two-player mode is also available. || [http://www.atariage.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=99 Here] [http://qotile.net/marble.html Here]
|- id="karateka"
| [[Image:Floppy boring.PNG|150px|Karateka]] || [[boring (really)]] || '''''Karateka''''' was a side scrolling fighting game for DOS, Apple II, Atari 400/800, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, NES, and ZX Spectrum, released in 1986. It was one of the first fighting games ever made. It was programmed by Jordan Mechner, who would later create Prince of Persia. It was published by Brøderbund. You play the role of a trained master ''Karateka'' and have to rescue the princess Mariko from the evil Akuma, who lives in a castle, well-guarded by innumerable fighters. With smooth, realistic graphics that were ahead of its time, it was a visual treat. Unfortunately, it was also quite repetitive, with enemies usually following the same format of attacks. Reaction times to change from one attack move to the next were also slow, making this game enjoyable for some, frustrating for others. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/karateka Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=2419 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/578260.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karateka Wiki]
|- id="the_news_room"
| [[Image:floppy_modeling.PNG|150px|The News Room]] || [[modeling]] || '''''The Newsroom''''' was a computer program for the Apple II, released in 1985. It was created by the company Springboard, with the premise to create news stories. Among the features was a black and white paint program that allowed you to insert large clip-art sprites, as well as saving, loading, and printing your work. There were also several font sizes, limited page layout options, and even the capability of sending files by modem to other computers running the ''Newsroom ''program, even if they weren't Apple II's. || [http://apple2history.org/museum/software_misc/newsroom.html Here] [http://apple2history.org/history/appy/aha85.html Here]
|- id="wraith"
| [[Image:floppy_bottom10.PNG|150px|Wraith]] || [[bottom 10]] || '''''Wraith''''' refers most likely to a role-playing adventure game for DOS, created by Robert J. Deutsch. You are trapped in a mysterious mountain cavern, your only companion being an erie wraith-like ghost who seems to know you. She will taunt you into venturing ever deeper into the dungeon, but may not be what she appears to be... ''Wraith'' uses a snappy mouse-controlled interface with a few keyboard hot keys. || [http://www.download-game.com/Wraith.htm Here]
|- id="crush_crumble_and_chomp"
| [[Image:floppy_recordbook.PNG|150px|Crush, Crumble, & Chomp]] || [[record book]] || '''''Crush, Crumble & Chomp''''' was a strategy game for DOS, Apple II, Commodore 64, Atari 400/800, and TRS 80, released in 1981. You assume the role of a movie-style monster, becoming one of any number of giant crawling, swimming, or flying beasts. Technically this is a strategy game; you have to keep an eye on several statistics, including your health, appetite, and even such minute details as the tilt of your head (helps in aiming breath weapons). Destroy the city before the human military destroys you! || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/crush-crumble-and-chomp Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=2496 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/567478.html Faqs]
|- id="Curse_of_Ra"
| [[Image:floppy_curse_of_ra.JPG|150px|Curse of Ra]] || [[Real-Live E-Mails]] || '''''Curse of Ra''''' was an adventure/role-playing game for DOS and the Commodore 64, released in 1982 by Epyx Inc. This was the second in a series of expansion modules for a game referenced in [[homestar hair]], ''Temple of Apshai''. A simple adventure game, your goal is to recover four treasures from four 'great constructs'. This expansion is quite similar to the original game (which is required in order to play the expansion), except set in ancient Egypt. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/dunjonquest-curse-of-ra Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/573220.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_of_Apshai Wiki]
|- id="genghis_khan"
| [[Image:floppy_lady...ing.PNG|150px|Genghis Khan]] || [[lady...ing]] || '''''Genghis Khan''''' was a strategy game for DOS, Amiga, and the NES, released in 1989 by KOEI. You assume the role of Genghis Khan, and set out to conquer and unite Mongolia. It is based on some historical facts, such as following the same path of conquest that Genghis Khan did, giving it an [[Wikipedia:Edutainment|edutainment]] spin. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/genghis-khan Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=451 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587298.html Faqs]
|- id="low_G_man"
| [[Image:floppy_geddup_noise lowgman.PNG|150px|Low G Man]] || [[geddup noise]] || '''''Low G Man''''' was a side-scrolling action game for the NES, released in 1990 by Taxan. In the year 2284, the human race has perfected space travel and is using robots to colonize the galaxy. Unfortunately, an alien race has captured a planet dedicated to building robots, and reprogrammed them to destroy humans! You are armed with a wide variety of weapons and a low gravity backpack, giving you the ability to jump higher than normally possible. You can also capture and drive some vehicles, after defeating the driver. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/nes/low-g-man Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587423.html Faqs]
|- id="axe_of_rage"
| [[Image:floppy_geddup_noise.PNG|150px|Axe of Rage]] || [[geddup noise]] || '''''Axe of Rage''''' (originally released as ''Barbarian II: Dungeons of Drax'') was an action game for DOS, Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum, released in 1988 by Palace Software. It was the sequel to ''Barbarian I'' (or ''Death Sword''). Drax, the wizard villain defeated in the first game, is back. Aided by the princess rescued in the first game, you must fight through the four levels of dungeons, using various strategies and moves to defeat various monsters, all in a quest to defeat Drax once and for all. Compared to the original, this game is regarded by many to be a disappointment. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/barbarian-ii-dungeons-of-drax Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=97 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/916797.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbarian_%28computer_game%29 Wiki]
|- id="swash_buckler"
| [[Image:floppy_sick_day.PNG|150px|Swash Buckler]] || [[Sick Day]] || '''''Swashbuckler''''' was an action game for the Apple II, released by Datamost, Inc. in 1982. ''Swashbuckler'' was a little-known early fighting game. The whole game takes place on the same screen. You're in the center and enemies such as humans, snakes, and rats come at you from either side. You've got a sword that can strike high, low or center, or block. As the game progresses the number and speed of the enemies increase until they're too fast for a human to handle. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/apple2/swashbuckler Moby]
|- id="sam_and_max"
| [[Image:Floppy_secret_identity.png|150px|Sam and Max]] || [[secret identity]] || '''''Sam & Max Hit the Road''''' was a fairly popular point-and-click adventure game for DOS, released by Lucasarts in 1993. It was based on the comic strip of similar name, ''Sam and Max Freelance Police''. You play as Sam (a Canine Shamus) and Max (a "hyperkinetic rabbity thing"), also known as the freelance police. Travel all over the US on the trail of a sasquatch named Bruno who was kidnapped from his place at the Hall of Oddities, and on the way visit locations such as The World's Largest Ball of Twine, The World of Fish, and The Mount Rushmore Dinosaur Tarpit. The game features some of the most twisted humor in a Lucasarts game, and has quickly become a cult favorite. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/sam-max-hit-the-road Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/562679.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_%26_Max_Hit_the_Road Wiki]
|- id="gold_rush"
| [[Image:Floppy_technology.png|150px|Gold Rush]] || [[technology]] || '''''Gold Rush''''' was an Adventure game for Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS, released by Sierra Entertainment in 1988. It was exceptional not only for its real-world puzzles and intriguing plot, but also because it was one of the first adventure games to be truly replayable. As a brash young New Yorker setting out to find your lost brother, choose your path to fame and fortune in California from 3 very different paths, each with its own obstacles, dangers and adventure. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/gold-rush Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=465 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/564731.html Faqs]
|-id="podstar_floppy"
| [[Image:Floppy podcast background.png|150px|What could it be?]] || [[Podstar Runner]] || The '''Podstar Floppy''' container is too out of focus to clearly read. It seems to say "_________ of the ____", with the first and last words undecipherable. If this is the case, possible titles include '''''Children of the Atom''''', '''''Chronicles of the Sword''''', '''''Defender of the Crown''''', '''''Defenders of the Earth''''', '''''Discoveries of the Deep''''', '''''Footballer of the Year''''', '''''Guardian of the Fleet''''', and '''''Legend of the Sword'''''. This is also assuming that it follows the recurring theme that the floppy disk has a game title on it, although there was only one time this hasn't occurred. ||
|-id="codename_iceman"
| [[Image:Floppy pop-up.PNG|150px|Codename Iceman]] || [[pop-up]] || '''''Codename: ICEMAN''''' was a 3rd person adventure game for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST, published by Sierra in 1989. It was to be the first in an adventure game series, but a sequel never materialized. You control Navy officer Johnny Westland, as he takes on a secret mission dealing with the oil reserves in Tunisia. The game is a traditional adventure, with interesting James Bond-esque spy elements. The game had several problems that frustrated the player, the most notorious being an overly complex submarine simulator. Other problems included having to complete certain mini-games that depended entirely on chance, and being able to make minor mistakes early in the game, only to find later that the game had become unwinnable. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/codename-iceman Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=208 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/564617.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codename:_ICEMAN Wiki]
|-id="below_the_root"
| [[Image:Floppy_disconnected.PNG|150px|Below the Root]] || [[disconnected]], [[keep cool]] || '''''Below the Root''''' was an adventure game for the PC, Apple II, and Commodore 64 published by Windham Classics in 1984. The game was based on the fantasy book series ''The Green Sky Trilogy'' by Zilpha Keatley Snyder and at the time it featured the largest game world of any adventure game. As a quester you assume the role of a member of the "Kindar", a tree dwelling race, or the "Erdling", an underground race, in an attempt to quell the racial and political tensions building between the races. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/below-the-root Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=113 UDogs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Below_the_Root Wiki]
|-id="weird_dreams"
| [[Image:Floppy_weird_dreams.png|150px|Weird Dreams]] || [[alternate universe]] || '''''Weird Dreams''''' was a "Meditative / Zen" puzzle game for Amiga, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and DOS, released by Rainbird Software in 1989. The plot revolved around a Daemon named Emily trapping you in your own subconscious, and you needed to find a way out. With very strange levels including feeding a wasp cotton candy, beating up hopping totem poles with fish from the sky, and an encounter with a baked chicken in a haunted house, ''Weird Dreams'' is a surreal, bizzare, and humourous game unlike anything else on the market. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/weird-dreams Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=1734 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/amiga/data/927604.html Faqs]
|-id="broderbund_classics"
| [[Image:Floppy_senior-prom.png|150px|Broderbund Classics]] || [[senior prom]] || '''''Broderbund Classics''''' was likely a collection of the best classic games made by Brøderbund Software, founded in 1980. The company was known for publishing many popular computer games such as ''[[Wikipedia:Lode Runner|Lode Runner]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]]'', ''[[Wikipedia:Myst|Myst]]'', and ''[[Wikipedia:Prince of Persia|Prince of Persia]]''. The company made progressively more "edutainment" titles throughout its history, ultimately releasing new non-educational games under its Red Orb label, until bought out by [[Wikipedia:The Learning Company|The Learning Company]] in 1998. || [http://www.mobygames.com/company/brderbund-software-inc Moby] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/features/company/382.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Br%C3%B8derbund Wiki]
|-id="sundae drivin'"
| [[Image:Floppy Disk--Sundae Drivin'.PNG|150px|Sundae Drivin']] || [[redesign]] || '''''[[Sundae Drivin']]''''' is a driving game by Videlectrix, advertised in 2004, but not yet available for play. According to the product description, you pilot an ice cream bowl through the streets of Dessertville collecting chopped nuts, chocolate syrup, and cherries. But look out for 18-wheelers and motorhomes and some regular sized cars, too! ''Sundae Drivin<nowiki>'</nowiki>'' is notable as being the only game advertised on the floppy disk container that Strong Bad has actually been seen playing. || [http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]
|-id="california_games"
| [[Image:Floppy_theme_song.png|150px|California Games]] || [[theme song]] || '''''California Games''''' was a sports game made for PC in [[1987]], and later ported to Amstrad CPC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari ST, Commodore 64, DOS, Genesis, J2ME, Lynx, MSX, NES, Sega Master System, and ZX Spectrum. The game proved to be Epyx, Inc.'s breakthrough game, and featured competitions in several "extreme" sports, including skateboarding, footbag, surfing, roller skating, frisbee, and BMX.|| [http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/california-games Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=163 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587168.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Games Wiki]
|-id="kyrandia_series"
| [[Image:Floppy_kyrandia_series.png|150px|Kyrandia Series]] || [[trading cards]] || The '''''Kyrandia Series''''' of games were an adventure trilogy, released in 1992, 1993, and 1994 (both the final game and a three game box set) by Avalon Interactive. In ''Book One: The Legend of Kyrandia'' you play the role of Prince Brandon, a hero chosen to save the land from Malcolm, an evil Jester. In ''Book Two: The Hand of Fate'', you are a royal mystic woman named Zanthia, searching for the anchor stone to prevent Kyrandia from disappearing. In ''Book Three: Malcolm's Revenge'', you control Malcolm, the evil jester from the first two games, on a quest both for revenge and proving your innocence. The game features acclaimed graphics, user-friendly interface, good music, and a gentle sense of humor. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/legend-of-kyrandia-the-series Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=624 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html?game=Kyrandia&platform=All+Platforms Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrandia_Series Wiki]
|-id="cake_walk"
| [[Image:Floppy_cake_walk.png|150px|Cake Walk]] || [[cliffhangers]] || '''''Cakewalk''''' was an action game for the Atari 2600, released by CommaVid, Inc. in 1983. A baker must take all the pastries from the conveyer belts on one side of the screen without dropping anything. The baker accumulates points for all the pastries he manages to catch. When he has successfully caught a certain number of the goodies, you get to take a short coffee break, after which you move up to a more difficult level of play. If he fails to catch four cakes, and has nothing in reserve, the game is over. || [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cakewalk_%28disambiguation%29 Wiki] [http://www.atarihq.com/reviews/2600/cakewalk.html Here] [http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareID=900 Here] [http://www.gamespot.com/atari2600/action/cakewalk/index.html Here]
|-id="mastertype"
| [[Image:Floppy_retirement.png|150px|Mastertype]] || [[retirement]] || '''''MasterType''''' refers to an educational typing program for the Apple II. Originally released by Lightning Software in 1981, later versions were made for the Apple IIe and IIc. "Learn to type by playing a game; simple and ingenious." When the Apple IIc appeared on the scene, the game was updated to teach typing on the optional [[Wikipedia:Dvorak_Simplified_Keyboard|Dvorak]] keyboard layout. The scenario used here involved a wizard standing on a planet with satellites or space ships slowly approaching from four directions. Each object had a word on it; you had to type the word and press the space bar to fire a "zap" at the object. If it got too close, you had to type the word twice. The IIc version used double hi-res graphics, and both versions allowed the user to set up a personal vocabulary on which to practice. || [http://apple2history.org/history/appy/aha81.html Here]
|-id="silpheed"
| [[Image:Floppy retirement B.png|150px|Silpheed]] || [[retirement]] || '''''Silpheed''''' was a 3D ship piloting game, created by Game Arts in 1986. It made its debut on the Japanese PC-8801, relesed on DOS and TRS-80 CoCo in 1988, and later ported to the Sega CD in 1993. Pilot a spaceship (the Silpheed) through levels of increasing difficulty, in a pseudo-3D vertically scrolling field, shooting everything in your path. New weapons become available as you gather points, and power-ups are sprinkled throughout the levels. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/silpheed Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?gameid=982 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/579259.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silpheed Wiki]
|-id="bio_forge"
| [[Image:Floppy the chair.png|150px|BioForge]] || [[the chair]] || '''''BioForge''''' was an action adventure game for DOS, released by Origin (now owned by Electronic Arts) in 1995. The player takes on the role of a cyborg called Lex (Experimental Unit AP-127) who awakens in a cell on a Moon research station with no prior memories. After escaping the cell, the player seems to be one of the scant survivors of the incident that has devastated the station. He must unravel the truth about himself, the research station, the bizarre Mondite cult that controls it, and the mysterious ancient alien race that once inhabited the moon. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/bioforge Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=126 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/565028.html Faqs] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioForge Wiki]
|-id="low_blow"
| [[Image:Floppy what i want.png|150px|Low Blow]] || [[what I want]] || '''''Low Blow''''' was a 3D boxing game released by Electronic Arts for DOS in 1990. As the title suggests, the rules of boxing don't apply in this incarnation, including the rule forbidding punching below the belt. With less than fluid animation and predictable patterns, the game doesn't offer much beyond the short-term comedic value. || [http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/low-blow Moby] [http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=1802 UDogs] [http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/918472.html Faqs]
|-id="drakkhen"
| [[Image:Floppy looking old.PNG|150px|Drakkhen]] || [[looking old]] || '''''Drakkhen''''' was a role-playing game originally written for the Amiga and Atari ST by Draconian (late Data East). In 1990, it was ported to MSDOS by MicroProse Software. The player takes on a party of four adventurers travelling to eight distinct castles. Drakkhen was notable for being among the first role-playing games to feature a three-dimensional playing field. The game was eventually ported to the Super NES. ||
[http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/drakkhen Moby]
[http://www.the-underdogs.info/game.php?id=340 UDogs]
[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/915569.html Faqs]
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drakkhen Wiki]
|-id="dune_2"
| [[Image:Floppy Disc Dune 2.PNG|150px|Dune 2]] || [[unnatural]]
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A Folky Tale

2007-02-06T23:30:14Z

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[[Image:Saddy Dumpington 2.PNG|thumb|"Isn't that great?"]]
Strong Sad relates the folky tale of Saddy Dumpington.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, [[Saddy Dumpington]], [[Folk Tale World|A Little Girl]], [[Folk Tale World|The Squirrel]], [[Folk Tale World|The Mayor]], [[The Dancing Brothers]], [[Folk Tale World|Mr Cricket]], [[Folk Tale World|Fox Joe]], [[Folk Tale World|Weird Snake Joe]], [[Folk Tale World|The Townsfolk]], {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[The Athletic Field]], [[Folk Tale World]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter Egg)

'''Date:''' August 22, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:10

'''Page Title:''' Folky Tales

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{We open to a shot of Strong Sad and Coach Z standing in the Athletic Field, which has been painted to resemble a soccer field. A knotted rope is dangling from above.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Come on, Strong Sad, I knows you can do it! Just cram a little oom-pah down your pants, and you'll be up that rope in no times!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Look, I'm willing to ignore that ''{winces}'' "oom-pah down my pants" comment, ''{looks back at Coach Z}'' but I'm more concerned ''{looks up at the rope}'' with what that rope is attached to.

'''COACH Z:''' Never you mind! Just get to climbin'!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Coach Z, ropes are for dopes!

'''COACH Z:''' What's that jargle? Scripture? You quotin' Scripture?

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, it's a quote from Saddy Dumpington, the legendary folk hero I made up.

'''COACH Z:''' Sounds kinda like a terlet if ya ask me.

''{Cut to the cover of a book entitled "The Folky Tale of Saddy Dumpington", with a picture of Saddy on it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Hark to the Folky Tale of Saddy Dumpington...

''{The picture of Saddy on the cover turns around, and then turns back to his normal position. The cover slides off the screen, revealing a field with a young girl standing in it. Saddy Dumpington is walking over to her.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ...who traveled the lands, spreading good cheer and smiles to all who would listen.

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' I just saw a baby chick choke on a worm. They both died! Isn't that great?

''{The girl starts crying. Cut to another area of the field, with a tree stump and squirrel in it.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Oh, I eat squirrels all the time. I made some soup out of the rest of your family just last night! Isn't that great?

''{The squirrel starts crying. Cut to the field at sunset. Saddy is walking along.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But he wasn't very good at spreading cheer or smiles, just sadness and misery.

''{Cut to a town.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' ''{playing his washboard}'' Fear not, townsfolk! Famine is no doubt right 'round the corner. And gross bugs and rats sleep in our beds! Isn't that great?!

''{Cut to a shot of Saddy and the Mayor standing in the town square.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So one day, the Mayor ordered—

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover; interrupting}'' Oh, I know this part!

''{The Mayor and Saddy look around in confusion}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then the mayor ordered the very talented Dancing Brothers—

''{A paper falls from the top of the frame, reading "THE DANCING BROTHERS". Saddy and the Mayor each walk off either side of the screen as the three Dancing Brothers slide to the center.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' —to perform at the annual "Rocks and Brown Grass" Festival!

''{Motown-style music starts playing, and the brothers start dancing}''

'''SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight, gonna have a good time tonight!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Look at 'em go!

'''COACH Z AND SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight, gonna have a real ''{Coach Z doesn't say "real"}'' good time toni—

''{The music stops abruptly with a record scratch}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Dancing Brothers' shoes broke and they stopped dancing immediately!

''{The shoes break, and a cane drags the brothers off-screen. Saddy and the Mayor fly back onto the screen from the left.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Mayor then ordered Saddy Dumpington to leave town and never speak to its citizens again.

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' But, Mr. Mayor, sometimes, dogs get so hungry, they eat their own tails! Isn't that—

''{The mayor, now very angry, kicks Saddy. Cut to a hill far outside of the town.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' —greeeeeeaaaaattt!

''{Saddy flies out of the town and falls tenderly on the hill. Fade to a forest. Saddy is walking through it.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So Saddy Dumpington walked through the forest, befriending all manner of critters 'long the way.

''{Saddy picks up a cricket.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Cheer up, Mr. Cricket. You have no central nervous system, so it won't hurt when I yank your legs off! Isn't that great?

''{Cut to another area of the woods, where Saddy is talking to a fox.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Hello, Fox Joe!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover; interrupting}'' Have you met my good friends, The Dancing Brothers?

''{Saddy looks around. The piece of paper falls from the top of the screen again, and The Dancing Brothers fall into the frame, dancing.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' "Glenn", "Martbell", and the "Killer Dynamo"! ''{music begins playing.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Gonna have a good time tonight! Gonna have a good time toni—

''{Again, the music scratches to a halt. The Dancing Brothers look dejected}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No! The Dancing Brothers are allergic to foxes, and they sneeze themselves into comas!

''{The Brothers start sneezing}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, jeez, that's harsh!

''{We cut to a pond. Saddy is nearby.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then one day, ol' Dumps here got a message from town!

''{An arrow with a message attached flies into a tree. Cut to a close-up of the letter. As the message is spoken, the words appear on the page.}''

<blockquote style="width:300px">Saddy, 
We haven't stopped laughing 
since you left. No one can get any 
work done. We need you to come 
say something miserable and 
depressing so we can have our 
lives back. 

<div align="right">Talk atcha later, The Townsfolk</div></blockquote>

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Something miserable and depressing? I've never thought of such a thing.

''{An odd-looking purple snake with a tuft of hair on its head slithers toward Saddy.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' Um... would weird snakes be considered depressing?

''{cut to an evening shot of the field. Saddy is silhouetted against the background and appears to be wearing an odd tail.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So he strolled into town, dressed as a weird snake.

''{Cut to the town. Saddy Dumpington is wearing a costume reminiscent of the weird snake he found by the pond. All the townsfolk are laughing.}''

'''SADDY DUMPINGTON:''' I'm a weird, weird snake, everyone. My name is Weird Snake Joe! Isn't that miserable and depressing?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But instead of getting depressed, everyone laughed even harder until they passed out for the rest of their lives.

''{The townsfolk all collapse, and one person falls from above the frame. Cut back to the Athletic Field, the rope and Coach Z still present.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' And that brings me to this rope. I'm gonna pass out if I have to climb this rope!

'''COACH Z:''' Man, Strong Sad, that's a real load right there. A ''real load!'' That kind of thing might work on Coach X, or Coach Y, ''{loudly}'' ''but you're dealing with Coach dang Z!!'' Now get up that rope!!!

''{Strong Sad moans and passes out}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, jeez! I killed the Elephant Man!! Oh, this is bad! This is rrrl bad, man! What would the Dancin' Brothers do in a sitch'ation like this?

''{thinks for a moment and then starts dancing and singing}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, gonna have a good time tonight! Gonna have a good time tonight! ''{dances off the screen.}'' Gonna have a good time...

''{Strong Sad opens his eyes and turns his head toward the camera}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{grinning slightly}'' Works every time!

'''SINGERS:''' ''{along with the music that starts playing}'' Gonna have a real good, good, good, good, good time tonight!

''{Strong Sad pretends to go back into unconsciousness. The screen darkens, and "end." appears, accompanied by Saddy Dumpington's head.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
* Click on the rope at the end to see what is really holding it up.
:''{Homsar is upside down at the top of the screen. He has the rope in his mouth.}''
:'''HOMSAR:'''  ''{tries to talk with his mouth full; his words are unintelligible; meanwhile, his hat floats in a rectangular path off his head and comes back}''

* Click on Strong Sad's head to see a scene with Bubs at his Concession Stand.
:''{Cut to Bubs at his concession stand.}''
:'''BUBS:''' ''{on the phone}'' What? No! Of course you can't come here! You need to get out of town, man! Lay low for a while! Yeah, all right, all right, you is my dog, too. Now get movin'!
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{popping in from the top of the stand}'' Who was that?
:
:'''BUBS:''' Ah, that was just Homestar. Now keep outta sight!
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{makes a panicked noise and hides again}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Vertebrates|Vertebrates]] possess a [[Wikipedia:central nervous system|central nervous system]] consisting of the brain and spinal cord. [[Wikipedia:Invertebrate|Invertebrates]] (including [[Wikipedia:insects|insects]] like [[Wikipedia:Cricket (insect)|crickets]]) possess a nervous system, but do not have a spinal cord.

===Trivia===
*This is the first toon that features members of the main cast but in which neither [[Homestar Runner]] nor [[Strong Bad]] makes an appearance. However, it appears that Bubs spoke with Homestar on the phone.
*The paper texture is made using a low-opacity bitmap overlay that covers the entire window. The drawings themselves are not bitmaps.

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad says that "Ropes are for dopes" is a quote from the legendary folk hero he made up, but neither ropes nor dopes are mentioned in the story itself, or the blog entry where Saddy Dumpington first appeared.
*In the scene where the townsfolk laugh until they pass out, the man in the front left looks identical to the man in the back right, only mirrored. Once everyone passes out, a man falls from above who looks identical to the person in the back left.

===Goofs===
[[Image:folky tale goof.PNG|thumb|Look closely...|120px]]
*When Strong Sad falls down at the end of the toon, the shape created and overlaid on the background to show his indention in the grass does not quite match the background. The green and the white are both slightly brighter, and the seam in the white circle doesn't line up.

===Inside References===
*Saddy Dumpington was introduced in [[Strong Sad's Lament]].
*Coach Z thinks he [[Death#Strong Sad's Imagined Death|killed Strong Sad]].
*Listening to Bubs's end of the phone conversation, Homestar apparently calls Bubs his "dog." He refers to other characters this way in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] and [[Biz Cas Fri 1]].

===Real-World References===
*The "Rocks and Brown Grass" Festival is probably a pun on the musical genres "[[Wikipedia:Rock (music)|rock]]" and "[[Wikipedia:Bluegrass music|bluegrass]]," though it may also be a reference to the [http://www.grassrootsfest.org/ GrassRoots Festival of Music and Dance].
*Coach Z calling Strong Sad the Elephant Man is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Joseph Merrick|Joseph Merrick]] (1862–1890), a person from the late 19th century known for being deformed as a result of either [[Wikipedia:Proteus syndrome|Proteus syndrome]] or [[Wikipedia:Neurofibromatosis|Neurofibromatosis]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===Commentary Transcript===
'''MATT:''' Did you ever have to climb up the rope in gym class, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' I never did.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I feel like I missed out.

'''MIKE:''' I feel like that was invented for uh, TV about high school.

'''MATT:''' ''{Laughs}'' Never, never actually occurred in any...

'''MIKE:''' It's just the Wonder Years, and Saved by the Bell.

'''MATT:''' I think you're right.

'''MIKE:''' Um, I always thought it would be cool if there was a— a rope tied to the moon, that was just hanging down, floating, you know, ten meters above the Earth. I think it'd be good. You could climb it up...

'''MATT:''' Climb it up?

'''MIKE:''' Climb it up!

'''MATT:''' ''{Almost simultaneously}'' Climb it up!

'''MIKE:''' Now, it'd just be sort of a, you know like that Four States place where you can go and put your hand on one of each ''{Unintelligible}'', you know. Four states at one time.

'''MATT:''' Right.

'''MIKE:''' It'd be sort of like that, sort of. Uh, just a novelty, you're tugging on this rope that's tied to the moon.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it's like "Yay, I'm... pulling the moon! I got the moon by a string!"

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. So let's talk about this uh, the cartoon now.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, you kinda wasted a lot of time there, telling us about your moon job.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, lets, let's keep going.

'''MATT:''' Uh... I like the watercolor styles of this cartoon. That was sort of a ''{unintelligible}''

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it turned out good, I, I thought.

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== External Links ==
*[[HR:dumpingtontoon.html|watch "A Folky Tale"]]
*[[HR:dumpingtontoon.swf|view the Flash file for "A Folky Tale"]]
*[[Forum:4637|forum thread re: "A Folky Tale"]]

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The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments

2007-02-06T23:28:48Z

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[[The Brothers Chaps]] have publicly acknowledged many [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]] [[Links#Fan_Sites|fansites]], including the Homestar Runner Wiki. They've been known to drop by when fansites are celebrating anniversaries or other special occasions, and their messages are generally very positive and appreciative. This article provides a listing of known public acknowledgements of fansites by The Brothers Chaps.
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== Homestar Runner Wiki Acknowledgments ==

*The Brother Chaps' friend [[Craig Zobel]], who has done work on HomestarRunner.com, [http://forum.hrwiki.org/profile.php?mode=viewprofile&u=5035 registered] on the HRWiki Forum on January 15, 2007. He made a [[Forum:10623|thread]] regarding his film "Great World of Sound".
*In the [[Everything Else, Volume 2|DVD]] commentary for [[Bug In Mouth Disease]], [[Mike Chapman]] mentions that there was a [[Bug In Mouth Disease#Goofs|misspelling]] on one of Bubs' business cards that was pointed out by the wiki. The word in question was "paranormal", which was misspelled as "paranaormal".
*In the [[Everything Else, Volume 2|DVD]] commentary for [[Homestarloween Party]], [[Mike Chapman]] mentions briefly that the [[Visor Robot]] was never officially named, but that they began calling it "Visor Robot" after the wiki informally gave it that name.
* At the [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006|Flashforward conference]], Matt [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#The Homestar Runner Wiki|talked briefly]] about the wiki during the presentation.
* On November 18, 2005, [[Matt Chapman]] sent a personal letter to Homestar Runner Wiki proprietor [[User:JoeyDay|JoeyDay]], enclosed with the following note and several pages of sketches.
<blockquote>H*RWiki people!! 
Thanks for putting 
together such an awesome 
Homestar resource & fan 
community!! We couldn't 
find which SBEmail had 
The Cheat's angry eyes in it 
without you guys! Here's 
my "notes" from Jury 
Duty!! - Matt C</blockquote>
<gallery>
Image:LetterSketches1.jpg
Image:LetterSketches2.jpg
Image:LetterSketches3.jpg
Image:LetterSketches4.jpg
Image:LetterSketches5.jpg
Image:TBC Check Image.PNG
</gallery>
* In the [[Everything Else, Volume 1|DVD]] commentary for [[Strong Bad Sings]], [[Matt Chapman]] wonders if the [[Fat Bluebird]] has a page on the wiki. (It didn't, at the time.)
* On Halloween 2005, [[User:Mibluvr13|Mibluvr13]] put together a virtual birthday card for Matt Chapman's 29th birthday with the signatures from various wiki and forum users. ([[Forum:5751|View forum thread]]) Matt Chapman received the card and emailed her the following reply.
<blockquote>Thanks Chrissy and the rest of you! You guys rule. That card is awesome. And so is the wiki and all the hard work you folks put into it. We use it all the time when we can't remember stuff from our cartoons. 
High fives all the times, 
Matt</blockquote>
<gallery>
Image:Matt B-day Card Front.png|<center>Front</center>
Image:Matt B-day Card Inside.png|<center>Inside</center>
</gallery>
* [[Jonathan Howe]], The Brothers Chaps' chief programmer, suggested to Bobby Blackwolf to post his [[Bobby Blackwolf Interview - 5 Sep 2005|interview]] on the wiki. Bobby followed his advice as an [[Special:Contributions/24.99.97.221|anonymous contributor]].
* In the [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four|DVD]] commentary for the email [[animal]], [[Mike Chapman]] states that they made a [[animal#Goofs|goof]] regarding segmented/compound eyes, and that they discovered their mistake by reading the wiki.

== Acknowledgments of Other Fansites ==
===[http://www.burninghorizon.com/hsrforum/index.php Burning Horizon Forum]===
Matt Chapman posted a little message on the forum's one year anniversary, along with a sound clip featuring a small conversation between [[Strong Bad]] and [[Coach Z]].

<blockquote>Happy anniversary to each and all of ya'lls. You got a great little fansite here. High fives to everybody. Here's a treat from Strong Bad and Coach Z that'll be up for a little while. 

www.videlectrix.com/bhz.mp3 

Has Fun, 
Matt C</blockquote>

:'''''Message transcript:'''''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Happy anniversary, BHZ. ''{pronounces "BHZ" as "Buhoouhzzz"}''
:'''COACH Z:''' Don't ya mean BHZ? ''{spells out "BHZ"}'' I tell ya, I got a case of the BHZ once. You don't wanna see the needle they gotta use to a-norc-ulate ya for that one!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ew.

:*[[Mirror:bhz.mp3|Listen to the message]] (mirror)

===[http://www.the-coolest-stuff-ever.com/ the-coolest-stuff-ever.com]===
When the site was originally launched in 2003, Matt and Mike Chapman sent its owner the following message:

:'''''Message transcript:'''''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Welcome to the-coolest-stuff-ever.com. Finally, a website worthy of all of my awesome-memenemenity.

:*[[Mirror:the-coolest-stuff-ever.com_sb_welcome.wav|Listen to the message]] (mirror)

==See Also==
*[[Interviews and Public Appearances]]

[[Category:Lists]]
[[Category:Real World]]

Talk:Why Come Only One Girl?

2007-02-06T23:25:53Z

Collin: /**/Since it's protected...

not to be rude but maybe we should make an artical about the characters like the hurricane and the others? ya think
:ja, i think. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 20:54, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

==Cast Listing?==

Um, is there a reason why [[Bubs]], [[Coach Z]], [[The King of Town]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Cheerleader]], [[So and So]], [[What's Her Face]], [[The Ugly One]], Champeen, and Homeschool aren't listed in the cast? I mean, they're there, and all. - [[User:Dr. Clash|Dr. Clash]]

:It's most likely because they don't have speaking roles. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 21:40, 1 January 2007 (UTC)
::We list characters who only appear in the background in toons like [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]] and [[flashback]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::We also listed [[Pom Pom]] in [[Decemberween Short Shorts]], even though he never... bubbled. And you know, [[The Poopsmith]] makes no noise...grumble... {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 21:46, 1 January 2007 (UTC)

== Protected ==

Just for the record, why has this article been protected? According to the edit summary, it is "temporarily protected at the request of Karen Wagner". But why? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 21:04, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

:Yeah, I've been wondering that for a long time also... {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 21:06, 28 December 2006 (UTC)
::There is an ongoing real-life issue regarding one of the items on this page, and until it's resolved, [[Karen Wagner]] (sister of TBC) requested that we assist all of them by protecting this page and a couple of others. We were more than happy to comply. The nature of the request is such that we won't be discussing it at present; however, in due time we will explain the full reasoning behind these actions. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:14, 28 December 2006 (UTC)

==You have a Preshy on your head...==

After Preshy and Rafferdy jump on Homestar, and before Rafferdy questions his frightened...ness, the transcript lists Preshy's line as inaudible. However, I can distinctly hear her saying "You have a Preshy on your head." I'd edit it myself, but I can't, since it's protected. In the meantime, could others listen to her line, to see if I'm right? - [[User:Dr. Clash|Dr. Clash]]
:Yes, I heard that too. I just forgot 'til now. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Since it's protected... ==

Could someone fix the spelling error? It says girl pops out of "existance". Just bugs me. Thanks. --{{User:Collin/sig}} 23:25, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Acknowledged Update Delays

2007-02-06T23:16:25Z

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{{cleanup}}
[[Image:Lellow.png|thumb|LELLOWTAPE: Do not cross.]]
Sometimes the fact that a [[Strong Bad Email]] has been late or has been delayed is acknowledged. This can occur in a separate [[Toons|toon]], in a [[Main Page Messages|Main Page Message]], or in an email itself.
==Appearances==
*Email [[vacation]] — explained the delay of [[invisibility]].
*Email [[army]] — The [[Compy 386|Compy]] appears to be dusty with a little cobweb on the top left corner, and [[Strong Bad]] says, "It's been a while."
*[[Not the 100th Email!!!]] — [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] asked Strong Bad, "When are you going to do one already?"
*Email [[geddup noise]] — The lights are off and [[Gavin]] is crawling on the screen of the [[Lappy 486|Lappy]] at the beginning of the email.
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]] — explained the delay of [[alternate universe]].
*Email [[redesign]] — [[LELLOWTAPE]] covers the Lappy at the beginning of the email.
*Main Page Message on January 15, 2007 — "sbemails return next week!" (The previous email, [[what I want]], was released 5 weeks before the message, on December 11, 2006.)

[[Category:Strong Bad Email]]

Prescriptions

2007-02-06T23:15:12Z

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[[Image:Prescription.PNG|thumb|"No prescriptions!"]]
There seems to be many unusual '''[[Wikipedia:Medical prescription|prescriptions]]''' in the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner universe]].

==Appearances==
*[[Under Construction]] - The advertisement to the bottom left says, "No prescriptions!"
*[[Bug in Mouth Disease]] - [[The King of Town]] claims that his ice cream is prescription.
*[[No Hands On Deck!]] - [[Strong Sad]] thinks he needs his prescription changed.
*Email [[retirement]] - [[Strong Bad]] claims that his "anti-depressant" chips are prescription.

[[Category: Inside Jokes]]

Talk:unnatural

2007-02-06T23:13:26Z

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==H.R. PufnStuf Link==
Okay, got the WIki links working now--Eaglescout1984 5 Feb 2007 14:32 GMT
==Just Noticed==
OMG! I just noticed that we actually see SB's bathroom's toilet in this email. Can someone upload an picture in the article?
- {{User:HeyMama/sig}}
:Yeah. See [[Strong Bad Smiling]].

== KOT's metaphysical? ==

Right. Does anyone else hear "metaphysical" when the KOT says it? [[User:Octan|Octan]] 02:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:That wouldn't make any sense. As "mega physical", albeit surreal, makes the sentence possible, "metaphysical" isn't even a noun, and in fact refers to the study of the nature of reality. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 03:03, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:: I'm not going to bother registering to point this out, but I hear "meta" too... and uh, yeah, it a) doesn't make sense and b) the word is being used completely out of context... but c) ohhhh no, the Brothers Chaps have never had a character use an actual word out of context when a related word (in this case just plain "physical") would have made perfect sense, so it can't possibly be metaphysical on those grounds. Because "mega physical" makes perfect sense. Sincerely, An Ominous Poster.

:::Let's also not forget that Strong Bad says the same word earlier on, and his pronunciation is unambiguous. It's mega. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:10, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

==Jou (something) no Hito==
I'm working on translating the Bubs poster. So far I've got Jou (something) no Hito, which, when translated, would mean Man of...Something. Allowing something, or it could be that the two characters together make up a whole other word, I don't know. I'll get back to you on this. --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 21:56, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
:I hear on the forum that it means Concession Man. Let me find the link. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 02:59, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:Oh, [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=10767 here it is]. Scroll down to spiffy's post. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

The Japanese text on the King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster, from clicking on the word "reuse", at the end of the cartoon reads 譲歩の人, which babelfish translates as "person of concession", probably referring to Bubs having a concession stand. [[User:Phillip Alan Gulley|Phillip Alan Gulley]] 03:02, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

As for the kanji that appears when he walks into the water, I'm pretty sure it's 端, which Babelfish translates to "Edge". --[[User:ShayCaron|Shay Caron]] 03:08, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:You trust BabelFish?! I don't know any Japanese, but based on my experience with BabelFish, it's quite likely to be wrong.{{User:Ten Ten/sig}} 03:14, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::BabelFish isn't that bad. Anyway, the word that appears when Bubs walks into the water doesn't look exactly like that, but it could just be because it's in a different font
:::Unihan lists [http://www.cojak.org/index.php?function=code_lookup&term=7AEF 端] as "end, extreme; head; beginning" – they might be using it to mean "The End". I agree it doesn't quite look like the one in the toon... but it's pretty close, and kinda works in context. Myself I'd gotten as far as "譲?の人"... and that was after an hour with some magic "find out what that character is" program... I guess I'll leave it to the experts next time. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 03:20, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I suspect I'm not alone in that my fonts don't support the Japanese. Someone should upload an image of the characters discussed in the article for those users. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:49, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:I'm on it. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 04:04, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

[[Image:Bubs going into the water with Japanese text behind him.png|right|180px]]
Here's an image of that text with him going into the water, there is an image of the poster in the article already.[[User:Phillip Alan Gulley|Phillip Alan Gulley]] 04:18, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:A better site for translation is [http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html WWWJDIC], but you need to know the unicode for the kanji. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 08:14, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Um. Well. Just for the record I started this whole thing. Bwah. *shot*
And as for Babelfish, well...Babelfish is just hilarious. Underpants devil. Tee-hee! --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 17:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Possible Mario Reference? ==

After I saw this e-mail, I immediately thought of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Meets_Koop-zilla this episode] of the Super Mario Bros. Super Show. I'm not very well-versed in Japanese monster movies, but I know TBC are Nintendo fans, and the growing/shrinking by eating some sort of food is synonymous in the e-mail and SMBSS episode. Just a thought, I may be wrong.
:I have to highly doubt any video game reference, as the toon is clearly parodying the classic Japanese monster movies. When in doubt, the simplest choice is usually right. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:35, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:It also happens in Alice in Wonderland. It's probably not a reference to an old Mario episode. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:37, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Possible Inside Referance to Teen Girl Squad #10... ==

During the toilet Easter Egg, where Strong Bad is spinning, it's almost the same as when What's Her Face was spinning in TGS#10 with the same "Wheeeee!"

Well, she and he said "Wheee" when spinning, as I probably would, but aside from that there's absolutely nothing the same. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:50, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:Exactly. But that was one hilarious easter egg. XD—[[User:StrongstarRunbad|S*R]] 04:02, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Once again. This is StrongBadia. Not this. Or this. ==
Man, why do people keep asking what the weather is like in StrongBadia? It's going to be the same as the rest of FreeCountryUSA, which I don't think has even been mentioned by name in a toon...
:I agree that it's annoying. Free Country USA was mentioned out loud in [[flashback]], but I guess not many people noticed. There should be a page for people mistaking Strong Badia for Free Country USA. Like, [[Mistaking Strong Badia for Free Country USA]]. Okay, so that's a horrible name.
::People ask that because they don't care about the rest of the city. I should know.--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
If I asked what the weather was like in Brooklyn, does that mean I don't care about the rest of New York? Anyway, if you feel such a page should exist, make it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:51, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== This is my email ==
Dude that's awesome! This is my email. I sent this one. I can provide a screen shot too!--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:23, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

Are you sure you should be proud of that? There were a lot of apostrophes...
No, just kidding. Congratulations!
[[User:The Big Eye|The Big Eye]] 04:30, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:I' d'o' th'at som'etimes', heh. :P--{{User:H*bad/sig}} 04:31, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::Why didn't you sign your email? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 05:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:Could you provide a screen shot, then? {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 06:15, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== The Meaning of Life ==

I noticed that the scene with them all repeating their opinions over and over was similar to the opening of the animated film [http://www.bitterfilms.com/meaningoflife.html The Meaning of Life]. Is that notable, or too obscure? --[[User:65.102.178.99|65.102.178.99]] 04:41, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

:Not that obscure (not to me) but not at all notable per [[TTATOT]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:52, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== phone number ==

the phone number would translate to:
 
1-800 - 276-787-646542
 
which is obviously not a real number. by truncating to 1-800 + seven digits, we get 1-800-267-7876, which is also not a listed number (i think, i didnt dial it yet). However there is a toll-free number ending with 267-7876, 1-877-267-7876. its a number for some kind of cabinet supplies or something. {{User:Csours/sig}} 04:54, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:ok, a different web search reveals that that may be the number for Provincial Civil Servants Kingston Credit Union. but no one answers it. {{User:Csours/sig}} 05:01, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::Folks, this is so interesting, but this page is for discussing the article, not the toon. Unless you propose either (1) TBC used an existing number for the toon (which ain't gonna happen) or (2) we add a Fun Fact saying, "That number they made up? Call it! It's this guy..." which would be horribly irresponsible and inappropriate, this is a conversation better suited for elsewhere, like that Forum we've always had. (And the wiki always had an elevator too!) {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Another non-fourth wall break ==

*When Strong Bad is doing the public service announcement he is [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaking the Fourth Wall]].
I know that it's tempting to say that every time Strong Bad directly addresses the viewer it's a fourth wall break, but I once again direct you towards the precedent set in [[Talk:mile]] (under "Fourth Wall Break?"). Strong Bad addresses the viewer pretty frequently and the entire premise of the Strong Bad emails is that he's answering them for his viewers. Fourth wall breaks, as I see them, should be limited to when the characters acknowledge they're in a cartoon, not just for addressing the viewer. After all, Strong Bad took a camera with him when he checked that one email while skydiving.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 05:28, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:This is a different sort of "addressing the viewers" though. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==errors==
Hi, not a contributor, but:
1) It's not a charlie horse, it's a charley horse
2) It might not be Kasha in the bowl-- Kashi is a brand, yes, but "Kashi" is a generic term for the cereal produced under that brand, like Kashi Good Friends, so to me it's inconclusive.
-gcolive

== Gonna or better ==

I hear Bubs saying "I better mosey on" instead of "I'm gonna" but I'm not 100% sure. More like 90%. Peoples? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:31, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

==Recycle Star==
I think the thing with the recycling symbol is a star shape because it's the Homestar Runner site, but is it significant? Probably not, but hey, what's talk without insignificant bantering about? [[User:Phillip Alan Gulley|Phillip Alan Gulley]]

== Goof? ==

The record button on strong sads boombox starts off as red, then loses its color when he is playing the message, then turns back to red after he is done.

== [[Wikipedia:The Hunt for Red October (film)|''Hunt for Red October'']] Reference ==

When Strong Sad is demonstrating the sound recording of Bubs, Strong Sad's line is nearly identical to one used by [[Wikipedia:Courtney B. Vance|Courtney Vance's]] character in ''The Hunt for Red October''. In the movie, Ronald "Jonsey" Jones, the USS Dallas's sonar technician, is attempting to find some sort of audible trace of the Red October, and is running this one snippet of sound over and over again to try and isolate a mechanical noise. He finally demonstrates to the captain that if the tape is played back at high speed, a mechanical thumping noise emerges. Go and watch the movie if you like (and no, I can't post a clip of it anywhere, I don't have a DVD copy of the film and don't feel like going to all the trouble of ripping the scene from a VHS tape just to prove an insignificant point about a free cartoon). My point is this: that this particular plot point in the movie is the basis of this particular segment in the cartoon. Re-write it as a good fun fact if you wish, I just wanted to get some other opinions on this first. --[[User:TheRealZajac|The Real Zajac]] 02:52, 6 Feb 2006 (PST)

:Quite a few movies use sound manipulation to better hear dialogue. [[Wikipedia:The Good Shepherd (film)|The Good Sheperd]], for example. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 20:58, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Cans? ==

I'm thinking that maybe 'cans' is some kind of euphemism. '''Can''' somebody figure this out? -(Homfrog)
:I just did. According to Wikipedia, it's a euphemism for buttocks, headphones, and (don't yell at me for typing this but I can't really phrase it differently) boobs, but I don't think that's what was intended here. Unless TBC were acting like pervs when they made this email, it most likely means no more than what you put your soda in. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 15:29, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::Actually I was sure that Strong Bad's reaction was based on the euphemism meaning. I mean we're not far removed from "Word Booty." (on an random note between the Booty/Cans references and the DNA/Tea party plotline, could TBC be starting ongoing plot lines? NAH. . . .) - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 17:39, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I don't really think we need to put this on the page, though. Unless someone asks why SB reacted like that, it's not necessary to note. Euphemisms aren't usually, anyway. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 18:46, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::::I disagree. There may be people who wouldn't get the reference, or understand why SB reacted that way. However, it would have made more sense if she said, "Show me your can (singular)," as this would be more likely to mean "buttocks". The plural is more likely to mean "breasts", which is a little risque for HR. [[User:Hrjogger|Hrjogger]] 21:22, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::I got it, but I think it needs no explanation for two usual reasons: explaining the joke, and if you don't understand, you're not old enough to understand. (See also [[Talk:studying#What does...|Talk:studying]] for the second item's precendent.) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

==I Swear I Heard This Before...==
Strong Bad's "I'm not making an I approve this message joke" sounds vaguely familiar. I swear it was in another email, but I can't figure out which one it was. If I'm right and it was in another email, we should put this in Inside References. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 15:29, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
: I've heard "I approve this message" jokes, but not a "I'm not making an I approve this message joke" jokes. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:05, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::That's what I meant. He's referencing a past email. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 18:40, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Searching for [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?search=approve approve] shows this is the one-and-only time making an "I approve this message" joke. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::That's...''really'' weird. Am I going crazy? Must be the -5 degree cold where I live. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 18:55, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::You never know, though, TBC might of read [[List of emails that meet Strong Bad's approval]] and made fun of us! :P {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 21:51, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== fortune cooke pic ==

we need a pic of the fortune cookie on here

:No we don't. --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 17:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

==Simpson's Refrence????==
the town meeting concept is that of a generic disater movie, even the simpsons were refrenceing the idea of a town meeting.

This all goes back to [[Wikipedia:Jaws|Jaws]], if I'm not mistaken. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 21:24, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

==Ants==

Homestar says "We must save the Queen! I have six legs!" Is this not a reference to ants? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 18:06, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

I took it to be a reference to the Simpsons episode where Homer goes into space. When he flies into the ant colony, they yell (squeak?) to one another, as I recall: "We must protect the queen!" "Which one is the queen?" and so forth.

== FCUK Reference? ==

Is it possible that the FCUSA on the recycle bin in the easter egg is a reference to the company FCUK?
:No, it stands for Free Country USA, and has for a while. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:10, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== Is it just my computer but... ==

The e-mail isn't working. It takes me to a 404'd thing.--{{User:X66x66/sig}} 19:54, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:It's probably just you. Try clearing your cache. It works fine here. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::It works now, thanks!--{{User:X66x66/sig}} 20:00, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== New running gag ==

I've recently noticed a new running gag and would make the page myself if I knew what to call it. I'm talking about the conversations that the viewer only gets to hear the end of, leaving the rest of the conversation to the imagination. examples:
"And that's when I tampered with the DNA evidence"- unnatural
"And that's why I think the DNA evidence has been tampered with"- strong badathlon
"So from then on, it was pork and beans"- helium
"So that's when I realized I don't even need Lamaze classes"- portrait
"But it turned out I didn't die"- the show
I definitly think this qualifies as a running gag, and as soon as someone helps me figure out what to call it, I'll start cranking away on the page. [[User:16BitJorge|16BitJorge]] 20:54, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
:[[Interrupted Conversations]]? It already exists. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:57, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
::I think he means one of two things. Either the fact that most of the time when the camera jumps to the characters having a conversation, the conversation ends with a one-liner which I myself have seen a few times. Or that characters are talking about something (for example: Marzipan's DNA speech in strong badathlon) and then in a later scene or toon, a second character talks about the same thing, only from their side (e.g.: Strong Bad's DNA speech in unnatural). Which I've only noticed in these two toons. It's not exactly the same as Interrupted Conversations even though most of the time when we hear the one-liners, the conversations interrupted. --[[User:Frusion1021|Frusion1021]] 21:16, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== ending ==
Ok, I'm a little unsure of this, but isn't this the first email in the Lappy Era that has extra text at the end of the email (like after the paper comes down)? i don't recall this event happening recently, but someone took it off when i tried to add it to the Remarks section and i don't know why. was i mistaking? -[[User:Zerlock1124|Zerlock1124]]

If you read the corresponding comment, there was also [[bottom 10]]. And it was not mine. --[[User:Addict 2006|Addict]] [[User talk:Addict 2006|2006]] 23:12, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

== The cheat.. in the Town Meetin'.. thing. ==

During the Organized Forum, The Cheat passes by twice bein' all angry. I know it mentions it in the transcript, but I wanted to point it out in remarks for those who don't notice. I thought it was interesting. (my sister pointed it out to me and demands I give her credit. ^_^) But I don't want to get it removed before it gets on there. So I just wondered if anyone else agrees. Thanks --{{User:Collin/sig}} 23:13, 6 February 2007 (UTC)

HRWiki:Sandbox

2006-12-10T04:11:37Z

Collin:

<div style="text-align:center">'''''The process of Respiration'''''

C6 H12 O6 + O2 → H2 O + CO2 + ''ATP''

<div style="text-align:center">'''''The process of Photosynthesis'''''

H2 O + CO2 + ''sun's energy'' → C6 H12 O6 + O2

Silly plants.

4 branches

2006-11-15T04:36:13Z

Collin: spelling fix

{{sbenav|161|coloring|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:FourBranches.png|thumb|The Four Branches of Stupid Things Homestar's Done]]

Strong Bad explains the four branches of stupid things Homestar's done.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, [[The Jolly Dumple]], {{film|Coach Z}}, [[Old-Timey Alien]], {{film|The Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}}, {{film|Limozeen}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Show]], [[The Office]], [[The Field]], [[The Field#Old-Timey Appearances|Old-Timey Field]], [[The Stage#Old-Timey Stage|Old-Timey Stage]], An alien planet (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' November 13, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:55

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Start your day, the sbemail way! And never get out of bed!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: stupidest</div>
Hey Strong Bad 
I was wondering what was the stupidest thing that Homestar ever did, said, or imagined??? 
ur biggest fan 
Spanky elgrondo N.Y.
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "Hey Strong Bad," in a bored tone and continues to read the rest of the email the same way. He draws out "ur" before biggest fan and pronounces "N.Y." as "Nuevo York."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, my good Spank, that is ''way'' too broad a subject and would take several days just to scratch the surface of the tip of that iceberg. Especially the imagined part. That one has its own spreadsheet even.

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, we'll have to get much more specific if we're gonna cover any stupid Homestar ground in one email. So it's time you people learned all about ''{cut to a scene with a U.S. Capitol-like building with the dome shaped like Homestar's head, and a banner}'' The Four Branches of Stupid Things Homestar's Done.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as the top of the building}'' Ooo. I'm a ''neglected'' official.

'''STRONG BAD:''' The first branch is in charge of keeping the public informed. ''{a dotted line is traced to a television set with Homestar's head on the screen. A caption appears under it that reads "The House of Doing Stupid Things on National Television"}'' It's the House of Doing Stupid Things on National Television!

''{Cut to Homestar Runner on the set of [[The Show]].}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now isn't that a tasty makeover, lady friends? ''{crowd full of ladies cheers}'' Huh? Huh?!

''{Cut to a closeup of Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' From Drab to Fab with nothing but mustaaard! ''{Pictures of the King of Town appear on the left and right of the screen. The one on the right has him doused with mustard. Homestar holds up a mustard container with the word 'Musty!' on it. Crowd cheers.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now my next guest says her man doesn't give respect when she calls collect. But he thinks she's just a drama mama. ''{cut to a shot of Marzipan looking very angry}'' So let's bring him out!

''{The crowd boos. Homestar turns towards a curtain, then a spotlight appears on Homestar and his clothes and appearance change instantly.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sulkily}'' Yeah, whatever, you know you all want some.

''{Someone throws a chair at Homestar and knocks him down. The crowd cheers gleefully.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's right. Homestar secretly had ''himself'' on his own "You're a Bad Boyfriend" talk show.

''{Cut back to the list of "Stupid Things Homestar's Done." A dotted line is traced to a coffee mug with Homestar's face on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The next branch tracks the stupid things Homestar does on the job. Here comes The Bureau of Doing Stupid Things at the Office.

''{Cut to the Office with Strong Bad in his cubicle with a headset on, occasionally typing on his computer. Phones are ringing in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{talking into headset; looking bored}'' No ma'am, this would be a password you gave to us. Yes sir, it could be the last four digits of your dog, or your mother's maiden credit card number...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Hey Strong Bro, keg party at the water cooler!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{turns his head offscreen towards Homestar}'' Not Now! I'm talking to Phone Tree Survivor Number Thirteen! ''{talking into headset}'' Yes lady, the whole password.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Stro Bro, free bagels at the water cooler!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looks excited}'' I'm sorry ma'am, free bagels just happened.

''{Strong Bad leaps up from his desk and slides out of his cubicle towards a water cooler with Homestar stuffed inside.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww man! This isn't free bagels!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, but it is free-ing Homestar from the water cooler. That's pretty sweet.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{momentarily stutters}'' Just explain to me what you were ''trying'' to do when this happened.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I was in Barbados, hanging a picture on the wall...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, that tells me everything I need to know. How 'bout we try this?

''{Strong Bad walks over to the water cooler and presses down the button for the nozzle that has Homestar's leg sticking out of it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ow, ow, OW, STOP! Sweet genius that hurt! Oh well, just forget it. I'll just stay in here for the rest of my life. Just stack my mail on top of me would ya? ''{Strong Bad walks off as a phone rings.}'' Thanks S-bro! Man! Where should we go for lunch today? Chinese buffet?

''{Cut back to the list of "Stupid Things Homestar's Done."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know how in video games, if you get the super duper high score, eventually it flips back to zero? Well, sometimes Homestar does something so stupid, he flips back to smart.

''{A scoreboard appears, which approaches its high number limit and then resets at zero. Then it disappears as a dotted line is traced to a picture of Homestar with a graduation cap on. A caption appears under him that says "The joint Sub-Committee On So Stupid It's Smart-ities".}''

''{Cut to Homestar in the Field atop a soap box with Strong Sad in the foreground.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Awash with flavor!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh, okay Homestar. Then what's two plus two?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, the force between any two charges is equal to the absolute value of the multiple of the charges divided by 4 pi times the vacuum permittivity times the distance squared between the two charges.

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, no, no stupid! That's Coulomb's law.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, right, sorry! Two plus two? That's easy. Twenty-two.

''{Cut back to the list of "Stupid Things Homestar's Done."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And last of course, the most powerful branch. The Boudoir of Doing Stupid Things While Inside a College Mascot Costume.

''{A dotted line is traced to a football helmet with Homestar's face on it. A caption appears under it that reads "The Boudoir of Doing Stupid Things While Inside a College Mascot Costume".}''

''{Cut to the Field at night with Homestar inside The Jolly Dumple costume. A campfire is also inside it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Man, oh man, oh man! ''Man!'' Moving into this mascot costume was probably the coolest and least locking-myself-out-of-my-house-enest decision I ever made! ''{Homestar raises a stick with a juice box stuck on the end over the fire.}'' This juice box is gonna roast up good and plenty! Dark and lovely! Bed, Bath and Be-yond!

''{Cut to a wider shot revealing Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Homestar, what are you do'n?! That thing is made out of flame pro-tardant Polymascotfoamalate!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Polymascotfoamalate?! ''{his words echo}''

''{Cut to The Homestar Runner in the Old-Timey Field standing next to an alien. A spaceship has crashed into the factory in the background.}''

'''OLD-TIMEY ALIEN:''' But Earthling, they don't have polymascotfoamalate on ''my'' planet. Eh-rumble.

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's 'cause you're a communist fool, red!

''{Cut to a stage with The Homestar Runner and Old-Timey Strong Bad dancing with a banner over their heads reading "Polymascotfoamalate!"}''

'''BACKGROUND SINGERS:''' ''{singing}'' Polymascotfoamalate!

''{Cut to The Homestar Runner dressed up as a baby.}''

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Feed it to the babies.

''{Cut back to the stage, the alien joins them.}''

'''BACKGROUND SINGERS:''' ''{singing}'' Polymascotfoamalate!

''{Cut to Old-Timey Strong Bad with shaving cream on his face holding what appears to be baby powder in one hand and a cup full of shaving cream in the other.}''

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Or as a topping on Soured Cream!

''{Cut to a globe with the words "POLYMASCOTFOAMALATE" written in front of it with the formula containing the elements that comprise it below.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Polymascotfoamalate! Helping America ''{appears above the globe as it is spoken}'' Ingenuitize the Future across the globe!

''{Abruptly cut back to the Field at night with Homestar inside the mascot.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ohhh. Right. So I should be perfectly safe! ''{singing}'' Polymascotfoa- ''{an explosion occurs throwing Coach Z out of frame and Homestar's mascot costume disintegrates.}''

''{Cut back to the list of "Stupid Things Homestar's Done." Strong Bad stands up in front of it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So there you have it! Now it's up to you to make your own informed decisions about the stupidest things Homestar's done. Get involved, ''{a banner appears above Strong Bad}'' write a letter to your local Homestarman, ''{another banner appears}'' or throw a trash can through a plate glass window! ''{yet another banner appears}''

''{Strong Bad walks off screen and the camera pulls in on the top of the U.S. Capitol building shaped like Homestar's head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' And that's how I become a law! ''{fireworks appear in the air}'' Pa-too! Pa-too! Pa-too!

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:4branches_personalstyle.png|thumb|A Great Idea for Personal Style]]
*Click on "spreadsheet" after Strong Bad types it to see a spreadsheet titled "A Great Idea for Personal Style" with the handwriting "MONGOLIAN BEEF W[[Lowercase i's|i]]G" and Homestar's head wearing such wig spread across the cells.
*Click on the cartoon in Strong Bad's cubicle to see a [[Dullard (comic)|Dullard]] comic.
*At the end of the email, click on Homestar's head to see more fireworks.
*At the end, click on "Stupid" to see a [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] cartoon:
*:''{Larry, Gary, and Perry are seen on a teal planet with the Old-Timey Alien, a snake-like animal coming out of the ground, and a ringed planet in the background.}''
*:'''OLD-TIMEY ALIEN:''' ''{gestures and stamps feet while speaking}'' Oh, but Limozeen-in-space-lings. They don't have hot blonde groupies with high bangs on ''my'' planet... ''{trailing off}'' eh, grumble...
*:'''LARRY:''' That's 'cause you don't have polyhairsprayteasealate!
*:''{Cut to Mary holding a tentacle in a hot dog bun.}''
*:'''MARY:''' ''{speaking with mouth full}'' And you're a communist fool! ''{takes a bite of sandwich and chews}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*Homestar correctly states [[Wikipedia:Coulomb's law|Coulomb's law]], which determines the magnitude of the electrostatic force between two particles based on their charges <math>q_1</math> and <math>q_2</math> and the distance between them <math>r</math>:
*:<math>F=\frac1{4\pi\epsilon_0}\frac{|q_1q_2|}{r^2}</math>
*[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/red "Red"] is a nickname for a [[Wikipedia:Communism|Communist]].
*"Polymascotfoamalate" is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of quite a few words. "[[Wiktionary:poly-|Poly-]]" is a [[Wikipedia:prefix|prefix]] meaning "many", probably intended to reference the large number of manmade materials whose names also start with the prefix ([[Wikipedia:polyester|polyester]], [[Wikipedia:polyurethane|polyurethane]], [[Wikipedia:polyisocyanurate|polyisocyanurate]]), "[[Wikipedia:Mascot|mascot]]" being its own word, and "[[Wikipedia:foam|foam]]" which is a word by itself, but in context, may refer either to [[Wikipedia:foam rubber|foam rubber]], which is often used in wearable mascot costumes, or to [[Wikipedia:fire retardant foam|fire retardant foam]].
*In old arcade games, if you get a score higher than 999,999, it rolls over to 0. This happens in such games as [[Wikipedia:Namco|Namco]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Galaga|Galaga]]'' or ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man|Pac-Man]]''.
*"The Four Branches of Stupid Things Homestar's Done" are a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Separation of powers|three branches of the United States government]], and the shape of the governmental building is the [[Wikipedia:United States Capitol|United States Capitol]] building, often used as a symbol of the [[Wikipedia:Legislature|legislative branch]].
*Calling the alien a "communist fool" makes fun of most alien movies in the 1950s, including [[Wikipedia:War of the Worlds|War of the Worlds]] and [[Wikipedia:Invasion of the Body Snatchers|Invasion of the Body Snatchers]], where the aliens usually represented the Soviet Union.
*[[The Show#The Show AM|The Show AM]] is a parody of several talk shows that feature [[wikipedia:Makeover|makeovers]] such as ''[[wikipedia:Oprah|Oprah]]'', ''[[wikipedia:Queer Eye for the Straight Guy|Queer Eye for the Straight Guy]]'', and ''[[wikipedia:Extreme Makeover|Extreme Makeover]]'', and [[Wikipedia:Tabloid talk show|tabloid talk shows]] such as ''[[Wikipedia:The Jerry Springer Show|The Jerry Springer Show]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Maury (TV series)|Maury]]''.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad's polo shirt has a 5.25 inch floppy disk crest. Homestar, however, is not wearing the usual polo shirt attire to work.
*Homestar does not have any trouble breathing or speaking underwater.
*At the end of the Easter egg with the fireworks, you can hear a pop sound, showing the Brothers Chaps cut out the sound from earlier in the email.
*When The King of Town's "Drab to Fab" makeover is shown, the colors of his crown are reversed, as they were in [[The King of Town Evolution|earlier designs]].

===Goofs===
*The floppy disk on Strong Bad's shirt jumps between Strong Bad's left and right side so that it's always facing the audience.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the email was first posted, Strong Bad typed "in" instead of "any" when he says "No, we'll have to get much more specific if we're gonna cover any stupid Homestar ground," at the beginning of the email. This was later corrected.
*When the email was first posted, ''[[Wikipedia:boudoir|boudoir]]'' was misspelled as "Budoir". This was later corrected.

===Inside References===
*The [[Soapbox]] makes another appearance when Homestar stands on it while he answers Strong Sad, and its label now reads "Fourteen times".
*Limozeen's animated debut was in [[best thing]].
*"MONGOLIAN BEEF WiG" is an example of [[Lowercase i's|lowercase i's]].
*The Jolly Dumple first appeared in [[mascot]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Bed Bath & Beyond|Bed Bath & Beyond]] is a chain of domestic stores across the nation.
*[[Wikipedia:Good & Plenty|Good & Plenty]] is a famous licorice candy
*Dark & Lovely is a brand of hair relaxer and other hair care products.
*Homestar saying "That's how I become a law!" is a reference to the School House Rock cartoon "[[Wikipedia:I'm Just a Bill|I'm Just a Bill]]", showing how a bill becomes a law in Washington.
*Strong Bad's recommendation to "throw a trash can through a plate glass window" is likely a reference to the climactic scene in Spike Lee's film ''[[Wikipedia:Do the Right Thing|Do the Right Thing]]''.
*The mustard bottle has the distinctive red cap and yellow barrel shape of [[Wikipedia:Plochman's|Plochman's]] mustard.
*The sun logo for The Show AM is very similar to that of [http://www.techiediva.com/photos/uncategorized/todayshow.gif The Today Show] on [[Wikipedia:NBC|NBC]].
*The Old-Timey Alien's voice and crashed spacecraft suggest a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Great Gazoo|The Great Gazoo]] of [[Wikipedia:The Flintstones|The Flintstones]].
*The fireworks at the end are in the style of [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]] a classic video game from 1985.

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbemail161.html|watch "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[HR:sbemail161.swf|view the Flash file for "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[Forum:10200|forum thread re: "{{PAGENAME}}"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

User:Collin

2006-10-31T04:43:37Z

Collin: muse.

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== '''Welcome.''' ==

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|}Hi I'm collin, I love Muse. And Homestar. But I really love Muse. Band from the UK. Pretty much amazing.

I like to make websites and do other computery type stuff in my free time, and I guess that's why I like to spend so much time around the Wiki. I am no pro on this site, and even though I've been here a while I'm still kind of a n00b, but I try. Mostly things I have [[Special:Contributions/Collin|worked on]] are little things, like small fixes to transcripts, and tons of spelling errors, etc. But I have spent quite a while working on [[Website Sightings]]. I also spent time working on [[candy product]] back when it came out. I love photoshopping stuff and so I sometimes fix images or remake images for the wiki too. And no, I am not a grammatical genius, nor am I a spelling guru, but I know how to copy and paste into Microsoft Word to make use of their handy Spell Check.

I found out about [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon) | homestar runner]] from one of my friends who had a picture of [[The Goblin]] on his binder at school or something. And i'm like what the crap? And a bunch of kids went into some crazy discussion about some crazy website, and so I had to go.
These flash cartoons were a new and strange place for me, the only flash I had come in contact with were some games on [http://www.nick.com nick.com] for some crappy tv show. My friend opened up an explorer window and we went straight to [[dragon|Trogdor]]. I laughed hysterically. And the rest is history. The newest e-mail at the time was (to the best of my memory..) [[english paper]]. Which reminds me, once I turned in an exact replica of the english paper as shown in the email to my english class.. even had (fake) money taped on the back. My teacher never said anything. She even told us at the start of the year she likes homestar runner and had seen the e-mail before. Everyone is lame.

Well that's all for now. Feel free to never vandalize my page, but instead send me [mailto:collinhead@gmail.com email], or [[User Talk:Collin|Talk]] to me. Peace out!
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User:Collin

2006-10-31T04:32:23Z

Collin: /* '''Welcome.''' */ gotta stick the muse in there.

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|}It's been a while since I have done anything to my user page, so here you go. It has bio, it has pictures. Enjoy.

Hey, its me Collin! I live in Happy Valley, Utah, and yes, I am [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzhgMg4yH7M Mormon]. I'm 17, and I'm a Junior at the local <s>crap hole</s> high school. And no I don't have 3 wives. If you want to discuss anything with me, feel free to leave a comment in my [[User Talk:Collin|talk page]], or [mailto:collinhead@gmail.com e-mail me] if its private or unappropriate for the public.

I love to listen to music. My favorite band is Muse, although I like a wide variety of music. I mainly like rock, but I like pop, a little rap, and even classical music I don't really like Country Music that much, but I will listen to it if I have to.

I like to make websites and do other computery type stuff in my free time, and I guess that's why I like to spend so much time around the Wiki. I am no pro on this site, and even though I've been here a while I'm still kind of a n00b, but I try. Mostly things I have [[Special:Contributions/Collin|worked on]] are little things, like small fixes to transcripts, and tons of spelling errors, etc. But I have spent quite a while working on [[Website Sightings]]. I also spent time working on [[candy product]] back when it came out. I love photoshopping stuff and so I sometimes fix images or remake images for the wiki too. And no, I am not a grammatical genius, nor am I a spelling guru, but I know how to copy and paste into Microsoft Word to make use of their handy Spell Check.

I found out about [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon) | homestar runner]] from one of my friends who had a picture of [[The Goblin]] on his binder at school or something. And i'm like what the crap? And a bunch of kids went into some crazy discussion about some crazy website, and so I had to go.
These flash cartoons were a new and strange place for me, the only flash I had come in contact with were some games on [http://www.nick.com nick.com] for some crappy tv show. My friend opened up an explorer window and we went straight to [[dragon|Trogdor]]. I laughed hysterically. And the rest is history. The newest e-mail at the time was (to the best of my memory..) [[english paper]]. Which reminds me, once I turned in an exact replica of the english paper as shown in the email to my english class.. even had (fake) money taped on the back. My teacher never said anything. She even told us at the start of the year she likes homestar runner and had seen the e-mail before. Everyone is lame.

Well that's all for now. Feel free to never vandalize my page, but instead send me [mailto:collinhead@gmail.com email], or [[User Talk:Collin|Talk]] to me. Peace out!
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Subtitles:parsnips/en

2006-10-31T03:19:53Z

Collin: took out line, doesn't work when played.

{{stub}}
{{subtitles|English|Parsnips A-Plenty}}
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<line start="2" end="280" speaker="sfx">music</line>
<line start="280" end="290" speaker="thehomestar">Let's make soup.</line>
<line start="312" end="318" speaker="oldmarzipan">What type?</line>
<line start="334" end="364" speaker="fatdudley">musical noises</line>
<line start="371" end="394" speaker="thehomestar">Parsnip soup it is.</line>
<line start="428" end="437" speaker="oldmarzipan">Let's make soup.</line>
<line start="443" end="490" speaker="sfx">music</line>
<line start="490" end="553" speaker="oldstrongbad">Parsnip soup, eh? We'll make parsnip pie!</line>
<line start="554" end="570" speaker="strongman">RRAAAAHH!</line>
<line start="603" end="627" speaker="thehomestar">This must be the depot.</line>
<line start="665" end="692" speaker="oldstrongbad">AHAHAHA!!</line>
<line start="741" end="767" speaker="oldmarzipan">Parsnips, please.</line>
<line start="772" end="800" speaker="oldbubs">We're all out.</line>
<line start="830" end="868" speaker="thehomestar">Where have all the parsnips gone?</line>
<line start="872" end="897" speaker="fatdudley">musical noises</line>
<line start="898" end="923" speaker="oldstrongbad">AHAHAHA!!</line>
<line start="933" end="951" speaker="thehomestar">Strong Bad!</line>
<line start="953" end="984" speaker="oldstrongbad">Now we'll have our parsnip pie,</line>
<line start="985" end="1019" speaker="oldstrongbad">and The Homestar Runner will go hungry!</line>
<line start="1020" end="1042" speaker="oldstrongbad">It's curtains for you!</line>
<line start="1064" end="1080" speaker="thehomestar">What?</line>
<line start="1084" end="1104" speaker="oldstrongbad">We'll have a duel!</line>
<line start="1106" end="1120" speaker="thehomestar">What?</line>
<line start="1132" end="1154" speaker="sfx">music</line>
<line start="1150" end="1186" speaker="oldstrongbad">Five paces, turn and fire!</line>
<line start="1187" end="1198" speaker="thehomestar">What?</line>
<line start="1228" end="1259" speaker="oldstrongbad">AAAAHHHH!!</line>
<line start="1260" end="1287" speaker="everyone">YAY!</line>
<line start="1289" end="1311" speaker="oldstrongbad">BOO!</line>
<line start="1316" end="1399" speaker="thehomestar">Now I'll do a dance.</line>
<line start="1400" end="1907" speaker="other">We are sorry, but there are currently no more subtitles available for this toon.</line>
</transcript>
</pre>

Subtitles:parsnips/en

2006-10-31T03:17:58Z

Collin: fixed xml tag

{{stub}}
{{subtitles|English|Parsnips A-Plenty}}
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<line start="2" end="280" speaker="sfx">music</line>
<line start="280" end="290" speaker="thehomestar">Let's make soup.</line>
<line start="312" end="318" speaker="oldmarzipan">What type?</line>
<line start="334" end="364" speaker="fatdudley">musical noises</line>
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<line start="428" end="437" speaker="oldmarzipan">Let's make soup.</line>
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<line start="490" end="553" speaker="oldstrongbad">Parsnip soup, eh? We'll make parsnip pie!</line>
<line start="554" end="570" speaker="strongman">RRAAAAHH!</line>
<line start="603" end="627" speaker="thehomestar">This must be the depot.</line>
<line start="665" end="692" speaker="oldstrongbad">AHAHAHA!!</line>
<line start="741" end="767" speaker="oldmarzipan">Parsnips, please.</line>
<line start="772" end="800" speaker="oldbubs">We're all out.</line>
<line start="830" end="868" speaker="thehomestar">Where have all the parsnips gone?</line>
<line start="872" end="897" speaker="fatdudley">musical noises</line>
<line start="898" end="923" speaker="oldstrongbad">AHAHAHA!!</line>
<line start="933" end="951" speaker="thehomestar">Strong Bad!</line>
<line start="953" end="984" speaker="oldstrongbad">Now we'll have our parsnip pie,</line>
<line start="985" end="1019" speaker="oldstrongbad">and The Homestar Runner will go hungry!</line>
<line start="1020" end="1042" speaker="oldstrongbad">It's curtains for you!</line>
<line start="1064" end="1080" speaker="thehomestar">What?</line>
<line start="1084" end="1104" speaker="oldstrongbad">We'll have a duel!</line>
<line start="1106" end="1120" speaker="thehomestar">What?</line>
<line start="1132" end="1154" speaker="sfx">music</line>
<line start="1150" end="1186" speaker="oldstrongbad">Five paces, turn and fire!</line>
<line start="1187" end="1198" speaker="thehomestar">What?</line>
<line start="1228" end="1259" speaker="oldstrongbad">AAAAHHHH!!</line>
<line start="1260" end="1287" speaker="everyone">YAY!</line>
<line start="1260" end="1287" speaker="strongman">RARR!</line>
<line start="1289" end="1311" speaker="oldstrongbad">BOO!</line>
<line start="1316" end="1399" speaker="thehomestar">Now I'll do a dance.</line>
<line start="1400" end="1907" speaker="other">We are sorry, but there are currently no more subtitles available for this toon.</line>
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Subtitles:parsnips/en

2006-10-31T03:17:14Z

Collin: more subtitles.

{{stub}}
{{subtitles|English|Parsnips A-Plenty}}
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<line start="280" end="290" speaker="thehomestar">Let's make soup.</line>
<line start="312" end="318" speaker="oldmarzipan">What type?</line>
<line start="334" end="364" speaker="fatdudley">musical noises</line>
<line start="371" end="394" speaker="thehomestar">Parsnip soup it is.</line>
<line start="428" end="437" speaker="oldmarzipan">Let's make soup.</line>
<line start="443" end="490" speaker="sfx">music</line>
<line start="490" end="553" speaker="oldstrongbad">Parsnip soup, eh? We'll make parsnip pie!</line>
<line start="554" end="570" speaker="strongman">RRAAAAHH!</line>
<line start="603" end="627" speaker="thehomestar">This must be the depot.</line>
<line start="665" end="692" speaker="oldstrongbad">AHAHAHA!!</line>
<line start="741" end="767" speaker="oldmarzipan">Parsnips, please.</line>
<line start="772" end="800" speaker="oldbubs">We're all out.</line>
<line start="830" end="868" speaker="thehomestar">Where have all the parsnips gone?</line>
<line start="872" end="897" speaker="fatdudley">musical noises</line>
<line start="898" end="923" speaker="oldstrongbad">AHAHAHA!!</line>
<line start="933" end="951" speaker="thehomestar">Strong Bad!</line>
<line start="953" end="984" speaker="oldstrongbad">Now we'll have our parsnip pie,</line>
<line start="985" end="1019" speaker="oldstrongbad">and The Homestar Runner will go hungry!</line>
<line start="1020" end="1042" speaker="oldstrongbad">It's curtains for you!</line>
<line start="1064" end="1080" speaker="thehomestar">What?</line>
<line start="1084" end="1104" speaker="oldstrongbad">We'll have a duel!</line>
<line start="1106" end="1120" speaker="thehomestar">What?</line>
<line start="1132" end="1154" speaker="sfx">music</line>
<line start="1150" end="1186" speaker="oldstrongbad">Five paces, turn and fire!</line>
<line start="1187" end="1198" speaker="thehomestar">What?</line>
<line start="1228" end="1259" speaker="oldstrongbad">AAAAHHHH!!</line>
<line start="1260" end="1287" speaker="everyone">YAY!</line>
<line start="1260" end="1287" speaker="strongman">RARR!</line>
<line start="1289" end="1311" speaker="oldstrongbad">BOO!</line>
<line start="1316" end="1399" speaker="thehomestar">Now I'll do a dance.</line>
<line start="1400" end="1907" speaker="other">We are sorry, but there are currently no more subtitles available for this toon.</line>
</transcript>
</pre>

Subtitles:parsnips/en

2006-10-31T02:27:33Z

Collin: adding some subtitles

Happy Hallow-day

2006-10-31T02:16:03Z

Collin: /* Inside References */ missed a spell!

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|hallowday|Happy Trogday|Homestarloween Party}}
[[Image:Hahahaha_halloween.png|thumb|"In unrelated news, this newsboy get-up is not my Halloween costume!"]]
It's Halloween Night but it's not Halloween ''night''. Everyone sets out to find out what happened to it before Halloween is over!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The Goblin}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg)

See [[Happy Hallow-day Costumes]] for more information on what everyone was wearing.

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Spooky Forest]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[King of Town's Castle]]

'''Page Title:''' HA HA HA HA Halloween Night!

'''Date:''' October 30, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 5:18 [[TV Time Toons Menu|official]], 5:14 actual 

== Transcript ==

''{Marzipan walks through the field, which is sprinkled with leaves. A clock comes up from the bottom of the screen reading "8:13 pm"; however, the sun is clearly still out. Strong Bad hides behind The Stick wearing a red witch's hat and mask.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{half-singing}'' Do do-doo doo, lots of leaves, Do do-doo hmm...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{jumps out from behind The Stick}'' Groady bloody gross and blood!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{bored}'' Eh, nice try, Strong Bad. I'm just not feeling it in broad daylight. And, you were hiding behind a twig.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I know. Why isn't it dark yet?

''{Cut to Homestar, dressed as a newsboy and holding up a newspaper. As he says each line, he holds up a different newspaper whose headline matches what he's saying.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Extrie, extrie! Read all about it! Halloween Night missing! Citizens mobilize to save holiday! In unrelated news, this newsboy get-up is not my Halloween costume!

''{Closeup of The Local Newspapes. It has a picture of two pumpkins, the headline reads, "Happy Hallow-Day!", and the subtitle reads, "These ARE the opening credits!"}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad's Basement. Strong Bad and The Cheat are on the couch. Strong Mad is standing behind it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{hits the newspaper he's holding}'' This is bull-tonk! How are we supposed to scandalize and vandalize without the protective cover of Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Halloween night?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm going to interrogate the toilet for about eight minutes. See if he knows anything. After that, we'll form into a giant robotic Halloween Night-finding space panther! ''{Walks off. Strong Mad and The Cheat make confused faces. Strong Bad Pops back in.}'' Or not.

''{Cut to the field with Homestar, Pom Pom, and Strong Sad. The clock comes up and reads "11:18 pm".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Halloween Niiiight! Come here boy! ''{whistles and brings out chew toy that looks like a brain with a bolt and eyeball sticking out of it. He squeaks it while talking.}'' I got this spooky, yucky chew toy for ya!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Homestar, you are aware that Halloween Night is not a puppy, aren't you?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in a laughing voice}'' Ye-heh-hes! ''{whistles}'' Obviously! I am...! Aware...! That it is not...! What was that last part?

'''STRONG SAD:''' A puppy.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A puppy!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Okay, good. ''{A yellow glow appears in the upper left corner of the screen, and grows brighter as Strong Sad talks}'' But seriously, we have to find Halloween Night. I don't do so well with all this sunlight! ''{Eerie music plays. Strong Sad looks toward the menacing sunlight.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in wacky postures}'' Sit, Halloween Night, Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit sit-sit!

''{Strong Sad and Pom Pom run away.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whistles}''

''{Cut to Marzipan and Coach Z on a different part of the field. Marzipan is playing a reggae rhythm on Carol}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, whatcha doing there, sista?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I'm trying to attract Halloween Night with music. It loves reggae, you know!

'''COACH Z:''' Good idear! And I can do some of my famous Halloween sound effects that everybody knows me for.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Coach Z, I don't think that's what everybody knows you for.

'''COACH Z:''' What are ya torkin' abort? Listen to this spooky owl! Hort! Hort hort! Hort hort! Or get a load of these creepy crackets! Cricket! Cricket-dadadadada! Cricket-dadadadada!

'''MARZIPAN:''' We be jammin'!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. The clock appears for a moment reading "12:09 am".}''

'''BUBS:''' What is wrong with you people? ''{holds up spray can}'' I got instant spray-on Halloween Night! ''{sprays can}'' I got Halloween Night vision goggles! ''{holds up black opaque shades with orange frames}'' I even got this do-it yourself Halloween Night hovercraft kit! ''{pulls out a "Hollerin' Jimmy's Hovercraft Kit". The words "Hollerin' Jimmy's" have been covered with a piece of masking tape with "Halloween Night" written on it}''

''{Static, and change to Spooky Woods with Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat. The trees are covered in yellow flowers}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw man, I thought sure we'd find Halloween Night in the spooky woods! This place has really gone uphill since it disappeared. Even that rotten old skull doesn't seem so creepy.

'''THE SKULL:''' ''{rainbow afro comes out of head}'' A-jam on it!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Good thinkin' Monchi-Cheat! That guy's always hanging out with Halloween Night! But how do we find him?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Triumphant the Cheat noises}''

''{The Cheat pulls out a keyboard and plays the Goblin's organ jingle. The Goblin appears, wearing swim trunks and sunglasses}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's this crap-cake? Where's Halloween Night? Strong Mad, pat him down! ''{Strong Mad hangs The Goblin by his feet and shakes him. Several coins, a pencil, some lint, and a hamster ball fall out.}'' Aw, he's clean. I'm taking that hamster ball, though.

''{Cut to outside The King of Town's Castle with Strong Sad, Pom Pom, The King of Town, and The Poopsmith. The clock reads "2:38 am".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Cough it up King of Town! We know you ate Halloween Night!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' You amateurs! You don't know what you're talking about. I'm on a diet! ''{The Poopsmith nods his head}'' It's strictly Arbor Day and Earth Day for me this year! ''{The Poopsmith nods his head}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well now where do we look? I need some doom and gloom soon. ''{laughing}'' Something funny is happening to the sides of my mouth. ''{The corners of his mouth wiggle and turn upward, creating weird noises.}''

''{Scene changes to Homestar, making a box trap at The Stick}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar Runner, you are a genius! Thank you, Doug. So tell us what your doing here. Well it occurred to me that no Halloween Night could resist these orange and black flavored loose tooth remover candies.

'''COACH Z:''' How are they biting today Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Sound Effects Man! Ooo-ooo! Do broken wheelchair. On cobblestone!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{weird noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's like I'm right there, wheeling grandma through the old town. Do you want to stop in here and get a kielbasa, grandma?

''{Cut to the field with Marzipan, Strong Sad and Pom Pom. Strong Mad, Strong Bad and The Cheat walk in. Strong Sad's mouth is still wiggling. The clock reads "5:42 am".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{laughing}'' Somebody shoot me.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, this sucks. Halloween Night's almost over and still no sign of Halloween Night. We should be out there turning treats right now!

''{Marzipan walks in.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh you guys didn't have any luck either? Oh well, happy Halloween anyways everybody. ''{the screen darkens}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Woah! Say that again!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Say what? Happy Halloween? ''{the screen darkens some more}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now somebody else say it!

'''COACH Z:''' Harrpy Harrlaw- ''{the screen gets brighter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{covers Coach Z's mouth}'' Not you, Coach Z. Now everybody, all at the same time!

'''EVERYONE:''' HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

''{The screen darkens into night.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yes it worked! I'm gonna egg so many candies and eat so much houses. I'm gonna-

''{A rooster crows and the sun comes up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So, uh, what do we do now?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummm..

'''EVERYONE:''' HAPPY DAY OF THE DEAD!

''{Cut to the end screen, with a Mexican-style skull of Homestar, wearing a sombrero.}''

''{Cut to the final shot, where all of the characters stand in their costumes.}''

==Easter Eggs==
* As with other Halloween cartoons, click on the Poopsmith's head (after the King of Town says "this year") to see Homsar. (He will also appear in the end scene, but he doesn't have a separate Easter egg.)
*: ''{Homsar is standing beside a pile of newspapers similar to those Homestar is seen with during the toon intro. He is holding up one of the papers to display the headline "EGGS TREE! EGGS TREE!", and a tree growing eggs as fruit can be seen behind him.}''
*: '''HOMSAR:''' Eggs tree, eggs tree! This get-up ''is'' mah get down! ''{as he says the second sentence, his head sinks into his neck, leaving an empty space}''
* At the end, click on Strong Bad:
*: '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Sta-rong. Bad. That's the best Evil Carmen Sandiego costume I've ever seen!
*: '''STRONG BAD:''' If I wasn't dressed up as a pretend priest-comedian, I'd beat the crap outta you right now.
* At the end, click on Marzipan:
*: '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan, I just ''love'' your "I-have-a-caterpillar-crawling-across-my forehead" costume! That's kind of a mustache...have..costume...
* At the end, click on The Cheat:
*: '''STRONG SAD:''' Uh, The Cheat, technically shouldn't all this sunlight be turning you into some sort of horrible beastie?
*: '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Covers eyes, The Cheat noises sounding similar to Gizmo's line "Bright lights! Bright lights!"}''
* At the end, click on Strong Sad:
*: '''STRONG BAD:''' 'At's a good costume, Strong Sad. What is that, you at your twenty-year high school reunion?

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*The [[Wikipedia:Day of the Dead|Day of the Dead]] is a celebration of the memory of deceased ancestors which is celebrated on November 1st and November 2nd in Mexico. Its art and themes also feature prominently in Frida Kahlo's work.

===Trivia===
*This is a rare Halloween where Homestar does not at any point mention [[Witch's Brew]].

===Remarks===
*This is the first time we see Homestar whistle.
*If you view the Flash file in a Decompiler, it reveals that the stack of newspapers on the Loading screen says "Eggs Tree! Eggs Tree!", which is the same newspaper Homsar holds up in his scene.
**When Homestar holds up the "In Unrelated News" newspaper, the stack next to him also reads "Eggs Tree! Eggs Tree!"
*This is arguably the first Halloween toon on the website without true opening credits.
*Three different characters in this toon (Strong Bad, Strong Sad, and Homsar) play fictional characters of real comedians.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Hahahalloweengoof.PNG|thumb|Coach Z's arm goof]]
*In the scene where Coach Z is imitating a wheelchair, the candy Homestar dropped on the ground in the previous shot is still visible, now in mid-air, and appears on top of Coach Z's arm.
*After Homestar's close-up during Coach Z's wheelchair impression, the last candy in front of the box trap, a black one, has disappeared.
*Sunlight doesn't turn Mogwai into Gremlins, it kills them. Eating after midnight is what triggers the transformation.
*If you made Homsar appear in the toon, at the end, if you click on someone to start a dialogue, and roll over Homsar while they are speaking, the bubble with his name and costume will still appear.

===Glitches===
*When the camera zooms in on Strong Sad after The Poopsmith's head becomes clickable (for the Homsar Easter egg), that area of the screen is still clickable even though nothing is there.

===Inside References===
*The scene at [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] follows the same format as the scenes at Bubs' Concession Stand in [[Senorial Day]].
*"The Local Newspapes" was also the name of the newspaper Strong Bad was reading in the email [[candy product]].
*Homestar's "orange and black flavored loose tooth removers" are a reference to Marshie's "orange and black flavored" marshmallows seen in [[Malloween Commercial]].
*Bub's do-it yourself Halloween Night hovercraft kit is a Hollerin' Jimmy's brand which previously appeared in the email [[lackey]]. Bubs also had the product then.
*At the end, Homestar [[What are you supposed to be?|compares]] Strong Bad's costume to his [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats|2001]] costume: [[wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]].
*Strong Bad's glasses are in the same style as his [[Dangeresque]] glasses, but with a different rim color.
*Strong Bad is seen holding a [[Smoking|cigarette]] at the end of the cartoon.

===Real-World References===
* Forming into a "giant mechanical space panther" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Voltron|Voltron]].
* Strong Bad calls The Cheat a [[Wikipedia:Monchhichis|Monchicheat]].
* Strong Bad's witch mask is identical to Lucy's from [[Wikipedia:It's_the_Great_Pumpkin,_Charlie_Brown|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown]].
* Gizmo is a [[Wikipedia:mogwai|mogwai]] from the movies [[Wikipedia:Gremlins|Gremlins]] and [[Wikipedia:Gremlins 2: The New Batch|Gremlins 2: The New Batch]]. In the movie, if a mogwai was exposed to Sunlight, it would be killed.

==External Links==
*[[HR:hallowday.html|Watch "Happy Hallow-day"]]
*[[HR:hallowday.swf|View the Flash file for "Happy Hallow-day"]]

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Happy Hallow-day

2006-10-31T02:11:01Z

Collin: spelling errors (i'm sorry if i messed up the last edit..)

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|hallowday|Happy Trogday|Homestarloween Party}}
[[Image:Hahahaha_halloween.png|thumb|"In unrelated news, this newsboy get-up is not my Halloween costume!"]]
It's Halloween Night but it's not Halloween ''night''. Everyone sets out to find out what happened to it before Halloween is over!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|The Goblin}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg)

See [[Happy Hallow-day Costumes]] for more information on what everyone was wearing.

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Spooky Forest]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[King of Town's Castle]]

'''Page Title:''' HA HA HA HA Halloween Night!

'''Date:''' October 30, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 5:18 [[TV Time Toons Menu|official]], 5:14 actual 

== Transcript ==

''{Marzipan walks through the field, which is sprinkled with leaves. A clock comes up from the bottom of the screen reading "8:13 pm"; however, the sun is clearly still out. Strong Bad hides behind The Stick wearing a red witch's hat and mask.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{half-singing}'' Do do-doo doo, lots of leaves, Do do-doo hmm...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{jumps out from behind The Stick}'' Groady bloody gross and blood!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{bored}'' Eh, nice try, Strong Bad. I'm just not feeling it in broad daylight. And, you were hiding behind a twig.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I know. Why isn't it dark yet?

''{Cut to Homestar, dressed as a newsboy and holding up a newspaper. As he says each line, he holds up a different newspaper whose headline matches what he's saying.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Extrie, extrie! Read all about it! Halloween Night missing! Citizens mobilize to save holiday! In unrelated news, this newsboy get-up is not my Halloween costume!

''{Closeup of The Local Newspapes. It has a picture of two pumpkins, the headline reads, "Happy Hallow-Day!", and the subtitle reads, "These ARE the opening credits!"}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad's Basement. Strong Bad and The Cheat are on the couch. Strong Mad is standing behind it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{hits the newspaper he's holding}'' This is bull-tonk! How are we supposed to scandalize and vandalize without the protective cover of Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha-Halloween night?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm going to interrogate the toilet for about eight minutes. See if he knows anything. After that, we'll form into a giant robotic Halloween Night-finding space panther! ''{Walks off. Strong Mad and The Cheat make confused faces. Strong Bad Pops back in.}'' Or not.

''{Cut to the field with Homestar, Pom Pom, and Strong Sad. The clock comes up and reads "11:18 pm".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Halloween Niiiight! Come here boy! ''{whistles and brings out chew toy that looks like a brain with a bolt and eyeball sticking out of it. He squeaks it while talking.}'' I got this spooky, yucky chew toy for ya!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Homestar, you are aware that Halloween Night is not a puppy, aren't you?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in a laughing voice}'' Ye-heh-hes! ''{whistles}'' Obviously! I am...! Aware...! That it is not...! What was that last part?

'''STRONG SAD:''' A puppy.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A puppy!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Okay, good. ''{A yellow glow appears in the upper left corner of the screen, and grows brighter as Strong Sad talks}'' But seriously, we have to find Halloween Night. I don't do so well with all this sunlight! ''{Eerie music plays. Strong Sad looks toward the menacing sunlight.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in wacky postures}'' Sit, Halloween Night, Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit! Sit sit-sit!

''{Strong Sad and Pom Pom run away.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whistles}''

''{Cut to Marzipan and Coach Z on a different part of the field. Marzipan is playing a reggae rhythm on Carol}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, whatcha doing there, sista?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I'm trying to attract Halloween Night with music. It loves reggae, you know!

'''COACH Z:''' Good idear! And I can do some of my famous Halloween sound effects that everybody knows me for.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Coach Z, I don't think that's what everybody knows you for.

'''COACH Z:''' What are ya torkin' abort? Listen to this spooky owl! Hort! Hort hort! Hort hort! Or get a load of these creepy crackets! Cricket! Cricket-dadadadada! Cricket-dadadadada!

'''MARZIPAN:''' We be jammin'!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. The clock appears for a moment reading "12:09 am".}''

'''BUBS:''' What is wrong with you people? ''{holds up spray can}'' I got instant spray-on Halloween Night! ''{sprays can}'' I got Halloween Night vision goggles! ''{holds up black opaque shades with orange frames}'' I even got this do-it yourself Halloween Night hovercraft kit! ''{pulls out a "Hollerin' Jimmy's Hovercraft Kit". The words "Hollerin' Jimmy's" have been covered with a piece of masking tape with "Halloween Night" written on it}''

''{Static, and change to Spooky Woods with Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat. The trees are covered in yellow flowers}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw man, I thought sure we'd find Halloween Night in the spooky woods! This place has really gone uphill since it disappeared. Even that rotten old skull doesn't seem so creepy.

'''THE SKULL:''' ''{rainbow afro comes out of head}'' A-jam on it!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Good thinkin' Monchi-Cheat! That guy's always hanging out with Halloween Night! But how do we find him?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Triumphant the Cheat noises}''

''{The Cheat pulls out a keyboard and plays the Goblin's organ jingle. The Goblin appears, wearing swim trunks and sunglasses}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's this crap-cake? Where's Halloween Night? Strong Mad, pat him down! ''{Strong Mad hangs The Goblin by his feet and shakes him. Several coins, a pencil, some lint, and a hamster ball fall out.}'' Aw, he's clean. I'm taking that hamster ball, though.

''{Cut to outside The King of Town's Castle with Strong Sad, Pom Pom, The King of Town, and The Poopsmith. The clock reads "2:38 am".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Cough it up King of Town! We know you ate Halloween Night!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' You amateurs! You don't know what you're talking about. I'm on a diet! ''{The Poopsmith nods his head}'' It's strictly Arbor Day and Earth Day for me this year! ''{The Poopsmith nods his head}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well now where do we look? I need some doom and gloom soon. ''{laughing}'' Something funny is happening to the sides of my mouth. ''{The corners of his mouth wiggle and turn upward, creating weird noises.}''

''{Scene changes to Homestar, making a box trap at The Stick}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar Runner, you are a genius! Thank you, Doug. So tell us what your doing here. Well it occurred to me that no Halloween Night could resist these orange and black flavored loose tooth remover candies.

'''COACH Z:''' How are they biting today Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Sound Effects Man! Ooo-ooo! Do broken wheelchair. On cobblestone!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{weird noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's like I'm right there, wheeling grandma through the old town. Do you want to stop in here and get a kielbasa, grandma?

''{Cut to the field with Marzipan, Strong Sad and Pom Pom. Strong Mad, Strong Bad and The Cheat walk in. Strong Sad's mouth is still wiggling. The clock reads "5:42 am".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{laughing}'' Somebody shoot me.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, this sucks. Halloween Night's almost over and still no sign of Halloween Night. We should be out there turning treats right now!

''{Marzipan walks in.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh you guys didn't have any luck either? Oh well, happy Halloween anyways everybody. ''{the screen darkens}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Woah! Say that again!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Say what? Happy Halloween? ''{the screen darkens some more}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now somebody else say it!

'''COACH Z:''' Harrpy Harrlaw- ''{the screen gets brighter}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{covers Coach Z's mouth}'' Not you, Coach Z. Now everybody, all at the same time!

'''EVERYONE:''' HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

''{The screen darkens into night.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yes it worked! I'm gonna egg so many candies and eat so much houses. I'm gonna-

''{A rooster crows and the sun comes up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So, uh, what do we do now?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummm..

'''EVERYONE:''' HAPPY DAY OF THE DEAD!

''{Cut to the end screen, with a Mexican-style skull of Homestar, wearing a sombrero.}''

''{Cut to the final shot, where all of the characters stand in their costumes.}''

==Easter Eggs==
* As with other Halloween cartoons, click on the Poopsmith's head (after the King of Town says "this year") to see Homsar. (He will also appear in the end scene, but he doesn't have a separate Easter egg.)
*: ''{Homsar is standing beside a pile of newspapers similar to those Homestar is seen with during the toon intro. He is holding up one of the papers to display the headline "EGGS TREE! EGGS TREE!", and a tree growing eggs as fruit can be seen behind him.}''
*: '''HOMSAR:''' Eggs tree, eggs tree! This get-up ''is'' mah get down! ''{as he says the second sentence, his head sinks into his neck, leaving an empty space}''
* At the end, click on Strong Bad:
*: '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Sta-rong. Bad. That's the best Evil Carmen Sandiego costume I've ever seen!
*: '''STRONG BAD:''' If I wasn't dressed up as a pretend priest-comedian, I'd beat the crap outta you right now.
* At the end, click on Marzipan:
*: '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan, I just ''love'' your "I-have-a-caterpillar-crawling-across-my forehead" costume! That's kind of a mustache...have..costume...
* At the end, click on The Cheat:
*: '''STRONG SAD:''' Uh, The Cheat, technically shouldn't all this sunlight be turning you into some sort of horrible beastie?
*: '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Covers eyes, The Cheat noises sounding similar to Gizmo's line "Bright lights! Bright lights!"}''
* At the end, click on Strong Sad:
*: '''STRONG BAD:''' 'At's a good costume, Strong Sad. What is that, you at your twenty-year high school reunion?

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*The [[Wikipedia:Day of the Dead|Day of the Dead]] is a celebration of the memory of deceased ancestors which is celebrated on November 1st and November 2nd in Mexico. Its art and themes also feature prominently in Frida Kahlo's work.

===Trivia===
*This is a rare Halloween where Homestar does not at any point mention [[Witch's Brew]].

===Remarks===
*This is the first time we see Homestar whistle.
*If you view the Flash file in a Decompiler, it reveals that the stack of newspapers on the Loading screen says "Eggs Tree! Eggs Tree!", which is the same newspaper Homsar holds up in his scene.
**When Homestar holds up the "In Unrelated News" newspaper, the stack next to him also reads "Eggs Tree! Eggs Tree!"
*This is arguably the first Halloween toon on the website without true opening credits.
*Three different characters in this toon (Strong Bad, Strong Sad, and Homsar) play fictional characters of real comedians.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Hahahalloweengoof.PNG|thumb|Coach Z's arm goof]]
*In the scene where Coach Z is imitating a wheelchair, the candy Homestar dropped on the ground in the previous shot is still visible, now in mid-air, and appears on top of Coach Z's arm.
*After Homestar's close-up during Coach Z's wheelchair impression, the last candy in front of the box trap, a black one, has disappeared.
*Sunlight doesn't turn Mogwai into Gremlins, it kills them. Eating after midnight is what triggers the transformation.
*If you made Homsar appear in the toon, at the end, if you click on someone to start a dialogue, and roll over Homsar while they are speaking, the bubble with his name and costume will still appear.

===Glitches===
*When the camera zooms in on Strong Sad after The Poopsmith's head becomes clickable (for the Homsar Easter egg), that area of the screen is still clickable even though nothing is there.

===Inside References===
*The scene at [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] follows the same format as the scenes at Bubs' Concession Stand in [[Senorial Day]].
*"The Local Newspapes" was also the name of the newspaper Strong Bad was reading in the email [[candy product]].
*Homestar's "orange and black flavored loose tooth removers" are a reference to Marshie's "orange and black flavored" marshmallows seen in [[Malloween Commercial]].
*Bub's do-it yourself Halloween Night hovercraft kit is a Hollerin' Jimmy's brand which previously apeared in the email [[lackey]]. Bubs also had the product then.
*At the end, Homestar [[What are you supposed to be?|compares]] Strong Bad's costume to his [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats|2001]] costume: [[wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]].
*Strong Bad's glasses are in the same style as his [[Dangeresque]] glasses, but with a different rim color.
*Strong Bad is seen holding a [[Smoking|cigarette]] at the end of the cartoon.

===Real-World References===
* Forming into a "giant mechanical space panther" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Voltron|Voltron]].
* Strong Bad calls The Cheat a [[Wikipedia:Monchhichis|Monchicheat]].
* Strong Bad's witch mask is identical to Lucy's from [[Wikipedia:It's_the_Great_Pumpkin,_Charlie_Brown|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown]].
* Gizmo is a [[Wikipedia:mogwai|mogwai]] from the movies [[Wikipedia:Gremlins|Gremlins]] and [[Wikipedia:Gremlins 2: The New Batch|Gremlins 2: The New Batch]]. In the movie, if a mogwai was exposed to Sunlight, it would be killed.

==External Links==
*[[HR:hallowday.html|Watch "Happy Hallow-day"]]
*[[HR:hallowday.swf|View the Flash file for "Happy Hallow-day"]]

{{halloweennav}}

{{subtitlesLinks|hallowday}}

[[Category:Halloween]]

coloring

2006-10-25T20:31:33Z

Collin: fixed a couple spellz

{{sbenav|160|retirement|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail160.png|thumb|"Crayola beat us to the punch. Let's shift focus to... 'Laser Limes'."]]

Strong Bad discusses crayon colors and stumbles upon Marzipan's cult, er, "classroom".

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Limozeen}}, [[Teeg Dougland]], {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Garage]], [[The Classroom]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' October 22, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:56

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Sippin' on a bottle of email, cold, having a picnic lunch with some co-workers.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: bad crayon namers</div>
Dear awesome, 
have you ever thought how rediculous some crayon names are....I mean "blizzard blue"...thats stupid...and "Laser lemon"...??? 
-much love 
Ter 
Andover,MN
</blockquote>

''{After "Dear awesome", Strong Bad inserts, "Oh! Somebody finally got it right!"; at the first ellipsis, he adds, "Oh, you mean like, Red iculous?" and a red crayon that says "Red iculous" appears, and after "Laser lemon", he repeats surprisedly:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Laser lemon?! ''{picking up a phone}'' The Cheat, halt production immediately!

''{Cut to the garage, where The Cheat is using a soldering iron and an oscilloscope to build a laser with lemons on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{over the PA}'' Crayola beat us to the punch. Let's shift focus to... "Laser Limes". ''{The Cheat looks annoyed}'' Or maybe just laser beams.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noise which sounds unmistakably like "Okay."}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy, where Strong Bad resumes reading the email. He reads "Andover,MN" as "And over, and over, and over, M N."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ter? What is that, short for Terbert? Or Terlliam? Or Terthew? ''{clears screen}'' Welter, the crayons of my youth had pretty awesome names. Especially the ones that came with my Limozeen 1989 "Ladies, We're Staying in Room 302 at the Ramada" Tour coloring book!

''{Cut to a view of this coloring book, which has a drawing of two members of Limozeen on the cover.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' There was Leather Black—

''{A black crayon saying "Leather Black" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Ripped Denim Blue,—

''{A blue crayon saying "Ripped Denim Blue" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Groupie Lipstick Red,—

''{A red crayon saying "Groupie Lipstick Red" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Skin Flesh!

''{A pink crayon saying "Skin Flesh" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hairspray Blond!

''{A yellow crayon saying "Hairspray Blond" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And Tight Shiny Purple.

''{A purple crayon saying "Tight Shiny Purple" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It even came with a cassette tape with a song about how to color!

''{A yellow cassette tape saying "Colorin' (Outside the Lines)" appears.}''

''{Change to a view of the first page of the coloring book, which shows Larry and Gary performing. Below this is the text "Gary and Larry rehearse their moves". The page has been colored to look like Larry playing the guitar causes it to catch fire, a laser is firing from the guitar with the word "vpoo" over it.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' Grab a box of sixty-four,—

''{Changes to the next page, which shows Limozeen with the text "We are in a band called Limozeen!" Perry's skin has been colored green with blue hair, Larry has been colored with a black eye and blood dripping with the words "be tup" colored on his shirt, and Mary has been colored with an extra set of arms coming out of his head doing the evil fingers, the words "2 sets!" are also colored above his head.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' —with a sharpener a-built right in,—

''{Change to next page, which shows Larry with two women. The text says "<s>Larry</s> Strong Bad always serenades the 'of-age' ladies after the show". Larry's face has been colored like Strong Bad's, and his hands have been drawn to look like red boxing gloves. The girls have the [[Wikipedia:Canadian Flag|Canadian Flag]] colored onto their shirts.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' Dump 'em all out onto the floor,—

''{Change to next page, which shows Mary with a face drawn on his abdomen; the text says, "Drummers almost never wear shirts while playing a big show." The rest of the page remains colorless.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' —and let the party begin!

''{Change to next page, which shows Gary leaping into the air whilst playing the guitar; he has been colored to wear a Los Angeles Lakers uniform and hold a basketball; a basketball hoop and defending player have also been drawn in. The text reads "Gary's playing some "air" guitar. Get it?"}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Outside the lines!

''{The next page shows Perry with Teeg Dougland, who is running sound, the text reads "Producer/ manager/ roadie/ webmaster Teeg Dougland shows Perry how to tweak the reverb." They have both been colored to look like old ladies with wrinkles, grey hair, lipstick and fingernails all colored in,}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Inside your heart!

''{The next page shows Larry and Perry, who is wearing a bear mask; the text reads "'That bear mask has GOT to go!!!' shouts Larry."}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Those crayons of mine!

''{The next page shows Mary and Larry barbecuing; a large, vicious-looking hot dog has been drawn standing behind them; The Cheat has been drawn peeking from around the barbecue. Mary's skin has been colored blue, The text reads, "Back home from the road, Mary and Larry say, 'It's Grilla Time!'"}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Hey, hey, let's go back to the start!

''{The last page shows Larry with Gary and Perry performing, this page is not colored. The text reads, "Larry is screaming like a demon. And the other two are playing guitars."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, looks like I missed one! As much as I respect you guys as artists, it's time to melt your faces off.

''{Strong Bad uses the Skin Flesh crayon to draw on Larry's face; the crayon breaks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, crudcrap! My Skin Flesh broke!

''{Cut to a view of Strong Bad at his table holding the broken crayon.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Where'm I gonna get another one of these at this hour? Ooh, wait! I bet Marzipan's teaching her kindergarten class down at the Montesodium school! Those kids eat crayons like they were paste!

''{Cut to Marzipan in the Classroom; the blackboard reads "SOY IS ALSO MURDER"}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{finishing a monologue}'' ...So that way, you always feel guilty!

''{Strong Bad walks in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Goody Marzipan. Can I borrow some crayons? I broke my Skin Flesh!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{looks aghast, then angry}'' Shhh! Strong Bad, not in front of the class!

''{Cut to a view of the class, which consists of Homsar, Strong Mad and Homestar Runner wearing yellow shirts. Homsar has a stack of blocks on his desk that reads "TURD".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Teach-orr! I have go bafroom!

''{Cut back to Marzipan and Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why can't I say "Skin Flesh" in front of the—uh, ''children?''

'''MARZIPAN:''' First of all, we don't call them children. They're "life blossoms"!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Life blossoms?! Marzipan, what kind of cult are you running here?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, a pretty standard one. ''{cut to a closeup of Marzipan}'' Anyway, we don't use the term "Skin Flesh". The color you're looking for is "Dermal Discoveries".

''{A pink roll loosely resembling a crayon with the words "Dermal Discoveries" appears. Cut to a view from behind Marzipan, facing Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's that scramble?! What about Lipstick Red?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, no, no. Too gender-specific. We use "Crimson Suggestion".

''{A red roll with the words "Crimson Suggestion" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, how 'bout Hairspray Blond?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Vague Pigmentation!

''{A yellow roll with the words "Vague Pigmentation" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Leather Black?

'''MARZIPAN:''' We just call that "blue."

''{A black roll with the word "Blue" appears. Homestar Runner moves into view}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Teacherman, ''{cut to face Homestar Runner}'' are we just gonna talk about crowns all day?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ta'-'bou'-wha'?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Crowns! You know! For coloring! A box of crowns!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{chuckling}'' You mean, crayons? Cray-ons?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks angry}'' Oh, I don't need this. I'm going to the liberry! To read me some pie-pie comics!

''{Return to view of Marzipan and Strong Bad from the front}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What kind of grades does Homestar get?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, roots and grass, mostly.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Roots and grass? What're those, like, D's? D minusesses?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, they're F's.

''{Cut back to the last page of the coloring book.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, boys. Prepare to make some dermal discoveries!

''{Strong Bad begins to draw with the Dermal Discoveries "crayon." Nothing happens.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the— what's wrong with this stupid crown—on?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, didn't I tell you? Our crayons don't actually color so that no one life blossom shines brighter than any other. That way, they're ''all'' special!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I never had any doubts that all your students were ''{uses hand quotes}'' "special," Marzipan.

'''MARZIPAN:''' And they're made from 100% pressed bunson, so they double as a healthy snack! Mmm! ''{eats a "Crimson Suggestion".}''

''{A bundle of Marzipan's "crayons" appears in front of Strong Bad.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing, his words appear under the bundle of "crayons."}'' Pressed bunson, you know it's pressed bunson. Preeeeow!

''{The Paper comes down as Larry sings the last word.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...the crap is pressed bunson?

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Homestar_reportcardnew.png|thumb|170px|They're life blossoms!]]
*Click on "Dear awesome" after Strong Bad mentions "Red Iculous" to see a "Dear Awesome" colored crayon.
*Likewise, click on "some crayon" and see a "Some Crayon" colored crayon.
*Click on Homestar's shirt when he walks up to Marzipan to see the [[:Image:LURN logo corrected.png|logo]] for [[L.U.R.N.]], or "Life-Blossoms Undergoing Re-programming Naturally."
*Click on the word Murder on the chalkboard after Strong Bad asks about Homestar's grades to see his report card.
*At the end, click on the [[Limozeen Coloring Book]] to see the whole thing (comes up in a new window). It has three pages not featured in the email. You can color it with the included crayons, or print it out.

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*The device next to The Cheat is an [[wikipedia:Oscilloscope|oscilloscope]].
*"Special" is often used as a euphemism to refer to developmentally challenged people.

===Trivia===
*The crayons in the Easter egg contain two colors not featured in the email: "Roadie [[Puking|Puke]] Green" and "Sweet Boots Brown".
*This is the first time we see Marzipan in Strong Bad's house.
*The coloring book Easter egg originally did not have an "Undo" button to go back a step when coloring, so if you made a mistake well into your drawing, you'd have to erase it all. It was added later.

===Remarks===
*The Lappy's "toe" (which was removed in [[cliffhangers]] and was missing in [[retirement]]) is back.
*The cards above the chalkboard read "4, I3, (, I>, 3, I=, 6, #, 1" which are [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]] representations of the letters A through I.
*This is the first/closest The Cheat has gotten to saying a word in English ("Okay") outside of his [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons, although some of his [[Deliberately Poor English#A Lack of Intelligible Speech|The Cheat noises]] have strongly suggested English phrases in the past.
*Even though the coloring book is dated 1989, Teeg is called a webmaster. The name "web" was used in hypertext systems from at least 1988 on in [[Wikipedia:Intermedia (hypertext)|Intermedia]].
*Both [[Larry Palaroncini|Larry]] and [[Perry Palaroncini|Perry]] are wearing blue shirts with white stars, in the style of Homestar's shirt.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When this email was first released, "blossom" was misspelled as "blossum" in the T-shirt and report card Easter eggs, and "animals" was misspelled as "animas". These have since been fixed.
*The coloring book originally misnamed several of the crayons in comparison to their email counterparts. Groupie Lipstick Red was incorrectly named "Rockin' Red" while Tight Shiny Purple was named "Ballad Purple". This has since been fixed.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad uses the same [[Disconnected Telephones|disconnected telephone]] to speak to The Cheat over the intercom that he used in [[replacement]].
*Strong Bad has previously defaced and satirized picture books in [[kids' book]] and [[That Time of Year]].
*When Strong Bad is coloring the Limozeen picture, the music is the same as the music that plays while he is drawing [[Trogdor]] in [[dragon]].
*When Homestar calls Marzipan "Teacherman", that might be a reference to him referring to the "nice present" from [[Decemberween in July]] as a [[Santaman]], and to the [[Bear holding a Shark]] in [[myths & legends]] as a "Monsterman".
** It could also be a reference to the real world book "Teacher Man" by Frank McCourt.
*This is another appearance of [[Preeeeow]], the [[Wikipedia:Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]] describing The Paper's sound effect.
*"TURD" is a [[Wikipedia:vulgarism|vulgarism]] for [[Whatsit|whatsit]].
*The fact that Strong Bad drew The Cheat peeking out from behind [[Limozeen]]'s grill is a reference to [[Where's The Cheat?]], in which it is revealed that The Cheat lives in [[The King of Town's Grill]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Crayola|Crayola]] is a well known company that makes art supplies such as [[Wikipedia:Crayon|crayons]].
**"Laser Lemon" is the name of an actual [[Wikipedia:List of Crayola crayon colors|Crayola color]]. "Blizzard Blue" also existed at one point, but has since been replaced with "Inchworm".
**"Skin Flesh" is also a possible reference to when Crayola renamed their color "Flesh" to "Peach" in 1962, partially to avoid racial discrimination.
*The band member wearing a bear mask is a reference to musician [[Wikipedia:John_Mayer|John Mayer]] who sometimes dresses in a bear costume in order to meet and talk with fans before concerts without the fans realizing who he is.
*"Montesodium" is a [[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of the words "Montessori" and "Sodium".
**[[Wikipedia:Montessori_method|Montessori Schools]] are a very progressive and non-traditional schooling system used in many private schools throughout the world. It focuses on allowing children to learn at their own pace and doing away with perceived forms of competition like grading.
*The page Strong Bad tries to color says "Larry is screamin' like a demon..."; he is also shown singing with his tongue hanging out. [[Wikipedia:Gene Simmons|Gene Simmons]] of the rock band Kiss is well-known for his extraordinarily long tongue, and is also known as "The Demon".
*Homestar leaving to go read "[[Pie|pie]] pie comics" may mean he wants to read [[Wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye]] comics.
*The coloring book makes mention of staying at the [[Wikipedia:Ramada|Ramada]], a well-known hotel chain.
*It's Grilla Time is a reference to "It's Miller Time", which is a famous slogan of [[wikipedia:Miller Brewing|Miller Brewing Company]]. It's also why they're holding [[Cold One|Cold Ones]] at the time.
*The subtitle on the Limozeen book, "Ladies, We're Staying in Room 302 at the Ramada", is written in the [[Fonts|font]] created and used by British heavy metal band [[wikipedia:Iron Maiden|Iron Maiden]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail160.html|watch "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[HR:sbemail160.swf|view the Flash file for "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[[HR:limo_coloringbook.html|View the coloring book]]
*[[HR:limo_coloringbook.swf|View the Flash file for the coloring book]]
*[[Forum:10080|forum thread re: "{{PAGENAME}}"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

User talk:Collin

2006-10-17T22:26:23Z

Collin: Might as well just remove the whole thing..

Hey wow. whats. up. i'm collin, da bomb and.. stuff. bye.

== Marzipan Velma ==

Use a lowercase .png on MarzipanVelma2. That should make it work. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:32, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Hey Collin. I reworked MarzipanVelma again, and I was able to keep the anti-aliasing (smoothness) of the lines in her face. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:58, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)
::I see that you're doing several of these. Go ahead and give them the same name as the old file (without a "2"), so that we don't have duplicates. Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:00, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:: okay thanks

==Spell Checking==

Nice work. You must have some good spelling error eyes. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 23:17, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:I love what you're doing. Just be sure to mark it minor when you do. Keep on tranglin'! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:31, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry i forgot a few times.. i'll remember from now on.--[[User:Collin|Collin]] 03:13, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== Good idea! ==

Good idea! I'll try it soon (on the old OS). Also, if it helps, I'll take a screenshot and post it on my page. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 03:17, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

== Hey ==

Hope you don't mind, but I fixed your userbox. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:54, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
:haha, thanks.. i really need to learn how to do stuff on here.. :P pretty much just like the box says ;) --[[User:Collin|Collin]] 04:55, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

== anyone wanna help with my sig? ==

I'd like to put [[:Image:110px-videlectrixman.gif]] on it and change colors and stuff but i really don't know how. thanks :) --[[User:Collin|Collin]] 21:50, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

:Feel free to look at mine to see how colors are done.

<pre>
- [[User:Qermaq|Qermaq]] -
([[User talk:Qermaq|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/Qermaq|C]])
</pre>

{{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:57, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

::Have a look at [[Help:Signature]] and [[HRWiki:Signature]] if you want to know how to make a signature. I've made a shrunk-down version of the Videlectrix man at [[:Image:Videlectrix man.sig.gif]]. (I've tagged this with {{tl|personal-image-sig}}... change it to {{tl|personal-image-abandoned}} if you don't want to use it). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 07:34, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
:::oh, thanks, i just sent you another message before i saw that :P--[[User:Collin|Collin]] 07:37, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

==Revert this!==
By the way, remember the unofficial motto of the wiki, be '''bold'''! (Wait for it... wait for—ah, nevamind.) Don't let the fact that you get reverted a lot keep you from making edits. You ''learn'' from getting reverted (hopefully!). If your edits are vandalism you'll just get blocked, but as long as they're simply mistakes or things people don't agree on, then every time they get reverted you get a better feel either for the official way of doing things or for what kind of things people tend to come to aggreement on. Of course, if the problem is just that you [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114709/quotes don't think you can take that kind of rejection], then I can understand. Everybody—me included—can get too attached to their edits. Just remember that you aren't them, abd that rejection of them isn't rejection of you. (And in my case I often have to remind myself that this wiki is here to document H*R, not so that people can be impressed with me!) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 19:00, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
: I know, i just.. its not that i'm always reverted, i'm just afraid to put wrong info or redundant etc, cuz i know thats annoying and i've seen other people on there putting stuff on and they're confident that they're right but.. fail anyway. i'd rather keep it in a talk page and not get reverted . --[[User:Collin|Collin]] 19:02, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
::Hey, it took a lot of screwups for me to get how things work around here. (I still screw up and don't get it all the time!) But if you are honestly trying to do the right thing and screw up anyway, it's cool, no one will think less of you. Although a few people still revert with no explanation, more and more I see people explaining the reason for the revert. If you aren't sure why, ask on the reverter's Talk. But do be bold. Think about it - the guy who never edits can't learn how. The guy who makes 10 edit errors a day quickly learns how to avoid those errors. Learn to see each reverted edit as an opportunity to "get it" a little better. Don't give up hope! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:16, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
::: I guess... k, no one's allowed to yell at me ^_^ --[[User:Collin|Collin]] 19:25, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

==Great jaerb!==

And by the way, you're really going to town on those WebSite-ings; thanks, they needed ''somebody'' to! —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 19:33, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, this was one of the first things i saw at the HRWiki.. and i've always thought that it needed some work, i just never had the guts to do anything about it :P --[[User:Collin|Collin]] 19:36, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

::As the person who originally flagged it as needing cleanup, I'm very happy to see someone take on the task! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:42, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

== "pre"-style sigs ==

That happens when you don't properly match a tag (usually a "span" tag) in your sig. I fixed it for you. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:24, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
:i knew it must have been something in the sig.. all that span mess. looking at it hurts my brain. thanks though, my sig would probably go on to mess up all kinds of pages otherwise :)--{{User:Collin/sig}} 08:27, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

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== Hey there, ho there, Collin, and welcome to the HRWiki! ==
Welcome to the '''Homestar Runner Wiki!''' We're glad to have you as a member.

Here are some tips to get you started:
* If you need [[Help:Contents|help]], feel free to ask [[User:DBK|me]] or anyone on the [[HRWiki:Welcoming committee#Members|welcoming committee]]. Also, you can post questions on the [[HRWiki talk:FAQ|FAQ talk page]].
* Before you do any significant editing, be sure to familiarize yourself with our [[HRWiki:Standards|wiki standards]].
* Read up on the rules and guidelines for your [[HRWiki:User space|user page]].
* If you're not sure what you can do to help out, head over to [[HRWiki:The Stick|The Stick]].
* If you're looking for more community interaction, you can also register over at our [http://forum.hrwiki.org forum].
* Also, be sure to post all fanstuff at the [[HRFWiki:|Fanstuff Wiki]].
* If you want to fool around [[Help:Editing|editing]], just head over to the [[HRWiki:Sandbox|sandbox]] and edit away.
* Above all, be sure to '''be bold''' and have fun!

Feel free to [[Coach Z#Coach Z's Accent|delort]] this message when you're done reading it. After all, your talk page belongs to you. I hope this information is helpful, and that you'll have a good experience contributing to our knowledge-base and our community.

Sincerely, 
{{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}}, and "The Homestar Runner Wiki Welcoming Committee" 03:51, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
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Since you never got an official welcome ;) {{User:DBK/sig}} 03:51, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:Just what i wanted.. haha, thanks :P--{{User:Collin/sig}} 03:55, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
::Hehe no problem :) {{User:DBK/sig}} 03:54, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== deleting files.. someone reply ==

Okay, sorry, i'm stupid, but how do i mark an image to be deleted? i just replaced bicuitdoughhandsman.JPEG with bicuitdoughhandsman.PNG and i don't remember what you put at the top of the page. is it { delete } (without spaces, i don't know what it would do on my page..} or tobedeleted or what? someone showed me once and i feel stupid asking again, but yeah. thanks. --{{User:Collin/sig}} 04:17, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
:No, you're not stupid for not knowing something. What you write is <nowiki>{{delete|Reason for deletion}}</nowiki>. In this, case, the reason would be "Replaced with correct format" or something like that. But remember, only use this template for deletions that require no discussion: otherwise, use <nowiki>{{tobedeleted}}</nowiki>. Hope that helps; meanwhile, I'll see if I can get on deleting that image for you now. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:20, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
::P.S.: Put it on the page for the image itself, not on the Image talk page. Keep on tranglin'! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:44, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
:::thanks for the help.. you're a good sport with stupid people apperently :)--{{User:Collin/sig}} 04:47, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

== I know what's wrong with your clock! ==

You have to replace the '5' in this line:

document.getElementById('pt-time').childNodes[0].childNodes[0].replaceData(0, 5, currentTime);

with an '8'. --{{User:X-Spider2/X-Sigger2}}, Os we go to New York, 08:31, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Right on bro! thanks for helping with that.--{{User:Collin/sig}} 08:34, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

== Spelling ==

Hi, Collin. Nice work getting all of those spelling errors. Have you ever seen [[HRWiki:List of common misspellings]]? I thought you might like it. Go wild! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 22:44, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
:Totally, that's what i've been going through ;) I think i've fixed all of them on that page. Thanks though. :)--{{User:Collin/sig}} 22:47, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
::Re:Labeled: "Labelled" is a correct spelling, but is more common in the UK than here, so it's best to use "labeled" on HRWiki. Thought you might want to know. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 23:34, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I wasn't sure.. I'm in the middle of changing the double L'd ones to labeled anyway. thanks for clearing it up for me though *thumbs up* --{{User:Collin/sig}} 23:36, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

Help:JavaScript

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You can add Javascript to any page, to let you customise how the page looks. If you use the Monobook skin (the default) you can put the Javascript [[Special:Mypage/monobook.js|here]]. If you use Tavistyle you can put it [[Special:Mypage/tavistyle.js|here]], or if you use Cologne Blue you can put it [[Special:Mypage/cologneblue.js|here]].

There are a lot of "helper" functions available. To use them, put <code>{{subst:[[Template:utilities|utilities]]}}</code> at the top of this page. When you save, this will become
{{utilities}}
which will include all the relevant code. If you want to stop using them, just remove those two lines.

They have been tested in Firefox and Internet Explorer (5.0, 5.5 and 6.0).

If you don't understand Javascript, feel free to skip down to [[#Examples|Examples]] and mix & match the pieces into the template in [[#General|General]].

==General==
You need to set up the code to be run when the page has loaded (otherwise it will try to edit a page that doesn't exist yet). Your Javascript page should basically look like:
{{subst:utilities}}

function doeverything()
{
''// code goes here''
}
if (window.addEventListener) window.addEventListener("load",doeverything,false);
else if (window.attachEvent) window.attachEvent("onload",doeverything);
and put the things below where it says ''// code goes here''.

==Available functions==
All these functions are on an object called <code>utilities</code>. So to call them you need to type <code>utilities.</code>''function''<code>(</code>''parameters''<code>)</code>.

===Information===
====getArticleFullTitle====
<code>utilities.getArticleFullTitle()</code>

Returns the title of the current page, like "{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}".
alert("You're looking at " + utilities.getArticleFullTitle());

====getArticleTitle====
<code>utilities.getArticleTitle()</code>

Returns the title of the current page without the namespace, like "{{PAGENAME}}". This is useful if you want to be able to find the associated talk page (see [[#talknamespace|talknamespace]])

====getArticleNamespace====
<code>utilities.getArticleNamespace()</code>

Returns the [[Help:Namespaces|namespace]] of the current page. Note that this returns a [[MetaWikipedia:Help:Namespace#List of namespaces|magical number]] – to get the actual name, see [[#namespaces|namespaces]] below.

====getArticleURL====
<code>utilities.getArticleURL()</code>

Returns the URL for the page you're looking at. Note that this is a link to the ''article'', not the exact page you're looking at – for example if you're editing a page, it will still link to the real page (not the edit page). If you want the full link, use <code>window.location</code>.

====localurl====
<code>utilities.localurl(</code>''page'' [<code>, </code>''namespace'' [<code>, </code>''extras'']]<code>)</code>

Returns the URL of the given page. Again, the namespace should be a number. Examples:
utilities.localurl("Main Page")
utilities.localurl("User:Me") // this works
utilities.localurl("Me", 2) // this works too
utilities.localurl("Me", 2, "action=edit") // an "edit" link for User:Me
utilities.localurl(utilities.getArticleTitle(), utilities.getArticleNamespace(), "action=edit") // an "edit" link for the current page

====namespaces====
<code>utilities.namespaces[</code>''number''<code>]</code>

An array of the names of each namespace. This is blank for the Main namespace, and the name for all the others.
var ns = utilities.getArticleNamespace();
if (ns == 0)
alert("You're looking at the main namespace!");
else
alert("You're looking at " + utilities.namespaces[ns] + "!");

====namespacedescription====
<code>utilities.namespacedescription[</code>''number''<code>]</code>

An array of the descriptions of each namespace – what the tabs are labeled with in Monobook. For example "Project Page" for a [[HRWiki:The_Stick|HRWiki namespace page]], etc.

====articlenamespace====
<code>utilities.articlenamespace[</code>''number''<code>]</code>

An array of the article namespace for each talk namespace. For example 2 is "User" and 3 is "User talk", so <code>utilities.articlenamespace[2]<code> and <code>utilities.articlenamespace[3]<code> are both 2.

====talknamespace====
<code>utilities.talknamespace[</code>''number''<code>]</code>

An array of the talk namespace for each article namespace. For example 2 is "User" and 3 is "User talk", so <code>utilities.talknamespace[2]<code> and <code>utilities.talknamespace[3]<code> are both 3. <code>utilities.talknamespace[-1]</code> (the Special namespace) doesn't exist.
var ns = getArticleNamespace();
var talkpage = utilities.localurl(utilities.getArticleTitle(), utilities.talknamespace[ns]);

===Monobook-specific===
These functions only work in the Monobook skin – if you try to use them elsewhere you'll get a big obnoxious error message telling you to fix it.

====addMonobookQuickbarLink====
<code>utilities.addMonobookQuickbarLink(</code>''URL''<code>, </code>''title'' [<code>, </code>''where'']<code>)</code>

Adds a link to the "quickbar" (the bar with links to your user page, your talk page, logout, etc). "Where" should be one of:
*<code>"userpage"</code> if you want the link to appear before your '''userpage''' link.
*<code>"mytalk"</code> if you want the link to appear before your '''my talk''' link.
*<code>"preferences"</code> if you want the link to appear before your '''preferences''' link.
*<code>"watchlist"</code> if you want the link to appear before your '''my watchlist''' link.
*<code>"mycontris"</code> if you want the link to appear before your '''my contributions''' link.
*<code>"logout"</code> if you want the link to appear before your '''log out''' link.
*Leave it off entirely if you want the link to appear after your '''log out''' link.
utilities.addMonobookQuickbarLink(utilities.localurl("Main Page"), "Back Home", "userpage")
utilities.addMonobookQuickbarLink("http://www.somesite.com/", "Outta Here")

====addMonobookTab====
<code>utilities.addMonobookTab(</code>''URL''<code>, </code>''title''<code>, </code>''padding'' [<code>, </code>''at start'']<code>)</code>

Adds a link to the tab bar (the bar with links to the page, the talk page, edit, history, etc). ''padding'' lets you group the tabs together (like edit and history are) – if it's set to <code>true</code> it will be separated from the other links, if you set it to <code>false</code> it won't be. ''at start'' says whether to add the tab to the start or to the end (the tab bar changes too much to be able to say "put it here"... some pages don't have an "edit" link if they're protected, Special pages only have the "special" tab...). If you leave ''at start'' off, it will put it on the end.
utilities.addMonobookQuickbarLink("http://www.somesite.com/", "A", true) // \
utilities.addMonobookQuickbarLink("http://www.somesite.com/", "B", false) // } these links will all be grouped together
utilities.addMonobookQuickbarLink("http://www.somesite.com/", "C", false) // /
utilities.addMonobookQuickbarLink("http://www.somesite.com/", "Loner", true) // this one will start a new group

====addMonobookNavboxLink====
<code>utilities.addMonobookNavboxLink(</code>''URL''<code>, </code>''title'' [<code>, </code>''which one'' [<code>, </code>''at start'']]<code>)</code>

Adds a link to the navigation boxes (the ones to the left). If ''which one'' is left off it will add to the "navigation" box. It can be set to:
*<code>"navigation"</code> to add to '''navigation'''
*<code>"tb"</code> to add to the '''toolbox'''
*<code>"ext"</code> to add to '''external links'''
Again, ''at start'' can be <code>true</code> to add it to the top, or <code>false</code> (or leave it off) to add it to the bottom.
utilities.addMonobookNavboxLink(utilities.localurl("Toons"), "Toons")
utilities.addMonobookNavboxLink("http://www.somesite.com/", "Some Site", "ext")

====addMonobookBottomTabs====
<code>utilities.addMonobookBottomTabs(</code>[''no CSS'']<code>)</code>

Copies the tab bar to the bottom of the page. If you use [[#addMonobookTab|addMonobookTab]], this should come ''after'' those (so the new tabs will be copied too). Normally this adds a lot of extra CSS to the page to get it to work – if you'd rather add the CSS yourself to [[Special:Mypage/monobook.css|your custom CSS]], then you can pass a <code>true</code> for ''no CSS'' – usually you can just leave it off entirely and it will work without extra effort.

===Cologne Blue-specific===
These functions only work in the Cologne Blue skin – if you try to use them elsewhere you'll get a big obnoxious error message telling you to fix it.

====cologneBlueNewMessages====
<code>utilities.cologneBlueNewMessages()</code>

Returns <code>true</code> if you nave new messages. The Cologne Blue "You have new messages" message isn't as "in your face" as the Monobook and TaviStyle ones are. This allows you to fix that, if you want.
if (utilities.cologneBlueNewMessages())
alert ("Dude! Check your messages!");

====addCologneBlueQuickbarLink====
<code>utilities.addCologneBlueQuickbarLink(</code>''URL''<code>, </code>''title''<code>, </code>''section'' [<code>, </code>''at start'']<code>)</code>

Adds a link to the "quickbar" (the links to the left). ''section'' is the title of the section to add the link under. ''at start'' can be set to <code>true</code> to add the link to the top of the section, or <code>false</code> (or left off entirely) to add it to the bottom. If the section doesn't exist, it'll be added to the bottom.
utilities.addMonobookNavboxLink(utilities.localurl("Toons"), "Toons", "Browse")
utilities.addMonobookNavboxLink("http://www.somesite.com/", "Some Site", "External Links")

====addCologneBlueTopbarLink====
<code>utilities.addCologneBlueTopbarLink(</code>''URL''<code>, </code>''title'' [<code>, </code>''at start'']<code>)</code>

Adds a link to the first top bar (the one with the Main Page, Log Out, etc links).

====addCologneBlueSubtopbarLink====
<code>utilities.addCologneBlueSubtopbarLink(</code>''URL''<code>, </code>''title'' [<code>, </code>''at start'']<code>)</code>

Adds a link to the second top bar (the one with the Printable Version, etc links).

===TaviStyle-specific===
These functions only work in the TaviStyle skin – if you try to use them elsewhere you'll get a big obnoxious error message telling you to fix it.

====addTavistyleTopbarLink====
<code>utilities.addTavistyleTopbarLink(</code>''URL''<code>, </code>''title''<code>, </code>''row'' [<code>, </code>''at start'']<code>)</code>

Add a link to the red links at the top of the page. Setting ''row'' to 1 will add it to the top row (Home, Forum, etc), 2 will add it to the second row (RecentChanges, etc). 3 will add a new row. ''at start'' can be set to <code>true</code> to add the link to the start of the row, or <code>false</code> (or left off entirely) to add it to the end.

====addTavistyleBottombarLink====
<code>utilities.addTavistyleBottombarLink(</code>''URL''<code>, </code>''title''<code>, </code>''row'' [<code>, </code>''at start'']<code>)</code>

Add a link to the red links at the top of the page. Setting ''row'' to 1 will add it to the top row (Edit, talk, etc), 2 will add it to the second row (Your user page, your talk, etc). 3 will add a new row. ''at start'' can be set to <code>true</code> to add the link to the start of the row, or <code>false</code> (or left off entirely) to add it to the end.

==Examples==
===For Monobook===
Add a couple of new links to the Quickbar:
utilities.addMonobookQuickbarLink(utilities.localurl("Main Page"), "Back Home", "userpage") // add it before the "userpage" link
utilities.addMonobookQuickbarLink("http://www.somesite.com/", "Outta Here") // add it at the end
Add a "Validate this page" tab:
utilities.addMonobookTab("http://validator.w3.org/check?uri=" + escape(utilities.getArticleURL()), "Validate", true)
Add another row of tabs to the bottom of the screen:
utilities.addMonobookBottomTabs()

===For Cologne Blue===
Add a "You've got new messages" banner:
if (utilities.cologneBlueNewMessages())
{
var div = document.createElement("div")
div.setAttribute("style", "background: #FFCE7B; border: 1px solid #FFA500; color: black; font-weight: bold; margin: 2em 0 1em; padding: 0.5em 1em");
div.innerHTML = 'You have <a href="' + utilities.localurl("''Username''", 3) + '">new messages</a>.';
var article = document.getElementById('article');
article.insertBefore(div, article.firstChild);
}
Add a couple of new links to the Quickbar:
utilities.addMonobookQuickbarLink(utilities.localurl("Toons"), "Toons", "Browse") // add a Toons link to the "Browse" section
utilities.addMonobookQuickbarLink("http://www.homestarrunner.com/", "Official Site", "External links") // add a new "External links" section with this in it.
Add "article" and "talk page" links to the top bar, like Monobook's tabs
var namespace = utilities.getArticleNamespace();
var title = utilities.getArticleTitle();
if (utilities.talknamespace[namespace])
{
var talkNS = utilities.talknamespace[namespace];
var talklink = utilities.addCologneBlueSubtopbarLink(utilities.localurl(title, talkNS), utilities.namespacedescription[talkNS], true);
if (utilities.talknamespace[namespace] == namespace)
talklink.style.fontWeight = "bold";
}
var pageNS = utilities.articlenamespace[namespace]
var pagelink = utilities.addCologneBlueSubtopbarLink(utilities.localurl(title, pageNS), utilities.namespacedescription[pageNS], true);
if (utilities.articlenamespace[namespace] == namespace)
pagelink.style.fontWeight = "bold";

===For TaviStyle===
Add some new links to the top bar:
utilities.addTavistyleTopbarLink("http://fanstuff.hrwiki.org/", "Fanstuff", 1) // add the fanstuff to the top row
utilities.addTavistyleTopbarLink(utilities.localurl("Toons"), "Toons", 3) // add a third row, with an link to Toons
utilities.addTavistyleTopbarLink("http://www.somesite.com/", "Outta here", 3) // add an external link to the third row

Professional Athlete References

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Many of the real people referenced in [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon) | Homestar Runner]] [[Toons]] are professional athletes.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Athlete !! Appearance(s) !! Context !! Identity
|-
| William "Refrigerator" Perry || [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] || Strong Mad dresses as Refrigerator Perry. || William Perry was a defensive lineman for the NFL's Chicago Bears (and, in the twilight of his career, the Philadelphia Eagles). Nicknamed for his 370-lb. frame, Perry became a star in his rookie season, when the Bears won Super Bowl XX.
|-
| Shaquille O'Neal || [[helium]], [[autobiography]] || [[Strong Bad]] types the sender's name as "Shaq" before quickly deleting it and replacing it with "Shack.", one of the tapes in the "Words I Probably Said" case is labeled "SHAQ-FU" || Shaquille O'Neal (nicknamed "Shaq") is a center for the NBA's Miami Heat. He has also played for the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers, winning 3 titles and 3 Finals MVP awards with the latter. He has been named to the All-Star team 13 times and was given the MVP award in 2000.
|-
| Kobe Bryant || [[A Decemberween Pageant]] || [[Pom Pom]] and Strong Bad star as Kobe #1 and 2 in the pageant. || Kobe Bryant is a shooting guard for the NBA's Los Angeles Lakers. Though controversy has dogged him throughout his career, Kobe remains one of the league's brightest stars, leading the Lakers to 3 championships and being named to 8 All-Star teams. Most recently, Kobe has received attention for scoring 81 points in a single game, second only to Wilt Chamberlain's 100.
|-
| Tim Duncan || [[the show]] || When [[Homestar Runner]] chooses to recite a list, he mentions Tim Duncan. || Tim Duncan is a forward for the NBA's San Antonio Spurs. He has been named to 8 All-Star teams in his 9-year career, and the Spurs have won three championships with him on board. Duncan is one of 9 players to have won back-to-back MVP awards (2002 & 2003).
|-
| Dick Butkus || [[replacement]] || One of the names which Strong Bad asks Homestar to make fun of is Butkus. || Dick Butkus was a linebacker for the NFL's Chicago Bears between 1965 and 1973. During that span, he was named to the Pro Bowl 9 times. Butkus was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1979. After his retirement, he worked as a broadcaster and actor. The Dick Butkus award is given annually to college football's best linebacker.
|-
| Larry Bird || [[lunch special]] || Clicking on "Larry legend" yields a screenshot of Bird in the Nintendo game "Jordan vs. Bird." || Larry Bird (nicknamed "Larry Legend") was a forward for the NBA's Boston Celtics for 13 years before retiring in 1992. During that span, he was named to the All-Star team 12 times, won 3 MVP trophies (1984-6), and led the Celtics to 3 championships. He is now enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
|-
| Ben Wallace || [[Halloween Fairstival]] || [[Strong Mad]] dresses as Ben Wallace. || Ben Wallace is an NBA center who has played for the Washington Bullets/Wizards, Orlando Magic, and Detroit Pistons. Currently in his 10th year, Wallace is considered one of the game's greatest defensive players, holding a record-tying 4 Defensive Player of the Year trophies. He has also been named to 4 all-star teams and won a championship with the Pistons in 2004.
|-
| Pete Sampras || [[Cool Things]] || Upon discovering [[Marzipan]]'s band, Homestar exclaims, "What in Pete Sampras is going on?!" || Considered one of the best male tennis players of all time, Pete Sampras has won 64 men's singles titles. Among those are his 14 Grand Slam titles, including his record 7 wins at Wimbledon, 5 at the US Open, and 2 at the Australian open. His 6 consecutive years atop the ATP rankings constitue another record.
|-
| Moses Malone || [[bedtime story]] || [[The Cheat]]'s bedtime stories consist largely of he and Moses Malone playing video games. || One of the NBA's 50 Greatest Players, Moses Malone played for 6 franchises, most notably the Philadelphia 76ers, in his 19 years in the NBA. He also spent 2 years in the ABA before it folded. Malone won 3 MVPs, one championship, and was named to 12 All-Star teams in his Hall-of Fame career.
|-
| Alonzo Mourning || [[alternate universe]] || [[Senor Cardgage]] wishes Strong Bad "Alonzo Mourning to you." || Alonzo Mourning is a center for the NBA's Miami Heat. He has also played for the Charlotte Hornets and New Jersey Nets. Perhaps Mourning's most notable accomplishment is successfully returning from kidney transplant surgery and resuming his NBA career. He has been named to 7 All-Star teams.
|-
| Mark Lemke || several || see [[Lemke]] || see [[Lemke]]
|-
|}

{{stub}}

isp

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{{sbenav|152|senior prom|redesign}}
[[Image:Isp.PNG|thumb|"Ma'am, please calm down. Your CD tray is not a cup holder."]]
Gary from the UK asks about Strong Bad's [[Wikipedia:Internet service provider|ISP]].

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Office]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Garage]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' May 16, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:22

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' A badaly-doo, it's time for email, bra-doop-da-dabadoo.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: ISP</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
Since you answer emails, you must have some sort of 
internet, right? What kind of internet do you guys get in 
Strong Badia? Who runs it? Is it expensive? 
Your bestest buddy in the whole wide world, 
Gary, UK
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Not even close," very quickly after "Your bestest buddy in the whole wide world," and says "UK" as, "You 'kay?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Yeah, I'm fine, Gary. Calm down. Of course I've got the internet. How else could I download this awesome animated gif/gif ''{Pronounced as /gif/, /jif/}'' of a cute breakdancing rodent?

''{A progress bar pops up with a ding that says "11% Complete" with "Less than a fortnight remaining" below}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' What??!! Eleven percent? I started downloading this thing like two days ago! Oh, that's IT!! Hold on to your fat, sweaty D&D playing headsets, tech support. 'Cuz Strong Bad's about to Do-Sum-Bow-Dis!

''{The camera rotates around the Lappy to a rear view as Strong Bad picks up the telephone. There is a phone ringing sound and the screen is split by a phone cord with Homestar Runner in the office on the left and Strong Bad on the right. On Homestar's cubicle wall there is a Post-It Note that reads "Note to self: Chew more." Homestar wears a headset.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thank you for calling the internet, may I have your account number or identity theft, please?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, but you can have a heapin' helpin' of my unbridled rage!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{reading slowly from sheets of paper}'' Ma'am, please calm down. Your CD tray is not a cup holder. ''{turns page}'' I cannot help you clear your browser cache. No, I'm not in India.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut up and listen. ''{Homestar drops the papers in surprise. Strong Bad bangs his hand on keyboard}'' My internet is crawling along like... something... funny... that crawls along.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, I can help you with that. Please hold while I transfer you to someone who can help you with that.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{incredulous}'' What?!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Doo doot. Tch. Doo doo dit. Tch. Doot doo doot. Tch.

''{Cut to a long shot of the office as Homestar stands up. Homestar is the only visible tech representative.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still singing}'' It's the hold music, do doot. Tch. Pa doo doot. Tch. Boodoo doo doot. Tch. ''{high pitched voice}'' Hold music!

''{Cut back to the splitscreen as Homestar sits down.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in a telephone voice}'' Thank you for holding. Your call is very unportant to us. The next available representative wi— ''{normal voice}'' okay, I'm back! Lemme just verify your address so I can send you my weight in free sign-up CDs.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh, enough! ''{bangs hand against keyboard again}'' I'm marching my pasty white bwathom down there to talk to the man in charge!

''{He slams the phone down and walks offscreen during Homestar's next line.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm so glad we could get that resolved. Is there anything else I could—

''{Cut to Strong Bad marching across The Field at dusk as march music plays in the background. Strong Bad ends up at Bubs' Concession Stand, slightly out of breath from the marching.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{as the camera zooms in}'' Well if it isn't my lone internet customer. How's e-business?

''{Cut to Strong Bad from inside the concession stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now listen here, old man Bubs! What's the big idea of throttling me down?!

''{Cut to the front of Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' Throttling you down?! That's not one of the ninety-nine ways I rip you off!

''{Cut to Strong Bad from inside the concession stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, back in the day I used to connect at twelve-hundred baud, but ever since ''the merger,'' I'm lucky if I get twelve baud!

'''BUBS:''' Hmm...

''{Cut back to Bubs.}''

'''BUBS:''' Let's head down to the Datum Center and see what we can find.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Dat'um sounds good.

''{Vertical scroll wipe to the garage which is currently housing several computers with Bubs' face on them and is sporting a sign labeled, "Datum Center". The march music returns briefly as Strong Bad again marches into scene.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{indicating the computers}'' So this is where the magic happens. I wonder where the trouble could be.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sarcastically}'' Yeah, I wonder.

''{Camera pulls back to reveal a computer with a garden hose sticking out of it and smoke issuing from the back}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's probably not this computer with the garden hose coming out of it.

'''BUBS:''' Hey! Somebody's suckin' up all my bandwidth!

''{Cut to a hole in the wall with the garden hose running through, then outside to Strong Mad sucking on the end of the hose. Strong Bad and Bubs walk up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad!

''{Startled, Strong Mad takes the hose out of his mouth. His mouth is now tiny.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{in a high-pitched voice}'' I'M A WEBSITE!

''{Cut to Strong Bad and Bubs as they both start laughing, with the off-screen Strong Mad soon joining in (in his regular voice). The laughter gets more and more hysterical until it reaches a psychotic peak. At that point we cut back to the Lappy. For a moment, the status bar reads "99%" and has "Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..." written below where it previously read "Less than a fortnight remaining". With a ding, this is replaced by "100%" and "Already?!!" The Lappy's screen then shows an animated gif of a rat dancing to a computer tune. The rat is then replaced by yellow text that says "NOT REALLY BREAK DANCING" and [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Homestar in CD form.PNG|thumb|CD Runner]]
*When Homestar mentions the free sign-up CDs, click on the [[Sticky Notes|post-it note]] that reads "note to self: chew more" to see a picture of them.
*At the end of the email, click on the "O" in "Not Really Break Dancing" to see a collection of free sign-up CDs in the shape of Homestar running backed by music similar to the [[Theme Song Video]]. This particular musical arrangement was heard in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]].

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*D&D stands for [[Wikipedia:Dungeons & Dragons|Dungeons & Dragons]], a popular [[Wikipedia:Tabletop role-playing game|pen and paper role-playing game]] that, like working in tech support, is often associated with "geek culture".
*[[wikipedia:Baud|Baud]] is a term used to describe the data transmission speed of modems, meaning "symbols per second". Note that a single symbol can convey more than one bit - therefore, 1200 baud is only 1200 bits per second under certain encoding schemes.
*[[wiktionary:datum|Datum]] is the singular form of the word data.
*A [[wiktionary:fortnight|fortnight]] is a period of two weeks. The word "fortnight" is most often used in the UK, which is where the emailer is from.
*[[wikipedia:Bandwidth throttling|Throttling]] means limiting the amount of data that can be sent through a network connection. An ISP might throttle a connection to a customer who uses a disproportionate amount of bandwidth, or throttle a specific network application (such as bittorrent or other popular Peer-2-Peer software) to keep it from slowing down other applications.
*A [[Wikipedia:Cache|cache]] is a collection of data duplicating original values stored elsewhere or computed earlier.

===Remarks===
[[Image:Lappybackside.png|thumb|The lappy's back panel]]
*It is unclear how Strong Bad is connected to the Internet - there does not appear to be a network cable plugged in to the back of the Lappy, and it is unlikely that the computer has a wireless connection (even though he was able to answer e-mails from under Homestar's kitchen table in [[part-time job]]). However, it is possible that Strong Bad's Internet connection works in a similar way to the [[Disconnected Telephones]].
*The [[Wikipedia:GIF|GIF]] file format does not support any form of sound on its own. The animation that Strong Bad downloaded is either not a true animated GIF, or it is embedded in a webpage that also contains embedded sound similar to a [[Wikipedia:YTMND|YTMND]].
*When Homestar says the word "internet" after he first answers Strong Bad's call, he speaks without his trademark speech impediment.
*Bubs refers to Strong Bad as his lone internet customer. It is unknown whether Free Country USA has other ISPs, but Strong Sad, The Cheat, and Homestar all seem to be connected to the internet too. However, The Cheat and Strong Sad would presumably use Strong Bad's internet connection since their computers are in the same residence, and it's possible Homestar gets his connection for free as an employment benefit. Pom Pom may or may not have subscribed to an ISP through his Pom Pilot, though he can clearly access the Internet.
*While the first time we saw the back of the Lappy was in the email [[part-time job]], this is the first time we have seen a clear view of the various ports and inputs on the back of the computer.
*Although they are normally considered unimpressive, the gif does employ two common dance moves: The Cabbage Patch and Raise the Roof.
*At the end of the email, outside the frame on the left, just below The Paper, there is an invisible button. Clicking on it doesn't appear to do anything.
* A CD usually weighs about half an ounce. If Homestar sent Strong Bad his weight ([[Marshmallow's Last Stand|100 lbs]]) in sign-up CDs, then he would have to send about 3,200 CDs.
* Even though Strong Bad's connection is running slowly, he is able to bring up the email very quickly. It's possible that the email could have been downloaded in advance and simply brought up from his hard drive.
*When Strong Bad and Bubs start to laugh at Strong Mad, Strong Bad is a little bit taller than Bubs. Usually, Bubs is slightly taller than Strong Bad.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Bubs Hidden Teeth.PNG|thumb|150px|Walking backwards?]]
* The last time Homestar imitates the hi-hat sound in his hold music or when he's getting up from his chair, his mouth doesn't move.
* Bubs' mouth outline is just barely visible on the backside of his silhouette. Altering the brightness and contrast can make the error more apparent.

===Inside References===
*Strong Mad first unsuccessfully attempted to alter his voice in [[helium]].
*Strong Bad's confusion over the pronunciation of the word "GIF" is a reference to [[website]].
**Strong Bad was also first seen using an animated GIF involving a rodent in that email.
*Strong Mad's questionable knowledge of computers was previously pointed out in [[the facts]].
*The icon of a 5 1/4 inch floppy disc on the download-progress screen is another instance of Strong Bad using outdated [[Strong Bad's Technology|technology.]]
*The tech support scene also has a [[Disconnected Telephones|Disconnected Telephone]].
*Strong Bad's hysterical laughter is similar to his laugh in [[A Jorb Well Done]].

===Real World References===
*Homestar's line "Your CD tray is not a cup holder" is a reference to a variation of an [[Wikipedia:urban legend|urban legend]] about an infamous [[snopes:humor/business/wordperf.htm|tech-support call]].
*Homestar's line "No, I'm not in India" is a reference to the increasingly common practice of [[Wikipedia:offshoring|offshoring]], in which Western companies transfer some of their labor (most commonly tech-support) to countries with lower labor costs, such as India.
*Homestar's weight in "free sign-up CDs" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:America Online|America Online]], an ISP which is notorious for aggressively marketing its services with free-trial CDs through mass mailings, newspaper and magazine inserts, and in-store displays.
*Strong Bad's line "have a heapin' helpin' of my unbridled rage" may be a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:The Beverly Hillbillies|The Beverly Hillbillies]]'', in which the similar phrase "have a heapin' helpin' of our hospitality" appears in the closing credits music.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|152|8396}}*[[Podstar:sb_email_isp.m4v|download "isp" for the iPod]] (see [[Podstar Runner]])
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Podstar Runner]]

User talk:Collin

2006-10-16T23:36:11Z

Collin: /* Spelling */ reply for Heimstern Läufer

Hey wow. whats. up. i'm collin, da bomb and.. stuff. bye.

== Marzipan Velma ==

Use a lowercase .png on MarzipanVelma2. That should make it work. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 00:32, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:Hey Collin. I reworked MarzipanVelma again, and I was able to keep the anti-aliasing (smoothness) of the lines in her face. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:58, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)
::I see that you're doing several of these. Go ahead and give them the same name as the old file (without a "2"), so that we don't have duplicates. Thanks. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:00, 19 Aug 2005 (UTC)
:: okay thanks

==Spell Checking==

Nice work. You must have some good spelling error eyes. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 23:17, 27 February 2006 (UTC)
:I love what you're doing. Just be sure to mark it minor when you do. Keep on tranglin'! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 02:31, 28 February 2006 (UTC)
::Sorry i forgot a few times.. i'll remember from now on.--[[User:Collin|Collin]] 03:13, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

== Good idea! ==

Good idea! I'll try it soon (on the old OS). Also, if it helps, I'll take a screenshot and post it on my page. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 03:17, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

== Hey ==

Hope you don't mind, but I fixed your userbox. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 04:54, 3 March 2006 (UTC)
:haha, thanks.. i really need to learn how to do stuff on here.. :P pretty much just like the box says ;) --[[User:Collin|Collin]] 04:55, 3 March 2006 (UTC)

== anyone wanna help with my sig? ==

I'd like to put [[:Image:110px-videlectrixman.gif]] on it and change colors and stuff but i really don't know how. thanks :) --[[User:Collin|Collin]] 21:50, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

:Feel free to look at mine to see how colors are done.

<pre>
- [[User:Qermaq|Qermaq]] -
([[User talk:Qermaq|T]]/[[Special:Contributions/Qermaq|C]])
</pre>

{{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:57, 6 March 2006 (UTC)

::Have a look at [[Help:Signature]] and [[HRWiki:Signature]] if you want to know how to make a signature. I've made a shrunk-down version of the Videlectrix man at [[:Image:Videlectrix man.sig.gif]]. (I've tagged this with {{tl|personal-image-sig}}... change it to {{tl|personal-image-abandoned}} if you don't want to use it). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 07:34, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
:::oh, thanks, i just sent you another message before i saw that :P--[[User:Collin|Collin]] 07:37, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

==Revert this!==
By the way, remember the unofficial motto of the wiki, be '''bold'''! (Wait for it... wait for—ah, nevamind.) Don't let the fact that you get reverted a lot keep you from making edits. You ''learn'' from getting reverted (hopefully!). If your edits are vandalism you'll just get blocked, but as long as they're simply mistakes or things people don't agree on, then every time they get reverted you get a better feel either for the official way of doing things or for what kind of things people tend to come to aggreement on. Of course, if the problem is just that you [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114709/quotes don't think you can take that kind of rejection], then I can understand. Everybody—me included—can get too attached to their edits. Just remember that you aren't them, abd that rejection of them isn't rejection of you. (And in my case I often have to remind myself that this wiki is here to document H*R, not so that people can be impressed with me!) —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 19:00, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
: I know, i just.. its not that i'm always reverted, i'm just afraid to put wrong info or redundant etc, cuz i know thats annoying and i've seen other people on there putting stuff on and they're confident that they're right but.. fail anyway. i'd rather keep it in a talk page and not get reverted . --[[User:Collin|Collin]] 19:02, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
::Hey, it took a lot of screwups for me to get how things work around here. (I still screw up and don't get it all the time!) But if you are honestly trying to do the right thing and screw up anyway, it's cool, no one will think less of you. Although a few people still revert with no explanation, more and more I see people explaining the reason for the revert. If you aren't sure why, ask on the reverter's Talk. But do be bold. Think about it - the guy who never edits can't learn how. The guy who makes 10 edit errors a day quickly learns how to avoid those errors. Learn to see each reverted edit as an opportunity to "get it" a little better. Don't give up hope! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:16, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
::: I guess... k, no one's allowed to yell at me ^_^ --[[User:Collin|Collin]] 19:25, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

==Great jaerb!==

And by the way, you're really going to town on those WebSite-ings; thanks, they needed ''somebody'' to! —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 19:33, 29 March 2006 (UTC)
:Yeah, this was one of the first things i saw at the HRWiki.. and i've always thought that it needed some work, i just never had the guts to do anything about it :P --[[User:Collin|Collin]] 19:36, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

::As the person who originally flagged it as needing cleanup, I'm very happy to see someone take on the task! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 19:42, 29 March 2006 (UTC)

== "pre"-style sigs ==

That happens when you don't properly match a tag (usually a "span" tag) in your sig. I fixed it for you. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:24, 3 April 2006 (UTC)
:i knew it must have been something in the sig.. all that span mess. looking at it hurts my brain. thanks though, my sig would probably go on to mess up all kinds of pages otherwise :)--{{User:Collin/sig}} 08:27, 3 April 2006 (UTC)

<div style="background-color:#FFFFFF; border-width:10px; border-style:solid; border-color:#D3D3D3; margin:0px;">
<div style="background-color:#D3D3D3; font-size:85%; color:#000000; margin:10px; border:1px; cursor:crosshair;">
== Hey there, ho there, Collin, and welcome to the HRWiki! ==
Welcome to the '''Homestar Runner Wiki!''' We're glad to have you as a member.

Here are some tips to get you started:
* If you need [[Help:Contents|help]], feel free to ask [[User:DBK|me]] or anyone on the [[HRWiki:Welcoming committee#Members|welcoming committee]]. Also, you can post questions on the [[HRWiki talk:FAQ|FAQ talk page]].
* Before you do any significant editing, be sure to familiarize yourself with our [[HRWiki:Standards|wiki standards]].
* Read up on the rules and guidelines for your [[HRWiki:User space|user page]].
* If you're not sure what you can do to help out, head over to [[HRWiki:The Stick|The Stick]].
* If you're looking for more community interaction, you can also register over at our [http://forum.hrwiki.org forum].
* Also, be sure to post all fanstuff at the [[HRFWiki:|Fanstuff Wiki]].
* If you want to fool around [[Help:Editing|editing]], just head over to the [[HRWiki:Sandbox|sandbox]] and edit away.
* Above all, be sure to '''be bold''' and have fun!

Feel free to [[Coach Z#Coach Z's Accent|delort]] this message when you're done reading it. After all, your talk page belongs to you. I hope this information is helpful, and that you'll have a good experience contributing to our knowledge-base and our community.

Sincerely, 
{{User:Dantheburgerking/sig}}, and "The Homestar Runner Wiki Welcoming Committee" 03:51, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
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Since you never got an official welcome ;) {{User:DBK/sig}} 03:51, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
:Just what i wanted.. haha, thanks :P--{{User:Collin/sig}} 03:55, 4 April 2006 (UTC)
::Hehe no problem :) {{User:DBK/sig}} 03:54, 4 April 2006 (UTC)

== deleting files.. someone reply ==

Okay, sorry, i'm stupid, but how do i mark an image to be deleted? i just replaced bicuitdoughhandsman.JPEG with bicuitdoughhandsman.PNG and i don't remember what you put at the top of the page. is it { delete } (without spaces, i don't know what it would do on my page..} or tobedeleted or what? someone showed me once and i feel stupid asking again, but yeah. thanks. --{{User:Collin/sig}} 04:17, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
:No, you're not stupid for not knowing something. What you write is <nowiki>{{delete|Reason for deletion}}</nowiki>. In this, case, the reason would be "Replaced with correct format" or something like that. But remember, only use this template for deletions that require no discussion: otherwise, use <nowiki>{{tobedeleted}}</nowiki>. Hope that helps; meanwhile, I'll see if I can get on deleting that image for you now. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:20, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
::P.S.: Put it on the page for the image itself, not on the Image talk page. Keep on tranglin'! {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:44, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
:::thanks for the help.. you're a good sport with stupid people apperently :)--{{User:Collin/sig}} 04:47, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

== I have no idea who to ask.. some weird type of vandalism? ==

I looked at my watchlist, and theres two pages i obviously didn't put there, and i wonder if maybe someone has my password? or something? I don't know. the pages:

Briefs on briefs on briefs on briefs on briefs on briefs, Wayne Rooney thinks you're all freaking sick oddballs who masturbate over George W. Bush in his underwear, plus $20,000

Willy on Wheels on Wheels, on wheels

they are both red, so they don't exist, but i've never seen these before...--{{User:Collin/sig}} 04:14, 16 April 2006 (UTC)
:I can tell you how they got there. They're leftovers form a page-move vandal. If you're watching a page that gets moved, it automatically watches the new name. I dunno how to fix it, but that's what the problem is. Hope that helps, anyways. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::ahhh okay. thanks, i was really weirded out about that. --{{User:Collin/sig}} 06:09, 16 April 2006 (UTC)

== I know what's wrong with your clock! ==

You have to replace the '5' in this line:

document.getElementById('pt-time').childNodes[0].childNodes[0].replaceData(0, 5, currentTime);

with an '8'. --{{User:X-Spider2/X-Sigger2}}, Os we go to New York, 08:31, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

Right on bro! thanks for helping with that.--{{User:Collin/sig}} 08:34, 8 June 2006 (UTC)

== Spelling ==

Hi, Collin. Nice work getting all of those spelling errors. Have you ever seen [[HRWiki:List of common misspellings]]? I thought you might like it. Go wild! —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 22:44, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
:Totally, that's what i've been going through ;) I think i've fixed all of them on that page. Thanks though. :)--{{User:Collin/sig}} 22:47, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
::Re:Labeled: "Labelled" is a correct spelling, but is more common in the UK than here, so it's best to use "labeled" on HRWiki. Thought you might want to know. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 23:34, 16 October 2006 (UTC)
:::Yeah, I wasn't sure.. I'm in the middle of changing the double L'd ones to labeled anyway. thanks for clearing it up for me though *thumbs up* --{{User:Collin/sig}} 23:36, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

theme song

2006-10-16T23:34:42Z

Collin: /* Trivia */ two words

{{aboutemail}}{{forshort|Theme Song Video}}
{{sbenav|155|keep cool|road trip}}
[[Image:sbemail155.png|thumb|The email-checkinest guy in the land]]

Strong Bad explains why his email show doesn't have an official theme song.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Trogdor}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, [[Balding Man]], {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Reynold}}, [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Powered by The Cheat Strong Mad|Powered by The Cheat Strong Mad]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Outer Space]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Desert]].

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' August 7, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:57

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' When email comes to town, you know, you know, it's like a rainstorm... in your browser. ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: theme song</div>
Dear Super Bad, 
It bugs me how your email show doesn't have a theme song. 
If it did have a theme song, your show would be a whole 
lot cooler. 
Jonathan Shaheen 
Ontario, Canada
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "you" instead of "it" for the second it. He pronouces "Shaheen" as "Shaheeeeen", and lens flares and a sound effect appear over the name. He pronounces the location as "on-ta-REE-oh, cah-nah-DAH" (as though with a Mexican accent)}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh, a little south of the border flavor. ''{typing}'' Dear Supper Bag, It bugs ''me'' how your face doesn't have a not tons of acne. If it did have a not tons of acne, ''you'' would be a whole lot cooler.

''{Strong Bad clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Look, you don't know what you're talking about, Shaheen ''{again, Strong Bad pronounces "Shaheen" as "Shaheeeen", and the Shaheen special effect appears over the word}''  Theme songs are just an excuse for showmakers to make less show. I'm sure viewership would triple if I had one of those crappy cartoon theme songs that bludgeons you over the head with the blunt end of the show's premise.

''{Theme song music fades in over his last words. Cut to a smiling Strong Bad prancing in the basement.}''

'''CRAPPY CARTOON THEME SONG:''' ''{singing}'' 
Strong Bad is a wrestleman, 
He's the email-checkinest guy in the land. 
He checks real emails from the net, 
He's got two brothers and The Cheat, his pet. The Cheat, his pet! 

''{"STRONG BAD" appears on the screen as the name is sung. Strong Bad types with boxing gloves on. Lappy flies into the screen, showing an email from punkkid87.}''

<blockquote class="lappy email" style="background-image:none">
Dear Strong Bad, 
I love your Tragdor! 
Draw him AGAIN!!! 
-punkkid87
</blockquote>

''{Strong Mad and Strong Sad dance in the disco as they are announced. The Cheat slides into the screen and gets a close-up.}''

There's nobody dumber than Homestar Runner 
On ''The Strong Bad Email Show''!

''{Homestar Runner breaks through the computer desk and bites into a sandwich of light bulbs. He has large cartoon teeth. The title of the Strong Bad Email Show appears with Strong Bad's smiling face in front of a pink heart design.}''

''{The music ends. Cut back to Strong Bad sitting in front of the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And the ratings have gone through the roof. And let's not forget the life-affirming pop-ballad type theme song. Probably sung by some variety of Neville.

''{Fade to a scene with an unattended computer desk. The title "the Strong Bad Email Show" flies onto the screen. There are flowers on the desk and pictures of The Cheat, Strong Mad and Strong Bad on the wall. The characters are introduced with their pictures flying across the screen and their names appearing across them. Strong Bad shows a shadow Trogdor to The Cheat.}''

'''POP BALLAD-TYPE THEME SONG:''' ''{singing}'' 
You and me babe, livin' for dreams. 
Life is for love, drinkin' for free. 
Sitting on top of an old robot, sharing and caring it out. 
Memory scrubbing ''{fades}'' you down...

''{The music fades out and a clip montage starts, as Strong Bad's voiceover begins. Strong Bad is shown drinking a mix of coffee and a "COLDSON Lite" from a novelty drinking hat; he floats through space; he looks up from typing on his laptop and throws a stack of paper in the air.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And of course the best clips they show are from the un-aired pilot that you'll never see.

'''POP BALLAD-TYPE THEME SONG:''' ''{singing}'' 
Memory scrubbing you down! ''{fade out}''

''{The final shot shows Strong Bad in a tank before the clip montage fades out to "created by Lem Sportsinterviews".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And just when you think you finally get to start watching some of the actual show, now you get to watch a commercial!

''{Cut to real-life hands holding coins and peanuts. "$BUTT" is stamped on the screen, and then a Cakkalate brand calculator displays "BUTT X 2". Cut to the CGNU online e-niversity: "website Coming Soon(ish)". A set of college flags is shown, and then a hand clicking a mouse button demonstrates how easy it is to get degrees.}''

'''COMMERCIAL GUY 1:''' ''{voiceover}'' Do you make butt at your current job? Do you want to make twice butt? A shady online degree is just four clicks away at CGNU online e-niversity. Most colleges take four years to complete. At CGNU, one year equals one click.

''{Cut to Senor Cardgage in front of some boxes. His degrees are displayed on the screen as he moves his hand down.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' I got fourteen degrees while on my lunch take. Now I can legally prescribe marriages in the state of Kansattica.

'''COMMERCIAL GUY 1:''' ''{voiceover}'' Enroll now, and join the e-niversity e-volution e-day. Uh, well, today. That last one didn't quite work out.

''{The slogan is displayed over an "(On)line CGNU e-NIVERSITY" medal, as the commercial guy #1 says it.}''

''{Cut to a Powered By The Cheat-style intertitle showing Strong Bad chasing his laptop.}''

'''ANNOUNCER 1:''' ''{voiceover}'' We'll be right back with more ''Strong Bad Emails''.

''{Cut to balding man standing in front of a newspaper background.}''

'''COMMERCIAL GUY 2:''' ''{voiceover}'' Do you wanna cut your own arm off?

'''BALDING MAN:''' Huuuuaaaahuuuh...

''{Cut back to Strong Bad typing on his computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Now, don't worry. Just in case you were hoping to get gipped out of another minute of actual show, you get to hear the jazzy instrumental version over the end credits!

''{Cut to Strong Bad talking into a microphone in front of Bubs' concession stand at night. End credits are shown over the scene. A jazzy instrumental version of the pop ballad theme song is played.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And on the off-chance that you actually wanted to hear the theme song... we've taken care of that, too.

''{A program preview moves into the screen and squeezes the Strong Bad Email Show end credits into the left third of the screen. The music is faded significantly. As the announcer announces ''Three is 4 Tonite'', the logo and the faces of the four main characters are shown. The graphics for the ''Cheat Commandos'' show Reynold being taped to a rocket and Fightgar checking the tape.}''

'''ANNOUNCER 2:''' ''{voiceover}'' Coming up later on ''Three is 4 Tonite'': join Mandy, Brandy, Andy, and Scurge, as they learn how to give a care. But first: they're tiny, they're toony, they're ''all'' a little loony. It's the Cheat Commandos.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You see, Shaheen? ''{The Shaheen special effect appears}'' You're basically asking me to dedicate 2 minutes of my 3 to 5 minute email show, to what is essentially a commercial for something you're already watching! And besides, I give you people a new sbemail song every freakin' week. Allow me to leave you with the old standard 'When Email Comes to Town, You Know, You Know, It's Like a Rainstorm... In Your Browser.' ''{stops typing and starts singing}'' When email comes to town, you know, you know, it's like a rainstorm... in your browser.

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

''{Funky theme song music is played and credits scroll by, while the Powered by The Cheat show preview squeezes into the screen.}''

'''ANNOUNCER 3:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''{chuckles}'' Next up on ''Powered By The Cheat'': Strong Mad gets his own talk show. And his first guest is hilarity!

''{Powered by The Cheat Strong Mad sits behind a late night talk show host desk in front of a skyline, and the guest with a The Cheat face with glasses jumps up from his seat and bounces in front of the camera.}''

==Easter Eggs==
* Click on the talk show guest's [[The Cheat's Gold Tooth|gold tooth]] at the end of the email to see the Shaheen special effect.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*In the commercial for CGNU e-Niversity, the slogan "Banner ad valorem" is a play on the Latin phrase "ad valorem" meaning "according to an object's value." It is most frequently used in describing an ''ad valorem'' tax.
*In the final credits, the credits for "Best Grip" and "Key Boy" are reversed versions of standard film credits [[Wikipedia:Best boy|best boy]] and [[Wikipedia:Key grip|key grip]].

===Trivia===
*This is the first time we see Homestar's teeth.
*This is another email in which we can see [[Strong Mad Smiling]], this time in the background of the second theme song.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#california_games|california games]]".
*In the first theme song, Strong Bad is seen typing on the [[Compy 386]] keyboard, seen previously in [[fingers]].
*The credits during the second theme song read:
**starring strong bad
**strong mad
**and the cheat baxter-birney
**produced by Levert Burtmore
**casting by Tess Ballthrow
**executive producer Smarmy Cafe
**created by Lem Sportsinterviews
*The navigation buttons in the web browser showing the CGNU online e-niversity read, from left to right:
**This Way
**That Way
**No way
**A Dog
*The college pennants (read clockwise from the top) are:
**I Love Most Colleges! (White against a blue background)
**Shower (White against an orange background with a baseball cap next to the text)
**Biscuit Gravy University (White against a purple background with a biscuit outlined by lavender in the background)
**TWO STRIPS!! (Brown against a yellow background with two strips of bacon beneath the text)
**FROGS!! (White on green with a white frog outlined to the left of the text)
**Homestar's Knees Tech (Pale yellow against a maroon background)
**STATE U (Black outlined white against a red background)
[[Image:CGNU_degrees.png|thumb|right|300px|Senor Cardgage's CGNU online diplomas]]
*The degrees available from CGNU online e-niversity (or at least the ones Senor Cardgage earned on his "lunch take") are:
**Business Administration
**Business Abomination
**Mousepad Engineer
**Infotainment Technology
**e-Cutting Ones
**The Lighter Side of Sports
**[[Matt Chapman|Matt]]'s Communications
**Business Wheeling
**Insider Trading
**Computer Graphs
**Bidness Dealing
**Caps Lock Technician
**Escrow Understandment
**Marriage Apothecary
*The credits in the middle of the email read:
**co-created by strong bad and [[Cherry Greg|cherry greg]]
**based upon the comedy stylings of [[Lil' Strong Bad|little strong bad]]
**teleplay by Sir [[Dolph Hauldhagen]]
**theme song by a Neville of some sort
**closing theme song by a Marsalis or two
**this has been a [[Cheap as Free|cheap as free]] production
*The credits at the end of the email read:
**Written by Geoff Rondleman
**Directed by [[Hot Tub]] T
**Produced by [[A. Chimendez]]
**Key Boy Tim "Timmers" Ballthrow
**Best Grip Not [[Lem Sportsinterviews]]
**Playa Hata [[Wikipedia:Stuart Scott|Stu Scott]]
**Script Supervisor Sid Hoffrenchman
**This show was filmed in front of a live studio audience.
**Soundtrack available as Cheap as Free Records
*The website for CGNU (http://www.cgnuonline-eniversity.edu/) does not exist, as only actual educational institutions can register .edu addresses. However, a fan has registered http://www.cgnuonline-eniversity.com/, and recreated the page seen in the email; the list of degrees can be found by clicking on the exclamation point after "website Coming Soon(ish)"

===Remarks===
*"BUTT X 2" is the display on the calculator held upside down. It is not possible for most calculators to display "U" and "T" upside down (the typed numbers would have to be similar to a lowercase "N" and two "L"s back to back).
*"We'll be right back with more Strong Bad Email" is most likely voiced by [[Missy Palmer]], as it bears a resemblance to [[Marzipan]]'s voice.
*During the Crappy Cartoon theme song, the "Trogdor" email on the Lappy is displayed with the font from the [[Compy 386]], instead of the Lappy's current font.

===Goofs===
[[Image:SBETheme Song Goof.PNG|thumb|Mouthless [[Dan]]!]]
[[Image:Sbscreen.PNG|thumb|Hilarity!]]

*There is no punctuation mark after Strong Bad types "Shaheen!" for the first time.
*During the scene in the end credits with Strong Bad telling jokes, his mouth disappears for one frame.

===Glitches===
*Strong Bad's head pokes into the Powered By The Cheat preview when the preview squeezes into the screen.
*When Strong Bad's portrait fades in and out of the screen during the ballad theme song, parts of his mask can be seen through his forehead diamond. (This is caused when two non-merged Flash objects are faded at the same time, indicating Strong Bad's diamond is actually a separate object to his mask.)

===Inside References===
*Once again, Strong Bad is called a [[Wrestleman|wrestleman]].
*In the theme song we see a close-up on how Strong Bad [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|types with boxing gloves]].
*The email shown in the first theme song asks Strong Bad to [[Draw Trogdor Again|draw Trogdor again]].
*The name of the email author who wants Strong Bad to draw Trogdor refers to the year [[1987]].
*Homestar Runner was first obsessed with light bulbs in [[long pants]].
*The flowers in the pot in the second theme song are from [[Summer Short Shorts]].
*Strong Bad is drinking [[Cold One#Coldson Lite|Coldson Lite]] from his hat.
*The email show is produced by [[Levert Burtmore]].
*The tank has the [[Strong Badia]] emblem on it.
*"BUTT X 2" is shown on a [[Cakkalate]]-brand calculator, which was introduced in [[technology]].
*[[Crazy Go Nuts University]] is offering online degrees.
*"Homestar's Knees Tech" is mentioned in [[mascot]].
*One of the courses Senor Cardgage took was "e-Cutting Ones" – "Cutting Ones" was offered in [[CGNU]].
*"Escrow" is one of the services offered by [[Senor Cardgage Mortgage]].
*The Balding Man is in the same scene as he was in [[Senor Mortgage]].
*According to the credits, "The Strong Bad Email Show" is based on the comedy [[Style|stylings]] of Little Strong Bad, a reference to [[stand-up]].
*The teleplay was written by Sir [[Dolph Hauldhagen]], from [[other days]].
*According to the final end credits, the show was written by Geoff [[Unseen Characters#Mentioned|Rondleman]], previously mentioned in [[Biz Cas Fri 1]].
*The script supervisor was "Sid Hoffrenchman", a reference to [[Homestar's "Sid" Game]] in [[date]].
*Strong Mad's having his own show was previously suggested in [[the facts]].
**Also similarly referenced in this email to [[the facts]] is a "We'll Be Right Back..." commercial card, but with Strong Bad instead of Homestar.
*The "[[Action Cool 5|Number Five Action Cool]]" logo, in the lower right hand corner at the end of the email, and the "Incredibly Local News", are references to [[local news]].
*In the end credits, it lists the director as Hot Tub T, a reference to [[dangeresque 3]].

===Real-World References===

*The heart background shown at the end of the first theme song is very similar to the one found at the end of each episode of ''[[Wikipedia:The Powerpuff Girls|The Powerpuff Girls]]''.
* "They're tiny, they're toony, they're all a little loony" is a paraphrase of the first line of the theme song to ''[[Wikipedia:Tiny Toon Adventures|Tiny Toon Adventures]]''.
* In the second theme song, there are several successive references to late-'80s television shows:
** The succession of picture frames was a common element of several shows.
** The lyrics closely resemble the second verse from [http://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/growingpainslyrics.html the theme song] from ''[[Wikipedia:Growing_Pains|Growing Pains]]''.
** "The Cheat Baxter-Birney" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Meredith Baxter|Meredith Baxter]] (formerly Meredith Baxter Birney, from ''[[Wikipedia:Family Ties|Family Ties]]'').
**Strong Bad's flinging the papers into the air as he types may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Stephen J. Cannell#Trivia|Stephen J. Cannell]]'s [[Wikipedia:Production logo|closing logo]].
** The font and style of "created by Lem Sportsinterviews" (yellow [[Wikipedia:Cooper Black|Cooper Black]] letters on a completely black background) is a reference to the closing credits of ''[[Wikipedia:Cheers|Cheers]]''.
*Strong Bad in front of the side brick wall of Bubs' Concession Stand in the closing credits refers to Jerry Seinfeld's ending stand-up comedy segment of episodes of ''[[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]''. The credit "based on the comedy stylings of Little Strong Bad" also refers to this and other programs starring comics.
* "Probably sung by some variety of Neville" refers to [[Wikipedia:The Neville Brothers|The Neville Brothers]], a group of soul singers. The most famous Neville brother, [[Wikipedia:Aaron Neville|Aaron Neville]], has a distinctive vibrato that has inspired many parodies throughout pop culture.
* "Closing theme song by a Marsalis or two" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Marsalis|Marsalis]] family of jazz musicians.
* ''[http://www.tvimedia.com/1_lss.htm The Lighter Side of Sports]'', a long-running, syndicated TV show, is one of Senor Cardgage's degrees.
**''[[Wikipedia:MAD Magazine|MAD Magazine]]'' also contained a comic strip called "The Lighter Side Of..." written by [[Wikipedia:Dave Berg (cartoonist)|Dave Berg]].
* The line "Do you want to cut your own arm off?" may refer to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage or A.R.M.
* The style of the web browser used in the CGNU e-Niversity ad strongly resembles [[Wikipedia:Internet_Explorer_for_Mac|Internet Explorer for Macintosh]].
* Stuart Scott, mentioned in the end credits, is a reporter for ESPN. "Playa hata", his title, refers to one of his oft-used phrases on air.

===Fast Forward===

*The August 18, 2006 [[Quote Of The Week]] was an extended version of the intro song with the funky closing theme as an instrumental accompaniment.

==External Links==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]

Help:Namespaces

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Many namespaces can be linked to within the Homestar Runner Wiki.
==Complete list of namespaces==
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| (main) || Contains all the articles about [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]] || [[Main Page]]
|-
| <code>Talk</code> || Contains discussion pages about the articles in the main namespace, one for each main-namespace page. || [[Talk:Main Page]]
|-
| <code>User</code> || Contains user pages - one page (and possibly subpages) for each user – see [[HRWiki:User space|HRWiki:User page]]. || [[User:JoeyDay]]
|-
| <code>User talk</code> || Contains pages used to discuss things specifically with other users - add a message to the user talk page of the user you want to contact. || [[User talk:JoeyDay]]
|-
| <code>HRWiki</code> || Contains pages that are specifically about the wiki, rather than Homestar Runner - behind-the-scenes administration and similar things. || [[HRWiki:The Stick]]
|-
| <code>HRWiki talk</code> || Discussions about the HRWiki pages, one for each HRWiki page (similar to Talk). || [[HRWiki talk:Standards]]
|-
| <code>Image</code> and <code>Media</code> || When a file is uploaded (even if it's not an image) it goes into the Image namespace. A link labeled <nowiki>[[Image:filename]] will include the image in a page, clicking on it will go to an information page. [[:Image:filename]] will be a normal text link to that information page and [[Media:filename]] a direct link straight to the file</nowiki> || [[:Image:logo.png]] [[Media:logo.png]]
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| <code>Image talk</code> || Same as Talk, but for the images. Not regularly used on this wiki. || [[Image talk:HRWikiPuzzle.png]]
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| <code>MediaWiki</code> || Contains pages that control some part of how the wiki functions, and all the messages displayed by the wiki (so that users of the [[Wikipedia:MediaWiki|MediaWiki]] software can translate them). Only sysops can edit these pages, but anyone can make suggestions on the MediaWiki talk pages. || [[MediaWiki:Sitenotice]]
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| <code>MediaWiki talk</code> || Same as Talk, for MediaWiki pages. Used even less often than Image talk - the MediaWiki pages are relatively static. || [[MediaWiki talk:Sitenotice]]
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| <code>Template</code> || Contains pages that are intended to be included in another page with [[Help:Template|<nowiki>{{curly braces}}</nowiki>]]. If you use the curly braces and don't specify a namespace, the templates will come from here. || [[Template:stub]]
|-
| <code>Template talk</code> || Same as Talk, for the templates. || [[Template talk:done]]
|-
| <code>Help</code> || Contains pages designed to help people learn how to use the wiki. || [[Help:Contents]]
|-
| <code>Help talk</code> || Same as Talk, for Help pages. || [[Help talk:Contents]]
|-
| <code>Category</code> || These pages don't have much content, rather they are used to group other pages. Adding <nowiki>[[Category:categoryname]] to any page will put it in that category. Like with Image, you can use [[:Category:categoryname]] to link to a category.</nowiki> || [[:Category:Games]]
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| <code>Category talk</code> || Same as Talk, for the categories. || [[Category talk:Main Characters]]
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| <code>Special</code> || This doesn't actually contain editable pages, but rather automated scripts, for various purposes such as the watch list and recent changes. It also has important pages for the maintenance of the wiki. || [[Special:Specialpages]]
|}

==Interwiki Links==

Although interwiki prefixes are not namespaces, you can use the namespace style to link to pages on other sites:
*<code>Forum:</code> to link to a forum thread: [[Forum:15]] - to find the appropriate number, go to the thread and look for <code>t=<some number></code> in the address bar.
*<code>HR:</code> to link to Homestar Runner: [[HR:index.html]]
*<code>HRFWiki:</code> to link to the Fanstuff wiki: [[HRFWiki:Main Page]]
*<code>HRStore:</code> to link to the Homestar [[Store]]: [[HRStore:index.html]]
*<code>IMDb:</code> to link to the Internet Movie Database: [[IMDb:tt0453401]]
*<code>Old:</code> to link to the Old Homestar Runner Wiki: [[Old:HomestarRunnerWiki]]
*<code>Podstar:</code> to link to [[Podstar Runner]]: [[Podstar:index.html]]
*<code>Snopes:</code> to link to the Urban Legends Reference Pages: [[Snopes:snopes.asp]]
*<code>Thorax:</code> to link to [[Thorax Corporation]]: [[Thorax:index.html]]
*<code>TMBW:</code> to link to This Might Be A Wiki: [[TMBW:Main Page]]
*<code>Videlectrix:</code> to link to [[Videlectrix]]: [[Videlectrix:index.html]]
*<code>Wikipedia:</code> for Wikipedia: [[Wikipedia:Main Page]]
*Most of the [[MetaWikipedia:Interwiki map|Interwiki Map]] is also supported

Strong Sad's Secret Styles

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[[Image:strong_sad_secrets_that_i_keep.PNG|thumb|Secrets everywhere...]]

[[Strong Sad]] keeps a box of memories under his bed. This page is found in a link from the user profile on [[Strong Sad's Lament]].

== Contents and Transcript ==
=== Happy Birth<strike>b</strike>day Kard ===
<blockquote>poop-hea<strike>b</strike>d, 
mom says I 
have to make 
you this 
:kard 
-Strong Bab 
 
p.s. i'm going 
to punsh you 
in the back!!</blockquote>

=== The Movie ===

''{[[Little Strong Sad]] standing around outside in autumn with a scarf on. He waves to the camera. [[Lil' Strong Bad]] jumps out of a pile of leaves and chases Little Strong Sad. Zooms in on their heads, Strong Bad jumps on top of Strong Sad and starts giving him a noogie. They both start laughing. The film repeats.}''

=== Snow Globe ===
The snow globe contains a pink-haired [[Wikipedia:Troll#Troll Dolls|troll doll]] standing on a snowy tropical island. The snow globe is labeled "You're Number 1."

=== Picture ===
Strong Bad and Strong Sad as kids in a picture.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The box is labeled "fond reminiscences."
*The [[Spooky Forest|tree]] in the movie is used in the Halloween toons.
*Originally, this could only be accessed by emailing Strong Sad (depressio@homestarrunner.com). Strong Sad would reply with the link, regardless of what one's email read. To access it now, you need to go to [[Strong Sad's Lament]], click on his profile, and click on the word "none" in the pop-up that appears.
*This page came out later as an Easter egg in the DVD version of [[depressio]].

===Remarks===
*This shows that Strong Bad may have once been nice to Strong Sad.
*Strong Sad has a belly button in the video and picture, telling us that this took place after Little Strong Bad got his electric drill (as seen in [[origins]]).
*Using the Tab key, you can open up more than one thing at a time. The snowglobe is always on top of the card and the picture, and the card always ends up on top of the picture. The movie is on top of them all. When the snowglobe is open (along with other objects) and you open the movie, it covers up the snowglobe. When the movie is closed, the snowglobe disappears, even though the other objects are still there.

===Inside References===
*The snow globe could be a reference to the commentary from the [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|Yello Dello DVD]], where Strong Sad mentions when he wore an old T-shirt at [[School|school]] that said "I'm #1."

===Real-World References===
*The shirt that Strong Sad is wearing is a Charlie Brown shirt.
*The URL of the site is a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Wonder Years|The Wonder Years]], a well-known late 1980s–early '90s coming-of-age TV show starring Fred Savage and Danica McKellar.
*The name of this cartoon is a reference to the chorus of the 1980s-era song by [[Wikipedia:The Romantics|The Romantics]], "Talking in your Sleep," which has the lyrics:<blockquote>''I hear the secrets that you keep when you're talkin' in your sleep''</blockquote>
*The name for the Flash file of the movie reel is super8.swf. [[Wikipedia:Super 8 mm film|Super 8]] is a film format created in 1960 and released 1965 by Kodak.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sadjournal/wonderyears.html|view The Secrets That I Keep]]
*[[HR:sadjournal/wonderyears.swf|view the Flash file for The Secrets That I Keep]]
*[[HR:sadjournal/super8.swf|view the Flash file for the movie]]

[[Category: Character Websites|Secrets That I Keep, The]]