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Mr Eyeball: /* HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 49 (Nov 30-Dec 6) */

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Welcome to '''[[HRWiki:Featured articles|featured article]] selection'''. Please help us choose and create write-ups for our best, most interesting, or otherwise noteworthy articles to appear on the [[main page]]. For ideas, check out the [[HRWiki:Featured Article Nominations|featured article nominations]].

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*Make sure the article is proof-read up to a high standard.
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==Article discussions==
===[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 40]] (Sep 28-Oct 4)===
In the wake of the toon version of [[Where My Hat Is At? (toon)|Where My Hat Is At?]], for this week, how about [[Where My Hat Is At?|the original story]]? [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 03:38, 28 July 2009 (UTC)
:That is an excellent suggestion, and definitely another overlooked article. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:57, 31 July 2009 (UTC)
::Ok, I'm game. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 13:15, 12 September 2009 (UTC)
:::Oh, better idea comeing on! What about [[French Fries]]? It'll keep the Spoon Police off of it, and it's a good article. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 01:11, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
::::Well, we'd kind of more or less settled on Where My Hat Is At?, and the prose intro for French Fries is a bit short, anyway. I'd say we go for our original plan. (Also, how would featuring it get the "Spoon Police" away from it?) {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 07:49, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::Eh, works for me. Although I don't really understand how 2 guys liking it constutues a 'settled on', but works for me. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 00:52, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
::::::As it has been pointed out on more than one occasion, we do not "vote" what to pick for articles. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 00:53, 14 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::::Time is also a major factor here; if an idea's gone unchallenged for a long time, it's somewhat understood as settled unless there's a really good reason to unseat it (for example, "Oh! We forgot that this is the anniversary of the XYZth email! Could we feature that instead?"). Here, the suggestion had gone unchallenged for over a month before suddenly in came a suggestion for something different with no explanation of why it would be better than the original suggestion. That's not really the way to discuss stuff. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:13, 23 September 2009 (UTC)

===[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 41]] (Oct 5-11)===
For this week, how about trying again to do [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]]? [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 14:44, 4 August 2009 (UTC)
:Grood idea. We haven't done anything TGS-related ever since...The Ugly One? Yes, we need to do this. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 12:49, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
::Actually, let's have [[The Stick]] for this week, and then bump TGS13 up to week 39. That'll better space out the types of articles featured. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 15:24, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Sounds good to me. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 17:28, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
::::The Stick zounds Fine. It sounds finer then fine. It sounds finer than that fine they give you give you on new releases at the videro store.[[User:Espemon333|-Espe Pwnage]] 03:28, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

===[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 42]] (Oct 12-18)===
I know I'd probably the last person to propose such a thing, but how about a week of [[:Category: DVD Exclusive|DVD exclusive toons]]. [[Real Live E-Mail]] and [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] are the only ones of that category that have been featured, and as a class should have a little more attention to them. How about: [[Greeting Cards]], [[Puppets On The Road]], [[Sample Of Style]], [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]], [[Accent]], [[Where's The Cheat? (game)]] and [[Dangeresque: THREE in 3D]]. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 01:33, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
:I know for a fact that we need to to do SOMETHING dailies-related eventually. I never thought of this, though. I guess I'm game. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 15:44, 7 August 2009 (UTC)
::Can we put [[160 Seconds]] in there? It sounds cool. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 23:26, 9 August 2009 (UTC)
====[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 42, day 1]]====
Now that it has been tentatively agreed to do weeklies, how about figuring out their order. I propose that we start off with [[Greeting Cards]], the first DVD exclusive [[Strong Bad Email]] {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:29, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
:Reconfirming order: Day 1 [[Greeting Cards]] {{User:Wbwolf/sig}}
====[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 42, day 2]]====
Next would be [[Puppets On The Road]] {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:29, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
:Yes, we NEED to do something puppet-related. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 20:09, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
::Reconfirming order: Day 2 [[Sample Of Style]] {{User:Wbwolf/sig}}
====[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 42, day 3]]====
[[Sample Of Style]] A lot of fun with Matt & Mike just goofing around. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:29, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
:Except [[Puppets On The Road]] (which is on SBEmail Disc 4) came after Sample of Style (Disc 3), which is on day two, so why don't we switch days with that one here? [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 17:49, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
::I'm game for that. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 18:04, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Reconfirming order: Day 3: [[Puppets On The Road]] {{User:Wbwolf/sig}}
====[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 42, day 4]]====
I'm not real happy about [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]] here. I'm not sure if [[The Limozeen Advantage]] or [[Why Come Only One Girl?]] should be featured due to various issues. Any ideas? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:29, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
:I'd like to see "Why Come...". [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 06:17, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
::I'm not amenable to us drawing any more attention to that article until such a time (if any) that it's unprotected. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 19:47, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
::I think Blue Laserdisc Challenge could be made to work; we just need to be a bit creative in our writeup. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 19:53, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
:::The Limozeen Advantage needs some major cleaning up. Laserdisc is fine with me, though. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 20:09, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
::::If we can get Limozeen Advantage cleaned up, we could boot Laserdisc down to the 6 slot. It looks mainly like locations needs to be documented for the article. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 23:53, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::I think we should do Blue Laserdisc. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 14:49, 28 September 2009 (UTC)
:Reconfirming order: Day 4 [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]] {{User:Wbwolf/sig}}
====[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 42, day 5]]====
[[Accent]] for another DVD SBEmail. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:29, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
:Reconfirming order: Day 5 [[Accent]] {{User:Wbwolf/sig}}
====[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 42, day 6]]====
[[Where's The Cheat? (game)]] is probably the weakest. [[160 Seconds]] is interesting, but it's kinda on the short side. I'm trying to stick with longer entries. Thoughts? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:29, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
:How about [[The Limozeen Advantage]]? We already have something representing SBEmails Disc 5 (on day 5, seen above). [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 17:53, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
::Limozeen Advantage is a fine suggestion. Would it better here or swapped for [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]] on day 4? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 17:59, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
:::It's better here because it's chronologically correct. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 18:17, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
:Reconfirming order: Day 6 [[The Limozeen Advantage]] {{User:Wbwolf/sig}}
====[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 42, day 0]]====
Finally, round out the week with [[Dangeresque: THREE in 3D]]. I know it was only recently released, but a) I'd like to have at least one example from each of the discs (SBEmail 1-3 count as one release) and b) it's probably one of the longest H*R toons overall. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:29, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
:And after all, why not sometimes feature stuff that's very new? Shows how on top of the game we are. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 19:51, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
::Sure, we can do that as part of DVD week- but we might want to think about featuring [[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD|the DVD]] before doing its exclusives... or maybe doing [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] before its spin-offs... but if D3 in 3D is that important to y'alls, I have no problem with featuring it as part of a theme. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 01:02, 13 September 2009 (UTC)
:Reconfirming order: Day 7 [[Dangeresque: THREE in 3D]] {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 17:26, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

===[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 43]] (Oct 19-25)===
Almost Halloween! This week is our week to feature something Halloween-related other than a full toon. I was thinking maybe [[Marshie vs. Little Girl]] if no one has any better ideas. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 20:03, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
:How about the email [[ghosts]]? [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 22:38, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
::Also a good possibility, especially since it will have been a reasonable amount of time since the latest sbemail. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 00:14, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Have we already done [[halloweener]]? If not, that could be a possibility. {{User:Movie magic man/sig}} 01:40, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
::::We haven't, though I'd prefer [[ghosts]]. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 12:50, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::[[ghosts]] sounds good. Nice 'n funny, [[Bad Graphics Ghost]], yeah, it'll work.
::::::Bad graphics ghost is good... I like it...

===[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 44]] (Oct 26-Nov 1)===
Ween. We usually feature a full-length Halloween toon this week. We've already featured [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]], [[Homestarloween Party]] and [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]], so let's think of a different one. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 20:03, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
:How about [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], my personal favorite. Though I'm not sure how much that matters when choosing FAs... {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 20:09, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
::There are definitely some reasons this toon is noteworthy; for example, it was the first interactive Halloween toon, and it established the trend of Homsar as a secret character in H'ween toons. Also was the last one to feature voting on costumes, and had a sort of [[Halloween Awards Show|addendum]] released five years later. All told, I think this'd make a good FA. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 20:32, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Sorry if it seems like I'm being hasty and dismissing your ideas (don't get me wrong, Sucky Treats looks like a good one), but what about [[Jibblies 2]]? That's a good one, too. A lot of people really like that one. The plot is intense, the characters are off the wall here and it's great. "Sucky Treats", however, doesn't really have much to write up on, short of just the characters coming to the house in question and maybe Homsar being introduced in the Halloween toons here. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 22:36, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
::::That's also a good one. Either one could make a fine FA, though Sucky Treats is more historic, and I don't agree that there'd be a problem with writing it up. So, let's hear from others about what we should feature. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 23:20, 13 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::I'm kinda leaning towards Sucky Treats, myself. A very pivotal and important toon for many reasons. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 00:01, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::'''Sucky Treats'''. -Espemon333
:::::::Hey, Espemon. Just to let you know, this isn't really a vote, but a discussion. For that reason, it's important to give a reason for your opinion. Thanks. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:29, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::::Oh, well in that case, Sucky Treats is the (don't quote me on this) first interactive Halloween cartoon, and the one of the ones where you can vote, plus the first appearance of the coolest character in the Homestar Runner Universe in a Halloween Cartoon, [[HOMSAR]]!!!!!!!!!!!
:::::::::Actually, Homsar first appeared in the [[homsar]] email. Sorry, just making a little observation there. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 14:40, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::Oops. I meant in a Halloween Cartoon. Sorry. [[User:Espemon333|-Espe Pwnage]] 16:08, 15 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::Actually, Sucky Treats is the first one where he stops making sense, he talked normally in MAM 5.0 and [[homsar]]. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 19:13, 15 August 2009 (UTC)

===[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 45]] (Nov 2-8)===
For this week, we should do something we have not done in a long time: a game. I'm thinking maybe [[Kid Speedy]]. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 21:57, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
:[[HRWiki:Featured_articles/Archive_5#Week_40.2C_2007|Already been featured]]. Though I would like to see a game get featured. Maybe [[Dangeresque Roomisode 1: Behind the Dangerdesque]]. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 22:54, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
::If you want to do an older game, [[Awexome Cross]] would be fine candidate. I think I prefer that to Dangerdesque. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 23:44, 24 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Dangerdesque is a bit too recent to be featured IMO. Awexome Cross, Pop:Tire, or Duck Guardian One would be excellent candidates for a game feature. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 00:02, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
::::I wouldn't mind Awexome Cross. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 00:20, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::Oh, dear, I had forgotten about Kid Speedy already being used. Sure, we can do Awexome Cross, I guess. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 00:40, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::I disagree with Dangeresque being too new. By the time November comes around, it should be about a year old and Videlectrix will have made another Roomisode. But I see why you guys want to feature "older" games. I'd like to see Pop:Tire or Awexome. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 11:18, 25 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::::Well, what if (not right now, of course, but sometime down the line) the next set of dailies for a week was all Dangeresque-themed and we included this into the proceedings? [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 17:09, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::::Good idea, MHarrington! {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 14:24, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::If we are going to do an old game for that week, maybe we should do Awexome Cross. By November 2-8, it will be ''exactly'' six years and nine months old. {{User:That'sBupkis/sig}} 16:07, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::Yeah... Awexome cross! {{User:Movie magic man/sig}} 17:15, 4 September 2009 (UTC)

===[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 46]] (Nov 9-15)===
For this week, we should do another [[Teen Girl Squad]] character, one who is a staple of the series: [[Arrow'd Guy]]! [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 17:24, 28 August 2009 (UTC)
:I was thinking about doing the [[Monosodium Dreams]], assuming we haven't already done it. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 14:23, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
::What about [[The movie theater]]... [[The battle of Strong Badia]] is also a good one... {{User:Movie magic man/sig}} 15:23, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
:::We have not shown [[Monosodium Dreams]] or [[The Movie Theater]] yet, so why don't we do them in the near future? We could do one next week and then the next one two weeks later, since the week before that is Thanksgiving and I have an idea in mind for that one already. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 16:02, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
::::Just a comment: remember we are trying to keep FAS to only 10 weeks ahead. We've been creeping up lately (and I've been guilty of same). {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:36, 29 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::Wbwolf's right. We'll go ahead and leave it for now, but let's keep it down to 10 weeks in advance of the current week in the future. Another thing: don't forget that in a discussion, if you propose a new idea after someone else's, you should always respond to the previous one (perhaps giving a reason you think your choice is more suitable). Otherwise, it's not really a discussion, and it's hard to determine where consensus really lies. (Don't forget that this isn't a vote, contrary to what it may seem sometimes.)
:::::As for my opinion: I do think Arrow'd Guy really deserves a turn in the spotlight, particularly because it's been a while since we've had a TGS-related feature. The other two ideas suggested also look deserving, so I suggest we keep them in mind for the near future. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 09:19, 30 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::But wait, wouldn't we have just done TGS 13 for week 39? {{User:Bubs 20X6/sig}} 01:36, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::::Yes, but that doesn't mean that something like this can't be done for a long time if that's what we go with then. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 14:47, 31 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::::Well we did do TGS 13, But Arrow'd Guy works for me. Monosodium, your time to shine comes soon. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 01:45, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::I'd forgotten we had TGS 13 on the queue. Oh well, I stand corrected. It's still not going to be a problem to do Arrow'd guy this week, though we could delay him if people want to spread out TGS a bit. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:06, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::No, Arrow'd Guy's been delayed ever since we featured [[Whats-Her-Face]]. I think he's waited long enough. Let's do him this week. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 14:43, 2 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::Okay. Seems good. {{User:Movie magic man/sig}} 16:18, 4 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::No, he has not been delayed since we featured What's Her Face, as there was only one editor campaigning to feature Arrow'd Guy then. The fact that that editor didn't get what he wanted does not mean that article has been delayed. It's coming exactly on time: When consensus favours it. I.e., this week. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 13:37, 5 September 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::::What I meant is that, after the time of featuring what's-her-face, the idea of featuring him had been tossed around, but ultimately it was decided he was suited for a later period of time (after featuring The Ugly One, a few weeks after a few issues had been featured, etc.). Perhaps he wasn't ''delayed'' for almost a year so much as ''been taken under consideration'' for a year, if you want it in politically correct terms, but the point is that there really isn't much sense in putting off a deserving article any longer than it already has. I'm sorry if I came off as sour, Heimstern, but I feel that this article is in dire need of featuring and shouldn't be denied it merely because another TGS-related article had been featured over two months previously. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 18:44, 6 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::::So far, no one seems to have seriously objected to featuring it this week, despite the relatively short gap between this and the last TGS, so I think we're fine. '''I'm''' certainly not going to, since I think TGS is one of the most awesomest things on the site and always like to see more articles about it get featured. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 14:28, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::::::<s>Does anyone oppose to [[French Fries]]? {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 15:46, 12 September 2009 (UTC)</s>
:::::::::::::::Well I think we should change this one to next week, and do monosodium this week, so we can better space out the articles. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 23:39, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

===[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 47]] (Nov 16-22)===
This week, it's time for a cop-out that was responsible for more confusion than almost any toon before it: [[Sbemailiarized!]]{{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 14:24, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
:While an interesting article, I think it'd be more suitable for April Fools Day, since it was the basis for 2009's [[April Fool 09|April Fool joke]]. I think we'd need to mention that in the writeup, and that that'd look kind of out-of-place right before Thanksgiving. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 14:43, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
::What about one of last week's suggestions: [[Monosodium Dreams]]. The [[Corpy NT6]] would work too... {{User:LePorello/sig}} 15:31, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
:::[[The movie theater]]? anyone... {{User:Movie magic man/sig}} 15:58, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
::::Monosodium Dreams looks fine to me. {{User:The Wheelchair/sig}} 17:07, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::Sure, I'm game for The Cheat's new computer. But please, let's wait until it's below ten articles in the list before we put up any more in the future, can we? [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 17:56, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
::::::Yeah, let's do Monosodium Dreams, and we can save Sbemailiarized! until after March Break. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 18:31, 7 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::::MONO! {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 01:01, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

===[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 48]] (Nov 23-29)===
Since it's Thanksgiving week, I suggest the we feature original Thanksgiving toon.... [[Some Stupid Turkey]]! {{User:The Wheelchair/sig}} 22:40, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
:It's historic, but it's a bit short; I'm not sure we could get a decent writeup out of it. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 23:30, 16 September 2009 (UTC)
::Here is a writeup I made for this week's featured article:

[[Image:stupidturkey.PNG|left|180px|Some Stupid Turkey]]
'''[[Some Stupid Turkey]]''' is [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]]'s first [[Thanksgiving]] toon that was released on Tuesday, November 27, 2001. [[Strong Bad]] starts this toon with him dressed as a turkey, and begins to sing a Thanksgiving song about a turkey. The song ends with a few of the main characters singing "Go and suck your thumb". [[Homestar Runner]] then says to let them go and partake of their wonderous feast, only to find that it was eaten by [[The King of Town]]. '''[[Some Stupid Turkey|(more...)]]'''

::I hope this helps. Also, if this is used, replace the Image placement with a Featured Article template. I didn't use that, as this is not a featured article yet. {{User:That'sBupkis/sig}} 00:07, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
:::What about [[Twenty THANXty Six]]? I have proposed this for four reasons: 1) Some Stupid Turkey is a tad short, whereas 2008's Thanksgiving toon is a bit longer; 2) It's been a long time since we've done ''anything'' related to [[20X6]]; 3) I think we need to do a toon ''not'' from 2001 for once; and 4) We usually do Thanksgiving toons from the previous year (i.e., 2005's [[Fall Float Parade]] in 2006, 2006's [[Let Us Give Tanks!]] in 2007, etc.). [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 03:09, 17 September 2009 (UTC)
::::I should point out that the only reason that we've done the previous year's toon for Thanksgiving is only because they have become a regular feature in the last few years. Having said that, though, I have to agree that Some Stupid Turkey is too short, even with the write up, to feature. There's not a whole lot in the [[:Category:Thanksgiving|T'giving category]]; the only other ones that haven't been featured are [[Happy T!]] and [[Limozeen Thanksgiving E-cards]]. [[Happy T!]] is also too short, but if we don't do [[Twenty THANXty Six]], the E-cards might be interesting. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 04:31, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::Well, if they keep adding more T'giving toons, maybe we won't have to worry about running out of T'giving articles. Maybe the E-cards could be shown next week? [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 05:18, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
::::::I don't think we should have two Thanksgiving-themed FAs, especially since we don't have an inexhaustible supply of them. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:39, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::::Well, we did have two T'giving-themed FAs last year (the [[colonization]] email and [[Toikey TV]]), so I don't know. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 19:50, 21 September 2009 (UTC)
::::::::In retrospect, I don't think that was a good idea and that we should have saved one of those for later. Too late now, but I think we'd best not repeat it this year. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:53, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::Okay, then we won't. It just seemed like a good idea at the time. Anyway, in keeping with how T'giving toons have been articled in the past, I think we should do [[Twenty THANXty Six]] this year. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 05:10, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::I think that's best, too. There's not a lot of Thanksgiving articles, and this one would clearly make a fine writeup. Stupid Turkey could work in a pinch, like, if we run out of T-giving toons sometime (which we could if TBC take the holiday off a few times), but for now I think we should stick with something more substantial. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 05:16, 23 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::Yeah, SST can wait. I amm quite partial to <s>Horpy Tor!</s> Happy T!, but I am not really sure about the substance. It really Isn't FA material, because there isn't much to be said! Limozeen or THANKSty would work, but THANKSty could be a bit too soon. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 01:11, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::::Actually, it would be carrying on the "tradition" of having the previous year's T'giving toon be articled (i.e., 2005's T'giving toon in 2006, 2006's in 2007 and 2007's in 2008). [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 02:44, 25 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::::I'm gonna have to go with 20-THANKSty-6. {{User:Movie magic man/sig}} 17:07, 25 September 2009 (UTC)

===[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 49]] (Nov 30-Dec 6)===
For this week, let's do one that seems to have gotten a lot of attention: [[The Movie Theater]]. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 18:18, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
:Well it does have a good intro and a decent amount of appearances, so it sounds good, but for reasons untold, can simone produce a write up for me? {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 18:25, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
[[File:The movies.png|left|180px|The movie theater]]
'''[[The movie theater]]''' is where movies are watched, sometimes by force. [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Pom Pom]] brought [[Coach Z]] here to watch a film about the word "job" in the toon [[A Jorb Well Done]]. Along with that, the theater has also shown films such as Women's Penitentiary Bakesale Nightmare, Fists of Knuckles 1-24, Axe Gun: Legends of the Brain Outener, and Pom Pom's Indie film [[City (comma) State]]. As revealed in [[rated]], It is one of the few theaters that show triple R-rated movies. The theater is featured prominently in the email [[the movies]], where it is revealed that [[Senor Cardgage]] has a job as the ticket-taker. '''[[The movie theater|(more)]]'''

Here's my write-up. {{User:Movie magic man/sig}} 18:42, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
:Well that works for me! {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 18:49, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
::I support this article, but as a side note, it's not necessary to do the write up this far in advance. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 18:55, 27 September 2009 (UTC)
:::Yeah, but I was just making sure. For reasons. Important reasons. {facedesk, facedesk, facedesk} {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 01:02, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
::::Hey, I just realized that December 6 is the website's 10 birthday! Should we do anything special? {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 01:13, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
:::::[[homestarrunner.com]] could work as a website's 10th anniversary FA. I think we should do it only on December 6, and maybe have special decorations on the "This week's/today's featured article." {{User:Mr_Eyeball}}

===[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 50]] (Dec 7-13)===
For this week, we should do another [[Cheat Commandos]] character. I'm thinking [[Silent Rip]]. [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 16:44, 28 September 2009 (UTC)

I myself was thinking that the [[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]] would work. {{User:The Wheelchair/sig}} 00:09, 29 September 2009 (UTC)
:First off, I think we are getting WAY too far ahead of ourselves, and second, any particular reason why? {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 01:07, 30 September 2009 (UTC)
:Well, it looks like both articles are good, but we haven't done anything Cheat Commandos since I joined the wiki (far as I know) and we did Words I probably said like 2 weeks ago. Silent Rip works for me. {{User:Espemon333/sig}} 01:11, 30 September 2009 (UTC)

==General discussion==
===Daily Featured Blocks (On Occasion)===
In order to make daily featured articles for one week, create pages like:

*<nowiki>[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 1]]</nowiki>
*<nowiki>[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 2]]</nowiki>
*<nowiki>[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 3]]</nowiki>
*<nowiki>[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 4]]</nowiki>
*<nowiki>[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 5]]</nowiki>
*<nowiki>[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 6]]</nowiki>
*<nowiki>[[HRWiki:Featured article for 2005, week 50, day 0]]</nowiki> (redirect day 7 to this)

[[Category:Featured article maintenance|Selection]]

Talk:dictionary

2009-09-02T00:48:27Z

Mr Eyeball: /**/No! No more Strong Bad Smiling! NO MORE, I SAY!

==Double Homestar with Cheese==
Homestar is listed twice in the cast list. Any reason? [[User:Flicky1991|Flicky1991]] 17:21, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

== Compé backgrounds ==

Considering that Strong Bad seems to have a new background for his Compé in each episode, I think that a new page should be added to keep track of them. [[User:Unbalanced|Unbalanced]] 18:16, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
:Yeah, with a galllery and everything! The only problem would be after fifty emails or so, we'd end up with one long article with lots and lots of pictures, but that was never a real problem with [[Floppy Disk Container]] or the [[Other Costumes]] articles. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:22, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
::You see, I promise i'm not lying, but i saw this coming! When he changed his background last time, I thought, that's gonna be a running gag.--{{User:Crudely Drawn Cupcake/sig}} 00:41, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

== Fencéd Pants ==

Is there a seperate name for the fenced-in area where Marzipan's scene takes place, or is that just an extension of The Field/her house? [[User:Monkeytender|Monkeytender]] 19:04, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

== Jeopardy! ==

"Potent Potables" is a real category from Jeopardy!, and not just from the SNL Celebrity Jeopardy skits. The skits use it because it's a real category. This sbemail references Jeopardy!, not SNL's skits. This real-world reference has been changed a few times already to insert and re-insert the SNL bit, but it does not belong. [[Special:Contributions/146.122.71.68|146.122.71.68]] 19:05, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
:If it wasn't in every single SNL Celebrity Jeopardy! parody ever made, I wouldn't be arguing a case. If it had only been in a few of them, I would agree that it didn't belong, but since it's in ''all'' of them, and since SNL made it much more famous than Jeopardy! did, i think it deserves a mention. I'm certainly not disagreeing that it was originally a Jeopardy! category, but it is much more common in the SNL parodies. i also don't think it's proper to say "it doesn't reference x; instead, it references a thing that x references" if it's this direct of a reference. for instance, if i wanted to say "potent potables" intending it to be an SNL reference, i wouldn't want you to say "it's not an SNL reference b/c it's an actual Jeopardy! reference". not saying that's what tbc did or didn't do, but it's too commonly referenced in SNL to not be mentioned on the page. {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 19:34, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
::There's nothing tying it to SNL that doesn't also tie it to Jeopardy. Jeopardy did it first, so list it and it alone. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:38, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
::Alex Trebek as host was a part of every SNL Celebrity Jeopardy skit. This cannot be said of Jeopardy!, which was previously hosted by Art Fleming. So if a Jeopardy-style show were hosted by Alex Trebek, would this be a reference to SNL's skits since he was in all of them? Potent Potables is one of few oft-repeated Jeopardy! categories, which is why SNL uses it.[[Special:Contributions/146.122.71.68|146.122.71.68]] 20:44, 1 September 2009 (UTC)
:::I dunno, I kinda lean towards the SNL skit, too. Like TKWSN said, it seems that SNL did much to make the category stand out in popular consciousness. Note that [[Wikipedia:Potent_potables|the big wiki]] feels it relevant enough to mention both of them. I kind think we should too. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.151.122|132.183.151.122]] 00:27, 2 September 2009 (UTC)

== "ONION BUUUUBSSSS!!!" ==

The cheering crowd, which includes the fanatic who screams "[[Onion Bubs]]" (from [[original]] and [[A Death-Defying Decemberween]]), appear in this sbemail. Does that mean that they should have a separate page since they've been heard three distinct times?
: I'd say no, because the only things that can be said about them can (and probably already are) noted on Onion Bubs's own page already. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:31, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

== 404'd ==

Currently, whenever I try to view the regular page or the flash file, I get 404'd. Anyone else? What can I do? Can someone put up a mirror?
: Not me. I'd try to put up a mirror, but I don't know how to. Sorry about that. Maybe clear your cache and see if that works. After that, wait. If it doesn't clear up, the only option left would be to contact the Chapmans. Maybe the error is on their side. (On a related note, can anyone teach me how to make a mirror of stuff? Maybe on my Talk Page?)--[[User:Jellote|Jellote wuz here]] 20:15, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

== [[city (comma) state|mystery homestar theatre 3000]] ==

Did you guys know homestar was watching [[city (comma) state]].

[[User:Ar2nF]]
:Yes, actually. See the inside references.--[[User:Jellote|Jellote wuz here]] 23:31, 1 September 2009 (UTC)

== No! No more Strong Bad Smiling! NO MORE, I SAY! ==

This article is criminal purely for the reason that it contains yet another [[Strong Bad Smiling]]. This is not unusual any more, people! No more [[Strong Bad Smiling]]! It happens every toon or every other toon nowadays, we do '''not''' need to point it out any more! [[User:Mr_Eyeball]]

Talk:Compé-per

2009-08-14T15:24:06Z

Mr Eyeball: /* Edit war */

== Rename ==
How about renaming this to "No Paper"? [[User:OneGyT|OneGyT]] 02:12, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
:Nah, "Virtual Paper" is far more descriptive. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 02:13, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

==Edit war==
[[Image:virtualpaper.png|thumb|400px]]
Which is better? 
comment on picture: Looks like Strong Bad's gone the-paperless! and in the body: Strong Bad then customized Virtual Paper's pop-up noise to match The Paper's old "Preeeeow" noise, though the sound quality is significantly lower.

or

comment on picture: Preeeeow 3.0, with Preeeeow 1.0 downgrade! and in the body: Strong Bad then customized Virtual Paper's pop-up noise to match The Paper's old "Preeeeow" noise.

Opinions would be appreciated {{User:The Knights Who Say Ni/sig}} 03:17, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
:I like it how it is now. No one ever calls it 3.0, and the downgrade comment is ambiguous. You can't tell at all it's referring to sound quality. -[[Special:Contributions/128.103.10.135|128.103.10.135]] 03:32, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
::The downgrade is referring to the custom sound, and the sound quality is no lower than the rest of the old paper's preeeows. The preeeeow 3.0 refers to preeeow 2.0 when SB got the new paper. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 03:47, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
:::Okay, well, that just shows that it is indeed ambiguous in meaning.-[[Special:Contributions/128.103.10.135|128.103.10.135]] 03:50, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
::::Well, i thought the 3.0 caption was funnier. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 03:51, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::New Paper's sound was called Preeow 2.0, so VP's noise could be called Preeow 3.0. As for "downgrade", it orginally had it's own sound, but Strong Bad changed it to The Paper's Preeow (or Preeow 1.0), therefore, this could be called "Preeow 3.0, with Preeow 1.0 downgrade". I fail to see the ambiguity. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 21:03, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::Well, I still like the other caption better. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.140.193|132.183.140.193]] 21:17, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
:::::::Yeah, but we already have [[car|like, a jillion]] other captions that are direct quotes from their picture's introducary cartoon. Why change it to one of these when we already have a (mildly) unique one already? {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 21:26, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
::::::::I personally am in support of the downgrade comment. It's funnier and more original than "Looks like Strong Bad's gone the-paperless!" While I'm all for comments that are quotes from the toons, I think we should use a funnier, more original quip if we can. {{User:Mr_Eyeball}}

==Stub?==
I think this is about as much info were gonna get about Virtual Paper, so is it safe to remove the "stub" template, or are we gonna leave it on for now? {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 21:13, 12 August 2009 (UTC)

Compé

2009-08-10T14:34:35Z

Mr Eyeball:

[[Image:Compé.png|thumb|So sleek! So-phisticated! So... Compé!]]
[[File:Compé Logo.png|thumb|Compé's Logo]]
The '''Compé''' is [[Strong Bad]]'s newest computer, which he ordered in [[Compy Catalog]]. Like the [[Compy 386]] and the [[Lappy 486]], the Compé is manufactured by [[Compy, Inc.]] It cost $800, of which Strong Bad paid with 80,000 pennies. After startup, it brought up a [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning#Fake Fragrant System Error|"Fragrant Error"]] that made Strong Bad very frustrated. It then responded with "i joké". Strong Bad claims that he and the Compé "will get along just fine". It bears a small resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]], as does [[Tangerine Dreams]] and [[Monosodium Dreams]].

The first [[Strong Bad Email]] Strong Bad checked on it was [[independent]]. In that email, it was revealed that the Compé utilizes a graphical user interface, making it the most technologically advanced computer Strong Bad has owned. It is also the first wide-screen computer that Strong Bad has owned.

The Operating System resembles OpenSUSE Linux.

[[Image:CompeGUI.png|thumb|Who taped a full-color photograph to his computer screen?]]

==Virtual Paper==
''Main article: [[Virtual Paper]]''

The Compé also sports a built-in replacement for [[The Paper]], [[New Paper]], and [[Envelope Paper]]: a text box with the words "Click to email Strong Bad." The sound it made used to be a voice clip similar to the startup sound, but Strong Bad managed to customize it so it emitted the Paper's old [[Preeeeow]].
[[Image:virtualpaper.png|thumb|200px|Preeeeow once more.]]

==Statistics==
*Delivers European-sounding flair with Southeast-Asian-sounding prices, which apparently are Strong Bad's favorites.

== Quick Facts ==

'''Debut:''' [[Compy Catalog]]



'''Emails checked on the computer so far:''' {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Compé Emails}}
{{strongbadcomputers}}

[[Category:Computers]]
[[Category:Pseudocharacters]]

Preeeeow

2009-08-10T14:12:50Z

Mr Eyeball: /* Appearances */

[[Image:Soapoperapaper.png|thumb|right|Preeeow...]]

'''Preeeeow''' is an [[onomatopoeia]] used to describe [[The Paper]]'s [[sound effect]] as it comes down. Saying it often signals the end of an [[Strong Bad Email|email]], and characters use it as a verbal cue for The Paper to come do its thing. [[Strong Bad]] first made use of it in [[autobiography]], and it has reappeared a couple of times since. Strong Bad is usually the one using it, although [[Marzipan]] has said it once in [[garage sale]]. [[Matt Chapman]] mentioned it in the [[replacement#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] for [[replacement]] when The Paper came down. The [[New Paper]] technically lacks the distinctive sound effect and was subsequently Strong Bad's major misgiving with the change.

It appeared on a note taped to [[Mrs. Bennedetto]] in [[part-time job]], offering Strong Bad's "official" spelling of the word. It was seen in print again in the email [[lady fan]], but spelled with one "e" fewer.

==Appearances==

*'''Debut:''' Email [[autobiography]]
*Email [[haircut]]
*Email [[replacement]] (DVD commentary)
*Email [[part-time job]]
*Email [[garage sale]]
*Email [[lady fan]]
*[[No Hands On Deck!]]
*Email [[coloring]]
*Email [[the paper]]
*Email [[independent]]

==See Also==
*[[Sound Effects#the paper|Sound Effects]]

[[Category:Word running gags]]

Compé

2009-08-10T14:12:05Z

Mr Eyeball:

[[Image:Compé.png|thumb|So sleek! So-phisticated! So... Compé!]]
[[File:Compé Logo.png|thumb|Compé's Logo]]
The '''Compé''' is [[Strong Bad]]'s newest computer, which he ordered in [[Compy Catalog]]. Like the [[Compy 386]] and the [[Lappy 486]], the Compé is manufactured by [[Compy, Inc.]] It cost $800, of which Strong Bad paid with 80,000 pennies. After startup, it brought up a [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning#Fake Fragrant System Error|"Fragrant Error"]] that made Strong Bad very frustrated. It then responded with "i joké". Strong Bad claims that he and the Compé "will get along just fine". It bears a small resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]], as does [[Tangerine Dreams]] and [[Monosodium Dreams]].

The first [[Strong Bad Email]] Strong Bad checked on it was [[independent]]. In that email, it was revealed that the Compé utilizes a graphical user interface, making it the most technologically advanced computer Strong Bad has owned.

The Operating System resembles OpenSUSE Linux.

[[Image:CompeGUI.png|thumb|Who taped a full-color photograph to his computer screen?]]

==Text Box==
The Compé also sports a built-in replacement for [[The Paper]], [[New Paper]], and [[Envelope Paper]]: a text box with the words "Click to email Strong Bad." The sound it made used to be a voice clip similar to the startup sound, but Strong Bad managed to customize it so it emitted the Paper's old [[Preeeeow]].
[[Image:Textbox.png|thumb|Preeeeow once more.]]

==Statistics==
*Delivers European-sounding flair with Southeast-Asian-sounding prices, which apparently are Strong Bad's favorites.

== Quick Facts ==

'''Debut:''' [[Compy Catalog]]



'''Emails checked on the computer so far:''' {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Compé Emails}}
{{strongbadcomputers}}

[[Category:Computers]]
[[Category:Pseudocharacters]]

Compé

2009-08-10T13:29:56Z

Mr Eyeball:

[[Image:Compé.png|thumb|So sleek! So-phisticated! So... Compé!]]
[[File:Compé Logo.png|thumb|Compé's Logo]]
The '''Compé''' is [[Strong Bad]]'s newest computer, which he ordered in [[Compy Catalog]]. Like the [[Compy 386]] and the [[Lappy 486]], the Compé is manufactured by [[Compy, Inc.]] It cost $800, of which Strong Bad paid with 80,000 pennies. After startup, it brought up a [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning#Fake Fragrant System Error|"Fragrant Error"]] that made Strong Bad very frustrated. It then responded with "i joké". Strong Bad claims that he and the Compé "will get along just fine". It bears a small resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]], as does [[Tangerine Dreams]] and [[Monosodium Dreams]].

The first [[Strong Bad Email]] Strong Bad checked on it was [[independent]]. In that email, it was revealed that the Compé utilizes a graphical user interface, making it the most technologically advanced computer Strong Bad has owned.

The Operating System resembles OpenSUSE Linux.

[[Image:CompeGUI.png|thumb|Who taped a full-color photograph to his computer screen?]]

==Statistics==
*Delivers European-sounding flair with Southeast-Asian-sounding prices, which apparently are Strong Bad's favorites.

== Quick Facts ==

'''Debut:''' [[Compy Catalog]]



'''Emails checked on the computer so far:''' {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Compé Emails}}
{{strongbadcomputers}}

[[Category:Computers]]
[[Category:Pseudocharacters]]

Compé

2009-08-10T12:54:59Z

Mr Eyeball:

[[Image:Compé.png|thumb|So sleek! So-phisticated! So... Compé!]]
[[File:Compé Logo.png|thumb|Compé's Logo]]
The '''Compé''' is [[Strong Bad]]'s newest computer, which he ordered in [[Compy Catalog]]. Like the [[Compy 386]] and the [[Lappy 486]], the Compé is manufactured by [[Compy, Inc.]] It cost $800, of which Strong Bad paid with 80,000 pennies. After startup, it brought up a [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning#Fake Fragrant System Error|"Fragrant Error"]] that made Strong Bad very frustrated. It then responded with "i joké". Strong Bad claims that he and the Compé "will get along just fine". It bears a small resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]], as does [[Tangerine Dreams]] and [[Monosodium Dreams]].

The first [[Strong Bad Email]] Strong Bad checked on it was [[independent]]. In that email, it was revealed that the Compé utilizes a graphical user interface, making it the most technologically advanced computer Strong Bad has owned.

[[Image:CompeGUI.png|thumb|Who taped a full-color photograph to his computer screen?]]

==Statistics==
*Delivers European-sounding flair with Southeast-Asian-sounding prices, which apparently are Strong Bad's favorites.

== Quick Facts ==

'''Debut:''' [[Compy Catalog]]



'''Emails checked on the computer so far:''' {{PAGESINCATEGORY:Compé Emails}}
{{strongbadcomputers}}

[[Category:Computers]]
[[Category:Pseudocharacters]]

File:CompeGUI.png

2009-08-10T12:51:32Z

Mr Eyeball: The Compé's new graphical user interface, taken from Sbemail "independent."

== Summary ==
The Compé's new graphical user interface, taken from Sbemail "independent."
== Licensing ==
{{web-screenshot}}

Loading Screens

2009-07-06T20:00:30Z

Mr Eyeball: /* Remarks */

{{toonnav|Shorts|loadingscreens|79 Seconds Left|Strong Bad Sings}}
{{abouttoon}} {{for|article on irregular loading screens|Irregular Loading Screens}}
[[Image:h*r loading screen.png|thumb|"It's the loading screen, it's the loading screen..."]]

A music video of all the loading screens that have been on the Homestar Runner website.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Visor Robot]], {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, [[Fat Bluebird]], {{Film|Stinkoman}}, [[Limozeen]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}

'''Date:''' Sunday, July 5, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 2:05

'''Page Title:''' What Everyone Will Be Talkin Abrat!

==Transcript==

''{All the loading screens begin to appear, starting with the normal "H-star-R" logo spinning. The music starts.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Do do do do do, 
Do do do do do. 
It's the loading screen, 
It's the loading screen, 
I can't believe this cartoon is just all the loading screens. 
It's the loading screen, 
It's the loading screen, 
I can't believe this cartoon, it's just all the loading screens. 
It's the loading screen...

'''STRONG BAD:''' What a load!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Loading screen...

'''STRONG BAD:''' A total load!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...this cartoon...

'''STRONG BAD:''' A pant load!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...loading screens...

'''HOMESTAR AND STRONG BAD:''' It's the loading screen, 
It's the loading screen, 
I can't believe this cartoon is just all the loading screens.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's the loading ''{high-pitched}'' screen!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What a load!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' The loading ''{low-pitched}'' screen!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Total load!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Loading ''{high-pitched}''screen!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What a load!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Loading...

''{Both Homestar and Strong Bad stop as Coach Z starts}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{rapping}'' Come and take a peep at all these loading screens, 
And tell me have you seen all that the load can bring? 
Just a little somethin' while the cartoon loads, 
Watch a looping animation that you can behold, 
All the wonders Coach Z has been talking abrat, 
Dope tracks, and dope beats, I can offer you that, 
So much more of Coach Z that remains to be seen, 
Yo Homestar, come and peep these loading screens.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{rapping}'' Hey, I remember that loading screen, 
Do you remember that loading screen? 
Don't your friends remember that loading screen? 
Maybe you should tell 'em all about that loading screen.

'''ALL:''' ''{singing}'' It's the loading screen, 
It's the loading screen, 
I can't believe this cartoon is just all the loading screens. 
It's the loading screen, 
It's the loading screen. 

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{half-singing}'' Is this cartoon seriously just all the loading screens?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' It's the loading screen, 
It's the loading screen, 
I can't believe this cartoon is just all the loading screens. 
I like that loading screen. 
I love that loading screen. 
I don't like that loading screen. 
I kinda like that loading screen. 
Tap that foot, tap that foot, 
Old Homestar Runner tap that foot, 
Tap that foot, tap that foot, 
Old Homestar Runner tap that foot, 
Tap that foot, tap that foot, 
Old Homestar Runner tap that foot, 
Tap that foot, tap that foot, 
Come on, old Homestar, tap that foot!

''{The cartoon ends with "Totally loaded."}''

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*Although this cartoon was uploaded on the 5th of July, 2009, the main page stated that it had been updated on the 6th.
*There are a total of 101 loading screens shown, including this toon's loading screen.

===Remarks===
[[Image:loading_oldnew.png|thumb|Original, and from Loading Screens.]]
*The first loading screen was used in older Flash content, but in this short, it has the modern logo.
*This toon has a higher [[Audio Quality]] than normal.
*This toon marks another [[Fourth Wall Break]].
*Although Homestar says this cartoon is all the loading screens, several loading screens are absent.

===Inside References===
*This short features nearly every Loading screen on the website.
*Strong Bad makes a reference to [[pants]].
*Strong Bad mentions [[Total Load]].

==See Also==
* The [[Loading Screens Visuals|Visuals]] that occur during this short.

==External Links==
*[[HR:loadingscreens.html|watch "Loading Screens"]]
*[[HR:loadingscreens.swf|view the Flash file for "Loading Screens"]]
*[[Forum:15647|forum thread re: "Loading Screens"]]

[[Category:Shorts]]

Talk:Loading Screens

2009-07-06T05:40:07Z

Mr Eyeball: /**/Missing a few?

== List? ==
Should we make a list of all of the toons (in order) that these loading screens come from? {{User:Open Source Greg/sig}} 01:50, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
:Well, several loading screens are used for more than one toon, but we need to do SOMETHiNG about this. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 01:53, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
::I'm working on it now. {{User:Open Source Greg/sig}} 01:59, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
:::Would this be a "visuals" article? [[Special:Contributions/24.63.145.232|24.63.145.232]] 02:00, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
::::Yeah, maybe. {{User:Open Source Greg/sig}} 02:14, 6 July 2009 (UTC)
:::::Alright, I am maybe a quarter of the way done. I would like to post it here, because I honestly cannot be bothered doing much more of this on my own, it takes ages and I <s>think I broke my wrist</s> have an assignment I need to do. So, can someone advise me on how to post it, and where? {{User:Open Source Greg/sig}} 02:49, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

== picture ==

I think that the picture "fully loaded" would work better. Agree? {{User:Open Source Greg/sig}} 03:35, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

== Missing a few? ==

I noticed something. There's at least one loading screen missing! [[Hremail 7]]'s loading screen is MIA! There's actually probably more than one...

Bacon

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Mr Eyeball: /* Appearances */

[[Image:Bacon pic.png|200px|thumb|"I accidentally made breakfast all over whatever that record was for."]]
'''[[Wikipedia:Bacon|Bacon]]''' is a popular breakfast food, but in the [[Homestar Runner universe]] it is more than that. It is a foodstuff, of course, but can also be a slang for police or some money, a college related food and, in some cases, a clever disquise for embarassing records.

== Appearances ==
*Email [[english paper]] — Bacon is one of the ingredients in [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Some Type of Online Auction#Description|breakfast burrito]].
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] — After [[Homestar Runner]] finds Strong Bad behind the fence, he exclaims "Aww, holy ''[[crap]]''! I ''thought'' I smelled bacon".
*Email [[lunch special]] — Bacon is one of the foods that the [[dinosaur]] is eating in the MS Paint drawing [[Strong Mad]] sends Strong Bad.
*Email [[record book]] — Bacon is one of the things that Strong Bad "accidentally" spills on his record book.
*Email [[modeling]] — Strong Bad thinks that his check from [[Husky Headed Boys Back 2 School Catalog]] could bring home a few months worth of bacon.
*Email [[theme song]] — One of the pennants that appear during the [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] commercial reads "TWO STRIPS!!" and has a picture of two strips of bacon on it.
*[[Rap Song]] — Bacon appears twice in this toon, first as [[Peacey P]] is saying "I like to eat my bacon all greasy" and later as [[Coach Z]] is saying "that man has just ordered breakfast in the middle of my rap song!"
*[[Toikey TV]] — Marzipan makes a dish called Faux-ducken using Fakin Bacon.
*Email [[yes, wrestling]] — Homestar Runner, as The Jack 'Em Up Kid, has a wrestling belt with an image of bacon and [[eggs]].
*Email [[rated]] — According to Strong Bad, in RRR-rated movies, a bullet can be shown passing right through a person, including his breakfast; in the accompanying diagram, the breakfast consists of bacon and eggs.
*Email [[your edge]] — Strong Bad and [[The Cheat]] discuss substituting bacon grease for [[butter]] while baking.
*[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] — A pennant reads "Two Strips!!" with a picture of two strips of bacon on it in the [[Laundry Room of The Brothers Strong]].
*Email [[email thunder]] — If you emailed [[Homestar]] at DJmankiewics@homestarrunner.com before a certain date, you'd get a form letter reply back, in which [[Homestar]] would mention "Bacon Pretend Week."

==See Also==
*[[Ham]]
*[[Pork]]
*[[Eggs]]

[[Category:Food running gags]][[Category:Generic food and drinks]]

HRWiki:Featured Article Selection

2009-07-03T17:26:22Z

Mr Eyeball: /* HRWiki:Featured article for 2009, week 27 (Jun 29-Jul 5) */

Talk:Strong Bad Smiling

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Mr Eyeball: /**/Most recent toons

Dang, this is a top-notch page. Good work Miguel! {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:57, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:His smile is... fetching! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:25, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

He smiles through most of Candy Product, and it's CREEPY. Geh. --[[User:66.241.95.65|66.241.95.65]] 20:32, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

:Weird coincidence. This page (discussing how rarely SB smiles) goes up, and 4 days later we get an email full of what? SB smiling! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:37, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
::I think it's an even weirder coincidence that after our discussion about whether SB's smile was so common it was no longer out of character, he didn't smile for 2 months. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 00:36, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
== Notable? ==
With nearly two dozen appearances, I fail to see how his smile is notable... :S - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:52, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:With 150 emails plus other appearance, I fail to see why not. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:58, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

:: Still, we should rewrite the opening paragraph, 2 dozen is much more than 'few' :D [[User:Gerkuman|Gerkuman]] 12:25, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

I'm also unsure why this page is notable. I can understand pages like [[Strong Sad Smiling]] and [[Strong Mad Smiling]] — their names imply that their personalities are generally "sad" and "mad", respectively, and for them to smile is contrary to their general demeanors. Strong Bad on the other hand is "bad", but that doesn't necessarily imply a lack of smiling. In fact, I think that stereotypical villains smile ''a lot'', but usually because they're doing something evil that gives them pleasure. I believe that a lot of Strong Bad's smiles are of this type, which is by no means contrary to his nature.

On top of this, the great number of instances of Strong Bad smiling makes me question its importance. If it's not an uncommon event at all, why are we noting it? It just means more work to pay attention to every instance of a common event and make sure we add it onto the end of this list.

So, unless I'm missing something, I'm beginning to think that this article should be '''deleted'''. Anybody agree or disagree? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:05, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
:I don't think we need this page (or [[Strong Mad Smiling]], for that matter). Seeing Strong Bad smile is not exactly a rare occurrence, and it doesn't draw the viewer's attention the way Strong Sad smiling would. '''Delete.''' — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 23:13, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Actually, he smiles quite a lot these days. '''Delort.'''[[User:Arkyopterix|Arkyopterix]] 11:46, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
::I count 43 instances here and 341 articles total in Strong Bad's filmography, but he ''does'' smile more often now. I'm currently '''neutral.''' [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 18:15, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Although I do think Trey56 was right about the fact smiling would not be out of character for the villain. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 21:16, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
::::I think it's a little unnecessary for Strong Sad and Strong Mad. Here it's just ridiculous. Why don't we create separate pages for Marzipan and What's-Her-Face and Bubs smiling. Or why stop at smiling? How 'bout we create a page for every time Strong Bad sits down, every time Homestar opens a door, and every time the KOT walks in from the right side of the screen. We're documenting common occurrences here. Please '''delete'''.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 23:30, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::Ok, calm down Johnny. I agree that this should be '''deleted''', at this point, it's a common thing for Strong Bad to do. One seventh of his appearances have him doing it. It sure isn't as noteable as [[Strong Sad Smiling]], SB isn't manically depressed, and I can't remember the last time he has been a genuine villian. He's simply a normal guy now, one that doesn't really like his friends so much, what with [[Kicking The Cheat|all]] [[Strong Sad and Strong Bad's Relationship|the]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|mean]] [[Strong Bad and Homestar Runner's Relationship|things]] [[Pasta Salad|he]] [[Strong Bad and The King of Town's Relationship|does]]. Well, that last part was pointless, I just wanted to make a sentence out of links.--{{User:Slipstream/sig}} 04:09, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
::::::The only thing stopping me from changing my vote to delete is that 36 pages link here. What would we do with those? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 17:43, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Logically, if this page gets deleted we would have to remove the links. It seems almost everybody here agrees that SB's smiles aren't notable, so all the "Fun Facts" regarding them or referring to this page would have to be removed. All of the screenshots would also become useless, and the rest of the page links are on Talk pages, where they don't really matter. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 18:14, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::The reason I had to bring that up was because when I tagged pages like [[The Virus]] and [[Modestly Hot Homsar]] the main argument pointed against me was "it gets linked to a lot." I weakly change my vote to '''delete.'''[[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 22:53, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Then maybe we should also get rid of the page on [[The Cheat Smiling]], too, shouldn't we? [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 20:41, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
I am still of the opinion that among a few hundred appearances, a few dozen instances of Strong Sad smiling, which is decidedly agaiunst character, is in fact notable. Even if these smiles have become more frequent of late, it still remains that he is Strong ''Sad'', and his showing happiness remains notable. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:48, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
:This isn't Strong Sad though. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 21:27, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
::"b" and "s" are right next to each other on my keyboard. (Don't ask.) Same argument applies. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:33, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
:::'''Keep all.''' Any instance of Strong Bad smiling is notable; he is, after all, a bad, bad guy. If indeed it's becoming more common, then that is also significant, as it might signal a shift in his character, which we should document. (However, looking at the list, I still think it's relatively uncommon.) Furthermore, it would be a mistake to delete any of these articles. If we do, where are we going to move the information? It's unwise to delete so much data that has been here for as long as it has without moving it somewhere, because someone might have linked to it externally. These articles are a set, and they should stay together. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:43, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
::::I agree. '''Keep'''.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:00, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::But why does being a bad bad guy mean he can't smile? He just smiles for different reasons, like a mischievous, devilish, evil, laugh at my friends expense kind of smile. He's always been like that. I think the only reason he smiles more now is because TBC are getting more dynamic with animating his mouth. It used to only have two shapes—rectangle and circle. It has nothing to do with his change in personality.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 03:53, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
I ran some numbers, and here's my report: Several years ago, there was a sharp rise in incidents of Strong Bad smiling. Before [[for kids]], Strong Bad smiled about once every 31.3 appearances. Since then, he has smiled about once every ''3.8'' appearances. What's most notable, however, is that the rate has remained steady since that time—over ''three years'' ago. Thus, while Strong Bad smiles more often nowadays than he did back when the site was new, he doesn't smile more often now than he has in a long time. This page was created about a year and a half ago, at which time the increased rate was pretty well established, and I don't see any compelling reason to throw all this info away now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:42, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

:After reading the above comments, I think the key to whether or not this page should be kept is determining if there is a significant series of instances in which Strong Bad smiles in a non-evil way. That is, he's "acting out of character" by not being "bad".

:After looking over the appearances with Dot com, it looks like there really are a good number of "non-evil" smiles in the list (perhaps he can provide more specific numbers), and I think those would constitute a page that is as valid as [[Strong Mad Smiling]] or [[Strong Sad Smiling]]. So, I'm beginning to think that this page should be '''kept''', with one of the following two modifications:

:#Limit the appearances to only "non-evil" smiles and adjust the lead paragraph accordingly, or
:#Divide the appearances into two sections, one for the "evil" smiles, and one for the "non-evil" smiles (with better headings).

:So, do any of those who said above that the page should be deleted think that the page would be valid if altered in one of these two ways? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:18, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

::Of the 35 toons where either Strong Bad himself is shown smiling or he smiles in a drawing that ''he drew himself'', 28 are what I would consider non-evil, while only 10 are evil (there is some overlap). I support dividing the page into categories to better illustrate when he is "bad" and when he is not. I don't think we should remove anything, so we'd also need an "other" category for Powered by The Cheat, fan stuff, etc. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:59, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Divide the article into sections. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 00:34, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

::::I still say delete. Evil vs. Non-evil is splitting hairs what need not be split. Smiling isn't out of character for a villain. "Bad" isn't necessarily the opposite of "happy". Maybe he does it more now than he used to, but that's irrelevant. It wouldn't have been unusual for him to do it in the past. Like I said above, I personally think the reason he smiles more now is because TBC got more detailed with his mouth animation. The fact that the frequency of smiles increased all at once instead of gradually supports this.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 04:07, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

:::::Doesn't the animation in a way lead the character? If you go for more detail, more emphasis, in some aspect of your life, you grow in that direction, and your personality will change as a result. Isn't it much the same that when a new element of animation is introduced and used, it will change the character? They may have only made the change in character due to the availability of another animation cel, but they chose to make it. There are times he is smiling out of evil, and times he is smiling out of genuine kindness or pleasure. I see no problem with dividing appearances on those grounds. I see zero grounds for deletion, with respect. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:51, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

i don't see what all the fuss is about. whther he smiles a lot or not, if there's strong mad and strong sad smiling pages, then there should be a strong bad smiling page. i say '''keep''' --[[User:Acam30|Acam30]] 03:54, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

:I agree. And DO keep in mind there were times when Strong Bad SHOULD HAVE smiled (e.g. his mouth is still a frown when he sorta cracks up about The Cheat answering emails with "I'll gnaw your face off."). I was referring to [[cheatday]]. --[[User:Charlie Jr.|Charlie Jr.]] 16:33, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
I don't know how to ask this without making anybody sound stupid (It is never my intent to write 1 of these things solely to mock the sysops), but I actually need it explained to me why Strong Bad's evil smiles are less vilanous than, say, evil laughter. Since my calculations reveal only 12% of Strong Bad's appearances involved smiling, I am not trying to reopen the deletion discussion either.[[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 00:12, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Strong Bad's face doesn't have a natural smile, which means that to see it any other way is very unusual. I should be surprised if someone used to his cynical frown doesn't suddenly go "Whoa!" on sight of him smiling. If you think Strong Bad's smile isn't notable enough for coverage in an article, I'd like to see you disputing the even less notable instances of [[chocolate]] and [[coffee]]. If there's no massive discussion/argument for deletion on their notability at the time I post this then we win the argument as far as we're concerned. Maybe we should have an all-inclusive article that goes into vague detail on unusual character animation in general. And that wouldn't be as informative, as this is a fan wiki documenting everything about the Homestar Runner canon. [[User:Psi|Psi]] 17:55, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

== part-time job ==

Could someone teach me how to take a picture of the ending? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 22:44, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
:Press the print screen button, paste it into an image editing program, and crop as needed. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 09:45, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
::Where is a print screen button? I use Internet Explorer 7. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 01:03, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
:::It's on your keyboard. "Prt Scrn", often in the pile of keys above the arrows. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 01:13, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

==Colon Cancer==
I notice on Strong Bad's, Strong Mad's, and Strong Sad's smiling pages [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?search=smiling], the format seems to be ":" instead of "—". ([[The Cheat Smiling]] has the em dash.) So, what's wrong with this picture? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:24, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
:Fixed Bad's page. {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 21:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

==Evil Smiles==
I counted 11 instances on the article where he smiles out of evil (or badness)
*A Jorb Well Done
*The House That Gave Sucky Treats
*Origins
*TrogdorCon 97
*Narrator
*Candy Product (he's doing destructive things throughout the whole commercial)
*The Chair
*Unnatural (he's trying to become a monster)
*Date Nite
*DNA Evidence
*Hygiene (his character is a brat) 
Since he is still a bad person in these instances, should I take them offa list? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:05, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
:The reason I did not remove narrator was because I thought since no one seemed to notice him it wasn't as evil as those other points were. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 14:33, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

I was under the impression that this discussion had not reached a consensus as to whether instances of evil smiling should be deleted. As far as I can tell, Qermaq, Trey56, It's dot com and I support keeping evil smiling and re-organizing the page into section with different types of smiling. I still think that's the way to go, and we should put the deleted instances back on.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 17:56, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

:Isn't "Evil Smiles" kinda subjective? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 03:00, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

==Screenshots==
[[Image:Strong Bad smiling Date Nite.png|90px]] [[Image:Secrets-smiling.png‎|90px]] [[Image:SBsmile boots.png|90px]]

Strong Bad's mouth is a rectangle. When he smiles, one or two lines curve a little bit. I love that this page exists, but I opine that we don't need 34 screenshots for something so similar each time. (The same discussion could be had about each of the Smiling pages.) For Strong Bad, I recommend three (as pictured above). An Evil Smile, a childhood smile, and a PBTC smile. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:49, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
:Umm... no. There are significantly more variations than those three, and besides, we need more work on this wiki, not less. I ''do'' hope this isn't what the cleanup tag refers to. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 15:31, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::The cleanup tag refers to [[#Limits?]] {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 15:47, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:::I should also note that OptimisticFool [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Smiling&diff=530094&oldid=524942 gave up this suggestion] long ago. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 15:58, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

==DELETED==
Umm That one in Senorial Day does not look at all like smiling. {{User:HAJ/sig}} 20:01, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:I think you need to watch it again. That's one of his most obvious smiles. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 20:15, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

== Limits? ==

I know we're keeping this article to show how Strong Bad's personality has changed over the years, but noting every little toon in which he smiles is starting to feel excessive. I don't know if it's just me, but the sight of Strong Bad grinning is starting to feel as unremarkable a part of his character as, say, proclaiming he's awesome. I don't think we should delete this article altogether, maybe we just need to stop writing "this is another appearance of Strong Bad smiling" on every single Email page. Should we also decide upon a cutoff year as to when it became more common for him to smile? {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 01:04, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
:Agreed. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:14, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
::If we decide upon a cutoff year that preceeds 2008, should we remove any instances from this article? {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 19:23, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
:::Yep. And if we decide on a cutoff year, this article might need to be renamed to something like '''Strong Bad's Personality''' and include other aspects of his personality changing, like his saying "Holy Crap" less and going from the archenemy to the cynical good guy of sorts. It may even need to be merged with his character article. But that doesn't have to happen; just some ideas. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 22:22, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
I've done the math. Strong Bad's appeared in 28 toons this year, and smiled in 12 of those 28. (I only counted cartoons that played on homestarrunner.com) That's almost one time for every month. However, that is not an accurate comparison because I clearly remember times when he smiled in 2 or 3 consecutive toons. Does anyone else think that means the gag is entering "not special" territory? (If I didn't fear it was obnoxious, I'd bring up Awesome again) {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 16:21, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
:Is there not a page about Strong Bad making outrageous claims about his awesomeness? I feel there surely is. -[[Special:Contributions/140.247.11.68|140.247.11.68]] 17:07, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
::[[Talk:Awesome|It got deleted]]. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 21:00, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
:::I fail to see how a gag with less than 60 appearences is overly prominent. Wanna get rid of [[Seriously]], too? Has about the same number of instances, along with [[Holy Crap!]]. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 15:58, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::::Well, I said I didn't want to get rid of this page altogether. I just wanted some feedback on whether the article draws out its point. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 16:02, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::A cutoff is too risky- what if this year he smiles 6/28 times? The future is unpredictable- may I suggest a chart or a Fun Fact instead of a deletion/omission?{{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 16:12, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::It's not 6/28, it's 12/28. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 16:19, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::::In 2008, but what about 2009? {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 16:25, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::::In 2009, the rate will probably be 50% or higher. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 16:28, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::You know for certain? {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 16:33, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::Well, it was almost 50% in 2008, and logic says the rate will only increase as the years go by. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 16:38, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::Logic said we'd be paying $1.75/litre for gas, but that didn't work out so well. The point is, there are better ways of noting the increase in frequency, and, if it doesn't have the longest list of appearences in the wiki, there really isn't a reason to block and delete instances. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 16:48, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::::There's also some debate as to whether or not it's out of character for Strong Bad. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 17:49, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:Yeah. Still no reason to ignore instances. I suggest a chart or a Fun Fact about it instead. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 19:29, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::Yeah...do the chart thing, forget the cutoff date, get rid of the "evil smiles and other instances" categorizations, and I'm good. And do it ASAP, or I'll take matters into my own hands like I [[Reg Having the Ball at the Top of the Key|did]] with merging [[Reg Having the Ball]] and [[Top of the Key]]. {{User:Neox/sig}} 01:17, 21 February 2009 (UTC) kthxbai
:::We shouldn't rush it because not everyone seems to agree on something yet. I still think the fact it's debatable whether or not it's still out of character slightly necessitates a cutoff date, to avoid this page becoming as mundane as say, "Michael Phelps Breathing". {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 01:19, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
::::And as umm...[[Not X|NOT]] mundane as "Michael Phelps Breathing... Weed?" Sorry, but you set me up for making a reference to recent news. But seriously, though. {{User:Neox/sig}} 05:50, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

==Green Guy==

Would SB's costume in [[Most in the Graveyard]] fit on this page? {{User:Strongkinghomsarsmith/sig}} 19:11, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
:I don't think so, because it's just like a sheet of paper placed '''in front''' of his real mouth, which could be in '''any''' shape. - {{User:Fotoshop/sig}} 03:50, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
::No, I think it is his real mouth, since it moves when Strong Bad talks in the way that Strong Bad's mouth normally would move. Thus, I think it should be counted as an appearance. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:31, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

==The ghost with the most==

On the [[Jibblies 2]] entry, it says that's SB's smiling to show his costume's teeth, but I think he's just being in-character. We can see the teeth when he frowns, anyway. I'd amend the article myself but I've no idea how to re-word it. - Someone who forgot his password TI:ME, 9 December 3219 (GMT)

== How to Save the Page ==

Someone should add another sentence or two to the intro explaining why the phenomenon is still worth pointing out. Because now it just looks like something unremarkably common. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 03:15, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
:So... why *is* it still worth pointing out? These "Smiling" pages all seem silly to me... though I'm not sure what's sillier: that these pages exist at all, or when people who've openly expressed their dislike for them continue to add "This is another instance of [[Strong Bad Smiling]] to the fun facts section. If you don't like the page, why keep adding to it? Let someone who *does* care bother... -{{User:YK/sig}} 04:12, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
::Um, I believe that's exactly what I did for all the instances that occurred between "licensed" and the "Best of Sbemail" DVD. Left this list to people who care. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 04:56, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
:::Frankly, I care. Strong Bad is rarely happy, only while others are in pain (or are about to be) or when [[Senor Cardgage]] is around, and a few other cases. While it does seem common, compare it to his appearances. As of now we have ≈63 cases where he smiles. Right now the [[:Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Strong Bad Filmography category]] has about 418 articles in it as of now. This only about 15.1% of all toons that he is in where he has smiled. Though it does appear he has been smiling more and more recently. <s>I'd say after we pass the 20-25% mark we should consider scrapping this.</s> But either way, I think we should keep this article, like Bad Bad Guy said, for those who are interested on the matter. --[[Special:Contributions/75.28.91.38|75.28.91.38]] 17:16, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
::::Wait, when did I say I want to keep it? I just began this topic as a [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern]]-friendly way to ask, "Why should we give a care?" {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 14:38, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::So... if you aren't in support of the page... why make a topic about how to *save* it? -{{User:YK/sig}} 01:53, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
::::::Why are we bringing me into this? I don't believe I've ever been involved in discussions concerning the merits of this article. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:29, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::::YK, I made this topic because the intro's negligence to point out the notability of this theme was bothering me. It can also be seen as a challenge for this page's supporters to sway others' opinions (although initially, I did not intend it to be). Heimstern, I brought you up because I knew if I just said something like, "Why does this page still exist? It's just dumb recurring crap", you might have scolded me for being rude. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 19:32, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

==Still Too Common==

With over sixty occurrences now, I fail to see the significance of this "running gag". [[User:StarFox|StarFox]] 04:24, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
:The fact that some still care about this gag wouldn't bother me so much if they explained why. Like I said, it's not ''that'' out of character for someone as evil as Strong Bad to smile. I'm also confused that some would find this vanilla gag more notable than references to (read the Inside References sections) [http://hrwiki.org/index.php?title=A_Death-Defying_Decemberween&oldid=618169 Homestar's death], [http://hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Kick-A-Ball&oldid=636721 his lack of visible arms] or [http://hrwiki.org/index.php/HRWiki:Featured_Article_Selection#HRWiki:Featured_article_for_2009.2C_week_22_.28May_25-31.29 an upcoming holiday]. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 21:10, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

==Where U Goin' 2?==

Should the smiling PBTC Strong Bad in Where U Goin' 2 be counted as a smile? Because PBTC smiles are counted on the page [[The Cheat Smiling]]. [[Special:Contributions/64.12.117.17|64.12.117.17]] 21:56, 1 May 2009 (UTC)
:Knock yourself out. [[New Boots]] is already included on this page. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 22:12, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I say we delete it. Strong Bad's smiled over 60 times now. This, along with [[Strong Sad Smiling]] and [[Strong Mad Smiling]] should go. I don't even know how anyone could view this as a "running gag." I mean, sure the Chaps made SB smile on purpose, but I don't think they intended for it to be a joke.
:I have a problem with deleting these articles. When they were created, they chronicled rare and somewhat out-of-character events, and I don't think that just because they aren't that relevant anymore means we should throw away the fact that they were ever relevant. Maybe we could just retire them. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 14:23, 2 June 2009 (UTC)
::Well, if there wasn't so much controversy about the term, I'd have to call Strong Bad Smiling a spoon. In other movies and cartoons, I've seen Emperor Palpatine smile, I've seen Roy Batty Smile, I've seen every Disney villain smile, I've seen every ''Powerpuff Girls'' enemy smile, I've seen Angelica Pickles smile, I've seen Roger Klotz smile, I've seen every Tannen (with the possible exception of Griff) smile, I've seen villains from every ''Batman'' movie (with the possible exception of ''Batman Returns'') smile, and I've seen Lex Luthor smile, among others. Heck, I can't think of a time when a homoculus from ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' ''wasn't'' smiling, except for Wrath. I also remember seeing Mr. Burns, Eric Cartman, and Herbert smile. By what thought process is it impossible to be bad and smiling (or cheating and smiling, for that matter) at the same time? Retirement would still be fine if it stops people from pretending this is a noteworthy occurrence. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 16:32, 30 June 2009 (UTC)
:::I've gotta go with Bad Bad Guy on this one. I've long wondered just how notable this was, and it's become just so darned ''common'' these days that I don't see the point. It seems every other toon these days gets "This is an instance of [[Strong Bad Smiling]]." "This is yet another instance of [[Strong Bad Smiling]]." "[[Strong Bad Smiling|Strong Bad smiles!]] I totally didn't see that one coming!" "Hey, is it notable that [[Strong Bad Smiling|Strong Bad smiles]]?" I don't even think I'd miss the other Smiling pages. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:36, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
::::I feel like there was probably a point where this page should have ended... because it DID used to be less common... In my opinion we need to define a cutoff point and cleanup the page from there. I couldn't begin to tell you what a good point for that would be. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:52, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
For the sake of argument, let's say we retire these pages but don't delete them. What's the best way to do that? Would we remove all the inside references or leave them? Or what if we pared the article down a bit. Instead of including each and every time SB smiles, what if we included only those that demonstrate something about his character. By this token, Strong Bad smiling while being evil isn't notable, but the fact that he consistently smiles when Senor Cardgage is around is indeed notable. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:58, 3 July 2009 (UTC)
:I would apreciate an article that teaches more about Strong Bad's character, but unfortunately Loafing already opposed removing the "Evil Smiles" section. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 01:45, 3 July 2009 (UTC)

== Joker ==

If he was dressing as the Joker, like in that Halloween special, why didn't he even give a smile? I mean, he was playing THE Joker. Why didn't those guys ever think of adding that? The actual Joker must be spinning in his grave or something right now! [[Special:Contributions/70.188.131.126|70.188.131.126]] 18:19, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

== Most recent toons ==

Okay, let's see if this is really too common. We'll do that by taking a look at the last few toons that had SB in them. Sooo...

*[[Hremail3184]] - Strong Bad smiles
*[[2 Part Episode: Part 1]] - He doesn't smile, but he has about fifteen seconds of screen time.
*[[79 Seconds Left]] - Strong Bad smiles and giggles
*[[Kick-a-Ball]] - Strong Bad smiles
*[[Where U Goin' 2?]] - No smile. Again, very little screen time.
*[[Donut Unto Others]] - Surprise, surprise, he smiles.

I think I've made my point. Wouldn't a page like "Strong Bad's Eating" make more sense? I mean, that's almost up there with [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]]. Any fool can smile.

Stinkoman and 1-Up's Relationship

2009-07-03T02:49:21Z

Mr Eyeball: /* Stinkoman helping 1-Up */

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[[Stinkoman]] and [[1-Up]] usually get along rather well, sometimes stinkoman makes fun of 1-up, but he takes it rather well, like [[Homestar Runner|another white-headed character with a star shirt and no arms]]

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Predictions

2009-07-03T02:18:33Z

Mr Eyeball: /* Appearances */

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Several characters have made '''predictions''' about what is to happen in the future. The majority of these predictions are highly unlikely to actually occur, but some have come true.

==Appearances==

*Email [[2 years]] - [[Strong Bad]] predicts what [[Strong Badia]] would be like in the next two years. The email was made in 2003, so his predictions should have come to pass by 2005. They didn't.
*Email [[montage]] - It was predicted that [[The Paper]] would be replaced with an inkjet printer in email 173. This did come true, in [[the paper]].
*Email [[your funeral]] - Strong Bad predicts that in the year 2046, on March 31st, 2:03 P.M., the zombie uprising will come.
*[[Baddest of the Bands]]- Strong Bad predicts that in the year 2086, dollars would be called "Globnars".
*[[Hremail 62]] - [[Homestar Runner]] predicts that in July 2012, a theme park called Homestar Dinoland would be opening.
*Email [[Accent]] - [[Strong Sad]] predicts that in five years, [[Strong Bad]] will have lost his accent, and have a new computer, the [[Zappy XT6]].

==See Also==
*[[History according to Strong Bad]]

[[Category:Exaggeration running gags]]

Teen Girl Squad Issue 13

2009-06-05T13:28:06Z

Mr Eyeball: /* Inside References */

{{tgsnav|13|Teen Girl Squad Issue 12|Issue 12|Teen Girl Squad Issue 14|Issue 14}}

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

So and So is baby-sitting, but her friends interrupt and run amok.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Tompkins}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Timkins|Baby Timkins]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Tompkins's Virtual Pet|Tompkins's Virtual Pet]], {{Film|So and So}}, {{Film|Arrow'd Guy}}, {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Buttcrack Plumber|Plumber]], {{film|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 18, 2007

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

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

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 3}}

==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 female robot with a stubby beard wearing cowboy boots and a hat and carrying a pickaxe, along with a baby picking its nose.}''

'''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. The text "m.a.s.h." appears each time he presses a button}''

'''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 that resembles 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. The text "t.a.p.s." appears every time the buttons are pushed}'' 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, a goatee, 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" ("[Peace symbol]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 ☮y ([Peace symbol]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, fangs, scales, and flames on its edges}''

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 "SNAK 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==
[[Image:Deliberance.PNG|thumb|Drops Next Sursdai!]]
*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...
:''{Peacey 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!
:''{A speech bubble appears next to Peacey P's picture, containing the following words:}''
:'''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 a light, low concentrate perfume. "Toilet(te)" is used in an obsolete sense in both English and French to refer to personal grooming, similar to "toiletry".
*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.
*A [[Wikipedia:Bayonet|Bayonet]] is a knife or dagger-like weapon that fits over the end of the barrel of a gun.
*The [[Wikipedia:SAT|SAT Reasoning Test]] is a test that is frequently taken prior to entry into college in the United States.
**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 correct answer is "not necessarily"). Syllogisms have never been used on the SAT, but are staples of [[Wikipedia:IQ test|IQ tests]].
*"The PoPo" was a slang term in the '80s and '90s used to describe the police.
*A "nickel" is slang for a five-year prison sentence.
*Olympic Man's jersey is blurred because logos, trademarked designs, and certain words on clothing are often obscured by the producers of visual media (usually television or music videos) when they don't want the logos, designs, or words visible in the final product.

===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 [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7|issue 7]] in which Strong Bad does not work a variation of himself into the comic.

===Remarks===
*The '2 pantries' are mirror images of one another.
*When So and So yells "Ah! The popo!" it's not in a word balloon, but her next line is.
*Peacey P's new album is said to come out next 'sursdai'. However, officially released albums are always released on a Tuesday.
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue to include a [[Wikipedia:suicide|suicide]]; all of the deaths up to this point have been [[Wikipedia:homicide|homicides]] or accidents.
*"Ya'll" should be spelled "Y'all".

===Goofs===
*The rounded, black border is not present during the "Loading" frames.
*Tompkins is misspelled as "Tomkins" on the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons Menu]] description. (See [[#Fixed Goofs|below.]])
*Once the police officer starts talking to What's Her Face, a line appears near the door-knob.

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

===Inside References===
*When Tompkins' mom answers the door, So and So has [[fangs]].
*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|"m.a.s.h."]] appears.
*So and So saying "I can't do another nickel!" is likely in reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] when So and So was in jail for shoplifting, although she stated in that episode that she had received a life sentence.
*Tompkins's mom's name ends with [[Names ending in -erson|-erson]].
*"Deliberance" is a [[portmanteau]].
*There are several (seemingly gratuitous) uses of three letter [[Acronyms and Initialisms|abbreviations]] including: PPV, SAT, BCP, PCP and APB.
*Peacey P [[Featuring Oneself|features himself]] on his own album.
*So and So's avoidance of the police ("I can't do another nickel!") refers to her arrest in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]].

===Real-World References===
*Tompkins's virtual pet resembles a [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]].
*When Tompkins feeds his virtual pet, the text "m.a.s.h." is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:M*A*S*H|M*A*S*H]]''. Likewise, "t.a.p.s.", which appears when The Ugly One presses the buttons on the TV remote, is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Taps (film)|Taps]]'', whose title was spelled "T*A*P*S" on the [[imdb:tt0083169|DVD release]].
*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]], and accidentally putting it in the oven (or microwave, in some versions).
*The lines about the Snack Mix prior to What's Her Face's demise are based on the board game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]]. The picture of the Snack Mix on the card resembles Clue character [[Wikipedia:Cluedo characters#Colonel Mustard|Colonel Mustard]].
*The page title 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 Black cast.
*"Ding dong. Ding dong, yo." is a line from the video for [[Wikipedia:Fat (song)|"Fat"]] by [[Wikipedia:"Weird Al" Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]].
*The policemen resemble [[Wikipedia:List of recurring characters from The Simpsons#Eddie and Lou|Eddie and Lou]] from [[The Simpsons]].
*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.
*The [[Wikipedia:PlayStation#PS one|PS one]] is a smaller and redesigned version of the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] video game console, released by [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] in 2000. The term "PS One" is also sometimes used to refer to the original PlayStation, to distinguish it from the PlayStation 2 and 3.
*"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]].
*Momkins' outfit resembles the gold prospector garb from the Wild West era. In her case, however, a gold digger signifies a person who marries only for monetary gain.
*Deliberence may be a reference to the album "Deliverance" from the rap artist Bubba Sparxxx.

===Fast Forward===
* The album art for "deliberance" (from the Easter Egg) appears in the opening for Podstar Runner.
* The phrase "She gone!" was reused in [[Strong Bad Gameways]].

==DVD Version==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]])

'''MATT:''' What a weird— this is a weird beginning to a Teen Girl Squad, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Where are they!?

'''MATT:''' Yeah! Wha— Are we even watching the Teen Girl Squad? Is this the Tompkins Progrum?

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneous with last sentence}'' Change cha— we must be on the wro— our TiVo messed up and recorded the wrong channel.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs, pauses until Tompkins laughs}'' We should make a game on the website where you try and overfeed your virtual pet.

''{Mike laughs}''

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Remember the Robotic Stooges?

'''MATT:''' I do. Tompkins' mom reminds me of a Robotic Stooge. ''{pause}'' She gone!

'''MIKE:''' Wasn't it called— weren't they called the Robomic Stooges, though?

'''MATT:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' I think they were called the Robonic Stooges.

'''MATT:''' Wow.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' For some reas—

'''MATT:''' Why?

'''MIKE:''' I don't know.

'''MATT:''' Somebody—

'''MIKE:''' We'll have to Wikipedia that.

'''MATT:''' Ahh, the PS1.

'''MIKE:''' I was just thinking we need to get some PS1 games.

'''MATT:''' Probably.

'''MIKE:''' Crash Bandicoot Team Racing.

'''MATT:''' Battle Arena Toshinden.

''{Mike laughs}''

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' I, uh— I think I babysat ''once''.

'''MATT:''' Yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, for these two kids. And, uh... I liter— I had to fix a Teddy Ruxpin.

'''RYAN:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' The Teddy Ruxpin was messed up and I had to fix— you know, figure out how to fix it 'cause the kid was bawling.

'''MATT:''' Nice. Did you put, like, AC/DC in there, like, instead of his tape?

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping Matt's comment}'' Yeah. The tape.

'''MATT:''' So, it'd, like—

'''MIKE:''' Backwards Satan.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, so it'd cause him to flame.

''{Mike and Ryan laugh}''

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Oh, Randy— Randy Buttcrack! ''{Mike laughs}'' He's talking on a— He's talking on a plunger, Ryan.

'''RYAN:''' With a cord.

'''MATT:''' We— Weren't we going to do— We were going to do an Easter egg. We never did that Easter egg of a commercial for Buttcrack Plumbing.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, that's right.

'''RYAN:''' We used to have a football phone that you opened up.

'''MATT:''' Nice.

'''RYAN:''' I think it might've been a—

'''MATT:''' Did you get it from from...

'''RYAN:''' Sports Illustrated, I think.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yep.

''{Mike and Matt laugh}''

'''RYAN:''' Late '80s. ''{pause}'' We even— I think we had a, uh... uh...

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Yes? Say it, Ryan!

'''RYAN:''' What are they called? The measuring tape...

'''MATT:''' A tape measure?

'''RYAN:''' A tape measure phone as well, and you'd open it up, that we got from Montgomery Ward.

'''MIKE:''' Nice.

'''MATT:''' Wow. Oh, here he is. Here's the man. ''{pause}'' Umm.. how about how in every hip-hop video there's some— some—

'''MIKE:''' Blurred out logo.

'''MATT:''' —some dude that just wore a Nike shirt. And it's just like—

'''MIKE:''' "What's up, man!?"

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' "I told you, man! Just don't show up in a stupid Nike shirt, please! I told you we were filming a video, and you still wore your Nike shirt." The best part is when it's, like, the dude— the main guy— the main rapper—

'''RYAN:''' Snoop Dogg.

'''MATT:''' —couldn't be troubled to... change his shirt.

'''RYAN:''' I remember if you watched 'em on BET you could see the pot leaf on the, uh... the... Dr. Dre...

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping Ryan}'' On the... "Ain't Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"?

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Really? They didn't blur it out, or they just did a bad job of blurring it out?

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping Matt}'' No, I remember, like, seeing it. It just— They didn't blur it out.

'''MATT:''' Oh! ''{pause}'' Look! It's the cops from The Simpsons! Lou and Eddie, is that their names? Looks kinda like Lou and Eddie.

'''RYAN:''' Lou Bega.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' That Snak Mix has a monocle. And a soul patch. ''{pause}'' These are the worst cops ever.

'''MIKE:''' She's not very good looking.

'''MATT:''' No, she has a beard!

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping Matt}'' That cop's got low standards!

'''RYAN:''' He likes the stubble.

'''MATT:''' ''{in a Teen Girl Squad-type voice}'' Aaah!

=== Fun Facts ===
*"The Tompkins Progrum" is another instance of the word [[progrum]].
*[[Wikipedia:TiVo|TiVo]] is a brand of digital video recorder in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It is a consumer video device that captures television programming to hard disk storage for later viewing.
*''[[Wikipedia:The Robonic Stooges|The Robonic Stooges]]'' was a short-lived Saturday morning cartoon show featuring [[Wikipedia:The Three Stooges|The Three Stooges]] as clumsy superheroes.
*Crash Bandicoot Team Racing is actually known as [[Wikipedia:Crash Team Racing|Crash Team Racing]], the fourth installment in the [[Wikipedia:Crash Bandicoot|Crash Bandicoot]] series for the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]].
*[[Wikipedia:Battle Arena Toshinden|Battle Arena Toshinden]] is a fighting game for the original [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]], as well as for the [[Wikipedia:Sega Saturn|Sega Saturn]] and the [[Wikipedia:Personal computer|PC]].
*[[Wikipedia:Teddy Ruxpin|Teddy Ruxpin]] is an animatronic talking bear which was created by Ken Forsse with later assistance by Larry Larsen and John Davies. Teddy would move his mouth and eyes as he read stories via a standard audio tape deck built into his back.
*[[Wikipedia:AC/DC|AC/DC]] is a pioneering rock and heavy metal band formed in Australia by brothers [[Wikipedia:Malcolm Young|Malcolm]] and [[Wikipedia:Angus Young|Angus Young]].
*"Backwards Satan" is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Backmasking|backmasking]], a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be played forward. Backmasking is a deliberate process, whereas a message found through phonetic reversal may be unintentional.
*[[Wikipedia:Sports Illustrated|Sports Illustrated]] is the largest weekly American sports magazine.
*[[Wikipedia:Nike, Inc.|Nike]] is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States.
*[[Wikipedia:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]] is a [[Wikipedia:Grammy Award|Grammy Award]]-winning American rapper, record producer and actor, best known as an [[Wikipedia:Master of Ceremonies|MC]] in [[Wikipedia:West Coast hip hop|West Coast hip hop]].
*[[Wikipedia:Black Entertainment Television|BET]] is an American cable network based in Washington, D.C. targeted toward young blacks and urban audiences in the United States.

==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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Talk:Strong Bad Smiling

2009-06-02T08:49:34Z

Mr Eyeball:

Dang, this is a top-notch page. Good work Miguel! {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 01:57, 18 March 2006 (UTC)
:His smile is... fetching! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:25, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

He smiles through most of Candy Product, and it's CREEPY. Geh. --[[User:66.241.95.65|66.241.95.65]] 20:32, 21 March 2006 (UTC)

:Weird coincidence. This page (discussing how rarely SB smiles) goes up, and 4 days later we get an email full of what? SB smiling! {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 18:37, 23 March 2006 (UTC)
::I think it's an even weirder coincidence that after our discussion about whether SB's smile was so common it was no longer out of character, he didn't smile for 2 months. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 00:36, 30 October 2007 (UTC)
== Notable? ==
With nearly two dozen appearances, I fail to see how his smile is notable... :S - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:52, 11 April 2006 (UTC)
:With 150 emails plus other appearance, I fail to see why not. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 03:58, 11 April 2006 (UTC)

:: Still, we should rewrite the opening paragraph, 2 dozen is much more than 'few' :D [[User:Gerkuman|Gerkuman]] 12:25, 8 February 2007 (UTC)

I'm also unsure why this page is notable. I can understand pages like [[Strong Sad Smiling]] and [[Strong Mad Smiling]] — their names imply that their personalities are generally "sad" and "mad", respectively, and for them to smile is contrary to their general demeanors. Strong Bad on the other hand is "bad", but that doesn't necessarily imply a lack of smiling. In fact, I think that stereotypical villains smile ''a lot'', but usually because they're doing something evil that gives them pleasure. I believe that a lot of Strong Bad's smiles are of this type, which is by no means contrary to his nature.

On top of this, the great number of instances of Strong Bad smiling makes me question its importance. If it's not an uncommon event at all, why are we noting it? It just means more work to pay attention to every instance of a common event and make sure we add it onto the end of this list.

So, unless I'm missing something, I'm beginning to think that this article should be '''deleted'''. Anybody agree or disagree? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:05, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
:I don't think we need this page (or [[Strong Mad Smiling]], for that matter). Seeing Strong Bad smile is not exactly a rare occurrence, and it doesn't draw the viewer's attention the way Strong Sad smiling would. '''Delete.''' — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 23:13, 31 August 2007 (UTC)
Actually, he smiles quite a lot these days. '''Delort.'''[[User:Arkyopterix|Arkyopterix]] 11:46, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
::I count 43 instances here and 341 articles total in Strong Bad's filmography, but he ''does'' smile more often now. I'm currently '''neutral.''' [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 18:15, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
:::Although I do think Trey56 was right about the fact smiling would not be out of character for the villain. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 21:16, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
::::I think it's a little unnecessary for Strong Sad and Strong Mad. Here it's just ridiculous. Why don't we create separate pages for Marzipan and What's-Her-Face and Bubs smiling. Or why stop at smiling? How 'bout we create a page for every time Strong Bad sits down, every time Homestar opens a door, and every time the KOT walks in from the right side of the screen. We're documenting common occurrences here. Please '''delete'''.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 23:30, 1 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::Ok, calm down Johnny. I agree that this should be '''deleted''', at this point, it's a common thing for Strong Bad to do. One seventh of his appearances have him doing it. It sure isn't as noteable as [[Strong Sad Smiling]], SB isn't manically depressed, and I can't remember the last time he has been a genuine villian. He's simply a normal guy now, one that doesn't really like his friends so much, what with [[Kicking The Cheat|all]] [[Strong Sad and Strong Bad's Relationship|the]] [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|mean]] [[Strong Bad and Homestar Runner's Relationship|things]] [[Pasta Salad|he]] [[Strong Bad and The King of Town's Relationship|does]]. Well, that last part was pointless, I just wanted to make a sentence out of links.--{{User:Slipstream/sig}} 04:09, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
::::::The only thing stopping me from changing my vote to delete is that 36 pages link here. What would we do with those? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 17:43, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Logically, if this page gets deleted we would have to remove the links. It seems almost everybody here agrees that SB's smiles aren't notable, so all the "Fun Facts" regarding them or referring to this page would have to be removed. All of the screenshots would also become useless, and the rest of the page links are on Talk pages, where they don't really matter. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 18:14, 2 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::The reason I had to bring that up was because when I tagged pages like [[The Virus]] and [[Modestly Hot Homsar]] the main argument pointed against me was "it gets linked to a lot." I weakly change my vote to '''delete.'''[[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 22:53, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Then maybe we should also get rid of the page on [[The Cheat Smiling]], too, shouldn't we? [[User:MHarrington|MHarrington]] 20:41, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
I am still of the opinion that among a few hundred appearances, a few dozen instances of Strong Sad smiling, which is decidedly agaiunst character, is in fact notable. Even if these smiles have become more frequent of late, it still remains that he is Strong ''Sad'', and his showing happiness remains notable. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 20:48, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
:This isn't Strong Sad though. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 21:27, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
::"b" and "s" are right next to each other on my keyboard. (Don't ask.) Same argument applies. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:33, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
:::'''Keep all.''' Any instance of Strong Bad smiling is notable; he is, after all, a bad, bad guy. If indeed it's becoming more common, then that is also significant, as it might signal a shift in his character, which we should document. (However, looking at the list, I still think it's relatively uncommon.) Furthermore, it would be a mistake to delete any of these articles. If we do, where are we going to move the information? It's unwise to delete so much data that has been here for as long as it has without moving it somewhere, because someone might have linked to it externally. These articles are a set, and they should stay together. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:43, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
::::I agree. '''Keep'''.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 23:00, 3 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::But why does being a bad bad guy mean he can't smile? He just smiles for different reasons, like a mischievous, devilish, evil, laugh at my friends expense kind of smile. He's always been like that. I think the only reason he smiles more now is because TBC are getting more dynamic with animating his mouth. It used to only have two shapes—rectangle and circle. It has nothing to do with his change in personality.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 03:53, 5 September 2007 (UTC)
I ran some numbers, and here's my report: Several years ago, there was a sharp rise in incidents of Strong Bad smiling. Before [[for kids]], Strong Bad smiled about once every 31.3 appearances. Since then, he has smiled about once every ''3.8'' appearances. What's most notable, however, is that the rate has remained steady since that time—over ''three years'' ago. Thus, while Strong Bad smiles more often nowadays than he did back when the site was new, he doesn't smile more often now than he has in a long time. This page was created about a year and a half ago, at which time the increased rate was pretty well established, and I don't see any compelling reason to throw all this info away now. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:42, 4 September 2007 (UTC)

:After reading the above comments, I think the key to whether or not this page should be kept is determining if there is a significant series of instances in which Strong Bad smiles in a non-evil way. That is, he's "acting out of character" by not being "bad".

:After looking over the appearances with Dot com, it looks like there really are a good number of "non-evil" smiles in the list (perhaps he can provide more specific numbers), and I think those would constitute a page that is as valid as [[Strong Mad Smiling]] or [[Strong Sad Smiling]]. So, I'm beginning to think that this page should be '''kept''', with one of the following two modifications:

:#Limit the appearances to only "non-evil" smiles and adjust the lead paragraph accordingly, or
:#Divide the appearances into two sections, one for the "evil" smiles, and one for the "non-evil" smiles (with better headings).

:So, do any of those who said above that the page should be deleted think that the page would be valid if altered in one of these two ways? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:18, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

::Of the 35 toons where either Strong Bad himself is shown smiling or he smiles in a drawing that ''he drew himself'', 28 are what I would consider non-evil, while only 10 are evil (there is some overlap). I support dividing the page into categories to better illustrate when he is "bad" and when he is not. I don't think we should remove anything, so we'd also need an "other" category for Powered by The Cheat, fan stuff, etc. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:59, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

:::Divide the article into sections. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 00:34, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

::::I still say delete. Evil vs. Non-evil is splitting hairs what need not be split. Smiling isn't out of character for a villain. "Bad" isn't necessarily the opposite of "happy". Maybe he does it more now than he used to, but that's irrelevant. It wouldn't have been unusual for him to do it in the past. Like I said above, I personally think the reason he smiles more now is because TBC got more detailed with his mouth animation. The fact that the frequency of smiles increased all at once instead of gradually supports this.--{{User:Johnny Jupiter/sig}} 04:07, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

:::::Doesn't the animation in a way lead the character? If you go for more detail, more emphasis, in some aspect of your life, you grow in that direction, and your personality will change as a result. Isn't it much the same that when a new element of animation is introduced and used, it will change the character? They may have only made the change in character due to the availability of another animation cel, but they chose to make it. There are times he is smiling out of evil, and times he is smiling out of genuine kindness or pleasure. I see no problem with dividing appearances on those grounds. I see zero grounds for deletion, with respect. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 23:51, 11 September 2007 (UTC)

i don't see what all the fuss is about. whther he smiles a lot or not, if there's strong mad and strong sad smiling pages, then there should be a strong bad smiling page. i say '''keep''' --[[User:Acam30|Acam30]] 03:54, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

:I agree. And DO keep in mind there were times when Strong Bad SHOULD HAVE smiled (e.g. his mouth is still a frown when he sorta cracks up about The Cheat answering emails with "I'll gnaw your face off."). I was referring to [[cheatday]]. --[[User:Charlie Jr.|Charlie Jr.]] 16:33, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
I don't know how to ask this without making anybody sound stupid (It is never my intent to write 1 of these things solely to mock the sysops), but I actually need it explained to me why Strong Bad's evil smiles are less vilanous than, say, evil laughter. Since my calculations reveal only 12% of Strong Bad's appearances involved smiling, I am not trying to reopen the deletion discussion either.[[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 00:12, 7 November 2007 (UTC)

Strong Bad's face doesn't have a natural smile, which means that to see it any other way is very unusual. I should be surprised if someone used to his cynical frown doesn't suddenly go "Whoa!" on sight of him smiling. If you think Strong Bad's smile isn't notable enough for coverage in an article, I'd like to see you disputing the even less notable instances of [[chocolate]] and [[coffee]]. If there's no massive discussion/argument for deletion on their notability at the time I post this then we win the argument as far as we're concerned. Maybe we should have an all-inclusive article that goes into vague detail on unusual character animation in general. And that wouldn't be as informative, as this is a fan wiki documenting everything about the Homestar Runner canon. [[User:Psi|Psi]] 17:55, 7 February 2009 (UTC)

== part-time job ==

Could someone teach me how to take a picture of the ending? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 22:44, 1 April 2007 (UTC)
:Press the print screen button, paste it into an image editing program, and crop as needed. {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 09:45, 2 April 2007 (UTC)
::Where is a print screen button? I use Internet Explorer 7. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 01:03, 3 April 2007 (UTC)
:::It's on your keyboard. "Prt Scrn", often in the pile of keys above the arrows. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 01:13, 3 April 2007 (UTC)

==Colon Cancer==
I notice on Strong Bad's, Strong Mad's, and Strong Sad's smiling pages [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Special:Search?search=smiling], the format seems to be ":" instead of "—". ([[The Cheat Smiling]] has the em dash.) So, what's wrong with this picture? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:24, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
:Fixed Bad's page. {{User:Techgeekmbg/sig}} 21:38, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

==Evil Smiles==
I counted 11 instances on the article where he smiles out of evil (or badness)
*A Jorb Well Done
*The House That Gave Sucky Treats
*Origins
*TrogdorCon 97
*Narrator
*Candy Product (he's doing destructive things throughout the whole commercial)
*The Chair
*Unnatural (he's trying to become a monster)
*Date Nite
*DNA Evidence
*Hygiene (his character is a brat) 
Since he is still a bad person in these instances, should I take them offa list? [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 23:05, 26 October 2007 (UTC)
:The reason I did not remove narrator was because I thought since no one seemed to notice him it wasn't as evil as those other points were. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 14:33, 28 October 2007 (UTC)

I was under the impression that this discussion had not reached a consensus as to whether instances of evil smiling should be deleted. As far as I can tell, Qermaq, Trey56, It's dot com and I support keeping evil smiling and re-organizing the page into section with different types of smiling. I still think that's the way to go, and we should put the deleted instances back on.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 17:56, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

:Isn't "Evil Smiles" kinda subjective? --[[User:Trogga|Trogga]] 03:00, 7 December 2007 (UTC)

==Screenshots==
[[Image:Strong Bad smiling Date Nite.png|90px]] [[Image:Secrets-smiling.png‎|90px]] [[Image:SBsmile boots.png|90px]]

Strong Bad's mouth is a rectangle. When he smiles, one or two lines curve a little bit. I love that this page exists, but I opine that we don't need 34 screenshots for something so similar each time. (The same discussion could be had about each of the Smiling pages.) For Strong Bad, I recommend three (as pictured above). An Evil Smile, a childhood smile, and a PBTC smile. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:49, 7 November 2007 (UTC)
:Umm... no. There are significantly more variations than those three, and besides, we need more work on this wiki, not less. I ''do'' hope this isn't what the cleanup tag refers to. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 15:31, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::The cleanup tag refers to [[#Limits?]] {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 15:47, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:::I should also note that OptimisticFool [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Bad_Smiling&diff=530094&oldid=524942 gave up this suggestion] long ago. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 15:58, 3 January 2009 (UTC)

==DELETED==
Umm That one in Senorial Day does not look at all like smiling. {{User:HAJ/sig}} 20:01, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
:I think you need to watch it again. That's one of his most obvious smiles. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 20:15, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

== Limits? ==

I know we're keeping this article to show how Strong Bad's personality has changed over the years, but noting every little toon in which he smiles is starting to feel excessive. I don't know if it's just me, but the sight of Strong Bad grinning is starting to feel as unremarkable a part of his character as, say, proclaiming he's awesome. I don't think we should delete this article altogether, maybe we just need to stop writing "this is another appearance of Strong Bad smiling" on every single Email page. Should we also decide upon a cutoff year as to when it became more common for him to smile? {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 01:04, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
:Agreed. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:14, 3 October 2008 (UTC)
::If we decide upon a cutoff year that preceeds 2008, should we remove any instances from this article? {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 19:23, 4 October 2008 (UTC)
:::Yep. And if we decide on a cutoff year, this article might need to be renamed to something like '''Strong Bad's Personality''' and include other aspects of his personality changing, like his saying "Holy Crap" less and going from the archenemy to the cynical good guy of sorts. It may even need to be merged with his character article. But that doesn't have to happen; just some ideas. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 22:22, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
I've done the math. Strong Bad's appeared in 28 toons this year, and smiled in 12 of those 28. (I only counted cartoons that played on homestarrunner.com) That's almost one time for every month. However, that is not an accurate comparison because I clearly remember times when he smiled in 2 or 3 consecutive toons. Does anyone else think that means the gag is entering "not special" territory? (If I didn't fear it was obnoxious, I'd bring up Awesome again) {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 16:21, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
:Is there not a page about Strong Bad making outrageous claims about his awesomeness? I feel there surely is. -[[Special:Contributions/140.247.11.68|140.247.11.68]] 17:07, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
::[[Talk:Awesome|It got deleted]]. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 21:00, 23 December 2008 (UTC)
:::I fail to see how a gag with less than 60 appearences is overly prominent. Wanna get rid of [[Seriously]], too? Has about the same number of instances, along with [[Holy Crap!]]. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 15:58, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::::Well, I said I didn't want to get rid of this page altogether. I just wanted some feedback on whether the article draws out its point. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 16:02, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::A cutoff is too risky- what if this year he smiles 6/28 times? The future is unpredictable- may I suggest a chart or a Fun Fact instead of a deletion/omission?{{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 16:12, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::It's not 6/28, it's 12/28. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 16:19, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::::In 2008, but what about 2009? {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 16:25, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::::In 2009, the rate will probably be 50% or higher. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 16:28, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::You know for certain? {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 16:33, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::Well, it was almost 50% in 2008, and logic says the rate will only increase as the years go by. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 16:38, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:::::::::::Logic said we'd be paying $1.75/litre for gas, but that didn't work out so well. The point is, there are better ways of noting the increase in frequency, and, if it doesn't have the longest list of appearences in the wiki, there really isn't a reason to block and delete instances. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 16:48, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::::::::::::There's also some debate as to whether or not it's out of character for Strong Bad. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 17:49, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
:Yeah. Still no reason to ignore instances. I suggest a chart or a Fun Fact about it instead. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 19:29, 3 January 2009 (UTC)
::Yeah...do the chart thing, forget the cutoff date, get rid of the "evil smiles and other instances" categorizations, and I'm good. And do it ASAP, or I'll take matters into my own hands like I [[Reg Having the Ball at the Top of the Key|did]] with merging [[Reg Having the Ball]] and [[Top of the Key]]. {{User:Neox/sig}} 01:17, 21 February 2009 (UTC) kthxbai
:::We shouldn't rush it because not everyone seems to agree on something yet. I still think the fact it's debatable whether or not it's still out of character slightly necessitates a cutoff date, to avoid this page becoming as mundane as say, "Michael Phelps Breathing". {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 01:19, 21 February 2009 (UTC)
::::And as umm...[[Not X|NOT]] mundane as "Michael Phelps Breathing... Weed?" Sorry, but you set me up for making a reference to recent news. But seriously, though. {{User:Neox/sig}} 05:50, 22 February 2009 (UTC)

==Green Guy==

Would SB's costume in [[Most in the Graveyard]] fit on this page? {{User:Strongkinghomsarsmith/sig}} 19:11, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
:I don't think so, because it's just like a sheet of paper placed '''in front''' of his real mouth, which could be in '''any''' shape. - {{User:Fotoshop/sig}} 03:50, 27 November 2008 (UTC)
::No, I think it is his real mouth, since it moves when Strong Bad talks in the way that Strong Bad's mouth normally would move. Thus, I think it should be counted as an appearance. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 01:31, 30 December 2008 (UTC)

==The ghost with the most==

On the [[Jibblies 2]] entry, it says that's SB's smiling to show his costume's teeth, but I think he's just being in-character. We can see the teeth when he frowns, anyway. I'd amend the article myself but I've no idea how to re-word it. - Someone who forgot his password TI:ME, 9 December 3219 (GMT)

== How to Save the Page ==

Someone should add another sentence or two to the intro explaining why the phenomenon is still worth pointing out. Because now it just looks like something unremarkably common. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 03:15, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
:So... why *is* it still worth pointing out? These "Smiling" pages all seem silly to me... though I'm not sure what's sillier: that these pages exist at all, or when people who've openly expressed their dislike for them continue to add "This is another instance of [[Strong Bad Smiling]] to the fun facts section. If you don't like the page, why keep adding to it? Let someone who *does* care bother... -{{User:YK/sig}} 04:12, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
::Um, I believe that's exactly what I did for all the instances that occurred between "licensed" and the "Best of Sbemail" DVD. Left this list to people who care. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 04:56, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
:::Frankly, I care. Strong Bad is rarely happy, only while others are in pain (or are about to be) or when [[Senor Cardgage]] is around, and a few other cases. While it does seem common, compare it to his appearances. As of now we have ≈63 cases where he smiles. Right now the [[:Category:Strong Bad Filmography|Strong Bad Filmography category]] has about 418 articles in it as of now. This only about 15.1% of all toons that he is in where he has smiled. Though it does appear he has been smiling more and more recently. <s>I'd say after we pass the 20-25% mark we should consider scrapping this.</s> But either way, I think we should keep this article, like Bad Bad Guy said, for those who are interested on the matter. --[[Special:Contributions/75.28.91.38|75.28.91.38]] 17:16, 9 April 2009 (UTC)
::::Wait, when did I say I want to keep it? I just began this topic as a [[User:Heimstern Läufer|Heimstern]]-friendly way to ask, "Why should we give a care?" {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 14:38, 11 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::So... if you aren't in support of the page... why make a topic about how to *save* it? -{{User:YK/sig}} 01:53, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
::::::Why are we bringing me into this? I don't believe I've ever been involved in discussions concerning the merits of this article. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:29, 13 April 2009 (UTC)
:::::::YK, I made this topic because the intro's negligence to point out the notability of this theme was bothering me. It can also be seen as a challenge for this page's supporters to sway others' opinions (although initially, I did not intend it to be). Heimstern, I brought you up because I knew if I just said something like, "Why does this page still exist? It's just dumb recurring crap", you might have scolded me for being rude. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 19:32, 13 April 2009 (UTC)

==Still Too Common==

With over sixty occurrences now, I fail to see the significance of this "running gag". [[User:StarFox|StarFox]] 04:24, 21 April 2009 (UTC)
:The fact that some still care about this gag wouldn't bother me so much if they explained why. Like I said, it's not ''that'' out of character for someone as evil as Strong Bad to smile. I'm also confused that some would find this vanilla gag more notable than references to (read the Inside References sections) [http://hrwiki.org/index.php?title=A_Death-Defying_Decemberween&oldid=618169 Homestar's death], [http://hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Kick-A-Ball&oldid=636721 his lack of visible arms] or [http://hrwiki.org/index.php/HRWiki:Featured_Article_Selection#HRWiki:Featured_article_for_2009.2C_week_22_.28May_25-31.29 an upcoming holiday]. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 21:10, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

==Where U Goin' 2?==

Should the smiling PBTC Strong Bad in Where U Goin' 2 be counted as a smile? Because PBTC smiles are counted on the page [[The Cheat Smiling]]. [[Special:Contributions/64.12.117.17|64.12.117.17]] 21:56, 1 May 2009 (UTC) {{User:64.12.116.79}}
:Knock yourself out. [[New Boots]] is already included on this page. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 22:12, 1 May 2009 (UTC)

I say we delete it. Strong Bad's smiled over 60 times now. This, along with [[Strong Sad Smiling]] and [[Strong Mad Smiling]] should go. I don't even know how anyone could view this as a "running gag." I mean, sure the Chaps made SB smile on purpose, but I don't think they intended for it to be a joke.

Silent Rip

2009-06-01T11:05:38Z

Mr Eyeball:

[[Image:silent_rip.png|thumb|right|150px|"Those loonies are gonna blow up the ocean!"]]
[[Image:Silent_Rip.PNG|thumb|right|150px|"Surprise, Surprise, [[Firebert]]!"]]

'''Silent Rip '''is a member of the [[Cheat Commandos]]. He is a stealth-type person whose main roles seem to be reconnaissance and sniping. In his own words, "[sneaking up on people] is what I do best." He has the Loud Noise Silencer (which appears to be an ordinary pillow). When he first appeared as an action figure, his jacket was brown and buttons grey-green. They have since been reversed, or at least, this is an intentional discrepency between action figure and cartoon versions. His name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Flatulence|flatulence]].

He features fairly prominently in Cheat Commandos Adventures, although his alleged talent for stealth has yet to be displayed. Appropriately, Rip tosses a smoke grenade during [[Commandos in the Classroom]], a device that both encourages stealth and releases a cloud of gaseous material.

[[Homestar Runner]] owns the Silent Rip action figure, or at least used it for the purpose of the commercial.

Silent Rip is one of the Cheat Commandos featured in the first Cheat Commandos [[Store Toys|figurine set]].

In [[2 Part Episode: Part 1]], it is stated that he is "way too concerned with acronyms." In that episode, he commented on two acronyms.

==Defining Traits==
*But Deadly!!
*Two (2) Pockets!
*Communicates Via That Microphone Attached to His Helmet!
*Same Size As The Rest!!

==Filmography ==
*'''Debut:''' [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]
*[[:Category:Silent Rip Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

{{CheatCommandos}}
[[Category:Cheat Commandos Characters]]

Silent Rip

2009-06-01T11:05:10Z

Mr Eyeball:

[[Image:silent_rip.png|thumb|right|150px|"Those loonies are gonna blow up the ocean!"]]
[[Image:Silent_Rip.PNG|thumb|right|150px|"Surprise, Surprise, [[Firebert]]!"]]

'''Silent Rip '''is a member of the [[Cheat Commandos]]. He is a stealth-type person whose main roles seem to be reconnaissance and sniping. In his own words, "[sneaking up on people] is what I do best." He has the Loud Noise Silencer (which appears to be an ordinary pillow). When he first appeared as an action figure, his jacket was brown and buttons grey-green. They have since been reversed, or at least, this is an intentional discrepency between action figure and cartoon versions. His name is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Flatulence|flatulence]].

He features fairly prominently in Cheat Commandos Adventures, although his alleged talent for stealth has yet to be displayed. Appropriately, Rip tosses a smoke grenade during [[Commandos in the Classroom]], a device that both encourages stealth and releases a cloud of gaseous material.

[[Homestar Runner]] owns the Silent Rip action figure, or at least used it for the purpose of the commercial.

Silent Rip is one of the Cheat Commandos featured in the first Cheat Commandos [[Store Toys|figurine set]].

In [[2 Part Episode:Part 1]], it is stated that he is "way too concerned with acronyms." In that episode, he commented on two acronyms.

==Defining Traits==
*But Deadly!!
*Two (2) Pockets!
*Communicates Via That Microphone Attached to His Helmet!
*Same Size As The Rest!!

==Filmography ==
*'''Debut:''' [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]
*[[:Category:Silent Rip Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

{{CheatCommandos}}
[[Category:Cheat Commandos Characters]]

Cheat Commandos

2009-06-01T10:54:11Z

Mr Eyeball: /* Fun Facts */

[[Image:ccommandos.png|thumb|"Cheat Commandos, ROCK, ROCK ON!"]]

{{about|[[characters]]}} {{forshort|Cheat Commandos (toon)}}

The '''Cheat Commandos''' are an elite fighting force who, along with a civilian contractor named [[Reynold]], are dedicated to stopping the evil forces of [[Blue Laser]]. Every character in the known Cheat Commandos universe is a [[The Cheat]] (except for [[Ser-g-geant Marshie]] and [[Mrs. Commanderson]]), inspired by The Cheat's [[Firebert]] persona in the email [[army]]. All of the episodes of the [[TV Shows|TV series]] ''Cheat Commandos Adventures'' are written by [[A. Chimendez]], with the exception of ''Movie Night!'', which was written by A. Chimendez Jr. Each Cheat Commandos toon seems to parody a different facet of 1980s animated shows, such as the nonstop plugs for action figures and breakfast cereals and rehashing as teaching aids. All of the Cheat Commandos [[Action Figure Character Variations|action figures]] are manufactured by [[Cheap as Free#Toys|Cheap as Free Toys]], cost [[$11.01]], and are for ages 3-5. The Cheat Commandos' [[slogan#Cheat Commandos|slogan]] is "Rock Rock On!" (although at one point [[Gunhaver]] said that it was "Riggidy Roll" from now on). The series frequently encourages the viewer to [[Buy all our playsets and toys!!|buy all the playsets and toys]].

==Members==
* [[Gunhaver]] - ''The squad leader, probably: Has a gun.''
* [[Flashfight]] - ''Has three medals and five buttons''
* [[Fightgar]] - ''Needs to shave''
* [[Silent Rip]] - ''Snuck up on me''
* [[Crackotage]] - ''That guy that flies that plane''
* [[Reinforcements]] - ''The one that Coach Z bought''
* [[Firebert]] - ''Not a good commando name''
* [[Ripberger]] - ''Not wearing pajamas''
* [[Foxface]] - ''Not one of the guys''
* [[Reynold]] - ''Civilian Contractor''
* [[Agent Chimendez]]
* "like fifty" [[Green Helmets]]

===Possibly===
* [[Ser-g-geant Marshie]] - ''A marshmallow, not a cottonball''
* [[Mrs. Commanderson]] - ''Some kind of bird-reptile''

===Others===
* [[Oliver Smidgen]] - ''Raised by a distant relative''
* [[Reynold's Brother]] - ''Doesn't care about much''
* [[Gunk Iller]] - ''He be illin'!''
* [[The Topplegangers|Dryghost, Fudgeclank, Subtlefuge, and Swampslash]]— mercenaries of uncertain loyalties (from [[8-Bit is Enough]])

== Toons ==

* [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]
* [[Cheat Commandos...O's]] aka ''Time to break...fast!''
* [[Shopping for Danger]]
* [[Commandos in the Classroom]] aka ''Movie Night!''
* [[Blue Laserdisc Challenge]] ([[Everything Else, Volume 2]] exclusive)
* [[Let us give TANKS!]]
* [[An Important Rap Song]]
* [[The Next Epi-Snowed]] aka ''Just Chill... Til The Next Epi-Snowed!''

==Fun Facts==
*In the Cheat Commandos logo, the word "Cheat" is colored like The Cheat, and the word "Commandos" has the same colors as the flag of [[Strong Badia]].
*In the TV show, Gunhaver is voiced by [[Crack Stuntman]], and Firebert is voiced by The Cheat. Other voice actors include the [[guy who does the bad guy's voice]] (as the Blue Laser Commander), [[Crack Stuntman's Girlfriend]] (as the [[New Bad Guy Girl Character]]) and [[A. Chimendez]] (as [[Agent Chimendez]]).
**In the DVD commentary for [[An Important Rap Song]], Fightgar mentions that his voice actor is "Reynolda Crake", but Mike accuses him of just making that up.
*In all the Cheat Commandos toons, the Cheat Commandos have a marking in the shape of the [[Wikipedia:Disney|Disney]] "Mickey" logo on their lower "leg".
*Cheat Commandos toys were briefly seen in the emails [[garage sale]] and [[concert]].
*Cheat Commandos toys can be purchased from the [[Store]].
**In addition, cardboard cutouts of the playsets are available for download.

==Quotes of the Week==

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{{CheatCommandos}}
[[Category:Cheat Commandos|Cheat Commandos|*]][[Category:Products|Cheat Commandos, The]][[Category:Organizations]][[Category:Advertisements]][[Category:Strong Bad Email Spin-offs]]

Blue Laser

2009-06-01T10:47:32Z

Mr Eyeball: /* Appearances */

[[Image:blue-laser.PNG|thumb|right|250x179px|"CRUSH THE CHEAT COMMANDOS!"]]
'''Blue Laser''' is an evil organization that is the sworn enemy of the [[Cheat Commandos]]. They plan to take over the planet using various schemes. Sometimes they are attacked by the Cheat Commandos, even if they are doing nothing wrong. They are a parody of [[Wikipedia:COBRA Organization|COBRA]], the principal evildoers of the [[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (TV series)|G.I. Joe]] cartoons, upon which ''Cheat Commandos Adventures'' is based. This can be seen in the fact that Blue Laser:

*Has a [[Blue Laser Commander|Commander]] with a high squeaky voice and a partially obscured face
*Threatens to blow up the ocean (as Cobra threatened to do in one G.I. Joe episode)
*Succeeds only in blowing up its own [[Blue Laser Minion|minions]]
*Fires lasers of opposite color than the heroes (in this case, blue—the same color Cobra used in the G.I. Joe cartoon)
*Wears Cobra-inspired uniforms—blue bodysuits with their organization's logo positioned on the center of the chest

Blue Laser has a fairly high-tech operation, including a [[Blue Laser Supercomputer|supercomputer]] and apparently a rather large laser tank fleet. Despite the possible technological edge that Blue Laser may have over the Cheat Commandos, they manage to fail horribly in everything they do.

==Evil Schemes==
As an evil league of violence, Blue Laser naturally has several plans for world domination. Many of their plans also involve defeating the Cheat Commandos. These plans are never successful, as they are always foiled due to the efforts of the Cheat Commandos, as well as their own ineptitude.

*[[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos Commercial]] — Blue Laser builds and guards a radar dish, for unknown reasons. [[Reinforcements]] destroyed the radar dish with a devastating hit from his [[Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket]] that left a sole survivor. They also had a plan to blow up the ocean, "Operation Ocean Blow", as well as a plan code-named "Operation Don't Crush Ourselves", which seems to be a standing order not to cause [[Wikipedia:Friendly fire|friendly fire]] incidents due to ineptitude. This plan also failed when [[Firebert]] detonated a mountain using TNT, causing a rockslide to crush two Blue Laser minions.

*[[Cheat Commandos...O's]] — They relocated their secret desert headquarters to [[Blue Laser Commander's Nana's backyard]], causing the Cheat Commandos to vainly search [[the desert]] for Blue Laser and suffer from exhaustion. This plan nearly succeeded, but when [[Crackotage]] dropped the Cheat Commandos a box of Cheat Commandos...O's sugar [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]], they were saved from exhaustion and were somehow led to the new hideout. Two minions were seen parachuting after a barbecue grill had exploded, parodying the way that no one would ever really die in a G.I. Joe cartoon.

*[[Shopping for Danger]] — their plan was to buy [[Grout Clean'r|cleaning products]] on Double Coupon Day at the [[Price Style]] supermarket. The Cheat Commandos speculated that with the money that Blue Laser could save from the double coupons, they could buy deadly weapons that could turn babies into gold or screw with the weather to make it snow at the beach, thus destroying beach volleyball. In actuality, Blue Laser bought the Grout Clean'r because they thought the main reason they couldn' defeat the Cheat Commandos was mildew.

*[[Commandos in the Classroom]] — the [[Blue Laser Commander]] asks Firebert to smoke some candy (a chocolate bar) with him. His "plan" fails when [[Silent Rip]] drops a smoke bomb and Firebert lays down some suppressive fire. Then, he almost gets hit by some surface-to-air antioxidant missiles, right before [[Reinforcements]] arrives.

*[[Let us give TANKS!]] — the "evil scheme," according to [[Gunhaver]], was to kidnap the Cheat Commandos and force them to sit down to dinner and pleasant conversation. He attempted to stop the plan by ambushing the party through the turkey they were planning to eat, but in actuality, the Blue Laser Commander had just invited them over for Thanksgiving dinner. Gunhaver was also invited, but Silent Rip didn't give him the invitation because he was afraid that he would do something exactly like he did. The Cheat Commandos won by default, but to add certainty to it, Gunhaver had set up a nuclear device in the oven, which detonated and blew up the [[Blue Laser Cottage]].

*[[An Important Rap Song]] — the Blue Laser Commander's "scheme" somehow involved him taking off his pants. Gunhaver told him to put his pants back on. The commander then questioned how Gunhaver could refer to the garment as pants.

*[[The Next Epi-Snowed]] — the Blue Laser Commander creates a team of [[Super Snowldier]]s out of snow to destroy the Cheat Commandos. Due to Gunhaver's inability to stay in character throughout this episode, it initially appears the plan may be successful. However, [[Agent Chimendez]] comes to the aid of the Cheat Commandos, allowing them to defeat the Snowldiers.

*[[Fan Costumes '08]] — in a Halloween special, Blue Laser Commander tries to trick-or-treat at Fort Knox in an attempt to make them give him all their gold. He is thwarted when he discovers that the receptionist has only a bowl of Smarties on hand, and reduced to insulting her face and kitten sweater.

*[[2 Part Episode: Part 1]] — in part one of the two-part episode, the Blue Laser Commander is over at the Cheat Commandos HQ playing "televised video games." He was then arrested by [[Flashfight]] and put in a cell next to a starving [[Reynold]].

==Members==
*[[Blue Laser Commander]]
*[[Blue Laser Minion]]s
*[[Blue Laser Babies]]
*[[Blue Laser Commander's Nana]] (possibly)
*[[New Bad Guy Girl Character]]

==Remarks==
*Actual [[Wikipedia:Blue laser|Blue Lasers]] are currently used for certain medical applications (e.g. corrective eye surgery), and are used prominently in the [[Wikipedia:Blu-ray_Disc_Association|Blu-ray Disc Association's]] high capacity [[Wikipedia:Blu-ray Disc|Blu-Ray Disc]] format.

== Appearances ==
*'''Debut:''' [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]
*[[Cheat Commandos...O's]]
*[[Shopping for Danger]]
*[[Commandos in the Classroom]]
*[[Let us give TANKS!]]
*[[2 Part Episode: Part 1]]

{{CheatCommandos}}
[[Category:Cheat Commandos]][[Category:Organizations]]

Blue Laser

2009-06-01T10:46:23Z

Mr Eyeball: /* Evil Schemes */

[[Image:blue-laser.PNG|thumb|right|250x179px|"CRUSH THE CHEAT COMMANDOS!"]]
'''Blue Laser''' is an evil organization that is the sworn enemy of the [[Cheat Commandos]]. They plan to take over the planet using various schemes. Sometimes they are attacked by the Cheat Commandos, even if they are doing nothing wrong. They are a parody of [[Wikipedia:COBRA Organization|COBRA]], the principal evildoers of the [[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (TV series)|G.I. Joe]] cartoons, upon which ''Cheat Commandos Adventures'' is based. This can be seen in the fact that Blue Laser:

*Has a [[Blue Laser Commander|Commander]] with a high squeaky voice and a partially obscured face
*Threatens to blow up the ocean (as Cobra threatened to do in one G.I. Joe episode)
*Succeeds only in blowing up its own [[Blue Laser Minion|minions]]
*Fires lasers of opposite color than the heroes (in this case, blue—the same color Cobra used in the G.I. Joe cartoon)
*Wears Cobra-inspired uniforms—blue bodysuits with their organization's logo positioned on the center of the chest

Blue Laser has a fairly high-tech operation, including a [[Blue Laser Supercomputer|supercomputer]] and apparently a rather large laser tank fleet. Despite the possible technological edge that Blue Laser may have over the Cheat Commandos, they manage to fail horribly in everything they do.

==Evil Schemes==
As an evil league of violence, Blue Laser naturally has several plans for world domination. Many of their plans also involve defeating the Cheat Commandos. These plans are never successful, as they are always foiled due to the efforts of the Cheat Commandos, as well as their own ineptitude.

*[[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos Commercial]] — Blue Laser builds and guards a radar dish, for unknown reasons. [[Reinforcements]] destroyed the radar dish with a devastating hit from his [[Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket]] that left a sole survivor. They also had a plan to blow up the ocean, "Operation Ocean Blow", as well as a plan code-named "Operation Don't Crush Ourselves", which seems to be a standing order not to cause [[Wikipedia:Friendly fire|friendly fire]] incidents due to ineptitude. This plan also failed when [[Firebert]] detonated a mountain using TNT, causing a rockslide to crush two Blue Laser minions.

*[[Cheat Commandos...O's]] — They relocated their secret desert headquarters to [[Blue Laser Commander's Nana's backyard]], causing the Cheat Commandos to vainly search [[the desert]] for Blue Laser and suffer from exhaustion. This plan nearly succeeded, but when [[Crackotage]] dropped the Cheat Commandos a box of Cheat Commandos...O's sugar [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]], they were saved from exhaustion and were somehow led to the new hideout. Two minions were seen parachuting after a barbecue grill had exploded, parodying the way that no one would ever really die in a G.I. Joe cartoon.

*[[Shopping for Danger]] — their plan was to buy [[Grout Clean'r|cleaning products]] on Double Coupon Day at the [[Price Style]] supermarket. The Cheat Commandos speculated that with the money that Blue Laser could save from the double coupons, they could buy deadly weapons that could turn babies into gold or screw with the weather to make it snow at the beach, thus destroying beach volleyball. In actuality, Blue Laser bought the Grout Clean'r because they thought the main reason they couldn' defeat the Cheat Commandos was mildew.

*[[Commandos in the Classroom]] — the [[Blue Laser Commander]] asks Firebert to smoke some candy (a chocolate bar) with him. His "plan" fails when [[Silent Rip]] drops a smoke bomb and Firebert lays down some suppressive fire. Then, he almost gets hit by some surface-to-air antioxidant missiles, right before [[Reinforcements]] arrives.

*[[Let us give TANKS!]] — the "evil scheme," according to [[Gunhaver]], was to kidnap the Cheat Commandos and force them to sit down to dinner and pleasant conversation. He attempted to stop the plan by ambushing the party through the turkey they were planning to eat, but in actuality, the Blue Laser Commander had just invited them over for Thanksgiving dinner. Gunhaver was also invited, but Silent Rip didn't give him the invitation because he was afraid that he would do something exactly like he did. The Cheat Commandos won by default, but to add certainty to it, Gunhaver had set up a nuclear device in the oven, which detonated and blew up the [[Blue Laser Cottage]].

*[[An Important Rap Song]] — the Blue Laser Commander's "scheme" somehow involved him taking off his pants. Gunhaver told him to put his pants back on. The commander then questioned how Gunhaver could refer to the garment as pants.

*[[The Next Epi-Snowed]] — the Blue Laser Commander creates a team of [[Super Snowldier]]s out of snow to destroy the Cheat Commandos. Due to Gunhaver's inability to stay in character throughout this episode, it initially appears the plan may be successful. However, [[Agent Chimendez]] comes to the aid of the Cheat Commandos, allowing them to defeat the Snowldiers.

*[[Fan Costumes '08]] — in a Halloween special, Blue Laser Commander tries to trick-or-treat at Fort Knox in an attempt to make them give him all their gold. He is thwarted when he discovers that the receptionist has only a bowl of Smarties on hand, and reduced to insulting her face and kitten sweater.

*[[2 Part Episode: Part 1]] — in part one of the two-part episode, the Blue Laser Commander is over at the Cheat Commandos HQ playing "televised video games." He was then arrested by [[Flashfight]] and put in a cell next to a starving [[Reynold]].

==Members==
*[[Blue Laser Commander]]
*[[Blue Laser Minion]]s
*[[Blue Laser Babies]]
*[[Blue Laser Commander's Nana]] (possibly)
*[[New Bad Guy Girl Character]]

==Remarks==
*Actual [[Wikipedia:Blue laser|Blue Lasers]] are currently used for certain medical applications (e.g. corrective eye surgery), and are used prominently in the [[Wikipedia:Blu-ray_Disc_Association|Blu-ray Disc Association's]] high capacity [[Wikipedia:Blu-ray Disc|Blu-Ray Disc]] format.

== Appearances ==
*'''Debut:''' [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]
*[[Cheat Commandos...O's]]
*[[Shopping for Danger]]
*[[Commandos in the Classroom]]
*[[Let us give TANKS!]]

{{CheatCommandos}}
[[Category:Cheat Commandos]][[Category:Organizations]]

Cheat Commandos: 2 Part Episode: Part 1

2009-06-01T10:42:21Z

Mr Eyeball: /* Inside References */

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[[Image:2 Part Episode- Part 1.png|thumb|"Who needs the Cheat Commandos anyway?"]]

Flashfight appears at last, jails [[Blue Laser]], and tears up the [[Cheat Commandos]]. 
'''Cast (in order of appearance)''' 
'''Date: Monday, June 1, 2009''' 
'''Running time:4:10''' 
==Transcript==

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'''GUNHAVER:''' Ha ha ha! That was awesome! Here, now someone else put on the bulletproof vest! 
(DOORBELL ALERT PLAYS) 
'''GUNHAVER:''' Doorbell stations! Prepare to pretend we're not here, sign for a package, or receive pizza! 

==Fun Facts==

===Inside References===
*The video game music comes from [[StrongBadZone]].
*This is the first time Flashfight has ever talked.
*This is the ''second'' time Gunhaver has been "kicked out" by another member.

Cheat Commandos: 2 Part Episode: Part 1

2009-06-01T10:41:51Z

Mr Eyeball: /* Inside References */

Cheat Commandos: 2 Part Episode: Part 1

2009-06-01T09:35:27Z

Mr Eyeball:

'''Category: Big Toons''' 
Flashfight appears at last, jails Blue Laser, and tears up the Cheat Commandos. 
'''Cast (in order of appearance)''' 
'''Date: Monday, June 1, 2009''' 
'''Running time:4:10''' 
==Transcript==
GUNHAVER (laughing: Ha ha ha! That was awesome! Here, now someone else put on the bulletproof vest! 
(DOORBELL ALERT PLAYS) 
GUNHAVER: Doorbell stations! Prepare to pretend we're not here, sign for a package, or receive pizza!

Cheat Commandos: 2 Part Episode: Part 1

2009-06-01T09:34:46Z

Mr Eyeball:

'''Category: Big Toons''' 
Flashfight appears at last, jails Blue Laser, and tears up the Cheat Commandos. 
'''Cast (in order of appearance)'''
'''Date: Monday, June 1, 2009'''
'''Running time:4:10'''
==Transcript==
GUNHAVER (laughing: Ha ha ha! That was awesome! Here, now someone else put on the bulletproof vest! 
(DOORBELL ALERT PLAYS) 
GUNHAVER: Doorbell stations! Prepare to pretend we're not here, sign for a package, or receive pizza!

Cheat Commandos: 2 Part Episode: Part 1

2009-06-01T09:32:13Z

Mr Eyeball:

Flashfight appears at last, jails Blue Laser, and tears up the Cheat Commandos.
==Transcript==
GUNHAVER (laughing: Ha ha ha! That was awesome! Here, now someone else put on the bulletproof vest! 
(DOORBELL ALERT PLAYS) 
GUNHAVER: Doorbell stations! Prepare to pretend we're not here, sign for a package, or receive pizza!

Cheat Commandos: 2 Part Episode: Part 1

2009-06-01T09:26:19Z

Mr Eyeball: New page: Flashfight appears at last, jails Blue Laser, and tears up the Cheat Commandos.

Flashfight appears at last, jails Blue Laser, and tears up the Cheat Commandos.