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The Stick

2005-01-31T17:37:25Z

RealityDistortionField: Added link to origins

[[Image:TheStick.png|thumb|right|220px|The great Stick]]

'''The Stick''' is the area in an otherwise nondescript grassy area in which a largeish stick is poking out of the ground. Typically referenced as a meeting point, especially by [[Strong Bad]] and his minions. Also check out the [[Big Ol' Tree]].

== Filmography ==
=== Toons ===
*[[Where's The Cheat?]] (debut)
*[[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]]
*[[Three Times Halloween Funjob]]
*[[Cheat Commandos Commercial]]

=== Strong Bad Emails ===
*[[origins]]
*[[virus]]
*[[montage]]
*[[army]]
*[[different town]]
*[[labor day]]
*[[the bird]]
*[[unused emails]]
*[[kind of cool]] (easter egg)

=== Main Pages ===
*[[Main Page 16]]

[[Category: Places]]
[[Category: Inside Jokes]]

origins

2005-01-31T17:20:45Z

RealityDistortionField:

'''Strong Bad Email #123'''

Strong Bad discusses the hangoutitude of The Stick.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Little Strong Bad]], [[Senor]], [[Mr. Bland]], [[Bubs]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Marzipan]], [[Homsar]], [[Strong Sad]], [[King of Town]]

'''Date:''' January 31, 2005

*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail123.html view "origins"]<br>
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail123.swf view flash file for "origins"]<br>

User:RealityDistortionField

2004-12-19T23:11:22Z

RealityDistortionField: Added Wikipedia Link

Welcome to my wonderful page! Right now it simply serves the purpose of linking to other pages of mine. I also make edits on [http://en.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia] occasionally.

* [http://realitydistortionfield.blogspot.com/ My Weblog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/dynomight1986/ Greebles: In Loving Memory]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RealityDistortionField My Page on Wikipedia]

I might expand this page later, but this is all for now.

User:RealityDistortionField

2004-12-19T23:05:37Z

RealityDistortionField: Link fixed (again)

Welcome to my wonderful page! Right now it simply serves the purpose of linking to other pages of mine. I also make edits on Wikipedia occasionally.

* [http://realitydistortionfield.blogspot.com/ My Weblog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/dynomight1986/ Greebles: In Loving Memory]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RealityDistortionField My Page on Wikipedia]

I might expand this page later, but this is all for now.

User:RealityDistortionField

2004-12-19T23:05:17Z

RealityDistortionField: Link problem fixed

Welcome to my wonderful page! Right now it simply serves the purpose of linking to other pages of mine. I also make edits on Wikipedia occasionally.

* [http://realitydistortionfield.blogspot.com/ My Weblog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/dynomight1986/ Greebles: In Loving Memory]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RealityDistortionField My Page on Wikipedia

I might expand this page later, but this is all for now.

User:RealityDistortionField

2004-12-19T23:04:45Z

RealityDistortionField: First draft

Welcome to my wonderful page! Right now it simply serves the purpose of linking to other pages of mine. I also make edits on Wikipedia occasionally.

* [http://realitydistortionfield.blogspot.com/ My Weblog]
* [http://www.geocities.com/dynomight1986/ Greebles: In Loving Memory]
* [http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:RealityDistortionField My Page on Wikipedia

I might expand this page later, but this is all for now.

mile

2004-12-19T22:57:43Z

RealityDistortionField:

[[Image:sbemail87.PNG|thumb|"I (heart) that Cheat"]]

'''Strong Bad Email #87'''

Strong Bad decided not to do an email this week, so we get a lovely flash movie from The Cheat. The movie features Strong Bad answering an email from Seb in The Lodge, MN. Since The Cheat made the movie, you can bet he's going to make sure we all know how cool he is.

Seb asks if Strong Bad can run a mile. Strong Bad answers by doing cartwheels for a mile (encountering various obstacles along the way).

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Bubs]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]], [[Coach Z]], [[The Poopsmith]]

== Transcript ==
''{The computer room is empty. After a second, we see Strong Bad walk on-screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' And I pretend that it's made of money--

''{stops singing, notices camera}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{addressing viewer}'' Er..Oh! Um... Look, uh, I'm not doin' one this week. Yeah... not doin' one. So... bye!

''{Strong Bad walks out of the room}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing again}'' And I pretend that it's made of money...

''{The Cheat enters and looks at the computer, then looks around for anyone. He then grins at the camera fiendishly. A new Flash cartoon begins. The cartoon is apparently made by The Cheat, as evidenced by the horrible graphic quality.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Eeeeeeeeeemail. Ooh, ah, email, ooh, ah --

''{reading}''

<pre>Dear Strong Bad,

Can you run a mile.

-Seb
The Lodge, MN</pre>

'''STRONG BAD''' ''{typing}'': You'd better believe it, Seb, I can ride I can do cartwheels for a mile. Ready and one and set and go!

''{Strong Bad cartwheels away from his desk. Cut to a shot of him cartwheeling through the TV room from left to right.}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' TV show featuring The Cheat in a Trans Am.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here I go.

''{The scene cuts to a lot with a bunch of buses that say Sköl}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here I go again on my own.

''{Strong Bad uses a ramp to jump over the buses. Bubs appears from behind a fence. He appears to have no lower body}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey Strong Bad, you jumped over some of my buses!

''{"A new record!! 19 buses!!" appears in the air and we hear crowd noises. Cut to Marzipan standing in the field}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Keep it up, Strong Bad. Keep up the pace!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks for cheering me on.

''{Scene cuts to a brick wall, standing in the middle of a field}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Half way to go. I have to break through this brick wall.

''{Strong Bad rolls foward and the wall doesn't give him any resistance. The bricks fall down and spell "HI". Cut to Homestar in the field holding a sign that says "I love cooties"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Check it out, b-hand.

''{Strong Bad streches out his leg and trips Homestar. Cut to Strong Bad finishing his mile on an athletic track, with flashbulbs everywhere. It then cuts to Homestar, Marzipan, and Coach Z waiting for Strong Bad. Coach Z is pink}''

'''COACH Z:''' Mr. Strong Bad, you won the mile, how did what's your secret?

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat.

''{The Cheat parachutes in from the top of the frame, wearing a light blue tuxedo and sunglasses and holding a glass of champagne. Money is stuffed into his tuxedo pocket. He lands on the ground and raises up his glass. A thought bubble appears above Marzipan's head reading "i (heart) that cheat."}''

'''EVERYBODY:''' The Cheat is a millionaire! A parade for The Cheat!

''{A parade goes by, featuring a The Cheat float that says "Dunkin' the Ch8t", a The Cheat hot air balloon, fireworks, and The Poopsmith pushing a broom at the end, then the scene cuts back to Strong Bad's computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD''' ''{typing}'': So yes, Jimmy-Jimmy, there have been parades honoring The Cheat, but don't let that from stopping you from organizing your own. He can be the Grand... Marshall. He's also available for proms and pizza parties.
''{Strong Bad actually types: So yes, Jimmy-Jimmy, there have been p's h-ing the C. B. d. l. t. f. s. y. f. o. y. o. He can be the Grand Marshall. He's a-so availabe for proms and pizza parties.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, okay folks, I gotta go to my next show. See you later night-time!

''{At the end, a cheated-up version of [[The Paper]] comes down with a sound effect that just sounds like some guy going "'''K'''errrriorrrr..."}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Before The Cheat shows up, the diskette says "One on One". Within The Cheat's cartoon but before Strong Bad starts cartwheeling, you can click on it to see that it says "Out of this world". After Strong Bad gets back, you can click on it again to show "NITEMARE 3D".

*At the end of the email, click "proms" to see a polaroid of The Cheat with a sillouhette labelled "Your bod here" and a note scrawled at the bottom: "A Knight to Remember, June 3rd 2004."
**It had been rumored that was "scheduled for further release", meaning they might have made a cartoon about it. Unfortunately, the day passed without any update on H*R.com. Nevertheless, two days following, the Strong Bad Email [[cheatday]] was released.

*Also at the end, click "pizza parties" to see a logo for "Cheatsa Parties," featuring The Cheat taking a bite out of a large pizza.

*Press 'O' on your keyboard at the end to see a silhouette of Strong Bad doing cartwheels over a bunch of hills with a song playing in the background. [[The Brothers Chaps]] are making fun of [[Old Intro 2]] here.

== Fun Facts ==
*When The Cheat shows up (after Strong Bad wins the mile) Marzipan has a thought bubble saying "I (heart symbol) ''that'' Cheat." This is the only time, besides the original book, that The Cheat is not referred to with a "The" preceeding his name.

*When the parade happens and The Poopsmith shows up behind it, it is a subtle reference to a segment of "Rocky and Bullwinkle" called "Peabody's Improbable History", where there were parades honoring Peabody with only one janitor cleaning up after it.

*Strong Bad says "Here I go Again on my Own" before going on the ramp over Bubs' 19 buses. "Here I Go Again" was an 80's rock song by Whitesnake.

*After the parade, there are six fireworks in the sky, similar in sound and appearance to the original Super Mario Bros. after getting the flag.

*"Seb" may be a reference to the British athlete, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sebastian_Coe Sebastian "Seb" Coe], a mid-distance runner who once held the world record in the mile. Seb was also the name of the Egyptian god of fertility.

*The buses Strong Bad cartwheeled over each said the dictionary pronunciation of "School". ("skol" with a line over the "O")

*The line "A TV show featuring The Cheat in a Trans Am" almost certainly refers to the TV series "Knight Rider."

*Strong Bad cartwheeling the mile (as opposed to just running it) was probably done so that The Cheat wouldn't have to animate anything, instead just rotating Strong Bad's standing frame a few hundred times.

*Strong Bad cartwheels 65 times, 55 w/o the easter egg.

*According to the DVD commentary, this is the one and only e-mail that Matt and Mike completely made up - there is nobody named Seb that asked Strong Bad if he could run a mile.

*When The Cheat parachutes in after Strong Bad has won the mile he is wearing a Gucci parachute.

*The "song" being played during the parade is from Super Mario Bros. 3 for the NES, played during the levels on airships.

== DVD Version ==
*For whatever reason, there is not option to use the angle button, and therefore the Floppy Disk Easter Eggs have been disabled. This is one of the only emails on the set that does not have the angle option available when it should be.
*The hills Easter Egg is now accessable like a normal Easter Egg.
*The DVD version features hidden creator's commentary. To acccess it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail87.html watch "mile"]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail87.swf view the flash file for "mile"]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Strong Bad Email]][[Category:Powered by The Cheat]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:The Cheat Filmography]][[Category:Bubs Filmography]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]][[Category:Marzipan Filmography]][[Category:Coach Z Filmography]][[Category:The Poopsmith Filmography]]

radio

2004-12-14T01:26:42Z

RealityDistortionField: Reference to Crackotage

[[Image:deadlypallor.png|thumb|Strong Sad: Shock jock?]]

'''Strong Bad Email #120'''

'''Cast (In order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Marzipan (character)|Marzipan]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[The Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]] (Easter Egg), [[The Sneak]] (Easter Egg)

Strong Bad gives some advice on how to be a radio host, in various genres.

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' I got miles and miles of the e-mail style. Miles and miles of the e-mail style.

{types in "strongbad_email.exe"}

<pre>subject: radio
Dear Strong Bad,
My friends are radio hosts. Any chance you could give
them any pointers on what they could say/do on their show?
bowing to you
Fraser, Scotland
</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''(actually says "say slash do" while reading the above)'' ''{typing}'' Oh, no need to bow, Fraser. Get up. Rise, my son. And giveth me instead $7.50 with which to buy some buffalo chicken tenders. ''{clears the screen}'' So, your "friends" are radio show hosts, huh? Well, the first rule of thumb for all radio personalities is to look absolutely nothing like how they sound. Take Ol' Greystoke for instance.

''(Cut to Strong Sad standing in his room)''

'''STRONG BAD:''' {voice-over} Now here's a whiny know-it-all who sounds just like he looks.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Why thank you, Senator.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voice-over}'' Quit calling me that. Anyway, if Strong Sad was a radio host, he'd sound like this:

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{In radio host voice}'' Hey hey hey, it's the Deathly Pallor, coming at you on the numbitty 902, WA3D FM, "The Sturge." Coming up next, we have some hot new tracks from double-O ballyhoo!

''{Strong Sad covers his mouth in horror while Strong Bad laughs.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Normal voice/frightened}'' Don't you ever make me do that again!

''{Cut back to Lappy 486.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So once they've got the voice/appearance mismatch working, then it all just depends on what kind of radio station they work for. Listen and loin as I run my test sentence through the various genres.

'''Voice-over:''' Strong Bad's test sentence is "The fish was delish and it made quite a dish." ''{The sentence appears on-screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' First up is public radio: smooth n' smarmy.

''{Cut to Marzipan's kitchen. A radio is sitting on the counter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as Public Radio host}'' Today on Capitol Hill, the fish was delish, and according to U.N. secretary council members, it made quite a dish. You are listening to member-supported public radio.

''{Public Radio theme song plays. Marzipan walks in.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Dang old public radio. I never got my totebag.

''{Cut back to Lappy 486.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Next up is the drive time morning show. ''{A morning show poster with two Strong Bad-like hosts appears onscreen.}'' These guys are like bad stand up comics that you can't heckle. Or jeckle. Or throw highball glasses at.

''{Cut to a clock-radio.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as morning talk show host, with sound effects in the background}'' Rise and shine, people! The fish was delish. ''{canned laughter}'' Wait for it, wait for it!''{clowny sounds}'' And it made quite a dish.

''{Cut back from the clock-radio to show Homestar in his house with a Public Radio totebag over his head, holding a tumbler containing a brown liquid with ice cubes.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, squawk box! Shut it up about the fish already.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hi-ball! ''{throws tumbler at radio}''

''{Cut back to Lappy 486.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Then there's the utter misery that is college radio, where they apparently just let any bewildered freshman wander in to the booth and try to run a radio station.

''{Cut to a boombox containing a blank tape.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as college radio host, over a song ending and some feedback}'' Uh, that, that was "The fish was delish" and we heard... track six...''{thumbing through papers}'' "it made... quite a dish".

''{Cut to Strong Sad's room, where he is sitting next to the boombox writing some calligraphy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{on radio}'' Um... cam... campus outreach is looking for... hang on...

''{Cut back to Lappy 486.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' College radio can pretty much be summed up in five words: <br>
Dead air, um, dead air.

''{Cut back to the boombox}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as college radio host}'' Okay, I am out of here for today, but um, but first up is, an, um, okay... an... an hour of chanting.

''{A chant plays on the boombox, and Strong Sad's hand hits the Play and Record buttons.}''

''{Cut back to Lappy 486.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And just in case your friends are um, in the past: here's old-timey radio.

''{cut to 1936 style and an old-timey radio, with The Strong Bad reading in front of a microphone}''

'''THE STRONG BAD:''' ''{as old-timey radio host}'' This week on The Fish Was Delish progrum, brought to you by Portly Washboy laundry paste, we join The Fish down at the wharf as he closes in on the Quite a Dish gang's hideout. Stay tuned for partial excitement.

''{The Portly Washboy logo appears. It is of a boy and a heaping jar of paste with a spoon in it.}''

'''Voice-over:''' ''{singing}'' Portly Washboy. Don't eat it like the cartoon, man.

''{Cut back to Lappy 486.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Done and done, Fraser. Your friends should be well on their way to annoying drivers and gas station attendants the world over. Ooh! And see if you can score me some free coozies, frisbees, or bottle openers from their station. Those free giveaways: Highly flammable.

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

<pre>Click here to e-mail Strong Bad
strongbad@homestarrunner.com</pre>

== Easter Eggs ==
* Click on Strong Sad's stomach while he does the radio voice to see a t-shirt from WA3D FM "The Sturge" radio station.
* Click on the text in the test sentence to see the book it was based on.
* Click on "free coozies, frisbees, or bottle openers" after [[The Paper]] comes down to see them.
* Click on "annoying" after The Paper comes down to see/hear more of Strong Sad's new persona.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{normal voice}'' Oh, I disagree! I think it's more than just a matter of simple economics. In fact, I'd say...

:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{radio host voice and mannerisms, with music}'' Oh, yeah! What's the phrase that pays that plays for days? It's numbitty-nine-oh-two "The Sturge." Don't you touch that BLEBERTYBLOUGH!

:'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{confused}'' Blebertyblough?
* Click on "me" after The Paper comes down to see more of old timey Strong Bad.
:'''RADIO:''' ''{The Strong Bad}'' Stay tuned for partial excitement!

:'''THE STRONG BAD:''' ''{listening}'' Drat and double drat! It's true what they say! The radio really does add four and twenty stone to one's voice!

== Fun Facts ==

*After the text of "The Fish Was Delish..." text disappears, you can still click where it was and it will come up.
*Strong Sad's left sleeve disappears during parts of that easter egg. If you click on him again it appears.
*The totebag on Homestar's head reads: ''PRS Public Radio Sounds "Smooth 'n Smarmy"''
*"Four-and-twenty stone" is 336 pounds (one stone = 14 pounds).

=== References ===
==== To other cartoons ====

*This is the second time Strong Sad has confused Strong Mad by saying something weird. The first was in [[caffeine]], after he said parakeet.
*Strong Sad's calligraphy pen is also featured in his action figure in the easter egg for [[action figure]], and from the [[Strong Bad Is in Jail Cartoon]].
*The college radio is 89.3 WSBD The Voice of CGNU, "Several Dozen Listeners". This refers to [[Crazy Go Nuts University]].
*The way in which Homestar says "highball" is a reference back to [[montage]] and how he says "hi-ya!" during the Champeenship.
*Homestar's command of "shut it up" is a reference to The Cheat's [[crazy cartoon]].
*This is the second time we've seen the interior of Homestar's House. The first was in [[caper]], when Strong Bad and The Cheat tried to steal his Jumbles. Apparently, someone fixed his cow lamp, which is seen at the righthand side of the screen.
* Strong Mad's confused reply to Strong Sad's announcer-voice tirade in the easter egg may refer to Coach Z's "Crackity towel!" in [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*Strong Sad refers to himself as a "deathly pallor," harking back to Coach Z's introduction of Strong Sad in the email [[impression]].
*Strong Bad's college radio voice sounds suspiciously like [[Senor Cardgage]].
*Strong Sad's radio announcer voice sounds suspiciously like [[Crackotage]].

==== To real things ====

* A [[Wikipedia:Highball_glass|highball glass]] is a tall, narrow glass typically used to serve certain types of alcohol and cocktails.
**Homestar's "highball," therefore, isn't a highball at all, since it's served in a short, stout glass rather than a tall, thin one.
*Marzipan's reference to the totebag has to do with public radio often having on-air fundraisers where they offer gifts for different levels of donations.
* The real WSBD is a news radio station in Ohio.
**Since TBC have no real reason to know that WSBD is a real station, it may refer to the abbreviation "SBD" which is short for "Silent But Deadly," a childhood name for quiet (but smelly) flatulence.
**"SBD" could also stand for "Strong Bad."
*The book "The fish was delish and it made quite a dish" (see Easter Eggs) is an obvious spoof of [[Wikipedia:Dr. Seuss|Dr. Seuss]]'s books, even down to the name of the author, [[Lem Sportsinterviews|Lem 'The Crazy Prof.' Sportsinterviews]].
*Marzipan's book ''Tolstoy Story 2'' is a reference to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Tolstoy Leo Tolstoy], a famous Russian author, and also to the Disney/Pixar film ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toy_Story_2 Toy Story 2]''.
*PRS might be a reference to PBS, or the Public Broadcasting Station, who give tote bags to people for donations when they ask for money.
*PRS could also be, and more likely is, a reference to PRI, Public Radio International. PBS and PRI combined = PRS
*The bit where the voice-over tells the viewer what the test phrase is in whispered tones is a reference to game shows like "Password," where something similar would occur so that the viewers knew what the password was.
*Judging by Strong Sad's T-shirt, "The Sturge" is short for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturgeon sturgeon], a large, rare fish and is an obvious spoof of radio stations named after animals.

==== Possible references ====
*Strong Bad calling Strong Sad "Greystoke" is a possible reference to the fictional character [[Wikipedia:Tarzan|Tarzan]], who was the orphaned son of Lord Greystoke.
* Strong Bad's use of the terms "Heckle" and "Jeckle" is probably a reference to Hekyll and Jekyll, a pair of cartoon magpies (produced by Harveytoons.)
*This may be a stretch, but 'the fish was delish, and made quite a dish' might be a reference to the old short lived live action series of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, where Michelangelo sings a similar song.
*The Strong Bad saying "Drat and double drat!" is also said by Dick Dastardly from the 60s cartoon "The Wacky Races".
*"That's the way the cookie crumbles" was Bruce Nolan's sign off phrase for his newscasting job in Bruce Almighty.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail120.html view "radio"]<br>
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail120.swf view the flash file for "radio"]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
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