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2007-01-13T23:09:57Z

Teh Ch8t: /* 1,000 – 100 members */

Links to other Homestar Runner related websites.

== Official Sites ==
Sites created by [[The Brothers Chaps]] listed in order of their relevance to Homestar Runner.

*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/ Homestar Runner] ([[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|article]]) — The official site.
*[http://www.videlectrix.com/ Videlectrix] ([[Videlectrix|article]]) — The official site for [[Games]] released by [[The Brothers Chaps]] under the Videlectrix banner.
*[http://www.thoraxcorp.com/ Thorax Corporation] ([[Thorax Corporation|article]]) — A fake business created by The Brothers Chaps.
*[http://www.mellowmushroom.com/ Mellow Mushroom] ([[Mellow Mushroom|article]]) — A non-Homestar Runner related site designed by The Brothers Chaps.

== Mirrors ==
Mirrors to some of the content from the official site listed in alphabetical order.

*[http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/ Kitkorp Mirror] — This mirror has different incarnations of the various pages saved all in one place, as well as the error message from the old [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]].
*[http://www.freewebs.com/hsrquotes/index.htm Old Quote of the Week mirror] — This mirror has a large collection of quotes, and has previous quotes neat and orderly. Only goes from Jul. 2004 – Feb. 2005 (with lots of past ones)
**[http://www.freewebs.com/hsrquotes2/index.htm Quote of the Week mirror] — A sequel to the original site. See the final update on the original site for the reason. From March 2005 – Present. (With a collection of old ones, yes.)

== Articles ==
Articles about Homestar Runner or The Brothers Chaps listed in reverse chronological order (newest at the top).
*[http://www.dailyemerald.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2006/02/08/43eaf6613c952?in_archive=1 Homestarrunner.com feature story] The Oregon Daily Emerald, February 2006
*[http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20050610/WEB10/TPEntertainment/TopStories Toon cachet] — The Globe and Mail, 10 June 2005 (subscription required)
*[http://www.tucsonweekly.com/gbase/music/Content?oid=oid:59640 Tucson Weekly TMBG Interview] — [[They Might Be Giants]] talk about their collaboration, 19 August 2004
*[http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.07/play.html Wired They Might Be Giants Interview] — July 2004
*[http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/28/arts/music/28POPL.html?ex=1377403200&en=f7d422e653648f25&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Kindred World in Animation] — New York Times, 28 August 2003
*[http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/comment-wood082703.asp Everybody to the Limit] — National Review Online, 27 August 2003
*[http://tinyurl.com/3mngj Run to the Hills] (Internet Archive) — Long Island Press, April 2003
*[http://www.livejournal.com/community/homestar_runner/899307.html Wonkavision Magazine Feature] — Scans of the 5-page feature from [http://www.wonkavisionmagazine.com/store/backissues.html Issue #21], Spring 2003

== Interviews with the Creators ==
*See [[Interviews and Public Appearances]]

== Fan Sites ==
Fan-created sites listed in alphabetical order.

*[http://www.freewebs.com/marvelrulez/ Marvelrulez.Com] — A site about (mostly) Homestar Runner.
*[http://www.freewebs.com/hrencyclopedia/ Aich-Star-Arr Compendium] — An encylopedia of Homestar Runner characters.
*[http://www.the-coolest-stuff-ever.com The-coolest-stuff-ever.com] — A website that Strong Bad visited in [[credit card]].
*[http://www.everybodytothelimit.com/ EverybodytotheLimit.com] — A [[Fhqwhgads]]-themed fan site.
*[http://www.blurty.com/community/fhqwhgads/ Fhqwhgads: A Homestar Runner Community] — A [http://www.blurty.com/ Blurty] community for Homestar-themed animated and still icons.
*[http://www.greatestsiteever.com/homestarpictures/index.php Greatest Homestar Gallery Ever!] — Many Homestar Runner images.
*[http://www.homestarrules.com/ Homestar Rules]
*[http://public.fotki.com/marksism/2003/homestar_runner/ Homestar Runner Background Album] — Many Homestar-themed wallpaper images.
*[http://homestar.meetup.com/ Homestar Runner Meetup Groups] — Meet other Homestar Runner fans in your area.
*[http://hsr.boourns.net/ Homestar Runner Fanlisting] — A list of Homestar fans around the world.
*[http://www.homestarrunner.net Homestar Runner Network] — Once the most popular Homestar Runner fan forum; currently a community portal under construction.
*[http://www.david.kleinschmidt.name/hsrandom h★random] — Displays a random cartoon from the Homestar Runner website.
*[http://www.freewebs.com/isle-of-pom/ The Isle of Pom fan site]
*[http://www.blueshinra.com/minishrines/limozeen/ Limozeen Mini-Shrine]
*[http://www.livejournal.com/community/homestar_runner/518052.html LiveJournal List] — A LiveJournal post with hundreds of Homestar-related links.
*[http://www.freewebs.com/quotestarrunner/ Quotestar Runner] — A website featuring quotes, music, and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|Marzipan's Answering Machines]] in WAV format.
*[http://hekima.lionking.org/thestick The Stick] — Has Homestar Runner stories and downloads.
*[http://www.burninghorizon.com/strongbad/ Strong Bad Email Secrets]
*[http://www.strongbadforever.com Strong Bad Forever] — Complete Easter Egg guide, forum, and download goodies. Currently down.
*[http://geocities.com/strongbadiaworld/ Strongbadiaworld] — Strong Bad rendered in 3-D.
*[http://20x6.cjb.net/ Trogdor's Domain] — A [[Trogdor]]-themed fan site with [[Strong Bad Email]]s and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine|Answering Machines]] in MP3 format.
*[http://welcometosomething.com WelcomeToSomething.com]
*[http://www.geocities.com/jurjyfrort/homestarquiz.html Which Homestar Runner character are you?] — A personality quiz at Yahoo! Geocities.
*[http://quizilla.com/users/ProjectOzma/quizzes/%20***Which%20HomeStar%20Runner%20Character%20Are%20You%3F***/ Which HomeStar Runner Character Are You?] — A Quizilla personality quiz.

== Fan Forums ==
Bulletin board sites listed in order of membership total.

=== Over 1,000 members ===
*[http://homestarrules.com/forum/ Homestar Rules Forum]
*[http://www.burninghorizon.com/hsrforum/ Burning Horizon's H*R Fan-Forum]
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/ Homestar Runner Wiki Forum]
*[http://www.strongfans.com/ StrongFans Forum]

=== 1,000 – 100 members ===
*[http://www.usshomestarrunner.com/ USS Homestar Runner Forum] -- Also has a recently started wiki
*[http://com1.runboard.com/bhomestarfreaks Homestar Freaks]

=== Under 100 members ===
*[http://s2.excoboard.com/exco/index.php?boardid=6051 Hagurumon Message Board]
*[http://www.thedoubledeuce.exoboards.com The Homestarmy Forums] (currently down)

== Other Sites ==
Listed in alphabetical order.
*[http://www.answers.com/topic/homestar-runner Answers.com entry for Homestar Runner] — The main text is from the Wikipedia entry, but there is some additional information here.
*[https://addons.mozilla.org/extensions/moreinfo.php?id=1696&application=firefox Full Screen Homestar Runner - Firefox Extension] — An extension for Mozilla Firefox that makes the cartoons on the official site fill the browser window.
*[http://dirkcrimson.keenspace.com/pics/homestarswitch.html Homestar Runner Switch Ad] — A Homestar-themed parody of the Apple "Switch" ads. Click and hold the Homestar icon at the end for a surprise.
*[http://www.interglacial.com/rss/homestar.rss Interglacial H*R RSS Feed] — Syndicated updates polled 3 times a day.
*[http://www.suave.net/~dave/trogdor.cgi LEGO Trogdor] — Part of the [[dragon]] email redone with LEGO bricks.
*[http://www.highscoreonline.adiversions.com/homstray.html Not Without My Application] (also known as "Jorbs a Plenti") — A Homestar Runner cartoon created by Matt Wilson, the creator of the [http://www.bonusstages.com Bonus Stage] and [http://www.highscoreonline.adiversions.com High Score] series.
*[http://feeds.feedburner.com/podstartopod Podstartopod] — A [[Podstar Runner]] RSS feed.
*[http://strongbadjibblies.ytmnd.com/ Strong Bad Jibblies] — Strong Bad having the [[Jibblies]].
*[http://www.angelfire.com/hi5/redcards/ Tim's Homestar Runner Redemption Cards] — Homestar-themed cards for a Christian collectible card game.
*[http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Homestar+Runner Urban Dictionary entry for Homestar Runner] — User submitted definitions for "Homestar Runner".
*[[Wikipedia:Homestar Runner|Wikipedia entry for Homestar Runner]] — Homestar Runner on the free encyclopedia.

== Redirects not owned by The Brothers Chaps ==
Listed in alphabetical order.

*[http://www.jomama.com jomama.com] — Links directly to [[The System Is Down]]
*[http://www.peasantsquest.com peasantsquest.com] — Links directly to [[Peasant's Quest]].
*[http://www.strong-bad.com/ strong-bad.com] — Links directly to [[Strong Bad Email]].


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User:Teh Ch8t

2006-12-04T01:29:32Z

Teh Ch8t:

theme song

2006-08-08T17:51:46Z

Teh Ch8t: /* Remarks */

{{aboutemail}}{{forshort|Theme Song Video}}
{{sbenav|155|keep cool|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail155.png|thumb|The email-checkinest guy in the land]]

Strong Bad explains why his email show doesn't have an official theme song.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Trogdor}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, [[Balding Man]], {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Reynold}}, [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations#Powered by The Cheat Strong Mad|Powered by The Cheat Strong Mad]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Outer Space]], [[Alleyway]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Desert]].

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' August 7, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:57

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' When email comes to town, you know, you know, it's like a rainstorm... in your browser. ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: theme song</div>
Dear Super Bad, 
It bugs me how your email show doesn't have a theme song. 
If it did have a theme song, your show would be a whole 
lot cooler. 
Jonathan Shaheen 
Ontario, Canada
</blockquote>

''{He pronouces "Shaheen" as "Shaheeeeen", and lens flares and a sound effect appear over the name. He pronounces the location as "on-ta-REE-oh, cah-nah-DAH" (as though with a Mexican accent)}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh, a little south of the border flavor. ''{typing}'' Dear Supper Bag, It bugs ''me'' how your face doesn't have a not tons of acne. If it did have a not tons of acne, ''you'' would be a whole lot cooler.

''{Strong Bad clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Look, you don't know what you're talking about, Shaheen ''{Strong Bad pronounces "Shaheen" as "Shaheeeen", and the Shaheen special effect appears over the word}''  Theme songs are just an excuse for showmakers to make less show. I'm sure viewership would triple if I had one of those crappy cartoon theme songs that bludgeons you over the head with the blunt end of the show's premise.

''{Theme song music fades in over his last words. Cut to a smiling Strong Bad prancing in the basement.}''

'''CRAPPY CARTOON THEME SONG:''' ''{singing}'' 
Strong Bad is a wrestle man, 
He's the email-checkinest guy in the land. 
He checks real emails from the net, 
He's got two brothers and The Cheat, his pet. The Cheat, his Pet! 

''{"STRONG BAD" appears on the screen as the name is sung. Strong Bad types with boxing gloves on. Lappy flies into the screen, showing an email from punkkid87.}''

<blockquote class="lappy email" style="background-image:none">
Dear Strong Bad, 
I love your Tragdor! 
Draw him AGAIN!!! 
-punkkid87
</blockquote>

''{Strong Mad and Strong Sad dance in the disco as they are announced. The Cheat slides into the screen and gets a close-up.}''

There's nobody dumber than Homestar Runner, 
On ''The Strong Bad Email Show''!

''{Homestar Runner breaks through the computer desk and bites into a sandwich of light bulbs. He has large cartoon teeth. The title of the Strong Bad show appears with Strong Bad's smiling face in front of a pink heart design.}''

''{The music ends. Cut back to Strong Bad sitting in front of the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And the ratings have gone through the roof. And let's not forget the life-affirming pop-ballad type theme song. Probably sung by some variety of Neville.

''{Fade to a scene with an empty computer desk. The title "the Strong Bad Email Show" flies into the screen. There are flowers on the desk and pictures of The Cheat, Strong Mad and Strong Bad on the wall. The characters are introduced with their pictures flying through the screen and their names appearing on the screen. Strong Bad shows a shadow Trogdor to The Cheat.}''

'''POP BALLAD-TYPE THEME SONG''' ''{singing}'' 
You and me babe, livin' for dreams. 
Life is for love, drinkin' for free. 
Sitting on top of an old robot, sharing and caring it out. 
Memory struggling ...

''{The music fades out and a clip montage starts, as Strong Bad's voiceover begins. Strong Bad is shown drinking a mix of coffee and a "COLDSON Lite" from a novelty drinking hat; he floats through space; he looks up from typing on his laptop, and then throws a stack of paper in the air.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And of course the best clips they show are from the un-aired pilot that you'll never see.

'''POP BALLAD-TYPE THEME SONG''' ''{singing}'' 
Memory struggling you down! ''{fade out}''

''{The final shot shows Strong Bad in a tank before the clip montage fades out to "created by Lem Sportsinterviews".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And just when you think you finally get to start watching some of the actual show, now you get to watch a commercial!

''{Cut to real-life hands holding coins and peanuts. "$BUTT" is stamped on the screen, and then a Cakkalate brand calculator displays "BUTT X 2". Cut to the CGNU online e-niversity: "website Coming Soon(ish)". A set of college flags is shown, and then a hand clicking a mouse button demonstrates how easy it is to get degrees.}''

'''COMMERCIAL GUY 1:''' ''{voiceover}'' Do you make butt at your current job? Do you want to make twice butt? A shady online degree is just four clicks away at CGNU online e-niversity. Most colleges take four years to complete. At CGNU, one year equals one click.

''{Cut to Senor Cardgage in front of some boxes. His degrees are displayed on the screen as he moves his hand down.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' I got fourteen degrees while on my lunch take. Now I can legally prescribe marriages in the state of Kansattica.

'''COMMERCIAL GUY 1:''' ''{voiceover}'' Enroll now, and join the e-niversity e-volution e-day. Uh, well, today. That last one didn't quite work out.

''{The slogan is displayed over an "(On)line CGNU e-NIVERSITY" medal, as the commercial guy #1 says it.}''

''{Cut to a Powered By The Cheat-style intertitle showing Strong Bad chasing his laptop.}''

'''ANNOUNCER 1:''' ''{voiceover}'' We'll be right back with more ''Strong Bad Emails''.

''{Cut to balding man standing in front of a newspaper background.}''

'''COMMERCIAL GUY 2:''' ''{voiceover}'' Do you wanna cut your own arm off?

'''BALDING MAN:''' Huuuuaaaahuuuh...

''{Cut back to Strong Bad typing on his computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Now, don't worry. Just in case you were hoping to get gipped out of another minute of actual show, you get to hear the jazzy instrumental version over the end credits!

''{Cut to Strong Bad talking into a microphone in front of Bubs' concession stand at night. End credits are shown over the scene.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And on the off-chance that you actually wanted to hear the theme song... we've taken care of that, too.

''{A program preview moves into the screen and squeezes the Strong Bad Email Show end credits into the left third of the screen. As the announcer announces ''Three is 4 Tonite'', the logo and the faces of the four main characters are shown. The graphics for the ''Cheat Commandos'' show Reynold being taped to a rocket and Fightgar checking the tape.}''

'''ANNOUNCER 2:''' ''{voiceover}'' Coming up later on ''Three is 4 Tonite'': join Mandy, Brandy, Andy, and Scurge, as they learn how to give a care. But first: they're tiny, they're toony, they're ''all'' a little loony. It's the Cheat Commandos.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You see, Shaheen? ''{The Shaheen special effect appears}'' You're basically asking me to dedicate 2 minutes of my 3 to 5 minute email show, to what is essentially a commercial for something you're already watching! And besides, I give you people a new sbemail song every freakin' week. Allow me to leave you with the old standard 'When Email Comes to Town, You Know, You Know, It's Like a Rainstorm... In Your Browser.' ''{stops typing and starts singing}'' When email comes to town, you know, you know, it's like a rainstorm... in your browser.

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

''{Funky theme song music is played, while the Powered by The Cheat show preview squeezes into the screen.}''

'''ANNOUNCER 3:''' ''{voiceover}'' ''{chuckles}'' Next up on ''Powered By The Cheat'': Strong Mad gets his own talk show. And his first guest is hilarity!

''{Powered by The Cheat Strong Mad sits behind a late night talk show host desk in front of a skyline, and the guest with a The Cheat face with glasses jumps up from his seat and bounces in front of the camera.}''

==Easter Egg==
* Click on the talk show guest's [[The Cheat's Gold Tooth|gold tooth]] at the end of the email to see the Shaheen special effect.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Ad valorem" is a Latin phrase meaning "according to an object's value."
*Strong Bad's suggestion that this email represents "a little south of the border action" is a reference to the stereotype that many Americans are not very familiar with geography outside of their own country. Canada is, in fact, north of the United States.
*In the final credits, the credits for "Best Grip" and "Key Boy" are reversed versions of standard film credits [[Wikipedia:Best Boy|best boy]] and [[Wikipedia:Key Grip|key grip]].
*Strong Bad's comment, "And just when you think you finally get to start watching some of the actual show, now you get to watch a commercial!", refers to the fact that American television programs commonly include commercials after the opening theme.

===Trivia===
*This is the first time we see Homestar's teeth.
*This is another email in which we can see [[Strong Mad Smiling]], this time in the background of the second theme song.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#california_games|california games]]".
*The navigation buttons in the web browser showing the CGNU online e-niversity read, from left to right:
**This way
**That way
**No way
**A dog
*The college pennants (read clockwise from the top) are:
**I Love Most Colleges! (White against a blue background)
**Shower (White against an orange background with a baseballcap next to the text)
**Biscuit Gravy University (White against a purple background with a biscuit outlined by lavender in the background)
**TWO STRIPS!! (Brown against a yellow background with two strips of bacon beneath the text)
**FROGS!! (White on green with a white frog outlined to the left of the text)
**Homestar's Knees Tech (Pale yellow against a maroon background)
**STATE U (Black outlined white against a red background)
[[Image:CGNU_degrees.png|thumb|right|300px|Senor Cardgage's CGNU online diplomas]]
*The degrees available from CGNU online e-niversity (or at least the ones Senor Cardgage earned on his "lunch take") are:
**Business Administration
**Business Abomination
**Mousepad Engineer
**Infotainment Technology
**e-Cutting Ones
**The Lighter Side of Sports
**[[Matt Chapman|Matt]]'s Communications
**Business Wheeling
**Insider Trading
**Computer Graphs
**Bidness Dealing
**Caps Lock Technician
**Escrow Understandment
**Marriage Apothecary
*The credits in the middle of the email read:
**co-created by strong bad and [[Cherry Greg|cherry greg]]
**based upon the comedy stylings of [[Lil' Strong Bad|little strong bad]]
**teleplay by Sir [[Dolph Hauldhagen]]
**theme song by a Neville of some sort
**closing theme song by a Marsalis or two
**this has been a [[Cheap as Free|cheap as free]] production
*The credits at the end of the email read:
**Written by Geoff Rondleman
**Directed by Hot Tub T
**Produced by [[A. Chimendez]]
**Key Boy Tim "Timmers" Ballthrow
**Best Grip Not [[Lem Sportsinterviews]]
**Playa Hata [[Wikipedia:Stuart Scott|Stu Scott]]
**Script Supervisor Sid Hoffrenchman
**This show was filmed in front of a live studio audience.
**Soundtrack available as Cheap as Free Records
*The website for CGNU does not exist.

===Remarks===
*"BUTT X 2" is the display on the calculator held upside down. It is not possible for most calculators to display "U" and "T" upside down (the typed numbers would have to be similar to a lowercase "N" and two "L"s back to back).
*"We'll be right back with more Strong Bad Email" is most likely voiced by [[Missy Palmer]], as it bears a resemblance to [[Marzipan]]'s voice.
*The song Strong Bad sings at the beginning and end of this email refers to a "rainstorm in your browser," but e-mail is usually viewed in a separate email client, not a browser. (Although webmail services do exist, Strong Bad does not appear to be using one.)
*During the Crappy Cartoon theme song, the "Trogdor" email on the Lappy is displayed with the font from the [[Compy 386]], instead of the Lappy's current font.
*When Strong Bad makes a Trogdor shadow puppet for The Cheat, The Cheat's movement's aren't in sync with his shadow.

===Goofs===
*There is no punctuation mark after Strong Bad types "Shaheen!" for the first time.
*During the scene in the end credits with Strong Bad telling jokes, his mouth disappears for one frame.

===Glitches===
[[Image:Sbscreen.PNG|thumb|Hilarity!]]

*Strong Bad's head pokes into the Powered By The Cheat preview when the preview squeezes into the screen.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad walks next to a wall with a pattern similar to [[Strong Bad's Basement|his basement]].
*Once again, Strong Bad is called a [[Wrestleman]].
*In the theme song we see a close-up on how Strong Bad [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|types with boxing gloves]].
*The email shown in the first theme song asks Strong Bad to draw [[Trogdor]] again – one of the [[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006#Pre-animation Process - 4:05 p.m.|commonly sent emails that will not be answered]].
*The name of the email author who wants Strong Bad to draw Trogdor refers to the year [[1987]].
*Homestar Runner was first obsessed with light bulbs in [[long pants]].
*The flowers in the pot in the second theme song are from [[Summer Short Shorts]].
*Strong Bad is drinking [[Cold One#Coldson Lite|Coldson Lite]] from his hat.
*The email show is produced by [[Levert Burtmore]].
*The tank has the [[Strong Badia]] emblem on it.
*"BUTT X 2" is shown on a [[Cakkalate]]-brand calculator, which was introduced in [[technology]].
*[[Crazy Go Nuts University]] is offering online degrees.
*"Homestar's Knees Tech" is mentioned in [[mascot]].
*One of the courses Senor Cardgage took was "e-Cutting Ones" – "Cutting Ones" was offered in [[CGNU]].
*"Escrow" is one of the services offered by [[Senor Cardgage Mort-gage]].
*The Balding Man is in the same scene as he was in [[Senor Mortgage]].
*According to the credits, "The Strong Bad Email Show" is based on the comedy [[Style|stylings]] of Little Strong Bad, a reference to [[stand-up]].
*The teleplay was written by Sir [[Dolph Hauldhagen]], from [[other days]].
*According to the final end credits, the show was written by Geoff [[Unseen Characters#Mentioned|Rondleman]], previously mentioned in [[Biz Cas Fri 1]].
*It was directed by "[[Hot Tub]] T", a character in [[dangeresque 3|Dangeresque 1: Dangeresque, Too?]].
*The script supervisor was "Sid Hoffrenchman", a reference to [[Homestar's "Sid" Game]] in [[date]].
*Strong Mad's having his own show was previously suggested in [[the facts]].
**Also referenced in this email from [[the facts]] is the "We'll Be Right Back..." card, but with Strong Bad instead of Homestar.
*The "[[Strong Badia Action Cool News 5|Number Five Action Cool]]" logo, in the lower right hand corner at the end of the email, and the "Incredibly Local News", are references to [[local news]].

===Real-World References===
*"Theme songs are just an excuse for showmakers to make less show" is exemplified with how [[Wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]]' producers can make the theme song longer or shorter depending on the length of the show.
* A "Neville of some sort" refers to the [[Wikipedia:The Neville Brothers|Neville Brothers]], most likely [[Wikipedia:Aaron Neville|Aaron Neville]].
* "They're tiny, they're toony, they're all a little loony" is a paraphrase of the first line of the theme song to [[Wikipedia:Tiny Toon Adventures|Tiny Toon Adventures]].
* In the second theme song, there are several successive references to late-'80s television shows:
** The succession of picture frames and accompanying music are a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Growing_Pains|Growing Pains]]''. The lyrics closely resemble the second verse from [http://www.lyricsondemand.com/tvthemes/growingpainslyrics.html the theme song] from ''Growing Pains''.
** "The Cheat Baxter-Birney" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Meredith Baxter|Meredith Baxter]] (formerly Meredith Baxter Birney, from ''[[Wikipedia:Family Ties|Family Ties]]'').
*** The opening sequence accompying the theme song also resembles the opening used on Family Ties during its' later seasons, which featured photographs of the characters in picture frames.
** Strong Bad's flinging the papers into the air as he types is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Stephen J. Cannell#Trivia|Stephen J. Cannell]]'s [[Wikipedia:Production logo|closing logo]].
** The font and style of "created by Lem Sportsinterviews" (yellow [[Wikipedia:Cooper Black|Cooper Black]] letters on a completely black background) is a reference to the closing credits of ''[[Wikipedia:Cheers|Cheers]]''.
*Strong Bad in front of the brick wall in the closing credits, as well as the credit "based on the comedy stylings of Little Strong Bad", refers to Jerry Seinfeld's ending stand-up comedy segment of episodes of ''[[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]''.
* "Closing theme song by a Marsalis or two" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Marsalis|Marsalis]] family of jazz musicians.
* [http://www.tvimedia.com/1_lss.htm The Lighter Side of Sports], a long-running, syndicated TV show, is one of Senor Cardgage's degrees.
* The line "Do you want to cut your own arm off?" may refer to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage or A.R.M.
* The CGNU e-Niveristy commercial is a parody of online colleges.
* The style of the web browser used in the CGNU e-Niveristy strongly resembles [[Wikipedia:Internet_Explorer_for_Mac|Internet Explorer for Macintosh]].
* Stuart Scott, mentioned in the end credits, is a reporter for ESPN. "Playa hata", his title, refers to one of his oft-used phrases on air.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|155|9407}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]

User:Teh Ch8t

2006-07-27T11:55:57Z

Teh Ch8t:

Hey! I'm Teh Ch8t! I'd have to say my favorite email is "Couch Patch" I don't know why, but I find it hilarious when Homestar says he was spittin' Teddy Grams. Cracks me up. I also like Marzipan's Answering Machine 12.2, when Strong Bad asks Marzipan to join his Goat Face club: "Though I can't imagine... that yours... your-is-pre- you're ugly, Marzipan. This is Strong Bad, and you're ugly." Hilarious. Yeah well, I'm 14 and such, and am a HUGE nerd. I also think Nintendo rocks.

== Edits ==

Not many, I'm sorry to say, but the ones I have were minor... I did add the easter egg for "Pop up" When The Cheat wins the car, and I corrected a misspelling.

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User:Teh Ch8t

2006-07-27T11:55:43Z

Teh Ch8t:

Hey! I'm Teh Ch8t! I'd have to say my favorite email is "Couch Patch" I don't know why, but I find it hilarious when Homestar says he was spittin' Teddy Grams. Cracks me up. I also like Marzipan's Answering Machine 12.2, when Strong Bad asks Marzipan to join his Goat Face club: "Though I can't imagine... that yours... your-is-pre- you're ugly, Marzipan. This is Strong Bad, and you're ugly." Hilarious. Yeah well, I'm 14 and such, and am a HUGE nerd. I also think Nintendo rocks.

== Edits ==

Not many, I'm sorry to say, but the ones I have were minor... I did add the easter egg for "Pop up" When The Cheat wins the car, and I corrected a misspelling.

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User:Teh Ch8t

2006-07-27T11:54:24Z

Teh Ch8t:

redesign

2006-07-10T14:05:52Z

Teh Ch8t: /* Real World References */

{{sbenav|153|isp|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:New iMac.png|thumb|"I don't know how we're gonna print it out, seeing as somebody sliced off the back of your monitor!"]]

Strong Bad considers redesigning the No Loafing sign and painting his room.

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

'''Running Time:''' ?

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

''Scene Opens in darkened room with yellow tape (reading "YELLOWTAPE LELLOWTAPE") all over the Lappy.''
''Lights go on. Enter Strong Bad''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''(Starts clearing tape away, starts singing}'' Email is nice, (unintelligible), (''finishes clearing'') email is twice (unintelligible).
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: keeping life exciting</div>
dear strong bad, 
dude i am getting bored of the "no loafing" sign and blue 
paint. 
 
jamie ericson canada
</blockquote>

''{The "dear strong bad" echoes. Strong Bad pronounces "jamie ericson" as "hamiay eric-SON".}''

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

I guess the NO LOAFING sign could take a cue from the fast food, soft drink, and bad sports team industries and combat bad sales and decades of losing with a slick logo redesign.

First you squish it, skew it, and turn it all around. Squish it, skew it, and turn it all around.

Then we need to make it all fast and slick and shiny like Flo Jo in a tuxedo. Flo Jo in a tuxedo.

Now it's time to play Color Wheel Roulette. No Whammies, no Whammies.

Awww... Ouch, man.

Now, just when you think you're done, you gotta dip it in molten Plexiglass to give it that "children under 3 are sure to choke on it" goodness.

Oh, wait. Almost forgot the fangs

Well, I don't know how we're going to print it out, seeing as how someone sliced off the back of your monitor. And quit rubbing that plastic bar of soap on the desk. You clearly don't have what it takes to bring NO LOAFING into the digital age. But I does!

Fresh from elementary school cafetoriums and lotto machines comes one of those actually pretty hard to read message board signs...

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the "No Loafing" sign when Strong Bad is playing color wheel roulette with it to see the box design for color wheel roulette - stupid home edition.
*When "Do Loafing" starts to scroll by on the sign, click it to see a bumper sticker for Sucky Mountain, Colorado.
*At the end, click on "Jerk" which gives a "conversation" between the Cheat's version of the ''No Loafing'' sign and a Coach Z sign:
'''THE CHEAT'S NO LOAFING SIGN''': ''(Purrs, Growls and then finally Roars)''

'''COACH Z SIGN''': ''(After roar) (runs away)'' Yorp, yorp, yorp, ''(exits)'' yorp

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*The Cheat's computer was updated to an [[Wikipedia:iMac Core Duo|iMac Core Duo]] in this email.

===Real World References===
*"Flo-Jo" was a nickname for [[Wikipedia:Florence Griffith Joyner|Florence Griffith Joyner]], an American athlete.
*"Big Bucks, no [[Wikipedia:Whammy (Press Your Luck)|Whammies]]" was commonly chanted by players on the game show [[Wikipedia:Press Your Luck|Press Your Luck]].
*"Redesinging SBemails" at the end is a refrence to the many house redesign shows on channels such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HGTV HGTV].

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|153|9061}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}

redesign

2006-07-10T14:03:22Z

Teh Ch8t: /* Real World References */

{{sbenav|153|isp|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:New iMac.png|thumb|"I don't know how we're gonna print it out, seeing as somebody sliced off the back of your monitor!"]]

Strong Bad considers redesigning the No Loafing sign and painting his room.

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

'''Running Time:''' ?

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

''Scene Opens in darkened room with yellow tape (reading "YELLOWTAPE LELLOWTAPE") all over the Lappy.''
''Lights go on. Enter Strong Bad''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''(Starts clearing tape away, starts singing}'' Email is nice, (unintelligible), (''finishes clearing'') email is twice (unintelligible).
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: keeping life exciting</div>
dear strong bad, 
dude i am getting bored of the "no loafing" sign and blue 
paint. 
 
jamie ericson canada
</blockquote>

''{The "dear strong bad" echoes. Strong Bad pronounces "jamie ericson" as "hamiay eric-SON".}''

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

I guess the NO LOAFING sign could take a cue from the fast food, soft drink, and bad sports team industries and combat bad sales and decades of losing with a slick logo redesign.

First you squish it, skew it, and turn it all around. Squish it, skew it, and turn it all around.

Then we need to make it all fast and slick and shiny like Flo Jo in a tuxedo. Flo Jo in a tuxedo.

Now it's time to play Color Wheel Roulette. No Whammies, no Whammies.

Awww... Ouch, man.

Now, just when you think you're done, you gotta dip it in molten Plexiglass to give it that "children under 3 are sure to choke on it" goodness.

Oh, wait. Almost forgot the fangs

Well, I don't know how we're going to print it out, seeing as how someone sliced off the back of your monitor. And quit rubbing that plastic bar of soap on the desk. You clearly don't have what it takes to bring NO LOAFING into the digital age. But I does!

Fresh from elementary school cafetoriums and lotto machines comes one of those actually pretty hard to read message board signs...

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the "No Loafing" sign when Strong Bad is playing color wheel roulette with it to see the box design for color wheel roulette - stupid home edition.
*When "Do Loafing" starts to scroll by on the sign, click it to see a bumper sticker for Sucky Mountain, Colorado.
*At the end, click on "Jerk" which gives a "conversation" between the Cheat's version of the ''No Loafing'' sign and a Coach Z sign:
'''THE CHEAT'S NO LOAFING SIGN''': ''(Purrs, Growls and then finally Roars)''

'''COACH Z SIGN''': ''(After roar) (runs away)'' Yorp, yorp, yorp, ''(exits)'' yorp

==Fun Facts==

===Real World References===
*"Flo-Jo" was a nickname for [[Wikipedia:Florence Griffith Joyner|Florence Griffith Joyner]], an American athlete.
*"Big Bucks, no [[Wikipedia:Whammy (Press Your Luck)|Whammies]]" was commonly chanted by players on the game show [[Wikipedia:Press Your Luck|Press Your Luck]].
*"Redesinging SBemails" at the end is a refrence to the many house redesign shows on channels such as HGTV.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|153|9061}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}

User:Teh Ch8t

2006-05-19T23:37:41Z

Teh Ch8t: Teh Ch8t's info.

HRWiki:User space

2006-05-19T23:27:01Z

Teh Ch8t: /* What can I have on my user talk page? */

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You can also use your user page to help you use the Homestar Runner Wiki more effectively: so you can use it to list "to do" information, work in progress, reminders, useful links, and so forth. It's also good for experimenting with markup (a personal [[HRWiki:Sandbox]]).

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