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Quality Time with Cardboard Homestar

Awexome Cross — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 21:48:52 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Explanations */

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[[Image:Quality Time.png|thumb|"Seriously, Marzipan, how do you get so smart?"]]

While Homestar is on "vacation", Marzipan spends some quality time with his cardboard double.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Marzipan}}, [[Cardboard Homestar]], {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Cardboard Marzipan]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[The Field]] (with fence), [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

'''Date:''' Tuesday, August 7th, 2007

'''Page title:''' Cut her some FLAX!

'''Running time:''' 1:48

== Transcript ==

''{Marzipan is sitting on her sofa holding a book called "Algonquin Stew".}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' You know, Homestar, I disagree with what you said about the underlying theme of Chapter 8 in this book. It's really not about man's struggle with double-sided tape. It's a metaphor for the Mesopotamian social hierarchy during the Bronze Age.

''{Shift view to see a cardboard cutout of Homestar wearing glasses and with a butterfly instead of a propeller on his cap. Marzipan supplies the cutout's voice, imitating Homestar's. When she does, she gains a heavy brow and an underbite.}''

'''CARDBOARD HOMESTAR:''' Seriously, Marzipan, how do you get so smart? Don't you see you are a smart?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well thanks, Homestar. I guess I am kind of smart.

''{Title screen: "Quality Time with Cardboard Homestar"}''

''{Cut to a scene in Marshmallow's Last Stand. Strong Sad is playing violin and has a [[mustache]], and Cardboard Homestar has a green tie wrapped around where his neck is drawn.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, thank you, Homestar. This is so romantic.

'''CARDBOARD HOMESTAR:''' You are so smart, Marzy-pan.

''{Scene of Marzipan adding flaxseed oil to something in a bowl in her kitchen.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' And I always like to add a drop of flaxseed oil. Gotta get those Omega-3s in!

'''CARDBOARD HOMESTAR:''' Marzipan, you're so smart.

''{Scene of Marzipan playing guitar and singing in the Field.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Marshmallows are fluffy; 

'''CARDBOARD HOMESTAR:''' ''{also singing}'' You are so smart Marzipan.

''{Marzipan is at Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs puts a carton of eggs on the counter.}''

'''BUBS:''' There you go, Marzipan! My last batch of organic batteries.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thanks, Bubs!

'''CARDBOARD HOMESTAR:''' You shop so smart, Marzipan.

'''BUBS:''' Yeah. When is ol' Homestar gettin' back from vacation?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, um, he, um, decided to stay for a couple more days. ''{Smiles nervously}'' Yeah, couple more days, yeah. ''{Smiles nervously again}''

''{Cut to Marzipan's living room. Her closet door is boarded shut. Homestar's voice comes from within.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Marzipan? Marzipan? Can you let me out now? I'm pretty sure there's no cake in here. It's been about three weeks now, and you'd think I would have found it. All I've been able to find in here is some coats, and a broom. Unless it's a broomcake! Is it a broomcake? Ooh, let's try this broomcake. ''{Noises of labored eating.} {Weakly}'' Uh, Marzipan? This is a really bad broomcake. ''{With renewed vigor}'' Ptooey! Can you let me out, please? Oh, wait—coatcake?

''{The scene goes black and "end" appears.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sing-song}'' Maybe it's a coatcake!

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the "e" in "end" to see a short scene with both cardboard characters.
*:''{Cardboard Homestar and Cardboard Marzipan are sitting on Marzipan's couch. Homestar and Marzipan can be seen barely onscreen, manipulating the characters}''
*:'''CARDBOARD MARZIPAN:''' And then I told him there was cake in the closet. And that's how I got some peace and quiet for three weeks.
*:'''CARDBOARD HOMESTAR:''' Marzipan, you're so smart.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===

*The [[Wikipedia:Algonquin|Algonquins]] are a Native American tribe centered in [[Wikipedia:Quebec|Quebec]].
*[[Wikipedia:Mesopotamia|Mesopotamia]] refers to the region now known as modern Iraq, and some of the surrounding countries. The name comes from the Greek words "between" and "river", referring to the basins of the Euphrates and the Tigris rivers and the area in between.
*The [[Wikipedia:Bronze Age|Bronze Age]] is a period of prehistoric society following the [[Wikipedia:Stone Age|Stone Age]], when working with copper and tin was the most advanced form of metalwork.
*[[Wikipedia:Linseed oil|Flax seed oil]] is vegetable oil made using the seeds of the [[Wikipedia:flax|flax]] plant.
**Flax seed oil is rich in [[Wikipedia:Omega-3 fatty acid|Omega-3 fatty acid]]s, which has certain [[Wikipedia:Omega-3 fatty acid#Health benefits|health benefits]].
*Homestar having been locked in a closet for three weeks refers to the fact that [[homestarrunner.com]] hadn't had many big updates for the past three weeks before this toon was released so Matt and [[Jackie Chapman|Jackie]] could take care of their new [[H*R.com updates 2007#Monday, July 2, 2007|baby]].
*The "organic batteries" refers to [[Wikipedia: organic food|organic food]], which is supposed to lack toxic [[Wikipedia: pesticide|pesticides]]

===Remarks===
[[Image:Regulareyes_small.png|thumb|right|100px|Regular Eyed Cardboard Homestar]]
*In the [[TV Time Toons Menu]]'s [[HR:menuswfs/menu_qualitytime.swf|preview]], Cardboard Homestar's eyes are shaped like Homestar's normal eyes and have no glasses.
*Marzipan's teeth were last seen in [[Cool Things]] and [[coloring]].

===Inside References===
*Marzipan pretending Homestar is on vacation refers to [[Happy Fireworks]], when Marzipan was on vacation and Homestar invented Cardboard Marzipan as a replacement.
*The "organic batteries" that Bubs gives Marzipan are really only a carton of [[eggs]].

== External links ==
*[[HR:qualitytime.html|watch "Quality Time"]]
*[[HR:qualitytime.swf|view the Flash file for "Quality Time"]]
*[[Forum:12052|forum thread re: "Quality Time"]]

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[[Category:Shorts]]

Nintendo

Awexome Cross — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:03:32 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) */

[[Image:TC_MM_NES.png|thumb|350px|"''The Adventures of Lolo''? You better have saved the receipt!"]]

[[Wikipedia:Nintendo|'''Nintendo''']] is one of the biggest video game companies today, known for its impact on the video game industry and influential games. [[The Brothers Chaps]] have praised Nintendo in many [[Interviews and Public Appearances|interviews]] and have made many Nintendo references in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

The probable reason for the prevalence of Nintendo allusions throughout [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]]'s work is the central part the Nintendo Entertainment System played in their upbringing (see [[The Boston Globe Interview - 9 Aug 2003|The Boston Globe interview]]). Along with cartoons and [[breakfast cereal]], the NES was an important part of their Saturday mornings as children. As one of their motivations in creating Homestar Runner has been to recreate this lost cultural experience (see the [[All Things Considered Interview - 8 May 2005|All Things Considered interview]]), it is not surprising that they have infused their work liberally with references to Nintendo.

==Appearances by system==

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)]]===
[[Image:Tag_team_wrestling.png|thumb|The obscure origin of Strong Bad]]

*[[Super NES]]  — The page title, "Super Homestario Bros.", is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — When the pumpkin is placed in [[The Poopsmith]]'s mouth to reveal an [[Easter egg]] featuring [[Homsar]], the "secret" music from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' plays.
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — When [[Homestar Runner]] is looking through Bubs's stuff for a [[Decemberween]] present for [[Strong Bad]], the first thing he pulls out is a ''[[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]]'' cartridge. This NES game featured a team called "The Strong Bads" which is the source of Strong Bad's name.
*Email [[i rule]] —Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad Email Intros|intro]] may refer to ''The Legend of Zelda'', in which the player cannot advance through certain parts of dungeons unless they feed a hungry [[Wikipedia:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Goriya|Goriya]], who greets the player with, "Grumble grumble..."
*Email [[sb_email 22]] — In the beginning, the email 'song' (the tune he sings before he checks his email) is a song from the NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]]''.
*Email [[invisibility]] — Before dying, the [[Tandy 400]] reveals the famous ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'' password "[[Wikipedia:Metroid#JUSTIN BAILEY|Justin Bailey]] ****** ******" (in which the lower-case letters should be replaced by upper-case letters and the asterisks should be replaced by hyphens).
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — [[The King of Town]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]], and says "Sorry, King, but our princess is in another castle..." An [[Super Kingio Brothers|Easter egg]] features the beginning of Stage 1-1 of ''Super Mario Bros.'', complete with a [[Wikipedia:Goomba|Goomba]].
*Email [[japanese cartoon]] — In an Easter egg, you can click on one of Homestar Runner's tapes labeled NES endings to view the endings from [[japanese cartoon#Easter Eggs|various NES games]].
*Email [[mascot]] — An NES is among the old electronics that The Cheat pummels with a golf club.
*[[Population: Tire]] game — The Engrish page title "I FEEL ASLEEP!" quotes the game ''[[Wikipedia:Metal Gear (video game)|Metal Gear]]'' for the NES.
*Email [[mile]] —The rhythmic part of the "song" being played during the parade is from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', played during the airship, tank, and watership levels. The fireworks at the end of the parade are very similar in sound to the cannons and exploding [[Wikipedia:Bob-omb|Bob-ombs]] that densely populate these levels.
*[[Secret Collect.]] and [[50K Racewalker]] games — These games are apparently playable on the [[FunMachine]], a parody of the NES.
*[[Under Construction]] — The entire fight scene is taken from the game ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden]]''. Also, the credits include references to well-known Nintendo employees and the ''Metroid'' [[Wikipedia:Morph Ball|Morph Ball]] powerup.
*Email [[lunch special]] — Clicking on the words "[[Wikipedia:Larry Bird|Larry, legend]]" reveals a screenshot from the NES version of ''[[Wikipedia:Jordan vs Bird: One on One|Jordan vs Bird: One on One]]''.
*Email [[pom pom]] — When [[Pom Pom]] beats up Strong Bad, you can hear sound effects from ''Super Mario Bros.'' He also scores a "1-Up" after hitting Strong Bad several times.
*[[Peasant's Quest]] game — When the player attacks [[Kerrek]] with the bow and arrow, the game responds, "Here goes, [[Wikipedia:Kid Icarus|Kid Icarus]]." The save screen in this game resembles that of ''The Legend of Zelda''.
*Email [[montage]] — An [[Easter egg]] features a modified clip from the NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!]]''.
*Email [[Videro Games]] — The controller [[Strong Sad]] is holding in the instruction manual is very similar an NES controller.
*[[FAQ]] — The page title includes the words "Ouch. What do you do?" In ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies II|The Goonies II]]'', [[Wikipedia:Non-player character|non-player characters]] in mazes would respond with this [[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] phrase when attacked.
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] game — The entire game is an allusion to the [[Wikipedia:Mega Man Classic|''Mega Man'' series]] and contains [[Stinkoman_20X6_Real-World_References#Nintendo Entertainment System|a plethora of NES references]].
*Email [[bedtime story]] — [[The Cheat]] and [[Moses Malone]] play the NES games ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|The Adventures of Lolo]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'' in "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in [[Moses MaloneLand]]".
*Email [[highschool]] — [[Middle School Variation|Baby Strong Bad]] plays "better video games" with an NES controller.
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]] — Homestar wears the mask of a [[Wikipedia:Snifit|Snifit]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
*[[KOT's VOQPCS!]] — The King of Town addresses his men as "[[Wikipedia:Mario series enemies#Beezo|Beezos]]", [[Wikipedia:Wart (Nintendo)|Wart]]'s henchmen from ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.
*Strong Bad once mumbled "Super Contra" while lieing on the couch.


===[[Wikipedia:Game Boy line|Game Boy]]===
[[Image:GameBoyInABlender.PNG|thumb|150px|The Game Boy in a Blender]]

*Email [[2 emails]] — Homestar claims to have built a time machine [[Blender#Game_Boy_in_a_Blender|out of Strong Bad's blender and Game Boy]].
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Tompkins]] plays the original 1989 Game Boy and claims to have [[Wikipedia:King Bowser|Bowser]] "on the ropes", which is immediately followed by [[So and So]] getting hit by a [[Wikipedia:Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] shell. Later, [[The Ugly One]] mentions [[Wikipedia: Diddy Kong|Diddy Kong]]
*Email [[alternate universe]] — The Cheat purchases an alternate universe portal made from a Game Boy in a blender.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — Tompkins is again seen playing his Game Boy, this time with a virtual pet.


===[[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)]]===

*[[Super NES]] and [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] — Both of these toons were made using ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Paint|Mario Paint]]'', and the Super NES was a nickname of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
*[[RhinoFeeder]] game — This game is apparently playable on the [[FunMachine|Super FunMachine]], a parody of the SNES.
*Email [[modeling]] — An advertisement for foot cream includes the phrase "GOT STINKFOOT?". In the SNES game ''[[Wikipedia:Parodius Da!|Parodius]]'', gaining a power-up will sometimes result in the main character saying "GOT A STINKFOOT?!" out of a megaphone.
*[[Sample of Style Too: Some Outtakes]] — The Brothers Chaps can be seen playing an SNES.
*[[Let us give TANKS!]] — In an Easter egg, the "next generation Gamepad" seen with Reynold's brother's action figure resembles that of an SNES, which was the next generation of consoles when [[Wikipedia: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (DiC series)|GI Joe]] was still on TV.
*Strong Bad often [[Couch Mumbling|mumbles]] the names of SNES games while half-asleep on [[the couch]] (as well as one NES game, ''[[Wikipedia:Super Contra|Super Contra]]'').

===[[Wikipedia:Virtual Boy|Virtual Boy]]===
*[[StrongBadZone]] game and [[Vector Strong Bad]] — The 3D vector graphics mimic those of the ill-fated Virtual Boy, particularly the game ''[[Wikipedia:Red Alarm|Red Alarm]]''.

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]]===
[[Image:BeholdtheN64.jpg|thumb|Thy Dungeonman 3]]

*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — Homsar is costumed as [[Wikipedia:Tingle|Tingle]] from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]''. The list of "choices" he offers to Homestar borrows a phrase from the bank teller in ''Majora's Mask'': "THAT'S A LOT! A LOT! A LOT! A LOT!" Also, The Cheat's costume and some of his actions and noises resemble those of [[Wikipedia:Toad (Nintendo)|Toad]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Kart 64|Mario Kart 64]]''.
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — One of the possible presents that the hag might have gotten is a Nintendo 64 Controller (called an N64 Paddle in this game).

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo GameCube|Nintendo GameCube]]===

*Email [[the facts]] — Homestar sings a song to the melody of the theme song from ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man Vs.|Pac-Man Vs.]]'' in an Easter egg.
*[[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — In the commentary, Mike and Matt mention ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''.


===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]]===
*[[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-05-24|Weekly Fanstuff]] — The May 24, 2007 entry was a [[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS Homebrew|Nintendo DS homebrew]] port of [[Population: Tire]].

===[[Wikipedia:Wii|Wii]]===

*[[Viidelectrix]] — This section of [[Videlectrix]]'s website, named after the Wii, includes versions of classic games available for play through the Wii's internet channel.
*[[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-22|Weekly Fanstuff]] — The entry for February 22, 2007 depicted [[Wikipedia:Wii Channels#Mii Channel|Mii]] versions of the [[Teen Girl Squad]] characters.


===Miscellaneous===
[[Image:Labeled_CRP_Background.PNG|thumb|The Brothers Chaps' personal gaming lounge?]]

*[[Pulse Interview - 1 Aug 2003|2003 Pulse interview]] — Matt says, in Bubs's voice, "There was this one time when I hooked up my lawnmower to my Nintendo. And after that, I got the high score every time!"
*Email [[lackey]] — In a DVD Easter egg, Strong Bad says that he is "already playing Nintendo in the other room" by the time that Strong Sad finishes reading the Strong Lib.
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — When Strong Bad removes his head from the TV, a room with an [[Wikipedia:NES 2|NES 2]], an SNES, a black GameCube, and some Nintendo 64 game cartridges are visible. The game in the NES 2 is ''[[Wikipedia:Kirby's Adventure|Kirby's Adventure]]''.
*Several of the video game titles in the [[floppy disk container]] have been released for the NES or the SNES.
*[[Pigs on Head]] game — The LCD version is specifically designed after the generic look of the [[Wikipedia:Game & Watch|Game & Watch]] series of LCD games produced by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991.
*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — The text in this game menu makes reference to the ''Mega Man'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Star Fox series|Star Fox]]'' series.
*[[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — [[Wikipedia:Ganon|Ganondorf]], the main antagonist of [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda (series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]] is mentioned; Homestar Runner catches [[Marzipan]] in a bottle in the same way fairies can be caught in bottles in the series.
[[Image:Weekly Fanstuff 5-24-2007.PNG|thumb|Homebrew Poptire DS]]
*[[Fan Costumes '06]] — Two people are shown dressed as Homestar and [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]]. Upon noticing the face of the person in the Homestar costume, Strong Bad asks Homestar if he ate [[Wikipedia:Luigi|Luigi]]. Homestar then comments that Luigi tasted like [[Wikipedia:Super Mushroom|mushrooms]].
*Email [[the chair]] — A hidden picture reads "nice try dodongo!" [[Wikipedia:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Dodongo|Dodongos]] are unintelligent dinosaur-like monsters in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.
*[[Stinkomanual]] — On page 3 there is a sentence stating "Don't expect any weepy princess crap," referencing many Nintendo games in which the main objective is to save a princess, an example being the [[Wikipedia:List of Mario games by year|Mario series of games]].
*[[Duck Guardian]] — the falling robot heads resemble the original [[Wikipedia: thwomp|thwomp]], while the eggs falling resemble those of [[Wikipedia:Yoshi|Yoshi]].

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==See Also==
*[[Atari 2600]]
*[[Sega Tapes]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations]]
*[[Pikachu]]

[[Category:Inside Jokes]]
[[Category:Entertainment running gags]]

Nintendo

Awexome Cross — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:01:53 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) */

[[Image:TC_MM_NES.png|thumb|350px|"''The Adventures of Lolo''? You better have saved the receipt!"]]

[[Wikipedia:Nintendo|'''Nintendo''']] is one of the biggest video game companies today, known for its impact on the video game industry and influential games. [[The Brothers Chaps]] have praised Nintendo in many [[Interviews and Public Appearances|interviews]] and have made many Nintendo references in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

The probable reason for the prevalence of Nintendo allusions throughout [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]]'s work is the central part the Nintendo Entertainment System played in their upbringing (see [[The Boston Globe Interview - 9 Aug 2003|The Boston Globe interview]]). Along with cartoons and [[breakfast cereal]], the NES was an important part of their Saturday mornings as children. As one of their motivations in creating Homestar Runner has been to recreate this lost cultural experience (see the [[All Things Considered Interview - 8 May 2005|All Things Considered interview]]), it is not surprising that they have infused their work liberally with references to Nintendo.

==Appearances by system==

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)]]===
[[Image:Tag_team_wrestling.png|thumb|The obscure origin of Strong Bad]]

*[[Super NES]]  — The page title, "Super Homestario Bros.", is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — When the pumpkin is placed in [[The Poopsmith]]'s mouth to reveal an [[Easter egg]] featuring [[Homsar]], the "secret" music from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' plays.
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — When [[Homestar Runner]] is looking through Bubs's stuff for a [[Decemberween]] present for [[Strong Bad]], the first thing he pulls out is a ''[[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]]'' cartridge. This NES game featured a team called "The Strong Bads" which is the source of Strong Bad's name.
*Email [[i rule]] —Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad Email Intros|intro]] may refer to ''The Legend of Zelda'', in which the player cannot advance through certain parts of dungeons unless they feed a hungry [[Wikipedia:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Goriya|Goriya]], who greets the player with, "Grumble grumble..."
*Email [[sb_email 22]] — In the beginning, the email 'song' (the tune he sings before he checks his email) is a song from the NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]]''.
*Email [[invisibility]] — Before dying, the [[Tandy 400]] reveals the famous ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'' password "[[Wikipedia:Metroid#JUSTIN BAILEY|Justin Bailey]] ****** ******" (in which the lower-case letters should be replaced by upper-case letters and the asterisks should be replaced by hyphens).
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — [[The King of Town]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]], and says "Sorry, King, but our princess is in another castle..." An [[Super Kingio Brothers|Easter egg]] features the beginning of Stage 1-1 of ''Super Mario Bros.'', complete with a [[Wikipedia:Goomba|Goomba]].
*Email [[japanese cartoon]] — In an Easter egg, you can click on one of Homestar Runner's tapes labeled NES endings to view the endings from [[japanese cartoon#Easter Eggs|various NES games]].
*Email [[mascot]] — An NES is among the old electronics that The Cheat pummels with a golf club.
*[[Population: Tire]] game — The Engrish page title "I FEEL ASLEEP!" quotes the game ''[[Wikipedia:Metal Gear (video game)|Metal Gear]]'' for the NES.
*Email [[mile]] —The rhythmic part of the "song" being played during the parade is from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', played during the airship, tank, and watership levels. The fireworks at the end of the parade are very similar in sound to the cannons and exploding [[Wikipedia:Bob-omb|Bob-ombs]] that densely populate these levels.
*[[Secret Collect.]] and [[50K Racewalker]] games — These games are apparently playable on the [[FunMachine]], a parody of the NES.
*[[Under Construction]] — The entire fight scene is taken from the game ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden]]''. Also, the credits include references to well-known Nintendo employees and the ''Metroid'' [[Wikipedia:Morph Ball|Morph Ball]] powerup.
*Email [[lunch special]] — Clicking on the words "[[Wikipedia:Larry Bird|Larry, legend]]" reveals a screenshot from the NES version of ''[[Wikipedia:Jordan vs Bird: One on One|Jordan vs Bird: One on One]]''.
*Email [[pom pom]] — When [[Pom Pom]] beats up Strong Bad, you can hear sound effects from ''Super Mario Bros.'' He also scores a "1-Up" after hitting Strong Bad several times.
*[[Peasant's Quest]] game — When the player attacks [[Kerrek]] with the bow and arrow, the game responds, "Here goes, [[Wikipedia:Kid Icarus|Kid Icarus]]." The save screen in this game resembles that of ''The Legend of Zelda''.
*Email [[montage]] — An [[Easter egg]] features a modified clip from the NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!]]''.
*Email [[Videro Games]] — The controller [[Strong Sad]] is holding in the instruction manual is very similar an NES controller.
*[[FAQ]] — The page title includes the words "Ouch. What do you do?" In ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies II|The Goonies II]]'', [[Wikipedia:Non-player character|non-player characters]] in mazes would respond with this [[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] phrase when attacked.
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] game — The entire game is an allusion to the [[Wikipedia:Mega Man Classic|''Mega Man'' series]] and contains [[Stinkoman_20X6_Real-World_References#Nintendo Entertainment System|a plethora of NES references]].
*Email [[bedtime story]] — [[The Cheat]] and [[Moses Malone]] play the NES games ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|The Adventures of Lolo]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'' in "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in [[Moses MaloneLand]]".
*Email [[highschool]] — [[Middle School Variation|Baby Strong Bad]] plays "better video games" with an NES controller.
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]] — Homestar wears the mask of a [[Wikipedia:Snifit|Snifit]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
*[[KOT's VOQPCS!]] — The King of Town addresses his men as "[[Wikipedia:Mario series enemies#Beezo|Beezos]]", [[Wikipedia:Wart (Nintendo)|Wart]]'s henchmen from ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.


===[[Wikipedia:Game Boy line|Game Boy]]===
[[Image:GameBoyInABlender.PNG|thumb|150px|The Game Boy in a Blender]]

*Email [[2 emails]] — Homestar claims to have built a time machine [[Blender#Game_Boy_in_a_Blender|out of Strong Bad's blender and Game Boy]].
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Tompkins]] plays the original 1989 Game Boy and claims to have [[Wikipedia:King Bowser|Bowser]] "on the ropes", which is immediately followed by [[So and So]] getting hit by a [[Wikipedia:Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] shell. Later, [[The Ugly One]] mentions [[Wikipedia: Diddy Kong|Diddy Kong]]
*Email [[alternate universe]] — The Cheat purchases an alternate universe portal made from a Game Boy in a blender.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — Tompkins is again seen playing his Game Boy, this time with a virtual pet.


===[[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)]]===

*[[Super NES]] and [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] — Both of these toons were made using ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Paint|Mario Paint]]'', and the Super NES was a nickname of the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.
*[[RhinoFeeder]] game — This game is apparently playable on the [[FunMachine|Super FunMachine]], a parody of the SNES.
*Email [[modeling]] — An advertisement for foot cream includes the phrase "GOT STINKFOOT?". In the SNES game ''[[Wikipedia:Parodius Da!|Parodius]]'', gaining a power-up will sometimes result in the main character saying "GOT A STINKFOOT?!" out of a megaphone.
*[[Sample of Style Too: Some Outtakes]] — The Brothers Chaps can be seen playing an SNES.
*[[Let us give TANKS!]] — In an Easter egg, the "next generation Gamepad" seen with Reynold's brother's action figure resembles that of an SNES, which was the next generation of consoles when [[Wikipedia: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (DiC series)|GI Joe]] was still on TV.
*Strong Bad often [[Couch Mumbling|mumbles]] the names of SNES games while half-asleep on [[the couch]] (as well as one NES game, ''[[Wikipedia:Super Contra|Super Contra]]'').

===[[Wikipedia:Virtual Boy|Virtual Boy]]===
*[[StrongBadZone]] game and [[Vector Strong Bad]] — The 3D vector graphics mimic those of the ill-fated Virtual Boy, particularly the game ''[[Wikipedia:Red Alarm|Red Alarm]]''.

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]]===
[[Image:BeholdtheN64.jpg|thumb|Thy Dungeonman 3]]

*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — Homsar is costumed as [[Wikipedia:Tingle|Tingle]] from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]''. The list of "choices" he offers to Homestar borrows a phrase from the bank teller in ''Majora's Mask'': "THAT'S A LOT! A LOT! A LOT! A LOT!" Also, The Cheat's costume and some of his actions and noises resemble those of [[Wikipedia:Toad (Nintendo)|Toad]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Kart 64|Mario Kart 64]]''.
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — One of the possible presents that the hag might have gotten is a Nintendo 64 Controller (called an N64 Paddle in this game).

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo GameCube|Nintendo GameCube]]===

*Email [[the facts]] — Homestar sings a song to the melody of the theme song from ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man Vs.|Pac-Man Vs.]]'' in an Easter egg.
*[[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — In the commentary, Mike and Matt mention ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''.


===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]]===
*[[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-05-24|Weekly Fanstuff]] — The May 24, 2007 entry was a [[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS Homebrew|Nintendo DS homebrew]] port of [[Population: Tire]].

===[[Wikipedia:Wii|Wii]]===

*[[Viidelectrix]] — This section of [[Videlectrix]]'s website, named after the Wii, includes versions of classic games available for play through the Wii's internet channel.
*[[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-22|Weekly Fanstuff]] — The entry for February 22, 2007 depicted [[Wikipedia:Wii Channels#Mii Channel|Mii]] versions of the [[Teen Girl Squad]] characters.


===Miscellaneous===
[[Image:Labeled_CRP_Background.PNG|thumb|The Brothers Chaps' personal gaming lounge?]]

*[[Pulse Interview - 1 Aug 2003|2003 Pulse interview]] — Matt says, in Bubs's voice, "There was this one time when I hooked up my lawnmower to my Nintendo. And after that, I got the high score every time!"
*Email [[lackey]] — In a DVD Easter egg, Strong Bad says that he is "already playing Nintendo in the other room" by the time that Strong Sad finishes reading the Strong Lib.
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — When Strong Bad removes his head from the TV, a room with an [[Wikipedia:NES 2|NES 2]], an SNES, a black GameCube, and some Nintendo 64 game cartridges are visible. The game in the NES 2 is ''[[Wikipedia:Kirby's Adventure|Kirby's Adventure]]''.
*Several of the video game titles in the [[floppy disk container]] have been released for the NES or the SNES.
*[[Pigs on Head]] game — The LCD version is specifically designed after the generic look of the [[Wikipedia:Game & Watch|Game & Watch]] series of LCD games produced by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991.
*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — The text in this game menu makes reference to the ''Mega Man'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Star Fox series|Star Fox]]'' series.
*[[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — [[Wikipedia:Ganon|Ganondorf]], the main antagonist of [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda (series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]] is mentioned; Homestar Runner catches [[Marzipan]] in a bottle in the same way fairies can be caught in bottles in the series.
[[Image:Weekly Fanstuff 5-24-2007.PNG|thumb|Homebrew Poptire DS]]
*[[Fan Costumes '06]] — Two people are shown dressed as Homestar and [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]]. Upon noticing the face of the person in the Homestar costume, Strong Bad asks Homestar if he ate [[Wikipedia:Luigi|Luigi]]. Homestar then comments that Luigi tasted like [[Wikipedia:Super Mushroom|mushrooms]].
*Email [[the chair]] — A hidden picture reads "nice try dodongo!" [[Wikipedia:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Dodongo|Dodongos]] are unintelligent dinosaur-like monsters in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.
*[[Stinkomanual]] — On page 3 there is a sentence stating "Don't expect any weepy princess crap," referencing many Nintendo games in which the main objective is to save a princess, an example being the [[Wikipedia:List of Mario games by year|Mario series of games]].
*[[Duck Guardian]] — the falling robot heads resemble the original [[Wikipedia: thwomp|thwomp]], while the eggs falling resemble those of [[Wikipedia:Yoshi|Yoshi]].

{{clear}}

==See Also==
*[[Atari 2600]]
*[[Sega Tapes]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations]]
*[[Pikachu]]

[[Category:Inside Jokes]]
[[Category:Entertainment running gags]]

Nintendo

Awexome Cross — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:58:17 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Game Boy */

[[Image:TC_MM_NES.png|thumb|350px|"''The Adventures of Lolo''? You better have saved the receipt!"]]

[[Wikipedia:Nintendo|'''Nintendo''']] is one of the biggest video game companies today, known for its impact on the video game industry and influential games. [[The Brothers Chaps]] have praised Nintendo in many [[Interviews and Public Appearances|interviews]] and have made many Nintendo references in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

The probable reason for the prevalence of Nintendo allusions throughout [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]]'s work is the central part the Nintendo Entertainment System played in their upbringing (see [[The Boston Globe Interview - 9 Aug 2003|The Boston Globe interview]]). Along with cartoons and [[breakfast cereal]], the NES was an important part of their Saturday mornings as children. As one of their motivations in creating Homestar Runner has been to recreate this lost cultural experience (see the [[All Things Considered Interview - 8 May 2005|All Things Considered interview]]), it is not surprising that they have infused their work liberally with references to Nintendo.

==Appearances by system==

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)]]===
[[Image:Tag_team_wrestling.png|thumb|The obscure origin of Strong Bad]]

*[[Super NES]]  — The page title, "Super Homestario Bros.", is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — When the pumpkin is placed in [[The Poopsmith]]'s mouth to reveal an [[Easter egg]] featuring [[Homsar]], the "secret" music from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' plays.
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — When [[Homestar Runner]] is looking through Bubs's stuff for a [[Decemberween]] present for [[Strong Bad]], the first thing he pulls out is a ''[[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]]'' cartridge. This NES game featured a team called "The Strong Bads" which is the source of Strong Bad's name.
*Email [[i rule]] —Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad Email Intros|intro]] may refer to ''The Legend of Zelda'', in which the player cannot advance through certain parts of dungeons unless they feed a hungry [[Wikipedia:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Goriya|Goriya]], who greets the player with, "Grumble grumble..."
*Email [[sb_email 22]] — In the beginning, the email 'song' (the tune he sings before he checks his email) is a song from the NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]]''.
*Email [[invisibility]] — Before dying, the [[Tandy 400]] reveals the famous ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'' password "[[Wikipedia:Metroid#JUSTIN BAILEY|Justin Bailey]] ****** ******" (in which the lower-case letters should be replaced by upper-case letters and the asterisks should be replaced by hyphens).
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — [[The King of Town]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]], and says "Sorry, King, but our princess is in another castle..." An [[Super Kingio Brothers|Easter egg]] features the beginning of Stage 1-1 of ''Super Mario Bros.'', complete with a [[Wikipedia:Goomba|Goomba]].
*Email [[japanese cartoon]] — In an Easter egg, you can click on one of Homestar Runner's tapes labeled NES endings to view the endings from [[japanese cartoon#Easter Eggs|various NES games]].
*Email [[mascot]] — An NES is among the old electronics that The Cheat pummels with a golf club.
*[[Population: Tire]] game — The Engrish page title "I FEEL ASLEEP!" quotes the game ''[[Wikipedia:Metal Gear (video game)|Metal Gear]]'' for the NES.
*Email [[mile]] —The rhythmic part of the "song" being played during the parade is from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', played during the airship, tank, and watership levels. The fireworks at the end of the parade are very similar in sound to the cannons and exploding [[Wikipedia:Bob-omb|Bob-ombs]] that densely populate these levels.
*[[Secret Collect.]] and [[50K Racewalker]] games — These games are apparently playable on the [[FunMachine]], a parody of the NES.
*[[Under Construction]] — The entire fight scene is taken from the game ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden]]''. Also, the credits include references to well-known Nintendo employees and the ''Metroid'' [[Wikipedia:Morph Ball|Morph Ball]] powerup.
*Email [[lunch special]] — Clicking on the words "[[Wikipedia:Larry Bird|Larry, legend]]" reveals a screenshot from the NES version of ''[[Wikipedia:Jordan vs Bird: One on One|Jordan vs Bird: One on One]]''.
*Email [[pom pom]] — When [[Pom Pom]] beats up Strong Bad, you can hear sound effects from ''Super Mario Bros.'' He also scores a "1-Up" after hitting Strong Bad several times.
*[[Peasant's Quest]] game — When the player attacks [[Kerrek]] with the bow and arrow, the game responds, "Here goes, [[Wikipedia:Kid Icarus|Kid Icarus]]." The save screen in this game resembles that of ''The Legend of Zelda''.
*Email [[montage]] — An [[Easter egg]] features a modified clip from the NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!]]''.
*Email [[Videro Games]] — The controller [[Strong Sad]] is holding in the instruction manual is very similar an NES controller.
*[[FAQ]] — The page title includes the words "Ouch. What do you do?" In ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies II|The Goonies II]]'', [[Wikipedia:Non-player character|non-player characters]] in mazes would respond with this [[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] phrase when attacked.
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] game — The entire game is an allusion to the [[Wikipedia:Mega Man Classic|''Mega Man'' series]] and contains [[Stinkoman_20X6_Real-World_References#Nintendo Entertainment System|a plethora of NES references]].
*Email [[bedtime story]] — [[The Cheat]] and [[Moses Malone]] play the NES games ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|The Adventures of Lolo]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'' in "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in [[Moses MaloneLand]]".
*Email [[highschool]] — [[Middle School Variation|Baby Strong Bad]] plays "better video games" with an NES controller.
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]] — Homestar wears the mask of a [[Wikipedia:Snifit|Snifit]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
*[[KOT's VOQPCS!]] — The King of Town addresses his men as "[[Wikipedia:Mario series enemies#Beezo|Beezos]]", [[Wikipedia:Wart (Nintendo)|Wart]]'s henchmen from ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.


===[[Wikipedia:Game Boy line|Game Boy]]===
[[Image:GameBoyInABlender.PNG|thumb|150px|The Game Boy in a Blender]]

*Email [[2 emails]] — Homestar claims to have built a time machine [[Blender#Game_Boy_in_a_Blender|out of Strong Bad's blender and Game Boy]].
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Tompkins]] plays the original 1989 Game Boy and claims to have [[Wikipedia:King Bowser|Bowser]] "on the ropes", which is immediately followed by [[So and So]] getting hit by a [[Wikipedia:Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] shell. Later, [[The Ugly One]] mentions [[Wikipedia: Diddy Kong|Diddy Kong]]
*Email [[alternate universe]] — The Cheat purchases an alternate universe portal made from a Game Boy in a blender.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — Tompkins is again seen playing his Game Boy, this time with a virtual pet.


===[[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)]]===

*[[Super NES]] and [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] — Both of these toons were made using ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Paint|Mario Paint]]''.
**In addition, the "Super NES" was a nickname for the Super Nintendo.
*[[RhinoFeeder]] game — This game is apparently playable on the [[FunMachine|Super FunMachine]], a parody of the SNES.
*Email [[modeling]] — An advertisement for foot cream includes the phrase "GOT STINKFOOT?". In the SNES game ''[[Wikipedia:Parodius Da!|Parodius]]'', gaining a power-up will sometimes result in the main character saying "GOT A STINKFOOT?!" out of a megaphone.
*[[Sample of Style Too: Some Outtakes]] — The Brothers Chaps can be seen playing an SNES.
*[[Let us give TANKS!]] — In an Easter egg, the "next generation Gamepad" seen with Reynold's brother's action figure resembles that of an SNES, which was the next generation of consoles when [[Wikipedia: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (DiC series)|GI Joe]] was still on TV.
*Strong Bad often [[Couch Mumbling|mumbles]] the names of SNES games while half-asleep on [[the couch]] (as well as one NES game, ''[[Wikipedia:Super Contra|Super Contra]]'').

===[[Wikipedia:Virtual Boy|Virtual Boy]]===
*[[StrongBadZone]] game and [[Vector Strong Bad]] — The 3D vector graphics mimic those of the ill-fated Virtual Boy, particularly the game ''[[Wikipedia:Red Alarm|Red Alarm]]''.

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]]===
[[Image:BeholdtheN64.jpg|thumb|Thy Dungeonman 3]]

*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — Homsar is costumed as [[Wikipedia:Tingle|Tingle]] from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]''. The list of "choices" he offers to Homestar borrows a phrase from the bank teller in ''Majora's Mask'': "THAT'S A LOT! A LOT! A LOT! A LOT!" Also, The Cheat's costume and some of his actions and noises resemble those of [[Wikipedia:Toad (Nintendo)|Toad]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Kart 64|Mario Kart 64]]''.
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — One of the possible presents that the hag might have gotten is a Nintendo 64 Controller (called an N64 Paddle in this game).

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo GameCube|Nintendo GameCube]]===

*Email [[the facts]] — Homestar sings a song to the melody of the theme song from ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man Vs.|Pac-Man Vs.]]'' in an Easter egg.
*[[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — In the commentary, Mike and Matt mention ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''.


===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]]===
*[[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-05-24|Weekly Fanstuff]] — The May 24, 2007 entry was a [[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS Homebrew|Nintendo DS homebrew]] port of [[Population: Tire]].

===[[Wikipedia:Wii|Wii]]===

*[[Viidelectrix]] — This section of [[Videlectrix]]'s website, named after the Wii, includes versions of classic games available for play through the Wii's internet channel.
*[[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-22|Weekly Fanstuff]] — The entry for February 22, 2007 depicted [[Wikipedia:Wii Channels#Mii Channel|Mii]] versions of the [[Teen Girl Squad]] characters.


===Miscellaneous===
[[Image:Labeled_CRP_Background.PNG|thumb|The Brothers Chaps' personal gaming lounge?]]

*[[Pulse Interview - 1 Aug 2003|2003 Pulse interview]] — Matt says, in Bubs's voice, "There was this one time when I hooked up my lawnmower to my Nintendo. And after that, I got the high score every time!"
*Email [[lackey]] — In a DVD Easter egg, Strong Bad says that he is "already playing Nintendo in the other room" by the time that Strong Sad finishes reading the Strong Lib.
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — When Strong Bad removes his head from the TV, a room with an [[Wikipedia:NES 2|NES 2]], an SNES, a black GameCube, and some Nintendo 64 game cartridges are visible. The game in the NES 2 is ''[[Wikipedia:Kirby's Adventure|Kirby's Adventure]]''.
*Several of the video game titles in the [[floppy disk container]] have been released for the NES or the SNES.
*[[Pigs on Head]] game — The LCD version is specifically designed after the generic look of the [[Wikipedia:Game & Watch|Game & Watch]] series of LCD games produced by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991.
*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — The text in this game menu makes reference to the ''Mega Man'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Star Fox series|Star Fox]]'' series.
*[[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — [[Wikipedia:Ganon|Ganondorf]], the main antagonist of [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda (series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]] is mentioned; Homestar Runner catches [[Marzipan]] in a bottle in the same way fairies can be caught in bottles in the series.
[[Image:Weekly Fanstuff 5-24-2007.PNG|thumb|Homebrew Poptire DS]]
*[[Fan Costumes '06]] — Two people are shown dressed as Homestar and [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]]. Upon noticing the face of the person in the Homestar costume, Strong Bad asks Homestar if he ate [[Wikipedia:Luigi|Luigi]]. Homestar then comments that Luigi tasted like [[Wikipedia:Super Mushroom|mushrooms]].
*Email [[the chair]] — A hidden picture reads "nice try dodongo!" [[Wikipedia:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Dodongo|Dodongos]] are unintelligent dinosaur-like monsters in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.
*[[Stinkomanual]] — On page 3 there is a sentence stating "Don't expect any weepy princess crap," referencing many Nintendo games in which the main objective is to save a princess, an example being the [[Wikipedia:List of Mario games by year|Mario series of games]].
*[[Duck Guardian]] — the falling robot heads resemble the original [[Wikipedia: thwomp|thwomp]], while the eggs falling resemble those of [[Wikipedia:Yoshi|Yoshi]].

{{clear}}

==See Also==
*[[Atari 2600]]
*[[Sega Tapes]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations]]
*[[Pikachu]]

[[Category:Inside Jokes]]
[[Category:Entertainment running gags]]

Nintendo

Awexome Cross — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 17:56:40 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) */

[[Image:TC_MM_NES.png|thumb|350px|"''The Adventures of Lolo''? You better have saved the receipt!"]]

[[Wikipedia:Nintendo|'''Nintendo''']] is one of the biggest video game companies today, known for its impact on the video game industry and influential games. [[The Brothers Chaps]] have praised Nintendo in many [[Interviews and Public Appearances|interviews]] and have made many Nintendo references in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

The probable reason for the prevalence of Nintendo allusions throughout [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]]'s work is the central part the Nintendo Entertainment System played in their upbringing (see [[The Boston Globe Interview - 9 Aug 2003|The Boston Globe interview]]). Along with cartoons and [[breakfast cereal]], the NES was an important part of their Saturday mornings as children. As one of their motivations in creating Homestar Runner has been to recreate this lost cultural experience (see the [[All Things Considered Interview - 8 May 2005|All Things Considered interview]]), it is not surprising that they have infused their work liberally with references to Nintendo.

==Appearances by system==

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)]]===
[[Image:Tag_team_wrestling.png|thumb|The obscure origin of Strong Bad]]

*[[Super NES]]  — The page title, "Super Homestario Bros.", is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — When the pumpkin is placed in [[The Poopsmith]]'s mouth to reveal an [[Easter egg]] featuring [[Homsar]], the "secret" music from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' plays.
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — When [[Homestar Runner]] is looking through Bubs's stuff for a [[Decemberween]] present for [[Strong Bad]], the first thing he pulls out is a ''[[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]]'' cartridge. This NES game featured a team called "The Strong Bads" which is the source of Strong Bad's name.
*Email [[i rule]] —Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad Email Intros|intro]] may refer to ''The Legend of Zelda'', in which the player cannot advance through certain parts of dungeons unless they feed a hungry [[Wikipedia:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Goriya|Goriya]], who greets the player with, "Grumble grumble..."
*Email [[sb_email 22]] — In the beginning, the email 'song' (the tune he sings before he checks his email) is a song from the NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]]''.
*Email [[invisibility]] — Before dying, the [[Tandy 400]] reveals the famous ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'' password "[[Wikipedia:Metroid#JUSTIN BAILEY|Justin Bailey]] ****** ******" (in which the lower-case letters should be replaced by upper-case letters and the asterisks should be replaced by hyphens).
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — [[The King of Town]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]], and says "Sorry, King, but our princess is in another castle..." An [[Super Kingio Brothers|Easter egg]] features the beginning of Stage 1-1 of ''Super Mario Bros.'', complete with a [[Wikipedia:Goomba|Goomba]].
*Email [[japanese cartoon]] — In an Easter egg, you can click on one of Homestar Runner's tapes labeled NES endings to view the endings from [[japanese cartoon#Easter Eggs|various NES games]].
*Email [[mascot]] — An NES is among the old electronics that The Cheat pummels with a golf club.
*[[Population: Tire]] game — The Engrish page title "I FEEL ASLEEP!" quotes the game ''[[Wikipedia:Metal Gear (video game)|Metal Gear]]'' for the NES.
*Email [[mile]] —The rhythmic part of the "song" being played during the parade is from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', played during the airship, tank, and watership levels. The fireworks at the end of the parade are very similar in sound to the cannons and exploding [[Wikipedia:Bob-omb|Bob-ombs]] that densely populate these levels.
*[[Secret Collect.]] and [[50K Racewalker]] games — These games are apparently playable on the [[FunMachine]], a parody of the NES.
*[[Under Construction]] — The entire fight scene is taken from the game ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden]]''. Also, the credits include references to well-known Nintendo employees and the ''Metroid'' [[Wikipedia:Morph Ball|Morph Ball]] powerup.
*Email [[lunch special]] — Clicking on the words "[[Wikipedia:Larry Bird|Larry, legend]]" reveals a screenshot from the NES version of ''[[Wikipedia:Jordan vs Bird: One on One|Jordan vs Bird: One on One]]''.
*Email [[pom pom]] — When [[Pom Pom]] beats up Strong Bad, you can hear sound effects from ''Super Mario Bros.'' He also scores a "1-Up" after hitting Strong Bad several times.
*[[Peasant's Quest]] game — When the player attacks [[Kerrek]] with the bow and arrow, the game responds, "Here goes, [[Wikipedia:Kid Icarus|Kid Icarus]]." The save screen in this game resembles that of ''The Legend of Zelda''.
*Email [[montage]] — An [[Easter egg]] features a modified clip from the NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!]]''.
*Email [[Videro Games]] — The controller [[Strong Sad]] is holding in the instruction manual is very similar an NES controller.
*[[FAQ]] — The page title includes the words "Ouch. What do you do?" In ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies II|The Goonies II]]'', [[Wikipedia:Non-player character|non-player characters]] in mazes would respond with this [[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] phrase when attacked.
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] game — The entire game is an allusion to the [[Wikipedia:Mega Man Classic|''Mega Man'' series]] and contains [[Stinkoman_20X6_Real-World_References#Nintendo Entertainment System|a plethora of NES references]].
*Email [[bedtime story]] — [[The Cheat]] and [[Moses Malone]] play the NES games ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|The Adventures of Lolo]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'' in "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in [[Moses MaloneLand]]".
*Email [[highschool]] — [[Middle School Variation|Baby Strong Bad]] plays "better video games" with an NES controller.
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]] — Homestar wears the mask of a [[Wikipedia:Snifit|Snifit]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
*[[KOT's VOQPCS!]] — The King of Town addresses his men as "[[Wikipedia:Mario series enemies#Beezo|Beezos]]", [[Wikipedia:Wart (Nintendo)|Wart]]'s henchmen from ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.


===[[Wikipedia:Game Boy line|Game Boy]]===
[[Image:GameBoyInABlender.PNG|thumb|150px|The Game Boy in a Blender]]

*Email [[2 emails]] — Homestar claims to have built a time machine [[Blender#Game_Boy_in_a_Blender|out of Strong Bad's blender and Game Boy]].
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Tompkins]] plays the original 1989 Game Boy and claims to have [[Wikipedia:King Bowser|Bowser]] "on the ropes", which is immediately followed by [[So and So]] getting hit by a [[Wikipedia:Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] shell. Later, [[The Ugly One]] mentions [[Wikipedia: Diddy Kong|Diddy Kong]],
*Email [[alternate universe]] — The Cheat purchases an alternate universe portal made from a Game Boy in a blender.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — Tompkins is again seen playing his Game Boy, this time with a virtual pet.


===[[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)]]===

*[[Super NES]] and [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] — Both of these toons were made using ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Paint|Mario Paint]]''.
**In addition, the "Super NES" was a nickname for the Super Nintendo.
*[[RhinoFeeder]] game — This game is apparently playable on the [[FunMachine|Super FunMachine]], a parody of the SNES.
*Email [[modeling]] — An advertisement for foot cream includes the phrase "GOT STINKFOOT?". In the SNES game ''[[Wikipedia:Parodius Da!|Parodius]]'', gaining a power-up will sometimes result in the main character saying "GOT A STINKFOOT?!" out of a megaphone.
*[[Sample of Style Too: Some Outtakes]] — The Brothers Chaps can be seen playing an SNES.
*[[Let us give TANKS!]] — In an Easter egg, the "next generation Gamepad" seen with Reynold's brother's action figure resembles that of an SNES, which was the next generation of consoles when [[Wikipedia: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (DiC series)|GI Joe]] was still on TV.
*Strong Bad often [[Couch Mumbling|mumbles]] the names of SNES games while half-asleep on [[the couch]] (as well as one NES game, ''[[Wikipedia:Super Contra|Super Contra]]'').

===[[Wikipedia:Virtual Boy|Virtual Boy]]===
*[[StrongBadZone]] game and [[Vector Strong Bad]] — The 3D vector graphics mimic those of the ill-fated Virtual Boy, particularly the game ''[[Wikipedia:Red Alarm|Red Alarm]]''.

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]]===
[[Image:BeholdtheN64.jpg|thumb|Thy Dungeonman 3]]

*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — Homsar is costumed as [[Wikipedia:Tingle|Tingle]] from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]''. The list of "choices" he offers to Homestar borrows a phrase from the bank teller in ''Majora's Mask'': "THAT'S A LOT! A LOT! A LOT! A LOT!" Also, The Cheat's costume and some of his actions and noises resemble those of [[Wikipedia:Toad (Nintendo)|Toad]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Kart 64|Mario Kart 64]]''.
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — One of the possible presents that the hag might have gotten is a Nintendo 64 Controller (called an N64 Paddle in this game).

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo GameCube|Nintendo GameCube]]===

*Email [[the facts]] — Homestar sings a song to the melody of the theme song from ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man Vs.|Pac-Man Vs.]]'' in an Easter egg.
*[[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — In the commentary, Mike and Matt mention ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''.


===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]]===
*[[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-05-24|Weekly Fanstuff]] — The May 24, 2007 entry was a [[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS Homebrew|Nintendo DS homebrew]] port of [[Population: Tire]].

===[[Wikipedia:Wii|Wii]]===

*[[Viidelectrix]] — This section of [[Videlectrix]]'s website, named after the Wii, includes versions of classic games available for play through the Wii's internet channel.
*[[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-22|Weekly Fanstuff]] — The entry for February 22, 2007 depicted [[Wikipedia:Wii Channels#Mii Channel|Mii]] versions of the [[Teen Girl Squad]] characters.


===Miscellaneous===
[[Image:Labeled_CRP_Background.PNG|thumb|The Brothers Chaps' personal gaming lounge?]]

*[[Pulse Interview - 1 Aug 2003|2003 Pulse interview]] — Matt says, in Bubs's voice, "There was this one time when I hooked up my lawnmower to my Nintendo. And after that, I got the high score every time!"
*Email [[lackey]] — In a DVD Easter egg, Strong Bad says that he is "already playing Nintendo in the other room" by the time that Strong Sad finishes reading the Strong Lib.
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — When Strong Bad removes his head from the TV, a room with an [[Wikipedia:NES 2|NES 2]], an SNES, a black GameCube, and some Nintendo 64 game cartridges are visible. The game in the NES 2 is ''[[Wikipedia:Kirby's Adventure|Kirby's Adventure]]''.
*Several of the video game titles in the [[floppy disk container]] have been released for the NES or the SNES.
*[[Pigs on Head]] game — The LCD version is specifically designed after the generic look of the [[Wikipedia:Game & Watch|Game & Watch]] series of LCD games produced by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991.
*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — The text in this game menu makes reference to the ''Mega Man'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Star Fox series|Star Fox]]'' series.
*[[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — [[Wikipedia:Ganon|Ganondorf]], the main antagonist of [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda (series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]] is mentioned; Homestar Runner catches [[Marzipan]] in a bottle in the same way fairies can be caught in bottles in the series.
[[Image:Weekly Fanstuff 5-24-2007.PNG|thumb|Homebrew Poptire DS]]
*[[Fan Costumes '06]] — Two people are shown dressed as Homestar and [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]]. Upon noticing the face of the person in the Homestar costume, Strong Bad asks Homestar if he ate [[Wikipedia:Luigi|Luigi]]. Homestar then comments that Luigi tasted like [[Wikipedia:Super Mushroom|mushrooms]].
*Email [[the chair]] — A hidden picture reads "nice try dodongo!" [[Wikipedia:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Dodongo|Dodongos]] are unintelligent dinosaur-like monsters in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.
*[[Stinkomanual]] — On page 3 there is a sentence stating "Don't expect any weepy princess crap," referencing many Nintendo games in which the main objective is to save a princess, an example being the [[Wikipedia:List of Mario games by year|Mario series of games]].
*[[Duck Guardian]] — the falling robot heads resemble the original [[Wikipedia: thwomp|thwomp]], while the eggs falling resemble those of [[Wikipedia:Yoshi|Yoshi]].

{{clear}}

==See Also==
*[[Atari 2600]]
*[[Sega Tapes]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations]]
*[[Pikachu]]

[[Category:Inside Jokes]]
[[Category:Entertainment running gags]]

Weekly Fanstuff

Awexome Cross — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 20:27:03 GMT

Awexome Cross:

{{about|weekly updated fanstuff which began on January 27, 2004}} {{for|older fan material in the Museum|Fan Stuff}}

{{Weekly Fanstuff}}

'''Weekly Fanstuff''' are a collection of fan-submitted [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] projects and pictures. These are viewed by clicking on the ''F'' at the top of the [[Main Pages]], and are generally updated on Thursdays. Here is a list of all the fanstuff appearances in 2007.

''As of November 22nd, 2004, the [[HR:weeklies/fanstuff_pic.jpg|image]] and [[HR:weeklies/weeklies.xml|text]] are no longer part of the [[HR:fanstuff.swf|Flash file]].'' 

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{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! width="200" | Image !! width="15%" | Date !! Text !! Description
|- id="WF-2007-06-21"
|[[Image:Fanstuff-6-21-07.png|200px|the cheatz-it]] || 21 Jun 2007 || the cheatz-it || A mosaic of [[The Cheat]] made out of [[Wikipedia:Cheez-It|Cheez-It]], sugar cubes, and two [[grapes]].
|- id="WF-2007-06-14"
|[[Image:Fanstuff-6-14-07.PNG|200px|old cool fan art]] || 14 Jun 2007 || old cool fan art || Fan art of [[Strong Mad]], [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], and [[Tire]] at [[The Stick]], dated April 2004.
|- id="WF-2007-06-07"
|[[Image:Weekly Fanstuff 06-07-2007.png|200px|prison tattoo]] || 7 Jun 2007 || prison tattoo || A real-life version of the tattoo from [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]], including the soap and spoon supposedly used to carve it.
|- id="WF-2007-05-24"
|[[Image:Weekly Fanstuff 5-24-2007.PNG|200px|homebrew poptire ds]] || 24 May 2007 || homebrew poptire ds || A [[Population: Tire]] game made for the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]], created by [[User:Phlip|Phlip]]. See the [http://www.mrphlip.com/ds/pop_tire/ full game], including a video.
|- id="WF-2007-05-17"
|[[Image:Fanstuff 5-17-2007.PNG|200px|my flip-flop got stole!]] || 17 May 2007 || My flip-flop got stole! || The [[Bear holding a Shark]] drawn onto a foot wearing a flip-flop. Caption is a reference to [[myths & legends]]. Note that while the exclamation is capitalized in the XML file, the displayed text was not.
|- id="WF-2007-05-11"
|[[Image:Fanstuff 5-11-2007.png|200px|cheatar hero controller]] || 11 May 2007 || cheatar hero controller || A [[Wikipedia:Guitar Hero|Guitar Hero]] controller painted like [[The Cheatar]].
|- id="WF-2007-05-03"
|[[Image:Fanstuff 5-3-07.PNG|200px|li'l brudder doggie dish]] || 03 May 2007 || li'l brudder doggie dish || A doggie dish with [[Li'l Brudder]] drawn inside.
|- id="WF-2007-04-26"
|[[Image:Fanstuff-04-26-2007.png|200px|treggdor the yolkinator]] || 26 Apr 2007 || treggdor the yolkinator || Pictures taken from four different angles of an Easter [[egg]] painted like [[Trogdor]].
|- id="WF-2007-04-19"
|[[Image:Fanstuff 041907.PNG|200px|blue laser escape sub]] || 19 Apr 2007 || blue laser escape sub || The [[Blue Laser Commander]] [[Store Toys#Collectible Figurines|figurine]] inside a [[Wikipedia:Lego|Lego]] submarine, made of pieces from the [[Wikipedia:Lego Aquazone#Aquanauts (1995–1996)|Aquazone Aquanauts]] set(s).
|- id="WF-2007-04-12"
|[[Image:Fanstuff-4-12-07.PNG|200px|Just add water!]] || 12 Apr 2007 || just add water! || Ingredients for Instant [[Suudsu]]. Includes Gummi Bears and powdered milk. Suudsu is misspelled as "Sudzu" on the container.
|- id="WF-2007-04-05"
|[[Image:Fanstuff-4-5-07.PNG|200px|Marshie Plushie]] || 05 Apr 2007 || marshie plushie || A plushie of [[Marshie]]. It bears some resemblance to his [[Puppet Character Variations|puppet version]].
|- id="WF-2007-03-22"
|[[Image:Fanstuff 3-22-07.png|200px|stinkomural]] || 22 Mar 2007 || stinkomural || A mural of [[Stinkoman]] from [[Stinkoman 20X6]].
|- id= "WF-2007-03-15"
|[[Image:Fanstuff 3-15-07.PNG|200px|Stained Glasstar]] || 15 Mar 2007 || stained glasstar || A stained glass window depicting [[Homestar Runner]].
|- id= "WF-2007-03-08"
|[[Image:Fanstuff 3-8-07.PNG|200px|Matching TGS Tattoos]] || 08 Mar 2007 || matching tgs tattoos || Tattoos of [[The Ugly One]] getting ARROWED!!, from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]].
|- id= "WF-2007-03-01"
|[[Image:Fanstuff 3-1-07.PNG|200px|Homebrew Figurine]] || 01 Mar 2007 || homebrew figurine || A homemade [[Strong Bad]] figurine
|- id= "WF-2007-02-22"
|[[Image:Teen Mii Squad.PNG|200px|Teen Mii Squad]] || 22 Feb 2007 || teen mii squad! || [[Wikipedia:Wii Channels#Mii Channel|Mii]] versions of the [[Teen Girl Squad]] characters. (From the left in clockwise order, [[Cheerleader]], [[So and So]], [[What's Her Face]], [[The Ugly One]].)
|- id="WF-2007-02-15"
|[[Image:Fanstuff021507.png|200px|Homestar's slippers!]] || 15 Feb 2007 || homestar's slippers! || Real-life versions of [[Homestar Runner's Sleepwear|Homestar's bunny slippers]].
|- id= "WF-2007-02-08"
|[[Image:Fanstuff020807.PNG|200px|Homestar skinnyplush]] || 08 Feb 2007 || homestar skinnyplush || A skinny [[Homestar Runner]] plush toy.
|- id="WF-2007-02-01"
|[[Image:Fanstuff020107.png|200px|make your own playsets & toys!]] || 01 Feb 2007 || make your own playsets & toys! || The [[Strong Bad]], [[Bubs]], and [[The Cheat]] [[Store Toys|figurines]] in a fan-made [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]. The caption refers to [[Cheat Commandos]].
|- id= "WF-2007-01-18"
|[[Image:Fanstuff011807.png|200px|i'm sad that i'm a diaper]] || 18 Jan 2007 || i'm sad that i'm a diaper || A diaper with [[Strong Sad]]'s face on it. The caption refers to a well-known line first said by [[Powered by The Cheat]] Strong Sad on [[Main Page 15]].
|- id= "WF-2007-01-11"
|[[Image:Fanstuff011107.png|200px|it's the trog trog b'loon]] || 11 Jan 2007 || it's the trog trog b'loon || A [[Trogdor]] balloon and its mirror image. The caption refers to a line in [[Fall Float Parade]].
|}

==Fun Facts==
*If you click the "f" button repeatedly while it is still loading, the caption will move up the box. The more times you click it, the farther the text will move.

==See Also==
*[[Museum]]
*[[Fan Stuff]]
*[[Secret_Pages_XML_Source#Weeklies_XML_File|Secret Pages XML Source]]

== External Links ==
*Click on the F on any [[HR:main{{#rand:1|23}}.html|main page]] to see the most recent fanstuff.
*[[HR:fanstuff.swf|view the Flash file for the current fanstuff]]
[[Category:Fan Material]][[Category: Regular Updates]]
{{H*RNav}}

Main Page 24

Awexome Cross — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 05:26:05 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Button Effects */

{{mainnav|24|23|1}}
[[Image:Main24.PNG|220px|thumb|"Has anybody seen my pants?"]]

Everything is viewed through blurred vision.

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

'''Place:''' [[The Field]]

'''Icon:''' Glasses

'''Page title:''' 20/200!

'''Date:''' July 24, 2007

==Button Effects==
*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' — Homestar holds up a vision testing chart.
*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' — Pulsating red dots appear onscreen. Homestar says, "Hey, are you okay? How many fingers am I holding up?"
*'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' — Homestar's shirt changes — first to a [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Peacey P|Peacey P]] shirt, then to a blue [[Wikipedia:Fila_(company)|Fila]] shirt, then to his [[duckie shirt]], then back to his original star shirt.
*'''[[Downloads]]''' — Strong Bad walks through the Field in his underwear shouting, "My pants! Come here, my pants! Has anybody seen my pants?"
*'''[[Store]]''' — Glasses are placed on the viewer, allowing for better vision. Homestar's shirts are still blurred.
*'''[[Email]]''' — Strong Sad appears, holding up Strong Bad's pants and saying, "Well, lookie what I found!"

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
* The page title, "20/200", is the [[Wikipedia: Visual acuity|visual acuity]] measurement used as the threshold for legal blindness.
* The [[Wikipedia: Eye chart|eye chart]] held up by Homestar is known as a "Tumbling E" chart.

===Trivia===
*This is one of only five main pages to have Homestar in his regular outfit, size, and style.

===Remarks===
*By using the Store button after selecting a button which triggers an animation (or by using the [[main page glitch]]), you can watch the scene unblurred.
*The buttons have a new, [[redesign|shinier]] look.
*Strong Bad is seen with [[underwear]], but in [[New Boots]], he claims he doesn't wear them.
**In [[senior prom]], Strong Bad has underwear, but they were boxers, instead of the briefs shown here.
*The sky's design is the one used in [[the chair]] and [[Drive-Thru]].
*This main page lacks a [[Irregular Loading Screen|loading screen]].
*The weeklies' pop-up windows are not blurred.

===Goofs===
*The Weeklies buttons' text, when rolled over, are not in the correct spot.
*The logos on Homestar's shirt extend outside the shirt.


===Glitches===
*The [[HR:newbutton.swf|newbutton.swf]] file slightly overlaps the frames of the glasses.
*Main Page 24 is the only main page that currently (as of July 24, 2007) does not function correctly on the Nintendo Wii's web browser. The text on the links on the left side of the screen is missing, and the links are not clickable. The links also do not produce the roll-over effects either. The Main Page selection in the bottom left-hand corner is missing entirely. All of the buttons on the top right-hand corner are missing as well. Homestar also lacks the star on his shirt, and the blur effects are not visible (but the page is slightly faded).

===Inside References===
*Homestar refers to his [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack of visible fingers]].
*This is another appearance of Homestar's [[duckie shirt]].
*Strong Bad mentions [[pants]].
*Homestar wears a [[Peacey P]] shirt

==External Links==
*[[HR:main24.html|go to Main Page 24]]
*[[HR:main24.swf|view the Flash file for Main Page 24]]
*[[Forum:11984|forum thread re: Main Page 24]]
{{Main Page}}

[[Category: Main Pages]]

Store T-Shirts

Awexome Cross — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:36:15 GMT

Awexome Cross:

{{storenav}}
The Homestar Runner [[Store]] offers a wide selection of shirts for purchase. Some of the older designs are no longer available. A few shirts that were discontinued were reintroduced.
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==Available Shirts==

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Shirt !! Close-up !! Name !! Description

|-id="tshirt_bear-shark"
|[[Image:Bear holding shark t-shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Bear holding shark T-shirt close.PNG]] || [[Bear holding a Shark]] || '''Mysterious Myth... or Legendary Legend?'''
As seen in SBEmail 145!! For a limited time only, you can have your very own "My Baby Got Stole by a Bear Holding a Shark" T-shirt. White image on a 100% cotton navy blue t-shirt. Adult Sizes Sm - XXXL, Youth Large and Women's Medium and Large. Blank on back.

:''The T-shirt sold out twice. This is the message for the third batch:''

'''Bear Holding a Shark'''

This here is our third batch of "My Baby Got Stole by a Bear Holding a Shark" t-shirts. No pushing or shoving please, we think we ordered enough for everybody this time.

These are 100% cotton navy blue t-shirts, blank on the back.

Women's sizes are American Apparel Fine Jersey Short Sleeve Tees which are contour cut for a flattering fit. 100% Fine Jersey Cotton.

|-id="tshirt_cheat_navy"
| [[Image:Cheat-navy-full.png|150px]] || [[Image:Cheat-navy.png|150px]] || [[The Cheat]] || '''The Cheat Navy Blue Edition!'''
Many fans have asked for The Cheat on another color besides red, so now we bring you...The Cheat - Navy Edition! This shirt is 100% preshrunk cotton and features everyone's favorite Little Guy, The Cheat! Available in a variety of Youth Sizes, Adult Sizes and Baby Doll Sizes. Click on the icons below for the size category that fits you best!

|-id="tshirt_cheat_commandos"
|[[Image:Cheat Commandos T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Cheat Commandos T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[Cheat Commandos]] || '''Buy All Our Playsets and Toys!'''
Reynold, Fightgar, Gunhaver, Firebert and Silent Rip - all on a cool navy blue 100% cotton preshrunk tee shirt. The Cheat Commandos slogan "Rock, Rock On!! is printed on the back of the shirt!

|-id="tshirt_get_ye_flask"
|[[Image:Getyeflask_shirt.png|150px]] || [[Image:Get Ye Flask Shirt Close.png|150px]] || Get [[Ye Flask]] || '''Get Ye Flask'''
We presenteth a Get Ye Flask shirt. Tis available in the assortment of sizes listeth below. The colour tis black as pitch and the yonder side revealeth naught. (the back is blank)

|-id="tshirt_hs_10th_birthday"
|[[Image:Homestar 10th Birthday shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Homestar 10th Birthday shirt close.PNG|150px]] || Homestar's 10th Birthday || '''My, How You've Seriously Grown!'''

Check out the evolution of Homestar over the years...from a crappy drawing in a children's book to a crappy animated character on the web! This limited-edition shirt commemorates Homestar's 10th Birthday and in his honor regular sizes are '''only $10!'''

:''The T-shirt was reintroduced in late October 2006''.

'''BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!!!'''

Homestar Runner's 10 Year Anniversary shirt was such a big hit last summer that we're bringing it back! And it's still at the special anniversary price of just $10 for regular sizes!

This shirt features the evolution of Homestar from a crappy drawing in a children's book to an animated character on the web!

|-id="tshirt_homsar_coffee"
|[[Image:homsar-shirt.png|150px]] || [[Image:homsar_shirt_logo_back.PNG|150px]] || [[Homsar]] - Raised by a Cup of Coffee || On the front of this royal blue shirt is a picture of America's favorite blue midget Homestar - Homsar! On the back is his "Raised by a Cup of Coffee" logo.

|-id="tshirt_lil_brudder"
|[[Image:Lil Brudder T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Lil Brudder T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[Li'l Brudder]] || '''Here Comes Li'l Brudder'''
He'll scrape right along and right into your heart! Li'l Brudder first appeared in the Strong Bad email "crying" and now he's appearing on his very own shirt! On the front of this white 100% preshrunk cotton tee, Li'l Brudder proudly proclaims, "I can make it on my own." The back of this shirt is blank. Choose from the sizes below. Please wear with caution as the sight of Li'l Brudder has been known to cause uncontrollable crying

|-id="tshirt_pistols_for_pandas"
|[[Image:Pistolsforfigginpandas.png|150px]] || [[Image:Pistols For Pandas T-shirt close.PNG|150px]] || [[Pistols for Pandas]] || '''They Need All The Firepower They Can Get!'''
First introduced in [[HR:answer14.html|Marzipan's Answering Machine #14]], '''Pistols for Pandas''' is the fictitious wildlife organization responsible for putting handguns in the paws of underprivileged and unarmed pandas. Show your support for this just cause by purchasing this quality 100% cotton t-shirt. It features the Pistols for Pandas logo on the front and the quote "They Need All the Firepower they can Get" on the back. Comes in Adult sizes Small through Triple Extra Large and Ladies Medium and Large.

|-id="tshirt_senor_cardgage"
|[[Image:Senor Cardgage shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Senor Cardgage shirt close.PNG|150px]] || [[Senor Cardgage]] || '''No Probalo!'''
He's a garage sale lurker, he's a movie theater ticket taker and now he's on his very own t-shirt! This 100% preshrunk cotton t-shirt features Senor Cardgage and his famous quote "No Probalo!" Blank on back. Adult sizes Small through Triple Extra Large. Also girly shirts in Medium and Large for the lady types.

|-id="tshirt_star_shirt"
|[[Image:Star T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Star T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || Star Shirt || '''Wear a Star — Just Like Homestar!!'''
This "STAR" shirt is 100% preshrunk cotton and comes in sizes Youth Large through Adult Triple Extra Large.

|-id="tshirt_sb_strongbadia_ruler"
|[[Image:Strong Bad T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Strong Bad T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[Strong Bad]] || '''The Supreme Ruler of Strong Badia!'''
This is a 100% preshrunk charcoal colored shirt with a full body image of Strong Bad.

|-id="tshirt_support_municipality"
|[[Image:Support Municipality T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Support Municipality T-Shirt_Close.PNG|150px]] || Support [[the Municipality]]! || '''Support the Municipality!'''
Now [[The King of Town]] and [[The Poopsmith]] are on the same shirt and in their most oppressive forms. Inspired by SBEmail [[disconnected]], the front of this 100% cotton "Storm Grey" shirt features the menacing visage of the King of Town. [[:Image:Support Municipality T-Shirt Back.PNG|On the back]], three Poopsmiths in full riot gear warn "We're on to You."

|-id="tshirt_tgs"
|[[Image:Teen Girl Squad T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Tgs-close.png|150px]] || [[Teen Girl Squad]] || '''Check out the Fashions of Teen Girl Squad'''
Choose from two different girly shirt styles: spaghetti strap or baby doll with black cap sleeves. The back of the girly shirts features the speech balloon "i have a crush on everyboy."

|-id="tshirt_trogdor_black"
|[[Image:Trogdor! Black T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Trogdor! Black T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[Trogdor]] Black || '''Trogdor Burninates the Countryside!!'''
This shirt is 100% preshrunk cotton and features Trogdor the Burninator in all his majesty. Available in a variety of Youth Sizes, Adult Sizes and Baby Doll Sizes. Click on the icons below for the size category that fits you best!

|-id="tshirt_videlectrix"
|[[Image:Videlectrix T-shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Videlectrix T-shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[Videlectrix]] || '''We Use Computers...to Make Video Games!'''
Videlectrix is the leading name in pixelated gaming so the next logical addition to their product line is t-shirts! An image of the patented Videlectrix floppy disk adorns this 100% cotton t-shirt. '''PLUS''' these shirts are "Sharpie Ready" so you can write in the title of your favorite Videlectrix game! Is it Trogdor or Peasant's Quest or maybe Pigs on Head? Go to the '''[[Videlectrix:videlectrix_catalog.html|Videlectrix Catalog]]''' to reacquaint yourself with the whole Videlectrix family.

|-id="tshirt_you_reeka"
|[[Image:You Reek-a Shirt Store.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:You Reek-A Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || You Reek-A! || '''Show Your Tact and Professionalism!'''
Designed by Strong Bad in the email [[underlings]], our new "You Reek-A" t-shirt is the perfect way to send a subtle hint to all of your friends, relatives and smunderlings. These are 100% cotton shirts with some kind of science person on the front and blank on the back. Sizes Adult Small through Triple Extra Large. Medium and Large girly styles for the lady types.

|}

==Discontinued Shirts==

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Shirt !! Close-up !! Name !! Description

|-id="tshirt_bubs_consessions"
| [[Image:Bub's Conses5ions shirt.png|150px]] || [[Image:Bubs T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[Bubs]] || '''Check it Out, Check it Out, Check it Out'''
You'll always be awesome in this light blue shirt featuring Free Country USA's enterprising entrepreneur - BUBS. Please note: there is not a typo on this shirt. It's supposed to say "BUBS' CONCES5ION STAND"

:''The shirt was re-introduced in November 2006 for the holidays.''

'''We're Always Awesome!'''

The Bubs shirts come only once a year, so get yours NOW! 
This image of Bubs is printed on a 100% preshrunk cotton light blue t-shirt. The back is blank.

|-id="tshirt_the_cheat"
|[[Image:The Cheat T-Shirt Red.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:The Cheat T-Shirt Red Close.PNG|150px]] || [[The Cheat]]! || '''Everyone's Favorite Little Yellow Guy!'''
The front of this quality 100% cotton preshrunk T-shirt features The Cheat in all his glory and the website address is printed on the back.

|-id="tshirt_coachz"
|[[Image:coachz-shirt.png|150px]] || [[Image:coachz-shirt-detail.png|150px]] || [[Coach Z]] || Proudly wear a "Z" just like Coach Z! This 50/50% cotton blend shirt is Kelly Green and comes in sizes Youth Large through Adult XL plus Baby Doll Medium.

:''The shirt was re-introduced in November 2006 for the holidays.''

'''Not Coach X or Coach Y, but Coach Dang Z!'''

These shirts come but once a year, so get yours now just in time for Decemberween. A giant gold Z adorns these kelly green, 100% cotton shirts. The back is blank.

|-id="tshirt_cool_tapes"
|[[Image:Cool Tapes T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Cool Tapes T-Shirt Close.PNG]] || [[Cool Tapes]] || '''Cool Tapes Are Cool And We Like It Like That!'''
This is the one you've been waiting for! As seen in the easter egg at the end of "Cool Things," this light blue shirt is made of 100% heavy weight cotton. The front speaks for itself and the back is blank.

|-id="tshirt_CGNU"
|''No image available''|| ''No image available'' || [[Crazy Go Nuts University]] Dumples || '''Crazy Go Nuts University Dumples!!'''
Whether you’re fighting or sometimes striving, you’ll always be in fashion in this genuine Crazy Go Nuts University t-shirt. Made of 100% preshrunk cotton in heather grey with red University block lettering and, of course, a picture of the CGNU mascot.

|-id="tshirt_duck"
|[[Image:Duckie T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Duckie T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[Duckie Shirt|Duck Shirt]] || '''Duck Shirt'''
Some folk will say you are a terrific athlete when you wear your very own Duck Shirt just like the one the Homestar Runner wears in Strong Bad email 100! This 100% preshrunk cotton shirt comes in lemon yellow for regular sizes and pastel lemon for the baby doll size. Blank on back.

|-id="tshirt_HSR"
|[[Image:HStarR T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:HStarR T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || H-star-R ||

|-id="tshirt_homestar_baseball"
|''No image available''|| ''No image available'' || Homestar Runner Baseball Jersey || '''Knock One Outta the Park!!!'''
Now you can savor fond memories of the baseball season till spring training when you wear this Royal Blue baseball jersey-type T-shirt!! Its got "Homestar Runner" emblazoned across the front in colorful script lettering and Homestar Runner web address tastefully printed on the back.

|-id="tshirt_homestar_classic"
|[[Image:homestar-full.gif|150px]] || [[Image:homestar-close.gif]] || Homestar Classic || We found various sizes of our Homestar Classic shirt during Spring Cleaning at our warehouse! This shirt is a steal but only limited quantities are available. (Sorry, no baby doll sizes)

|-id="tshirt_hs_lite"
|[[Image:Homestar Runner Lite T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Homestar Runner Lite T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] Lite || '''Homestar Lite'''
Here's a brand new Homestar style - Homestar prancing on a white shirt with a pale blue star background. Regular cut t-shirts are 100% cotton in sizes Youth Large through Adult Triple Extra Large. The baby doll style for the ladies is Medium/One Size which fits sizes 0-8. The back of this shirt is blank.

|-id="tshirt_homestar_running"
|[[Image:Homestarrunningshirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Homestar Running T-Shirt Close.PNG]] || Homestar Running || We found various sizes of our Homestar Running shirt during Spring Cleaning at our warehouse. These shirts are a steal, but only limited quantities are available.

|-id="tshirt_limozeen"
|[[Image:Limozeen T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || ''No image available'' || [[Limozeen]] || Proclaim your allegiance to METAL! Now you can own a shirt featuring Strong Bad’s favorite metal band – Limozeen!! These recently discovered unsold concert tees are from their triumphant 2001 "Zeenin’ Across the Country" tour. This groundbreaking odyssey of rock included stops in Pantsburg, Loughleyton, Dempsey, and Broiter Grove, among other landmark concert sites, all listed on the back of this collectors item! (babydoll sizes don't have the list of concert sites on the back) Don’t wait – get yours today!!

|-id="tshirt_marshie"
|''No image available''|| ''No image available'' || [[Marshie]] || '''Fluffy Puff and Marshie!!'''
Now you can have a tee shirt featuring Homestar's favorite food - Fluffy Puff Marshmallows, with a big smiling image of Marshie on the front!!

|-id="tshirt_marzipan"
|[[Image:Marzipan T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Marzipan T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[Marzipan]] || '''Marzipan T-shirt'''
This red shirt featuring Marzipan is available in baby doll sizes Medium, Large and Extra Large. Also available in regular t-shirt sizes Adult Small and Medium. Red shirts made of 100% preshrunk cotton. The back of this shirt is blank.

|-id="tshirt_pom_pom"
|[[Image:Pom-pom-full.png|150px]] || [[Image:Pom-pom-close.png|150px]] || [[Pom Pom]] || '''Bubble de Bubble!!!'''
He's Big and Orange, and so is this great shirt, with Pom Pom's image floating across the front!!! You're sure to love it!! Get yours today!! To order, click on the available sizes shown below below!!

|-id="tshirt_scalding_lake"
|[[Image:Scalding Lake T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Scalding Lake T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[Scalding Lake]] || '''Where's My Cottage?'''
You’ll look Rather Dashing in this stylish Scalding Lake t-shirt. Sizes Youth Large through Adult XXXL are sand colored shirts made of 50/50 cotton blend. The ladies baby doll is a 100% cotton, nude colored shirt with brown cap sleeves.

|-id="tshirt_stinkoman_blue_ringer"
|[[Image:Stinkoman T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Stinkoman T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[Stinkoman|Stinko Man]] Blue Ringer Shirt || '''Double Deuce!!!'''
If you’re up for a challenge or maybe some light fighting, then you need this shirt featuring Stinko Man in his famous "double deuce" pose. This Bayside brand shirt is 100% pre-shrunk cotton and has a blue collar and cuffs to match Stinko Man’s blue hair. Width and Length dimensions of each size are shown below. The back of this shirt is blank.

|-id="tshirt_stinkoman_20X6"
|[[Image:Stinkoman-full.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Stinkoman 20X6 T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[Stinkoman 20X6|20X6 Stinko Man]] || '''20X6 Stinko Man Shirt!!!'''
Inspired by the 20X6 Stinko Man game, this cool red shirt is 100% preshrunk cotton and bears four images of the "20X6 Stinko Man" on the front and the "20X6" logo on one sleeve. Get yours now 'cause this shirt is available for a '''LIMITED TIME ONLY'''.

|-id="tshirt_sb_head"
|[[Image:sb-head.png|150px]] || [[Image:sb-head-detail.png|150px]] || [[Strong Bad]] Head || '''Strong Bad Head'''
Here's Strong Bad's handsome face on a white 100% cotton Tee Shirt with Black "Ringers" around the neck and sleeves.

:''This shirt was unavailable for a while but after allowing fans to vote, returned with this message:''

'''Strong Bad Head - Available Again!'''

I heard all your whining like "I want my mom to buy me a Strong Bad Head shirt" or "I have to have a shirt with Strong Bad's awesome head on it." So here it is. Now quit bugging me. -SB

|-id="tshirt_strong_bad_mask"
|[[Image:Strong Bad Mask T-shirt.PNG|150px]] || ''No image available'' || Strong Bad Mask || '''Strong Bad Mask Shirt'''
A black T-shirt with Strong Bad's mug!! What could be sweeter? Get yours today!! To order, click on the available sizes shown below!!

:''This shirt was unavailable for some time, then was put back on clearance:''

'''SB Mask Clearance XL Only'''

We found some Extra Large sizes of the old Strong Bad Mask Shirts. This was the second shirt '''ever''' to be sold in the Homestar Store. It's a collector's item and a steal at only $8!

|-id="tshirt_sb_zone"
|[[Image:Strong Bad Zone T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Strong Bad Zone T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[StrongBadZone|Strong Bad Zone]] || '''Your Head A Splode!'''
This fabulous shirt has a vivid red 3-D type image of Strong Bad's face on a black, 100% cotton pre-shrunk tee shirt. The caption on the front proclaims "Your Head A Splode". The back displays the name of the shirt - Strong Bad Zone.

|-id="tshirt_strong_sad"
|[[Image:Tshirt strongsad.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Tshirt strongsad closeup.PNG|150px]] || [[Strong Sad]] || '''Strong Sad "I'm Sad that I'm on a t-shirt"'''
Like a gray and depressing Santa Claus, our Strong Sad shirt comes but once a year. Get yours now because once we sell out, we're not going to re-stock these.

|-id="tshirt_trogdor_lite"
|[[Image:Trogdor! White T-Shirt.PNG|150px]] || [[Image:Trogdor! White T-Shirt Close.PNG|150px]] || [[Trogdor]] Lite || '''Trogdor Lite'''
This white shirt is 100% preshrunk cotton and features Trogdor the Burninator in all his majesty.
|}

[[Category:Store|T-Shirts]]

==Remarks==

*"The color tis black as pitch" is incorrect grammar. "tis" is a contraction of "it is", the modern form being "it's".

HRWiki:Featured Article Nominations

Awexome Cross — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:00:06 GMT

Awexome Cross:

This page is used to nominate articles you think should be featured on the [[Main Page]]. Feel free to add your nominations below in alphabetical order, but please check the [[HRWiki:Featured articles|Featured articles]] page to be sure the article hasn't already been added. Discussion concerning which articles to feature takes place at [[HRWiki:Featured Article Selection|Featured Article Selection]].

Previously featured articles are in bold.

*[[-'d]]
*[[-ed]]
*'''[[1-Up]]'''
*'''[[20X6]]'''
*[[A. Chimendez]]
*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]]
*'''[[Aliases Used in Prank Calls]]'''
*[[Analysis of Homsar%27s Speech Patterns]]
*[[April Fools' 2006]]
*[[Arrow'd Guy]]
*'''[[Audition with Marzipan]]'''
*[[Baby Lady]]
*[[Bad Graphics Ghost]]
*[[Ballad of The Sneak]]
*[[Batman]]
*[[Bear holding a Shark]]
*[[The Beatles]]
*[[Because It's Midnite]]
*[[Big Knives]]
*[[Birds (Teen Girl Squad)]]
*[[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]]
*[[Block]]
*'''[[Blue Laser]]'''
*'''[[BMW Lighter]]'''
*'''[[Bobby Blackwolf Interview - 5 Sep 2005]]'''
*[[Bookazon.com]]
*[[Bowler Hats]]
*[[Bread]]
*[[Breakfast Cereal]]
*'''[[Bubs]]'''
*'''[[Bubs' Concession Stand]]'''
*'''[[Bug In Mouth Disease]]'''
*[[Butt-Patting]]
*[[Caleb Rentpayer]]
*[[Cardboard Marzipan]]
*[[Carol]]
*[[Castlefunnies]]
*[[Chad Eikhoff]]
*[[Character Evolution]]
*'''[[Character Videos]]'''
*[[Characters' Contacts]]

*'''[[Cheat Commandos]]'''
*'''[[Cheerleader]]'''
*[[Cherry Greg]]
*'''[[Coach Z]]'''
*'''[[Cold One]]'''
*'''[[Compy 386]]'''
*[[Concoctions]]
*'''[[Cool Tapes]]'''
*'''[[Cool Things]]'''
*[[Corpy NT6]]
*[[Couch Mumbling]]
*[[Craig Zobel]]
*'''[[Crap]]'''
*[[Crapfully Yours]]
*'''[[Crazy Go Nuts University]]'''
*[[Cross-dressing]]
*[[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals#Da Huuuuuudge|Da Huuuuuudge]]
*[[Dan]]
*'''[[Dancin' Bubs]]'''
*'''[[Dangeresque (film series)]]'''
*[[Date Nite]]
*'''[[DaVinci's Notebook]]'''
*'''[[Decemberween]]'''
*'''[[DELETED]]'''
*[[DNA Evidence (running gag)]]
*[[Don and Harriet Chapman]]
*[[Donnie Chapman]]
*[[Double Deuce]]
*[[Doug the Dino]]
*'''[[Downloads]]'''
*[[Drive-Thru Whale]]
*[[Duck Guardian]]
*[[Duck Guardian 2]]
*[[Ducks]]
*[[Duct Tape]]
*[[Dullard]]
*[[Easter egg]]
*[[Eh! Steve!]]
*'''[[Email]]'''
*[[Email Processing Room]]
*'''[[Everything Else]]'''
*'''[[Experimental Film]]'''
*[[Explosions]]
*'''[[Fall Float Parade]]'''
*'''[[Fan Stuff]]'''
*[[Fat Bluebird]]
*[[Fat Dudley]]
*'''[[Fhqwhgads]]'''
*[[First Time Here?]]
*'''[[Flash Store]]'''
*'''[[Flashforward 2006 Seattle - 28 Feb 2006]]'''
*'''[[Floppy Disk Container]]'''
*[[Fluffy Puff]]
*[[Fonts]]
*'''[[Fortune Cookies]]'''
*'''[[Fourth Wall Breaks]]'''
*[[Frank Bennedetto]]
*'''[[Free Country, USA]]'''
*'''[[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation]]'''
*[[Gavin]]
*[[Gooblies]]
*[[Grape-Nuts Robot]]
*[[Gremlin]]
*[[Grumblecakes]]
*[[Guns]]
*'''[[Hairstyle Runner]]'''
*'''[[Halloween Costumes]]'''
*[[Halloween Fairstival]]
*'''[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]'''
*'''[[Hallrunner]]'''
*'''[[Happy Fireworks]]'''
*[[Happy Hallow-day]]
*[[Hanging Objects]]
*[[Harmless Junk, Inc.]]
*[[Heavy Lourde]]
*'''[[Holidays]]'''
*'''[[Rejected Characters#Homeschool Winner|Homeschool Winner]]'''
*'''[[Homestar Runner]]'''
*'''[[Homestar Runner (body of work)]]'''
*[[Homestar Runner universe]]
*[[Homestar Runner's Sleepwear]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Marzipan's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Runner and Strong Bad's Relationship]]
*[[Homestar Jr.]]
*'''[[Homestar Presents: Presents]]'''
*'''[[Homestar Quiz]]'''
*'''[[Homestar Talker]]'''
*'''[[Homestarmy]]'''
*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]
*'''[[Homsar]]'''
*'''[[House of the Brothers Strong]]'''
*'''[[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?]]'''
*[[Hyperactive Strong Sad]]
*[[Ice Cream]]
*[[If I Ran the Camera]]
*[[Impersonations of other characters]]
*'''[[Integral Article]]'''
*[[Istanbul]]
*[[Joy of Painting]]
*[[Kevin]]
*[[Keyboard Strong Bad]]
*[[Kicking The Cheat]]
*[[King of Town's Castle]]
*[[KOT's VOQPCS!]]
*[[Labor Dabor]]
*'''[[Lack of Visible Arms]]'''
*'''[[Lappy 486]]'''
*[[Lappynapped!]]
*'''[[Lem Sportsinterviews]]'''
*'''[[Limozeen]]'''
*[[Litigation Jackson]]
*[[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals]]
*[[Maggot Man]]
*[[Main Page Glitches]]
*'''[[Main Pages]]'''
*[[Main Page 23]]
*[[Manolios Ugly One]]
*'''[[Marshie]]'''
*'''[[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]'''
*'''[[Marzipan]]'''
*'''[[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]'''
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]]
*[[Matt Chapman]]
*[[Mellow Mushroom]]
*[[Middle School Variation]]
*[[Mike Chapman]]
*'''[[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters]]'''
*[[Missy Palmer]]
*[[Modestly Hot Homsar]]
*[[Monkey D]]
*[[Mountain Dew]]
*'''[[Museum]]'''
*[[Naked Ned]]
*[[Nebulon]]
*[[New Boots]]
*[[Nintendo]]
*[[No Loafing Sign]]
*[[Office Space]]
*'''[[Old-Timey]]'''
*'''[[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]'''
*[[Old Flash Stuff]]
*[[On Point Kings]]
*[[One Two, One Two]]
*'''[[Original Book]]'''
*'''[[Pan Pan]]'''
*[[Pants]]
*[[Peanuts]]
*'''[[Peasant's Quest]]'''
*'''[[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]]'''
*[[Peasantry]]
*'''[[Physiology of The Cheat]]'''
*[[Pistols For Pandas]]
*'''[[Podstar Runner]]'''
*'''[[Pom Pom]]'''

*[[Population: Tire]]
*[[Portmanteaus]]
*[[Potate]]
*'''[[Powered by The Cheat]]'''
*[[Prance]]
*[[Puppet Jam: Vitamins/Celebrities]]
*'''[[Puppet Stuff]]'''
*'''[[Quote of the Week]]'''
*'''[[Random Toon]]'''
*[[Rather Dashing]]
*[[References To Icons (Halloween Costumes)]]
*'''[[Rejected Characters]]'''
*[[Rejected Costumes]]
*[[Rhino Feeder]]
*[[Rock Opera Context]]
*[[Rock Opera Visuals]]
*[[Russ T]]
*[[Saddy Dumpington]]
*[[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar]]
*'''[[Screen Savers Interview - 24 Jan 2005]]'''
*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]]'''
*'''[[Secret Pages]]'''
*'''[[Senor Cardgage]]'''
*[[Señor]]
*[[Shark-Tooth Bubs]]
*[[Sightings]]
*'''[[Sketchbook]]'''
*'''[[Sketchbook (museum)]]'''
*'''[[Sketchbook (video)]]'''
*[[Smoking]]
*[[Soapbox]]
*[[So and So]]
*[[Songs]]
*[[Sterrance]]
*[[Sticklyman]]
*'''[[Stinkoman]]'''
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]]
*[[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies and Items]]
*[[Stop Sign]]
*'''[[Store]]'''
*[[Store Thank You Messages]]
*'''[[Strong Bad]]'''

*[[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship]]
*'''[[Strong Bad Email]]'''
*'''[[strongbad_email.exe|Strong Bad Email DVD]]'''
*[[Strong Bad Email Intros]]
*'''[[Strong Bad Email Statistics]]'''
*[[Strong Bad Evolution]]
*[[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]]
*'''[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]'''
*'''[[Strong Bad Lore]]'''
*'''[[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]'''
*[[Strong Bad Smiling]]
*[[Strong Bad's Basement]]
*[[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning]]
*'''[[Strong Bad's Message Bored]]'''
*[[Strong Bad's Technology]]
*[[Strong Bad's Website]]
*'''[[Strong Badia]]'''
*[[Strong Badia National Anthem]]
*[[Strong Badman]]
*'''[[Strong Libs]]'''
*'''[[Strong Mad]]'''
*[[Strong Mad's Room]]
*'''[[Strong Sad]]'''
*[[Strong Sad Lookalike Contest]]
*[[Strong Sad Smiling]]
*'''[[Strong Sad's Lament]]'''
*[[Strongest Man in the World]]
*[[Super NES]]
*[[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]
*'''[[Swimming Pool]]'''
*[[Swiss Cake Rolls]]
*'''[[Tandy 400]]'''
*'''[[Tangerine Dreams]]'''
*[[Tape leg]]
*[[Tee Bee]]
*[[Teenage Variation]]
*'''[[Teen Girl Squad]]'''
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]]
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]]
*'''[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]'''
*[[Teenage Variation#Teenage Strong Bad|Teenage Strong Bad]]
*'''[[That Time of Year]]'''
*[[The Athletic Field]]
*[[The Battle of Strong Badia]]
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]]
*'''[[The Brothers Chaps]]'''
*'''[[The Cheat]]'''
*[[The Cheat's Head Exploding]]
*[[The Field]]
*'''[[The Geddup Noise]]'''
*'''[[The Homestar Runner]]'''
*[[The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries]]
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*'''[[The King of Town]]'''
*[[The King of Town's Grill]]
*[[The Li'l Brudder Show]]
*[[The Luau]]
*'''[[The Office]]'''
*'''[[The Paper]]'''
*'''[[The Poopsmith]]'''
*[[The Reddest Radish]]
*[[The Show]]
*[[The Stick]]
*[[The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil]]
*[[The System is Down]]
*[[The Virus]]
*[[The Wheelchair]]
*'''[[They Might Be Giants]]'''
*'''[[Thnikkaman]]'''
*'''[[Thorax Corporation]]'''
*[[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]]
*[[Tompkins]]
*[[Trogador]]
*'''[[Trogdor]]'''
*'''[[TROGDOR!]]'''
*[[TV Shows]]
*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu]]'''
*[[Vector Strong Bad]]
*'''[[Videlectrix]]'''
*[[Viidelectrix]]
*[[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]]
*'''[[Weekly Fanstuff]]'''
*[[Whaddaya Know, Haddi-Man?]]
*'''[[What are you supposed to be?]]'''
*[[Whatsit]]
*[[Where the Crap Are We?]]
*'''[[Ye Flask]]'''
*'''[[Yearbook Character Page]]'''
*[[Zubs and Coach B]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[12:00]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[50 emails]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[alternate universe]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[animal]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[army]]
*'''Strong Bad Email: [[band names]]'''
*Strong Bad Email: [[best thing]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[bottom 10]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[caffeine]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[candy product]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[cliffhangers]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[crying]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[current status]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[death metal]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[different town]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[disconnected]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[do over]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[dragon]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[english paper]]
*'''Strong Bad Email: [[flashback]]'''
*Strong Bad Email: [[for kids]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[garage sale]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[ghosts]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[gimmicks]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[guitar]]
*'''Strong Bad Email: [[highschool]]'''
*'''Strong Bad Email: [[homsar]]'''
*'''Strong Bad Email: [[i love you]]'''
*'''Strong Bad Email: [[i rule]]'''
*Strong Bad Email: [[invisibility]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[japanese cartoon]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[kids' book]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[labor day]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[lady fan]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[lunch special]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[modeling]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[monster truck]]
*'''Strong Bad Email: [[montage]]'''
*Strong Bad Email: [[narrator]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[personal favorites]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[retirement]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[road trip]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[rock opera]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[sibbie]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[sisters]]
*'''Strong Bad Email: [[some kinda robot]]'''
*'''Strong Bad Email: [[spring cleaning]]'''
*Strong Bad Email: [[stunt double]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[suntan]]
*'''Strong Bad Email: [[tape-leg]]'''
*Strong Bad Email: [[techno]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[theme park]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[the paper]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[vacation]]
*Strong Bad Email: [[video games]]
*'''Strong Bad Email: [[virus]]'''

[[Category:Featured article maintenance|{{PAGENAME}}]]

The Beatles

Awexome Cross — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:28:45 GMT

Awexome Cross:

[[Image:Cpep.JPG|thumb|Sgt. Cheatar]]
There have been numerous references to '''[[Wikipedia: The Beatles|The Beatles]]''' in the [[Homestar Runner]] universe. This has either happened in dialogue, commentary, or simply the cartoons themselves. It is quite obvious that the Beatles' immense popularity has also hit [[Free Country, USA]].

===Appearances===

*Email [[sb_email 22]] — In an [[Easter egg]], after [[Strong Bad]] says "screw all y'all", the crowd gasps and a person with a [[Wikipedia: Liverpool|Liverpuddlian]] accent says "I can't believe he said that". This is a reference to the Beatles scandal claiming that they were "bigger than [[Wikipedia: Jesus|Jesus]]". Also, the Beatles are from Liverpool.
*[[Ballad of The Sneak]] — The commentary makes reference to many Beatles songs, including some lines relating to the [[Wikipedia: Paul Is Dead|Paul Is Dead]] conspiracy.
*Email [[anything]] — [[The Cheat]] is wearing [[Wikipedia:George Harrison|George Harrison's]] costume from [[Wikipedia: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band|Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]].
*[[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004]] — Homestar's name is spelled on the album as "Homestarr", a reference to [[Wikipedia: Ringo Starr|Ringo Starr]], who sang "[[Wikipedia: With A Little Help From My Friends|With A Little Help From My Friends]]", performed at the concert.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]] — [[The Ugly One]] plays drums, a reference to Beatles drummer Ringo Starr being called "the ugly one".
*[[Mellow Mushroom]] — One of the pizzas is called [[Wikipedia: Magical Mystery Tour|Magical Mystery Tour]], a song, album, and movie by the Beatles.
*[[Strumstar Hammer]] — The line "The [[Grape Fairie]] granted each of them twenty grapes" is turned into "The Grape Fairie turned the original line-up of the beatles into twenty grapes. watch out PETE BEST!!" [[Wikipedia: Pete Best|Pete Best]] was an early member of the Beatles.
*Email [[senior prom]] — In an Easter Egg, a business card for the Walrus Association has the phrase "Koo koo ca-choo or summat". This is a reference to "Goo goo goo joob" in [[Wikipedia: I Am the Walrus|I Am the Walrus]].
*[[Summer Short Shorts]] — Brain Sister's lyrics "Well she was only twenty-seventeen, she was a low res beauty queen" and "Th'all think you know what I mean" are a reference to [[Wikipedia: I Saw Her Standing There| I Saw Her Standing There]]. The original line after "Well she was just seventeen" was originally going to be "never been a beauty queen", but was changed to "think you know what I mean".
*Email [[cliffhangers]] — "You say you want a resolution, huh?" is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Revolution 1| Revolution 1]].
*Email [[what I want]] — Strong Bad does a melody of the Rutles, a Beatles parody band.

[[Category:Inside Jokes|Beatles, The]]
[[Category:Entertainment running gags|Beatles, The]]

The Beatles

Awexome Cross — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:27:06 GMT

Awexome Cross:

[[Image:Cpep.JPG|thumb|Sgt. Cheatar]]
There have been numerous references to '''[[Wikipedia: The Beatles|The Beatles]]''' in the [[Homestar Runner]] universe. This has either happened in dialogue, commentary, or simply the cartoons themselves. It is quite obvious that the Beatles' immense popularity has also hit [[Free Country, USA]].

===Appearances===

*Email [[sb_email 22]] — In an [[Easter egg]], after [[Strong Bad]] says "screw all y'all", the crowd gasps and a person with a [[Wikipedia: Liverpool|Liverpuddlian]] accent says "I can't believe he said that". This is a reference to the Beatles scandal claiming that they were "bigger than [[Wikipedia: Jesus|Jesus]]". Also, the Beatles are from Liverpool.
*[[Ballad of The Sneak]] — The commentary makes reference to many Beatles songs, including some lines relating to the [[Wikipedia: Paul Is Dead|Paul Is Dead]] conspiracy.
*Email [[anything]] — [[The Cheat]] is wearing [[Wikipedia:George Harrison|George Harrison's]] costume from [[Wikipedia: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band|Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]].
*Email [[no loafing]] — The intro is sung to the melody of [[Wikipedia:Back in the USSR|Back in the USSR]].
*[[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004]] — Homestar's name is spelled on the album as "Homestarr", a reference to [[Wikipedia: Ringo Starr|Ringo Starr]], who sang "[[Wikipedia: With A Little Help From My Friends|With A Little Help From My Friends]]", performed at the concert.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]] — [[The Ugly One]] plays drums, a reference to Beatles drummer Ringo Starr being called "the ugly one".
*[[Mellow Mushroom]] — One of the pizzas is called [[Wikipedia: Magical Mystery Tour|Magical Mystery Tour]], a song, album, and movie by the Beatles.
*[[Strumstar Hammer]] — The line "The [[Grape Fairie]] granted each of them twenty grapes" is turned into "The Grape Fairie turned the original line-up of the beatles into twenty grapes. watch out PETE BEST!!" [[Wikipedia: Pete Best|Pete Best]] was an early member of the Beatles.
*Email [[senior prom]] — In an Easter Egg, a business card for the Walrus Association has the phrase "Koo koo ca-choo or summat". This is a reference to "Goo goo goo joob" in [[Wikipedia: I Am the Walrus|I Am the Walrus]].
*[[Summer Short Shorts]] — Brain Sister's lyrics "Well she was only twenty-seventeen, she was a low res beauty queen" and "Th'all think you know what I mean" are a reference to [[Wikipedia: I Saw Her Standing There| I Saw Her Standing There]]. The original line after "Well she was just seventeen" was originally going to be "never been a beauty queen", but was changed to "think you know what I mean".
*Email [[cliffhangers]] — "You say you want a resolution, huh?" is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Revolution 1| Revolution 1]].
*Email [[what I want]] — Strong Bad does a melody of the Rutles, a Beatles parody band.

[[Category:Inside Jokes|Beatles, The]]
[[Category:Entertainment running gags|Beatles, The]]

The Beatles

Awexome Cross — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 04:25:41 GMT

Awexome Cross:

[[Image:Cpep.JPG|thumb|Sgt. Cheatar]]
There have been numerous references to '''[[Wikipedia: The Beatles|The Beatles]]''' in the [[Homestar Runner]] universe. This has either happened in dialogue, commentary, or simply the cartoons themselves. It is quite obvious that the Beatles' immense popularity has also hit [[Free Country, USA]].

===Appearances===

*Email [[sb_email 22]] — In an [[Easter egg]], after [[Strong Bad]] says "screw all y'all", the crowd gasps and a person with a [[Wikipedia: Liverpool|Liverpuddlian]] accent says "I can't believe he said that". This is a reference to the Beatles scandal claiming that they were "bigger than [[Wikipedia: Jesus|Jesus]]". Also, the Beatles are from Liverpool.
*[[Ballad of The Sneak]] — The commentary makes reference to many Beatles songs, including some lines relating to the [[Wikipedia: Paul Is Dead|Paul Is Dead]] conspiracy.
*Email [[anything]] — [[The Cheat]] is wearing [[Wikipedia:George Harrison|George Harrison's]] costume from [[Wikipedia: Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band|Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]].
Email [[no loafing]] — The intro is sung to the melody of [[Wikipedia:Back in the USSR|Back in the USSR]].
*[[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004]] — Homestar's name is spelled on the album as "Homestarr", a reference to [[Wikipedia: Ringo Starr|Ringo Starr]], who sang "[[Wikipedia: With A Little Help From My Friends|With A Little Help From My Friends]]", performed at the concert.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]] — [[The Ugly One]] plays drums, a reference to Beatles drummer Ringo Starr being called "the ugly one".
*[[Mellow Mushroom]] — One of the pizzas is called [[Wikipedia: Magical Mystery Tour|Magical Mystery Tour]], a song, album, and movie by the Beatles.
*[[Strumstar Hammer]] — The line "The [[Grape Fairie]] granted each of them twenty grapes" is turned into "The Grape Fairie turned the original line-up of the beatles into twenty grapes. watch out PETE BEST!!" [[Wikipedia: Pete Best|Pete Best]] was an early member of the Beatles.
*Email [[senior prom]] — In an Easter Egg, a business card for the Walrus Association has the phrase "Koo koo ca-choo or summat". This is a reference to "Goo goo goo joob" in [[Wikipedia: I Am the Walrus|I Am the Walrus]].
*[[Summer Short Shorts]] — Brain Sister's lyrics "Well she was only twenty-seventeen, she was a low res beauty queen" and "Th'all think you know what I mean" are a reference to [[Wikipedia: I Saw Her Standing There| I Saw Her Standing There]]. The original line after "Well she was just seventeen" was originally going to be "never been a beauty queen", but was changed to "think you know what I mean".
*Email [[cliffhangers]] — "You say you want a resolution, huh?" is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Revolution 1| Revolution 1]].
*Email [[what I want]] — Strong Bad does a melody of the Rutles, a Beatles parody band.

[[Category:Inside Jokes|Beatles, The]]
[[Category:Entertainment running gags|Beatles, The]]

John McEnroe

Awexome Cross — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:35:50 GMT

Awexome Cross:

[[Image:Homestar JohnMcEnroe.PNG|thumb|100px|"Let, me, in."]]
'''[[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]]''' is a former World No. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles – three at Wimbledon and four at the US Open. He also won nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1999. He was noted for his bad temper.

He has been mentioned many times around the [[Homestar Runner universe]], normally through the McEnroe costumes the characters wear.

==Appearances==
*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] — [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] [[3 Times Halloween Funjob Costumes|dresses up as]] McEnroe for Halloween.
**In an [[3 Times Halloween Funjob#Easter Eggs|Easter egg]], Puppet Homestar was also seen in a McEnroe costume on a tennis court. He parodies McEnroe's famous catchphrase "You cannot be serious!", which he often shouted at [[Wikipedia:The Championships, Wimbledon|Wimbledon]] umpires in 1981.
*[[Some Extras]] — Puppet Homestar is dressed as McEnroe for a short period of time at the beginning.
*[[Senorial Day]] — [[Bubs]] wears a John McEnroe costume.
*[[Where's an Egg?]] — McEnroe is seen in the game.

==See Also==
*[[LEMKE]]

[[Category:Clothing running gags]]
[[Category:Inside Jokes]]

Talk:Where's an Egg?

Awexome Cross — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:34:50 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Ron Cumberdale */

==Character themes==

I just noticed something. Every character has their own variation on the theme that plays in that person's presence. Whenever you ask a character about another character, or they answer a question about that character, that character's theme will be played along with the theme of the character you're speaking with. But when only items and places are involved in the question (or the occasional super-bad liar who answers a question with him/herself when it's patently not true), you'll hear only the one character's theme. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:53, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
: Though sometimes it'll fail to play both themes together... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:57, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
: Oh, yeah, and when you win, it'll play what sounds like all the themes together. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:03, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

==Multiple endings==

I've found that depending on how quickly I finish the games. So far, I've found four:
*Fireworks only — 900 seconds or less left
*Fireworks and a white satellite-looking spaceship — 901-940 seconds left
*Fireworks, a white satellite-looking spaceship, and a yellow/brown spaceship — 941-970 seconds left
*Fireworks, a white satellite-looking spaceship, a yellow/brown spaceship, and a gray/green spaceship with an alien coming out — 971 or more seconds left
I'm unsure whether there are any other endings for amounts of time left much smaller than the above. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:12, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

:My guess is that the 3rd one is a space lab and the "alien" that comes out is a cosmonaut performing a space walk.

:I managed to win a few times just by shooting at everyone immediately. My best time is 994 and all I get is the sputnik, the rocket and the space lab.

:[[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:08, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Those aren't just any "spaceships", those are definitely meant to refer to the Sputnik satellites.

The first is Sputnik. The second is probably [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_1 Vostok 1], with Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space. The third is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voskhod_2 Voskhod 2], with Aleksei Leonov, the first human to perform a spacewalk. [[User:CaseyG|CaseyG]] 01:55, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:Dead on - good work! They definitely appear to be celebrating Russia's "firsts" in space. First man-made satellite, first human in space, and first spacewalk. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 02:17, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Just to let you know, I let the time run down to 96 before getting bored, and nothing unusual happened when I shot the culprit. So it doesn't seem there are any other endings. Why the heck they think people need as much time as they give is totally and utterly beyond me - the amount of time is ridiculously high and takes forever to run down! - but whatever. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:30, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, I let it run down to 001 and shot the culprit — just the normal ending. Also, I agree: 1000 seconds is unnecessary. I will say, though, that the first time I played it I was completely clueless, so it was nice that I could take my time stumbling around and trying to figure out what was going on. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:46, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

:::This is Forum fodder primarily, but I'll briefly add that being timed out when learning a game is really frustrating and turns me off, and that may be a reason behind TBC's use of such a long timeout. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:17, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Locations, suspects, and items ==
Here are my attempts at identifying the locations, suspects, and items. I'm not sure of all of them, especially the ones with question marks. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
===Locations===
*Aquarium
*Forest
*Museum (?)
*Siberia (thanks, [[Special:Contributions/70.116.132.84|70.116.132.84]])
*City
*Desert
*Beach
*Movie theater
*Pier

===Suspects===
*Butler
*Blue hat man
*Maid
*Blonde woman
*[[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] (I think — recall that Homestar [[:Image:Homestar JohnMcEnroe.PNG|previously dressed up as him]])
*Mechanic
*Old Woman
*[[Kid Speedy]]
*Red hat man

===Items===
*[[Egg]]
*Potted plant
*Strawberry
*[[Alcohol|Beer]]
*Pencil
*Bomb
*Duffel bag
*Monkey wrench
*Slingshot
*Cat

I think once the locations, items, suspects are re-ordered, we can pull the stub tag off the article. Lots of great info and we have the basics now. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 22:19, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Item Talk ==

I have noticed, if people talk about an item when you question them about the egg, talk about the item. They will then tell you a person, and a place. If the person is at that place with the item, they usually have the egg. If they ARN'T at that spot, the one who gave you the info usually has the egg. Anyone have this not happen? (Notice I said USUALLY)--[[User:Bobmuffins|Bobmuffins]] 18:35, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

This is true, because all characters either always lie or always tell the truth [[User:68.54.84.110|68.54.84.110]] 19:40, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Painfully dumb question... ==

How do you play the game if you don't speak or read Russian?
:Actual game play requires no knowledge of Russian, since it done completely with pictures. The Russian writing is meaningless or poorly done, anyway. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:21, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

- Hey; erm, I have no real idea about wiki ettiquete but I just wanted to say that the Russian is all more or less correct and certainly not meaningless. Here goes: The title, 'gde yaitso' indeed means 'where is the/an egg?' (although the dash in the middle is not needed) - the reference to 'gde yaichko' that is made on the corresponding wiki article on this topic is wrong; 'yaichko' is a diminuitive form roughly equivalent to 'eggy'. 'Gde yaitso' i.e. as written in the game is the best translatoin for 'Where's an Egg?'. On the loading screen, 'televizionniy elektricheskiy' - 'televisual electrical' is fairly senseless but apart from that, the rest of the russian is correct. When you shoot the egg-haver, 'vinovnik' (criminal) appears, and then 'pozdravlenie' (congratulations). If you get it wrong, 'vinovnik' again appears, followed by 'gulag' (russians tend to use the simpler word 'lager'' but gulag is a russian acronym) and then 'igra zakonchenniy' - the only real example of incorrect grammar. It means 'game over' but should be 'igra zakonchennaya' to account for the feminine gender of 'igra'. Hardly 'meaningless or poorly done'. I was pretty surprised with the quality of the russian, to be honest
:: Since it clear you know Russian, and I definitely do not, I would bow to your superior knowledge. In this case, I would say writing up this information in the wiki directly would be much appreciated. (Perhaps under a translation section?) {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

The Russian text is only used for the title screen and the "congraturatory" address. "Dialogue" in the game itself is handled through pictograms ("Blue Rabbit's Climate Chaos" comes to mind, although this is much more simplistic). Basically, you go around "investigating" each area, confirming which characters are where and which items they're holding, and questioning the characters about other characters and items; if you find someone who's lying, odds are he/she is the culprit, and you do what any good renegade Russian detective would: you shoot them! ^_^--[[User:Tenka Muteki|Tenka Muteki]] 19:22, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

: Actually, I find that about half the suspects lie, whether they have the egg or not. But really, since everyone either always lies or always tells the truth, all you have to do is find someone who gives you a clue about the egg and says even one other true thing. (Don't bother asking anyone, truthteller or liar, about him/herself or his/her own item, though.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:20, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

==Too many colors==
When you hover over a button, it gradients from gray to yellow (and back again when you remove) Thats waaaaay too many shades of yellow for a game like this. Maybe put this in remarks or goofs. I have bad edit etiquette :P

==Screen shot==
Since the game is out for reals and looks different from the preview shot that was originally up, shouldn't we use a screen shot of actual game play? Do we include both images on the page? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:47, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
:I went ahead and replaced the old image with the new one, since that's what we did with [[Kid Speedy]]. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 21:02, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Maid ==
[[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Maid.png|thumb|Totally a butcher.]]
Which person is supposed to be the maid? Process of elimination of all the other characters left a person who appears to be a butcher.--[[User:Another Freakin' Guy Named Daniel|Another Freakin' Guy Named Daniel]] 21:26, 16 July 2007 (UTC) Also, which one is supposed to be the movie theater? Process of elimination left what resembles the Lincoln Memorial.

I think the one with the red rope and yellowish wall is the movie theater.- [[User:70.243.66.159|70.243.66.159]] 16:09, 17 July 2007 (UTC) (Everybody! Sorry, forgot to sign in...)

== Ending Screen ==

That's not a police station, it's Lenin's Mausoleum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin%27s_Mausoleum)
:Apparently we don't know too much 'bout Russia. Thanks for pointing that out! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 21:47, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Also the word vinovnik (виновник) would be better translated as "guilty person". Criminal is prestupnik (преступник) in Russian.

We would probably use "culprit" in English.--[[User:Tenka Muteki|Tenka Muteki]] 23:35, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

That "uniformed man" looks like Stalin [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/Stalin_02.jpg]. Well, as much as 'good graphics' can allow, anyways ;). It's got his mustache. Given that the game seems to be set in Soviet Russia, there is more than a good chance that it's suppose to be Stalin. What does everyone else thing? {{unsigned|67.71.64.144|23:28, 17 July 2007 (UTC)}}

:I'm all for it. It looks enough like him to me, and it certainly fits with the Russian theme. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:57, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

::It seems very likely. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 00:00, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

:Does anyone not think it's Stalin?

::I think it ''could'' be, but are we sure enough for this not to be considered undue speculation? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:07, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

:To me, it has the following point for it being Stalin:
:::the setting is Soivet Russia
:::the medal is given out at Lenin's Mausoleum, and Stalin stood atop of Lenin's Mausoleum during the post-WWII victory parade (it's the kind of place a Soviet dictator would give out a medal)
:::The mustache and uniform look like Stalin's, and not like any other Soviet dictator (No other Soviet dictator had a mustach like that, although Lenin did have a goatee, he wasn't known for wearing a uniform and would, persumably, be in his tomb)
:::Stalin might actually want someone shot for stealing an egg (and I'm only half joking on that last one)
:I don't see any points against it being Stalin. I cannot discount it being some other uniformed mustachio'd Soviet authority figure, like some head of the KGB or something, but no others come to mind
:Does anyone know someone else that might fit that discritpion?

== Suspect and location images ==

While the suspect and location images were originally icons, they have now been overwritten with full-sized images. Personally, I prefer the icons for three reasons:
#The full body characters are much taller than the rest of the images, which makes the table look a little lopsided.
#<s>The icon images are pixel-for-pixel, whereas there are some cropping issues with the full-sized images (compare the {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/images/archive/5/5b/20070716220648%21Where%27s_an_Egg_-_Suspects_-_Maid.png butcher icon}} with the {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/images/archive/5/5b/20070716235952%21Where%27s_an_Egg_-_Suspects_-_Maid.png full-body butcher}})</s> (fixed)
#We don't need to illustrate every component of the game completely, just give an icon for identification purposes.
Does anyone agree, or are we happy with the staus quo? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:30, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
: I think the table is fine as is, especially with the ability to expand the locations to a larger size. Perhaps making the size of the icons closer to the same size (using the item icons as a guide)? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 22:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

::The icons are fine by me, alhtough the cropping issues can easily be fixed. If you think reverting back to icons is the better choice, by all means, go for it. I don't see a problem with keeping the locations as full shots, however. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 22:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Names of People, Places and iTems ==

Using a decompiler, the names are '''Jessifer, Pall, Brodermaker, Mancuso, Damella, Deark, Gubby, Les and Joeff'''. The places are called '''Seward Lane, Hollway, A Room, Gym, Bank, Gumption Road, Upstairs, Nearby and Under'''. The items are called '''Bottle, Ball, Butterfly, Dog, Gym Bag, Fanny Pack, Frying Pan, Candlestick and Laptop'''. Not sure which is which. I might have another look later on when I'm home from school.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

:That's crazy :P Especially since some of those names bear little resemblance to the items... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:55, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::I'm more surprised they put all the names there. By the way, nice work on the [[looking old]] reference. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 23:57, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

I have a Flash decompiler and I'm not finding these names anywhere in the image files. Where are YOU finding them? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:13, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
: Never mind; I found them, but I see no indication of which is which, unless they define them in numerical order as the images appear (and who could tell - there aren't any bottles or balls to be seen anyway!) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:19, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== The Manual ==

The manual page is really funny in the way, that its English translation is more correct then the original Russian text :)

* The word at the top of the page "Узнать" (Uznat') is correct, it really does mean "Find out";
* The line "Кто лежит?" (Kto lezhit?) is a mistake and actually means here "Who is lying on the ground?" rather then "Who is telling lies/lying?". This is because in English the verb "to lie" can mean both of those things, but in Russian it's "лежать" (lezhat') for "lying on the ground" and "лгать" (lgat') for "telling the lies/lying". So the line should be "Кто лжет?" (Kto lzhet?);
* The line "Кто говорит правду?" (Kto govorit pravdu?) is correct, it does mean "Who tells the truth?";
* The line "Кто имеет яйцо?" (Kto imeet yaico?) is a bit incorrect and means "Who owns an egg?". "У кого яйцо?" (U kogo yaico?) could be translated as "Who has the egg?"

Another note: The Arbat ST. (location of the seller) is a well-known street in Moscow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbat_Street).
: This would be excellent information for the [[Some Type of Online Auction]] page, where the Arbat Street reference is already noted. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 00:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Musie Theater? ==

I'm quite confident that the image given the label "Theater" is actually the museum. It looks just like an art museum display and... not at all like a movie theater. The other one's kind of ambiguous as to WHAT it is, but I'm quite sure on the "Theater". --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:40, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:The other one looks like some kinda government building. Maybe if someone could translate the Russian on the building, it would shed some light on this? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 00:47, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:For now, I swapped the Theater one (pictures with a velvet rope) in the correct place. (Compare with the theater in [[the movies]]) I did notice that the one current marked "Museum" has some Russian writing on it. If someone would translate that, in addition to finding out what how the image is marked internally, for now it's probably better to leave the images where they are. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 00:51, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::You... you swapped it from my swap. The one with the ropes looks more like an art museum. Why would the ropes be so close to the pictures otherwise? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:15, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::: I have seen plenty of movie theaters that have velvet ropes along the walls; they are used when they have people line up before the start of movie for a major opening. The other picture is clearly ''not'' a movie theater, so we need to wait until we have further info. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 01:20, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::: But who was it that called it a "movie theater" in the first place? US! There is no "further info" besides maybe someone with a flash compiler or a translation of the pillar building. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:05, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::: Know what? Forget it. I don't want an edit war. I'm compromising with simple descriptions no one can dispute. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:35, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

It looks from [[#Names of People, Places and iTems|above]] that one of these (probably the one with the pillars) is a bank, but who knows with the weirdness of the rest of the names. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:58, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:If the one current marked as Museum is indeed a bank, I would have no problem making the other a museum. Right now, it's unclear. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 01:29, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::Ok, so can we call the one with the velvet ropes a "Museum" now? -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 03:50, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::I think that sounds reasonable. At first, I thought it was a movie theater, but the more I look at it, the more those look like pieces of art. Especially the one on the left. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:57, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::::And y'know - who named that last one a "pier"? Looks more like a bridge to me. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 04:15, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

The gray one with what looks like "bEPER" on it is a bank. "берег" is Russian for "bank" according to some online English-Russian dictionary I just Googled. I submit that the one with the velvet ropes is an art musuem. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 02:44, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:About the museum one, I think it's an ''art'' museum. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 12:16, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::Agreed. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 12:23, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Glitch or not? ==

Someone on the forums mentioned a glitch where, if you click on the top left corner a lot of times as the game starts, you can win with a timer score of 000. This is only if the person in the aquarium has the egg. I tried it and it worked, but I'm not sure if it's really a glitch or not. Thoughts? {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:55, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:Additionally, each time I've done it (by clicking the area of the screen where the Aquarium icon and gun icon overlap) the timer freezes at 000, but at the "Win" screen the timer reads 999 and all three spacecraft appear. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 04:23, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:: Just reproduced it myself, although given other Flash-related artifacts like this, I imagine that the way-way-way-way-way-too-generous timer starts at 1000 and it just chops off the first digit... and perhaps drops it down to a normal value afterwards. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:22, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Don't know if it's really a "glitch" if it only works when the suspect in the ''aquarium'' has the egg. That would make it more a matter of luck. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 12:39, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::::Glitches that only happen under specific circumstances are still glitches. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 15:53, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::Yes, but if the person in the aquarium has the egg, all you need to do is keep clicking the top left to finish the game in less than a second. That combined with the explanation you gave earlier about the timer actually being 1000 seconds, ''I'' think, completely disproves the glitch theory. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 19:34, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Jack Orlando ==

Can anyone confirm the "Jack Orlando" Real-World Reference? The screenshots I've seen of that game look absolutely nothing like this one. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 03:59, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Dead People Tell Tales? ==

When I play the game, I killed someone and ask him about something and he replyed with a + sign. This should go into remarks I think. - Toonypie from the Fanstuff Wiki.

: It's a red cross - they're only capable of answering questions with requests for medical aid, seeing as how they've been shot and all. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:45, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

==5 Time win with no intention==
I won 5 times in this game just by going around and shooting 3 random people. It was awesome. YOU should try it!-MikeControl
:I think more people would be interested if you told them on the IRC channel. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 19:29, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
: You have a one-in-three chance of getting it right by shooting random people. Those aren't terrible odds, so your five times in a row was just luck. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:13, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
:: That was sheer luck. I accidentally got 998 by clicking the gun after clicking the aquarium. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 01:52, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

== Fabergé eggs? ==

When you talk about Russian eggs being stolen, it's almost certain that this is a reference to [[wikipedia:Fabergé_Eggs|Fabergé eggs]]. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:36, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:I guess it could be a reference to Fabergé eggs. But it could also be [[TTATOT]]. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 18:40, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::I think the egg being stolen is just a joke (because no one would shoot a person to get back a stolen ''egg''). {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 19:04, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Strategy shortcut ==

:''Because they cannot provide you with useful information, it is worthwhile to shoot the first two suspects you know to be lying. One of them might just have the egg.''
I'm not sure why this keeps getting removed. It seems like a reasonable strategy to me. After you've played the game a bit, you know you really only need one bullet. The other two are just going to waste. Why not use them on the liars? Their info is no good, and you may get lucky and finish with a better time. If it doesn't work out, then you've still got your last bullet to use in the conventional way. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:32, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:What's a waste of time is shooting suspects who may not have the egg. It's much better to be sure who the real culprit is than to leave it to luck, even if it turns out to be someone you've seen before. Like [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?p=599475&highlight=#599475 this trick] I use. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 21:37, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::It takes just over one extra second to shoot the liars. That seems an acceptable tradeoff for the amount of time it would take to keep going normally. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:44, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Well of course you can use any other strategy and just shoot any liars you come across. But that doesn't make this a strategy in itself. Any player could simply decide to do that; it doesn't take any real thought. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 22:50, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::::No real thought? ''Au contraire!'' The suggestion is not to shoot people ''indiscriminantly'', but to shoot the first two liars you see (which takes some determining). You're not going back to a location where a liar is anyway—unless you have to confront the egg holder there. You could save a lot of time by going ahead and using your spare bullets before you leave the location. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:53, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

== Subtitles? ==

I don't know if Where's an Egg? is one of the games that can be subtitled, but if so it could be neat to include approximate translations of the Russian...

My guess is that it's not possible to subtitle, though... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:48, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Your guess is wrong. {{User:Mee/sig}} 22:24, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

:Well, partially — I was only able to subtitle [[Subtitles:wheresanegg/en|part of it]], since the rest of the text is embedded in movie files, I think. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:26, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Music ==

At the begining, when the Videlectrix logo apears, but before the guy shoots at it, the music playing is The Volga Boatmen's Song, traditional Russian song.

:That's awesome. (I just verified it) Great find! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:39, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

== Ron Cumberdale ==

The character listed as "Kid Speedy" has red hair, but the real Kid Speedy has brown/gray hair. Ron Cumberdale from Peasant's Quest, however, has the same shirt AND red hair. Edit? [[User:75.119.20.104|75.119.20.104]] 01:34, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
:<s>I agree. I think "Kid Speedy" is just an updated version of [[Ron Cumberdale]].</s> On second thought, I disagree. Look at these three photos.

<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Kid Speedy.png|WAE? suspect
Image:kidspeedy.PNG|Kid Speedy
Image:roncumberdale.PNG|Ron Cumberdale
</gallery>

The skin tone, dark red shorts, same darkred/white striped shirt, and red shoes all match. It's Kid Speedy. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 01:37, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

As the one who originally suggested it as Kid Speedy, I concur with the original. [[User:Awexome Cross|Awexome Cross]] 04:27, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

:I agree — I think it's Kid Speedy. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:32, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
::Sorry, I was agreeing with the first one. [[User:Awexome Cross|Awexome Cross]] 04:34, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Talk:Where's an Egg?

Awexome Cross — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:34:19 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Ron Cumberdale */

==Character themes==

I just noticed something. Every character has their own variation on the theme that plays in that person's presence. Whenever you ask a character about another character, or they answer a question about that character, that character's theme will be played along with the theme of the character you're speaking with. But when only items and places are involved in the question (or the occasional super-bad liar who answers a question with him/herself when it's patently not true), you'll hear only the one character's theme. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:53, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
: Though sometimes it'll fail to play both themes together... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:57, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
: Oh, yeah, and when you win, it'll play what sounds like all the themes together. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:03, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

==Multiple endings==

I've found that depending on how quickly I finish the games. So far, I've found four:
*Fireworks only — 900 seconds or less left
*Fireworks and a white satellite-looking spaceship — 901-940 seconds left
*Fireworks, a white satellite-looking spaceship, and a yellow/brown spaceship — 941-970 seconds left
*Fireworks, a white satellite-looking spaceship, a yellow/brown spaceship, and a gray/green spaceship with an alien coming out — 971 or more seconds left
I'm unsure whether there are any other endings for amounts of time left much smaller than the above. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:12, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

:My guess is that the 3rd one is a space lab and the "alien" that comes out is a cosmonaut performing a space walk.

:I managed to win a few times just by shooting at everyone immediately. My best time is 994 and all I get is the sputnik, the rocket and the space lab.

:[[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:08, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Those aren't just any "spaceships", those are definitely meant to refer to the Sputnik satellites.

The first is Sputnik. The second is probably [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_1 Vostok 1], with Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space. The third is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voskhod_2 Voskhod 2], with Aleksei Leonov, the first human to perform a spacewalk. [[User:CaseyG|CaseyG]] 01:55, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:Dead on - good work! They definitely appear to be celebrating Russia's "firsts" in space. First man-made satellite, first human in space, and first spacewalk. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 02:17, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Just to let you know, I let the time run down to 96 before getting bored, and nothing unusual happened when I shot the culprit. So it doesn't seem there are any other endings. Why the heck they think people need as much time as they give is totally and utterly beyond me - the amount of time is ridiculously high and takes forever to run down! - but whatever. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:30, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, I let it run down to 001 and shot the culprit — just the normal ending. Also, I agree: 1000 seconds is unnecessary. I will say, though, that the first time I played it I was completely clueless, so it was nice that I could take my time stumbling around and trying to figure out what was going on. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:46, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

:::This is Forum fodder primarily, but I'll briefly add that being timed out when learning a game is really frustrating and turns me off, and that may be a reason behind TBC's use of such a long timeout. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:17, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Locations, suspects, and items ==
Here are my attempts at identifying the locations, suspects, and items. I'm not sure of all of them, especially the ones with question marks. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
===Locations===
*Aquarium
*Forest
*Museum (?)
*Siberia (thanks, [[Special:Contributions/70.116.132.84|70.116.132.84]])
*City
*Desert
*Beach
*Movie theater
*Pier

===Suspects===
*Butler
*Blue hat man
*Maid
*Blonde woman
*[[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] (I think — recall that Homestar [[:Image:Homestar JohnMcEnroe.PNG|previously dressed up as him]])
*Mechanic
*Old Woman
*[[Kid Speedy]]
*Red hat man

===Items===
*[[Egg]]
*Potted plant
*Strawberry
*[[Alcohol|Beer]]
*Pencil
*Bomb
*Duffel bag
*Monkey wrench
*Slingshot
*Cat

I think once the locations, items, suspects are re-ordered, we can pull the stub tag off the article. Lots of great info and we have the basics now. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 22:19, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Item Talk ==

I have noticed, if people talk about an item when you question them about the egg, talk about the item. They will then tell you a person, and a place. If the person is at that place with the item, they usually have the egg. If they ARN'T at that spot, the one who gave you the info usually has the egg. Anyone have this not happen? (Notice I said USUALLY)--[[User:Bobmuffins|Bobmuffins]] 18:35, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

This is true, because all characters either always lie or always tell the truth [[User:68.54.84.110|68.54.84.110]] 19:40, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Painfully dumb question... ==

How do you play the game if you don't speak or read Russian?
:Actual game play requires no knowledge of Russian, since it done completely with pictures. The Russian writing is meaningless or poorly done, anyway. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:21, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

- Hey; erm, I have no real idea about wiki ettiquete but I just wanted to say that the Russian is all more or less correct and certainly not meaningless. Here goes: The title, 'gde yaitso' indeed means 'where is the/an egg?' (although the dash in the middle is not needed) - the reference to 'gde yaichko' that is made on the corresponding wiki article on this topic is wrong; 'yaichko' is a diminuitive form roughly equivalent to 'eggy'. 'Gde yaitso' i.e. as written in the game is the best translatoin for 'Where's an Egg?'. On the loading screen, 'televizionniy elektricheskiy' - 'televisual electrical' is fairly senseless but apart from that, the rest of the russian is correct. When you shoot the egg-haver, 'vinovnik' (criminal) appears, and then 'pozdravlenie' (congratulations). If you get it wrong, 'vinovnik' again appears, followed by 'gulag' (russians tend to use the simpler word 'lager'' but gulag is a russian acronym) and then 'igra zakonchenniy' - the only real example of incorrect grammar. It means 'game over' but should be 'igra zakonchennaya' to account for the feminine gender of 'igra'. Hardly 'meaningless or poorly done'. I was pretty surprised with the quality of the russian, to be honest
:: Since it clear you know Russian, and I definitely do not, I would bow to your superior knowledge. In this case, I would say writing up this information in the wiki directly would be much appreciated. (Perhaps under a translation section?) {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

The Russian text is only used for the title screen and the "congraturatory" address. "Dialogue" in the game itself is handled through pictograms ("Blue Rabbit's Climate Chaos" comes to mind, although this is much more simplistic). Basically, you go around "investigating" each area, confirming which characters are where and which items they're holding, and questioning the characters about other characters and items; if you find someone who's lying, odds are he/she is the culprit, and you do what any good renegade Russian detective would: you shoot them! ^_^--[[User:Tenka Muteki|Tenka Muteki]] 19:22, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

: Actually, I find that about half the suspects lie, whether they have the egg or not. But really, since everyone either always lies or always tells the truth, all you have to do is find someone who gives you a clue about the egg and says even one other true thing. (Don't bother asking anyone, truthteller or liar, about him/herself or his/her own item, though.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:20, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

==Too many colors==
When you hover over a button, it gradients from gray to yellow (and back again when you remove) Thats waaaaay too many shades of yellow for a game like this. Maybe put this in remarks or goofs. I have bad edit etiquette :P

==Screen shot==
Since the game is out for reals and looks different from the preview shot that was originally up, shouldn't we use a screen shot of actual game play? Do we include both images on the page? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:47, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
:I went ahead and replaced the old image with the new one, since that's what we did with [[Kid Speedy]]. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 21:02, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Maid ==
[[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Maid.png|thumb|Totally a butcher.]]
Which person is supposed to be the maid? Process of elimination of all the other characters left a person who appears to be a butcher.--[[User:Another Freakin' Guy Named Daniel|Another Freakin' Guy Named Daniel]] 21:26, 16 July 2007 (UTC) Also, which one is supposed to be the movie theater? Process of elimination left what resembles the Lincoln Memorial.

I think the one with the red rope and yellowish wall is the movie theater.- [[User:70.243.66.159|70.243.66.159]] 16:09, 17 July 2007 (UTC) (Everybody! Sorry, forgot to sign in...)

== Ending Screen ==

That's not a police station, it's Lenin's Mausoleum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin%27s_Mausoleum)
:Apparently we don't know too much 'bout Russia. Thanks for pointing that out! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 21:47, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Also the word vinovnik (виновник) would be better translated as "guilty person". Criminal is prestupnik (преступник) in Russian.

We would probably use "culprit" in English.--[[User:Tenka Muteki|Tenka Muteki]] 23:35, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

That "uniformed man" looks like Stalin [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/Stalin_02.jpg]. Well, as much as 'good graphics' can allow, anyways ;). It's got his mustache. Given that the game seems to be set in Soviet Russia, there is more than a good chance that it's suppose to be Stalin. What does everyone else thing? {{unsigned|67.71.64.144|23:28, 17 July 2007 (UTC)}}

:I'm all for it. It looks enough like him to me, and it certainly fits with the Russian theme. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:57, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

::It seems very likely. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 00:00, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

:Does anyone not think it's Stalin?

::I think it ''could'' be, but are we sure enough for this not to be considered undue speculation? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:07, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

:To me, it has the following point for it being Stalin:
:::the setting is Soivet Russia
:::the medal is given out at Lenin's Mausoleum, and Stalin stood atop of Lenin's Mausoleum during the post-WWII victory parade (it's the kind of place a Soviet dictator would give out a medal)
:::The mustache and uniform look like Stalin's, and not like any other Soviet dictator (No other Soviet dictator had a mustach like that, although Lenin did have a goatee, he wasn't known for wearing a uniform and would, persumably, be in his tomb)
:::Stalin might actually want someone shot for stealing an egg (and I'm only half joking on that last one)
:I don't see any points against it being Stalin. I cannot discount it being some other uniformed mustachio'd Soviet authority figure, like some head of the KGB or something, but no others come to mind
:Does anyone know someone else that might fit that discritpion?

== Suspect and location images ==

While the suspect and location images were originally icons, they have now been overwritten with full-sized images. Personally, I prefer the icons for three reasons:
#The full body characters are much taller than the rest of the images, which makes the table look a little lopsided.
#<s>The icon images are pixel-for-pixel, whereas there are some cropping issues with the full-sized images (compare the {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/images/archive/5/5b/20070716220648%21Where%27s_an_Egg_-_Suspects_-_Maid.png butcher icon}} with the {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/images/archive/5/5b/20070716235952%21Where%27s_an_Egg_-_Suspects_-_Maid.png full-body butcher}})</s> (fixed)
#We don't need to illustrate every component of the game completely, just give an icon for identification purposes.
Does anyone agree, or are we happy with the staus quo? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:30, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
: I think the table is fine as is, especially with the ability to expand the locations to a larger size. Perhaps making the size of the icons closer to the same size (using the item icons as a guide)? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 22:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

::The icons are fine by me, alhtough the cropping issues can easily be fixed. If you think reverting back to icons is the better choice, by all means, go for it. I don't see a problem with keeping the locations as full shots, however. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 22:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Names of People, Places and iTems ==

Using a decompiler, the names are '''Jessifer, Pall, Brodermaker, Mancuso, Damella, Deark, Gubby, Les and Joeff'''. The places are called '''Seward Lane, Hollway, A Room, Gym, Bank, Gumption Road, Upstairs, Nearby and Under'''. The items are called '''Bottle, Ball, Butterfly, Dog, Gym Bag, Fanny Pack, Frying Pan, Candlestick and Laptop'''. Not sure which is which. I might have another look later on when I'm home from school.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

:That's crazy :P Especially since some of those names bear little resemblance to the items... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:55, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::I'm more surprised they put all the names there. By the way, nice work on the [[looking old]] reference. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 23:57, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

I have a Flash decompiler and I'm not finding these names anywhere in the image files. Where are YOU finding them? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:13, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
: Never mind; I found them, but I see no indication of which is which, unless they define them in numerical order as the images appear (and who could tell - there aren't any bottles or balls to be seen anyway!) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:19, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== The Manual ==

The manual page is really funny in the way, that its English translation is more correct then the original Russian text :)

* The word at the top of the page "Узнать" (Uznat') is correct, it really does mean "Find out";
* The line "Кто лежит?" (Kto lezhit?) is a mistake and actually means here "Who is lying on the ground?" rather then "Who is telling lies/lying?". This is because in English the verb "to lie" can mean both of those things, but in Russian it's "лежать" (lezhat') for "lying on the ground" and "лгать" (lgat') for "telling the lies/lying". So the line should be "Кто лжет?" (Kto lzhet?);
* The line "Кто говорит правду?" (Kto govorit pravdu?) is correct, it does mean "Who tells the truth?";
* The line "Кто имеет яйцо?" (Kto imeet yaico?) is a bit incorrect and means "Who owns an egg?". "У кого яйцо?" (U kogo yaico?) could be translated as "Who has the egg?"

Another note: The Arbat ST. (location of the seller) is a well-known street in Moscow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbat_Street).
: This would be excellent information for the [[Some Type of Online Auction]] page, where the Arbat Street reference is already noted. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 00:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Musie Theater? ==

I'm quite confident that the image given the label "Theater" is actually the museum. It looks just like an art museum display and... not at all like a movie theater. The other one's kind of ambiguous as to WHAT it is, but I'm quite sure on the "Theater". --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:40, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:The other one looks like some kinda government building. Maybe if someone could translate the Russian on the building, it would shed some light on this? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 00:47, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:For now, I swapped the Theater one (pictures with a velvet rope) in the correct place. (Compare with the theater in [[the movies]]) I did notice that the one current marked "Museum" has some Russian writing on it. If someone would translate that, in addition to finding out what how the image is marked internally, for now it's probably better to leave the images where they are. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 00:51, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::You... you swapped it from my swap. The one with the ropes looks more like an art museum. Why would the ropes be so close to the pictures otherwise? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:15, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::: I have seen plenty of movie theaters that have velvet ropes along the walls; they are used when they have people line up before the start of movie for a major opening. The other picture is clearly ''not'' a movie theater, so we need to wait until we have further info. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 01:20, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::: But who was it that called it a "movie theater" in the first place? US! There is no "further info" besides maybe someone with a flash compiler or a translation of the pillar building. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:05, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::: Know what? Forget it. I don't want an edit war. I'm compromising with simple descriptions no one can dispute. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:35, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

It looks from [[#Names of People, Places and iTems|above]] that one of these (probably the one with the pillars) is a bank, but who knows with the weirdness of the rest of the names. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:58, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:If the one current marked as Museum is indeed a bank, I would have no problem making the other a museum. Right now, it's unclear. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 01:29, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::Ok, so can we call the one with the velvet ropes a "Museum" now? -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 03:50, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::I think that sounds reasonable. At first, I thought it was a movie theater, but the more I look at it, the more those look like pieces of art. Especially the one on the left. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:57, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::::And y'know - who named that last one a "pier"? Looks more like a bridge to me. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 04:15, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

The gray one with what looks like "bEPER" on it is a bank. "берег" is Russian for "bank" according to some online English-Russian dictionary I just Googled. I submit that the one with the velvet ropes is an art musuem. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 02:44, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:About the museum one, I think it's an ''art'' museum. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 12:16, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::Agreed. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 12:23, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Glitch or not? ==

Someone on the forums mentioned a glitch where, if you click on the top left corner a lot of times as the game starts, you can win with a timer score of 000. This is only if the person in the aquarium has the egg. I tried it and it worked, but I'm not sure if it's really a glitch or not. Thoughts? {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:55, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:Additionally, each time I've done it (by clicking the area of the screen where the Aquarium icon and gun icon overlap) the timer freezes at 000, but at the "Win" screen the timer reads 999 and all three spacecraft appear. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 04:23, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:: Just reproduced it myself, although given other Flash-related artifacts like this, I imagine that the way-way-way-way-way-too-generous timer starts at 1000 and it just chops off the first digit... and perhaps drops it down to a normal value afterwards. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:22, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Don't know if it's really a "glitch" if it only works when the suspect in the ''aquarium'' has the egg. That would make it more a matter of luck. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 12:39, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::::Glitches that only happen under specific circumstances are still glitches. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 15:53, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::Yes, but if the person in the aquarium has the egg, all you need to do is keep clicking the top left to finish the game in less than a second. That combined with the explanation you gave earlier about the timer actually being 1000 seconds, ''I'' think, completely disproves the glitch theory. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 19:34, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Jack Orlando ==

Can anyone confirm the "Jack Orlando" Real-World Reference? The screenshots I've seen of that game look absolutely nothing like this one. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 03:59, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Dead People Tell Tales? ==

When I play the game, I killed someone and ask him about something and he replyed with a + sign. This should go into remarks I think. - Toonypie from the Fanstuff Wiki.

: It's a red cross - they're only capable of answering questions with requests for medical aid, seeing as how they've been shot and all. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:45, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

==5 Time win with no intention==
I won 5 times in this game just by going around and shooting 3 random people. It was awesome. YOU should try it!-MikeControl
:I think more people would be interested if you told them on the IRC channel. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 19:29, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
: You have a one-in-three chance of getting it right by shooting random people. Those aren't terrible odds, so your five times in a row was just luck. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:13, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
:: That was sheer luck. I accidentally got 998 by clicking the gun after clicking the aquarium. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 01:52, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

== Fabergé eggs? ==

When you talk about Russian eggs being stolen, it's almost certain that this is a reference to [[wikipedia:Fabergé_Eggs|Fabergé eggs]]. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:36, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:I guess it could be a reference to Fabergé eggs. But it could also be [[TTATOT]]. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 18:40, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::I think the egg being stolen is just a joke (because no one would shoot a person to get back a stolen ''egg''). {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 19:04, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Strategy shortcut ==

:''Because they cannot provide you with useful information, it is worthwhile to shoot the first two suspects you know to be lying. One of them might just have the egg.''
I'm not sure why this keeps getting removed. It seems like a reasonable strategy to me. After you've played the game a bit, you know you really only need one bullet. The other two are just going to waste. Why not use them on the liars? Their info is no good, and you may get lucky and finish with a better time. If it doesn't work out, then you've still got your last bullet to use in the conventional way. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:32, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:What's a waste of time is shooting suspects who may not have the egg. It's much better to be sure who the real culprit is than to leave it to luck, even if it turns out to be someone you've seen before. Like [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?p=599475&highlight=#599475 this trick] I use. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 21:37, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::It takes just over one extra second to shoot the liars. That seems an acceptable tradeoff for the amount of time it would take to keep going normally. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:44, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Well of course you can use any other strategy and just shoot any liars you come across. But that doesn't make this a strategy in itself. Any player could simply decide to do that; it doesn't take any real thought. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 22:50, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::::No real thought? ''Au contraire!'' The suggestion is not to shoot people ''indiscriminantly'', but to shoot the first two liars you see (which takes some determining). You're not going back to a location where a liar is anyway—unless you have to confront the egg holder there. You could save a lot of time by going ahead and using your spare bullets before you leave the location. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:53, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

== Subtitles? ==

I don't know if Where's an Egg? is one of the games that can be subtitled, but if so it could be neat to include approximate translations of the Russian...

My guess is that it's not possible to subtitle, though... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:48, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Your guess is wrong. {{User:Mee/sig}} 22:24, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

:Well, partially — I was only able to subtitle [[Subtitles:wheresanegg/en|part of it]], since the rest of the text is embedded in movie files, I think. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:26, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Music ==

At the begining, when the Videlectrix logo apears, but before the guy shoots at it, the music playing is The Volga Boatmen's Song, traditional Russian song.

:That's awesome. (I just verified it) Great find! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:39, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

== Ron Cumberdale ==

The character listed as "Kid Speedy" has red hair, but the real Kid Speedy has brown/gray hair. Ron Cumberdale from Peasant's Quest, however, has the same shirt AND red hair. Edit? [[User:75.119.20.104|75.119.20.104]] 01:34, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
:<s>I agree. I think "Kid Speedy" is just an updated version of [[Ron Cumberdale]].</s> On second thought, I disagree. Look at these three photos.

<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Kid Speedy.png|WAE? suspect
Image:kidspeedy.PNG|Kid Speedy
Image:roncumberdale.PNG|Ron Cumberdale
</gallery>

The skin tone, dark red shorts, same darkred/white striped shirt, and red shoes all match. It's Kid Speedy. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 01:37, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

As the one who originally suggested it as Kid Speedy, I concur with the originbal. [[User:Awexome Cross|Awexome Cross]] 04:27, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

:I agree — I think it's Kid Speedy. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:32, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Where's an Egg?

Awexome Cross — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:32:39 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Inside References */

{{vgamenav|wheresanegg|50k Racewalker|Duck Guardian One}}

[[Image:wheresanegg.PNG|thumb|A renegade cop with nothing to lose and an egg on his mind.]]
[[Image:Where'sAnEggboxart.png‎|thumb|Where's an Egg? box art]]
''"In this hard-bolied  adventure game, you must help the Boise police force find a missing egg. Not in Mancuso's garage? Try Brodermaker's gymbag. Everyone's a suspect when 'Where's an Egg?' is the game that you are playing. And that's this game!!"'' -[[Videlectrix]]

'''Where's an Egg?''' is a game by [[Videlectrix]].

'''Date:''' Monday, July 16, 2007

'''Page Title:''' Where's an Egg?

==Instructions==
The object of the game is to find an egg that one of the suspects is hiding. The task is a variation on the [[Wikipedia:Knights and Knaves|Knights and Knaves]] puzzle, in which suspects either always lie or always tell the truth. After you think you know who or where an egg is, you go to that location and shoot the suspect, who will give up an egg if you have guessed correctly.

After clicking on the title screen, you are presented with several locations in a city. Clicking on the thumbnails will take you to those locations, at which you will encounter a suspect with an item. From the menu at the bottom of the screen, you can choose one of any of the items or suspects you've encountered. When you choose an item, the suspect will tell you the location where that item can be found or the suspect who has it. When you choose a suspect from your menu, the character on the screen will tell you where that suspect can be found or what item they have. Once again, they may or may not be telling the truth.

There are two other notable replies you may receive. If you ask a suspect about himself or about the items he carries, he will respond with a smiley face. Also, if you ask a suspect about an egg and he replies with a question mark, he does not have any information about the location of an egg.

== Strategy ==
Since a given suspect either always lies or always tells the truth, their reply about the location of an egg can be tested by asking them questions to which you know the answer. For example, if they give you information about an egg, you can ask them about an item and verify that the location or suspect with which they reply indeed corresponds to that item. If the answer they give is correct, then the location of an egg that they give is correct as well.

The above method can be modified by first asking about the first person or item you have seen, then if the suspect answers correctly, ask about an egg. Continue asking all the suspects the same question until you find a person who gives a correct answer and knows about an egg. If none are found, revisit your first person and ask about an egg. Then simply find the culprit and shoot them.

Another strategy is to ask every suspect the location of an egg until you have two replies that agree. In that case, it is likely, though not certain, that the suspect they incriminate indeed has an egg.

== Suspects, locations, and items ==
Suspects, locations, and items are randomly assigned for each game.
===Suspects===
<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blonde Woman.png | <center>Blonde woman</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blue Hat.png | <center>Blue hat man</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Maid.png | <center>Butcher</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Butler.png | <center>Butler</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - John.png | <center>[[John McEnroe]]</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Kid Speedy.png | <center>[[Ron Cumberdale]]</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Mechanic.png | <center>Mechanic </center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Old Lady.png | <center>Old Woman</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Red Hat.png | <center>Red hat man</center>
</gallery>

===Locations===
<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Aquarium.png | <center>Aquarium</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Theater.png | <center>Art museum</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Museum.png | <center>Bank</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Beach.png | <center>Beach</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Pier.png | <center> Bridge</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - City.png | <center> City</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Desert.png | <center> Desert</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Siberia.png | <center> Icy mountains</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Forest.png | <center> Park</center>
</gallery>
===Items===
<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Egg.png | <center>An egg</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Beer.png | <center>[[Alcohol|Beer]]</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Bomb.png | <center>Bomb</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Cat.png | <center>Cat</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Duffel.png | <center>Gym bag</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Pencil.png | <center>Pencil</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Plant.png | <center>Potted plant</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Slingshot.png | <center>Slingshot</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Strawberry.png | <center>Strawberry</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Wrench.png | <center>Wrench</center>
</gallery>

== Endings ==
[[Image:Where's an egg loose screen.PNG|thumb|Lose screen]]
If you run out of time or shoot three characters who do not have an egg, the game ends. The character who did have an egg is shown running with it through the area they were in, and the main character is shown in the icy mountains wearing prison clothes and a ball-and-chain. He quickly turns into a skeleton.

[[Image:Where's an egg win screen.PNG|thumb|left|Win screen]]
If you successfully shoot the character who has an egg, a uniformed man awards you with a badge in front of [[Wikipedia:Lenin's Mausoleum|Lenin's Mausoleum]]. The screen pans up to the sky, where fireworks shoot off. If the game was completed with enough time left on the clock, different spaceships fly through the sky:
*901–940 seconds left — one spaceship
*941–970 seconds left — two spaceships
*971 or more seconds left — three spaceships, the last of which is exited by a cosmonaut

{{clear}}

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This game was released more than two and a half years after its description was featured on the Videlectrix website. The [[main page message]] announcing its release read: '''new' videlectrix game!''
*The language used in the game is [[wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]], and is understandable to a native speaker, although there are various grammatical and stylistic errors (see Translation section).
*After shooting someone who does not have an egg, you can still question them and they will reply with the symbol for the [[Wikipedia:International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements|Red Cross]] (indicating they require medical attention). The Red Cross has recently been [http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=016637&tid=001 trying to stop game creators from using their logo this way].
*If you manage to get an egg before the timer starts, though it's at 1000, it will say "000", but when you get the badge, it says "999".

===Remarks===
[[Image:Eggpage2.jpg|thumb|Page 13 of the instruction manual]]
*A [[Videlectrix:eggction.html|page of the manual]] was also made available at the same time as the game was released.
*Although the Videlectrix description suggests that an egg may be in "Mancuso's garage", a garage is not one of the locations in the game.
**Although mere specualation, at some point, the garage might have been a location, as a mechanic is in the game.

===Inside References===
*This is another mention of [[eggs]] and [[alcohol]].
*The main character wields a [[gun]].
*All of the suspects [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack visible arms]].
*[[Some Type of Online Auction]] was previously used to sell a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[english paper]].
*One of the characters resembles [[Ron Cumberdale]] from [[Peasant's Quest]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Boise, Idaho|Boise]] is the capital city of the US state [[Wikipedia:Idaho|Idaho]].
*Brodermaker is a reference to video game company [[Wikipedia:Brøderbund|Brøderbund]], makers of the [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] games.
**This game is also very similar, in some aspects, to the early Carmen Sandiego games.
*The music at the beginning of the game accompanying the Videlectrix logo is from the traditional Russian [[Wikipedia:The Volga Boatmen's Song|Song of the Volga Boatmen]].
*The three spacecraft that fly across the screen in the ending sequence are [[Wikipedia:Sputnik 1|Sputnik 1]], [[Wikipedia:Vostok 1|Vostok 1]], and [[Wikipedia:Voskhod 2|Voskhod 2]], commemorating three "firsts" of the Russian space program: the first artificial satellite, the [[Wikipedia:Yuri Gagarin|first man in space]], and the [[Wikipedia:Aleksei Leonov|first spacewalk]], respectively.

===Translations===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Location !! Message !! Transliteration !! Translation !! Notes
|-
| Loading screen || телевизионный электрический || televizzionniy elektricheskii || Videlectrix || ''Literally:'' "televisual electric"
|-
| Title || Где – Яицо? || Gde Yaitso? || Where's an egg? || Russian has no article, so it is impossible to make a distinction between "the egg" and "an egg" and the title could refer to either. The dash in the title is incorrect; such a dash is only used to separate a predicate from a noun phrase (an action from an object) instead of the present tense of the verb "to be", which does not exist in Russian.
|-
| Inscription above the columns of the gray building || берег || Bereg || Bank || The word has the sense of "riverbank", as opposed to a financial service institution, which would be "банк" (Bank).
|-
| When you discover who had an egg || виновник || vinovnik || criminal ''or'' guilty person ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | When you win the game || поздравление || pozdravlenie || congratulations ||
|-
| ЛЕНИН || LENIN || [[Wikipedia:Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]] || An entrance to [[Wikipedia:Lenin's Mausoleum|Lenin's Mausoleum]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | When you lose || гулаг || gulag || [[Wikipedia:Gulag|Gulag]] || The name given to the Soviet labor camps
|-
| игра законченный || igra zakonchenniy || game over ||
|}

==External Links==
*[[Videlectrix:wheresanegg.html|Play Where's an Egg?]]
*[[Videlectrix:egg7.swf|Play Where's an Egg? (Flash file)]]
*[[Videlectrix:eggction.html|View the auction for the instructions]]
*[[Forum:11947|forum thread re: "Where's An Egg?"]]
{{subtitlesLinks|wheresanegg}}
{{VidelectrixGames}}
[[Category:Videlectrix Games]]

Where's an Egg?

Awexome Cross — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:31:31 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Inside References */

{{vgamenav|wheresanegg|50k Racewalker|Duck Guardian One}}

[[Image:wheresanegg.PNG|thumb|A renegade cop with nothing to lose and an egg on his mind.]]
[[Image:Where'sAnEggboxart.png‎|thumb|Where's an Egg? box art]]
''"In this hard-bolied  adventure game, you must help the Boise police force find a missing egg. Not in Mancuso's garage? Try Brodermaker's gymbag. Everyone's a suspect when 'Where's an Egg?' is the game that you are playing. And that's this game!!"'' -[[Videlectrix]]

'''Where's an Egg?''' is a game by [[Videlectrix]].

'''Date:''' Monday, July 16, 2007

'''Page Title:''' Where's an Egg?

==Instructions==
The object of the game is to find an egg that one of the suspects is hiding. The task is a variation on the [[Wikipedia:Knights and Knaves|Knights and Knaves]] puzzle, in which suspects either always lie or always tell the truth. After you think you know who or where an egg is, you go to that location and shoot the suspect, who will give up an egg if you have guessed correctly.

After clicking on the title screen, you are presented with several locations in a city. Clicking on the thumbnails will take you to those locations, at which you will encounter a suspect with an item. From the menu at the bottom of the screen, you can choose one of any of the items or suspects you've encountered. When you choose an item, the suspect will tell you the location where that item can be found or the suspect who has it. When you choose a suspect from your menu, the character on the screen will tell you where that suspect can be found or what item they have. Once again, they may or may not be telling the truth.

There are two other notable replies you may receive. If you ask a suspect about himself or about the items he carries, he will respond with a smiley face. Also, if you ask a suspect about an egg and he replies with a question mark, he does not have any information about the location of an egg.

== Strategy ==
Since a given suspect either always lies or always tells the truth, their reply about the location of an egg can be tested by asking them questions to which you know the answer. For example, if they give you information about an egg, you can ask them about an item and verify that the location or suspect with which they reply indeed corresponds to that item. If the answer they give is correct, then the location of an egg that they give is correct as well.

The above method can be modified by first asking about the first person or item you have seen, then if the suspect answers correctly, ask about an egg. Continue asking all the suspects the same question until you find a person who gives a correct answer and knows about an egg. If none are found, revisit your first person and ask about an egg. Then simply find the culprit and shoot them.

Another strategy is to ask every suspect the location of an egg until you have two replies that agree. In that case, it is likely, though not certain, that the suspect they incriminate indeed has an egg.

== Suspects, locations, and items ==
Suspects, locations, and items are randomly assigned for each game.
===Suspects===
<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blonde Woman.png | <center>Blonde woman</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blue Hat.png | <center>Blue hat man</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Maid.png | <center>Butcher</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Butler.png | <center>Butler</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - John.png | <center>[[John McEnroe]]</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Kid Speedy.png | <center>[[Ron Cumberdale]]</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Mechanic.png | <center>Mechanic </center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Old Lady.png | <center>Old Woman</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Red Hat.png | <center>Red hat man</center>
</gallery>

===Locations===
<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Aquarium.png | <center>Aquarium</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Theater.png | <center>Art museum</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Museum.png | <center>Bank</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Beach.png | <center>Beach</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Pier.png | <center> Bridge</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - City.png | <center> City</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Desert.png | <center> Desert</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Siberia.png | <center> Icy mountains</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Forest.png | <center> Park</center>
</gallery>
===Items===
<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Egg.png | <center>An egg</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Beer.png | <center>[[Alcohol|Beer]]</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Bomb.png | <center>Bomb</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Cat.png | <center>Cat</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Duffel.png | <center>Gym bag</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Pencil.png | <center>Pencil</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Plant.png | <center>Potted plant</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Slingshot.png | <center>Slingshot</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Strawberry.png | <center>Strawberry</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Wrench.png | <center>Wrench</center>
</gallery>

== Endings ==
[[Image:Where's an egg loose screen.PNG|thumb|Lose screen]]
If you run out of time or shoot three characters who do not have an egg, the game ends. The character who did have an egg is shown running with it through the area they were in, and the main character is shown in the icy mountains wearing prison clothes and a ball-and-chain. He quickly turns into a skeleton.

[[Image:Where's an egg win screen.PNG|thumb|left|Win screen]]
If you successfully shoot the character who has an egg, a uniformed man awards you with a badge in front of [[Wikipedia:Lenin's Mausoleum|Lenin's Mausoleum]]. The screen pans up to the sky, where fireworks shoot off. If the game was completed with enough time left on the clock, different spaceships fly through the sky:
*901–940 seconds left — one spaceship
*941–970 seconds left — two spaceships
*971 or more seconds left — three spaceships, the last of which is exited by a cosmonaut

{{clear}}

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This game was released more than two and a half years after its description was featured on the Videlectrix website. The [[main page message]] announcing its release read: '''new' videlectrix game!''
*The language used in the game is [[wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]], and is understandable to a native speaker, although there are various grammatical and stylistic errors (see Translation section).
*After shooting someone who does not have an egg, you can still question them and they will reply with the symbol for the [[Wikipedia:International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements|Red Cross]] (indicating they require medical attention). The Red Cross has recently been [http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=016637&tid=001 trying to stop game creators from using their logo this way].
*If you manage to get an egg before the timer starts, though it's at 1000, it will say "000", but when you get the badge, it says "999".

===Remarks===
[[Image:Eggpage2.jpg|thumb|Page 13 of the instruction manual]]
*A [[Videlectrix:eggction.html|page of the manual]] was also made available at the same time as the game was released.
*Although the Videlectrix description suggests that an egg may be in "Mancuso's garage", a garage is not one of the locations in the game.
**Although mere specualation, at some point, the garage might have been a location, as a mechanic is in the game.

===Inside References===
*This is another mention of [[eggs]] and [[alcohol]].
*The main character wields a [[gun]].
*All of the suspects [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack visible arms]].
*[[Some Type of Online Auction]] was previously used to sell a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[english paper]].
*One of the characters resembles [[Ron Cumberdale]] from [[Peasant's Quest]].
*The smilies are from [[Kid Speedy]]

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Boise, Idaho|Boise]] is the capital city of the US state [[Wikipedia:Idaho|Idaho]].
*Brodermaker is a reference to video game company [[Wikipedia:Brøderbund|Brøderbund]], makers of the [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] games.
**This game is also very similar, in some aspects, to the early Carmen Sandiego games.
*The music at the beginning of the game accompanying the Videlectrix logo is from the traditional Russian [[Wikipedia:The Volga Boatmen's Song|Song of the Volga Boatmen]].
*The three spacecraft that fly across the screen in the ending sequence are [[Wikipedia:Sputnik 1|Sputnik 1]], [[Wikipedia:Vostok 1|Vostok 1]], and [[Wikipedia:Voskhod 2|Voskhod 2]], commemorating three "firsts" of the Russian space program: the first artificial satellite, the [[Wikipedia:Yuri Gagarin|first man in space]], and the [[Wikipedia:Aleksei Leonov|first spacewalk]], respectively.

===Translations===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Location !! Message !! Transliteration !! Translation !! Notes
|-
| Loading screen || телевизионный электрический || televizzionniy elektricheskii || Videlectrix || ''Literally:'' "televisual electric"
|-
| Title || Где – Яицо? || Gde Yaitso? || Where's an egg? || Russian has no article, so it is impossible to make a distinction between "the egg" and "an egg" and the title could refer to either. The dash in the title is incorrect; such a dash is only used to separate a predicate from a noun phrase (an action from an object) instead of the present tense of the verb "to be", which does not exist in Russian.
|-
| Inscription above the columns of the gray building || берег || Bereg || Bank || The word has the sense of "riverbank", as opposed to a financial service institution, which would be "банк" (Bank).
|-
| When you discover who had an egg || виновник || vinovnik || criminal ''or'' guilty person ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | When you win the game || поздравление || pozdravlenie || congratulations ||
|-
| ЛЕНИН || LENIN || [[Wikipedia:Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]] || An entrance to [[Wikipedia:Lenin's Mausoleum|Lenin's Mausoleum]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | When you lose || гулаг || gulag || [[Wikipedia:Gulag|Gulag]] || The name given to the Soviet labor camps
|-
| игра законченный || igra zakonchenniy || game over ||
|}

==External Links==
*[[Videlectrix:wheresanegg.html|Play Where's an Egg?]]
*[[Videlectrix:egg7.swf|Play Where's an Egg? (Flash file)]]
*[[Videlectrix:eggction.html|View the auction for the instructions]]
*[[Forum:11947|forum thread re: "Where's An Egg?"]]
{{subtitlesLinks|wheresanegg}}
{{VidelectrixGames}}
[[Category:Videlectrix Games]]

Ron Cumberdale

Awexome Cross — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:29:48 GMT

Awexome Cross:

[[Image:roncumberdale.PNG|80px|thumb|Rather Smelly]]
'''Ron Cumberdale''' is the person the first of [[The Three Keepers of Trogdor]] will turn [[Rather Dashing]] into if you get his question wrong. He was a kid from [[School|fourth grade]] who that keeper hated. He was a big loser and he smelled bad. If Rather Dashing is changed into him, there won't be any way for you to beat [[Trogdor]], so you'll get a game over. He would later be seen in [[Where's An Egg?]]
{{Peasant's Quest}}

[[Category:Peasant's Quest Characters]]

Where's an Egg?

Awexome Cross — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:29:19 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Inside References */

Where's an Egg?

Awexome Cross — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:28:51 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Suspects */

{{vgamenav|wheresanegg|50k Racewalker|Duck Guardian One}}

[[Image:wheresanegg.PNG|thumb|A renegade cop with nothing to lose and an egg on his mind.]]
[[Image:Where'sAnEggboxart.png‎|thumb|Where's an Egg? box art]]
''"In this hard-bolied  adventure game, you must help the Boise police force find a missing egg. Not in Mancuso's garage? Try Brodermaker's gymbag. Everyone's a suspect when 'Where's an Egg?' is the game that you are playing. And that's this game!!"'' -[[Videlectrix]]

'''Where's an Egg?''' is a game by [[Videlectrix]].

'''Date:''' Monday, July 16, 2007

'''Page Title:''' Where's an Egg?

==Instructions==
The object of the game is to find an egg that one of the suspects is hiding. The task is a variation on the [[Wikipedia:Knights and Knaves|Knights and Knaves]] puzzle, in which suspects either always lie or always tell the truth. After you think you know who or where an egg is, you go to that location and shoot the suspect, who will give up an egg if you have guessed correctly.

After clicking on the title screen, you are presented with several locations in a city. Clicking on the thumbnails will take you to those locations, at which you will encounter a suspect with an item. From the menu at the bottom of the screen, you can choose one of any of the items or suspects you've encountered. When you choose an item, the suspect will tell you the location where that item can be found or the suspect who has it. When you choose a suspect from your menu, the character on the screen will tell you where that suspect can be found or what item they have. Once again, they may or may not be telling the truth.

There are two other notable replies you may receive. If you ask a suspect about himself or about the items he carries, he will respond with a smiley face. Also, if you ask a suspect about an egg and he replies with a question mark, he does not have any information about the location of an egg.

== Strategy ==
Since a given suspect either always lies or always tells the truth, their reply about the location of an egg can be tested by asking them questions to which you know the answer. For example, if they give you information about an egg, you can ask them about an item and verify that the location or suspect with which they reply indeed corresponds to that item. If the answer they give is correct, then the location of an egg that they give is correct as well. This method can be modified by first asking about the first person or item you have seen, then if the suspect answers correctly, ask about an egg. Continue asking all the suspects the same question until you find a person who gives a correct answer and knows about an egg. If none are found, revisit your first person and ask about an egg. Then simply find the culprit and shoot them.

Another strategy is to ask every suspect the location of an egg until you have two replies that agree. In that case, it is likely, though not certain, that the suspect they incriminate indeed has an egg.

== Suspects, locations, and items ==
Suspects, locations, and items are randomly assigned for each game.
===Suspects===
<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blonde Woman.png | <center>Blonde woman</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Blue Hat.png | <center>Blue hat man</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Maid.png | <center>Butcher</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Butler.png | <center>Butler</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - John.png | <center>[[John McEnroe]]</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Kid Speedy.png | <center>[[Ron Cumberdale]]</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Mechanic.png | <center>Mechanic </center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Old Lady.png | <center>Old Woman</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Red Hat.png | <center>Red hat man</center>
</gallery>

===Locations===
<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Aquarium.png | <center>Aquarium</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Theater.png | <center>Art museum</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Museum.png | <center>Bank</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Beach.png | <center>Beach</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Pier.png | <center> Bridge</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - City.png | <center> City</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Desert.png | <center> Desert</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Siberia.png | <center> Icy mountains</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Locations - Forest.png | <center> Park</center>
</gallery>
===Items===
<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Egg.png | <center>An egg</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Beer.png | <center>[[Alcohol|Beer]]</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Bomb.png | <center>Bomb</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Cat.png | <center>Cat</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Duffel.png | <center>Gym bag</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Pencil.png | <center>Pencil</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Plant.png | <center>Potted plant</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Slingshot.png | <center>Slingshot</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Strawberry.png | <center>Strawberry</center>
Image:Where's an Egg - Items - Wrench.png | <center>Wrench</center>
</gallery>

== Endings ==
[[Image:Where's an egg loose screen.PNG|thumb|Lose screen]]
If you run out of time or shoot three characters who do not have an egg, the game ends. The character who did have an egg is shown running with it through the area they were in, and the main character is shown in the icy mountains wearing prison clothes and a ball-and-chain. He quickly turns into a skeleton.

[[Image:Where's an egg win screen.PNG|thumb|left|Win screen]]
If you successfully shoot the character who has an egg, a uniformed man awards you with a badge in front of [[Wikipedia:Lenin's Mausoleum|Lenin's Mausoleum]]. The screen pans up to the sky, where fireworks shoot off. If the game was completed with enough time left on the clock, different spaceships fly through the sky:
*901–940 seconds left — one spaceship
*941–970 seconds left — two spaceships
*971 or more seconds left — three spaceships, the last of which is exited by a cosmonaut

{{clear}}

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This game was released more than two and a half years after its description was featured on the Videlectrix website. The [[main page message]] announcing its release read: '''new' videlectrix game!''
*The language used in the game is [[wikipedia:Russian language|Russian]], and is understandable to a native speaker, although there are various grammatical and stylistic errors (see Translation section).
*After shooting someone who does not have an egg, you can still question them and they will reply with the symbol for the [[Wikipedia:International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movements|Red Cross]] (indicating they require medical attention). The Red Cross has recently been [http://www.redcross.ca/article.asp?id=016637&tid=001 trying to stop game creators from using their logo this way].
*If you manage to get an egg before the timer starts, though it's at 1000, it will say "000", but when you get the badge, it says "999".

===Remarks===
[[Image:Eggpage2.jpg|thumb|Page 13 of the instruction manual]]
*A [[Videlectrix:eggction.html|page of the manual]] was also made available at the same time as the game was released.
*Although the Videlectrix description suggests that an egg may be in "Mancuso's garage", a garage is not one of the locations in the game.
**Although mere specualation, at some point, the garage might have been a location, as a mechanic is in the game.

===Inside References===
*This is another mention of [[eggs]] and [[alcohol]].
*The main character wields a [[gun]].
*All of the suspects [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack visible arms]].
*[[Some Type of Online Auction]] was previously used to sell a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[english paper]].
*One of the characters resembles [[Kid Speedy]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Boise, Idaho|Boise]] is the capital city of the US state [[Wikipedia:Idaho|Idaho]].
*Brodermaker is a reference to video game company [[Wikipedia:Brøderbund|Brøderbund]], makers of the [[Wikipedia:Carmen Sandiego|Carmen Sandiego]] games.
**This game is also very similar, in some aspects, to the early Carmen Sandiego games.
*The music at the beginning of the game accompanying the Videlectrix logo is from the traditional Russian [[Wikipedia:The Volga Boatmen's Song|Song of the Volga Boatmen]].
*The three spacecraft that fly across the screen in the ending sequence are [[Wikipedia:Sputnik 1|Sputnik 1]], [[Wikipedia:Vostok 1|Vostok 1]], and [[Wikipedia:Voskhod 2|Voskhod 2]], commemorating three "firsts" of the Russian space program: the first artificial satellite, the [[Wikipedia:Yuri Gagarin|first man in space]], and the [[Wikipedia:Aleksei Leonov|first spacewalk]], respectively.

===Translations===
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Location !! Message !! Transliteration !! Translation !! Notes
|-
| Loading screen || телевизионный электрический || televizzionniy elektricheskii || Videlectrix || ''Literally:'' "televisual electric"
|-
| Title || Где – Яицо? || Gde Yaitso? || Where's an egg? || Russian has no article, so it is impossible to make a distinction between "the egg" and "an egg" and the title could refer to either. The dash in the title is incorrect; such a dash is only used to separate a predicate from a noun phrase (an action from an object) instead of the present tense of the verb "to be", which does not exist in Russian.
|-
| Inscription above the columns of the gray building || берег || Bereg || Bank || The word has the sense of "riverbank", as opposed to a financial service institution, which would be "банк" (Bank).
|-
| When you discover who had an egg || виновник || vinovnik || criminal ''or'' guilty person ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | When you win the game || поздравление || pozdravlenie || congratulations ||
|-
| ЛЕНИН || LENIN || [[Wikipedia:Vladimir Lenin|Lenin]] || An entrance to [[Wikipedia:Lenin's Mausoleum|Lenin's Mausoleum]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | When you lose || гулаг || gulag || [[Wikipedia:Gulag|Gulag]] || The name given to the Soviet labor camps
|-
| игра законченный || igra zakonchenniy || game over ||
|}

==External Links==
*[[Videlectrix:wheresanegg.html|Play Where's an Egg?]]
*[[Videlectrix:egg7.swf|Play Where's an Egg? (Flash file)]]
*[[Videlectrix:eggction.html|View the auction for the instructions]]
*[[Forum:11947|forum thread re: "Where's An Egg?"]]
{{subtitlesLinks|wheresanegg}}
{{VidelectrixGames}}
[[Category:Videlectrix Games]]

Talk:Where's an Egg?

Awexome Cross — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:27:52 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Ron Cumberdale */

==Character themes==

I just noticed something. Every character has their own variation on the theme that plays in that person's presence. Whenever you ask a character about another character, or they answer a question about that character, that character's theme will be played along with the theme of the character you're speaking with. But when only items and places are involved in the question (or the occasional super-bad liar who answers a question with him/herself when it's patently not true), you'll hear only the one character's theme. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:53, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
: Though sometimes it'll fail to play both themes together... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:57, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
: Oh, yeah, and when you win, it'll play what sounds like all the themes together. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:03, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

==Multiple endings==

I've found that depending on how quickly I finish the games. So far, I've found four:
*Fireworks only — 900 seconds or less left
*Fireworks and a white satellite-looking spaceship — 901-940 seconds left
*Fireworks, a white satellite-looking spaceship, and a yellow/brown spaceship — 941-970 seconds left
*Fireworks, a white satellite-looking spaceship, a yellow/brown spaceship, and a gray/green spaceship with an alien coming out — 971 or more seconds left
I'm unsure whether there are any other endings for amounts of time left much smaller than the above. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:12, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

:My guess is that the 3rd one is a space lab and the "alien" that comes out is a cosmonaut performing a space walk.

:I managed to win a few times just by shooting at everyone immediately. My best time is 994 and all I get is the sputnik, the rocket and the space lab.

:[[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:08, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Those aren't just any "spaceships", those are definitely meant to refer to the Sputnik satellites.

The first is Sputnik. The second is probably [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vostok_1 Vostok 1], with Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space. The third is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voskhod_2 Voskhod 2], with Aleksei Leonov, the first human to perform a spacewalk. [[User:CaseyG|CaseyG]] 01:55, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:Dead on - good work! They definitely appear to be celebrating Russia's "firsts" in space. First man-made satellite, first human in space, and first spacewalk. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 02:17, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Just to let you know, I let the time run down to 96 before getting bored, and nothing unusual happened when I shot the culprit. So it doesn't seem there are any other endings. Why the heck they think people need as much time as they give is totally and utterly beyond me - the amount of time is ridiculously high and takes forever to run down! - but whatever. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:30, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, I let it run down to 001 and shot the culprit — just the normal ending. Also, I agree: 1000 seconds is unnecessary. I will say, though, that the first time I played it I was completely clueless, so it was nice that I could take my time stumbling around and trying to figure out what was going on. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 08:46, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

:::This is Forum fodder primarily, but I'll briefly add that being timed out when learning a game is really frustrating and turns me off, and that may be a reason behind TBC's use of such a long timeout. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:17, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Locations, suspects, and items ==
Here are my attempts at identifying the locations, suspects, and items. I'm not sure of all of them, especially the ones with question marks. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
===Locations===
*Aquarium
*Forest
*Museum (?)
*Siberia (thanks, [[Special:Contributions/70.116.132.84|70.116.132.84]])
*City
*Desert
*Beach
*Movie theater
*Pier

===Suspects===
*Butler
*Blue hat man
*Maid
*Blonde woman
*[[Wikipedia:John McEnroe|John McEnroe]] (I think — recall that Homestar [[:Image:Homestar JohnMcEnroe.PNG|previously dressed up as him]])
*Mechanic
*Old Woman
*[[Kid Speedy]]
*Red hat man

===Items===
*[[Egg]]
*Potted plant
*Strawberry
*[[Alcohol|Beer]]
*Pencil
*Bomb
*Duffel bag
*Monkey wrench
*Slingshot
*Cat

I think once the locations, items, suspects are re-ordered, we can pull the stub tag off the article. Lots of great info and we have the basics now. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 22:19, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Item Talk ==

I have noticed, if people talk about an item when you question them about the egg, talk about the item. They will then tell you a person, and a place. If the person is at that place with the item, they usually have the egg. If they ARN'T at that spot, the one who gave you the info usually has the egg. Anyone have this not happen? (Notice I said USUALLY)--[[User:Bobmuffins|Bobmuffins]] 18:35, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

This is true, because all characters either always lie or always tell the truth [[User:68.54.84.110|68.54.84.110]] 19:40, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Painfully dumb question... ==

How do you play the game if you don't speak or read Russian?
:Actual game play requires no knowledge of Russian, since it done completely with pictures. The Russian writing is meaningless or poorly done, anyway. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 19:21, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

- Hey; erm, I have no real idea about wiki ettiquete but I just wanted to say that the Russian is all more or less correct and certainly not meaningless. Here goes: The title, 'gde yaitso' indeed means 'where is the/an egg?' (although the dash in the middle is not needed) - the reference to 'gde yaichko' that is made on the corresponding wiki article on this topic is wrong; 'yaichko' is a diminuitive form roughly equivalent to 'eggy'. 'Gde yaitso' i.e. as written in the game is the best translatoin for 'Where's an Egg?'. On the loading screen, 'televizionniy elektricheskiy' - 'televisual electrical' is fairly senseless but apart from that, the rest of the russian is correct. When you shoot the egg-haver, 'vinovnik' (criminal) appears, and then 'pozdravlenie' (congratulations). If you get it wrong, 'vinovnik' again appears, followed by 'gulag' (russians tend to use the simpler word 'lager'' but gulag is a russian acronym) and then 'igra zakonchenniy' - the only real example of incorrect grammar. It means 'game over' but should be 'igra zakonchennaya' to account for the feminine gender of 'igra'. Hardly 'meaningless or poorly done'. I was pretty surprised with the quality of the russian, to be honest
:: Since it clear you know Russian, and I definitely do not, I would bow to your superior knowledge. In this case, I would say writing up this information in the wiki directly would be much appreciated. (Perhaps under a translation section?) {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

The Russian text is only used for the title screen and the "congraturatory" address. "Dialogue" in the game itself is handled through pictograms ("Blue Rabbit's Climate Chaos" comes to mind, although this is much more simplistic). Basically, you go around "investigating" each area, confirming which characters are where and which items they're holding, and questioning the characters about other characters and items; if you find someone who's lying, odds are he/she is the culprit, and you do what any good renegade Russian detective would: you shoot them! ^_^--[[User:Tenka Muteki|Tenka Muteki]] 19:22, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

: Actually, I find that about half the suspects lie, whether they have the egg or not. But really, since everyone either always lies or always tells the truth, all you have to do is find someone who gives you a clue about the egg and says even one other true thing. (Don't bother asking anyone, truthteller or liar, about him/herself or his/her own item, though.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:20, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

==Too many colors==
When you hover over a button, it gradients from gray to yellow (and back again when you remove) Thats waaaaay too many shades of yellow for a game like this. Maybe put this in remarks or goofs. I have bad edit etiquette :P

==Screen shot==
Since the game is out for reals and looks different from the preview shot that was originally up, shouldn't we use a screen shot of actual game play? Do we include both images on the page? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:47, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
:I went ahead and replaced the old image with the new one, since that's what we did with [[Kid Speedy]]. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 21:02, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Maid ==
[[Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Maid.png|thumb|Totally a butcher.]]
Which person is supposed to be the maid? Process of elimination of all the other characters left a person who appears to be a butcher.--[[User:Another Freakin' Guy Named Daniel|Another Freakin' Guy Named Daniel]] 21:26, 16 July 2007 (UTC) Also, which one is supposed to be the movie theater? Process of elimination left what resembles the Lincoln Memorial.

I think the one with the red rope and yellowish wall is the movie theater.- [[User:70.243.66.159|70.243.66.159]] 16:09, 17 July 2007 (UTC) (Everybody! Sorry, forgot to sign in...)

== Ending Screen ==

That's not a police station, it's Lenin's Mausoleum (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenin%27s_Mausoleum)
:Apparently we don't know too much 'bout Russia. Thanks for pointing that out! {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 21:47, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Also the word vinovnik (виновник) would be better translated as "guilty person". Criminal is prestupnik (преступник) in Russian.

We would probably use "culprit" in English.--[[User:Tenka Muteki|Tenka Muteki]] 23:35, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

That "uniformed man" looks like Stalin [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/4d/Stalin_02.jpg]. Well, as much as 'good graphics' can allow, anyways ;). It's got his mustache. Given that the game seems to be set in Soviet Russia, there is more than a good chance that it's suppose to be Stalin. What does everyone else thing? {{unsigned|67.71.64.144|23:28, 17 July 2007 (UTC)}}

:I'm all for it. It looks enough like him to me, and it certainly fits with the Russian theme. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:57, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

::It seems very likely. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 00:00, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

:Does anyone not think it's Stalin?

::I think it ''could'' be, but are we sure enough for this not to be considered undue speculation? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:07, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

:To me, it has the following point for it being Stalin:
:::the setting is Soivet Russia
:::the medal is given out at Lenin's Mausoleum, and Stalin stood atop of Lenin's Mausoleum during the post-WWII victory parade (it's the kind of place a Soviet dictator would give out a medal)
:::The mustache and uniform look like Stalin's, and not like any other Soviet dictator (No other Soviet dictator had a mustach like that, although Lenin did have a goatee, he wasn't known for wearing a uniform and would, persumably, be in his tomb)
:::Stalin might actually want someone shot for stealing an egg (and I'm only half joking on that last one)
:I don't see any points against it being Stalin. I cannot discount it being some other uniformed mustachio'd Soviet authority figure, like some head of the KGB or something, but no others come to mind
:Does anyone know someone else that might fit that discritpion?

== Suspect and location images ==

While the suspect and location images were originally icons, they have now been overwritten with full-sized images. Personally, I prefer the icons for three reasons:
#The full body characters are much taller than the rest of the images, which makes the table look a little lopsided.
#<s>The icon images are pixel-for-pixel, whereas there are some cropping issues with the full-sized images (compare the {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/images/archive/5/5b/20070716220648%21Where%27s_an_Egg_-_Suspects_-_Maid.png butcher icon}} with the {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/images/archive/5/5b/20070716235952%21Where%27s_an_Egg_-_Suspects_-_Maid.png full-body butcher}})</s> (fixed)
#We don't need to illustrate every component of the game completely, just give an icon for identification purposes.
Does anyone agree, or are we happy with the staus quo? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:30, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
: I think the table is fine as is, especially with the ability to expand the locations to a larger size. Perhaps making the size of the icons closer to the same size (using the item icons as a guide)? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 22:36, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

::The icons are fine by me, alhtough the cropping issues can easily be fixed. If you think reverting back to icons is the better choice, by all means, go for it. I don't see a problem with keeping the locations as full shots, however. {{User:FireBird/sig}} 22:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

== Names of People, Places and iTems ==

Using a decompiler, the names are '''Jessifer, Pall, Brodermaker, Mancuso, Damella, Deark, Gubby, Les and Joeff'''. The places are called '''Seward Lane, Hollway, A Room, Gym, Bank, Gumption Road, Upstairs, Nearby and Under'''. The items are called '''Bottle, Ball, Butterfly, Dog, Gym Bag, Fanny Pack, Frying Pan, Candlestick and Laptop'''. Not sure which is which. I might have another look later on when I'm home from school.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:42, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

:That's crazy :P Especially since some of those names bear little resemblance to the items... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:55, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
::I'm more surprised they put all the names there. By the way, nice work on the [[looking old]] reference. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 23:57, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

I have a Flash decompiler and I'm not finding these names anywhere in the image files. Where are YOU finding them? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:13, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
: Never mind; I found them, but I see no indication of which is which, unless they define them in numerical order as the images appear (and who could tell - there aren't any bottles or balls to be seen anyway!) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:19, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== The Manual ==

The manual page is really funny in the way, that its English translation is more correct then the original Russian text :)

* The word at the top of the page "Узнать" (Uznat') is correct, it really does mean "Find out";
* The line "Кто лежит?" (Kto lezhit?) is a mistake and actually means here "Who is lying on the ground?" rather then "Who is telling lies/lying?". This is because in English the verb "to lie" can mean both of those things, but in Russian it's "лежать" (lezhat') for "lying on the ground" and "лгать" (lgat') for "telling the lies/lying". So the line should be "Кто лжет?" (Kto lzhet?);
* The line "Кто говорит правду?" (Kto govorit pravdu?) is correct, it does mean "Who tells the truth?";
* The line "Кто имеет яйцо?" (Kto imeet yaico?) is a bit incorrect and means "Who owns an egg?". "У кого яйцо?" (U kogo yaico?) could be translated as "Who has the egg?"

Another note: The Arbat ST. (location of the seller) is a well-known street in Moscow (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbat_Street).
: This would be excellent information for the [[Some Type of Online Auction]] page, where the Arbat Street reference is already noted. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 00:33, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Musie Theater? ==

I'm quite confident that the image given the label "Theater" is actually the museum. It looks just like an art museum display and... not at all like a movie theater. The other one's kind of ambiguous as to WHAT it is, but I'm quite sure on the "Theater". --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:40, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:The other one looks like some kinda government building. Maybe if someone could translate the Russian on the building, it would shed some light on this? {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 00:47, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:For now, I swapped the Theater one (pictures with a velvet rope) in the correct place. (Compare with the theater in [[the movies]]) I did notice that the one current marked "Museum" has some Russian writing on it. If someone would translate that, in addition to finding out what how the image is marked internally, for now it's probably better to leave the images where they are. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 00:51, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::You... you swapped it from my swap. The one with the ropes looks more like an art museum. Why would the ropes be so close to the pictures otherwise? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:15, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::: I have seen plenty of movie theaters that have velvet ropes along the walls; they are used when they have people line up before the start of movie for a major opening. The other picture is clearly ''not'' a movie theater, so we need to wait until we have further info. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 01:20, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::: But who was it that called it a "movie theater" in the first place? US! There is no "further info" besides maybe someone with a flash compiler or a translation of the pillar building. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:05, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::: Know what? Forget it. I don't want an edit war. I'm compromising with simple descriptions no one can dispute. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:35, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

It looks from [[#Names of People, Places and iTems|above]] that one of these (probably the one with the pillars) is a bank, but who knows with the weirdness of the rest of the names. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:58, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:If the one current marked as Museum is indeed a bank, I would have no problem making the other a museum. Right now, it's unclear. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 01:29, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::Ok, so can we call the one with the velvet ropes a "Museum" now? -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 03:50, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::I think that sounds reasonable. At first, I thought it was a movie theater, but the more I look at it, the more those look like pieces of art. Especially the one on the left. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 03:57, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::::And y'know - who named that last one a "pier"? Looks more like a bridge to me. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 04:15, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

The gray one with what looks like "bEPER" on it is a bank. "берег" is Russian for "bank" according to some online English-Russian dictionary I just Googled. I submit that the one with the velvet ropes is an art musuem. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 02:44, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:About the museum one, I think it's an ''art'' museum. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 12:16, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::Agreed. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 12:23, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Glitch or not? ==

Someone on the forums mentioned a glitch where, if you click on the top left corner a lot of times as the game starts, you can win with a timer score of 000. This is only if the person in the aquarium has the egg. I tried it and it worked, but I'm not sure if it's really a glitch or not. Thoughts? {{User:Shwoo/sig}} 03:55, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:Additionally, each time I've done it (by clicking the area of the screen where the Aquarium icon and gun icon overlap) the timer freezes at 000, but at the "Win" screen the timer reads 999 and all three spacecraft appear. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 04:23, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:: Just reproduced it myself, although given other Flash-related artifacts like this, I imagine that the way-way-way-way-way-too-generous timer starts at 1000 and it just chops off the first digit... and perhaps drops it down to a normal value afterwards. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:22, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Don't know if it's really a "glitch" if it only works when the suspect in the ''aquarium'' has the egg. That would make it more a matter of luck. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 12:39, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::::Glitches that only happen under specific circumstances are still glitches. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 15:53, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::::Yes, but if the person in the aquarium has the egg, all you need to do is keep clicking the top left to finish the game in less than a second. That combined with the explanation you gave earlier about the timer actually being 1000 seconds, ''I'' think, completely disproves the glitch theory. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 19:34, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Jack Orlando ==

Can anyone confirm the "Jack Orlando" Real-World Reference? The screenshots I've seen of that game look absolutely nothing like this one. -{{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 03:59, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Dead People Tell Tales? ==

When I play the game, I killed someone and ask him about something and he replyed with a + sign. This should go into remarks I think. - Toonypie from the Fanstuff Wiki.

: It's a red cross - they're only capable of answering questions with requests for medical aid, seeing as how they've been shot and all. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:45, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

==5 Time win with no intention==
I won 5 times in this game just by going around and shooting 3 random people. It was awesome. YOU should try it!-MikeControl
:I think more people would be interested if you told them on the IRC channel. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 19:29, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
: You have a one-in-three chance of getting it right by shooting random people. Those aren't terrible odds, so your five times in a row was just luck. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:13, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
:: That was sheer luck. I accidentally got 998 by clicking the gun after clicking the aquarium. --[[User:Jnelson09|Jnelson09]] 01:52, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

== Fabergé eggs? ==

When you talk about Russian eggs being stolen, it's almost certain that this is a reference to [[wikipedia:Fabergé_Eggs|Fabergé eggs]]. [[User:Nsayer|Nsayer]] 18:36, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:I guess it could be a reference to Fabergé eggs. But it could also be [[TTATOT]]. {{User:Sam the Man/sig}} 18:40, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::I think the egg being stolen is just a joke (because no one would shoot a person to get back a stolen ''egg''). {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 19:04, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Strategy shortcut ==

:''Because they cannot provide you with useful information, it is worthwhile to shoot the first two suspects you know to be lying. One of them might just have the egg.''
I'm not sure why this keeps getting removed. It seems like a reasonable strategy to me. After you've played the game a bit, you know you really only need one bullet. The other two are just going to waste. Why not use them on the liars? Their info is no good, and you may get lucky and finish with a better time. If it doesn't work out, then you've still got your last bullet to use in the conventional way. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 21:32, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:What's a waste of time is shooting suspects who may not have the egg. It's much better to be sure who the real culprit is than to leave it to luck, even if it turns out to be someone you've seen before. Like [http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?p=599475&highlight=#599475 this trick] I use. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 21:37, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::It takes just over one extra second to shoot the liars. That seems an acceptable tradeoff for the amount of time it would take to keep going normally. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:44, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
:::Well of course you can use any other strategy and just shoot any liars you come across. But that doesn't make this a strategy in itself. Any player could simply decide to do that; it doesn't take any real thought. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 22:50, 17 July 2007 (UTC)
::::No real thought? ''Au contraire!'' The suggestion is not to shoot people ''indiscriminantly'', but to shoot the first two liars you see (which takes some determining). You're not going back to a location where a liar is anyway—unless you have to confront the egg holder there. You could save a lot of time by going ahead and using your spare bullets before you leave the location. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:53, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

== Subtitles? ==

I don't know if Where's an Egg? is one of the games that can be subtitled, but if so it could be neat to include approximate translations of the Russian...

My guess is that it's not possible to subtitle, though... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 21:48, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

Your guess is wrong. {{User:Mee/sig}} 22:24, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

:Well, partially — I was only able to subtitle [[Subtitles:wheresanegg/en|part of it]], since the rest of the text is embedded in movie files, I think. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 22:26, 17 July 2007 (UTC)

== Music ==

At the begining, when the Videlectrix logo apears, but before the guy shoots at it, the music playing is The Volga Boatmen's Song, traditional Russian song.

:That's awesome. (I just verified it) Great find! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 00:39, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

== Ron Cumberdale ==

The character listed as "Kid Speedy" has red hair, but the real Kid Speedy has brown/gray hair. Ron Cumberdale from Peasant's Quest, however, has the same shirt AND red hair. Edit? [[User:75.119.20.104|75.119.20.104]] 01:34, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
:<s>I agree. I think "Kid Speedy" is just an updated version of [[Ron Cumberdale]].</s> On second thought, I disagree. Look at these three photos.

<gallery>
Image:Where's an Egg - Suspects - Kid Speedy.png|WAE? suspect
Image:kidspeedy.PNG|Kid Speedy
Image:roncumberdale.PNG|Ron Cumberdale
</gallery>

The skin tone, dark red shorts, same darkred/white striped shirt, and red shoes all match. It's Kid Speedy. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 01:37, 18 July 2007 (UTC)
As the one who originally suggested it as Kid Speedy, I concur. [[User:Awexome Cross|Awexome Cross]] 04:27, 18 July 2007 (UTC)

Nintendo

Awexome Cross — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:25:43 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Game Boy */

[[Image:TC_MM_NES.png|thumb|350px|"''The Adventures of Lolo''? You better have saved the receipt!"]]

[[Wikipedia:Nintendo|'''Nintendo''']] is one of the biggest video game companies today, known for its impact on the video game industry and influential games. [[The Brothers Chaps]] have praised Nintendo in many [[Interviews and Public Appearances|interviews]] and have made many Nintendo references in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

The probable reason for the prevalence of Nintendo allusions throughout [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]]'s work is the central part the Nintendo Entertainment System played in their upbringing (see [[The Boston Globe Interview - 9 Aug 2003|The Boston Globe interview]]). Along with cartoons and [[breakfast cereal]], the NES was an important part of their Saturday mornings as children. As one of their motivations in creating Homestar Runner has been to recreate this lost cultural experience (see the [[All Things Considered Interview - 8 May 2005|All Things Considered interview]]), it is not surprising that they have infused their work liberally with references to Nintendo.

==Appearances by system==

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)]]===
[[Image:Tag_team_wrestling.png|thumb|The obscure origin of Strong Bad]]

*[[Super NES]]  — The page title, "Super Homestario Bros.", is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — When the pumpkin is placed in [[The Poopsmith]]'s mouth to reveal an [[Easter egg]] featuring [[Homsar]], the "secret" music from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' plays.
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — When [[Homestar Runner]] is looking through Bubs's stuff for a [[Decemberween]] present for [[Strong Bad]], the first thing he pulls out is a ''[[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]]'' cartridge. This NES game featured a team called "The Strong Bads" which is the source of Strong Bad's name.
*Email [[i rule]] —Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad Email Intros|intro]] may refer to ''The Legend of Zelda'', in which the player cannot advance through certain parts of dungeons unless they feed a hungry [[Wikipedia:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Goriya|Goriya]], who greets the player with, "Grumble grumble..."
*Email [[sb_email 22]] — In the beginning, the email 'song' (the tune he sings before he checks his email) is a song from the NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]]''.
*Email [[invisibility]] — Before dying, the [[Tandy 400]] reveals the famous ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'' password "[[Wikipedia:Metroid#JUSTIN BAILEY|Justin Bailey]] ****** ******" (in which the lower-case letters should be replaced by upper-case letters and the asterisks should be replaced by hyphens).
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — [[The King of Town]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]], and says "Sorry, King, but our princess is in another castle..." An [[Super Kingio Brothers|Easter egg]] features the beginning of Stage 1-1 of ''Super Mario Bros.'', complete with a [[Wikipedia:Goomba|Goomba]].
*Email [[japanese cartoon]] — In an Easter egg, you can click on one of Homestar Runner's tapes labeled NES endings to view the endings from [[japanese cartoon#Easter Eggs|various NES games]].
*Email [[mascot]] — An NES is among the old electronics that The Cheat pummels with a golf club.
*[[Population: Tire]] game — The Engrish page title "I FEEL ASLEEP!" quotes the game ''[[Wikipedia:Metal Gear (video game)|Metal Gear]]'' for the NES.
*Email [[mile]] —The rhythmic part of the "song" being played during the parade is from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', played during the airship, tank, and watership levels. The fireworks at the end of the parade are very similar in sound to the cannons and exploding [[Wikipedia:Bob-omb|Bob-ombs]] that densely populate these levels.
*[[Secret Collect.]] and [[50K Racewalker]] games — These games are apparently playable on the [[FunMachine]], a parody of the NES.
*[[Under Construction]] — The entire fight scene is taken from the game ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden]]''. Also, the credits include references to well-known Nintendo employees and the ''Metroid'' [[Wikipedia:Morph Ball|Morph Ball]] powerup.
*Email [[lunch special]] — Clicking on the words "[[Wikipedia:Larry Bird|Larry, legend]]" reveals a screenshot from the NES version of ''[[Wikipedia:Jordan vs Bird: One on One|Jordan vs Bird: One on One]]''.
*Email [[pom pom]] — When [[Pom Pom]] beats up Strong Bad, you can hear sound effects from ''Super Mario Bros.'' He also scores a "1-Up" after hitting Strong Bad several times.
*[[Peasant's Quest]] game — When the player attacks [[Kerrek]] with the bow and arrow, the game responds, "Here goes, [[Wikipedia:Kid Icarus|Kid Icarus]]." The save screen in this game resembles that of ''The Legend of Zelda''.
*Email [[montage]] — An [[Easter egg]] features a modified clip from the NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!]]''.
*Email [[Videro Games]] — The controller [[Strong Sad]] is holding in the instruction manual is very similar an NES controller.
*[[FAQ]] — The page title includes the words "Ouch. What do you do?" In ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies II|The Goonies II]]'', [[Wikipedia:Non-player character|non-player characters]] in mazes would respond with this [[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] phrase when attacked.
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] game — The entire game is an allusion to the [[Wikipedia:Mega Man Classic|''Mega Man'' series]] and contains [[Stinkoman_20X6_Real-World_References#Nintendo Entertainment System|a plethora of NES references]].
*Email [[bedtime story]] — [[The Cheat]] and [[Moses Malone]] play the NES games ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|The Adventures of Lolo]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'' in "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in [[Moses MaloneLand]]".
*Email [[highschool]] — [[Middle School Variation|Baby Strong Bad]] plays "better video games" with an NES controller.
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]] — Homestar wears the mask of a [[Wikipedia:Snifit|Snifit]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
*[[KOT's VOQPCS!]] — The King of Town addresses his men as "[[Wikipedia:Mario series enemies#Beezo|Beezos]]", [[Wikipedia:Wart (Nintendo)|Wart]]'s henchmen from ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.


===[[Wikipedia:Game Boy line|Game Boy]]===
[[Image:GameBoyInABlender.PNG|thumb|150px|The Game Boy in a Blender]]

*Email [[2 emails]] — Homestar claims to have built a time machine [[Blender#Game_Boy_in_a_Blender|out of Strong Bad's blender and Game Boy]].
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Tompkins]] plays the original 1989 Game Boy and claims to have [[Wikipedia:King Bowser|Bowser]] "on the ropes", which is immediately followed by [[So and So]] getting hit by a [[Wikipedia:Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] shell.
**[[The Ugly One]] mentions [[Wikipedia: Diddy Kong|Diddy Kong]]
*Email [[alternate universe]] — The Cheat purchases an alternate universe portal made from a Game Boy in a blender.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — Tompkins is again seen playing his Game Boy, this time with a virtual pet.


===[[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)]]===

*[[Super NES]] and [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] — Both of these toons were made using ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Paint|Mario Paint]]''.
*[[RhinoFeeder]] game — This game is apparently playable on the [[FunMachine|Super FunMachine]], a parody of the SNES.
*Email [[modeling]] — An advertisement for foot cream includes the phrase "GOT STINKFOOT?". In the SNES game ''[[Wikipedia:Parodius Da!|Parodius]]'', gaining a power-up will sometimes result in the main character saying "GOT A STINKFOOT?!" out of a megaphone.
*[[Sample of Style Too: Some Outtakes]] — The Brothers Chaps can be seen playing an SNES.
*[[Let us give TANKS!]] — In an Easter egg, the "next generation Gamepad" seen with Reynold's brother's action figure resembles that of an SNES, which was the next generation of consoles when [[Wikipedia: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (DiC series)|GI Joe]] was still on TV.
*Strong Bad often [[Couch Mumbling|mumbles]] the names of SNES games while half-asleep on [[the couch]] (as well as one NES game, ''[[Wikipedia:Super Contra|Super Contra]]'').

===[[Wikipedia:Virtual Boy|Virtual Boy]]===
*[[StrongBadZone]] game and [[Vector Strong Bad]] — The 3D vector graphics mimic those of the ill-fated Virtual Boy, particularly the game ''[[Wikipedia:Red Alarm|Red Alarm]]''.

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]]===
[[Image:BeholdtheN64.jpg|thumb|Thy Dungeonman 3]]

*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — Homsar is costumed as [[Wikipedia:Tingle|Tingle]] from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]''. The list of "choices" he offers to Homestar borrows a phrase from the bank teller in ''Majora's Mask'': "THAT'S A LOT! A LOT! A LOT! A LOT!" Also, The Cheat's costume and some of his actions and noises resemble those of [[Wikipedia:Toad (Nintendo)|Toad]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Kart 64|Mario Kart 64]]''.
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — One of the possible presents that the hag might have gotten is a Nintendo 64 Controller (called an N64 Paddle in this game).

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo GameCube|Nintendo GameCube]]===

*Email [[the facts]] — Homestar sings a song to the melody of the theme song from ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man Vs.|Pac-Man Vs.]]'' in an Easter egg.
*[[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — In the commentary, Mike and Matt mention ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''.

===[[Wikipedia:Wii|Wii]]===

*[[Viidelectrix]] — This section of [[Videlectrix]]'s website, named after the Wii, includes versions of classic games available for play through the Wii's internet channel.
*[[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-22|Weekly Fanstuff]] — The entry for February 22, 2007 depicted [[Wikipedia:Wii Channels#Mii Channel|Mii]] versions of the [[Teen Girl Squad]] characters.


===Miscellaneous===
[[Image:Labeled_CRP_Background.PNG|thumb|The Brothers Chaps' personal gaming lounge?]]

*[[Pulse Interview - 1 Aug 2003|2003 Pulse interview]] — Matt says, in Bubs's voice, "There was this one time when I hooked up my lawnmower to my Nintendo. And after that, I got the high score every time!"
*Email [[lackey]] — In a DVD Easter egg, Strong Bad says that he is "already playing Nintendo in the other room" by the time that Strong Sad finishes reading the Strong Lib.
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — When Strong Bad removes his head from the TV, a room with an [[Wikipedia:NES 2|NES 2]], an SNES, a black GameCube, and some Nintendo 64 game cartridges are visible. The game in the NES 2 is ''[[Wikipedia:Kirby's Adventure|Kirby's Adventure]]''.
*Several of the video game titles in the [[floppy disk container]] have been released for the NES or the SNES.
*[[Pigs on Head]] game — The LCD version is specifically designed after the generic look of the [[Wikipedia:Game & Watch|Game & Watch]] series of LCD games produced by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991.
*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — The text in this game menu makes reference to the ''Mega Man'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Star Fox series|Star Fox]]'' series.
*[[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — [[Wikipedia:Ganon|Ganondorf]], the main antagonist of [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda (series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]] is mentioned; Homestar Runner catches [[Marzipan]] in a bottle in the same way fairies can be caught in bottles in the series.
[[Image:Weekly Fanstuff 5-24-2007.PNG|thumb|Homebrew Poptire DS]]
*[[Fan Costumes '06]] — Two people are shown dressed as Homestar and [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]]. Upon noticing the face of the person in the Homestar costume, Strong Bad asks Homestar if he ate [[Wikipedia:Luigi|Luigi]]. Homestar then comments that Luigi tasted like [[Wikipedia:Super Mushroom|mushrooms]].
*Email [[the chair]] — A hidden picture reads "nice try dodongo!" [[Wikipedia:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Dodongo|Dodongos]] are unintelligent dinosaur-like monsters in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.
*[[Stinkomanual]] — On page 3 there is a sentence stating "Don't expect any weepy princess crap," referencing many Nintendo games in which the main objective is to save a princess, an example being the [[Wikipedia:List of Mario games by year|Mario series of games]].
*[[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-05-24|Weekly Fanstuff]] — The May 24, 2007 entry was a homebrew [[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]] port of [[Population: Tire]].
*[[Duck Guardian]] — the falling robot heads resemble the original [[Wikipedia: thwomp|thwomp]], while the eggs falling resemble those of [[Wikipedia:Yoshi|Yoshi]].

{{clear}}

==See Also==
*[[Atari 2600]]
*[[Sega Tapes]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations]]
*[[Pikachu]]

[[Category:Inside Jokes]]
[[Category: Real Companies]]
[[Category:Entertainment running gags]]

Nintendo

Awexome Cross — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:25:02 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) */

[[Image:TC_MM_NES.png|thumb|350px|"''The Adventures of Lolo''? You better have saved the receipt!"]]

[[Wikipedia:Nintendo|'''Nintendo''']] is one of the biggest video game companies today, known for its impact on the video game industry and influential games. [[The Brothers Chaps]] have praised Nintendo in many [[Interviews and Public Appearances|interviews]] and have made many Nintendo references in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work.

The probable reason for the prevalence of Nintendo allusions throughout [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and [[Mike Chapman|Mike]]'s work is the central part the Nintendo Entertainment System played in their upbringing (see [[The Boston Globe Interview - 9 Aug 2003|The Boston Globe interview]]). Along with cartoons and [[breakfast cereal]], the NES was an important part of their Saturday mornings as children. As one of their motivations in creating Homestar Runner has been to recreate this lost cultural experience (see the [[All Things Considered Interview - 8 May 2005|All Things Considered interview]]), it is not surprising that they have infused their work liberally with references to Nintendo.

==Appearances by system==

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)]]===
[[Image:Tag_team_wrestling.png|thumb|The obscure origin of Strong Bad]]

*[[Super NES]]  — The page title, "Super Homestario Bros.", is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]''
*[[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] — When the pumpkin is placed in [[The Poopsmith]]'s mouth to reveal an [[Easter egg]] featuring [[Homsar]], the "secret" music from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|The Legend of Zelda]]'' plays.
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] — When [[Homestar Runner]] is looking through Bubs's stuff for a [[Decemberween]] present for [[Strong Bad]], the first thing he pulls out is a ''[[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]]'' cartridge. This NES game featured a team called "The Strong Bads" which is the source of Strong Bad's name.
*Email [[i rule]] —Strong Bad's [[Strong Bad Email Intros|intro]] may refer to ''The Legend of Zelda'', in which the player cannot advance through certain parts of dungeons unless they feed a hungry [[Wikipedia:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Goriya|Goriya]], who greets the player with, "Grumble grumble..."
*Email [[sb_email 22]] — In the beginning, the email 'song' (the tune he sings before he checks his email) is a song from the NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]]''.
*Email [[invisibility]] — Before dying, the [[Tandy 400]] reveals the famous ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'' password "[[Wikipedia:Metroid#JUSTIN BAILEY|Justin Bailey]] ****** ******" (in which the lower-case letters should be replaced by upper-case letters and the asterisks should be replaced by hyphens).
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] — [[The King of Town]] dresses as [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]], and says "Sorry, King, but our princess is in another castle..." An [[Super Kingio Brothers|Easter egg]] features the beginning of Stage 1-1 of ''Super Mario Bros.'', complete with a [[Wikipedia:Goomba|Goomba]].
*Email [[japanese cartoon]] — In an Easter egg, you can click on one of Homestar Runner's tapes labeled NES endings to view the endings from [[japanese cartoon#Easter Eggs|various NES games]].
*Email [[mascot]] — An NES is among the old electronics that The Cheat pummels with a golf club.
*[[Population: Tire]] game — The Engrish page title "I FEEL ASLEEP!" quotes the game ''[[Wikipedia:Metal Gear (video game)|Metal Gear]]'' for the NES.
*Email [[mile]] —The rhythmic part of the "song" being played during the parade is from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', played during the airship, tank, and watership levels. The fireworks at the end of the parade are very similar in sound to the cannons and exploding [[Wikipedia:Bob-omb|Bob-ombs]] that densely populate these levels.
*[[Secret Collect.]] and [[50K Racewalker]] games — These games are apparently playable on the [[FunMachine]], a parody of the NES.
*[[Under Construction]] — The entire fight scene is taken from the game ''[[Wikipedia:Ninja Gaiden|Ninja Gaiden]]''. Also, the credits include references to well-known Nintendo employees and the ''Metroid'' [[Wikipedia:Morph Ball|Morph Ball]] powerup.
*Email [[lunch special]] — Clicking on the words "[[Wikipedia:Larry Bird|Larry, legend]]" reveals a screenshot from the NES version of ''[[Wikipedia:Jordan vs Bird: One on One|Jordan vs Bird: One on One]]''.
*Email [[pom pom]] — When [[Pom Pom]] beats up Strong Bad, you can hear sound effects from ''Super Mario Bros.'' He also scores a "1-Up" after hitting Strong Bad several times.
*[[Peasant's Quest]] game — When the player attacks [[Kerrek]] with the bow and arrow, the game responds, "Here goes, [[Wikipedia:Kid Icarus|Kid Icarus]]." The save screen in this game resembles that of ''The Legend of Zelda''.
*Email [[montage]] — An [[Easter egg]] features a modified clip from the NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!]]''.
*Email [[Videro Games]] — The controller [[Strong Sad]] is holding in the instruction manual is very similar an NES controller.
*[[FAQ]] — The page title includes the words "Ouch. What do you do?" In ''[[Wikipedia:The Goonies II|The Goonies II]]'', [[Wikipedia:Non-player character|non-player characters]] in mazes would respond with this [[Deliberately Poor English|Engrish]] phrase when attacked.
*[[Stinkoman 20X6]] game — The entire game is an allusion to the [[Wikipedia:Mega Man Classic|''Mega Man'' series]] and contains [[Stinkoman_20X6_Real-World_References#Nintendo Entertainment System|a plethora of NES references]].
*Email [[bedtime story]] — [[The Cheat]] and [[Moses Malone]] play the NES games ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|The Adventures of Lolo]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'' in "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in [[Moses MaloneLand]]".
*Email [[highschool]] — [[Middle School Variation|Baby Strong Bad]] plays "better video games" with an NES controller.
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]] — Homestar wears the mask of a [[Wikipedia:Snifit|Snifit]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]]''.
*[[KOT's VOQPCS!]] — The King of Town addresses his men as "[[Wikipedia:Mario series enemies#Beezo|Beezos]]", [[Wikipedia:Wart (Nintendo)|Wart]]'s henchmen from ''Super Mario Bros. 2''.


===[[Wikipedia:Game Boy line|Game Boy]]===
[[Image:GameBoyInABlender.PNG|thumb|150px|The Game Boy in a Blender]]

*Email [[2 emails]] — Homestar claims to have built a time machine [[Blender#Game_Boy_in_a_Blender|out of Strong Bad's blender and Game Boy]].
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]] — [[Tompkins]] plays the original 1989 Game Boy and claims to have [[Wikipedia:King Bowser|Bowser]] "on the ropes", which is immediately followed by [[So and So]] getting hit by a [[Wikipedia:Koopa Troopa|Koopa]] shell.
*Email [[alternate universe]] — The Cheat purchases an alternate universe portal made from a Game Boy in a blender.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]] — Tompkins is again seen playing his Game Boy, this time with a virtual pet.


===[[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)]]===

*[[Super NES]] and [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] — Both of these toons were made using ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Paint|Mario Paint]]''.
*[[RhinoFeeder]] game — This game is apparently playable on the [[FunMachine|Super FunMachine]], a parody of the SNES.
*Email [[modeling]] — An advertisement for foot cream includes the phrase "GOT STINKFOOT?". In the SNES game ''[[Wikipedia:Parodius Da!|Parodius]]'', gaining a power-up will sometimes result in the main character saying "GOT A STINKFOOT?!" out of a megaphone.
*[[Sample of Style Too: Some Outtakes]] — The Brothers Chaps can be seen playing an SNES.
*[[Let us give TANKS!]] — In an Easter egg, the "next generation Gamepad" seen with Reynold's brother's action figure resembles that of an SNES, which was the next generation of consoles when [[Wikipedia: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (DiC series)|GI Joe]] was still on TV.
*Strong Bad often [[Couch Mumbling|mumbles]] the names of SNES games while half-asleep on [[the couch]] (as well as one NES game, ''[[Wikipedia:Super Contra|Super Contra]]'').

===[[Wikipedia:Virtual Boy|Virtual Boy]]===
*[[StrongBadZone]] game and [[Vector Strong Bad]] — The 3D vector graphics mimic those of the ill-fated Virtual Boy, particularly the game ''[[Wikipedia:Red Alarm|Red Alarm]]''.

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo 64|Nintendo 64]]===
[[Image:BeholdtheN64.jpg|thumb|Thy Dungeonman 3]]

*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] — Homsar is costumed as [[Wikipedia:Tingle|Tingle]] from ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask]]''. The list of "choices" he offers to Homestar borrows a phrase from the bank teller in ''Majora's Mask'': "THAT'S A LOT! A LOT! A LOT! A LOT!" Also, The Cheat's costume and some of his actions and noises resemble those of [[Wikipedia:Toad (Nintendo)|Toad]] from ''[[Wikipedia:Mario Kart 64|Mario Kart 64]]''.
*[[Thy Dungeonman 3]] — One of the possible presents that the hag might have gotten is a Nintendo 64 Controller (called an N64 Paddle in this game).

===[[Wikipedia:Nintendo GameCube|Nintendo GameCube]]===

*Email [[the facts]] — Homestar sings a song to the melody of the theme song from ''[[Wikipedia:Pac-Man Vs.|Pac-Man Vs.]]'' in an Easter egg.
*[[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — In the commentary, Mike and Matt mention ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker]]''.

===[[Wikipedia:Wii|Wii]]===

*[[Viidelectrix]] — This section of [[Videlectrix]]'s website, named after the Wii, includes versions of classic games available for play through the Wii's internet channel.
*[[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-22|Weekly Fanstuff]] — The entry for February 22, 2007 depicted [[Wikipedia:Wii Channels#Mii Channel|Mii]] versions of the [[Teen Girl Squad]] characters.


===Miscellaneous===
[[Image:Labeled_CRP_Background.PNG|thumb|The Brothers Chaps' personal gaming lounge?]]

*[[Pulse Interview - 1 Aug 2003|2003 Pulse interview]] — Matt says, in Bubs's voice, "There was this one time when I hooked up my lawnmower to my Nintendo. And after that, I got the high score every time!"
*Email [[lackey]] — In a DVD Easter egg, Strong Bad says that he is "already playing Nintendo in the other room" by the time that Strong Sad finishes reading the Strong Lib.
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] — When Strong Bad removes his head from the TV, a room with an [[Wikipedia:NES 2|NES 2]], an SNES, a black GameCube, and some Nintendo 64 game cartridges are visible. The game in the NES 2 is ''[[Wikipedia:Kirby's Adventure|Kirby's Adventure]]''.
*Several of the video game titles in the [[floppy disk container]] have been released for the NES or the SNES.
*[[Pigs on Head]] game — The LCD version is specifically designed after the generic look of the [[Wikipedia:Game & Watch|Game & Watch]] series of LCD games produced by Nintendo from 1980 to 1991.
*[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]] — The text in this game menu makes reference to the ''Mega Man'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Star Fox series|Star Fox]]'' series.
*[[Why Come Only One Girl?]] — [[Wikipedia:Ganon|Ganondorf]], the main antagonist of [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda (series)|''The Legend of Zelda'' series]] is mentioned; Homestar Runner catches [[Marzipan]] in a bottle in the same way fairies can be caught in bottles in the series.
[[Image:Weekly Fanstuff 5-24-2007.PNG|thumb|Homebrew Poptire DS]]
*[[Fan Costumes '06]] — Two people are shown dressed as Homestar and [[Wikipedia:Mario|Mario]]. Upon noticing the face of the person in the Homestar costume, Strong Bad asks Homestar if he ate [[Wikipedia:Luigi|Luigi]]. Homestar then comments that Luigi tasted like [[Wikipedia:Super Mushroom|mushrooms]].
*Email [[the chair]] — A hidden picture reads "nice try dodongo!" [[Wikipedia:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Dodongo|Dodongos]] are unintelligent dinosaur-like monsters in ''The Legend of Zelda'' series.
*[[Stinkomanual]] — On page 3 there is a sentence stating "Don't expect any weepy princess crap," referencing many Nintendo games in which the main objective is to save a princess, an example being the [[Wikipedia:List of Mario games by year|Mario series of games]].
*[[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-05-24|Weekly Fanstuff]] — The May 24, 2007 entry was a homebrew [[Wikipedia:Nintendo DS|Nintendo DS]] port of [[Population: Tire]].
*[[Duck Guardian]] — the falling robot heads resemble the original [[Wikipedia: thwomp|thwomp]], while the eggs falling resemble those of [[Wikipedia:Yoshi|Yoshi]].

{{clear}}

==See Also==
*[[Atari 2600]]
*[[Sega Tapes]]
*[[Retro Gaming Character Variations]]
*[[Pikachu]]

[[Category:Inside Jokes]]
[[Category: Real Companies]]
[[Category:Entertainment running gags]]

Talk:Nintendo

Awexome Cross — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:24:29 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Tetris */

== Up, A, and Start ==

The following item was removed due to discussion at [[Talk:keep cool#Up, A, and Start]]. Nevertheless, even if it's not true, it probably bears some connection to Nintendo, so I figure it should at least be preserved on this talk page. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:30, 1 August 2006 (UTC)
*Email [[keep cool]] — Strong Bad advises swimmers who have recently eaten to "press UP, A and START before reentering the pool." In Metroid, The Legend of Zelda, and [[Wikipedia:Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]], the game's progress can be saved by pausing (pressing "START") on the first controller and simultaneously pressing "UP" and "A" on the second controller.

== Pulse Interview==

Not notable on the article, but I'll mention it here - in the [[Pulse Interview - 1 Aug 2003|2003 Pulse interview]], Matt says, in Bubs' voice, "There was this one time when I hooked up my lawnmower to my Nintendo. And after that, I got the high score every time!" That's among my favorite quotes, I think. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:45, 6 November 2006 (UTC)
:'''Note:''' Qermaq has since added the fact to the article because the majority of people asked on IRC agreed that it was notable.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:16, 7 November 2006 (UTC)

==Tingle==

Tingle is in various Zelda games, not just Majora's Mask. He also appears in [[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]] for example. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 04:55, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
:Majora's Mask was his debut, however (unless I'm mistaken). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:50, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
::He was in Link's Awakening and Ocarina of Time. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 04:55, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Not according to [[Wikipedia:Tingle|Wikipedia]]. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:57, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
:Hmm... could be a good point. Does Tingle float from a balloon in other (pre-October 2005) games? Also, note that one of the choices he gives Homestar is "THAT'S A LOT! A LOT! A LOT! A LOT!", a quote from Majora's Mask. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:51, 30 March 2007 (UTC)
::In his ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' appearance, he uses a balloon on the Great Bay stage (a stage based on Majora's Mask. =3 ). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:54, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

:::I say, let's keep it in the N64 section since the quote is from Majora's Mask. Also, as DorianGray pointed out, that was his debut. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:59, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

As a fan of the Zelda series, I can say that Tingle floats on balloons in ''most'' of his appearances - which do not include Link's Awakening or OoT as he is not in those games. However, it does include [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages|Oracle of Ages]], which is pre-2005. And [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords|Four Swords]]. Oh, and [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures|Four Swords Adventures]]. All of those predate Potion-ma-jig. I don't think he is actually seen on a Balloon in [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker|Wind Waker]], though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 05:57, 30 March 2007 (UTC)

== Gameboy? ==

Can we have have an article only about the Gameboy? {{User:Sam the Man/sig}}

==Tetris==

What can we do about Strong Bad mentioning Tetris in [[from work]]? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 23:10, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

:You all know my two cents: It belongs no where on the page. It's available for many other systems, including Sega systems, cell phones, and the video iPod (Also other iPods running iPodLinux or Rockbox). I mean, if Strong Bad says "Resident Evil 4", are we gonna put it under the GameCube section, even though they successfully ported it to the PS2? So... keep it off is what I think we should do. Meh. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 23:12, 9 April 2007 (UTC)

==Diddy Kong==

I moved Diddy Kong to SNES, but Diddy Kong was featured in two games on the Gameboy Classic: Donkey Kong Land and Donkey Kong Land 2. [[User:Awexome Cross|Awexome Cross]] 21:24, 16 July 2007 (UTC)

Where's an Egg?

Awexome Cross — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 20:28:22 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Trivia */

Where's an Egg?

Awexome Cross — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:48:16 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Real-World References */

Where's an Egg?

Awexome Cross — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:47:28 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Real-World References */

Where's an Egg?

Awexome Cross — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:46:35 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Real-World References */

Where's an Egg?

Awexome Cross — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 19:44:53 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Inside References */

huttah!

Awexome Cross — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:12:46 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Fast Forward */

{{sbenav|60|marzipan|monster truck}}

[[Image:sbmail60picture.png|thumb|"I think The Cheat is deleted!"]]

Strong Bad tries to fight off hordes of The Cheat's fans.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' Tuesday, January 28, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:35

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Chee-wit, chee-wit, chee-wi-chee-wi-email.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
How come you never let The Cheat 
answer any emails? 
 
Lasko 
Milwaukee, WI</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Lasko" low, long, and drawn-out and says "WI" as "Wisacondasin"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Lasko ''{said as before}'', The Cheat is not very popular and he never really gets many emails and um, to tell you the truth, I don't even think he has a computer. ''{stops typing}'' All right, next email.

''{He makes a vocal sound effect as the next email scrolls up (henceforth "vocal sfx"), and starts reading.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad! 
 
i love The Cheat! can you ask him for 
me if he is taken? because i like him 
WAY better then you 
 
-Nobuyoshi Shigeta, New York</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad stops reading at "i like him WAY better then—"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Augh, seen enough of that one.

''{vocal sfx; reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
You and the Cheat are the only reason 
I go on this website. Actually just 
the Cheat, but you are ok too. 
 
Love, 
Mito</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad stops reading for a second after the first sentence, and says "Oh, thank you." His mood sours for the rest of the email, however, and Strong Bad says "Dumpo" instead of "Mito"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Geez, all these Cheat emails. Moving on.

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">MOVING ON!!</blockquote>

''{Cut to The Cheat watching the email on [[Tangerine Dreams]] in his computer room. He gets progressively angrier with each email Strong Bad deletes.}''

''{vocal sfx; reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
I think The Cheat is hot. Could 
you hook us up? 
 
Haelee, 
Utah</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's funny, Haelee. I think The Cheat is deleted. ''{imitates buzzer noise}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">DELETED!!!</blockquote>

''{vocal sfx, reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad 
 
My girlfriend thinks The Cheat 
is cute. 
 
Tyler, 
California</blockquote>

''{The Cheat storms off in a fit. Cut back to just Strong Bad at Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, people! He's not even that cute. He looks like a... a cheese. ''{The Cheat walks up to him, glaring}'' Or maybe an anvil.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{nervously}'' Uhhh... which are two of the finest things in life. A cheese... or an anvil. Hey, The Cheat. Just, uh, talking you up to one of the fans here.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. So you been... watching the email, huh?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I haven't been holding out on you. I made all those emails up! Uh, most of the emails you get are not that friendly, lemme tell you. If you just turn around for a second, I could show you... ''{pause}'' HUTTAH! ''{He quickly tapes a piece of paper to Compy reading "the cheat" covering the place where Strong Bad's name usually appears}''

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">DEAR the cheat 
WHERE THE HECK IS YOU SHIRT??? 
YOUR GLOVES ARE STUPID! 
 
I HATE YOU, 
HOLMES, California</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads in a loud monotone to reflect the caps lock being on.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to The Cheat}'' See? This guy doesn't like that you don't have a shirt on, and he thinks your gloves are stupid. ''{opens new email}'' And then there's this one:

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear the cheat 
 
how do you type with boxing 
gloves on your hands? 
 
derek</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{To The Cheat}'' I've been wondering about that, too. What is with you and those boxing gloves anyway?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Grumpy The Cheat noises, and a black cloud of smoke escapes from his head. He walks away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So okay bye! Whooh. I think I handled that pretty well. That coulda been... awkward. I deserve a reward. ''{He runs take-a-break.exe, which is a screen saver of a beach}'' Aahhh... so relaxing. Fshhhhhhhhh! Fshhhhhhhhh! Listen to the waves, man. ''{A bird flaps past.}'' Oh, hello my wingèd friend!

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the very end while Strong Bad is watching "Take-a-break.exe" you can click on the bird to [[Miscellaneous Downloads|download]] "[[take-a-break.exe]]" for Windows or Mac.
**The downloadable version does not play sound when the seagull flaps its wings.

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad checking more than one email]].
*With one exception, this is the only time that the Compy uses the proper "[[DELETED]]!!!" screen on a specific email. (It was being used more generally in [[unused emails]] and [[replacement]], and all other instances on the Compy are things like "MATT!!" or "NOTTA CHANCE!!") The exception is in [[2 emails]], but there it is not obvious or part of the plot of the email.
*This is the only email with an exclamation mark in the title.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#star flight|star flight]]".

===Remarks===

*Strong Bad knows perfectly well that The Cheat has a computer, as he used it in [[weird dream]] and has also evaluated [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons on it.
*Despite his usual disdain for [[Birds (Teen Girl Squad)|birds]], as displayed in the [[Teen Girl Squad]] comics, Strong Bad refers to the seagull as his wingèd friend. This may just be because he's relaxed, however.
*At the end of the second fake "Dear The Cheat" email, we hear Strong Bad hit a key just as he usually does to clear the screen or bring up a new email. However, the email remains on screen.
*The Cheat is watching the email on the website, but the menu bar below the email is missing.

===Goofs===
*After The Cheat leaves his computer to confront Strong Bad, the a> prompt disappears on the Compy and does not return until Strong Bad sticks the paper on the screen.
*The contrast buttons do not work after The Cheat leaves.

===Inside References===

*This is another mention of [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|Strong Bad's typing with boxing gloves on]].

===Fast Forward===
*In [[cheatday]], Strong Bad claims that he lets The Cheat answer emails once a year as a special treat.
*In [[Weclome Back]], the Atari bird returns on the tropical island and passes Bubs's [[Baloney Sammich Truck]].
*The Cheat is again compared to an anvil in [[retirement]].
*In [[Date Nite]], The Cheat is again compared to cheese.
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] would [[Main Page Messages|take a baby break]] in July of 2007.

== DVD Version ==
*You obviously can't download take-a-break.exe, but you can click on a hidden Strong Bad icon in the bottom-left corner of the Compy 386 screen to get a fullscreen demo of Take A Break.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail60.html|watch "huttah!"]]
*[[HR:sbemail60.swf|view the Flash file for "huttah!"]]
*[http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/take-a-break.exe Download take_a_break.exe for Windows (exe) (mirror)]
*[[HR:take-a-break.mov|Download take_a_break.exe for Mac (mov)]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

huttah!

Awexome Cross — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:12:00 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Fast Forward */

{{sbenav|60|marzipan|monster truck}}

[[Image:sbmail60picture.png|thumb|"I think The Cheat is deleted!"]]

Strong Bad tries to fight off hordes of The Cheat's fans.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' Tuesday, January 28, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:35

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Chee-wit, chee-wit, chee-wi-chee-wi-email.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
How come you never let The Cheat 
answer any emails? 
 
Lasko 
Milwaukee, WI</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Lasko" low, long, and drawn-out and says "WI" as "Wisacondasin"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Lasko ''{said as before}'', The Cheat is not very popular and he never really gets many emails and um, to tell you the truth, I don't even think he has a computer. ''{stops typing}'' All right, next email.

''{He makes a vocal sound effect as the next email scrolls up (henceforth "vocal sfx"), and starts reading.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad! 
 
i love The Cheat! can you ask him for 
me if he is taken? because i like him 
WAY better then you 
 
-Nobuyoshi Shigeta, New York</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad stops reading at "i like him WAY better then—"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Augh, seen enough of that one.

''{vocal sfx; reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
You and the Cheat are the only reason 
I go on this website. Actually just 
the Cheat, but you are ok too. 
 
Love, 
Mito</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad stops reading for a second after the first sentence, and says "Oh, thank you." His mood sours for the rest of the email, however, and Strong Bad says "Dumpo" instead of "Mito"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Geez, all these Cheat emails. Moving on.

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">MOVING ON!!</blockquote>

''{Cut to The Cheat watching the email on [[Tangerine Dreams]] in his computer room. He gets progressively angrier with each email Strong Bad deletes.}''

''{vocal sfx; reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
I think The Cheat is hot. Could 
you hook us up? 
 
Haelee, 
Utah</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's funny, Haelee. I think The Cheat is deleted. ''{imitates buzzer noise}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">DELETED!!!</blockquote>

''{vocal sfx, reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad 
 
My girlfriend thinks The Cheat 
is cute. 
 
Tyler, 
California</blockquote>

''{The Cheat storms off in a fit. Cut back to just Strong Bad at Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, people! He's not even that cute. He looks like a... a cheese. ''{The Cheat walks up to him, glaring}'' Or maybe an anvil.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{nervously}'' Uhhh... which are two of the finest things in life. A cheese... or an anvil. Hey, The Cheat. Just, uh, talking you up to one of the fans here.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. So you been... watching the email, huh?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I haven't been holding out on you. I made all those emails up! Uh, most of the emails you get are not that friendly, lemme tell you. If you just turn around for a second, I could show you... ''{pause}'' HUTTAH! ''{He quickly tapes a piece of paper to Compy reading "the cheat" covering the place where Strong Bad's name usually appears}''

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">DEAR the cheat 
WHERE THE HECK IS YOU SHIRT??? 
YOUR GLOVES ARE STUPID! 
 
I HATE YOU, 
HOLMES, California</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads in a loud monotone to reflect the caps lock being on.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to The Cheat}'' See? This guy doesn't like that you don't have a shirt on, and he thinks your gloves are stupid. ''{opens new email}'' And then there's this one:

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear the cheat 
 
how do you type with boxing 
gloves on your hands? 
 
derek</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{To The Cheat}'' I've been wondering about that, too. What is with you and those boxing gloves anyway?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Grumpy The Cheat noises, and a black cloud of smoke escapes from his head. He walks away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So okay bye! Whooh. I think I handled that pretty well. That coulda been... awkward. I deserve a reward. ''{He runs take-a-break.exe, which is a screen saver of a beach}'' Aahhh... so relaxing. Fshhhhhhhhh! Fshhhhhhhhh! Listen to the waves, man. ''{A bird flaps past.}'' Oh, hello my wingèd friend!

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the very end while Strong Bad is watching "Take-a-break.exe" you can click on the bird to [[Miscellaneous Downloads|download]] "[[take-a-break.exe]]" for Windows or Mac.
**The downloadable version does not play sound when the seagull flaps its wings.

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad checking more than one email]].
*With one exception, this is the only time that the Compy uses the proper "[[DELETED]]!!!" screen on a specific email. (It was being used more generally in [[unused emails]] and [[replacement]], and all other instances on the Compy are things like "MATT!!" or "NOTTA CHANCE!!") The exception is in [[2 emails]], but there it is not obvious or part of the plot of the email.
*This is the only email with an exclamation mark in the title.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#star flight|star flight]]".

===Remarks===

*Strong Bad knows perfectly well that The Cheat has a computer, as he used it in [[weird dream]] and has also evaluated [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons on it.
*Despite his usual disdain for [[Birds (Teen Girl Squad)|birds]], as displayed in the [[Teen Girl Squad]] comics, Strong Bad refers to the seagull as his wingèd friend. This may just be because he's relaxed, however.
*At the end of the second fake "Dear The Cheat" email, we hear Strong Bad hit a key just as he usually does to clear the screen or bring up a new email. However, the email remains on screen.
*The Cheat is watching the email on the website, but the menu bar below the email is missing.

===Goofs===
*After The Cheat leaves his computer to confront Strong Bad, the a> prompt disappears on the Compy and does not return until Strong Bad sticks the paper on the screen.
*The contrast buttons do not work after The Cheat leaves.

===Inside References===

*This is another mention of [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|Strong Bad's typing with boxing gloves on]].

===Fast Forward===
*In [[cheatday]], Strong Bad claims that he lets The Cheat answer emails once a year as a special treat.
*In [[Weclome Back]], the Atari bird returns on the tropical island and passes Bubs's [[Baloney Sammich Truck]].
*The Cheat is again compared to an anvil in [[retirement]].
*In [[Date Nite]], The Cheat is again compared to cheese.
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] would [[takin' a baby break|take a baby break]] in July of 2007.

== DVD Version ==
*You obviously can't download take-a-break.exe, but you can click on a hidden Strong Bad icon in the bottom-left corner of the Compy 386 screen to get a fullscreen demo of Take A Break.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail60.html|watch "huttah!"]]
*[[HR:sbemail60.swf|view the Flash file for "huttah!"]]
*[http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/take-a-break.exe Download take_a_break.exe for Windows (exe) (mirror)]
*[[HR:take-a-break.mov|Download take_a_break.exe for Mac (mov)]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

huttah!

Awexome Cross — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:11:22 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Fast Forward */

{{sbenav|60|marzipan|monster truck}}

[[Image:sbmail60picture.png|thumb|"I think The Cheat is deleted!"]]

Strong Bad tries to fight off hordes of The Cheat's fans.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Cheat's Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' Tuesday, January 28, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:35

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

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Two}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Chee-wit, chee-wit, chee-wi-chee-wi-email.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
How come you never let The Cheat 
answer any emails? 
 
Lasko 
Milwaukee, WI</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Lasko" low, long, and drawn-out and says "WI" as "Wisacondasin"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Lasko ''{said as before}'', The Cheat is not very popular and he never really gets many emails and um, to tell you the truth, I don't even think he has a computer. ''{stops typing}'' All right, next email.

''{He makes a vocal sound effect as the next email scrolls up (henceforth "vocal sfx"), and starts reading.}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad! 
 
i love The Cheat! can you ask him for 
me if he is taken? because i like him 
WAY better then you 
 
-Nobuyoshi Shigeta, New York</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad stops reading at "i like him WAY better then—"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Augh, seen enough of that one.

''{vocal sfx; reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
You and the Cheat are the only reason 
I go on this website. Actually just 
the Cheat, but you are ok too. 
 
Love, 
Mito</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad stops reading for a second after the first sentence, and says "Oh, thank you." His mood sours for the rest of the email, however, and Strong Bad says "Dumpo" instead of "Mito"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Geez, all these Cheat emails. Moving on.

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">MOVING ON!!</blockquote>

''{Cut to The Cheat watching the email on [[Tangerine Dreams]] in his computer room. He gets progressively angrier with each email Strong Bad deletes.}''

''{vocal sfx; reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
I think The Cheat is hot. Could 
you hook us up? 
 
Haelee, 
Utah</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's funny, Haelee. I think The Cheat is deleted. ''{imitates buzzer noise}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">DELETED!!!</blockquote>

''{vocal sfx, reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Hey Strong Bad 
 
My girlfriend thinks The Cheat 
is cute. 
 
Tyler, 
California</blockquote>

''{The Cheat storms off in a fit. Cut back to just Strong Bad at Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, people! He's not even that cute. He looks like a... a cheese. ''{The Cheat walks up to him, glaring}'' Or maybe an anvil.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{nervously}'' Uhhh... which are two of the finest things in life. A cheese... or an anvil. Hey, The Cheat. Just, uh, talking you up to one of the fans here.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. So you been... watching the email, huh?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I haven't been holding out on you. I made all those emails up! Uh, most of the emails you get are not that friendly, lemme tell you. If you just turn around for a second, I could show you... ''{pause}'' HUTTAH! ''{He quickly tapes a piece of paper to Compy reading "the cheat" covering the place where Strong Bad's name usually appears}''

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">DEAR the cheat 
WHERE THE HECK IS YOU SHIRT??? 
YOUR GLOVES ARE STUPID! 
 
I HATE YOU, 
HOLMES, California</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads in a loud monotone to reflect the caps lock being on.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to The Cheat}'' See? This guy doesn't like that you don't have a shirt on, and he thinks your gloves are stupid. ''{opens new email}'' And then there's this one:

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear the cheat 
 
how do you type with boxing 
gloves on your hands? 
 
derek</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{To The Cheat}'' I've been wondering about that, too. What is with you and those boxing gloves anyway?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Grumpy The Cheat noises, and a black cloud of smoke escapes from his head. He walks away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So okay bye! Whooh. I think I handled that pretty well. That coulda been... awkward. I deserve a reward. ''{He runs take-a-break.exe, which is a screen saver of a beach}'' Aahhh... so relaxing. Fshhhhhhhhh! Fshhhhhhhhh! Listen to the waves, man. ''{A bird flaps past.}'' Oh, hello my wingèd friend!

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the very end while Strong Bad is watching "Take-a-break.exe" you can click on the bird to [[Miscellaneous Downloads|download]] "[[take-a-break.exe]]" for Windows or Mac.
**The downloadable version does not play sound when the seagull flaps its wings.

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad checking more than one email]].
*With one exception, this is the only time that the Compy uses the proper "[[DELETED]]!!!" screen on a specific email. (It was being used more generally in [[unused emails]] and [[replacement]], and all other instances on the Compy are things like "MATT!!" or "NOTTA CHANCE!!") The exception is in [[2 emails]], but there it is not obvious or part of the plot of the email.
*This is the only email with an exclamation mark in the title.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#star flight|star flight]]".

===Remarks===

*Strong Bad knows perfectly well that The Cheat has a computer, as he used it in [[weird dream]] and has also evaluated [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons on it.
*Despite his usual disdain for [[Birds (Teen Girl Squad)|birds]], as displayed in the [[Teen Girl Squad]] comics, Strong Bad refers to the seagull as his wingèd friend. This may just be because he's relaxed, however.
*At the end of the second fake "Dear The Cheat" email, we hear Strong Bad hit a key just as he usually does to clear the screen or bring up a new email. However, the email remains on screen.
*The Cheat is watching the email on the website, but the menu bar below the email is missing.

===Goofs===
*After The Cheat leaves his computer to confront Strong Bad, the a> prompt disappears on the Compy and does not return until Strong Bad sticks the paper on the screen.
*The contrast buttons do not work after The Cheat leaves.

===Inside References===

*This is another mention of [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?|Strong Bad's typing with boxing gloves on]].

===Fast Forward===
*In [[cheatday]], Strong Bad claims that he lets The Cheat answer emails once a year as a special treat.
*In [[Weclome Back]], the Atari bird returns on the tropical island and passes Bubs's [[Baloney Sammich Truck]].
*The Cheat is again compared to an anvil in [[retirement]].
*In [[Date Nite]], The Cheat is again compared to cheese.
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] would [[Takin' A Baby Break|Take a baby break]] in July of 2007.

== DVD Version ==
*You obviously can't download take-a-break.exe, but you can click on a hidden Strong Bad icon in the bottom-left corner of the Compy 386 screen to get a fullscreen demo of Take A Break.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail60.html|watch "huttah!"]]
*[[HR:sbemail60.swf|view the Flash file for "huttah!"]]
*[http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/take-a-break.exe Download take_a_break.exe for Windows (exe) (mirror)]
*[[HR:take-a-break.mov|Download take_a_break.exe for Mac (mov)]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}

[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

H*R.com updates 2007

Awexome Cross — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:10:36 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Monday, July 2, 2007 */

{{updates-box}}
This is a log of all of the '''updates''' to '''[[Homestar Runner (body of work)|H*R.com]]''' during '''2007'''.

==Monday, July 2, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''[[:Image:Real Baby Lady Message.png|takin' a baby break]]''
:Clicking on the button reveals the following pop-up message:
<blockquote>The real baby lady 
had a real baby so 
updates may be scarce 
for a few weeks. 
 
''{sprite of the [[Baby Lady & Her Baby|Baby Lady]] rocking her baby}'' 
 
>DON'T [[Peasant's Quest Walkthrough#DRESS Like a Peasant|throw baby]]!</blockquote>

*"Takin' A Baby Break" refers to [[huttah!]]

==Tuesday, June 26, 2007==
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[Ever and More!]]

==Monday, June 25, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''short toon soon!''

==Thursday, June 21, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-06-21|"Garbage disposal: what a way to go! Garbage disposal, meet So and So."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-06-21|the cheatz-it]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-06-21|please stop feeding us]]

==Monday, June 18, 2007==
*[[Teen Girl Squad]]: [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13|Issue 13]] 

==Thursday, June 14, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-06-14|"I love longitudes. Not me, I'm a latitude snob."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-06-14|old cool fan art]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-06-14|tgs 11 outtake]]

==Monday, June 11, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #173: [[the paper]]

==Thursday, June 7, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-06-07|"So what are you saying? That you -GULP- want his bod?"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-06-07|prison tattoo]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-06-07|gutslap practice]]

==Tuesday, June 5, 2007==
*[[Store]]: [[strongbad_email.exe]] [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five|Disc Five]] [[Store Front Page News 2007#June 5, 2007|for sale]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store T-Shirts#tshirt_you_reeka|You Reek-A! T-shirt]]

==Monday, May 28, 2007==
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[One Two, One Two]]

==Thursday, May 24, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-05-24|"Do not attempt to adjust those trucker caps you're all wearing. Or wait, in fact, DO adjust them. Everybody turn your trucker caps sidewise!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-05-24|homebrew poptire ds]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-05-24|fightin' coach z's]]

==Wednesday, May 23, 2007==
*[[Store]]: [[Store Hooded Sweatshirts#hoodie_trogdor_zipup|Trogdor zip-up hoodie]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#May 23, 2007|Hoodie sale]]

==Monday, May 21, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #172: [[more armies]]

==Thursday, May 17, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-05-17|"There was this little worm and I brought him inside because he seemed like he would fit into a little jar. And I gave him the name of Fat Albert."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-05-17|My flip-flop got stole!]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-05-17|no sign of Dan Towelman]]

==Tuesday, May 15, 2007==
*[[Toons#Big Toons|Toon]]: [[DNA Evidence]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#May 15, 2007|Strong Bad sale]]

==Monday, May 14, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''new toon soon''

==Friday, May 11, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-05-11|"Did you just say parakeet?"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-5-11|cheatar hero controler]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-05-11|connect the dots]]

==Monday, May 7, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #171: [[underlings]]

==Thursday, May 3, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-05-03|"We deserve a break! Everyone grab a spoon and take a break with pudding."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-05-03|li'l brudder doggie dish]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-05-03|sbemail 169 storyboard]]

==Monday, April 30, 2007==
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]

==Before Friday, April 27, 2007==
*Who Said What? updated to [[Who Said What Now?]], with [[Homsar]] included.

==Thursday, April 26, 2007==
*[[Interviews and Public Appearances]]: [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech Talk]]
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-04-26|"Oh, hello guys! This is my talk and mouth move. Great times!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-04-26|treggdor the yolkinator]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-04-26|date nite the cheats]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[An Important Rap Song]]

==Tuesday, April 24, 2007==
*[[Toons#Big Toons|Big Toon]]: [[Date Nite]]

==Monday, April 23, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''new toon soon''

==Friday, April 20, 2007==
*[[Store]]: [[Store_Baby_Clothes#tshirt_the_poopsmith_onesie|Poopsmith baby clothes]]

==Thursday, April 19, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-04-19|"Drinko some Malinko! Malinko flavored water! Crystal clear like domestic beer!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-04-19|blue laser escape sub]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-04-19|rough copy rough drafts]]

==Monday, April 16, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #170: [[rough copy]]

==Thursday, April 12, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-04-12|"These hardly qualify as PANTS!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-04-12|just add water!]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-04-12|the schwasmith]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#April 12, 2007|Hoodie clearance]]

==Monday, April 9, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #169: [[from work]]
*[[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]]
*[[Main Page message]]: ''email soon'' (Button links to [[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]])

==Thursday, April 5, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-04-05|"Sever your leg, please. It's the greatest day."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-04-05|marshie plushie]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-04-05|blaaah'm crack stuntman]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[These peoples try to fade me]]

==Monday, April 2, 2007==
*[[Store]]: Footer changed to [[Store#Store Footer|spring]] theme.
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#April 2, 2007|Pistols for Pandas T-Shirt]]

==Monday, March 26, 2007==
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[An Important Rap Song]]

==Thursday, March 22, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-03-22|"Ooh hoo ha ha haaa. Brother in a jar. Brother in a jar. Brotherinajar!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-03-22|stinkomural]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-03-22|drive thrus]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[mile]]

==Monday, March 19, 2007==
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[Drive-Thru]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#March 19, 2007|10% off sale]]

==Thursday, March 15, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-03-15|"I've had it up to HERE with your shinoligans! If you could see me you'd see that I'm holding my hand up to my chin. And I'm pretty tall!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-03-15|stained glasstar]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-03-15|teen track squad]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]]

==Tuesday, March 13, 2007==
*[[Viidelectrix|Wii]] versions of [[TROGDOR!]] and [[Duck Guardian One]] removed

==Monday, March 12, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #168: [[your funeral]]
*[[Game]]: [[TROGDOR!]] for [[Viidelectrix|Wii]]
*[[Game]]: [[Duck Guardian One]] for [[Viidelectrix|Wii]]
*[[Videlectrix]]: main page message update (regarding [[Viidelectrix]]); Link to "Games for Wii" on sidebar
*[[Main Page message]]: ''email soon'' (button linked to [[404'd]] page of sbemail168.html)
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#March 12, 2007|Senor Cardgage T-Shirt]]

==Thursday, March 8, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-03-08|"Woo! What is that reek? The Poopsmith, you smell like a Crapsmith."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-03-08|matching tgs tattoos]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-03-08|entirely untrue]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]]

==Monday, March 5, 2007==
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]: [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2|Version 14.2]]

==Thursday, March 1, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-03-01|"I wonder how you spell tabasco. TABASCOooo!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-03-01|homebrew figurine]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-03-01|lacelift strong bad with cheatpelt ponytail]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[theme song]]
*[[Podstar Runner|podcast]] added to the [[HR:main_nav.swf|navbar]].

==Monday, February 26, 2007==
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[KOT's VOQPCS!]]
*[[Main Page message]]: ''new toon soon''
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#February 26, 2007|Everything Else DVD combo]]
*[[Viidelectrix|Wii Games]] added to [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]]

==Thursday, February 22, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-02-22|"You and me, babe, livin for dreams, lifin' for love, drinkin' for free. Sittin' on top of an old robot, sharin' and carin' it out. The memory's scrubbin' you down!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-22|teen mii squad!]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-02-22|melon headed babies]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[highschool]]

==Tuesday, February 20, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #167: [[the movies]]

==Monday, February 19, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''email soon'' (button links to [[Strong Bad Email]] menu)

==Thursday, February 15, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-02-15|"2-3-4. What time is it? It's Valentimes. What time is it? It's Valentimes. What we gone get? Several boys! How we gonna get em? Uh...um...er..."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-15|homestar's slippers!]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-02-15|no handed style!]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[animal]]

==Monday, February 12, 2007==
*[[Teen Girl Squad]]: [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12|Issue 12]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#February 12, 2007|T-Shirt Closeout Sale]]
*[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons Menu]]: "[[New Stuff]]" video replaces one of the [[Joy of Painting]] videos.

==Thursday, February 8, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-02-08|"King Bubsgonzola King-King Bubsgonzola Supreme"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-08|homestar skinnyplush]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-02-08|two handed style!]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos Toys]]

==Monday, February 5, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #166: [[unnatural]]
*[[Main Page message]]: ''email soon''

==Thursday, February 1, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-02-01|"Word booty!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-01|make your own playsets & toys!]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-02-01|crushed by a cup of coffee]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[haircut]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#February 1, 2007|Valentine's Day Kick The Cheat sale]]

==Monday, January 29, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #165: [[strong badathlon]]

==Sunday, January 28, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''email soon''
*[[Main Page message]]: ''wii owners!''
<blockquote>
{| border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 style="text-align:center"
|-
| The guys at Videlectrix have
|-
| reworked a few of your
|-
| favorite games to use on
|-
| your favorite Wave-Around
|-
| Controller Game System!
|-
| 
|-
| Point your Wii Browser here:
|-
|[[videlectrix:vii/|www.videlectrix.com/vii/]]
|}
</blockquote>
*[[Videlectrix]]: [[Viidelectrix]]

==Monday, January 22, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #164: [[looking old]]
*[[Scroll Button Song]]: "Look around, I think you'll find that these buttons are the scrolling kind."
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#January 22, 2007|Teen Girl Squad sale]]

==Sunday, January 21, 2007==
*[[Store]]: Footer changed to [[Store#Store Footer|winter]] theme.

==Thursday, January 18, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-01-18|"I can't remember cereal, I can't remember TV. Is it football season yet? I don't even watch football. I hate football but I'll play football. Run you over in football..."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-01-18|i'm sad that i'm a diaper]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-01-18|zzzzziiiiiiiip!]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[technology]]

==Monday, January 15, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''sbemails return next week!''

==Sunday, January 14, 2007==
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#January 14, 2007|Trogdor fourth birthday sale]]
*[[Main Pages]] copyright date changed from 2006 to 2007 (except for [[Main Page 23|"Backstage Pass"]] main page).

==Thursday, January 11, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-01-11|"Crabadonk. Crabadonk! CRABADONK!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-01-11|it's the trog trog b'loon]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-01-11|fightgar in the whatsit]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[replacement]]

==Thursday, January 4, 2007==
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#January 4, 2007|Bear Holding a Shark T-shirt and sweatshirt sale]]
__NOTOC__
[[Category: Regular Updates]]

H*R.com updates 2007

Awexome Cross — Sun, 08 Jul 2007 22:07:54 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Monday, July 2, 2007 */

{{updates-box}}
This is a log of all of the '''updates''' to '''[[Homestar Runner (body of work)|H*R.com]]''' during '''2007'''.

==Monday, July 2, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''[[:Image:Real Baby Lady Message.png|takin' a baby break]]''
:Clicking on the button reveals the following pop-up message:
<blockquote>The real baby lady 
had a real baby so 
updates may be scarce 
for a few weeks. 
 
''{sprite of the [[Baby Lady & Her Baby|Baby Lady]] rocking her baby}'' 
 
>DON'T [[Peasant's Quest Walkthrough#DRESS Like a Peasant|throw baby]]!</blockquote>

*"Takin' A Baby Break" refers to [[Takin' A Break]]

==Tuesday, June 26, 2007==
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[Ever and More!]]

==Monday, June 25, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''short toon soon!''

==Thursday, June 21, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-06-21|"Garbage disposal: what a way to go! Garbage disposal, meet So and So."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-06-21|the cheatz-it]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-06-21|please stop feeding us]]

==Monday, June 18, 2007==
*[[Teen Girl Squad]]: [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13|Issue 13]] 

==Thursday, June 14, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-06-14|"I love longitudes. Not me, I'm a latitude snob."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-06-14|old cool fan art]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-06-14|tgs 11 outtake]]

==Monday, June 11, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #173: [[the paper]]

==Thursday, June 7, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-06-07|"So what are you saying? That you -GULP- want his bod?"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-06-07|prison tattoo]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-06-07|gutslap practice]]

==Tuesday, June 5, 2007==
*[[Store]]: [[strongbad_email.exe]] [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five|Disc Five]] [[Store Front Page News 2007#June 5, 2007|for sale]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store T-Shirts#tshirt_you_reeka|You Reek-A! T-shirt]]

==Monday, May 28, 2007==
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[One Two, One Two]]

==Thursday, May 24, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-05-24|"Do not attempt to adjust those trucker caps you're all wearing. Or wait, in fact, DO adjust them. Everybody turn your trucker caps sidewise!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-05-24|homebrew poptire ds]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-05-24|fightin' coach z's]]

==Wednesday, May 23, 2007==
*[[Store]]: [[Store Hooded Sweatshirts#hoodie_trogdor_zipup|Trogdor zip-up hoodie]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#May 23, 2007|Hoodie sale]]

==Monday, May 21, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #172: [[more armies]]

==Thursday, May 17, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-05-17|"There was this little worm and I brought him inside because he seemed like he would fit into a little jar. And I gave him the name of Fat Albert."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-05-17|My flip-flop got stole!]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-05-17|no sign of Dan Towelman]]

==Tuesday, May 15, 2007==
*[[Toons#Big Toons|Toon]]: [[DNA Evidence]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#May 15, 2007|Strong Bad sale]]

==Monday, May 14, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''new toon soon''

==Friday, May 11, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-05-11|"Did you just say parakeet?"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-5-11|cheatar hero controler]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-05-11|connect the dots]]

==Monday, May 7, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #171: [[underlings]]

==Thursday, May 3, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-05-03|"We deserve a break! Everyone grab a spoon and take a break with pudding."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-05-03|li'l brudder doggie dish]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-05-03|sbemail 169 storyboard]]

==Monday, April 30, 2007==
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]]

==Before Friday, April 27, 2007==
*Who Said What? updated to [[Who Said What Now?]], with [[Homsar]] included.

==Thursday, April 26, 2007==
*[[Interviews and Public Appearances]]: [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech Talk]]
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-04-26|"Oh, hello guys! This is my talk and mouth move. Great times!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-04-26|treggdor the yolkinator]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-04-26|date nite the cheats]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[An Important Rap Song]]

==Tuesday, April 24, 2007==
*[[Toons#Big Toons|Big Toon]]: [[Date Nite]]

==Monday, April 23, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''new toon soon''

==Friday, April 20, 2007==
*[[Store]]: [[Store_Baby_Clothes#tshirt_the_poopsmith_onesie|Poopsmith baby clothes]]

==Thursday, April 19, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-04-19|"Drinko some Malinko! Malinko flavored water! Crystal clear like domestic beer!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-04-19|blue laser escape sub]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-04-19|rough copy rough drafts]]

==Monday, April 16, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #170: [[rough copy]]

==Thursday, April 12, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-04-12|"These hardly qualify as PANTS!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-04-12|just add water!]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-04-12|the schwasmith]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#April 12, 2007|Hoodie clearance]]

==Monday, April 9, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #169: [[from work]]
*[[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]]
*[[Main Page message]]: ''email soon'' (Button links to [[Eggs (toon)|Eggs]])

==Thursday, April 5, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-04-05|"Sever your leg, please. It's the greatest day."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-04-05|marshie plushie]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-04-05|blaaah'm crack stuntman]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[These peoples try to fade me]]

==Monday, April 2, 2007==
*[[Store]]: Footer changed to [[Store#Store Footer|spring]] theme.
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#April 2, 2007|Pistols for Pandas T-Shirt]]

==Monday, March 26, 2007==
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[An Important Rap Song]]

==Thursday, March 22, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-03-22|"Ooh hoo ha ha haaa. Brother in a jar. Brother in a jar. Brotherinajar!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-03-22|stinkomural]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-03-22|drive thrus]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[mile]]

==Monday, March 19, 2007==
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[Drive-Thru]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#March 19, 2007|10% off sale]]

==Thursday, March 15, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-03-15|"I've had it up to HERE with your shinoligans! If you could see me you'd see that I'm holding my hand up to my chin. And I'm pretty tall!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-03-15|stained glasstar]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-03-15|teen track squad]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]]

==Tuesday, March 13, 2007==
*[[Viidelectrix|Wii]] versions of [[TROGDOR!]] and [[Duck Guardian One]] removed

==Monday, March 12, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #168: [[your funeral]]
*[[Game]]: [[TROGDOR!]] for [[Viidelectrix|Wii]]
*[[Game]]: [[Duck Guardian One]] for [[Viidelectrix|Wii]]
*[[Videlectrix]]: main page message update (regarding [[Viidelectrix]]); Link to "Games for Wii" on sidebar
*[[Main Page message]]: ''email soon'' (button linked to [[404'd]] page of sbemail168.html)
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#March 12, 2007|Senor Cardgage T-Shirt]]

==Thursday, March 8, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-03-08|"Woo! What is that reek? The Poopsmith, you smell like a Crapsmith."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-03-08|matching tgs tattoos]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-03-08|entirely untrue]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]]

==Monday, March 5, 2007==
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]: [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2|Version 14.2]]

==Thursday, March 1, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-03-01|"I wonder how you spell tabasco. TABASCOooo!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-03-01|homebrew figurine]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-03-01|lacelift strong bad with cheatpelt ponytail]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[theme song]]
*[[Podstar Runner|podcast]] added to the [[HR:main_nav.swf|navbar]].

==Monday, February 26, 2007==
*[[Toons#Shorts|Short]]: [[KOT's VOQPCS!]]
*[[Main Page message]]: ''new toon soon''
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#February 26, 2007|Everything Else DVD combo]]
*[[Viidelectrix|Wii Games]] added to [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]]

==Thursday, February 22, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-02-22|"You and me, babe, livin for dreams, lifin' for love, drinkin' for free. Sittin' on top of an old robot, sharin' and carin' it out. The memory's scrubbin' you down!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-22|teen mii squad!]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-02-22|melon headed babies]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[highschool]]

==Tuesday, February 20, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #167: [[the movies]]

==Monday, February 19, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''email soon'' (button links to [[Strong Bad Email]] menu)

==Thursday, February 15, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-02-15|"2-3-4. What time is it? It's Valentimes. What time is it? It's Valentimes. What we gone get? Several boys! How we gonna get em? Uh...um...er..."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-15|homestar's slippers!]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-02-15|no handed style!]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[animal]]

==Monday, February 12, 2007==
*[[Teen Girl Squad]]: [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12|Issue 12]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#February 12, 2007|T-Shirt Closeout Sale]]
*[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons Menu]]: "[[New Stuff]]" video replaces one of the [[Joy of Painting]] videos.

==Thursday, February 8, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-02-08|"King Bubsgonzola King-King Bubsgonzola Supreme"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-08|homestar skinnyplush]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-02-08|two handed style!]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos Toys]]

==Monday, February 5, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #166: [[unnatural]]
*[[Main Page message]]: ''email soon''

==Thursday, February 1, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-02-01|"Word booty!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-02-01|make your own playsets & toys!]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-02-01|crushed by a cup of coffee]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[haircut]]
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#February 1, 2007|Valentine's Day Kick The Cheat sale]]

==Monday, January 29, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #165: [[strong badathlon]]

==Sunday, January 28, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''email soon''
*[[Main Page message]]: ''wii owners!''
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*[[Videlectrix]]: [[Viidelectrix]]

==Monday, January 22, 2007==
*[[Strong Bad Email]] #164: [[looking old]]
*[[Scroll Button Song]]: "Look around, I think you'll find that these buttons are the scrolling kind."
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#January 22, 2007|Teen Girl Squad sale]]

==Sunday, January 21, 2007==
*[[Store]]: Footer changed to [[Store#Store Footer|winter]] theme.

==Thursday, January 18, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-01-18|"I can't remember cereal, I can't remember TV. Is it football season yet? I don't even watch football. I hate football but I'll play football. Run you over in football..."]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-01-18|i'm sad that i'm a diaper]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-01-18|zzzzziiiiiiiip!]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[technology]]

==Monday, January 15, 2007==
*[[Main Page message]]: ''sbemails return next week!''

==Sunday, January 14, 2007==
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#January 14, 2007|Trogdor fourth birthday sale]]
*[[Main Pages]] copyright date changed from 2006 to 2007 (except for [[Main Page 23|"Backstage Pass"]] main page).

==Thursday, January 11, 2007==
*[[Quote of the Week]]: [[Quote of the Week#QW-2007-01-11|"Crabadonk. Crabadonk! CRABADONK!"]]
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]: [[Weekly Fanstuff#WF-2007-01-11|it's the trog trog b'loon]]
*[[Sketchbook]]: [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-01-11|fightgar in the whatsit]]
*[[Podstar Runner]]: [[replacement]]

==Thursday, January 4, 2007==
*[[Store]]: [[Store Front Page News 2007#January 4, 2007|Bear Holding a Shark T-shirt and sweatshirt sale]]
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Talk:Teen Girl Squad Issue 13

Awexome Cross — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 23:43:35 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* PCP */

==!==
*Oops. Looks like we got two images. Which one should we choose? I uploaded mine one minute before Techgeekmbg. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 05:09, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

== The bodyguard ==

Looks exactly like Olympic Man from issue 10. [[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]] 06:06, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
:Yup — that's what I put in the transcript. The blurred words on his shirt read "Olympic Man". {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:09, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

== Hotel balcony dangling reference ==

So, right now the following two real-world references are both in the article:
<blockquote>
* The Olympic Guy dangling The Ugly One from a hotel balcony is a reference to a widely-publicized event in 2002, when [[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]] dangled his son from a hotel balcony;
* Dangling The Ugly One over the balcony is also a reference to [[Wikipedia:Vanilla_Ice|Vanilla Ice's]] claim that rap record producer [[Wikipedia:Suge_Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]] hung him up upside down on a hotel balcony in order to get Vanilla Ice to turn over his royalties. This relates to the rapper Peacey P shown earlier in the episode.
</blockquote>
They can't both be true. When I first watched the toon, I thought of the Michael Jackson incident, but now that I think about it, the Vanilla Ice one makes sense. First, it fits with the rapper theme (Peacey P), and second, Olympic Man dangles The Ugly One by her ankles (Michael Jackson held his baby by the torso). Any thoughts? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 06:46, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
:Hm. I have to agree. I thought of Michael Jackson when I first watched the toon, too, but the Vanilla Ice thing, while I'd never heard of it beforehand, makes more sense in context. It's not quite TTATOT, and warrants mention, but... If I had to choose, I'd say go with the latter of the two. -{{User:YK/sig}} 07:12, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
::Although I also immediately thought of Wacko Jacko, the theme here is Hip-Hop, which Jacko is not. The latter makes more sense in context. It won't be long till this'll get STUFFed anyway. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 09:48, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

I don't know where to post this, cuz I'm editing on Wii and it won't let me start a new row. Peacy P's name must be a reference to Eazy-E of N.W.A, right? [[User:Marvelrulez|Marvelrulez]] 09:12, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
:No, it's more of a reference to "Doggy Dog" (as in "Snoop Doggy Dog"), which is whom Peacy P is parodying. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 09:48, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

But then again, I'm teekin bot the name, and since Eazy-E is both a rapper and rimes with Peacy P I'd guess that there's a reference here. [[User:Marvelrulez|Marvelrulez]] 14:13, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

== goo goo is wah wah? ==

"Goo goo is ga-ga. Wah wah is ga-ga. Are all goo goos wah wahs?"

Algebraically, this is: "A = B, C = B, does A = C?"

Being that algebra is a popular thing to test for in the SAT's I thought I'd at least bring it up. Don't know if it's worth mentioning on the page though.--[[User:69.243.221.87|69.243.221.87]] 08:00, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

: That's not ''quite'' what that corresponds to (it's not an algebraic statement; it's a logical grouping statement) but, yeah, that it what they're talking about. Like you, I doubt it merits inclusion on the page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 09:06, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

::Yeah, it's more the question of "Lions are Felines. Tigers are Felines. Are all Lions Tigers?" But I think it deserves some mention in the Fun Facts. Since it's an actual IQ question, I'm sure there's a few that wouldn't be able to really solve it (I know I had to think about it for a few seconds to work it out) which deserves being mentioned and solved in the Fun Facts. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 19:15, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

== Eau de toilette ==

Regarding the reference to the French "Toilet water" is it worth putting that this is only the literal translation, with the actual product being Cologne? Eg, Eau de toilette is French for Cologne, literally "Toilet water"

:Actually, it's not even a literal translation. The literal translation is "bathroom water." "Toilette" means "bathroom." {{unsigned|70.44.119.165|15:03, 18 June 2007 (UTC)}}

== M.A.S.H.E.D.'.D ==
Says I that m.a.s.h. is not a reference to the TV show, but just to the video game practice of button mashing. This is reflected later with The Ugly One t.a.p.ing the TV remote.
:I agree — I considered this, but (1) M*A*S*H has asterisks, not periods between the letters, and (2) "m.a.s.h." has one after the last letter, whereas M*A*S*H does not. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:03, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
::But here's the question: if they didn't put dots between MASH because of M*A*S*H, why else did they put them in? And even if it is a coincidence, couldn't we still mention it? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 14:47, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
::Unless someone can come up with a better explantion, i think that this is a good reference. If it gets STUFF'd...well, who cares -{{User:Zerlock1124/sig}}

== Tompkins playing a GameBoy? ==
when Tompkins is shown playing with his virtual pet, it looks a heck of a lot like a GameBoy (original). anyone think this should be put somewhere? or am i just crazy? --[[User:EricTheDerek|EricTheDerek]] 14:10, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

:It's mentioned a few times in the transcript; do you think it should be mentioned elsewhere? {{User:Trey56/sig}} 14:19, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
::I'm pretty sure there have been virtual pet games on the Game Boy, so maybe Tompkins is playing one of those. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 14:47, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
:::There was actually a Tamagotchi game for GameBoy; I own it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:53, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

== I have a crush on EACH AND EVERY BOY!! ==

Does anyone else think Cheerleader's saying "I'll call EACH AND EVERY BOY!!" is reminiscent of The Ugly One's saying "I have a crush on EVERY BOY!!"? [[User:So makey outy|So makey outy]] 19:16, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

== Door from Alice in Wonderland ==

The fact that the door of Tompkins' house is the door from the Alice in Wonderland cartoon - Real world reference? Also, the top row of cereal boxes in the pantries seem to be Count Chocula, Frankenberry, and Boo Berry, though admittedly crude Strong-Bad-ish renderings. → [[User:Peacey_P|☮y P]] … Y'all biscuitheads! 19:23, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
:Well, I see my addition of the Alice in Wonderland fact has been removed. It's pretty clear that the door on this cartoon is based on the talking door (the door knob being on the face of the talking door, not the face itself as the removal notice claims...) but I'm not going to get into a revert war on my first edit. :B → [[User:Peacey_P|☮y P]] … Y'all biscuitheads! 20:52, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
::When the door's open, that looks like some Japanese there to me. Am I seein' things? Also, the sink looked like a zora (the oldstyle zoras) ... also, PCP?

== Real-World Overkill ==

Is the item "Caesars is a casino brand owned by Harrah's Entertainment" a little overkill on the real-world references? I don't think it's really necessary. --[[User:MadShrubbery|MadShrubbery]] 19:41, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

== Page Title Reference ==

I'm mostly certain that the page title is a reference to comedian Robin Harris' routine "Bebe's Kids" which became a movie in 1992.
:It's already listed in Real World Refs. [[User:So makey outy|So makey outy]] 20:23, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

== Gold Digger ==

In explanations it explains what a gold digger is. When did they ever even say that in the toon? [[User:D&d greg|D&d greg]] 20:36, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
: It doesn't, really, but Momkins ''is'' dressed as a prospector. That's probably what the person who wrote that fact was thinking. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:19, 18 June 2007 (UTC)
::Would it be better to say "The fact that Momkins goes "prospecting" for ex-husbands refers to the concept of a "gold-digger", which is..."? [[User:So makey outy|So makey outy]] 21:28, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

== She gone ==

Probably not worth noting other than here on the talk page, but the way "She gone" was said seems to be very similar to [[Wikipedia:Ken Harrelson|Hawk Harrelson]]'s strikeout call for Chicago White Sox games, "He gone!" Again, probably not noteworthy, but I was just curious if any other Midwesterners on here noticed that as well.[[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 21:33, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

== PCP ==

this is the first and only refrence to drugs of any kind right? {{unsigned|68.164.230.188|23:25, 18 June 2007 (UTC)}}

:Good question. There are quite a few references to [[alcohol]] and [[smoking]] and one possible, indirect reference to [[Talk:4 branches#Legalization?|marijuana]], but that's all I can think of. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:28, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

==Each and Every Boy==

Isn't it a reference to TGS1? [[User:Awexome Cross|Awexome Cross]] 23:43, 18 June 2007 (UTC)

Teen Girl Squad Issue 13

Awexome Cross — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:21:31 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Inside References */

{{tgsnav|13|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_12|Issue 12|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_1|Issue 1}}
[[Image:Tgs13.png|thumb|Don't let Timkins play my PSone!]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{Close up on Cheerleader}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''CHEERLEADER:''' So dignified!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WHAT A WAY TO GO! 

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

GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

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

MEET SO AND SO!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The [[Wikipedia:SAT|SAT Reasoning Test]] is a test that is frequently taken prior to entry into college in America.
*[[Wikipedia:Phencyclidine|PCP]], also known as angel dust, is a recreational drug.
*''Eau de Toilette'' is [[French]] for "washing in the bathroom." It is commonly mistranslated as "toilet water."
*A "[http://www.dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict2&Database=*&Query=gold+digger gold digger]" is a person who marries/dates for profit.
*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.

===Trivia===
*This issue is the first of its kind to use a [[Wikipedia:Cold open|cold open]] instead of starting immediately with the opening credits.
*So and So is not included in the opening, as she has already been shown in the toon.

===Remarks===
*The '2 pantries' are actually one pantry with a reverse image next to it.

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

===Inside References===
*What's Her Face comments about the loss of her [[style]].
*When Tompkins pushes the buttons on his [[Nintendo|Game Boy]] to feed his virtual pet, the text [[Mashing Go|"m.a.s.h."]] appears.
*So and So saying "I can't do another nickel!" is in reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] when So and So was in jail for shoplifting.
*Tompkins's mom's name ends with [[Names ending in -erson|-erson]].
*Cheerleader calling each and every boy is a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]], where she claimed she had a crush on every boy.

===Real-World References===
*Tompkins' virtual pet resembles a [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]].
*Peacey P's voice and singing style is very similar to that of [[Wikipedia:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]].
**Peacey P might also be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Stones Throw Records|Stones Throw Records]] artist [[Wikipedia:Percee P|Percee P]].
*So and So's line "You'll microwave the baby!!" and the book of urban legends she is holding reference the urban legend of a stoned babysitter [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/babysitter.asp|mistaking a baby for a roast]].
*The lines about the Snack Mix prior to What's Her Face's demise are based on the board game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]].
*The title of the short is a reference to comedian Robin Harris' "Bébé's Kids" stand-up comedy act. After his death, his routine was adapted into a movie, also called "Bébé's Kids", the first animated feature with a majority African-American cast.
*"Ding dong. Ding dong, yo." is a reference to a line from the video for "Fat" by [[Wikipedia:Weird Al Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]].
*Dangling The Ugly One over the balcony is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice's]] claim that rap record producer [[Wikipedia:Suge Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]] hung him up upside down on a hotel balcony in order to get Vanilla Ice to turn over his royalties. This relates to the rapper Peacey P shown earlier in the episode.
*The way the other three Teen Girl Squad members burst through the wall is similar to the [[Wikipedia:Kool-Aid Man|Kool-Aid Man]]'s entrances.
*The policemen bear a striking resemblance to police officers [[Wikipedia:Eddie and Lou|Eddie and Lou]] from [[Wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]].
**When they arrive, So and So thinks she is in legal trouble, but all the policemen want is to watch the fight on Pay-per-view. This is a take of a similar scene in [[Wikipedia:Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment|Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]] when Eddie and Lou arrive to watch the fight on Homer's illegal cable hookup.
*The [[Wikipedia:PlayStation#PSone|PSOne]] is a smaller and redesigned version of the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] video game console, which was produced by [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] in the mid-1990s.
*"Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:De_La_Hoya-Mayweather|De_La_Hoya-Mayweather Jr. Fight]] at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in May 2007.
*[[Wikipedia: Caesar's Palace|Caesar's]] is a [[Wikipedia: supercasino|supercasino]] in [[Wikipedia: Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]].

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

{{Teen Girl Squad}}

[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]]

Teen Girl Squad Issue 13

Awexome Cross — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:19:50 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Real-World References */

{{tgsnav|13|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_12|Issue 12|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_1|Issue 1}}
[[Image:Tgs13.png|thumb|Don't let Timkins play my PSone!]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{Close up on Cheerleader}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''CHEERLEADER:''' So dignified!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WHAT A WAY TO GO! 

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

GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

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

MEET SO AND SO!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The [[Wikipedia:SAT|SAT Reasoning Test]] is a test that is frequently taken prior to entry into college in America.
*[[Wikipedia:Phencyclidine|PCP]], also known as angel dust, is a recreational drug.
*''Eau de Toilette'' is [[French]] for "washing in the bathroom." It is commonly mistranslated as "toilet water."
*A "[http://www.dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict2&Database=*&Query=gold+digger gold digger]" is a person who marries/dates for profit.
*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.

===Trivia===
*This issue is the first of its kind to use a [[Wikipedia:Cold open|cold open]] instead of starting immediately with the opening credits.
*So and So is not included in the opening, as she has already been shown in the toon.

===Remarks===
*The '2 pantries' are actually one pantry with a reverse image next to it.

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

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

===Real-World References===
*Tompkins' virtual pet resembles a [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]].
*Peacey P's voice and singing style is very similar to that of [[Wikipedia:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]].
**Peacey P might also be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Stones Throw Records|Stones Throw Records]] artist [[Wikipedia:Percee P|Percee P]].
*So and So's line "You'll microwave the baby!!" and the book of urban legends she is holding reference the urban legend of a stoned babysitter [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/babysitter.asp|mistaking a baby for a roast]].
*The lines about the Snack Mix prior to What's Her Face's demise are based on the board game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]].
*The title of the short is a reference to comedian Robin Harris' "Bébé's Kids" stand-up comedy act. After his death, his routine was adapted into a movie, also called "Bébé's Kids", the first animated feature with a majority African-American cast.
*"Ding dong. Ding dong, yo." is a reference to a line from the video for "Fat" by [[Wikipedia:Weird Al Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]].
*Dangling The Ugly One over the balcony is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice's]] claim that rap record producer [[Wikipedia:Suge Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]] hung him up upside down on a hotel balcony in order to get Vanilla Ice to turn over his royalties. This relates to the rapper Peacey P shown earlier in the episode.
*The way the other three Teen Girl Squad members burst through the wall is similar to the [[Wikipedia:Kool-Aid Man|Kool-Aid Man]]'s entrances.
*The policemen bear a striking resemblance to police officers [[Wikipedia:Eddie and Lou|Eddie and Lou]] from [[Wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]].
**When they arrive, So and So thinks she is in legal trouble, but all the policemen want is to watch the fight on Pay-per-view. This is a take of a similar scene in [[Wikipedia:Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment|Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]] when Eddie and Lou arrive to watch the fight on Homer's illegal cable hookup.
*The [[Wikipedia:PlayStation#PSone|PSOne]] is a smaller and redesigned version of the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] video game console, which was produced by [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] in the mid-1990s.
*"Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:De_La_Hoya-Mayweather|De_La_Hoya-Mayweather Jr. Fight]] at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in May 2007.
*[[Wikipedia: Caesar's Palace|Caesar's]] is a [[Wikipedia: supercasino|supercasino]] in [[Wikipedia: Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]].

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

{{Teen Girl Squad}}

[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]]

Teen Girl Squad Issue 13

Awexome Cross — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 16:19:04 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Real-World References */

{{tgsnav|13|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_12|Issue 12|Teen_Girl_Squad_Issue_1|Issue 1}}
[[Image:Tgs13.png|thumb|Don't let Timkins play my PSone!]]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{Close up on Cheerleader}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''CHEERLEADER:''' So dignified!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

WHAT A WAY TO GO! 

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

GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

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

MEET SO AND SO!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The [[Wikipedia:SAT|SAT Reasoning Test]] is a test that is frequently taken prior to entry into college in America.
*[[Wikipedia:Phencyclidine|PCP]], also known as angel dust, is a recreational drug.
*''Eau de Toilette'' is [[French]] for "washing in the bathroom." It is commonly mistranslated as "toilet water."
*A "[http://www.dict.org/bin/Dict?Form=Dict2&Database=*&Query=gold+digger gold digger]" is a person who marries/dates for profit.
*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.

===Trivia===
*This issue is the first of its kind to use a [[Wikipedia:Cold open|cold open]] instead of starting immediately with the opening credits.
*So and So is not included in the opening, as she has already been shown in the toon.

===Remarks===
*The '2 pantries' are actually one pantry with a reverse image next to it.

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

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

===Real-World References===
*Tompkins' virtual pet resembles a [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]].
*Peacey P's voice and singing style is very similar to that of [[Wikipedia:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]].
**Peacey P might also be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Stones Throw Records|Stones Throw Records]] artist [[Wikipedia:Percee P|Percee P]].
*So and So's line "You'll microwave the baby!!" and the book of urban legends she is holding reference the urban legend of a stoned babysitter [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/babysitter.asp|mistaking a baby for a roast]].
*The lines about the Snack Mix prior to What's Her Face's demise are based on the board game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]].
*The title of the short is a reference to comedian Robin Harris' "Bébé's Kids" stand-up comedy act. After his death, his routine was adapted into a movie, also called "Bébé's Kids", the first animated feature with a majority African-American cast.
*"Ding dong. Ding dong, yo." is a reference to a line from the video for "Fat" by [[Wikipedia:Weird Al Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]].
*Dangling The Ugly One over the balcony is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice's]] claim that rap record producer [[Wikipedia:Suge Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]] hung him up upside down on a hotel balcony in order to get Vanilla Ice to turn over his royalties. This relates to the rapper Peacey P shown earlier in the episode.
*The way the other three Teen Girl Squad members burst through the wall is similar to the [[Wikipedia:Kool-Aid Man|Kool-Aid Man]]'s entrances.
*The policemen bear a striking resemblance to police officers [[Wikipedia:Eddie and Lou|Eddie and Lou]] from [[Wikipedia:The Simpsons|The Simpsons]].
**When they arrive, So and So thinks she is in legal trouble, but all the policemen want is to watch the fight on Pay-per-view. This is a take of a similar scene in [[Wikipedia:Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment|Homer vs. Lisa and the 8th Commandment]] when Eddie and Lou arrive to watch the fight on Homer's illegal cable hookup.
*The [[Wikipedia:PlayStation#PSone|PSOne]] is a smaller and redesigned version of the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] video game console, which was produced by [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] in the mid-1990s.
*"Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:De_La_Hoya-Mayweather|De_La_Hoya-Mayweather Jr. Fight]] at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in May 2007.
*[[Wikipedia: Caesar's Palace|Caesar's]] is a [[Wikipedia: supercasino|supercasino]] in [[Wikipedia: Las Vegas|Las Vegas]].

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

{{Teen Girl Squad}}

[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]]

Talk:spring cleaning

Awexome Cross — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 17:59:57 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* One-Key Delete? */

==The Tandy Called Mandy==
The Screen is titled Mandy 400.
*This is noted on [[Strong Bad Email]], so I removed it. --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]

==Closed STUFF==
The "DELETED" screen has a green background on the Tandy. When later used on the Compy, it has a blue background. It has not been used on the Lappy thusfar.
*'''Decline''' Uninteresting and I'd assume that most of Homestar Runner's viewers know a green or a blue background when they see it. -[[User:Upset_Your_Balance|Upset_Your_Balance]]
*'''Decline''' But your reason is not what I'm declining it for. I'm declining it because it belongs on the [[DELETED]] page. --[[User:Jay|Jay]] 18:59, 11 Apr 2005 (MDT)
**'''Second''' I've noted this fact on the DELETED page. -[[User:Upset_Your_Balance|Upset_Your_Balance]]
**'''Second.''' -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 14:41, 12 Apr 2005 (MDT)
*'''Revise''' It's a pretty interesting thing to note out. It has potential, and with a little rewording I think it'll be ok. [[User:TakuaKaita600|TakuaKaita600]] 14:58, 12 Apr 2005 (MDT)
**'''Second.''' -- [[User:mibluvr13|mibluvr13]] 23:43, 13 Apr 2005 (UTC)
**'''Comment.''' It ''is'' pretty interesting. So much so there's a '''whole page devoted to it'''! This has been noted twice above. In addition, there's a link to it in the article in question. If anything, a Fast Forward reference might be added. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 15:14, 12 Apr 2005 (MDT)
**'''Accept and Move''' to the [[DELETED]] page. --[[User:thatkidsam|thatkidsam]] 17:55, 12 Apr 2005 (MDT)
The DELETED! background is based on the color of the screen. This means the Tandy was green, and the Compy was blue. [[User:Amy Whifflepoof|Amy Whifflepoof]]

{{stuffcloseddecline}}
=== Single Key Deletion ===
{{stufffact|When Strong Bad answers Susan's email, he types "DELETED" and then presses enter. All the other times he deleted emails here, though, he never typed "DELETED" — he simply hit one key on the keyboard.}}
{{stuffverdict|07:24, 30 October 2005 (UTC)|02:28, 6 November 2005 (UTC)|unanimously declined|12|0|spring cleaning}}

== One-Key Delete? ==

''- When Strong Bad answers Susan's email, he types "DELETED" then presses enter. All the other times he deleted emails here, though, he never typed "DELETED" — he simply hit one key on the keyboard.''

Is it really necessary to have this remark?
First of all it says that he typed "DELETED" in the transcript.
Secondly, just because he typed it out doesn't mean that he DIDN'T use the same single key to delete it that he did in all the other emails.
Thirdly, why does anyone think he pressed "enter"? We never see the keys he presses.
It's probably just a function key that deletes the current open email. [[User:NFITC1|NFITC1]]
:I see what you mean. And it ''is'' kinda obvious just by watching the toon. If you want you can remove and STUFF it. P.S. Don't forget to sign your posts. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:59, 28 October 2005 (UTC)

::Oops, thought I did sign it. :) [[User:NFITC1|NFITC1]] 07:29, 30 October 2005 (UTC)

:''(See also closed STUFF above.)''

==Matt = Chapman==

Could Matt be Matt Chapman, seeing how this ''was'' an April Fool's joke. [[User:Awexome Cross|Awexome Cross]] 17:59, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

the paper

Awexome Cross — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:06:24 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Remarks */

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

Strong Bad reminisces about [[The Paper]].

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{Cut back}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Fresca! ''{pronounced "fresha"}'' Surge!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' —my stripèd friend.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Easter Eggs==

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

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
* Strong Bad's comment about not having killed any end bosses is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Load bearing boss|load bearing bosses]], bosses in video games that, when defeated, result in the destruction of the surrounding environment.

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

===Remarks===
*In [[more armies]], The Paper came down crumpled and torn. However, when it comes out the printer here, it comes out just fine.
*Even though The Paper's plug falls out of the outlet, it is still able to print messages to Strong Bad.
*When the email was originally released, the background crowd noise after The Paper blocked Homestar's shot was somewhat louder and overlapped Homestar's line as well as Homsar's bit. By the end of the first day of release, the background cheers were reduced at the block, and eliminated altogether as Homestar begins to speak.
*Ordinarily, The Paper prints upside-down, with the ''last'' line toward the free edge of the page. When shown together with the printer, however, it prints right-side-up.
*There is no key with just the @ symbol on it. The only way to get the @ symbol is to press Shift+2.

===Goofs===
*When the printer is falling onto Strong Bad, there is a section of paper sticking out of it. When you see the printer on the ground there's no paper until it starts printing.
*There are extra lengths of paper sticking out when The Paper says, "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO." On the next close-up to The Paper, these extra lengths are missing.

===Glitches===
*In the Easter egg, some of Coach Z's claps are out of sync to his movements.

===Fixed Glitches===
*During The Paper's "preppy" phase, the contrast control would affect the area outside the Compy's screen.

===Inside References===
*The departure of The Paper was foretold in [[montage]] and implied in the previous email, [[more armies]].
*The music when Strong Bad is carried off the island is from [[Population: Tire]].
*Strong Bad says "jump" when he jumps in the same manner as in [[alternate universe]].
*After Strong Bad interrupts the rhythmic Easter egg, the scoreboard changes to [[G]].
*Homestar refers to [[autobiography]] and [[anything]] when he says, "Homestar has the ball at the top of the key!"
*Lil' Strong Bad's duck shirt is a variation of the [[Duckie Shirt]].
*"And The Paper goeth into the niiIIiiIIiiIIght!" is a reference to the tag first sung in [[guitar]], which also involved The Paper being scorched by the [[BMW Lighter]].
**It is also a reference to [[Trogday]], where the song ends with "and the Trogdor comes in the nIiIiIiIiIght!"
*The pear and leaves wallpaper was first seen in the email [[no loafing]].
*The computer seen in the flashback is the same computer used in the [[Email Processing Room]].
*Homestar's "Kneepads Team" could be referring to "Homestar's Knees Tech", from [[mascot]], or possibly Coach Z's "spring shin tryouts" in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]].
*As Strong Bad attempts to block Homestar's shot, he makes Homsar's walking noise, just as he did in [[retirement]].
*The phrase on the New Paper, "but, a butt" is similar to Strong Bad's line in [[TrogdorCon '97]], "...but, you're... a butt."
*Strong Bad calls The Paper his "[[-èd|stripèd]] friend".
*Homestar poured [[Mountain Dew]] on Strong Bad's other computers in [[anything]] and [[retirement]].
*Strong Bad's rhetorical question, "Why do all my 30-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!?" refers to [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|the many malfunctions]] he's had in the past.
*The song Homestar sings is a reference to the Easter egg in the email [[anything]], in which he sang a parody of the [http://users.pandora.be/soundtrack-fm/Reviews/Klaus_Doldinger/neverending_story/neverending_story.htm theme song] of the 1984 fantasy movie [[IMDB:tt0088323|The NeverEnding Story]].
*In addition to the various capitalization errors, every single "I" the paper prints is lower case. This is a reference to the frequent use of lower case i's.

===Real-World References===
*"Preeeeow, world", is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hello world program|"hello world" programs]].
*[[Mountain Dew]], [[Wikipedia:Mello Yello|Mello Yello]], [[Wikipedia:Sierra Mist|Sierra Mist]], [[Wikipedia:Fresca|Fresca]], and [[Wikipedia:Surge|Surge]] are all citrus-flavored sodas.
*[[Wikipedia:Tastykake|Tastykakes]] are snack cakes made by the Tasty Baking Company in Philadelphia since 1914. Available for the most part only in the Eastern section of the US, the cakes are often shipped to people now in other parts of the world who grew up with the treats while living in the East.
*The football Homestar dribbles in the gym is an old ball from the defunct [[Wikipedia:XFL|XFL]] football league, founded by [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] owner [[Wikipedia:Vince McMahon|Vince McMahon]].
*[[Wikipedia:Manute Bol|Manute Bol]] is a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. He is known for his height (7'7"/2.31 m), which allowed him to become a top shot blocker in the NBA.
*[[Wikipedia:Goth_subculture|Goth]] is a subculture of many young people of North America and Europe. It is commonly characterized by black or very dark colors, an interest in the macabre and gruesome, and a medieval aesthetic, hence the Paper displaying [[Wikipedia:Blackletter|Gothic script]], a script commonly used between the 12th and 16th centuries in Europe.
*[[Wikipedia:Pyongyang|Pyongyang]] is the capital city of [[Wikipedia:North Korea|North Korea]].
* The word "garglemesh" is a portmanteau of the word "gargle" and the name of [[Wikipedia:Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh]], an ancient king of Uruk.
* The shirt Lil' Strong Sad is wearing is the same shirt [[Peanuts|Charlie Brown]] wears.


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

{{Strong Bad Email}}

the paper

Awexome Cross — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:00:35 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Inside References */

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

Strong Bad reminisces about [[The Paper]].

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{Cut back}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Fresca! ''{pronounced "fresha"}'' Surge!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' —my stripèd friend.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Easter Eggs==

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

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
* Strong Bad's comment about not having killed any end bosses is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Load bearing boss|load bearing bosses]], bosses in video games that, when defeated, result in the destruction of the surrounding environment.

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

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

===Goofs===
*When the printer is falling onto Strong Bad, there is a section of paper sticking out of it. When you see the printer on the ground there's no paper until it starts printing.
*There are extra lengths of paper sticking out when The Paper says, "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO." On the next close-up to The Paper, these extra lengths are missing.

===Glitches===
*In the Easter egg, some of Coach Z's claps are out of sync to his movements.

===Fixed Glitches===
*During The Paper's "preppy" phase, the contrast control would affect the area outside the Compy's screen.

===Inside References===
*The departure of The Paper was foretold in [[montage]] and implied in the previous email, [[more armies]].
*The music when Strong Bad is carried off the island is from [[Population: Tire]].
*Strong Bad says "jump" when he jumps in the same manner as in [[alternate universe]].
*After Strong Bad interrupts the rhythmic Easter egg, the scoreboard changes to [[G]].
*Homestar refers to [[autobiography]] and [[anything]] when he says, "Homestar has the ball at the top of the key!"
*Lil' Strong Bad's duck shirt is a variation of the [[Duckie Shirt]].
*"And The Paper goeth into the niiIIiiIIiiIIght!" is a reference to the tag first sung in [[guitar]], which also involved The Paper being scorched by the [[BMW Lighter]].
**It is also a reference to [[Trogday]], where the song ends with "and the Trogdor comes in the nIiIiIiIiIght!"
*The pear and leaves wallpaper was first seen in the email [[no loafing]].
*The computer seen in the flashback is the same computer used in the [[Email Processing Room]].
*Homestar's "Kneepads Team" could be referring to "Homestar's Knees Tech", from [[mascot]], or possibly Coach Z's "spring shin tryouts" in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]].
*As Strong Bad attempts to block Homestar's shot, he makes Homsar's walking noise, just as he did in [[retirement]].
*The phrase on the New Paper, "but, a butt" is similar to Strong Bad's line in [[TrogdorCon '97]], "...but, you're... a butt."
*Strong Bad calls The Paper his "[[-èd|stripèd]] friend".
*Homestar poured [[Mountain Dew]] on Strong Bad's other computers in [[anything]] and [[retirement]].
*Strong Bad's rhetorical question, "Why do all my 30-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!?" refers to [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|the many malfunctions]] he's had in the past.
*The song Homestar sings is a reference to the Easter egg in the email [[anything]], in which he sang a parody of the [http://users.pandora.be/soundtrack-fm/Reviews/Klaus_Doldinger/neverending_story/neverending_story.htm theme song] of the 1984 fantasy movie [[IMDB:tt0088323|The NeverEnding Story]].
*In addition to the various capitalization errors, every single "I" the paper prints is lower case. This is a reference to the frequent use of lower case i's.

===Real-World References===
*"Preeeeow, world", is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hello world program|"hello world" programs]].
*[[Mountain Dew]], [[Wikipedia:Mello Yello|Mello Yello]], [[Wikipedia:Sierra Mist|Sierra Mist]], [[Wikipedia:Fresca|Fresca]], and [[Wikipedia:Surge|Surge]] are all citrus-flavored sodas.
*[[Wikipedia:Tastykake|Tastykakes]] are snack cakes made by the Tasty Baking Company in Philadelphia since 1914. Available for the most part only in the Eastern section of the US, the cakes are often shipped to people now in other parts of the world who grew up with the treats while living in the East.
*The football Homestar dribbles in the gym is an old ball from the defunct [[Wikipedia:XFL|XFL]] football league, founded by [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] owner [[Wikipedia:Vince McMahon|Vince McMahon]].
*[[Wikipedia:Manute Bol|Manute Bol]] is a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. He is known for his height (7'7"/2.31 m), which allowed him to become a top shot blocker in the NBA.
*[[Wikipedia:Goth_subculture|Goth]] is a subculture of many young people of North America and Europe. It is commonly characterized by black or very dark colors, an interest in the macabre and gruesome, and a medieval aesthetic, hence the Paper displaying [[Wikipedia:Blackletter|Gothic script]], a script commonly used between the 12th and 16th centuries in Europe.
*[[Wikipedia:Pyongyang|Pyongyang]] is the capital city of [[Wikipedia:North Korea|North Korea]].
* The word "garglemesh" is a portmanteau of the word "gargle" and the name of [[Wikipedia:Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh]], an ancient king of Uruk.
* The shirt Lil' Strong Sad is wearing is the same shirt [[Peanuts|Charlie Brown]] wears.


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

the paper

Awexome Cross — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 18:00:10 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Inside References */

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

Strong Bad reminisces about [[The Paper]].

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{Cut back}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Fresca! ''{pronounced "fresha"}'' Surge!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' —my stripèd friend.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Easter Eggs==

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

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
* Strong Bad's comment about not having killed any end bosses is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Load bearing boss|load bearing bosses]], bosses in video games that, when defeated, result in the destruction of the surrounding environment.

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

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

===Goofs===
*When the printer is falling onto Strong Bad, there is a section of paper sticking out of it. When you see the printer on the ground there's no paper until it starts printing.
*There are extra lengths of paper sticking out when The Paper says, "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO." On the next close-up to The Paper, these extra lengths are missing.

===Glitches===
*In the Easter egg, some of Coach Z's claps are out of sync to his movements.

===Fixed Glitches===
*During The Paper's "preppy" phase, the contrast control would affect the area outside the Compy's screen.

===Inside References===
*The departure of The Paper was foretold in [[montage]] and implied in the previous email, [[more armies]].
*The music when Strong Bad is carried off the island is from [[Population: Tire]].
*Strong Bad says "jump" when he jumps in the same manner as in [[alternate universe]].
*After Strong Bad interrupts the rhythmic Easter egg, the scoreboard changes to [[G]].
*Homestar refers to [[autobiography]] and [[anything]] when he says, "Homestar has the ball at the top of the key!"
*Lil' Strong Bad's duck shirt is a variation of the [[Duckie Shirt]].
*"And The Paper goeth into the niiIIiiIIiiIIght!" is a reference to the tag first sung in [[guitar]], which also involved The Paper being scorched by the [[BMW Lighter]].
**It is also a reference to [[Trogdor]], where the song ends with "and the Trogdor comes in the nIiIiIiIiIght!"
*The pear and leaves wallpaper was first seen in the email [[no loafing]].
*The computer seen in the flashback is the same computer used in the [[Email Processing Room]].
*Homestar's "Kneepads Team" could be referring to "Homestar's Knees Tech", from [[mascot]], or possibly Coach Z's "spring shin tryouts" in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]].
*As Strong Bad attempts to block Homestar's shot, he makes Homsar's walking noise, just as he did in [[retirement]].
*The phrase on the New Paper, "but, a butt" is similar to Strong Bad's line in [[TrogdorCon '97]], "...but, you're... a butt."
*Strong Bad calls The Paper his "[[-èd|stripèd]] friend".
*Homestar poured [[Mountain Dew]] on Strong Bad's other computers in [[anything]] and [[retirement]].
*Strong Bad's rhetorical question, "Why do all my 30-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!?" refers to [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|the many malfunctions]] he's had in the past.
*The song Homestar sings is a reference to the Easter egg in the email [[anything]], in which he sang a parody of the [http://users.pandora.be/soundtrack-fm/Reviews/Klaus_Doldinger/neverending_story/neverending_story.htm theme song] of the 1984 fantasy movie [[IMDB:tt0088323|The NeverEnding Story]].
*In addition to the various capitalization errors, every single "I" the paper prints is lower case. This is a reference to the frequent use of lower case i's.

===Real-World References===
*"Preeeeow, world", is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hello world program|"hello world" programs]].
*[[Mountain Dew]], [[Wikipedia:Mello Yello|Mello Yello]], [[Wikipedia:Sierra Mist|Sierra Mist]], [[Wikipedia:Fresca|Fresca]], and [[Wikipedia:Surge|Surge]] are all citrus-flavored sodas.
*[[Wikipedia:Tastykake|Tastykakes]] are snack cakes made by the Tasty Baking Company in Philadelphia since 1914. Available for the most part only in the Eastern section of the US, the cakes are often shipped to people now in other parts of the world who grew up with the treats while living in the East.
*The football Homestar dribbles in the gym is an old ball from the defunct [[Wikipedia:XFL|XFL]] football league, founded by [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] owner [[Wikipedia:Vince McMahon|Vince McMahon]].
*[[Wikipedia:Manute Bol|Manute Bol]] is a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. He is known for his height (7'7"/2.31 m), which allowed him to become a top shot blocker in the NBA.
*[[Wikipedia:Goth_subculture|Goth]] is a subculture of many young people of North America and Europe. It is commonly characterized by black or very dark colors, an interest in the macabre and gruesome, and a medieval aesthetic, hence the Paper displaying [[Wikipedia:Blackletter|Gothic script]], a script commonly used between the 12th and 16th centuries in Europe.
*[[Wikipedia:Pyongyang|Pyongyang]] is the capital city of [[Wikipedia:North Korea|North Korea]].
* The word "garglemesh" is a portmanteau of the word "gargle" and the name of [[Wikipedia:Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh]], an ancient king of Uruk.
* The shirt Lil' Strong Sad is wearing is the same shirt [[Peanuts|Charlie Brown]] wears.


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

the paper

Awexome Cross — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:58:41 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Inside References */

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

Strong Bad reminisces about [[The Paper]].

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{Cut back}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Fresca! ''{pronounced "fresha"}'' Surge!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' —my stripèd friend.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Easter Eggs==

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

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
* Strong Bad's comment about not having killed any end bosses is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Load bearing boss|load bearing bosses]], bosses in video games that, when defeated, result in the destruction of the surrounding environment.

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

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

===Goofs===
*When the printer is falling onto Strong Bad, there is a section of paper sticking out of it. When you see the printer on the ground there's no paper until it starts printing.
*There are extra lengths of paper sticking out when The Paper says, "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO." On the next close-up to The Paper, these extra lengths are missing.

===Glitches===
*In the Easter egg, some of Coach Z's claps are out of sync to his movements.

===Fixed Glitches===
*During The Paper's "preppy" phase, the contrast control would affect the area outside the Compy's screen.

===Inside References===
*The departure of The Paper was foretold in [[montage]] and implied in the previous email, [[more armies]].
*The music when Strong Bad is carried off the island is from [[Population: Tire]].
*Strong Bad says "jump" when he jumps in the same manner as in [[alternate universe]].
*After Strong Bad interrupts the rhythmic Easter egg, the scoreboard changes to [[G]].
*Homestar refers to [[autobiography]] and [[anything]] when he says, "Homestar has the ball at the top of the key!"
*Lil' Strong Bad's duck shirt is a variation of the [[Duckie Shirt]].
*"And The Paper goeth into the niiIIiiIIiiIIght!" is a reference to the tag first sung in [[guitar]], which also involved The Paper being scorched by the [[BMW Lighter]].
*The pear and leaves wallpaper was first seen in the email [[no loafing]].
*The computer seen in the flashback is the same computer used in the [[Email Processing Room]].
*Homestar's "Kneepads Team" could be referring to "Homestar's Knees Tech", from [[mascot]], or possibly Coach Z's "spring shin tryouts" in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]].
*As Strong Bad attempts to block Homestar's shot, he makes Homsar's walking noise, just as he did in [[retirement]].
*The phrase on the New Paper, "but, a butt" is similar to Strong Bad's line in [[TrogdorCon '97]], "...but, you're... a butt."
*Strong Bad calls The Paper his "[[-èd|stripèd]] friend".
*Homestar poured [[Mountain Dew]] on Strong Bad's other computers in [[anything]] and [[retirement]].
*Strong Bad's rhetorical question, "Why do all my 30-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!?" refers to [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|the many malfunctions]] he's had in the past.
*The song Homestar sings is a reference to the Easter egg in the email [[anything]], in which he sang a parody of the [http://users.pandora.be/soundtrack-fm/Reviews/Klaus_Doldinger/neverending_story/neverending_story.htm theme song] of the 1984 fantasy movie [[IMDB:tt0088323|The NeverEnding Story]].
*In addition to the various capitalization errors, every single "I" the paper prints is lower case. This is a reference to the frequent use of lower case i's.

===Real-World References===
*"Preeeeow, world", is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hello world program|"hello world" programs]].
*[[Mountain Dew]], [[Wikipedia:Mello Yello|Mello Yello]], [[Wikipedia:Sierra Mist|Sierra Mist]], [[Wikipedia:Fresca|Fresca]], and [[Wikipedia:Surge|Surge]] are all citrus-flavored sodas.
*[[Wikipedia:Tastykake|Tastykakes]] are snack cakes made by the Tasty Baking Company in Philadelphia since 1914. Available for the most part only in the Eastern section of the US, the cakes are often shipped to people now in other parts of the world who grew up with the treats while living in the East.
*The football Homestar dribbles in the gym is an old ball from the defunct [[Wikipedia:XFL|XFL]] football league, founded by [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] owner [[Wikipedia:Vince McMahon|Vince McMahon]].
*[[Wikipedia:Manute Bol|Manute Bol]] is a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. He is known for his height (7'7"/2.31 m), which allowed him to become a top shot blocker in the NBA.
*[[Wikipedia:Goth_subculture|Goth]] is a subculture of many young people of North America and Europe. It is commonly characterized by black or very dark colors, an interest in the macabre and gruesome, and a medieval aesthetic, hence the Paper displaying [[Wikipedia:Blackletter|Gothic script]], a script commonly used between the 12th and 16th centuries in Europe.
*[[Wikipedia:Pyongyang|Pyongyang]] is the capital city of [[Wikipedia:North Korea|North Korea]].
* The word "garglemesh" is a portmanteau of the word "gargle" and the name of [[Wikipedia:Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh]], an ancient king of Uruk.
* The shirt Lil' Strong Sad is wearing is the same shirt [[Peanuts|Charlie Brown]] wears.


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

the paper

Awexome Cross — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:58:25 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Inside References */

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

Strong Bad reminisces about [[The Paper]].

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{Cut back}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Fresca! ''{pronounced "fresha"}'' Surge!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' —my stripèd friend.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

==Easter Eggs==

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

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
* Strong Bad's comment about not having killed any end bosses is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Load bearing boss|load bearing bosses]], bosses in video games that, when defeated, result in the destruction of the surrounding environment.

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

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

===Goofs===
*When the printer is falling onto Strong Bad, there is a section of paper sticking out of it. When you see the printer on the ground there's no paper until it starts printing.
*There are extra lengths of paper sticking out when The Paper says, "iT is Tiime. YOU kNOw WhHat to dO." On the next close-up to The Paper, these extra lengths are missing.

===Glitches===
*In the Easter egg, some of Coach Z's claps are out of sync to his movements.

===Fixed Glitches===
*During The Paper's "preppy" phase, the contrast control would affect the area outside the Compy's screen.

===Inside References===
*The departure of The Paper was foretold in [[montage]] and implied in the previous email, [[more armies]].
*The music when Strong Bad is carried off the island is from [[Population: Tire]].
*Strong Bad says "jump" when he jumps in the same manner as in [[alternate universe]].
*After Strong Bad interrupts the rhythmic Easter egg, the scoreboard changes to [[G]].
*Homestar refers to [[autobiography]] and [[anything]] when he says, "Homestar has the ball at the top of the key!"
*Lil' Strong Bad's duck shirt is a variation of the [[Duckie Shirt]].
*"And The Paper goeth into the niiIIiiIIiiIIght!" is a reference to the tag first sung in [[guitar]], which also involved The Paper being scorched by the [[BMW Lighter]].
*The pear and leaves wallpaper was first seen in the email [[no loafing]].
*The computer seen in the flashback is the same computer used in the [[Email Processing Room]].
*Homestar's "Kneepads Team" could be referring to "Homestar's Knees Tech", from [[mascot]], or possibly Coach Z's "spring shin tryouts" in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]].
*As Strong Bad attempts to block Homestar's shot, he makes Homsar's walking noise, just as he did in [[retirement]].
*The phrase on the New Paper, "but, a butt" is similar to Strong Bad's line in [[TrogdorCon '97]], "...but, you're... a butt."
*Strong Bad calls The Paper his "[[-èd|stripèd]] friend".
*Homestar poured [[Mountain Dew]] on Strong Bad's other computers in [[anything]] and [[retirement]].
*Strong Bad's rhetorical question, "Why do all my 30-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!?" refers to [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|the many malfunctions]] he's had in the past.
*The song Homestar sings is a reference to the Easter egg in the email [[anything]], in which he sang a parody of the [http://users.pandora.be/soundtrack-fm/Reviews/Klaus_Doldinger/neverending_story/neverending_story.htm theme song] of the 1984 fantasy movie [[IMDB:tt0088323|The NeverEnding Story]].
*in addition to the various capitalization errors, every single "I" the paper prints is lower case. This is a reference to the frequent use of lower case i's.

===Real-World References===
*"Preeeeow, world", is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hello world program|"hello world" programs]].
*[[Mountain Dew]], [[Wikipedia:Mello Yello|Mello Yello]], [[Wikipedia:Sierra Mist|Sierra Mist]], [[Wikipedia:Fresca|Fresca]], and [[Wikipedia:Surge|Surge]] are all citrus-flavored sodas.
*[[Wikipedia:Tastykake|Tastykakes]] are snack cakes made by the Tasty Baking Company in Philadelphia since 1914. Available for the most part only in the Eastern section of the US, the cakes are often shipped to people now in other parts of the world who grew up with the treats while living in the East.
*The football Homestar dribbles in the gym is an old ball from the defunct [[Wikipedia:XFL|XFL]] football league, founded by [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] owner [[Wikipedia:Vince McMahon|Vince McMahon]].
*[[Wikipedia:Manute Bol|Manute Bol]] is a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. He is known for his height (7'7"/2.31 m), which allowed him to become a top shot blocker in the NBA.
*[[Wikipedia:Goth_subculture|Goth]] is a subculture of many young people of North America and Europe. It is commonly characterized by black or very dark colors, an interest in the macabre and gruesome, and a medieval aesthetic, hence the Paper displaying [[Wikipedia:Blackletter|Gothic script]], a script commonly used between the 12th and 16th centuries in Europe.
*[[Wikipedia:Pyongyang|Pyongyang]] is the capital city of [[Wikipedia:North Korea|North Korea]].
* The word "garglemesh" is a portmanteau of the word "gargle" and the name of [[Wikipedia:Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh]], an ancient king of Uruk.
* The shirt Lil' Strong Sad is wearing is the same shirt [[Peanuts|Charlie Brown]] wears.


==External Links==
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Talk:the paper

Awexome Cross — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:56:25 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* I wish I had a --- on MY team... */

== Video Game Endings ==

That video game theme sounds very familiar... Moreso even than the [[Drive-Thru Whale]] theme... Where from? What do the expoits say? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 10:49, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
: I think it's from [[Population: Tire]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 10:50, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::GAH! Yes! That's it. Thanks. Now it's obvious. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 18:29, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

== Lil Stong Buh Shirt ==

he's wearing a devil duckie t-shirt. We should have a page of all his t-shirts. Also, When the paper burns up, the ash says "bye now".
:[[Character_Variations_Other_Costumes#Youthful_Characters|There is]]. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 11:24, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

== Inkjet Printers ==

The printer's new ink cartridge isn't working properly yet. As evidenced by the discolouration on the @ key and the horizontal lines throughout the printout. I'm not sure if it should be remarked or not. [[User:Stribbs|Stribbs]] 12:52, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

:Looking at the a change to the transcript saying there are white lines on the paper. They have colour in them as you'd notice by zooming in. I don't know how to revise to an earlier version of the page and I don't know to word the transcript to reflect the detail. If anyone would oblige [[User:Stribbs|Stribbs]] 14:10, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

== the paper as a character ==

In this email at the very least the paper should probably be on the cast list. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 13:16, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::I agree [[User:Booksworm|Booksworm]] 14:14, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:Using that logic, then the paper should be considered a character in every single Strong Bad Email, including other things like sick day. {{User:Zerlock1124/sig}}
::Sick day perhaps, but I'd only think when the paper is more than just a piece of paper. Like how SB's old computers are characters in retirement. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 13:00, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Cheesesteaks and Tastykakes ==

<blockquote class="lappy email" style="background-image: none">
Look, Darius, if you want me to eat a Philly cheesesteak 
instead of answering an email this week, you got it. No 
skin off my back. I'll eat a couple-a Tastykakes while I'm 
at it, too. Now, if you'll excuse me, I gotta skee-dat.
</blockquote>

Could this be TBC's explanation for not updating last week? ;) {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 13:57, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Some parts of that sound like they came from the mouth of Homestar. Could that be the '''''real''''' reason Homestar is tangled up like that (via The Paper)? [[User:Neox|Neox]]

== Count to G ==
Could the score "G" be a reference to The Ugly One's "I can count to G!" statement in Teeny Tiny Girl Squad? Pretty obscure I admit...--[[User:Slackerboy|Slackerboy]] 15:12, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:[[G]] is a running gag of it's own and already in the article's fun facts. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:37, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

:: Yup. It's where I got my name. --[[User:CoachG|CoachG]] 17:05, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

: It made me think of "Homie G", but I assume it's a stretch. Since "G" is on top and "Home" is beneath. --[[User:AshyRaccoon|AshyRaccoon]] 02:46, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

== Strong bad is... old? ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why do all my thirty-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!
At time of The Paper's birth, SB was like 2-7 years old or something. Well, unless he meant the technology 30 years ago. {{User:Murkrow/sig}} 15:16, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:Strong Bad's parents might have bought an old or second hand printer rather than a new one.
::Remember, too, that there's other instances where we see Strong Bad represented as someone in his likely 30's. [[secret identity]], for one. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 21:51, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Then again, he could have bought it at a garbage sale for like 15 dollars, along with the Tandy. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 15:02, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::I agree that the printer may already have been old before the Strongs got ahold of it. {{User:ReverendTed/sig}} 15:04, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:I don't think you can apply the measures of "human age" to any kind of cartoon character. The same way you could wonder about the age of Mickey Mouse or Huey Dewey and Louie...--[[User:80.135.101.16|80.135.101.16]] 15:30, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
::Doesn't stop us from trying :P {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 15:31, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Go on, didn't want to spoin the fun here :) --[[User:80.135.101.16|80.135.101.16]] 15:41, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Lightness...darkness... whaaa? ==

Did anyone else notice that a few hours ago, the Homestar easter egg was bright (i.e., it looked like a light was on in the room there), but now it's dark? [[User:Coveredinharmony|CoveredinSuudzu]] 15:48, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
: As the one who transcribed the toon shortly after it came out, I can't say I did. That said, the scene WAS bright in the actual scene in the email; just not the Easter egg. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:16, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::No it's always been dark. I saw it at 6 AM, Eastern time, shortly after it came out, and I remember thinking how bright Lappy was in the dark. {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 18:33, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

== Sonic the Hedgehog 3 reference ==

When the island Strong Bad is standing on is sinking and he says something about killing end bosses, I think it's a reference to STH3 when, after defeating the final boss of the game, Angel Island falls from the sky and lands in the sea. There's also another game, Sonic & Knuckles, where I think the island actually floats into the sky again, again after defeating the final boss. [[User:Jimmy91|Jimmy91]] 15:59, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

:It could just as easily be a reference to the video game "Sinking Island". — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:13, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

::I always thought it looked a lot like the ending to Bionic Commando, where the Captain is flyiing away from the exploding base attatched to a helicopter. --{{User:Thatkidsam/sig}} 16:28, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

:::Reminds me of "The Island of Dr. Destructo" for the C64, where you bomb various things until plumes of water shoot up and they sink. While it starts off with boats and subs, it soon progresses to islands, an inland castle, and space stations. Yep, a big plume of water shooting out of a sinking space station. --[[User:The Archon|The Archon]]

:What is a "load bearing boss?" Wikipedia doesn't explain. [[User:Bombcar|Bombcar]] 16:35, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::It appears that the article on load bearing bosses was "merged" into [[Wikipedia:Boss (video games)|Boss (video games)]], although the info cannot be found there either, so I'm guessing it was removed entirely. I removed the Wikipedia link and explained what a load bearing boss is in [[the paper#Explanations|Explanations]]. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 16:42, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:::The wikipedia article on load bearing bosses has been reinstated, so I have put the link back in. There seems to be some debate on Wikipedia at the moment about whether it should have its own article or not, but it has been acknowledged that when the article was removed the information was not properly incorporated into the article on boss characters. I therefore have left the explanation of what a load bearing boss is on the hrwiki article, so that when/if something changes on wikipedia readers will still have an explaination. [[User:Schaedenfreud82|Schaedenfreud82]] 10:43, 12 June 2007

:I thought it was a reference to Street Fighter, where Ryu ends up in the middle of the ocean after beating Akuma (Note Strong Bad's white Bandana). [[User:tehpie|tehpie]] 20:19, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

:It can't be a Sonic 3 (& Knuckles) reference, Angel Island is being held up by the master emerald, Robotnik stole that and the island fell into the ocean. At the end of the game your chosen character gets the emerald back (Off Robotnik as Sonic/Tails, Off Super Mecha-Sonic as Knuckles) and the island rises back into the sky as the credits are rolling. - [[User:Stribbs|Stribbs]] 00:31, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

:I think it's a reference to the secret best ending of ''Donkey Kong Country 2'' in which the island does sink amid a sunset, and the regular ending in which K. Rool falls into the water which is full of sharks. I added it to the page, but it was almost instantly removed. Although I'm very convinced this is the reference, there so much potential references is seems impossible to make any kind of argument in favor of one game without invoking accusations of TTATOT. [[User:16BitJorge|16BitJorge]] 00:55, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

:I could be wrong, but I think it's a reference to Contra. The music was deliciously 8-bit. The game ends with you leaving in a helicopter as the island explodes/sinks into the ocean. Of course, I could be wrong.[[User:StrongRad|StrongRad]] 03:10, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::And of course, the number of possibilities displayed on this talk page makes TTATOT evident. --[[User:24.222.241.186|24.222.241.186]] 11:03, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, I thought of Contra as well. The music, no, but the scene, yes. --[[User:AshyRaccoon|AshyRaccoon]] 02:43, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

The scene on the island is admittedly ambiguous; there are lots of references made to lots of video games, most likely including Contra, Bionic Commando, Donkey Kong Country 2 and Street Fighter. However, the article doesn't say that the scene is a reference to load-bearing bosses; it says that Strong Bad's comment ("I didn't even kill any end bosses") is such a reference. I'm pretty certain that, regardless of all those references, the comment itself is a specific reference to Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (and no, not Sonic 3 & Knuckles, which is a separate game with a separate ending). At the end of this game, you kill the final boss, which results in the temporary loss of the Master Emerald, which results in the floating Angel Island falling through the sky and into the ocean. In what other game does killing the end boss result in an island sinking into the ocean?
Further, in the previous email, number 172, More Armies, Homestar has a line about "firing up his old sega tapes," which, if anything, would seem to strengthen my position.
Perhaps the Explanations section should read more like the following:

The island scene in which Strong Bad is rescued by The Paper is an ambiguous reference to load bearing bosses... [etc.]

Followed by a second bullet, or even multiple bullets, which could be about the comment itself (and any other specific references):

For example, Strong Bad's comment about not having killed any end bosses is a reference to Sonic the Hedgehog 3, in which the island on which the game takes place falls into the sea after defeating the final boss. The rescue, which puts The Paper in the role of a rope-ladder attached to an unseen helicopter, is a reference to Bionic Commando. The tattered headband Strong Bad wears is a reference to Street Fighter; and the sunset and 8-bit style music could be references to Contra.

It just doesn't seem fair to say "Strong Bad's comment" is a reference to all of these different games, when 1) there's such a clear correlation between the comment and one game in particular, and 2) there are so many separate references made to all of these games that have absolutely nothing to do with the comment at all.
:In ''[[Wikipedia:Skies of Arcadia|Skies of Arcadia]]'', the continent of Soltis sinks back into the Great Cloud Sea whence it came after beating Ramirez and Zelos. Sky islands count just as much as water islands. So there's another sinking continent game. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:05, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

::In chrono trigger, the black omen sinks into the sea after it's defeated. The kingdom of zeal also sinks into the sea after that boss is completed. Also, your claim about the "sega tapes" is not enough of a connection, as TBC are video game lovers and thus reference all aspects of all systems a lot. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:16, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
:Again, though, it seems more like a specific reference in relation to Sonic 3. The Skies of Arcadia example is of a sinking continent, not a sinking island. The Chrono Trigger example sounds like you're defeating an island-boss, which then sinks into the ocean because you just defeated it. Neither of these examples seem as relevant to Strong Bad's quote as the Sonic example, which is literally an island that sinks after killing the end boss. I'd be more tempted to agree that this is a blanket reference if we were debating the relevance of the island sinking with Strong Bad standing on it. However, since we're talking about the very specific reference in the form of the words that come out of Strong Bad's mouth, it seems that we should honor that reference with the very specific piece of gaming to which it seems to directly refer -- or, as I said, remove that specific reference entirely, in favor of one about the more ambiguous set of references made by the scene as a whole.
::The chrono trigger example is you beat an end boss and the island sinks. How is that not the same? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:03, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
:::I'm sorry, I misunderstood you; "the black omen sinks into the sea after it's defeated" sounds like the Black Omen sinks when you defeat the Black Omen.
::::And the kingdom of zeal? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:41, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::I suppose the Kingdom of Zeal is an island? In which case you're right, then that would fit as well.

== Freschka ==

Am I hearing it right? Homestar seems to mispronounce "Fresca" as either "fresha" or "freschka." --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 16:32, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
*Yeah...I think he does. --[[User:Abelhawk|Abelhawk]] 00:01, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:: Now that you mention it, does anyone hear him pronounce "Sierra Mist" as "Sarah Mist"?--{{User:NoMayonnaise/sig}} 20:00, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::: He pronounces everything else correctly. Is there really a consensus on how to pronounce "Fresca?" ¤ {{User:The Mu/sig}} 19:35, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
::::Yes, there is, and yes, he mispronounces it. Consider the fun fact added. [[User:0rion|0rion]] 22:03, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::He says Fresh-Up. It's a generic 7-Up clone. In the same vein as Dr. Thunder.
::::::You got your Fanstuff in our knowledge base! Or did we get our knowledge base in your Fanstuff? Anyway, I DO hear Fresha, but it's not notable, as Homestar A) has a speech impediment and 2) will always mispronounce words. {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 23:17, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Trivia: first appearance of printer? ==

Should the fact that this is the first time the printer has been shown be added as trivia?
:Ah, but it's not. [[Email Processing Room|Twice]] [[lady fan|over]]. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 17:41, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

== BASEketball ==

Hate to bring up the movie, but Homestar using a football on a basketball court is very reminiscent of BASEketball.{{User:Csours/sig}} 22:24, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

:Footketball? - [[User:Stribbs|Stribbs]]

::It's kind of like what's going on in [[The Athletic Field]], but backwards. Instead of having a football field with basketballs, they have a basketball field with a football. And anyways, BASEketball is played on modified baseball field but with basketballs. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:13, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

:::Think of it this way. Have any of the HR characters EVER played an actual sport? -[[User:Chupaqueso|Chupaqueso]] 02:39, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
::::Homestart participated in baseball way back in [[Where My Hat Is At?]]... And does [[professional wrestling]] count? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:31, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::No, it doesn't. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:57, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Nightlight ==

Some anonny changed the word "night" in Strong Bad's song to "light". I can't listen to it right now to check, but is there any reason to think it'd be "light"? "Night" [[guitar|has]] a [[dragon|precedence]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:54, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:it is night{{User:Csours/sig}} 22:22, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::Obviously there's some disagreement here. I've seen more than one user use "light". Perhaps we should all re-listen rather than edit the page willy-nilly without consensus. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:26, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Like I said, I can't listen right now. I only changed the Fun Fact back to "night" after someone else changed the transcript. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:31, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::::I was merely attempting to prevent future willying and nillying, which often occurs in cases like these. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:36, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
:::I definitely hear "night".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 22:37, 11 June 2007 (UTC)
::::I re-listened, and I definitely hear "night" as well, FWIW. --{{User:Bigscarymike/sig}} 07:42, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::Listened to it carefully. Came to the conclusion that he says night. —{{User:Geshmalderborgen/sig}} 16:09, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::'''Night''' also fits the Trogdor song reference perfectly. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:15, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

== .4? ==

Is Homsar's number as ".4" a reference to Strong Sad's lament, when he acknowledges that about his hit counter? --[[User:Abelhawk|Abelhawk]] 23:56, 11 June 2007 (UTC)

Numbers like that are a running gag in the tv industry for usless characters.Usually it's 0 or 1/2,though.

Very possible...I can't recall what fraction of a person they said Homsar was, though. If it was .4, then it's definately a reference. Also, person above me, please sign your posts... -[[User:Chupaqueso|Chupaqueso]] 02:41, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

:"I bet Homsar is the .2 of a person." in [[Strong Sad's Lament]]... I'd say it's just a repeated joke, not a reference. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 02:56, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== As I was reading... ==

I was reading the Fun Facts and I couldn't find anything about the reference to the "One two" toon. Has anyone put it in there yet? {{User:Bassium!/sig}}
:Yes. —{{User:Geshmalderborgen/sig}} 16:10, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::It was me who put it! {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:11, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::: As it's noted in the Easter Eggs section, it was removed. And re-added. And re-removed. And re-re-added. And so forth. And now [[STUFF]]ed. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:12, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

== Anyone else hear "Wu-Tang"? ==

In the impressin' easter egg, it sounded like Coach Z was saying "Wu! Tang!", which would make sense since Z thinks they're the [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/The_House_That_Gave_Sucky_Treats#Cherry_Clan BAERMB] and all. Anyone else hear it, or am I down with [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Pumpkin_Carve-nival#Transcript second to last place]? {{User:Nebulon/sig}} 01:35, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:I listened closely, and I can hear a "da" sound, rather then a "ta". --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:16, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Striped Pants/Friend ==
I would like to suggest that SB referring to the paper as his "striped friend" is a reference to Homestar's "striped pants" in the email highschool, especially considering the pronunciation of "striped" (I'm not really sure the best way to indicate such pronunciation textually, however).
:We've already got [[-èd]]. It can't hut to mention it on the page. Italics in the transcript, anyone? {{User:Dr._Clash/sig}} 02:25, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

== Uruk? ==
"The word "garglemesh" is a pun on the name of Gilgamesh, an ancient king of Uruk."
I don't see the relevance of this fact to the email. Can anyone expand on how the ancient king of Uruk is in any way relevant to a word Strong Bad made up? {{User:Zerlock1124/sig}}
:Yeah, you know, I know all aboot Gilgamesh, and I still really don't think it was meant to be a reference. Just some word Strong Bad made up. [[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]] 15:58, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::It sounds too close to Gilgamesh to be a coincidence. —{{User:Geshmalderborgen/sig}} 16:12, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::I understand if Strong Bad only used "mesh" to describe his objections to the sound. The fact that he added the "gargle-" prefix, which adds nothing to the word, makes me conclude that he intended to include a joke, and not just a random part. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 19:26, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::I took it as a corruption of "garbled mess". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 19:31, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::::I think it's definitely a play on Gilgamesh, but the Uruk part really isn't relevant to the email itself. — {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 15:45, 12 June 2007
:::::I agree that it's a corruption of "garbled mess", and even if it ''was'' a reference, it could also be a reference to the Gilgamesh Epic, or even Gilgamesh from the Final Fantasy games. [[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]] 21:06, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::(I believe that Gilgamesh, king of Uruk, is the main character of the Gilgamesh Epic) [[User:Pensivepoet.babblingbard|Pensivepoet.babblingbard]] 22:26, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::::Gilgamesh/Garglemesh is a bit of stretch, isn't it? [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gargamel_%28smurfs%29 Gargamel] comes much closer. TBC most likely grew up on The Smurfs, or they were big when they were still kids.
::::::::Actually, i think it might be a [[portmanteau]] or both of them... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:13, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Dribble, Dribble, Shoot! ==
''The following is reconstructed from a STUFF page. Brackets indicate where intent was inferred rather than stated.''
<div style="text-align:center"><hr width="70%"/></div>
:''The rhythmic Easter Egg is a reference to [[One Two, One Two]], which was released immediately before this email.''
[This is] already noted right above the Easter egg. [[HRWiki:Once and Only Once|Once and Only Once]] applies. [It should therefore not be noted in inside references.] {{User:Jay/sig}} 16:05, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:[It should be noted in inside references.] {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 16:05, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::According to Wiki standards, this has to be mentioned in the Inside References section of the article. Perhaps it would be better if the link above the Easter egg was removed and this was added [in inside references] instead. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:13, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Once and only once is fine with me. {{User:Geshmalderborgen/sig}} 16:13, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::::[The Chort]: Could you direct me to where in the [[HRWiki:Standards|Standards]] it says that? Because, as far as I can tell, it doesn't. {{User:Jay/sig}} 16:15, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::What I meant was that it would be better if it was mentioned in the Inside References section because that's where all the inside references are meant to be placed. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:18, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::[It should be noted in inside references.] {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 16:19, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::::[It should be noted in inside references.] — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 16:31, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::::::::Once and Only Once is the most misunderstood concept on the wiki. It does ''not'' mean "link once" (a separate idea stated elsewhere), but rather "don't duplicate work unnecessarily". A good example is the [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]] page, which uses a template for its transcript to avoid duplicating the work done for [[comic]]. The real question is, is having more than one link actually redundant in this case, or does it help the reader? — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:38, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::::::I agree with The Chort. It's an inside reference, so it should be noted in inside references. {{User:SamFisher1022/sig}} 17:02, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

Been having trouble defending myself (like anyone ever agrees with me 9_9) thanks to Wiki hiccups (Wikkups?) Anyway, first of all, I'm not sure moving this off STUFF was a good idea. Secondly, we have a longstanding tradition of not putting things in Fun Facts that are already mentioned in some other fashion — generally through the transcript, such as Strong Sad's face appearing in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]], or the emails in [[do over]]. This isn't LITERALLY in the transcript, but it's pretty close. How is this different? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:49, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:First of all, why would STUFF be better? This discussion isn't about ''whether'' to note something, but ''where'' and ''how'' to note it. In addition, there are more than two choices: we could note it in the Easter egg section, the inside references section, or both. Finally, the result of this thread could have implications for other toons, so a talk page would be a better place to hold such a discussion, as it allows for greater nuance.
:    I was under the impression that we linked in the transcript when we just couldn't find a place to link somewhere else. That is, transcript links are for things that aren't really ''referenced'' so much as they just make an appearance in the toon. Take the [[BMW lighter]], for example. If it shows up in a toon, it should be linked in the transcript so that someone unfamiliar with it can look it up, but its mere presence doesn't constitute a reference per se. On the other hand, the Easter egg in this toon is definitely making reference to [[One Two, One Two]]. It is, by definition, an inside reference, and so it seems logical to me that it should go in the inside references section. If we want to ''also'' hang a link in the Easter eggs section for clarity, then I have no problem with that either. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:03, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:: I suppose some of what you say makes sense, but a significant problem with Talk pages: visibility. Too many topics go unnoticed on Talk pages around here. If this IS an important issue, you're cutting into visibility putting it here. Heck, since it's been moved here, only one person who wasn't already in the discussion has joined in. We've had important issues indirectly on STUFF pages through related Fun Facts before. Now then, as for your points regarding appearances, I see what you're getting at, but this looks to be something of a gray issue to me. Again I bring up [[do over]]. The the emails being referred to, or are they simply appearing? (Of course, this issue is probably less gray than that, but still...) Furthermore, I apologize if I've seemed harsh, but between real-world stress and decisions that appear to be made with no consensus or discussion (sometimes, the decision to which I refer is NOT to let there be a consensus or discussion on something else) and little to no explanation, I'm getting angry over little things, like removal of this discussion from STUFF, pretty easily right now. Perhaps I need a Wikibreak. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:21, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Jay, this discussion isn't a half day old, of course more users have not joined in. I just got home an hour ago myself. Anyway, as this is a reference, I agree with those who say to link it from the fun facts. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:13, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

== Shiny blackness? ==

"And who knows how many times you saved my shiny black keister?"

Is it just me, or does this imply that Strong Bad is not wearing pants, and that his skin color is actually black (at least for his lower body)? [[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]] 17:16, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:It would seem to suggest that. However, he has been seen [[stand-up|without]] [[senior prom|pants]] before. So no, the trousers aren't part of his skin. His boxing gloves and mask, on the other hand... {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:53, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::Yeah, I'm pretty sure they're just his pants. Do you really think he would ever reveal the true color and level of shine of his actual keister? --[[User:Chupaqueso|Chupaqueso]] 02:45, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Out of Nowhere ==
I've been thinking about where the printer is exactly. I mean, when we zoom out and can see the entire Computer Room, there's no printer in sight. Also, relating to this email, it falls out of nowhere. I don't exactly know... {{User:TheCoolRobot/sig}} 19:40, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
: I don't think anyone knows. How does Strong Bad type without boxing gloves? How does Homestar pick stuff up if he doesn't wear any Marzi-pants? How does The Paper appear when no one can see where the printer is - even outside of Strong Bad's computer room? Just one of the many mysteries of <strike>life</strike> Homestarrunner.com. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:45, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
:: I agree - as Homestar mentions in this toon, Papes is able to transcend time and space (along with Homsar), which might explain a few things about other aspects of the H*R universe.--{{User:NoMayonnaise/sig}} 19:58, 12 June 2007 (UTC)
::: On that matter, can I buy some of the screws Bubs fixed the inkjet printer with? :) --[[User:80.135.101.16|80.135.101.16]] 15:38, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
::::Didn't the printer fall out of [[Hammerspace]]? {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:42, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
:::::Yeah, just came out of nowhere. {{User:TheCoolRobot/sig}} 20:06, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Too Many Links ==
There are a bit too many links in the transcript, don't you think? I understand ones like the Compy 386, as that really has no where else to go, but BMW Lighter? ASCII art? These could go in remarks and inside references with the rest of the notes. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 03:11, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
:Yeah, but the links in the transcript are noted below too. But stuff like [[Compy]] are linked from the transcript, which are kinda obvious. {{User:TheCoolRobot/sig}} 20:13, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
::I agreed and I removed them.yEGHuk
:::These links are important, so I reverted the change. Not everyone knows what the BMW lighter is, or even what the Compy is, so they need to be linked to aid readers as they follow the transcript. And they're not really references, just appearances, so there's no real reason to link them from the fun facts. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 17:07, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

== Dribbling a football ==

This is kind of a minor thing, but I wanted to suggest it here instead of just adding it, because every time I add something to a page on this site it gets deleted immediately as if to spite me. I want to add to the Remarks section the observation
:"Homestar is able to dribble a football as though it is a basketball, which is nearly impossible in reality due to its irregular shape and the comparatively lower pressure to which it is inflated."
It appears that the kinds of things that go in Remarks section are generally observations about continuity flaws and slight breaks from the way things work in reality, so I would say that this fits. Would anyone support my adding of this point? I contend that it's true; I've actually tried to dribble a football before and it usually just bounces off in some other direction, and not very far. [[User:74.136.199.185|74.136.199.185]] 03:29, 13 June 2007 (UTC) Chris
:Well, we've denied most physical impossibles of fun facts, simply because of the fact that this is a cartoon full of dumb animal characters. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 11:07, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

== Ogdenite ==

I think that "ogdenite" sounds a whole lot like "troglodyte", and is used in exactly the same tone. Or is that a stretch?

-willoughby
: That did occur to me, but unless we see a Jhonka/Kerrek-esque Ogdenite, I don't think we should mention it in the article. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:32, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

::I'm fairly sure that it was a refeance to Troglodyte, but I'm not sure if it should be added to fun facts or not. SELF-EDIT! Whoops. Forgot my signature. So the time'll be wrong. But anyway--[[User:CoachG|CoachG]] 17:03, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

:::It's just referring to how people (mostly in the Bible) are referred to as [nationality]ites. [[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]] 17:55, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

::::Umm, what? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 17:56, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

:::::You know, like Canaanites (people from Canaan), Sodomites (people from Sodom), etc. And the sender of the email is from Ogden, so Strong Bad calls him an Ogdenite. [[User:Hagurumon|Hagurumon]] 17:59, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

::::::Oh, yes. I agree with you. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:02, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

::::::I'm not disagreeing (although it is by no means strictly biblical), but SB makes it sound like an insult; just saying he's from Ogden doesn't strike me as much of an insult. I did make the "troglodyte" connection. However, as I said before, it's speculation and doesn't belong in the article. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:20, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

:::::::I don't consider "Ogdenite" an insult. I found it quite funny... BTW. im Kyle Williams... the guy who wrote '''the paper''' (want proof, see the fourms) {{user:Thewi2kbug/sig}} 22:54, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

:::::::: I didn't say it was a very ''good'' insult. It's Strong Bad. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:59, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Malfunction? ==

*Strong Bad's rhetorical question, "Why do all my thirty-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!" is a reference to the [[Tandy 400]]'s sponteaneous explosion in [[gimmicks]], its malfunction in [[sisters]], and the [[Compy 386]] succombing to [[The Virus]] in [[virus]]

I removed this fun fact twice. While it's true, it's long-winded, obvious, and seems to explain the joke. Yet this *is* *kind of* another instance of his [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|computer malfunctioning]], although that page only seems to cover direct *computer* malfunctions, not computer-*related* things, like the printer. Where, exactly does this info belong? -{{User:YK/sig}} 07:48, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

:Maybe a page for the deaths of the many old electronics of Strong Bad?--[[User:CoachG|CoachG]] 15:17, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
::No, we don't need another page. A printer is part of a computer (sort of). Just add it as another section of the malfunctioning computers page. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:48, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

It is not obvious really, to the casual viewer. Maybe a better wording would be:
*Strong Bad's rhetorical question, "Why do all my thirty-year-old electronics keep breaking on me?!" is a reference to many instances of his electronics [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|malfunctioning]].
[[User:74.136.195.200|74.136.195.200]] 14:48, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

== Never ending Inside references ==

Should it be mentioned that Homestar sung another song to the tune of Never ending story previously? In anything he sung "Never ending soooooda...aaaAA, aaaAA, aaaAA"
:It is mentioned. See inside references. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:29, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
::Mountain Dew is mentioned, but I meant that Homestar was signing another unorthodox song to the same tune, which I don't see mentioned here
:::[[the paper#Real-World References]] second fact. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:37, 13 June 2007 (UTC)
::::I moved it to inside references, as they're making a callback to the email [[anything]], not directly referencing ''The NeverEnding Story''. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 18:46, 13 June 2007 (UTC)

== Homestar's Blackout ==

In the easter egg that Homestar talks about getting a blackout, wouldn't he actually experiance a red out from being upside down?

::Laugh Out Loud, granted i've never heared of a red out, but either a "black out" or a "white out" definately applies here. {{user:Thewi2kbug/sig}} 01:20, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

:::I've heard of experiencing a "red out" in connection to flight. Uh.. I don't know if it would apply to hanging upside-down, though. I don't know if it would require strong negative g-forces to be applied or just plain gravity.. --[[User:AshyRaccoon|AshyRaccoon]] 02:41, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
::::While it is possible to (in the simplest terms) "blush" yourself out cold while upside down, it is still called a blackout. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 10:45, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

== Continuity reference ==

I was thinking it might be worth noting that this is the first e-mail to ever specifically address (in the e-mail itself) something in the continuity of the Homestar Runner universe. In every other e-mail, the e-mail itself is generally something innocuous, such as a question about Strong Bad. This time, however, the person writing was actually asking something about the storyline. What do you guys think? [[User:0rion|0rion]] 06:18, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
:What about [[dangeresque 3]], which asked about the release of ''Dangeresque 3'', which was mentioned in [[stunt double]] as comeing out in June 2004 (which is when the dangeresque 3 email was released). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 06:26, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
::I stand corrected. [[User:0rion|0rion]] 06:27, 14 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, that could be explained as the writer asking about a project Strong Bad was working on, just as others have asked about rampages and capers he goes on. In this email, it could almost be said that the writer is breaking the fourth wall, by admitting we know more than Strong Bad shows us. Logically, back in montage Strong Bad could have had no idea that the Paper was going to retire and/or quit so far in the future, and there was no way we could have figured that out. [[User:So makey outy|So makey outy]] 06:29, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

== I wish I had a --- on MY team... ==

The way Homestar delivers his line of "Aw, man! Wish I had a time-and-space-transcending piece of paper on my team" reminds me a lot of Rabble Red's lines of "we don't have such-and-such on MY planet" for some reason.

==Lil' Strong Bad's line==

I heard "Did you see that? It says preeeow." [[User:Awexome Cross|Awexome Cross]] 17:56, 14 June 2007 (UTC)

Old Characters Page

Awexome Cross — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:36:02 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Goofs */

[[Image:Old_Characters_Page.png|thumb|right|220px|Take the spotlight]]
The '''Old Characters Page''' was an early attempt to introduce the various denizens of [[Free Country, USA]]. Some of the character traits have remained from this early page, but not all. Most notably it is on this page that declares The King of Town as Marzipan's father, but this has since been discredited. This page does not include [[The Poopsmith]] or [[Homsar]] as Homsar was created later, and The Poopsmith was not considered a main character then.

This page was eventually superseded by the [[Yearbook Character Page]] with the addition of The Poopsmith.

'''Current Page Title:''' The Original Website!

'''Original Page Title:''' She loves me...

==Bios==
*'''[[Strong Mad]]'''
:Strongest and maddest of the Strongs. Would you like a knuckle sandwich?
*'''[[The King of Town]]'''
:The King of Town rules! He is Marzipan's dad and likes his sheep a lot. That's kinda weird, huh?
*'''[[Bubs]]'''
:Bubs runs the concessions down at the ball fields. He makes a helluva sno-cone. How 'bout that?
*'''[[The Cheat]]'''
:The Cheat cheats all the time. What a cheater!
*'''[[Strong Bad]]'''
:Leader of the Strongs. Strong Bad comes from Parts Unknown. Lookout! He is trying to cheat off your paper!!
*'''[[Coach Z]]'''
:Coach Z isn't really much of a coach, he just thinks Coach Z sounds cooler than just Z. What do you think?
*'''[[Homestar Runner]]'''
:Everyone loves the Homestar Runner. He is a terrific athlete. He will share his ice cream with you.
*'''[[Strong Sad]]'''
:Strong Sad has been disowned by his brothers Strong Bad and Mad. On the plus side, he has very good handwriting!
*'''[[Marzipan]]'''
:Marzipan is Homestar Runner's main squeeze. She loves horses and her boyfriend, too.
*'''[[Pom Pom]]'''
:Homestar Runner's best friend. Pom-Pom comes from the Isle of Pom where they bounce around like baksketballs .

==Fun Facts==
===Remarks===

*When you roll over The Cheat's name, neither word is capitalized.
*Strong Bad's pants are blue here.
*Strong Mad's singlet is black here.
*The King of Town's link box extends all the way to the top of the frame. None of the other characters have this.
*This is the only reference to the King of Town being Marzipan's dad. According to [[The Brothers Chaps]], this was an old idea that they have since abandoned.
*Strong Sad being disowned is another idea that the have apparently abandoned.

===Goofs===

*The word "basketballs" is misspelled in Pom-Pom's description (it's spelled "baksketballs").
*In Strong Bad's description, "Lookout", should actually be two words.
*When any character from the back row is clicked on, they (and the floor) go over the characters in front of them.

===Inside References===

*Homestar Runner's description comes from the [[Original Book|original book.]]
*The page title "She loves me..." is from the early game [[She Loves Me!]], also in the [[Museum]]. It's possible that the Brothers Chaps just reused the same HTML for both and forgot to change the title.
*The loading animation is used in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].
*This page contains [[swears]].

===Real-World References===

*"She loves horses and her boyfriend, too" is a lyric from the song "Freefalling" by Tom Petty.

===Fast Forward===
*The [[font]], Commadore 64, is used later on the [[Compy 386]].

==External links==
*[[HR:charactersold.html|Visit the Old Character Page]]
*[[HR:charactersold.swf|View the Flash file]]

{{start box}}
{{Succession box | before = N/A| title = [[Characters]] Navigation | years = 2000-2001? | after = [[Yearbook Character Page]]}}
{{end box}}
{{OldFlashStuff}}
[[Category:Old Navigation Pages]][[Category: Early Work]]

One Two, One Two

Awexome Cross — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 17:35:11 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Goofs */

{{toonnav|Shorts|onetwo|Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene|Strong Bad Sings}}
[[Image:One Two.png|thumb|"One, two, one, two..."]]

A music video composed of sounds made by all the main characters.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[The King of Town's Grill]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Gymnasium]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[Outer Space]]

'''Date:''' Monday, May 28, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 1:31

'''Page Title:''' Lookout World!

==Transcript==
''{Open to Homestar walking in The Field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' One two, one two, one two, one two... ''{continues in background}''

''{Cut to Strong Mad lifting the cover off The King of Town's grill to reveal The Cheat.}''

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

''{Strong Mad replaces the cover; his reflection is clearly visible}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' GAH!

''{This set of sounds continues in the background; cut to The Poopsmith patting a pile of whatsit. As he does, noises are generated.}''

''{Noise continues in background again; cut back to Strong Mad.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' GAH!

''{All three noises are still playing in background; cut to Bubs using a meat grinder to grind various things into sausages}''

'''BUBS:''' Ooh! Ah! A-rink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a...

''{Cut to a 4-way screen split of the four scenes currently going on, sound effects continue.}''

''{Cut back to The Poopsmith. He continues to make noises with the whatsit. Cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z in the gymnasium.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Here I go! ''{pats his belly to make noise; scoreboard buzzes}''

'''COACH Z:''' Atta boy!

''{This continues in the background; cut to The King of Town eating marshmallows.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{eating noises}''

''{Eating noises continue in the background; cut back to Homestar Runner walking.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' One, two...

''{Cut to Coach Z and Strong Sad.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Atta boy!

''{Cut to Pom Pom at Club Technochocolate; he is throwing 100 dollar bills into the air, making bouncing noises.}''

''{Sound effects continue in the background; cut to Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' A-rink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink-a-dink...

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the shower, using a showerbrush as a microphone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm a woman on the prowl and I stick up for myself! The city is at night and I'm-

''{Cut to a 3-way screen split of Pom Pom, Strong Mad and The Cheat, and Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' -''dancin'!'' ''Dancin'!''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Homsar solo!

''{All sound effects temporarily cease; cut to Homsar in a starry background.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' ''{vaguely similar to the song Strong Bad was singing}''
AaAaAaA! OurAaAaA! ''{his hat floats around the screen}'' UrAaAaAaA, Uwarwarwarwar! A-way-way-way-waa!

''{All sound effects resume; cut to Marzipan playing Carol.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{guitar riff}''

''{Sound effects continue; cut to a 4-way screen split of Pom Pom, Bubs, Marzipan and Homestar. Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look out world! I'm an independent girl!

''{On each of the next 5 beats, we cut to The Poopsmith, Strong Sad and Coach Z, The King of Town, Strong Mad and The Cheat, and then Pom Pom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Rollin' around like a motorcade!

''{Cut to a 4-way vertical screen split of Homsar, The King of Town, Marzipan and Homestar. Then cut to Bubs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look out world!

''{Cut to a 4-way screen split of Strong Mad and The Cheat, Strong Bad, Strong Sad and Coach Z, and Pom Pom}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm an independent girl! ''{sound effects stop; zoom in on Strong Bad's square}'' ''{out of key}'' You can meet me down at the arcade! ''{no longer singing}'' Whoa! Need to get the acoustics checked out in here... ''{taps the brush he is holding, making a sound like tapping a microphone}'' Is this thing broken?

''{fade out}''

''{The word "END." appears with "MIX YOUR OWN STYLE" written under it. Click on "MIX YOUR OWN STYLE" to go to the [[MixMastah 800]].}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*A [[wikipedia:Motorcade|motorcade]] is a procession of cars leading a VIP, usually a political figure, down a main road.

===Trivia===
*When this toon was first released, the MixMastah was loaded into the toon's Flash file, and would automatically appear at the end. Later on, the toon was modified to make the user click a link in order to reach the MixMastah in a separate page instead.
*The items Bubs grinds into sausages include (in order) a [[steak]], a tennis ball, and a [[General Tso's Chicken|Chinese food]] carton.
*Marzipan is the only main character whose face is not shown in this short.

===Remarks===
*Homestar doesn't say "one, two" in perfect time with his walking.
*The [[Showering|shower]] Strong Bad is in looks exactly like the one on [[Main Page 14]].
*Bubs is making sausages that are already in their casings and split into links by using nothing but a meat grinder. In real life, one has to stuff the casings and twist them into sausages after grinding the meat.
*Strong Bad wears a shower cap even though he said in [[haircut]] that he doesn't have any hair.
*The [[The King of Town's grill|grill]] makes a shutting sound even when Strong Mad opens it.
*[[Carol]] looks like a classical guitar, but is apparently an [[Wikipedia:Electric acoustic guitar|electric acoustic guitar]], capable of producing a distorted tone much like an [[Characters' Instruments#Electric Guitar|electric guitar]].
*Even though Strong Bad is in the shower the entire time he is singing, the sound of the shower running doesn't play until the very end of the toon.



===Goofs===
*The scoreboard is incorrect both times when the scene returns to Strong Sad and Coach Z toward the end. It should read 18 and then 20, but instead reads it 13 and then 18.

*In some shots when Strong Mad is lifting the lid off the Cheat's house, part of the reflection of his legs in the grill is cut off.
*"Lookout" should be "look out"

===Fixed Goofs===
*When released, this toon had an "Again?" button, but clicking it would cause all the sounds from the MixMastah to continue playing with the replayed toon. This was fixed with the removal of the "Again?" button.
*Before, at one part when The King of Town is eating his marshmallows one would appear to go under and outside his mustache when he eats it.
*In the MixMastah, Pom Pom's sound effect loop also included The Poopsmith's loop. This was fixed when the MixMastah was separated from the main toon.
*At one point, during a cut to Strong Sad and Coach Z, the score on the scoreboard changed from 12 to 2 for a single frame before changing to 13. Also, when it was 13, it just barely stuck out of the box. This has been corrected.


===Inside References===
[[Image:Sketchbook060727.png|thumb|Keep on trucking!]]
*Homestar Runner's animation is based on a [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-07-27|Weekly Sketchbook]] image, and was previously shown at the [[Georgia Tech - 26 Apr 2007|Georgia Tech talk]]. A [[graffiti]] image of Coach Z seen behind Strong Sad was also from a [[Sketchbook#SK-2007-05-24|Sketchbook]] image.
*The starry background in the Homsar solo was previously seen in an Easter egg in [[ghosts]].
*This is another example of the word [[style]].
*Striking Strong Sad's belly also scores points in the [[Peg Strong Sad]] game.

===Real-World References===
*The way Homestar walks references the iconic [http://www.zubeworld.com/crumbmuseum/truckin.html "Truckin'"] images by [[Wikipedia:Robert Crumb|R. Crumb]].
* The 'Fightin' Coach Z's' logo and the 180-degree angle of Coach Z's feet resemble [[Wikipedia:Notre Dame Fighting Irish football|Notre Dame]]'s 'Fighting Irish' logo.
*Pom Pom's money throwing is a reference to the "Makin' It Rain" technique employed by rappers.

===Fast Forward===
*Homestar, Coach Z and Strong Bad start to make a similar song in an easter egg for the email [[the paper]].

==See Also==
*[[MixMastah 800]]

== External Links ==
* [[HR:onetwo.html|watch "One Two, One Two"]]
* [[HR:onetwo.swf|view the Flash file for "One Two, One Two"]]
* [[HR:onetwomixer.html|view the "MixMastah 800"]]
* [[HR:onetwomixer.swf|view the Flash file for the "MixMastah 800"]]
* [[Forum:11543|forum thread re: "One Two, One Two"]]

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[[Category:Shorts]] [[Category:Songs]]

Weclome Back

Awexome Cross — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 23:29:37 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Remarks */

{{toonnav|Big Toon|weclomeback|A Folky Tale|Strongest Man in the World}}
[[Image:Weclome Back.PNG|thumb|"What is it, like, mid-May or something?"]]
Homestar and the gang all reflect on their summer vacation.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, [[Eh! Steve!]] (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Topiary Garden]], [[The Island]], [[Obstacle Course]], [[Airplane]]

'''Date:''' Monday, July 3, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:37

'''Page Title:''' Your dreams were your ticket out...

==Transcript==
''{A closeup of a time clock attached to a telephone pole. A time card is punched in. The words "Weclome Back" are shown, and flash various colors. Pull out to see Bubs holding a cup of coffee, in front of a table with styrofoam cups and an urn, in the Field. Marzipan enters and also punches in.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, hello, Marzi-person! Welcome back.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, howdy, stranger!

'''BUBS:''' Stranger? I'm Bubs, remember?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{unimpressed}'' Uh, I know. It's a joke.

'''BUBS:''' That's hilarious! How was your vacation?

'''MARZIPAN:''' It was toot sweet! I took the Cool Tapes on a midwestern tour ''{the tour map pops up}'' of bead shops and topiary gardens.

''{Cut to a topiary garden; Marzipan, Strong Mad and The Cheat are playing in the band}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{singing}''
:Cool tapes are cool, and we're better than ever,
:Cool tapes are cool, 'cause we're light as a feather.
:Keep it down with that real cool flavor,
:Me and The Cheat and our bass player.
:Rockin' the spot.
:Yeah, we're rockin' the spot.

''{Marzipan appears behind a topiary tree shaped like William Shakespeare.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Grapes, y'all! And don't forget we've got cool 7-inches for sale over at our merch table.

''{Cut to the merchandise table. Homsar is standing on it, it has a sign reading "Merch Masala" and another reading "Steven Inches $[[Pi|π]]"}''

'''HOMSAR:''' I'm a little light in the leftovers!

''{Homsar's hat flies off the left of the screen, then returns from the right and hits him on the head before settling back into its original position. Cut back to Bubs and Marzipan at the coffee table.}''

'''BUBS:''' I bet you drove the shapèd plants wild.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, they were way into it. So what did you do?

'''BUBS:''' I drove my baloney sandwich truck down to the beach.

''{Cut to the tropical island. Bubs's "Baloney Sammich Truck", which resembles an ice-cream truck, doesn't quite fit, and the rear wheels are in the water.}''

'''BUBS:''' BAH-loh-NEH!!! Come on, people! Come on, palm tree! I'm-tryingtosellabaloneysammich!

''{An Atari seagull squawks and flies past.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{angrily to Atari seagull}'' You shut your face!

''{Cut back to the coffee table.}''

'''BUBS:''' I sold exactly zero baloney sandwiches!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, that's great!

'''BUBS:''' Yeah, it was pretty much my best summer ever.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{walks in}'' Same here. I spent two glorious weeks at Gluten Camp. I learned more about this oft-misunderstood plant protein than I ever thought possible.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' What''eva!'' ''{puts a time card in the time clock}'' I was across the lake at Glutton Camp. And we challenged those pansies to an obstacle course!

''{Cut to the obstacle course, pan across to see Strong Sad and the King of Town stuck in two tire swings.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, should we call it a draw?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Hecks, no! I got stuck in here 10 minutes before you!

''{Pan across to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Let's go, Glorten Camp! Glorten Camp is pain and scranin' on yous!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh yeah?

''{cut back to the coffee table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well while you slo-mos were slounching around on your haunchy laurels, I was checking the most amazing email of my career!

''{Cut through static to Strong Bad, holding the Lappy, on a plane. Screen markers and a recording light are visible, as though viewed through a camcorder. Strong Bad leans in and adjusts the focus.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Lappy, when I mash record on that camera, we're gonna perform the world's first death-defying midair SBEmail check! We'll make the cover of all the latest blogs! Now, are you psyched?! I'm psyched, are you psyched?!? OK, 3! 2! 1!

''{Strong Bad leans in and presses a button on the camera. Cut through static to Strong Bad standing on the ground. The camera drops to the ground and slowly falls over.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, the believing is hard to be doing, because that was so incredible! We met so many celebrities in midair! And the part with the narwhale was ''so'' illegal.

''{Cut through static to Strong Bad, back at the coffee table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, cuh-rap! What am I, your dad? I can't believe I pulled the old "mash Stop when you think you're mashing Record and mash Record when you think you're mashing Stop" routine on myself.

'''MARZIPAN:''' But if we've all been on vacation, who's been taking care of the website?

''{Homestar Runner walks in, tired, wearing a dressing gown, a nightcap and Nebulon slippers, with a cinnamon 5 o'clock shadow.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{yawns}'' What's up, my brothers? Let no one say the Homestar Runner don't know how to nap. What is it, like mid-May or something?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, try "early July."

''{Zoom in.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah! I slept through June!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yup.

''{Zoom in even tighter.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah! -gatha Christie would never sleep through June... neither would Angela Lansbury.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aren't they the same person?

'''BUBS:''' Yeah.

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Yep.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I think they are.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, they definitely are.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, it's settled then. Now, what's this I hear about some of you guys sleeping through June? I'll let it slide this time, but June-sleepers will not be tolerated from this day henceforth. Now, whose turn was it to ''{rolls the "r"}'' bring the doughnuts?

'''EVERYONE BUT HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yours!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I'll let it slide this time, but dough-not rememberers will dough-not be tolerated from now on. All right, everybody, everybody. It's time to get this www-dot-show back on the road-dot-com. Now, places! Aaand...
[[Image:Weclome Back everybody.PNG|150px|right|"Everybody, everybody!"]]
''{Cut to everyone standing in regular clothes in front of a plain blue background. The words "everybody, everybody" appear in front of them, zooming and flashing. The music from the [[Intro]] page plays.}''

'''CHILDREN:''' Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody!
{{clear}}

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Freewheelinsteve.PNG|thumb|The Freewheelin' Eh, Steve]]
* In Homsar's scene, click on the "Steven Inches" sign to see a "The Freewheelin' Eh, Steve" album cover. On the bottom it lists the songs ''Sweet Cups and Cakes'' by Wheelchair Man, ''Eh, Steve's Dream'' by Eh, Steve!, and ''Talkin' Trying to Catch a Worm Blues'' by Fresh Juice.
* During the close-up after King of Town first appears, click on his crown to see his "I'm with Glutton Camp" [[T-shirt]].
* Click on the left "everybody" at the end of the toon to see what Pom Pom and The Poopsmith presumably did during their summer vacation.
:''{Pom Pom and the Poopsmith are both leaning on the palm tree on the deserted island. The Poopsmith is wearing sunglasses, and Pom Pom is wearing Homestar's Dangeresque sunglasses. After a few moments, a thought cloud appears and reveals that Pom Pom is thinking of a baloney sandwich. Another one appears shortly afterwards and shows that the Poopsmith is too.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*This toon refers to the real-life vacation that [[The Brothers Chaps]] took in the late spring/early summer of 2006, during which time the site went nearly seven weeks (48 days) without a major update, the longest hiatus on record. There were various minor updates during this period, but no toons.
*"Toot sweet" is a play on the French phrase ''"tout de suite"'' (which translates to "immediately" or "at once"). Both phrases are pronounced roughly the same.
*The Baloney Truck is a spoof on the [[wikipedia:Ice_cream_truck|Ice Cream Truck/Van]], which is popular in some parts of the world.
*A 7-inch record is a single.

===Trivia===
[[Image:Cool tapes tour.png|thumb|300px|Cool Tapes' June 2006 tour]]
*The time card reads:
{| style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; font-family: monospace"
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C; font: bold 100% sans-serif"
! style="width: 5em" | IN: !! style="width: 5em" | OUT:
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " |   ||  
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " |   ||  
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " |   ||  
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 8:03 || 5:54
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 7:45 || 6:21
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 9:21 || 6:03
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 12:02 || 5:58
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 7:56 || 6:23
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 8:03 || 5:54
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 7:45 || 6:21
|}
*The [[Cool Tapes]] tour goes through East Westerburg, Beadsburg, Bead Store City, Sculpted Busheston, New Beadshop, Topiarianapolis, Beeeeeds, and Tope Gardens. Other towns on the map are Northtime, [[Pants]]burg, Shoigut, [[Bill Cosby|Thuxtable]], and The Slickster.
*There are trees in the topiary garden shaped as an ice-cream cone, [[Trogdor]], a tree stump, and [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]].
*According to the sign on the side of Bubs's [[Baloney Sammich Truck]], he's selling:
**"Gumball Surprise"– A baloney sandwich with a pink gumball on top.
**"Open Smiley Face"– An open baloney sandwich with a smiley face drawn on it in mustard.
**"I Heart Baloney"– A baloney sandwich with heart-shaped bread.
**"Dog Food"– A baloney sandwich with bone-shaped bread.
**"It's Not a Real Popsicle" – A baloney sandwich with Popsicle-shaped bread.
**"Inside Out"– A piece of bread between two slices of baloney.
*In the DVD commentary on Strong Bad Email [[island]], Matt said they should use the island again. In addition to this cartoon, they already reused it in [[disconnected]].

===Remarks===
*[[Wikipedia:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]] and [[Wikipedia:Angela Lansbury|Angela Lansbury]] are not, in fact, the same person. Christie was a crime fiction author, and Lansbury is an actress famous for ''playing'' a crime fiction author on ''[[Wikipedia:Murder, She Wrote|Murder, She Wrote]]''. Lansbury ''did'', however, play Christie's fictional sleuth [[Wikipedia:Miss Marple|Miss Marple]] in the movie adaptation of Christie's ''[[Wikipedia:The Mirror Crack'd|The Mirror Crack'd]]''.
*The spelling ''narwhale'' and Strong Bad's pronunciation of it are accepted variants; the more common spelling is ''narwhal''.
*When we see the back of the Lappy, it has none of the connection ports from [[isp]], but it is possible that Strong Bad's glove may be covering them.
*When Cool Tapes plays in the Topiary Garden, no amplifiers are present. Yet, when it closes up on Marzipan in the following shot, two "Marzipan" amplifiers are present behind her.
*In the last scene, The Cheat suddenly appears after Homestar asks whose turn it was to bring the donuts.
*Homestar effectively rolls the "r" when saying "whose turn was it to bring the donuts" despite his speech impediment.
*The minute hand on the time clock is too long to point to 6 or 12.
*At the end, if you look below the "everybody, everybody" words, you will see that The Cheat is floating and not touching the ground.
*Also at the end, only Marzipan and Homestar blink.

===Glitches===
*When Marzipan's angry expression is used, blinking causes her outline to be intruded.

===Inside References===
* [[Pants]]burg is one of the [[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots|places Strong Bad visited]] on his [[vacation]], and one of the places (along with Northtime and Shoigut) in [[Limozeen]]'s [[Limozeen#Zeenin' Across the Country 2001|Zeenin' Across the Country tour]].
* Strong Bad's line, "I can't believe I pulled the 'Mash stop when you think you're mashing record, and mash record when you think you're mashing stop' on myself", is a reference to [[Mashing Go|mashing go/play on something]]
* The Atari seagull first appeared in [[huttah!]] and [[take-a-break.exe]].
* Marzipan's [[Cool Tapes]] band comes from [[Cool Things]].
**Marzipan's remark, "Grapes, y'all!", is a reference to the bag of four grapes that appeared in the original lyrics.
* The toon's title contains the word [[Unusual Greetings#Weclome|Weclome]].
* Bubs pronounces "shaped plants" the same way Strong Bad and Teenage Homestar pronounced "striped pants" in [[highschool]].
* One of the places the Cool Tapes band visits is East Westerburg. Westerberg (spelled slightly differently) was visited in [[Thy Dungeonman 3]], and it was to the east of the player's starting location.
* The Poopsmith is wearing what appears to be [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] sunglasses, and Pom Pom is wearing [[Dangeresque Too]]'s sunglasses.
* In addition to the two ropes attaching the tire swings to the tree at the obstacle course, a third rope hangs from the sky and sways gently, as did the rope featured in [[A Folky Tale]].
* The "Gumball Surprise" is another example of a [[concoction]].
* Homestar's sleeping through June is similar to how he slept through most of Decemberween in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
* The Eh! Steve song "Sweet Cups and Cakes" refers to [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]], from which he originated.
* "Fresh Juice" (from the Eh! Steve album) is one of the suggested death metal lyrics from the worksheet in [[death metal]].
* Homestar is wearing [[cinnamon]] on his face, and his slippers resemble [[Nebulon]], who first appeared on [[Main Page 1]].
* Marzipan's comment, "Who's been taking care of the website?" is an example of [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaking the fourth wall]].
* Bubs pronounces shaped "[[-èd|shapèd]]".

===Real-World References===
*The city "The Slickster" (as seen on the Cool Tapes tour map) is a reference to former [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] manager [[Wikipedia:Ken Johnson (wrestling)|Ken Johnson]], whose ring name was Slick and often called "The Slickster" by the commentators.
*The city of "Thuxtable" is a reference to Theo Huxtable, a character on [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]. Theo Huxtable was previously referenced in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]], when Coach Z dressed up like him.
*The design of the Cool Tapes Marzipan amps is based on the design of the classic [[Wikipedia:Marshall Amplification|Marshall Amp]]. It was previously seen in [[different town]]. Marshall is a famous brand of guitar amp that became synonymous with heavy metal and rock bands.
*The page title references the John E. Sebastian song "Welcome Back," which was the theme song from the sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Welcome Back, Kotter|Welcome Back, Kotter]]'' ("Welcome back / Your dreams were your ticket out...").
*Athletic competitions between summer camps occupying the same campground are common in family movies and cartoons. Some examples include the movies ''[[Wikipedia:Heavyweights|Heavyweights]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]''.
*The "Freewheelin' Eh! Steve" album cover is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan's]] early album, ''[[Wikipedia:The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan|The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan]]''. In addition, "Eh! Steve's Dream" is a reference to the Dylan song ''Bob Dylan's Dream'' and "Talkin' Trying to Catch a Worm Blues" refers to Dylan's song ''Talkin' World War III Blues''.
*Homestar's green ribcage [[Homestar Runner's Sleepwear|shirt]] is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap|This Is Spinal Tap]]'', in which [[Wikipedia:Nigel Tufnel|Nigel Tufnel]] wears the same shirt and later remarks "This is what I sleep in sometimes".
**The Eh! Steve song "Sweet Cups and Cakes" is likely a ''This Is Spinal Tap'' reference as well, since "Cups and Cakes" is the name of a Spinal Tap song.
*Strong Mad's violin styled bass bears a resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Hofner|Hofner]] bass played by [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]]. However, Strong Mad plays right handed, while Paul is left-handed.
*The sign on the merchandise table that reads "Merch Masala" refers to the 1985 Hindi movie [[Wikipedia:Mirch Masala|Mirch Masala]]. Mirch Masala is also the name of an Indian restaurant in Decatur, Georgia.
*Strong Sad's "I'm with gluten camp" T-shirt is a play on the popular [[Wikipedia:1980s|'80s]] "I'm with stupid" T-shirts.
*[[Wikipedia:Gluten|Gluten]] is a protein that makes up 80% of the protein in wheat.
*Marzipan almost smashing [[Carol]] in the "Cool Tapes" scene is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Pete Townshend|Pete Townshend]]'s habit of smashing his guitars onstage.
*Strong Bad's reference to a narwhale might be an allusion to the game [http://www.spinnerdisc.com/narwhaldiving.html Narwhal Diving].

==External Links==
*[[HR:weclomeback.html|watch "Weclome Back"]]
*[[HR:weclomeback.swf|view the Flash file for "Weclome Back"]]
*[[Forum:8992|forum thread re: "Weclome Back"]]

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[[Category:Toons]]

the paper

Awexome Cross — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 19:29:52 GMT

Awexome Cross: /* Explanations */

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

Strong Bad reminisces about [[The Paper]].

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{Cut back}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' —my stripèd friend.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''BUBS:''' ''{ofscreen}'' There!

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

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

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

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

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

==Easter Eggs==

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

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
* Strong Bad's comment about not having defeated any end bosses is a reference to "load bearing bosses", bosses in video games that, when defeated, result in the destruction of the surrounding environment.
* Making something out of slashes and dollar signs is a reference to [[Wikipedia: ASCII Art|ASC II Art]]

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

===Remarks===
*In [[more armies]], The Paper came down crumpled and torn. However, when it comes out the printer here, it comes out just fine.
*In the Easter egg, some of Coach Z's claps are out of sync to his movements.

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

===Inside References===
*The departure of The Paper was foretold in [[montage]] and implied in the previous email, [[more armies]].
*The music when Strong Bad is carried off the island is from [[Population: Tire]].
*The rhythmic Easter egg and Strong Bad's "Look, we're not doin' this again!" are references to the previous toon, [[One Two, One Two]].
*After Strong Bad interrupts the rhythmic Easter egg, the scoreboard changes to [[G]].
*Homestar refers to [[autobiography]] when he says, "Homestar has the ball at the top of the key!"
*Lil' Strong Bad's duck shirt is a variation of the [[Duckie Shirt]].
*"And The Paper goeth into the niiIIiiIIiiIIght!" is a reference to the tag first sung in [[guitar]].
*In the Easter egg where Homestar sings "The blood is rushing to my head", it is to the same tune from "The Never Ending Story" as the Easter egg in email [[anything]], in which he sang "Never-ending Soda", also in reference to Mountain Dew.
*The pear and leaves wallpaper was first seen in the email [[no loafing]].
*The computer seen in the flashback is the same computer used in the [[Email Processing Room]].
*Homestar's "Kneepads Team" could be referring to "Homestar's Knees Tech", from [[mascot]].
*As Strong Bad attempts to block Homestar's shot, he makes Homsar's walking noise, just as he did in [[retirement]]

===Real-World References===
*"Preeeeow, world", is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hello world program|"hello world" programs]].
*The song Homestar sings is a parody of the [http://users.pandora.be/soundtrack-fm/Reviews/Klaus_Doldinger/neverending_story/neverending_story.htm theme song] of the 1984 fantasy movie [[IMDB:tt0088323|The NeverEnding Story]], which he previously sang in [[anything]].
*[[Mountain Dew]], [[Wikipedia:Mello Yello|Mello Yello]], [[Wikipedia:Sierra Mist|Sierra Mist]], [[Wikipedia:Fresca|Fresca]], and [[Wikipedia:Surge|Surge]] are all citrus-flavored sodas.
*Tastykakes are snack cakes made by the Tasty Baking Company in Philadelphia since 1914. Available for the most part only in the Eastern section of the US, the cakes are often shipped to people now in other parts of the world who grew up with the treats while living in the East.
*The football Homestar dribbles in the gym is an old ball from the defunct [[Wikipedia:XFL|XFL]] football league.
*[[Wikipedia:Manute Bol|Manute Bol]] is a Sudanese-born basketball player and activist. He is known for his height, which allowed him to become a top shot blocker in the NBA.
*[[Wikipedia:Pyongyang|Pyongyang]] is the capital city of [[Wikipedia:North Korea|North Korea]].
* The word "garglemesh" is a pun on the name of [[Wikipedia:Gilgamesh|Gilgamesh]], an ancient king of Uruk


==External Links==
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Hey there, Awexome Cross, and welcome to the wiki! Nice name, by the way — [[Awexome Cross]] is a great game. By the way, are you of any relation to [[User:Awexome]]? Just curious. Welcome again! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:31, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
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::Were you able to figure out your password? If you had an email address entered, you can have a new password emailed to you at [[Special:Userlogin]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:13, 7 June 2007 (UTC)
:::No. But, I figured I'd stick with this as it's more HR related. Retromaniac was some lame thing I'd been using for years. [[User:Awexome Cross|Awexome Cross]] 20:24, 7 June 2007 (UTC)

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