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Cheat Commandos...O's

J2 — Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:02:40 GMT

J2: wow, who remembers this website?

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[[Image:cheat commandos complete breakfast.png|thumb|right|220px|Ridiculous Breakfast!]]
'''Time to Break...Fast!'''
The [[Cheat Commandos]] look for the secret desert headquarters of [[Blue Laser]]. Some product placement ensues.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Gunhaver}}, {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Firebert}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Minion}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, [[Ser-g-geant Marshie]]

'''Places:''' [[Secret Desert Headquarters]], [[Blue Laser Commander's Nana's Backyard]]

'''Date:''' Monday, May 31, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 2:13

'''Page Title:''' Breakfast is Fundamental

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==

''{The cartoon starts with a military soundtrack and a desert landscape. A title comes up saying "TIME TO BREAK...FAST!" written by A. Chimendez. The commandos appear in the distance, climbing over a dune.}''

'''FIGHTGAR''': It's gotta be a hundred degrees out here and I'm running on empty!

'''GUNHAVER''': Come on, Fightgar! Just a little further! ''{he pulls a paper from his jacket}'' The secret entrance to Blue Laser's secret desert headquarters has to be in this secret desert somewhere!

'''SILENT RIP''': You'd think so, but are we even sure they ''have'' a desert hideout?

'''GUNHAVER''': I think I remember hearing something about it on the...news...

''{cut to Blue Laser's secret headquarters. He's watching the Commandos on a video feed.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': The Cheat Commandos will never find our desert headquarters, since we relocated to my nana's backyard!

''{ominous music}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION''': The burgers are done, sir. ''{holds up a tray of burgers}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': Fantastic!

''{cut back to the desert with the commandos}''

'''FIGHTGAR''': Are we there yet? I'm tired.

'''GUNHAVER''': Me too. We need some energy fast!

'''SILENT RIP''': Look! It's that guy! That flies that plane!

''{There is a fighter jet flying up above, and we zoom up to see Crackotage flying it)''

'''CRACKOTAGE''': Look out below, Geronimo! Hee hee ha ha!

''{The jet drops a box of [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]] on a parachute, and it descends to the commandos below.}''

'''CHEAT COMMANDOS''': We're saved!

'''GUNHAVER''': Sugar-crunchy Cheat Commandos...O's Sugar Cereal! Part of this nutritious breakfast!

''{We transition to a commercial for Cheat Commandos...O's.}''

'''SPOKESMAN''': New Cheat Commandos...O's...O'sy O's...sugar cereal, is a delicious part of this complete delicious breakfast!

''{we see a box of Cheat Commandos...O's, next to a glass of caramel candies, a mug of marshmallows, and a slice of chocolate fudge cake on a plate. There's a caption saying "Delicious Nutritious Breakfast!!!" with the word Nutritious crossed out. A subtitle states "Gallon of Ice Cream not pictured".}''

'''SPOKESMAN''': And take some vitamins, too!

''{cut to Blue Laser's headquarters. He's yelling at his minions.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': Which one of you ate the last bratwurst?!

''{The Cheat Commandos show up right behind him.}''

'''GUNHAVER''': Nice try, Blue Laser! This party is busted!

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': What the crap?!

'''FIGHTGAR, GUNHAVER & SILENT RIP''': Sugar-crunchy Cheat Commandos...O's Sugar Cereal!

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': Well that's...just...great!

'''SILENT RIP''': Cheat Commandos...O's...

'''FIGHTGAR, GUNHAVER & SILENT RIP''': Rock, rock on!

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER''': I hate you!

''{Fightgar, Gunhaver, and Silent Rip jump in surprise. The grill explodes behind him, and a couple of Blue Laser minions paradrop behind the fence. We go to a commercial again.}''

'''SPOKESMAN''': And now, try Cheat Commandos...O's, with Fluffy Puff Marshmallows...O's.

''{Back to the cartoon, Marshie flies up to Gunhaver wearing a soldier's hat.}''

'''SER-G-GEANT MARSHIE''': Ser-g-geant Marshie reporting for duty, sir!

'''GUNHAVER''': Would somebody get this flying cottonball outta my face?

''{Cut back to the scene with the cereal and the delicious (not nutritious) breakfast. The commandos walk on in the background, while the theme song plays.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Cheat Commandos O's, ridiculous breakfast... buy all our playsets and toys!

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the mug of marshmallows at the end to see a ''new'' action figure.
:''{Drumming is heard in the background.)''
:'''SPOKESMAN:''' Kids, get a free Ser-g-geant Marshie action figure! Just send in five dollars, twenty-five proofs of purchase, and five dollars shipping and handling!

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*Parachutists traditionally yell "[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a5_146.html Geronimo]!" when jumping from an airplane.

===Trivia===
*[[The Brothers Chaps]] yet again forgot to change the title of the page, which still read "Compy 386!!" for a while. This was quickly changed to say, "Breakfast is Fundamental."
*The "back" button at the end of this toon will always take you to [[Main Page 8]].
*Marshie looks different in this toon than he normally does. Since Cheat Commandos was said to be a 1980s show, [[The Brothers Chaps]] decided to make Marshie look like an older design for this toon.
*It is finally discovered what our beheadphoned pal Crackotage does. This was left unclear with the cryptic "Master Locksmith, Perhaps?" on his action figure box. Now it is known that he's " ... that guy! That flies that plane!" Of course, he could still crack locks in his spare time.
*Ser-g-geant Marshie's action figure box has the following labels:
**A Marshmallow, Not a Cottonball!!
**Creepier than Most!
**A Green Helmet!!
**His First Initial is 'M'! (A reference to [[Meet Marshie]], where [[Marshie]] introduces himself as "Capital M, and then 'arshie'!")

===Remarks===
*You can get a Ser-G-Geant Marshie toy free by sending in ten dollars and twenty-five proofs of purchase. Assuming a typical cost of $2-3 a box, it would cost $60-85 to get the toy.
**Since we know that the toy retails for [[$11.01]], each box of cereal would have to cost 4¢ (3¢ if sales tax automatically rounds up or is more than 16.6%) before this would be a deal, with an overall savings of one cent.
**A realistic approach to save money can only be done if the actual cost to make the cereal (including all sales tax) is the same 4¢ less than the retail price (plus sales tax).
*When the commandos are crossing behind the mug full of marshmallows, inside the handle you will see that part of the table overlaps them.
**This is caused by a bad erasing job of the copied object

===Goofs===
*The microphone attached to Silent Rip's helmet disappears momentarily after Crackotage drops the box of cereal.
*Silent Rip and Fightgar's mouths aren't moving when shouting, "WE'RE SAVED!!"
*When Gunhaver smacks the paper, he isn't touching it.

===Inside References===
*The episode "Time to break...fast!" is written by [[A. Chimendez]].
*Cheat Commandos...O's are made by [[Cheap as Free]] Foodstuffs.
*The ridiculous breakfast is a [[Real-Live Foods|live-action food]] set.

===Real-World References===
*[[Cheat Commandos O's Cereal|Cheat Commandos...O's]] really aren't "O's", as Fightgar has noticed on the box. The cereal actually bears a striking resemblance to [[Wikipedia:Quaker Oats Company|Quaker's]] [[Wikipedia:Cap'n Crunch|Cap'n Crunch]], or possibly [[Wikipedia:Kellogg's|Kellogg's]] [[Wikipedia:Corn Pops|Corn Pops]].
*"That guy who flies that plane!" may be a reference to the GI Joe comic book. When [[Wikipedia:Hasbro|Hasbro]] released the Phantom X-19 Stealth Fighter, they named the pilot Ghostrider without checking the copyrights. [[Wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]] already had a [[Wikipedia:Ghost Rider (comics)|well established character]] of that name, so Hasbro was unable to use it in any publications. To circumvent this, the GI Joes in the comic could never remember his code name. Ghostrider never appeared in the cartoon for this reason.
*The plane that Crackotage is flying is almost identical to the US Navy's F-14 Tomcat.
**The primary GI Joe jet was the Skystriker, which was based on the F-14.
*The Ser-g-geant Marshie character refers to any number of crossovers between figures in pop culture and G.I. Joe (or other '80s cartoonmercials) that culminated in the creation of action figures, notably [[Wikipedia:Sgt. Slaughter|Sergeant Slaughter]] of the [[Wikipedia:American Wrestling Association|AWA]]/[[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] and [[Wikipedia:William Perry (football)|William "Refrigerator" Perry]] of the [[Wikipedia:Chicago Bears|Chicago Bears]]. Both of these also started out as mail-order characters.
*The parachuting Blue Laser minions that appear after the grill explodes refers to the fact that no one ever actually died in a G.I. Joe cartoon, despite all the explosions and flying bullets. The enemies were always seen emerging bruised and shaken, but alive, from the wreckage.
* The "Breakfast is Fundamental" on the page title is a reference to [http://www.rif.org/ "Reading is Fundamental"], an organization that promotes literacy in schools.
*On the Cheat Commandos...O's box, Gunhaver, Fightgar, and Crackotage stand around the cereal bowl in a similar fashion as how [[Wikipedia:Snap, Crackle and Pop|Snap, Crackle, and Pop]] do on boxes of [[Wikipedia:Rice Krispies|Rice Krispies]].
*This is a parody of the numerous advertisements that included '80s cartoon characters peddling ridiculously sugary foodstuffs. [[Wikipedia:G. I. Joe|G.I. Joe]] itself was guilty of this with Purina's [http://www.yojoe.com/archive/nottoys/actionstarscereal.shtml G.I.Joe Action Stars].
*The bowl and mug are [[Wikipedia:Corelle|Corelle Ware]]. The pattern is called Butterfly Gold.

===Fast Forward===

*[[Green Helmets]] would become the expendable units of the Cheat Commando force in [[Let us give TANKS!]].
*The Cereal box and the Marshie Figure later appeared in the Strong Bad Email [[specially marked]]. The phrase is changed to "These STILL aren't O's!" and the upper right hand corner reads "NOT NEW!".
**There is also a Blue Laser Cereal in said Email called "Blue Laser Blasts"

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' A. Chimendez, the work he's done, the work he has contributed to the medium of animated cartoons, about cereals and toys...

'''MIKE:''' It's huge! They can't— Enough can't be said!

'''MATT:''' I really like this song. I remember being particularly proud of the song that's in the background right now. Which I think I call— I think the track is called "Written by A. Chimendez". I think I decided that's the name of it. A. Chimendez is tremendez. I'll tell you that right now.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' So where do you think that camera is that just filmed...?

'''MATT:''' One of the Blue Laser henchman is dressed up like a cactus.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MATT:''' He's just obviously holding a video camera on his shoulder, I think, filming Gunhaver. I remember that bothering me as a kid, even. I was being like, "Wait, so how does Cobra— how can Cobra see inside G.I. Joe's secret hideout? Like, why don't they see the guy that's holding the camera? And plus it would cut angles. Like they'd have like a whole six-camera setup inside of G.I. Joe Headquarters that Cobra is doing a live production of.

''{Mike laughs as Matt speaks}''

'''MIKE:''' So, uh... for this, we made a real box of the Cheat Commandos...O's cereal.

'''MATT:''' Right. We printed out that graphic and stuck it to a box of Blueberry Morning cereal from General Mills.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Mike Mills' cereal company.

'''MIKE:''' And I drank a glass of caramels that morning, too.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' You did not!

'''MIKE:''' It was a "glass of caramels" morning, too—

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' In addition to the blueberry morning.

'''MATT:''' Oooh... bust-ad. I— listen, if you can— you can't really hear. Fightgar says "Cea-we-al".

'''MIKE:''' ''{attempting Fightgar's voice}'' Cea-we-al.

'''MATT:''' ''{in Fightgar's voice}'' Cereal! Woo.

'''MIKE:''' ''{attempting Fightgar's voice}''Cea-we... ''{in normal voice}'' I can do it too! ''{attempting Fightgar's voice}'' Cea-we-al

'''MATT:''' Good. ''I'' can do it better. That explosion has since been replaced with a fantastic explosion in the Cheat Commandos layabout!

'''MIKE:''' Look at Ser-g-geant Marshie.

'''MATT:''' He is way creepier in this. I didn't think it was possible, but he's—

'''MIKE:''' That little tongue thing he does!

''{Both make unintelligible Marshie screaming noises}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{in Marshie's voice}'' I won't get you down easy!

'''MATT:''' Marshie never gets me down easy, Mike.

''{Mike laughs}''

===Fun Facts===

*[[Wikipedia:Mike Mills|Mike Mills]] is the bass player for [[Wikipedia:R.E.M. (band)|R.E.M.]]
*Blueberry Morning is a real cereal, but it is made by [[Wikipedia:Kraft Foods|Kraft]] through its Post Cereals division and not by [[Wikipedia:General Mills|General Mills]] as was stated in the commentary. In late 2011, over seven years after the release of this cartoon, Matt Chapman tweeted [http://twitpic.com/6lbj39 a picture of the expired Blueberry Morning].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:cheatcereal.html|watch "Cheat Commandos...O's"]]
*[[HR:cheatcereal.swf|view the Flash file for "Cheat Commandos...O's"]]
*[[Forum:135|forum thread re: "Cheat Commandos...O's"]]

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Instruments

J2 — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:15:30 GMT

J2: left-handedness!

{{cleanup}}

The populace of [[Free Country, USA]] are quite musical, with several '''instruments''' among them. Marzipan and The Cheat are the most often portrayed as musically skilled, and along with Strong Mad they comprise the band Cool Tapes. In addition to Cool Tapes and Marzipan's solo work with her guitar Carol, Bubs and Strong Sad also have some instrumental skills, as well as the King of Town. Also, many of the King's servants have been seen with instruments in various bands.

==Marzipan's Instruments==
===Guitar===
[[Image:carol.PNG|thumb|right|220px|"Come on Carol, let's rock!"]]

'''[[Carol]]''' is [[Marzipan]]'s [[Wikipedia:Guitar|guitar]]. In the [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons, she is called "Carl". She is modeled after a nylon-string classical/Spanish guitar. Carol features a drawing of a [[Wikipedia:Gadsden_flag|"Don't Tread on Me"]]-style snake from the American revolutionary war. Marzipan plays Carol in the band Cool Tapes with Strong Mad and The Cheat. However, the sound Carol makes in the song ''"[[Cool Tapes]]"'' is much more like that of an electric guitar with distortion.

===Electric Guitar===
In [[different town]], Strong Bad wishes that Marzipan would rock, picturing her playing an electric guitar. The guitar resembles a skull, backbone, and several other bones. It is unknown if Marzipan has ever played an electric guitar, however as mentioned above it seems that Carol makes an electric guitar sound in the song "Cool Tapes".

===Ukulele===
[[Image:Ukulele_and_Poetry.png|thumb|right|110px|"Oo-koo-lay-lay!"]]
The '''[[Wikipedia:Ukulele|Ukulele]]''' is used by Marzipan to play Hawaiian music for her Luau. This is a more appropriate instrument than "Carol" to accompany Strong Sad's Polynesian prose. This instrument sports the letter "M", standing either for "Marzipan" or as the monogram of the instrument's own name.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Audition With Marzipan]]
*[[The Luau]]

==The Cheat's Intruments==

===Keyboard===
[[Image:cheat_keyboard.png|thumb|right|110px|Beautiful music]]
[[Image:cheat_keyboard_puppet_time.png|thumb|right|110px|Puppet time tunes]]
'''[[The Cheat]]'s keyboard''' is a [[Wikipedia:Casio|Casio]] [http://www.synthmania.com/sk-1.htm Sk-1] portable sampling keyboard. The Cheat has played the [[Strong Badia]] National Anthem, a background beat for [[Strong Bad]]'s chart-topping hit "Song About Sibbie," and the acoustics for "Everybody Knows It" on it.

The Cheat's keyboard appears to have an extra key between E and F and ''two'' extra keys between B and C.

If Strong Bad [[guitar|had a band]], The Cheat would be in it with this keyboard.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[flag day]]
*Email [[guitar]] (mentioned)
*Email [[sibbie]]
*[[Everybody Knows It]]
*Email [[pop-up]]
*[[Happy Hallow-day]]

===DJ Equipment/Mixing===
[[Image:djcheatequipment.png|thumb|200px|Indie-tronic]]

When The Cheat is on tour as DJ Teh C., he uses a set of DJ equipment, which seems to include a pair of single turntables. He most likely also has a mixer board, as he is able to make an Indie-Tronic remix out of [[The Geddup Noise]], as well as a remix of "[[Quote of the Week|Not Talkin' 'bout Butter]]".

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[geddup noise]]

===Record Player===
[[Image:Cheats Record player.png|thumb|The record player]]
'''The Cheat's Record Player''' appeared in [[rampage]] when he was playing background music for Strong Bad and [[Coach Z]] when they were going on a lyrical rampage.

According to the [[rampage#DVD_Version|DVD Commentary]] for rampage, this is based off of the [http://www.thisoldtoy.com/fisher-price/dept-1-Audio-Vis-Mus/k-record-players/Record-Players.html Fisher Price Record Player] toy that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] had when he was a kid, and tried to bring to college. The real record player could play 33 to 45 RPM records and, according to Matt, could only play "slow stuff or jazz" or else "it just couldn't handle it."

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[rampage]]

===Drums===
[[Image:Cheatdrum.PNG|thumb|110px|Cool Tapes]]
The Cheat plays a trap set in the band Cool Tapes. In [[Cool Things]] and [[Weclome Back]] he plays a drum set with a crash cymbal, hi-hat, floor tom, snare drum and bass drum. He has "Cool Tapes" written on his bass drum head.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut''': [[Cool Things]]
*[[Weclome Back]]

==Strong Mad's Instruments==
===Electric Bass===
[[Image:SMBass.PNG|thumb|DOLEY-O!!!]]
'''[[Strong Mad]]'s [[wikipedia:bass|bass]]''' is an instrument that Strong Mad plays in the band Cool Tapes with Marzipan and The Cheat. The bass is black and has Strong Mad's intitials on the headstock. He uses a blue pick to play.

He was first seen playing the instrument in Cool Things as the band recorded their first ''Cool Tapes'' song. He later is seen playing it again in a topiary garden during the band's midwestern tour.

'''Appearances:'''
*[[guitar]] (mentioned)
*'''Debut''': [[Cool Things]]
*[[Weclome Back]]

==Bubs' Instruments==
===Keytar===
[[Image:Bubs with Keytar.png|thumb|right|Bubs gets all the royalties]]
'''[[Bubs]]' Keytar''' is based on a [http://www.sonicstate.com/synth/yamaha_shs10.cfm Yamaha SHS-10 FM digital keyboard], whose most common variation is red and features colored buttons. With low-quality sounds and a $100 price tag, it was practically a toy, but had professional features like MIDI out, pitch-bend, and a two-digit LED display to indicate patch/program changes.

The only significant difference between Bubs' keytar and a real SHS-10 is that Bubs' only has 24 keys, whereas a real one has 32.

The keytar debuted in the Strong Bad Email "[[cheatday]]." Bubs had it behind the couch in [[Strong Bad's Basement|Strong Bad's basement]] so he could help supply the music for "The Date of Birth Song".

'''Appearances:''' +
* '''Debut:''' Email [[cheatday]]

==Strong Sad's Instruments==
===Guitar===
[[Image:ssguitar.png|thumb|Walkin' on clouds and flippin' off rainbows.]]
'''[[Strong Sad]]''' owns a '''[[Wikipedia:Classical guitar|classical guitar]]''' that he plays in the email song for [[alternate universe]]. A drawing of Strong Sad playing a twelve-string guitar had previously appeared in the [[Sketchbook#SK-2006-03-02|sketchbook]]. That guitar was held right-handed, and Strong Sad was seen writing right-handed in [[record book]] and [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]. Nevertheless, he plays this six-string guitar [[Left Handedness|left-handed]].

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[alternate universe]]

==The King of Town's Instruments==
[[Image:NotTalkinBoutButter.png|thumb|110px|"Not Talkin' 'Bout Butter"]]
===Guitar===
As heard in "Not Talkin' 'bout Butter," the '''[[King of Town]]''' plays "guitar, apparently!"

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]]
*[[Missing Lappy]]

==The Hornblower's Instruments==
===Buisine===
[[Image:Marching_Band.PNG|thumb|"A-break it down for me, fell-as!"]]
'''[[The Hornblower]]''' plays the '''[[Wikipedia:buisine|buisine]]''' in the [[K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band]]. He is also frequently seen playing this instrument in several other places.

'''Appearances:'''
* '''Debut:''' [[The King of Town DVD]]
*[[King of Town Main Page]]
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]]
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Fall Float Parade]]

===Saxophone===
The Hornblower plays a '''[[Wikipedia:Saxophone|saxophone]]''' as part of [[All the King's Men!]].

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[senior prom]]

==The Poopsmith's Instruments==
===Cymbals===
'''[[The Poopsmith]]''' plays the '''[[Wikipedia:Cymbals|cymbals]]''' in the K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Fall Float Parade]]
==The Knight's Instruments==
===Bass Drum===
'''[[The Knight]]''' plays the '''[[Wikipedia:Bass Drum|bass drum]]''' in the K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Fall Float Parade]]
===Stand-up Bass===
[[Image:AtKM.png|thumb|"Ohh Yeeaahh!"]]
The Knight plays a stand up bass as part of All The King's Men!.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[senior prom]]

==The Blacksmith's Instruments==
===Drums===
'''[[The Blacksmith]]''' plays a small trap set as part of All The King's Men!. He appears to be [[Left Handedness|left handed]], since the snare drum is on the right hand side of the drum set.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[senior prom]]
==Instrument's played by Character Variations==
===Teenage===
[[Image:Mysfit steries band.png|thumb|Maybe they play their own instruments?]]
In the email [[highschool]], the teenage versions of '''[[Teenage Homestar|Homestar]], [[Teenage Marzipan|Marzipan]], [[Teenage Strong Mad|Strong Mad]], and [[Teenage Strong Bad|Strong Bad]]''' play in a band. However, Strong Bad's admitted "doodle memory" could mean that these characters were not able to play these instruments.

*Homestar - Guitar ([[Left Handedness|left handed]])
*Marzipan - Tambourine
*Strong Mad - Drums
*Strong Bad - Keyboard

===Old-Timey===
[[Image:Worshboard.PNG|right|thumb|70px|Worsh it!]]
====Washboard====
'''[[The Homestar Runner]]''' plays "a mean worshboard" (labeled "worsh it!") that [[Stinkoman]] assumes is some kind of robot in [[20X6 vs. 1936]]. A '''[[Wikipedia:washboard|washboard]]''' is a homemade instrument that is played with a mallet.

==Instruments played by "Created Characters"==
===Teen Girl Squad===
[[Image:Kissy Boots.PNG|200px|thumb|Kissy Boots in action.]]

In Issue 8, the girls join a battle of the bands as Kissy Boots. Each of them plays an instrument in the band.
*[[Cheerleader]] - guitar
*[[So and So]] - keyboard
*[[What's Her Face]] - bass ([[Left Handedness|left handed]])
*[[The Ugly One]] - drums

===Saddy Dumpington===
====Washboard====
[[Image:ss_dumpington.PNG|thumb|100px|Miserable and Depressing]]
In [[A Folky Tale]], '''[[Saddy Dumpington]]''' is seen carrying a mallet and wears a washboard around his neck, although he is never seen playing it.

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Instruments

J2 — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:13:07 GMT

J2: reword'd

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The populace of [[Free Country, USA]] are quite musical, with several '''instruments''' among them. Marzipan and The Cheat are the most often portrayed as musically skilled, and along with Strong Mad they comprise the band Cool Tapes. In addition to Cool Tapes and Marzipan's solo work with her guitar Carol, Bubs and Strong Sad also have some instrumental skills, as well as the King of Town. Also, many of the King's servants have been seen with instruments in various bands.

==Marzipan's Instruments==
===Guitar===
[[Image:carol.PNG|thumb|right|220px|"Come on Carol, let's rock!"]]

'''[[Carol]]''' is [[Marzipan]]'s [[Wikipedia:Guitar|guitar]]. In the [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons, she is called "Carl". She is modeled after a nylon-string classical/Spanish guitar. Carol features a drawing of a [[Wikipedia:Gadsden_flag|"Don't Tread on Me"]]-style snake from the American revolutionary war. Marzipan plays Carol in the band Cool Tapes with Strong Mad and The Cheat. However, the sound Carol makes in the song ''"[[Cool Tapes]]"'' is much more like that of an electric guitar with distortion.

===Electric Guitar===
In [[different town]], Strong Bad wishes that Marzipan would rock, picturing her playing an electric guitar. The guitar resembles a skull, backbone, and several other bones. It is unknown if Marzipan has ever played an electric guitar, however as mentioned above it seems that Carol makes an electric guitar sound in the song "Cool Tapes".

===Ukulele===
[[Image:Ukulele_and_Poetry.png|thumb|right|110px|"Oo-koo-lay-lay!"]]
The '''[[Wikipedia:Ukulele|Ukulele]]''' is used by Marzipan to play Hawaiian music for her Luau. This is a more appropriate instrument than "Carol" to accompany Strong Sad's Polynesian prose. This instrument sports the letter "M", standing either for "Marzipan" or as the monogram of the instrument's own name.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Audition With Marzipan]]
*[[The Luau]]

==The Cheat's Intruments==

===Keyboard===
[[Image:cheat_keyboard.png|thumb|right|110px|Beautiful music]]
[[Image:cheat_keyboard_puppet_time.png|thumb|right|110px|Puppet time tunes]]
'''[[The Cheat]]'s keyboard''' is a [[Wikipedia:Casio|Casio]] [http://www.synthmania.com/sk-1.htm Sk-1] portable sampling keyboard. The Cheat has played the [[Strong Badia]] National Anthem, a background beat for [[Strong Bad]]'s chart-topping hit "Song About Sibbie," and the acoustics for "Everybody Knows It" on it.

The Cheat's keyboard appears to have an extra key between E and F and ''two'' extra keys between B and C.

If Strong Bad [[guitar|had a band]], The Cheat would be in it with this keyboard.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[flag day]]
*Email [[guitar]] (mentioned)
*Email [[sibbie]]
*[[Everybody Knows It]]
*Email [[pop-up]]
*[[Happy Hallow-day]]

===DJ Equipment/Mixing===
[[Image:djcheatequipment.png|thumb|200px|Indie-tronic]]

When The Cheat is on tour as DJ Teh C., he uses a set of DJ equipment, which seems to include a pair of single turntables. He most likely also has a mixer board, as he is able to make an Indie-Tronic remix out of [[The Geddup Noise]], as well as a remix of "[[Quote of the Week|Not Talkin' 'bout Butter]]".

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[geddup noise]]

===Record Player===
[[Image:Cheats Record player.png|thumb|The record player]]
'''The Cheat's Record Player''' appeared in [[rampage]] when he was playing background music for Strong Bad and [[Coach Z]] when they were going on a lyrical rampage.

According to the [[rampage#DVD_Version|DVD Commentary]] for rampage, this is based off of the [http://www.thisoldtoy.com/fisher-price/dept-1-Audio-Vis-Mus/k-record-players/Record-Players.html Fisher Price Record Player] toy that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] had when he was a kid, and tried to bring to college. The real record player could play 33 to 45 RPM records and, according to Matt, could only play "slow stuff or jazz" or else "it just couldn't handle it."

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[rampage]]

===Drums===
[[Image:Cheatdrum.PNG|thumb|110px|Cool Tapes]]
The Cheat plays a trap set in the band Cool Tapes. In [[Cool Things]] and [[Weclome Back]] he plays a drum set with a crash cymbal, hi-hat, floor tom, snare drum and bass drum. He has "Cool Tapes" written on his bass drum head.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut''': [[Cool Things]]
*[[Weclome Back]]

==Strong Mad's Instruments==
===Electric Bass===
[[Image:SMBass.PNG|thumb|DOLEY-O!!!]]
'''[[Strong Mad]]'s [[wikipedia:bass|bass]]''' is an instrument that Strong Mad plays in the band Cool Tapes with Marzipan and The Cheat. The bass is black and has Strong Mad's intitials on the headstock. He uses a blue pick to play.

He was first seen playing the instrument in Cool Things as the band recorded their first ''Cool Tapes'' song. He later is seen playing it again in a topiary garden during the band's midwestern tour.

'''Appearances:'''
*[[guitar]] (mentioned)
*'''Debut''': [[Cool Things]]
*[[Weclome Back]]

==Bubs' Instruments==
===Keytar===
[[Image:Bubs with Keytar.png|thumb|right|Bubs gets all the royalties]]
'''[[Bubs]]' Keytar''' is based on a [http://www.sonicstate.com/synth/yamaha_shs10.cfm Yamaha SHS-10 FM digital keyboard], whose most common variation is red and features colored buttons. With low-quality sounds and a $100 price tag, it was practically a toy, but had professional features like MIDI out, pitch-bend, and a two-digit LED display to indicate patch/program changes.

The only significant difference between Bubs' keytar and a real SHS-10 is that Bubs' only has 24 keys, whereas a real one has 32.

The keytar debuted in the Strong Bad Email "[[cheatday]]." Bubs had it behind the couch in [[Strong Bad's Basement|Strong Bad's basement]] so he could help supply the music for "The Date of Birth Song".

'''Appearances:''' +
* '''Debut:''' Email [[cheatday]]

==Strong Sad's Instruments==
===Guitar===
[[Image:ssguitar.png|thumb|Walkin' on clouds and flippin' off rainbows.]]
'''[[Strong Sad]]''' owns a '''[[Wikipedia:Classical guitar|classical guitar]]''' that he plays in the email song for [[alternate universe]]. A drawing of Strong Sad playing a twelve-string guitar had previously appeared in the [[Sketchbook#SK-2006-03-02|sketchbook]]. That guitar was held right-handed, and Strong Sad was seen writing right-handed in [[record book]] and [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]. Nevertheless, he plays this six-string guitar [[Left Handedness|left-handed]].

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[alternate universe]]

==The King of Town's Instruments==
[[Image:NotTalkinBoutButter.png|thumb|110px|"Not Talkin' 'Bout Butter"]]
===Guitar===
As heard in "Not Talkin' 'bout Butter," the '''[[King of Town]]''' plays "guitar, apparently!"

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]]
*[[Missing Lappy]]

==The Hornblower's Instruments==
===Buisine===
[[Image:Marching_Band.PNG|thumb|"A-break it down for me, fell-as!"]]
'''[[The Hornblower]]''' plays the '''[[Wikipedia:buisine|buisine]]''' in the [[K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band]]. He is also frequently seen playing this instrument in several other places.

'''Appearances:'''
* '''Debut:''' [[The King of Town DVD]]
*[[King of Town Main Page]]
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]]
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Fall Float Parade]]

===Saxophone===
The Hornblower plays a '''[[Wikipedia:Saxophone|saxophone]]''' as part of [[All the King's Men!]].

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[senior prom]]

==The Poopsmith's Instruments==
===Cymbals===
'''[[The Poopsmith]]''' plays the '''[[Wikipedia:Cymbals|cymbals]]''' in the K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Fall Float Parade]]
==The Knight's Instruments==
===Bass Drum===
'''[[The Knight]]''' plays the '''[[Wikipedia:Bass Drum|bass drum]]''' in the K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Fall Float Parade]]
===Stand-up Bass===
[[Image:AtKM.png|thumb|"Ohh Yeeaahh!"]]
The Knight plays a stand up bass as part of All The King's Men!.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[senior prom]]

==The Blacksmith's Instruments==
===Drums===
'''[[The Blacksmith]]''' plays a small trap set as part of All The King's Men!. He appears to be left handed, since the snare drum is on the right hand side of the drum set.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[senior prom]]
==Instrument's played by Character Variations==
===Teenage===
[[Image:Mysfit steries band.png|thumb|Maybe they play their own instruments?]]
In the email [[highschool]], the teenage versions of '''[[Teenage Homestar|Homestar]], [[Teenage Marzipan|Marzipan]], [[Teenage Strong Mad|Strong Mad]], and [[Teenage Strong Bad|Strong Bad]]''' play in a band. However, Strong Bad's admitted "doodle memory" could mean that these characters were not able to play these instruments.

*Homestar - Guitar (Left Handed)
*Marzipan - Tambourine
*Strong Mad - Drums
*Strong Bad - Keyboard

===Old-Timey===
[[Image:Worshboard.PNG|right|thumb|70px|Worsh it!]]
====Washboard====
'''[[The Homestar Runner]]''' plays "a mean worshboard" (labeled "worsh it!") that [[Stinkoman]] assumes is some kind of robot in [[20X6 vs. 1936]]. A '''[[Wikipedia:washboard|washboard]]''' is a homemade instrument that is played with a mallet.

==Instruments played by "Created Characters"==
===Teen Girl Squad===
[[Image:Kissy Boots.PNG|200px|thumb|Kissy Boots in action.]]

In Issue 8, the girls join a battle of the bands as Kissy Boots. Each of them plays an instrument in the band.
*[[Cheerleader]] - guitar
*[[So and So]] - keyboard
*[[What's Her Face]] - bass (left handed)
*[[The Ugly One]] - drums

===Saddy Dumpington===
====Washboard====
[[Image:ss_dumpington.PNG|thumb|100px|Miserable and Depressing]]
In [[A Folky Tale]], '''[[Saddy Dumpington]]''' is seen carrying a mallet and wears a washboard around his neck, although he is never seen playing it.

[[Category:Instruments|*]][[Category:Lists]]

Instruments

J2 — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:10:50 GMT

J2: fine, appearances go back. but we've got to make a decision on what to do about this whole page - it's pretty messy.

{{cleanup}}

The populace of [[Free Country, USA]] are quite musical, with several '''instruments''' among them. Marzipan and The Cheat are the most often portrayed as musically skilled, and along with Strong Mad they comprise the band Cool Tapes. In addition to Cool Tapes and Marzipan's solo work with her guitar Carol, Bubs and Strong Sad also have some instrumental skills, as well as the King of Town. Also, many of the King's servants have been seen with instruments in various bands.

==Marzipan's Instruments==
===Guitar===
[[Image:carol.PNG|thumb|right|220px|"Come on Carol, let's rock!"]]

'''[[Carol]]''' is [[Marzipan]]'s [[Wikipedia:Guitar|guitar]]. In the [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons, she is called "Carl". She is modeled after a nylon-string classical/Spanish guitar. Carol features a drawing of a [[Wikipedia:Gadsden_flag|"Don't Tread on Me"]]-style snake from the American revolutionary war. Marzipan plays Carol in the band Cool Tapes with Strong Mad and The Cheat. However, the sound Carol makes in the song ''"[[Cool Tapes]]"'' is much more like that of an electric guitar with distortion.

===Electric Guitar===
In [[different town]], Strong Bad wishes that Marzipan would rock, picturing her playing an electric guitar. The guitar resembles a skull, backbone, and several other bones. It is unknown if Marzipan has ever played an electric guitar, however as mentioned above it seems that Carol makes an electric guitar sound in the song "Cool Tapes".

===Ukulele===
[[Image:Ukulele_and_Poetry.png|thumb|right|110px|"Oo-koo-lay-lay!"]]
The '''[[Wikipedia:Ukulele|Ukulele]]''' is used by Marzipan to play Hawaiian music for her Luau. This is a more appropriate instrument than "Carol" to accompany Strong Sad's Polynesian prose. This instrument sports the letter "M", standing either for "Marzipan" or as the monogram of the instrument's own name.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Audition With Marzipan]]
*[[The Luau]]

==The Cheat's Intruments==

===Keyboard===
[[Image:cheat_keyboard.png|thumb|right|110px|Beautiful music]]
[[Image:cheat_keyboard_puppet_time.png|thumb|right|110px|Puppet time tunes]]
'''[[The Cheat]]'s keyboard''' is a [[Wikipedia:Casio|Casio]] [http://www.synthmania.com/sk-1.htm Sk-1] portable sampling keyboard. The Cheat has played the [[Strong Badia]] National Anthem, a background beat for [[Strong Bad]]'s chart-topping hit "Song About Sibbie," and the acoustics for "Everybody Knows It" on it.

The Cheat's keyboard appears to have an extra key between E and F and ''two'' extra keys between B and C.

If Strong Bad [[guitar|had a band]], The Cheat would be in it with this keyboard.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[flag day]]
*Email [[guitar]] (mentioned)
*Email [[sibbie]]
*[[Everybody Knows It]]
*Email [[pop-up]]
*[[Happy Hallow-day]]

===DJ Equipment/Mixing===
[[Image:djcheatequipment.png|thumb|200px|Indie-tronic]]

When The Cheat is on tour as DJ Teh C., he uses a set of DJ equipment, which seems to include a pair of single turntables. He most likely also has a mixer board, as he is able to make an Indie-Tronic remix out of [[The Geddup Noise]], as well as a remix of "[[Quote of the Week|Not Talkin' 'bout Butter]]".

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[geddup noise]]

===Record Player===
[[Image:Cheats Record player.png|thumb|The record player]]
'''The Cheat's Record Player''' appeared in [[rampage]] when he was playing background music for Strong Bad and [[Coach Z]] when they were going on a lyrical rampage.

According to the [[rampage#DVD_Version|DVD Commentary]] for rampage, this is based off of the [http://www.thisoldtoy.com/fisher-price/dept-1-Audio-Vis-Mus/k-record-players/Record-Players.html Fisher Price Record Player] toy that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] had when he was a kid, and tried to bring to college. The real record player could play 33 to 45 RPM records and, according to Matt, could only play "slow stuff or jazz" or else "it just couldn't handle it."

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[rampage]]

===Drums===
[[Image:Cheatdrum.PNG|thumb|110px|Cool Tapes]]
The Cheat plays a trap set in the band Cool Tapes. In [[Cool Things]] and [[Weclome Back]] he plays a drum set with a crash cymbal, hi-hat, floor tom, snare drum and bass drum. He has "Cool Tapes" written on his bass drum head.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut''': [[Cool Things]]
*[[Weclome Back]]

==Strong Mad's Instruments==
===Electric Bass===
[[Image:SMBass.PNG|thumb|DOLEY-O!!!]]
'''[[Strong Mad]]'s [[wikipedia:bass|bass]]''' is an instrument that Strong Mad plays in the band Cool Tapes with Marzipan and The Cheat. The bass is black and has Strong Mad's intitials on the headstock. He uses a blue pick to play.

He was first seen playing the instrument in Cool Things as the band recorded their first ''Cool Tapes'' song. He later is seen playing it again in a topiary garden during the band's midwestern tour.

'''Appearances:'''
*[[guitar]] (mentioned)
*'''Debut''': [[Cool Things]]
*[[Weclome Back]]

==Bubs' Instruments==
===Keytar===
[[Image:Bubs with Keytar.png|thumb|right|Bubs gets all the royalties]]
'''[[Bubs]]' Keytar''' is based on a [http://www.sonicstate.com/synth/yamaha_shs10.cfm Yamaha SHS-10 FM digital keyboard], whose most common variation is red and features colored buttons. With low-quality sounds and a $100 price tag, it was practically a toy, but had professional features like MIDI out, pitch-bend, and a two-digit LED display to indicate patch/program changes.

The only significant difference between Bubs' keytar and a real SHS-10 is that Bubs' only has 24 keys, whereas a real one has 32.

The keytar debuted in the Strong Bad Email "[[cheatday]]." Bubs had it behind the couch in [[Strong Bad's Basement|Strong Bad's basement]] so he could help supply the music for "The Date of Birth Song".

'''Appearances:''' +
* '''Debut:''' Email [[cheatday]]

==Strong Sad's Instruments==
===Guitar===
[[Image:ssguitar.png|thumb|Walkin' on clouds and flippin' off rainbows.]]
'''[[Strong Sad]]''' owns a '''[[Wikipedia:Classical guitar|classical guitar]]''' that he plays in the email song for [[alternate universe]]. A drawing of Strong Sad playing a twelve-string guitar had previously appeared in the [[Sketchbook#SK-2006-03-02|sketchbook]]. That guitar was held right-handed, and Strong Sad was seen writing right-handed in [[record book]] and [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]. Nevertheless, he plays this six-string guitar [[Left Handedness|left-handed]].

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[alternate universe]]

==The King of Town's Instruments==
[[Image:NotTalkinBoutButter.png|thumb|110px|"Not Talkin' 'Bout Butter"]]
===Guitar===
As heard in "Not Talkin' 'bout Butter," the '''[[King of Town]]''' plays "guitar, apparently!"

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]]
*[[Missing Lappy]]

==The Hornblower's Instruments==
===Buisine===
[[Image:Marching_Band.PNG|thumb|"A-break it down for me, fell-as!"]]
'''[[The Hornblower]]''' plays the '''[[Wikipedia:buisine|buisine]]''' in the [[K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band]]. He is also frequently seen playing this instrument in several other places.

'''Appearances:'''
* '''Debut:''' [[The King of Town DVD]]
*[[King of Town Main Page]]
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]]
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Fall Float Parade]]

===Saxophone===
The Hornblower plays a '''[[Wikipedia:Saxophone|saxophone]]''' as part of [[All the King's Men!]].

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[senior prom]]

==The Poopsmith's Instruments==
===Cymbals===
'''[[The Poopsmith]]''' plays the '''[[Wikipedia:Cymbals|cymbals]]''' in the K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Fall Float Parade]]
==The Knight's Instruments==
===Bass Drum===
'''[[The Knight]]''' plays the '''[[Wikipedia:Bass Drum|bass drum]]''' in the K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Fall Float Parade]]
===Stand-up Bass===
[[Image:AtKM.png|thumb|"Ohh Yeeaahh!"]]
The Knight plays a stand up bass as part of All The King's Men!.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[senior prom]]

==The Blacksmith's Instruments==
===Drums===
'''[[The Blacksmith]]''' plays a small trap set as part of All The King's Men!. He appears to be left handed, since the snare drum is on the right hand side of the drum set.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[senior prom]]
==Instrument's played by Character Variations==
===Teenage===
[[Image:Mysfit steries band.png|thumb|Maybe they play their own instruments?]]
In the email [[highschool]] the teenage versions of '''[[Teenage Homestar|Homestar]], [[Teenage Marzipan|Marzipan]], [[Teenage Strong Mad|Strong Mad]], and [[Teenage Strong Bad|Strong Bad]]''' play in a band. Due to Strong Bad's admitted "doodle memory" these characters may or may not be able to play these instruments.

*Homestar - Guitar (Left Handed)
*Marzipan - Tambourine
*Strong Mad - Drums
*Strong Bad - Keyboard

===Old-Timey===
[[Image:Worshboard.PNG|right|thumb|70px|Worsh it!]]
====Washboard====
'''[[The Homestar Runner]]''' plays "a mean worshboard" (labeled "worsh it!") that [[Stinkoman]] assumes is some kind of robot in [[20X6 vs. 1936]]. A '''[[Wikipedia:washboard|washboard]]''' is a homemade instrument that is played with a mallet.

==Instruments played by "Created Characters"==
===Teen Girl Squad===
[[Image:Kissy Boots.PNG|200px|thumb|Kissy Boots in action.]]

In Issue 8, the girls join a battle of the bands as Kissy Boots. Each of them plays an instrument in the band.
*[[Cheerleader]] - guitar
*[[So and So]] - keyboard
*[[What's Her Face]] - bass (left handed)
*[[The Ugly One]] - drums

===Saddy Dumpington===
====Washboard====
[[Image:ss_dumpington.PNG|thumb|100px|Miserable and Depressing]]
In [[A Folky Tale]], '''[[Saddy Dumpington]]''' is seen carrying a mallet and wears a washboard around his neck, although he is never seen playing it.

[[Category:Instruments|*]][[Category:Lists]]

Instruments

J2 — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:09:36 GMT

J2: A lot of that seemed a bit useless, especially the appearances list WHEN IT HAS ONLY BEEN IN ONE THING. :'(

{{cleanup}}

The populace of [[Free Country, USA]] are quite musical, with several '''instruments''' among them. Marzipan and The Cheat are the most often portrayed as musically skilled, and along with Strong Mad they comprise the band Cool Tapes. In addition to Cool Tapes and Marzipan's solo work with her guitar Carol, Bubs and Strong Sad also have some instrumental skills, as well as the King of Town. Also, many of the King's servants have been seen with instruments in various bands.

==Marzipan's Instruments==
===Guitar===
[[Image:carol.PNG|thumb|right|220px|"Come on Carol, let's rock!"]]

'''[[Carol]]''' is [[Marzipan]]'s [[Wikipedia:Guitar|guitar]]. In the [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons, she is called "Carl". She is modeled after a nylon-string classical/Spanish guitar. Carol features a drawing of a [[Wikipedia:Gadsden_flag|"Don't Tread on Me"]]-style snake from the American revolutionary war. Marzipan plays Carol in the band Cool Tapes with Strong Mad and The Cheat. However, the sound Carol makes in the song ''"[[Cool Tapes]]"'' is much more like that of an electric guitar with distortion.

===Electric Guitar===
In [[different town]], Strong Bad wishes that Marzipan would rock, picturing her playing an electric guitar. The guitar resembles a skull, backbone, and several other bones. It is unknown if Marzipan has ever played an electric guitar, however as mentioned above it seems that Carol makes an electric guitar sound in the song "Cool Tapes".

===Ukulele===
[[Image:Ukulele_and_Poetry.png|thumb|right|110px|"Oo-koo-lay-lay!"]]
The '''[[Wikipedia:Ukulele|Ukulele]]''' is used by Marzipan to play Hawaiian music for her Luau. This is a more appropriate instrument than "Carol" to accompany Strong Sad's Polynesian prose. This instrument sports the letter "M", standing either for "Marzipan" or as the monogram of the instrument's own name.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Audition With Marzipan]]
*[[The Luau]]

==The Cheat's Intruments==

===Keyboard===
[[Image:cheat_keyboard.png|thumb|right|110px|Beautiful music]]
[[Image:cheat_keyboard_puppet_time.png|thumb|right|110px|Puppet time tunes]]
'''[[The Cheat]]'s keyboard''' is a [[Wikipedia:Casio|Casio]] [http://www.synthmania.com/sk-1.htm Sk-1] portable sampling keyboard. The Cheat has played the [[Strong Badia]] National Anthem, a background beat for [[Strong Bad]]'s chart-topping hit "Song About Sibbie," and the acoustics for "Everybody Knows It" on it.

The Cheat's keyboard appears to have an extra key between E and F and ''two'' extra keys between B and C.

If Strong Bad [[guitar|had a band]], The Cheat would be in it with this keyboard.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[flag day]]
*Email [[guitar]] (mentioned)
*Email [[sibbie]]
*[[Everybody Knows It]]
*Email [[pop-up]]
*[[Happy Hallow-day]]

===DJ Equipment/Mixing===
[[Image:djcheatequipment.png|thumb|200px|Indie-tronic]]

When The Cheat is on tour as DJ Teh C., he uses a set of DJ equipment, which seems to include a pair of single turntables. He most likely also has a mixer board, as he is able to make an Indie-Tronic remix out of [[The Geddup Noise]], as well as a remix of "[[Quote of the Week|Not Talkin' 'bout Butter]]".

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[geddup noise]]

===Record Player===
[[Image:Cheats Record player.png|thumb|The record player]]
'''The Cheat's Record Player''' appeared in [[rampage]] when he was playing background music for Strong Bad and [[Coach Z]] when they were going on a lyrical rampage.

According to the [[rampage#DVD_Version|DVD Commentary]] for rampage, this is based off of the [http://www.thisoldtoy.com/fisher-price/dept-1-Audio-Vis-Mus/k-record-players/Record-Players.html Fisher Price Record Player] toy that [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] had when he was a kid, and tried to bring to college. The real record player could play 33 to 45 RPM records and, according to Matt, could only play "slow stuff or jazz" or else "it just couldn't handle it."

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[rampage]]

===Drums===
[[Image:Cheatdrum.PNG|thumb|110px|Cool Tapes]]
The Cheat plays a trap set in the band Cool Tapes. In [[Cool Things]] and [[Weclome Back]] he plays a drum set with a crash cymbal, hi-hat, floor tom, snare drum and bass drum. He has "Cool Tapes" written on his bass drum head.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut''': [[Cool Things]]
*[[Weclome Back]]

==Strong Mad's Instruments==
===Electric Bass===
[[Image:SMBass.PNG|thumb|DOLEY-O!!!]]
'''[[Strong Mad]]'s [[wikipedia:bass|bass]]''' is an instrument that Strong Mad plays in the band Cool Tapes with Marzipan and The Cheat. The bass is black and has Strong Mad's intitials on the headstock. He uses a blue pick to play.

He was first seen playing the instrument in Cool Things as the band recorded their first ''Cool Tapes'' song. He later is seen playing it again in a topiary garden during the band's midwestern tour.

'''Appearances:'''
*[[guitar]] (mentioned)
*'''Debut''': [[Cool Things]]
*[[Weclome Back]]

==Bubs' Instruments==
===Keytar===
[[Image:Bubs with Keytar.png|thumb|right|Bubs gets all the royalties]]
'''[[Bubs]]' Keytar''' is based on a [http://www.sonicstate.com/synth/yamaha_shs10.cfm Yamaha SHS-10 FM digital keyboard], whose most common variation is red and features colored buttons. With low-quality sounds and a $100 price tag, it was practically a toy, but had professional features like MIDI out, pitch-bend, and a two-digit LED display to indicate patch/program changes.

The only significant difference between Bubs' keytar and a real SHS-10 is that Bubs' only has 24 keys, whereas a real one has 32.

The keytar debuted in the Strong Bad Email "[[cheatday]]." Bubs had it behind the couch in [[Strong Bad's Basement|Strong Bad's basement]] so he could help supply the music for "The Date of Birth Song".

==Strong Sad's Instruments==
===Guitar===
[[Image:ssguitar.png|thumb|Walkin' on clouds and flippin' off rainbows.]]
'''[[Strong Sad]]''' owns a '''[[Wikipedia:Classical guitar|classical guitar]]''' that he plays in the email song for [[alternate universe]]. A drawing of Strong Sad playing a twelve-string guitar had previously appeared in the [[Sketchbook#SK-2006-03-02|sketchbook]]. That guitar was held right-handed, and Strong Sad was seen writing right-handed in [[record book]] and [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]. Nevertheless, he plays this six-string guitar [[Left Handedness|left-handed]].

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[alternate universe]]

==The King of Town's Instruments==
[[Image:NotTalkinBoutButter.png|thumb|110px|"Not Talkin' 'Bout Butter"]]
===Guitar===
As heard in "Not Talkin' 'bout Butter," the '''[[King of Town]]''' plays "guitar, apparently!"

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]]
*[[Missing Lappy]]

==The Hornblower's Instruments==
===Buisine===
[[Image:Marching_Band.PNG|thumb|"A-break it down for me, fell-as!"]]
'''[[The Hornblower]]''' plays the '''[[Wikipedia:buisine|buisine]]''' in the [[K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band]]. He is also frequently seen playing this instrument in several other places.

'''Appearances:'''
* '''Debut:''' [[The King of Town DVD]]
*[[King of Town Main Page]]
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]]
*[[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]
*[[Fall Float Parade]]

===Saxophone===
The Hornblower plays a '''[[Wikipedia:Saxophone|saxophone]]''' as part of [[All the King's Men!]].

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[senior prom]]

==The Poopsmith's Instruments==
===Cymbals===
'''[[The Poopsmith]]''' plays the '''[[Wikipedia:Cymbals|cymbals]]''' in the K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Fall Float Parade]]
==The Knight's Instruments==
===Bass Drum===
'''[[The Knight]]''' plays the '''[[Wikipedia:Bass Drum|bass drum]]''' in the K.O.T.H.S. Junior Varsity Marching Band.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' [[Fall Float Parade]]
===Stand-up Bass===
[[Image:AtKM.png|thumb|"Ohh Yeeaahh!"]]
The Knight plays a stand up bass as part of All The King's Men!.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[senior prom]]

==The Blacksmith's Instruments==
===Drums===
'''[[The Blacksmith]]''' plays a small trap set as part of All The King's Men!. He appears to be left handed, since the snare drum is on the right hand side of the drum set.

'''Appearances:'''
*'''Debut:''' Email [[senior prom]]
==Instrument's played by Character Variations==
===Teenage===
[[Image:Mysfit steries band.png|thumb|Maybe they play their own instruments?]]
In the email [[highschool]] the teenage versions of '''[[Teenage Homestar|Homestar]], [[Teenage Marzipan|Marzipan]], [[Teenage Strong Mad|Strong Mad]], and [[Teenage Strong Bad|Strong Bad]]''' play in a band. Due to Strong Bad's admitted "doodle memory" these characters may or may not be able to play these instruments.

*Homestar - Guitar (Left Handed)
*Marzipan - Tambourine
*Strong Mad - Drums
*Strong Bad - Keyboard

===Old-Timey===
[[Image:Worshboard.PNG|right|thumb|70px|Worsh it!]]
====Washboard====
'''[[The Homestar Runner]]''' plays "a mean worshboard" (labeled "worsh it!") that [[Stinkoman]] assumes is some kind of robot in [[20X6 vs. 1936]]. A '''[[Wikipedia:washboard|washboard]]''' is a homemade instrument that is played with a mallet.

==Instruments played by "Created Characters"==
===Teen Girl Squad===
[[Image:Kissy Boots.PNG|200px|thumb|Kissy Boots in action.]]

In Issue 8, the girls join a battle of the bands as Kissy Boots. Each of them plays an instrument in the band.
*[[Cheerleader]] - guitar
*[[So and So]] - keyboard
*[[What's Her Face]] - bass (left handed)
*[[The Ugly One]] - drums

===Saddy Dumpington===
====Washboard====
[[Image:ss_dumpington.PNG|thumb|100px|Miserable and Depressing]]
In [[A Folky Tale]], '''[[Saddy Dumpington]]''' is seen carrying a mallet and wears a washboard around his neck, although he is never seen playing it.

[[Category:Instruments|*]][[Category:Lists]]

Talk:Instruments

J2 — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 18:04:54 GMT

J2: /* Cleanup */

Some of these (Carol) could be shortened if we wanted to keep their own pages, but alot of these don't seem to quite warrent their own page, but should be on here in some context. Also I like the idea of being able to see who plays what all in one spot. - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 00:07, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

== Cleanup ==

This article is in need of some work. Mainly gnome work, but...

# Links. I saw 4 Strong Bad links, and correct me if I'm wrong, he doesn't play any instruments! (Teenage SB doesn't count.) We need to remove some links, and possibly relink a little to remain the "one link per page" thingamagig.
# Image. The page does need some sort of image.
# Length. The mini-articles are too long. Methinks we should shorten all existing articles mini-article length (I.E. [[Carol]]).
# Apearances. That's all it says. I think there needs to be some sort of... boldness. Even if it is '''boldness'''.

Anything else? {{User:Bluebry/sig}} 01:17, 14 December 2006 (UTC)

:Agreed on all accounts. I would like to see an appearance list for Carol added, and some effort made to make the whole thing look/sound a bit more consistant. (yea, I know I was lazy. . .) - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 01:29, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
::Why an appearance list for Carol? It has a page of its' own, which has more information? -[[User:J2|J2]]

==Transfer==

<blockquote>
I feel this page is pretty obvious information, but, if needed could EASILY fit on [[Cool Tapes]]. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 03:39, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

:Go ahead. I'm don't really mind. I just felt as an instrument it should've earned a place in the items section.

::Anyone else have some sort of existing opinion that exists... existential-wise? {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 03:46, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

:::Well, [[Strong Sad's Guitar]] has its own article and only appeared once. I think we should keep this.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 03:46, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

::::True, but, I feel that one has more information to it. I feel ''this'' one can be stored on [[Cool Tapes]], if wanted. {{User:Bluebry muffin/sig}} 03:50, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
:::::I think we should keep it. My philosiphy: The more articles the merrier. Plus, Strong Sad's guitar does have it's own page. Keep it. --[[User:Theyellowdart|Theyellowdart]] 03:51, 5 December 2006 (UTC)
::::::I don't mind keeping this page, but if it does stay, then I think The Cheat's drum set should also get its own page. [[User:4kai2lyn6|kai lyn]] 02:54, 11 December 2006 (UTC)

:::::::How about if we put a page together for all the [[Character's Instruments]]? - [[User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C|Ilko Skevüld's Teh C]] 00:03, 14 December 2006 (UTC)
</blockquote>

== Right Handed The Cheat ==
It's only interesting in that the other 3 drummers are all drumming left handed. You're right that it's probably not worth a mention.- {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 01:15, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

[[Image:Kissy Boots.PNG|thumb|Looks right-handed to me...]]
:Well, are they? Teenage Strong Mad isn't; his drum set is set up traditionally. The Blacksmith's drum set is more notable for its minimalistic makeup than the placement of the snare to his right. (Actually, the snare is normally almost directly in front of the drummer, the hi-hat to the left, and the toms to the right.) The Ugly One's left-handedness is totally based on how the floor tom attacks her from her left, when it is normally on the drummer's right. However, look at the long shot of the drumset. The hi hat is on her left, and as the drawing is crude we cannot really tell what's a tom and what's a snare. I'd bet the drum closest to the hi hat is the snare, though, which would make this a very traditional drum set setup. So I'd argue that she plays right-handed, as that's how the setup is. (The floor tom might have run around in front, maybe.) So I don't think iut's notable that The Cheat sets up his drums normally. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:37, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
Concur, thus the qestion is do we pull all the left handed references from the other drummers, who really aren't shown to be either handed? - {{User:Ilko Skevüld's Teh C/Sig}} 17:29, 29 December 2006 (UTC)

Lappy 486

J2 — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 22:05:30 GMT

J2: /* Colors */

[[Image:sbemail119.PNG|right|thumb|"Now that is a classy start-up noise!"]]

The '''Lappy 486''' is [[Strong Bad]]'s third and current computer, and is manufactured by [[Compy, Inc]]. It utilizes a more modern email client which includes a subject line, a reply panel, and the following easy-access buttons: Reply, Forward, Delete, Save, Computer, and Image. (Delete, Save, Computer, and Image are usually hidden behind Strong Bad's head.) However, all of it disappears when Strong Bad clears the screen to continue typing.
[[Image:Lappy logo.PNG|right|thumb|The Lappy's logo.]]
The Lappy seems to be Strong Bad's favorite computer to date, as evidenced by how highly he speaks of it in [[animal]]. Strong Bad describes its startup noise as "classy". His attempt to repeat it is quite out of tune.

Unlike the [[Compy 386]] and the [[Tandy 400]], no emails have been [[DELETED]] on this computer yet. It can flash a DO OVER!! screen with an explosion effect, as seen in [[do over]].

==Quick Facts==
[[Image:Lappybackside.png|right|thumb|The back of the Lappy 486 from [[isp]].]]
'''Debut:''' First seen in "[[animal]]." First mentioned by [[The Brothers Chaps]] in the "[[invisibility]]" [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]] commentary.

'''Interactive Feature:''' Clicking on the Lappy's screen simulates the effect seen on LCD Monitors: applied force moves the liquid inside (a Liquid Crystal Display), causing a "wave" of distorted colors. Whenever the Lappy 486 is seen in an email or toon, the screen can be clicked to get the effect that is similar on most LCD flat panel monitors. The circle matches the color of what is in the reflection (i.e. red for Strong Bad's head, green for Strong Bad's eyes, etc.). This is also Strong Bad's first computer without contrast buttons besides the Polish [[Block]].

'''[[Fonts|Font]]:''' [[Fonts#Glitch0|Glitch0]]

'''[[Wikipedia:Aspect ratio (image)|Screen Ratio]]:''' 1.67:1 (width:height) or 5:3, as opposed to a normal screen of 1.3:1 (4:3), a high-definition screen of 1.78:1 (16:9), and a widescreen of 1.85:1.

==Features==
[[Image:Strong Bad Email 119.png|right|thumb|Features of the Lappy 486.]]
*42 pounds!! (19 kilograms—"Extremely portable", according to Strong Bad)
*2MB Hard Drive! (Later said to be 5MB, as of [[retirement]])
*"Several" Color Monitor
*Warning: Five Minute Battery Life (Strong Bad said it is "One half of ten minutes"—evidence shown in [[part-time job]])
*512K RAM (0.5 MB)
*"Finally, a computer for your lap!"—Compy
*Although never mentioned, the Lappy may support a wireless internet connection. In [[isp]], we can see that Strong Bad does not use the Lappy's Ethernet socket.

==Colors==
[[Image:lappyemail.png|right|thumb|Lappy 486's email client.]]
The screen boasts "several" colors in the email [[animal]]. The number of colors present suggest that the Lappy 486 uses at least a VGA display.

:*'''Black:''' background color
:*'''White:''' text
:*'''Blue:''' email client title bar, shortcut keys, and rolling over emails titles on the menu, [[Edgar#Edgar's Baby's Daddy|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]]
:*'''Magenta:''' (pink) Lappy 486 logo
:*'''Dark Magenta:''' Lappy 486 logo (outline of magenta)
:*'''Cyan:''' (aqua) Lappy 486 logo
:*'''Dark Cyan:''' Lappy 486 logo (outline of cyan)
:*'''Yellow:''' Lappy 486 logo
:*'''Dark Yellow:''' Lappy 486 logo (outline of yellow)
:*'''Gold:''' encore Easter egg in the email [[rock opera]]
:*'''Puke Green:''' "bread sing-alongs" in the email [[origins]]
:*'''Red:''' new emails, [[do over]], Edgar's Baby's Daddy
:*'''Dark Red:''' Edgar's Baby's Daddy (outline of red)
:*'''Peach:''' the face of [[Edgar#Edga Jr.|Edga Jr.]]
:*'''Orange:''' the hair of Edga Jr.
:*'''Sky blue:''' the shirt of Edga Jr.
:*'''Gray:''' scrollbar color, Edga Jr. picture table outline
:*'''Salmon:''' the words 'a girl', 'really', and 'relatively' in [[bottom 10]]
:*'''Dark Green:''' the "de" words in [[death metal]]
:*'''Video colors:''' the explosion effect in [[do over]], the webcam in [[death metal]]
:*'''Creamy white:''' the computer on the downloading screen in [[isp]]
:*'''Light brown:''' the "not really break dancing" rat, also in [[isp]]
:*'''Teal:''' The background of the "Teal Screen of Near Death" in [[retirement]]

==Programs==
[[Image:sbemail lappy2.png|right|thumb|Strong Bad checks his email.]]
Some of the programs Strong Bad has on the Lappy 486, most of which are started by typing the filename only after the prompt:

*'''strongbad_email.exe''' - emails 119-current, except [[secret identity|email 142 (secret identity)]] (see below) and emails [[retirement|159 (retirement)]] (which were checked on the Tandy and the Compy respectively)
*'''run "Edga Jr."''' ([[long pants]]) - filters emails with indents
*'''run "webcam"''' ([[death metal]]) - initiates live video chat with [[Larry Palaroncini]]
*'''strongbad_email.wad''' ([[secret identity]]) - Strong Bad inexplicably types this to access his email (DOS usually does not recognize WAD files as executables).
*'''screen_savior.exe''' ([[technology]]) - runs an infinitely repeating 3D Maze screensaver with poor graphics
*'''Edgar's Baby's Daddy''' (filename unknown) ([[candy product]]) - Filters emails from [[Homestar Runner]]

==The Real Computer==
[[Image:Real-Live E-Mails_Disc4.JPG|thumb|The "real" Lappy, as seen in [[Real-Live E-Mails]].]]
The 486 was actually a [[Wikipedia:Intel 80486|real processor made by Intel]]. It was quite similar to the 386 processor from a software standpoint, but was considerably faster.

The Lappy seems to be inspired by the [http://www.old-computers.com/museum/computer.asp?st=1&c=1005 Mac Portable], a 16-pound transportable Macintosh that sold poorly.

The "real" Lappy (pictured) is an old Compaq LTE series laptop.

The Lappy 486's prompt, a closing square bracket, was also used by the Apple II series of computers, although MS-DOS could be configured to produce this prompt.

==Lappy-napping==
[[Image:Computers in harmony.png|thumb|"I coulda sworn one of you guys liked hushpuppies."]]
At the end of [[cliffhangers]], the Lappy was stolen. The perpetrators left behind a ransom note stating "i got your Lappy" along with the Lappy's severed "toe" (the "< ," key). After searching for his missing computer in [[Missing Lappy]], Strong Bad discovered that the [[Tandy 400]] and the [[Compy 386]] had kidnapped the Lappy so that Strong Bad would answer one last email on each of them. Strong Bad answered the Tandy and the Compy's last emails in [[retirement]], and in the process destroyed both of them and redeemed the Lappy. Strong Bad took his favorite fold-em-up computer out to get hushpuppies, with the restored, at-peace ghosts and [[The Paper]] following along in harmony.

==Female Lappy 486==
[[Image:female_lappy_486.png|thumb|Strong Bad's looking prooty hot.]]
The Female Lappy 486 appears in Strong Bad's dream email in [[dreamail]]. She's basically the Lappy 486 logo with blonde hair and makeup. She appears when Strong Bad starts up the Lappy, telling him that he's "looking prooty hot". Female Lappy 486 fawns over Strong Bad for his reply to an e-mail ("Well played, Strong Bad. Those ladies are sure to be [[All up ons|all up ons]]."). After Strong Bad flies away at the end of the e-mail, she appears in an Easter egg, telling Strong Bad not to fly, that's she's worried about him, and that she can see the strings which are holding him above ground. Apparently, she seems to rely on Strong Bad.

The monitor of Female Lappy 486 is bordered with a gold chain bearing the phrase, "MY LAPPY ATE YOUR DOG" inscribed on top.

It has since then appeared on the normal Lappy, suggesting that it is an actual feature of it.

Female Lappy 486 frequently makes spelling and grammar mistakes ("prooty hot", "one unread messages" "is understairs" and "tell whim I love"), and speaks with a voice which sounds somewhat like a computer [[Wikipedia:Speech synthesis|voice synthesizer]].

===Appearances===
*'''Debut:''' Email [[dreamail]]
*Email [[rock opera]] (voice)
*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four]] Main Menu
*[[Sbemail 150?!?]]
*[[Missing Lappy]]
*Email [[retirement]] (voice)

{{start box}}
{{Succession box | before = [[Compy 386]] | title = [[Strong Bad Email|Strong Bad Emails]] | years = 119 - present | after = N/A}}
{{end box}}

[[Category:Computers]]

the chair

J2 — Mon, 04 Dec 2006 23:00:36 GMT

J2: time!

{{sbenav|162|4 branches|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Sbemail162.png|thumb|It just needs a lozenge]]

Strong Bad decides to get a new chair. Bubs offers some suggestions.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]] [[Strong Sad's Room]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' December 4, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:08

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' A-just scrape some email off the top, and I'll help you out toniiiight!

<blockquote class="lappy email">D to the ear Strong Bad, 
 
That chair you're sitting on doesnt look very comfortable. 
When are you going to get a new, less hardwood, big, 
office manager-style comfy computer chair? 
 
Yours truely, 
Keith, PA</blockquote>

''{pronounces "doesn't" as "doest-n-t" and "truely" as "treh-leh", and reads "Keith, PA" as "Keith and Pa"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! It's a father-son email picnic! ''{typing}'' Y to the ou don't know ''what'' you're talkin' about, Pakeithpsy. Stooly here is a tush-cheek's dream. So cottony squish and pillowy fresh. Take a look-see!

''{Camera zooms out to show Strong Bad leaping off of the stool}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, It's been upgraded to Stank...

''{a face fades onto the seat of the stool and coughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Eeew... Maybe it ''is'' time for a re-imagining of my email-checkin' chair...

'''THE CHAIR:''' ''{coughs again}'' I just need a lozenge...

''{cut to Strong Bad standing outside Bubs' Concession Stand, with the camera centered behind Bubs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Bubs!

'''BUBS:''' Hey, customer!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What do you got in the way of things I can sit on whilst I check emails?

'''BUBS:''' Ooh! Lucky for you! I just got this 3-year old box of chicken beaks in just now! ''{places the box on the counter}'' Like ''right'' just now!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ok, ok, ok... But you got anything less anthrax-y?

'''BUBS:''' I got this old Winger album! ''{holds up the record case}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, yeah... that ''is'' less anthrax-y. But I was kinda hoping for a chair of some kind.

'''BUBS:''' Step right into my showroom! ''{slides off screen and bursts out of the side of the concession stand}'' Alright! We'll start at the tip, and work our way to the tup!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You make less sense every day, Bubsy.

'''BUBS:''' Crabberdonk! 

''{The side of the concession stand reattaches to the wall briefly, then falls back down with a red, white and blue bicycle seat on it}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, that's no chair! That's Red, White and Banana! My old bicycle seat!

''{cut to a film-projected scene of Li'l Strong Bad riding the bicycle seat outside a porch}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I used to ride that thing on my paper route all the time!

''{Li'l Strong Bad lights a newspaper on fire with the [[BMW lighter]] and throws it at the house; cut back to Strong Bad and Bubs outside the concession stand}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I'd better pass on that. I had a few too many wipeouts on that thing as a kid.

'''BUBS:''' Ugh! You nasty!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?

''{The side of the concession stand again reattaches, and falls down with a Homestar chair on it}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What makes you think I want to check my email on a Homestar Runner-shaped chair??

'''BUBS:''' Aw, come on. Give it a try!

''{Strong Bad jumps onto the chair}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ow.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{jumping out of the chair}'' Wah!

'''BUBS:''' Whoops, seen enough of that one!

''{The concession stand displays a deformed chair}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, your snowman died!

'''BUBS:''' You simpleton! This is a Danube-Largo original! The Styleron Ecochair! ''{camera zooms in on the chair as a Styleron Ecochair logo appears}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I don't care how Swedish your chair is. I have no need for a giant albino doggie-doody. 

'''BUBS:''' Always a hit at parties...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, Bubs! Don't you have anything more... ''executive''? A chair that will intimidate my underlings and eliminate my overlings!

'''BUBS:''' Ooh! lucky for you! I just got this-- ''{concession stand displays the same box of chicken beaks}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' ''NOT'' a box of chicken beaks!

'''BUBS:''' Oh. Then behold:

''{the concession stand displays a large leather chair}''

'''BUBS:''' Le Restige!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Style ''and'' class! Oh, tell me that leather's Corinthian! Just ''tell'' me it's Corinthian!

'''BUBS:''' Crabberdonk!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now what kind of options are we looking at on this baby?

'''BUBS:''' Ooh! You're gonna love this!

''{Bubs opens a compartment in the arm rest to reveal a red button and presses it, making a buzzing sound; a pair of metallic arms appear from behind Strong Bad and slip a pair of gray sweat pants on him}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No way! A sweat pants button! And so begins my medioric rise to the top of the corporate ladder... Now alls we gotta do is see how well it checks emails!

''{cut back to the computer room, with Le Restige taking up nearly the entire screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Check, check, checkin' email...

''{opens an email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
How come you never take your mask off? 
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Like I said, ''this'' is not a mask. It's m'face. But hey, I'll give it a shot! ''{tugs on his face until it comes off, and raises it above the chair; screaming}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reattaching his face}'' Ugh! I am NEVER gonna do that again! And, here's a picture of my parents.

''{camera zooms out to show the entire chair}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And now time to unwind with a pair of executive sweat pants! ''{pushes the sweat pants button}''

''{the robotic arms go haywire and toss Strong Bad into the air; he falls down with a sweatshirt on his legs and sweat pants on his head}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groaning}'' Ooooh... so... many... sweat pants... I can't feel my parts...

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

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on the sign while Bubs shows off the ecochair to see a poster of the designer.
*At the end, click on the executive chair to see a scene of Strong Sad trying to sit on the ecochair.
:''{Cut to Strong Sad's room. Strong Sad is sitting rather awkwardly atop the ecochair. The poster for it is on the wall behind him.}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Slides backwards down the chair}'' Whoa... whoa... whoa... whoa... ''{Falls backwards, appearing to break his back}'' Ooh! ... I can't feel my parts.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*A [[wikipedia:Throat_lozenge|lozenge]] is a small medicated candy intended to be dissolved slowly to soothe irritated throats.
*Anthrax is a virus that is spread through mail.

===Trivia===
*The Floppy Disk Container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#bio_forge|bio forge]]".
*The photo of Strong Bad's parents is in fact blank and reads "nice try [[wikipedia:Enemies_in_The_Legend_of_Zelda_series#Dodongo|dodongo]]!".

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad says (and supposedly demonstrates offscreen) that his "wrestling mask" is his real face. He mentioned this before in [[some kinda robot]] and many other places.

===Real-World References===
*When Strong Bad "takes off" his face and shows a picture of his parents behind the chair, this is a reference to how many TV shows never show the character's parents or other answers to questions unique to the show.
*A [[Wikipedia:Enemies in The Legend of Zelda series#Dodongo|Dodongo]] is an enemy from the [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda (series)|Legend of Zelda]] series.

===Goofs===
*There is no back button for this email.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|162|10344}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

The Cheat's Lightswitch

J2 — Mon, 20 Nov 2006 02:58:31 GMT

J2: /* Appearances */

[[Image:sbemail45.PNG|thumb|A kicking Lightswitch rave]]
'''The Cheat's Lightswitch''' is a special lightswitch [[Strong Bad]] installed below his regular lightswitch to accommodate [[The Cheat]]'s small stature. It only appears in a few of the [[Strong Bad Email]]s, most notably in "[[techno]]", where The Cheat used it, along with his [[The Cheat's Glowsticks|glowstick]], to throw his own Lightswitch [[Wikipedia:rave|Rave]]. The sign above it sometimes says "The Cheat's Lightswitch" and other times simply "The Cheat."

The lightswitch is featured on Disc 1 of the [[strongbad_email.exe]] 3 DVD Set in the opening sequence. Strong Bad accidentally switches on The Cheat's lightswitch when he walks into the room. Strong Bad says "Wrong switch" after hearing The Cheat's techno music and the lightswitch rave starts up with [[The System Is Down (song)|The System Is Down]]. The animation is done in 3D, and it would seem that Strong Bad flips on the top lightswitch, which is not The Cheat's lightswitch.

==Appearances==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[techno]]
*Email [[interview]]
*Email [[monument]] (Easter egg)
*Email [[replacement]] (easter egg)
*[[strongbad_email.exe Disc One]]
*[[Store]]

[[Category: Inside Jokes]]

Meet Marshie

J2 — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:58:50 GMT

J2: It's a goat? Sounds more like a donkey to me.

{{toonnav|Shorts|marshie|The Interview|The System is Down}}
[[Image:meet marshie screenshot.png|thumb|right|220px|"Capital 'M', and then 'arshie!'"]]
A [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] commercial.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marshie}}, {{Film|The Sad Kids}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Homestar's House]]

'''Date:''' August 26, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 0:50

'''Page Title:''' New from Galoob!

== Transcript ==
''{A swirling background is on screen. Marshie does his "rocket move" and faces the audience.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' 'Sup, fools? I'm Marshie. Capital "M" and then "arshie"! I'm going this way!

''{As he says this, the "M" and "arshie" appear under him. When he goes "this way" the text says "went that way!!!!!!!!!" The screen cuts to a chalkboard.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Why eat some other stuff,—

''{Different types of food appear on the chalkboard: a [[Ham|ham]], a pineapple, a cupcake, a piece of cherry pie, a hot dog, and a martini.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —when you can eat—

''{Fluffy Puff Marshmallows replace the food items.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' FLUFFY PUFF MARSHMALLOWS? ''{Logo appears.''}

''{Screen cuts to plate of marshmallows.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Breakfast,—

''{The marshmallows get covered in syrup topped with a pat of butter. A glass of juice appears next to the plate}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —lunch,—

''{the syrup vanishes and a salt shaker (labeled "7") and pepper shaker (labeled "3") are next to the marshmallows, which now have 3 tomato slices on them}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —munch,—

''{Batteries appear around the plate, while the marshmallows have nails stuck in them}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —and pinner!

''{Marshmallows now have a hat and eyepatch on them, and a cigar is next to them. Screen cuts to a pocket.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Stuff some in your pockets for—

''{The chalk marshmallows go into the pocket. Marshie's voice turns creepy as the following words appear on the screen}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —''secret eating!!!''

''{Cut to pillow.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Hide some underneath your pillow for sleepy times!

''{The marshmallows appear underneath the pillow.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Dont'cha like me?

''{Scene cuts to The Sad Kids.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Kids ask for it by name!

'''THE SAD BOY:''' What?

'''THE SAD GIRL:''' Huh?

'''MARSHIE:''' 'Sright kids! Go eat'ya some Fluffy Puff Marshmallows! Now try new Fluffy Puff All-Marshmallow Mayonnaise. ''{Marshie's voice changes to an incredibly weird voice.}'' Made from the best stuff.

''{Screen cuts to Homestar Runner watching the commercial on TV.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' I'm fluffity. I'm puffity. Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

'''BACKGROUND SINGERS:''' ''{simultaneously}'' They're fluffity. They're puffity. One, two, three, four, five.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': I hate that freakin' marshmallow.

== Easter Eggs ==
*If you press "r" on the keyboard when the toon is over, Homestar Runner will say something.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I hate that freakin' robot.

*If you then press "f" after Homestar says the robot thing, you will get a disclaimer ad.
:''{We see the yellow screen from earlier, with the Fluffy Puff Marshmallows logo, a bag of marshmallows, and a jar of mayo.}''
:'''VOICEOVER:''' Fluffy Puff Marshmallows and Marshmallow Mayonnaise. Each sold separately. Comes with everything you see here. Batteries not included. Kids, don't eat nails. ''{pause}'' Is that it? Am I done? Can I go? Anybod—Anybody want to get something to eat?

*'''Note:''' These Easter Eggs will only work in lowercase. They will not work if the Caps Lock is on or if the Shift is pressed down.

== Fun Facts ==

===Trivia===
*If you listen to [[HR:fluffypuff.mp3|this clip]], then you'll hear the background music for when Marshie is talking at the end. Marshie's voice is added over this track.

===Inside References===
*The song that the Background Singers sing near the end is the same song that they sang at the end of the [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]].
*The plates of marshmallows with various toppings are examples of [[Concoctions|concoctions]].
*The goat sound played during 'pinner' is the same from [[Audition with Marzipan]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Galoob]], mentioned in the page title, was a toy company that made [[Wikipedia:Micro Machines|Micro Machines]], the [[Wikipedia:Game Genie|Game Genie]], and [[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]] and [[Wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]] action figures. It has since been bought by [[Wikipedia:Hasbro|Hasbro]]. The phrase "New from Galoob!" was the last line of the commercials for these toys.
*"Kids ask for it by name" is possibly a reference to [[Wikipedia:Meow Mix|Meow Mix]] cat food, where the slogan is "so good, cats ask for it by name!"
*"Made from the best stuff" is a possible reference to [[Wikipedia:Snapple|Snapple]]'s slogan, "Made from the best stuff on earth."

===Fast Forward===
*The "7" labeled salt shaker makes an appearance in [[record book]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:marshie.html|watch "Meet Marshie"]]
*[[HR:marshie.swf|view the Flash file for "Meet Marshie"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|marshie}}

[[Category:Shorts]][[Category:Fluffy Puff]]

Meet Marshie

J2 — Thu, 09 Nov 2006 22:57:59 GMT

J2: /* Inside References */

{{toonnav|Shorts|marshie|The Interview|The System is Down}}
[[Image:meet marshie screenshot.png|thumb|right|220px|"Capital 'M', and then 'arshie!'"]]
A [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] commercial.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marshie}}, {{Film|The Sad Kids}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Homestar's House]]

'''Date:''' August 26, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 0:50

'''Page Title:''' New from Galoob!

== Transcript ==
''{A swirling background is on screen. Marshie does his "rocket move" and faces the audience.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' 'Sup, fools? I'm Marshie. Capital "M" and then "arshie"! I'm going this way!

''{As he says this, the "M" and "arshie" appear under him. When he goes "this way" the text says "went that way!!!!!!!!!" The screen cuts to a chalkboard.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Why eat some other stuff,—

''{Different types of food appear on the chalkboard: a [[Ham|ham]], a pineapple, a cupcake, a piece of cherry pie, a hot dog, and a martini.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —when you can eat—

''{Fluffy Puff Marshmallows replace the food items.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' FLUFFY PUFF MARSHMALLOWS? ''{Logo appears.''}

''{Screen cuts to plate of marshmallows.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Breakfast,—

''{The marshmallows get covered in syrup topped with a pat of butter. A glass of juice appears next to the plate}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —lunch,—

''{the syrup vanishes and a salt shaker (labeled "7") and pepper shaker (labeled "3") are next to the marshmallows, which now have 3 tomato slices on them}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —munch,—

''{Batteries appear around the plate, while the marshmallows have nails stuck in them}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —and pinner!

''{Marshmallows now have a hat and eyepatch on them, and a cigar is next to them. Screen cuts to a pocket.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Stuff some in your pockets for—

''{The chalk marshmallows go into the pocket. Marshie's voice turns creepy as the following words appear on the screen}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —''secret eating!!!''

''{Cut to pillow.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Hide some underneath your pillow for sleepy times!

''{The marshmallows appear underneath the pillow.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Dont'cha like me?

''{Scene cuts to The Sad Kids.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Kids ask for it by name!

'''THE SAD BOY:''' What?

'''THE SAD GIRL:''' Huh?

'''MARSHIE:''' 'Sright kids! Go eat'ya some Fluffy Puff Marshmallows! Now try new Fluffy Puff All-Marshmallow Mayonnaise. ''{Marshie's voice changes to an incredibly weird voice.}'' Made from the best stuff.

''{Screen cuts to Homestar Runner watching the commercial on TV.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' I'm fluffity. I'm puffity. Six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

'''BACKGROUND SINGERS:''' ''{simultaneously}'' They're fluffity. They're puffity. One, two, three, four, five.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': I hate that freakin' marshmallow.

== Easter Eggs ==
*If you press "r" on the keyboard when the toon is over, Homestar Runner will say something.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I hate that freakin' robot.

*If you then press "f" after Homestar says the robot thing, you will get a disclaimer ad.
:''{We see the yellow screen from earlier, with the Fluffy Puff Marshmallows logo, a bag of marshmallows, and a jar of mayo.}''
:'''VOICEOVER:''' Fluffy Puff Marshmallows and Marshmallow Mayonnaise. Each sold separately. Comes with everything you see here. Batteries not included. Kids, don't eat nails. ''{pause}'' Is that it? Am I done? Can I go? Anybod—Anybody want to get something to eat?

*'''Note:''' These Easter Eggs will only work in lowercase. They will not work if the Caps Lock is on or if the Shift is pressed down.

== Fun Facts ==

===Trivia===
*If you listen to [[HR:fluffypuff.mp3|this clip]], then you'll hear the background music for when Marshie is talking at the end. Marshie's voice is added over this track.

===Inside References===
*The song that the Background Singers sing near the end is the same song that they sang at the end of the [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]].
*The plates of marshmallows with various toppings are examples of [[Concoctions|concoctions]].
*The donkey sound played during 'pinner' is the same from [[Audition with Marzipan]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Galoob]], mentioned in the page title, was a toy company that made [[Wikipedia:Micro Machines|Micro Machines]], the [[Wikipedia:Game Genie|Game Genie]], and [[Wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]] and [[Wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]] action figures. It has since been bought by [[Wikipedia:Hasbro|Hasbro]]. The phrase "New from Galoob!" was the last line of the commercials for these toys.
*"Kids ask for it by name" is possibly a reference to [[Wikipedia:Meow Mix|Meow Mix]] cat food, where the slogan is "so good, cats ask for it by name!"
*"Made from the best stuff" is a possible reference to [[Wikipedia:Snapple|Snapple]]'s slogan, "Made from the best stuff on earth."

===Fast Forward===
*The "7" labeled salt shaker makes an appearance in [[record book]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:marshie.html|watch "Meet Marshie"]]
*[[HR:marshie.swf|view the Flash file for "Meet Marshie"]]

{{subtitlesLinks|marshie}}

[[Category:Shorts]][[Category:Fluffy Puff]]

Fan Costumes '06

J2 — Mon, 06 Nov 2006 19:51:24 GMT

J2: It looks better that way.

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|costumes06|Happy Hallow-day|Homestarloween Party}}
[[Image:Costumes06.jpg|thumb|"Hey The Cheat, I bet you're not scared of ''that'' bear holding a shark."]]
Strong Bad makes fun of the Halloween costumes fans made for the 3rd time!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}} (all audio only)

'''Places:''' [[Strong Bad's Basement]]

'''Date:''' November 6, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:06

'''Page Title:''' The Crazy Dress 'Em Ups
==Transcript==
''{The wall of Strong Bad's Basement is visible, and a projector screen snaps down from the ceiling. An offscreen slide projector turns on, filling the screen with white light. The projector displays the first slide: two girls, one with pigtails and a Bear holding a Shark t-shirt, the other wearing a bear mask, paws, and fur and holding a toy shark over her head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh! What's up, ho-ties. Hey, The Cheat... I bet you're not scared of ''that'' Bear holding a Shark.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' And I like the upgrade to... Bear holding a ''Tiger'' Shark... or was that just like... the only shark they had left at the aquarium gift shop?

''{The next slide appears: a picture of a man wearing a Senor Cardgage mask, glasses, and gloves, holding a plastic bag and a candy bar in front of a brick wall.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Not only did this guy dress up as Senor Cardgage, but it looks like he also hung out in the same creepy alleyways as him. He wouldn't even have to trick-or-treat since he's got his own bag full of melty candy bars. In fact, I bet he drove around in an unmarked white van givin' out melty candy bars to little kids! What an un-creepy Samaritan.

''{The next slide appears: a picture of a woman wearing a The Cheat-spotted skirt, shirt, and hood, holding a plastic cup in a cluttered kitchen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, it's The Cheat's hot mom...dressed up as... The Cheat's hot mom! Is she giving out frozen margar-a-Cheat-a's again? Ah, The Cheat's hot mom. Always in and out of prison.

''{The next slide appears: a picture of a person wearing a giant Strong Bad mask and giant boxing gloves, in a leaf-covered front yard at night.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' C'mon people, I have boxing gloves for hands, ''boxing gloves''! Not red garbage bags full of dirty diapers! Or... humpback whale hearts!

''{The next slide appears: a picture of a The Cheat costume made out of cardboard boxes and painted yellow bedsheets. The "art" music from [[portrait]] plays in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And here we have a piece from The Cheat's Cubist period. You will notice the artist's careful attention to it being a yellow wedge on top of a lighter-yellow box.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, timeless. Just timeless.

''{The next slide appears: a picture of a person dressed up as Strong Sad in front of a sky blue background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, Strong Sad's lost a buncha weight! And a buncha thumbs! ''{the background of the picture changes to a weather map of the United States of America, with rainy clouds and suns with sunglasses}'' And he's become a weatherman!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Today's forecast is partly grey with a forty percent chance of dark grey. Back to you, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes. Thank you. Tonight.

''{The next slide appears: a picture of three children in the street of a suburban neighborhood in daylight. The three kids are wearing (1) a cheerleader costume with boots and a midriff-baring shirt with a skull-and-crossbones emblem, (2) a Strong Bad mask, gloves, but no shirt, and (3) a Scream costume with a knife tucked into the belt.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait a minute. This is just a picture from my actual childhood! That's me with my girlfriend, Pirate Cheerleader, and then there's my best friend The Grim Reaper. Man, we had some good times. Terrorizing the streets of Meadowbrook Chase... two... hills...

''{The next slide appears: A picture of someone dressed up in a very large Homestar Runner costume next to someone dressed up as the [[Nintendo]] character Mario. The person dressed up as Homestar is visible through the mouth of the costume.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Guess a little chicken wire and paper maché... goes ''not'' a very long, long way. Wait a minute, Homestar, who's that in your mouth? Did you eat Luigi?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yes Strong Bad, I ate Luigi. He tasted like mushrooms.

''{The next slide appears: A picture of someone dressed up with a Strong Bad mask, one visible boxing glove, and a lopsided butt, standing on a front porch at nighttime.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, what happened to my left butt?! The west butt is the best butt! Everybody knows ''that''!

''{The next slide appears: a picture of a person dressed up in shorts and a very flat Marshie costume on his torso, in front of a brick fireplace.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a mock-teenager boy voice}'' Aw, mom, the guys are on their way over right now, and I don't have a Halloween costume.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a gravelly mock-mother voice}'' It's okay sweetie, all it takes is a few pieces of paper, a magic marker, and zero imagination.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in the mock-teenager boy voice}'' Thanks, mom! I'll be the coolest kid in school! Everyone loves Margie the marshmallow!

''{The next slide appears: a picture of a small, fluffy white dog wearing a Homestar shirt and beanie, standing on a rug.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh. More animal cruelty. Take that lampshade off Mr. Poofers! Though I bet it does keep him from lickin' his own where-the-sun-don't-shine.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Not necessarily.

''{The next slide appears: a man wearing a Strong Bad mask, boxing gloves, a long-sleeved shirt and jeans, sitting in an office cubicle.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's this guy smilin' about? ''{in a mocking voice}'' Oh, yeah. I just got promoted to the three-foot-wide cubicle. Now I can fit four to three post-its on my wall. Hey Doogen, you stayin' after tonight for the LAN party?

''{The next slide appears: three people dressed up as Marzipan, Homestar Runner, and Strong Bad in front of the inside of a garage door. The girl dressed up as Marzipan is wearing purple fabric and pigtails. The man dressed up as Homestar has his face painted white and is wearing a red shirt with some paint on it and a blue baseball cap with a propeller. The man dressed up as Strong Bad is wearing a painted ski mask, boxing gloves, a beige shirt, and is holding a Kick the Cheat toy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, poor Homestar. All his neck-skin sloughed off onto his t-shirt.

''{The next slide appears: a little girl dressed up as Coach Z in a foyer of a house. She is wearing a green jumpsuit, a giant "Z" medallion made out of string and a paper plate, and an askew baseball cap.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Blahh! Something about this ''has'' to be illegal. Coach Z, you need to be in jail... somehow... for this.

'''COACH Z:''' Nah, man, check it out! She's rockin' the Foyer ''{pronounces it foy-a}''!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Looks like she's rockin' a paper plate with a Z on it, to me.

''{The next slide appears: A picture of a man dressed up as Homestar Runner with his arms inside a star shirt, wearing tennis shoes, white sweatpants, white facepaint, and a baseball cap.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why do I get the sinking feeling that no one else was present when this photograph was taken? And that the camera's just sitting on a nearby trash can. And that guy accidentally set the timer for three minutes instead of ten seconds, and he sat there and waited the whole time for the picture to take. And after he did, he went back upstairs to his dorm room, and went to bed. I mean, and wet the bed.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*A person known for his acts of kindness is often called a "good Samaritan", based on the [[Wikipedia:Parable of the Good Samaritan|Parable of the Good Samaritan]].

===Inside References===
*The weather map is from [[Main Page 11]].
*Strong Bad saying "tonight" after Strong Sad's weatherman impression is a reference to [[local news]], when he said "tonight" out of context all through his news program.
*Strong Sad being mentioned as being "a good weatherman" is a nod to [[keep cool]], where Strong Sad delivered weather reports.
*Strong Bad once again calls dressing a dog up as Homestar "animal cruelty". He first made that statement in [[More Fan Costumes]].
*The Cheat's "hot single [[Parents|mom]]" is a reference to [[time capsule]], when Strong Bad says "your hot single Mom is gonna wanna date my time capsule".

===Real-World References===
*Strong Bad asks Homestar if he ate [[wikipedia:Luigi|Luigi]], one of the Mario Brothers. The other person in the photograph was dressed up as [[wikipedia:Mario|Mario]].

==External links==
*[[HR:costumes06.html|watch "Fan Costumes '06"]]
*[[HR:costumes06.swf|view the Flash file for "Fan Costumes '06"]]
*[[Forum:10173|Forum thread re: Fan Costumes '06]]

{{halloweennav}}

{{subtitlesLinks|costumes06}}

[[Category:Fan Material]][[Category:Halloween]]

User:J2

J2 — Sat, 28 Oct 2006 03:56:10 GMT

J2:

Honest to God, Mookie Wilson gave me the golbol in my hands in 1974.

Talk:Bubs's Keytar

J2 — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 05:00:27 GMT

J2:

== Plain keytar page? ==

Should we just make a general 'keytar' page? They've become pretty commonplace as of late, and Bubs' isn't the only one. In fact, his hasn't come up for a while. So what do we do? -[[User:J2|J2]]
:Good suggestion, but I'm... hesitant. That would involve dabbling with other article titles in the same categories, [[:Category:Instruments]] and [[:Category:Electronics]]. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 04:51, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::Huh. We could keep them, and just have [[Keytar]] talk about each instance and provide links to the others? -[[User:J2|J2]]

Talk:coloring

J2 — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:53:20 GMT

J2:

== "Okay" ==

If I'm not mistaken, this is the first time that [[The Cheat]] has actually said a word... {{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:32, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:Or is it? Are they just The Cheat noises? hmmm...{{User:Trey56/sig}} 04:34, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::They're still The Cheat noises. Distinctive, but The Cheat noises nonetheless. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 04:36, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::I think this one's pretty clearly unambiguous. Just to mess with people. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
::::It definitely sounds like a very clear (for [[cheat talk]] anyway) "Okay!" to me. ''Much'' more intelligible than all the other times people have claimed to hear actual words in The Cheat noises, at any rate. {{User:Saturn/sig}} 04:39, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::I have no question in my mind at all that this is "OK", not just The Cheat noises. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 04:40, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::Let's STUFF'it! {{User:Dacheatbot/sig}} 04:41, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
:::::::Don't think we need to STUFF it... It's also not a fun fact. I believe that it's probably "OK", but it's still a guess. And if we allow this, then we'll have to revisit other toons as well. Where would we draw the line?{{User:Loafing/sig}} 04:50, 23 October 2006 (UTC)
::::::::Yeah, I agree with Loafing. Should we remove it, or do we have to have a holy-crap-long debate about it in the STUFFlands? -[[User:J2|J2]]

coloring

J2 — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:51:50 GMT

J2: /* Remarks */

{{sbenav|160|retirement|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail160.png|thumb|"Crayola beat us to the punch. Let's shift focus to... 'Laser Limes'."]]

Strong Bad discusses crayon colors and stumbles upon Marzipan's cult, er, "classroom."

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Garage]], [[The Classroom]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' October 22, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:56

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Sippin' on a bottle of email, cold, having a picnic lunch with some co-workers.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: cliffhangers</div>
Dear awesome, 
have you ever thought how rediculous some crayon names are....I mean "blizzard blue"...thats stupid...and "Laser lemon"...??? 
-much love 
Ter 
Andover,MN
</blockquote>

''{After "Dear awesome", Strong Bad inserts, "Oh! Somebody finally got it right!"; at the first ellipsis, he adds, "Oh, you mean like, Red iculous?" and a red crayon that says "Red iculous" appears; and after "Laser lemon", he repeats suprisedly "Laser lemon?!" He picks up a phone and says, "The Cheat, halt production immediately!" Cut to the garage, where The Cheat is working on a laser with lemons on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{over the PA}'' Crayola beat us to the punch! Let's shift focus to Laser Limes! ''{The Cheat looks annoyed}'' Or maybe just laser beams!

'''THE CHEAT:''' Okay. 

''{Cut back to the Lappy, where Strong Bad resumes reading the email. He reads "Andover,MN" as "And over, and over, and over, M N."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ter? What is that, short for Terbert? Or Terlliam? Or Terthew? ''{clears screen}'' Welter, the crayons of my youth had pretty awesome names. Especially the ones that came with my Limozeen 1989 "Ladies, We're Staying in Room 302 at the Ramada" tour coloring book! ''{cut to a view of this coloring book, which has a drawing of two members of Limozeen on the cover.}'' There was Leather Black ''{a black crayon saying "Leather Black" appears}'', Ripped Denim Blue ''{a blue crayon saying "Ripped Denim Blue" appears}'', Groupie Lipstick Red, ''{a red crayon saying "Groupie Lipstick Red" appears}'' Skin Flesh! ''{A pink crayon saying "Skin Flesh" appears.}'' Hairspray Blond! ''{A yellow crayon saying "Hairspray Blond" appears.}'' And Tight Shiny Purple. ''{A purple crayon saying "Tight Shiny Purple" appears.}'' It even came with a cassette tape with a song about how to color! ''{a yellow cassette tape saying "Colorin' (Outside the Lines)" appears.}''

''{Change to a view of the first page of the coloring book, which shows Larry and Gary performing. Below this is the text "Gary and Larry rehearse their moves".}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' Grab a box of sixty-four, ''{changes to the next page, which shows Limozeen with the text "We are in a band called Limozeen!"}'' with a shotgun a built right in, ''{change to next page, which shows Larry with two women; Larry's face has been coloured like Strong Bad's, and his hands have been drawn to look like red boxing gloves; the test says "<s>Larry</s> Strong Bad always serenades the 'of-age' ladies after the show"}'' ''{Larry sings high notes; lyrics incomprehensible}'' ''{change to next page, which shows a drummer with a face drawn on his abdomen; the text says, "Drummers almost never wear shirts while playing a big show."}'' and let the party begin!

''{Change to next page, which shows Gary leaping into the air whilst playing the guitar; he has been colored to wear a Los Angeles Lakers uniform and hold a basketball, a basketball hoop and defending player have also been drawn in. The text reads "Gary's playing some "air" guitar. Get it?"}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Outside the lines!

''{The next page shows Perry with Teeg Dougland, who is running sound, the text reads "Producer/ manager/ roadie Teeg Dougland shows Perry how to tweak the reverb."}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Inside your heart!

''{The next page shows Larry and one other band member, who is wearing a bear mask; the text reads "'That bear mask has GOT to go!!!' shouts Larry."}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' With crayons of wine!

''{The next page shows Mary and Larry barbecueing; a large, vicious-looking hot dog has been drawn standing behind them; The Cheat has been drawn peeking from around the barbecue. The text reads, "Back home from the road, Mary and Larry say, 'It's Grilla Time!'"}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Hey, hey, with a ''{incomprehensible}'' start!

''{The last page shows Larry and two other members performing, this page is not colored. The text reads, "Larry is screaming like a demon. And the other two are playing guitars."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, looks like I missed one! As much as I respect you guys as artists, it's time to melt your faces off. ''{Strong Bad uses the Skin Flesh crayon to draw on Larry's face; the crayon breaks.}'' Aww, crudcrap! My Skin Flesh broke! ''{cut to a view of Strong Bad at his table holding the broken crayon}'' How'm I gonna get another one of these at this hour? Ooh, wait! I bet Marzipan's teaching her kindergarten class down at the Monte-sodium school! Those kids eat crayons like they were paste!

''{Cut to Marzipan in the Classroom; the blackboard reads "SOY IS ALSO MURDER"}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' So that way, you always feel guilty! ''{Enter Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, goody Marzipan. Can I borrow some crayons? I broke my Skin Flesh!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Looks aghast, then angry.}'' Shhh! Strong Bad, not in front of the class!"

''{Cut to a view of the class, which consists of Homsar, Strong Mad and Homestar Runner wearing yellow shirts. Homsar has a stack of blocks on his desk that reads "TURD".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Teacher! I hafta go bafroom!

''{cut back to Marzipan and Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why can't I say "Skin Flesh" in front of the— uh, children?

'''MARZIPAN:''' First of all, we don't call them children. They're "life blossoms"!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Life blossoms?! Marzipan, what kind of cult are you running here?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, a pretty standard one. ''{Zoom to a closeup of Marzipan}'' Anyway, we don't use the term "Skin Flesh". The colour you're looking for is "Dermal discoveries". ''{A pink roll loosely resembling a crayon with the words "Dermal discoveries" appears}''.

''{Pan to view of from behind Marzipan of Strong Bad facing Marzipan}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's that scramble?! What about Lipstick Red?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, no, no. Too gender-specific. We use "Crimson suggestion". ''{A red roll with the words "Crimson suggestion" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, how 'bout Hairspray Blond?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Vague pigmentations! ''{A yellow roll with the words "Vague pigmentations" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Leather Black?

'''MARZIPAN:''' We just call that "blue". ''{A black roll with the word "Blue" appears.}''

''{Homestar Runner moves into view}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Teacherman, ''{pan to view from behind Strong Bad and Marzipan of Homestar Runner}'' are we just gonna talk about crowns all day?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ta' 'bou' wha'?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Crowns! You know! For coloring! A box of crowns!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{chuckling}'' You mean, crayons? Cray-ons?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks angry}'' Oh, I don't need this. I'm going to the liberry! To read me some pie-pie comics!

''{Return to view of Marzipan and Strong Bad from the front}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What kind of grades does Homestar get?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, roots and grass, mostly.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Roots and grass? What're those, like, D minusesses?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, they're F's.

''{Cut back to the last page of the coloring book.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, boys. Prepare to make some Dermal discoveries! ''{Strong Bad begins to draw with the Dermal discoveries "crayon". Nothing happens.}'' What the— what's wrong with this stupid crown? -on?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, didn't I tell you? Our crayons don't actually color so that no one life blossom shines brighter than any other. That way, they're ''all'' special!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I never had any doubts that all your students were "special", ''{uses his hands to suggest scare quotes around the last word}'' Marzipan.

'''MARZIPAN:''' And they're made from 100% pressed bunson, so they double as a healthy snack! Mmm! ''{Marzipan eats a Crimson suggestion.}''

''{A bundle of Marzipan's "crayons" appears in front of Strong Bad.}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing, his words appear under the bundle of "crayons".}'' Pressed bunson, you know it's pressed bunson. Preeeeow!

''{The Paper comes down as Larry sings the last word.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the crap is pressed bunson?

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Homestar_reportcard.png|thumb|170px|They're life blossums!]]
*Click on "Dear awesome" after Strong Bad mentions "Red Iculous" to see a "Dear awesome" color crayon.
*Likewise, click on "some crayon" and see a "Some Crayon" colored crayon.
*Click on Homestar's shirt when he walks up to Marzipan to see the logo for L.U.R.N., or "Life Blossums Undergoing Re-programming Naturally."
*Click on the word Murder on the chalkboard after Strong Bad asks about Homestar's grades to see his report card.
*At the end, click on the coloring book to see the whole thing (comes up in a new window). It has several pages not featured in the email. You can color it with the included crayons, or print it out.
**[[HR:limo_coloringbook.html|View the coloring book]]
**[[HR:limo_coloringbook.swf|View the Flash file for the coloring book]]

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*When this email was first posted on October 22, 2006, the [[Main Pages|main page]] indicated that the site was last updated on October 23, 2006.
*The crayons in the Easter egg contain two colours not featured in the email: "Roadie [[Puking|Puke]] Green" and "Sweet Boots Brown".

===Remarks===
*The Lappy's "toe" seems to be back, as it isn't missing throughout the email.
*The letter blocks on Homsar's desk spell "TURD", another instance of [[Swears|swearing]].
*The cards above the chalkboard read "4, I3, (, I>, 3, I=, 6, #, 1" which are [[Wikipedia:Leet|Leetspeak]] representations of the letters A through I.
*The Chalkboard says "SOY IS MURDER" which is odd, given that she has been previously established as a [[Wikipedia:Vegetarian|vegetarian]]. This may be explained by Strong Bad's message in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] where he tells Marzipan that tofu (a soy product) is really made of baby seals.
*Homestar leaving to go read "[[Pie|pie pie]] comics" may mean he left to go read some [[Wikipedia:Popeye|Popeye]] comics.
*This is the first/closest The Cheat has gotten to saying a word in English outside of his [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons.
*Strong Bad's line "How'm I gonna get another one of these at this hour?" is most likely referring to the unusual posting time of this email - while most are posted in the day on Mondays, this was posted on late Sunday/early Monday.

===Inside References===
*When Strong Bad is coloring the Limozeen picture, the music is the same as the music that plays while he is drawing Trogdor in [[dragon]].
*When Homestar calls Marzipan "Teacherman", that might be a reference to him referring to the "nice present" from [[Decemberween in July]] as a [[Santaman]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Crayola|Crayola]] is a well known company than makes art supplies such as [[Wikipedia:Crayon|crayons]].
**"Laser Lemon" is the name of an actual [[Wikipedia:List of Crayola crayon colors|Crayola color]]. "Blizzard Blue" also existed at one point, but has since been replaced with "Inchworm".
*The band member wearing a bear mask is a reference to musician [[Wikipedia:John_Mayer|John Mayer]] who sometimes dresses in a bear costume in order to meet and talk with fans before concerts without the fans realizing who he is.
*"Monte-sodium" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Montessori_school|Montessori Schools]], a very progressive and non-traditional schooling system used in many private schools throughout the world. It focuses on allowing children to learn at their own pace and doing away with percieved forms of competition like grading. There is much debate as to its effectiveness.

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|160|10080}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:Bubs's Keytar

J2 — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:48:35 GMT

J2: Plain keytar page?

coloring

J2 — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:46:59 GMT

J2: /* Easter Eggs */

{{sbenav|160|retirement|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail160.png|thumb|"Crayola beat us to the punch. Let's shift focus to... 'Laser Limes'."]]

Strong Bad discusses crayon colors and stumbles upon Marzipan's cult, er, "classroom."

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Garage]], [[The Classroom]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' October 22, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:56

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
{{inprogress}}
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Sippin' on a bottle of email, cold, having a picnic lunch with some co-workers.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: cliffhangers</div>
Dear awesome, 
have you ever thought how rediculous some crayon names are....I mean "blizzard blue"...thats stupid...and "Laser lemon"...??? 
-much love 
Ter 
Andover,MN
</blockquote>

''{After "Dear awesome", Strong Bad inserts, "Oh! Somebody finally got it right!"; at the first ellipsis, he adds, "Oh, you mean like, Red iculous?" and a red crayon that says "Red iculous" appears; and after "Laser lemon", he repeats suprisedly "Laser lemon?!" He picks up a phone and says, "The Cheat, halt production immediately!" Cut to the garage, where The Cheat is working on a laser with lemons on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{over the PA}'' Crayola beat us to the punch! Let's shift focus to Laser Limes! ''{The Cheat looks annoyed}'' Or maybe just laser beams!

'''THE CHEAT:''' Okay. 

''{Cut back to the Lappy, where Strong Bad resumes reading the email. He reads "Andover,MN" as "And over, and over, and over, M N."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ter? What is that, short for Terbert? Or Terlliam? Or Terthew? ''{clears screen}'' Welter, the crayons of my youth had pretty awesome names. Especially the ones that came with my Limozeen 1989 "Ladies, We're Staying in Room 302 at the Ramada" tour coloring book! ''{cut to a view of this coloring book, which has a drawing of two members of Limozeen on the cover.}'' There was Leather Black ''{a black crayon saying "Leather Black" appears}'', Ripped Denim Blue ''{a blue crayon saying "Ripped Denim Blue" appears}'', Groupie Lipstick Red, ''{a red crayon saying "Groupie Lipstick Red" appears}'' Skin Flesh! ''{A pink crayon saying "Skin Flesh" appears.}'' Hairspray Blond! ''{A yellow crayon saying "Hairspray Blond" appears.}'' And Tight Shiny Purple. ''{A purple crayon saying "Tight Shiny Purple" appears.}'' It even came with a cassette tape with a song about how to color! ''{a yellow cassette tape saying "Colorin' (Outside the Lines)" appears.}''

''{Change to a view of the first page of the coloring book, which shows Larry and Gary performing. Below this is the text "Gary and Larry rehearse their moves".}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' Grab a box of sixty-four, ''{changes to the next page, which shows Limozeen with the text "We are in a band called Limozeen!"}'' with a shotgun a built right in, ''{change to next page, which shows Larry with two women; Larry's face has been coloured like Strong Bad's, and his hands have been drawn to look like red boxing gloves; the test says "<s>Larry</s> Strong Bad always serenades the 'of-age' ladies after the show"}'' ''{Larry sings high notes; lyrics incomprehensible}'' ''{change to next page, which shows a drummer with a face drawn on his abdomen; the text says, "Drummers almost never wear shirts while playing a big show."}'' and let the party begin!

''{Change to next page, which shows Gary leaping into the air whilst playing the guitar; he has been colored to wear a Los Angeles Lakers uniform and hold a basketball, a basketball hoop and defending player have also been drawn in. The text reads "Gary's playing some "air" guitar. Get it?"}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Outside the lines!

''{The next page shows Perry with Teeg Dougland, who is running sound, the text reads "Producer/ manager/ roadie Teeg Dougland shows Perry how to tweak the reverb."}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Inside your heart!

''{The next page shows Larry and one other band member, who is wearing a bear mask; the text reads "'That bear mask has GOT to go!!!' shouts Larry."}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' With crayons of wine!

''{The next page shows Mary and Larry barbecueing; a large, vicious-looking hot dog has been drawn standing behind them; The Cheat has been drawn peeking from around the barbecue. The text reads, "Back home from the road, Mary and Larry say, 'It's Grilla Time!'"}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Hey, hey, with a ''{incomprehensible}'' start!

''{The last page shows Larry and two other members performing, this page is not colored. The text reads, "Larry is screaming like a demon. And the other two are playing guitars."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, looks like I missed one! As much as I respect you guys as artists, it's time to melt your faces off. ''{Strong Bad uses the Skin Flesh crayon to draw on Larry's face; the crayon breaks.}'' Aww, crudcrap! My Skin Flesh broke! ''{cut to a view of Strong Bad at his table holding the broken crayon}'' How'm I gonna get another one of these at this hour? Ooh, wait! I bet Marzipan's teaching her kindergarten class down at the Monte-sodium school! Those kids eat crayons like they were paste!

''{Cut to Marzipan in the Classroom; the blackboard reads "SOY IS ALSO MURDER"}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' So that way, you always feel guilty! ''{Enter Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, goody Marzipan. Can I borrow some crayons? I broke my Skin Flesh!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Looks aghast, then angry.}'' Shhh! Strong Bad, not in front of the class!"

''{Cut to a view of the class, which consists of Homsar, Strong Mad and Homestar Runner wearing yellow shirts. Homsar has a stack of blocks on his desk that reads "TURD".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Teacher! I hafta go bafroom!

''{cut back to Marzipan and Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why can't I say "Skin Flesh" in front of the— uh, children?

'''MARZIPAN:''' First of all, we don't call them children. They're "life blossoms"!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Life blossoms?! Marzipan, what kind of cult are you running here?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, a pretty standard one. ''{Zoom to a closeup of Marzipan}'' Anyway, we don't use the term "Skin Flesh". The colour you're looking for is "Dermal discoveries". ''{A pink roll loosely resembling a crayon with the words "Dermal discoveries" appears}''.

''{Pan to view of from behind Marzipan of Strong Bad facing Marzipan}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's that scramble?! What about Lipstick Red?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, no, no. Too gender-specific. We use "Crimson suggestion". ''{A red roll with the words "Crimson suggestion" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, how 'bout Hairspray Blond?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Vague pigmentations! ''{A yellow roll with the words "Vague pigmentations" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Leather Black?

'''MARZIPAN:''' We just call that "blue". ''{A black roll with the word "Blue" appears.}''

''{Homestar Runner moves into view}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Teacherman, ''{pan to view from behind Strong Bad and Marzipan of Homestar Runner}'' are we just gonna talk about crowns all day?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ta' 'bou' wha'?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Crowns! You know! For coloring! A box of crowns!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{chuckling}'' You mean, crayons? Cray-ons?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks angry}'' Oh, I don't need this. I'm going to the liberry! To read me some pie-pie comics!

''{Return to view of Marzipan and Strong Bad from the front}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What kind of grades does Homestar get?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, roots and grass, mostly.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Roots and grass? What're those, like, D minusesses?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, they're F's.

''{Cut back to the last page of the coloring book.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, boys. Prepare to make some Dermal discoveries! ''{Strong Bad begins to draw with the Dermal discoveries "crayon". Nothing happens.}'' What the— what's wrong with this stupid crown? -on?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, didn't I tell you? Our crayons don't actually color so that no one life blossom shines brighter than any other. That way, they're ''all'' special!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I never had any doubts that all your students were "special", ''{uses his hands to suggest scare quotes around the last word}'' Marzipan.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Homestar_reportcard.png|thumb|170px|They're life blossums!]]
*Click on "Dear awesome" after Strong Bad mentions "Red Iculous" to see a "Dear awesome" color crayon.
*Likewise, click on "some crayon" and see a "Some Crayon" colored crayon.
*Click on Homestar's shirt when he walks up to Marzipan to see the logo for L.U.R.N., or "Life Blossums Undergoing Re-programming Naturally."
*Click on the word Murder on the chalkboard after Strong Bad asks about Homestar's grades to see his report card.
*At the end, click on the coloring book to see the whole thing (comes up in a new window). It has several pages not featured in the email. You can color it with the included crayons, or print it out.
**[[HR:limo_coloringbook.html|View the coloring book]]
**[[HR:limo_coloringbook.swf|View the Flash file for the coloring book]]

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*When this email was first posted on October 22, 2006, the [[Main Pages|main page]] indicated that the site was last updated on October 23, 2006.

===Remarks===
*The Lappy's "toe" seems to be back, as it isn't missing throughout the email.
*The letter blocks on Homsar's desk spell "TURD", another instance of [[Swears|swearing]].
*The cards above the chalkboard read "4, 13, (, I), 3, I=, 6, #, 1" which is supposed to look like the alphabet characters A-I.
*The Chalkboard says "SOY IS MURDER" which is odd, given that she has been previously established as a [[Wikipedia:Vegetarian|vegetarian]]. This may be explained by Strong Bad's message in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]] where he tells Marzipan that tofu (a soy product) is really made of baby seals.
*Homestar leaving to go read "[[Pie|pie pie]] comics" may mean he left to go read some Popeye comics
*This is the first/closest The Cheat has gotten to saying a word in English outside of his [[Powered by The Cheat]] cartoons.

===Inside References===
*When Strong Bad is coloring the Limozeen picture, the music is the same as the music that plays while he is drawing Trogdor in [[dragon]].
*When Homestar calls Marzipan "Teacherman", that might be a reference to him referring to the "nice present" from [[Decemberween in July]] as a [[Santaman]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Crayola|Crayola]] is a well known company than makes art supplies such as [[Wikipedia:Crayon|crayons]].
**"Laser Lemon" is the name of an actual [[Wikipedia:List of Crayola crayon colors|Crayola color]]. "Blizzard Blue" also existed at one point, but has since been replaced with "Inchworm".
*The band member wearing a bear mask is a reference to musician [[Wikipedia:John_Mayer|John Mayer]] who sometimes dresses in a bear costume in order to meet and talk with fans before concerts without the fans realizing who he is.
*"Monte-sodium" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Montessori_school|Montessori Schools]], a very progressive and non-traditional schooling system used in many private schools throughout the world. It focuses on allowing children to learn at their own pace and doing away with percieved forms of competition like grading. There is much debate as to its effectiveness.

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|160|10080}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}

theme song

J2 — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:25:31 GMT

J2: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|155|keep cool|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail155.png|thumb|The Strong Bad Email Show!!]]

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

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''POP BALLAD-TYPE THEME SONG''' ''{singing}'' 
You and me babe, livin' for dreams. 
Life is for love, drinking for free. 
This is no time for the long road but sharing and caring it out. 
Memory struggling and...

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

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

'''POP BALLAD-TYPE THEME SONG''' ''{singing}'' 
Livery shurming you down... ''{fade out}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{The Paper comes down.}''

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

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

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

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

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Ad valorem" is a latin phrase meaning "according to an object's value."
* In the final credits, the credits for "Best Grip" and "Key Boy" are reversed versions of standard film credits [[Wikipedia:Best Boy|best boy]] and [[Wikipedia:Key Grip|key grip]].

===Trivia===
*This is the first time we see [[Homestar]]'s teeth.
*This is another email where you can see [[Strong Mad Smiling]] in the background of the second theme song in the picture.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#california_games'|california games]]".
*The degrees available from CGNU online e-niversity are:
**Business Administraton
**Business Abomination
**Mousepad Engineer
**Infotainment Technology
**e-Cutting Ones
**The Lighter Side of Sports
**Matt's Communications
**Business Wheeling
**Insider Trading
**Computer Graphs
**Bidness Dealing
**Caps Lock Technician
**Escrow Understandment
**Marriage Apothecary
*The credits in the middle of the email read:
**co-created by strong bad and [[Cherry Greg|cherry greg]]
**based upon the comedy stylings of [[Little Strong Bad|little strong bad]]
**teleplay by Sir Dolph Hauldhagen
**theme song by a Neville of some sort
**closing theme song by a Masalis or two
**this has been a [[Cheap as Free|cheap as free]] production
*The credits at the end of the email read:
**Written by Geoff Rondleman
**Directed by Hot Tub T
**Produced by A. [[Chimendez]]
**Key Boy Tim "Timmers" Ballthrow
**Best Grip Not [[Lem Sportsinterviews]]
**Playa Hata Stu Scott
**Script Supervisor [[Homestar's "Sid" Game|Sid Hoffrenchman]]
**This show was filmed in front of a live studio audience.
**Soundtrack available as [[Cheap as Free]] Records

===Goofs===
*There is no full stop after Strong Bad types "Shaheen!" for the first time.

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

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

===Real-World References===
*"Three is 4 Tonite" possibly refers to certain [[Wikipedia:VH1|VH1]] Shows, such as [[Wikipedia:Celebreality|Celebreality]]
* The Strong Bad Email logo with the various differently-colored hearts in the background is a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Powerpuff Girls|The Powerpuff Girls]].
* A "Neville of some sort" refers to the [[Wikipedia:The Neville Brothers|Neville Brothers]], most likely [[Wikipedia:Aaron Neville|Aaron Neville]].
* "They're tiny, they're toony, they're all a little loony" is a paraphrase of the first line of the theme tune to [[Wikipedia:Tiny Toon Adventures|Tiny Toon Adventures]].
* In the theme song, there are several successive references to late-'80s television shows:
** The succession of picture frames is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Growing_Pains|Growing Pains]]''.
** "The Cheat Baxter-Birney" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Meredith Baxter|Meredith Baxter]] (formerly Meredith Baxter Birney, from ''[[Wikipedia:Family Ties|Family Ties]]'').
** Strong Bad's flinging the papers into the air as he types is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Stephen J. Cannell#Trivia|Stephen J. Cannell]]'s [[Wikipedia:Production logo|closing logo]].
** The font and style of "created by Lem Sportsinterviews" (yellow [[Wikipedia:Cooper Black|Cooper Black]] letters on a completely black background) is a reference to the closing credits of ''[[Wikipedia:Cheers|Cheers]]''.
*Strong Bad in front of the brick wall in the closing credits, as well as the credit "based on the comedy stylings of Little Strong Bad", refers to Jerry Seinfeld's ending stand-up comedy segment of episodes of ''[[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]''.
* "Closing theme song by a Marsalis or two" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Marsalis|Marsalis]] family of jazz musicians.
*The emphasized 'Rio' in Ontario, as well as the 'south of the border' comment, may be a reference to the Rio Grande.

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

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:theme song

J2 — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:25:16 GMT

J2: /* 14 degrees below zero. */

HOMESTAR HAS TEETH!!!!! WHAT IS THE WERLD COMING TOOO???????!!!!--{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 11:09, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
:I thought it was cute. {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 11:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

==Whyyyy??==
It seems like every new e-mail nowadays has a little part of an e-mail that I sent- but mine never really gets answered! Like, a while ago, I sent Strong Bad an email about getting a talkshow- now he has one? Ahhh!!! {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 11:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
: Well, I did ask him about a theme song once... however, it was a ''personal'' theme song, and before [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] came out (which sorta answered the question.) And I asked him a question relating to [[alternate universe]]s, but again, it wasn't really related to the 'toon in question when I asked it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 12:31, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
::Strong Bad gets 3000 emails a day, according to the Wall Street Journal. The chances are pretty high that they get questions about theme songs every other day.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 12:35, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
:::wall street journal??!!??, who cares about what some funny guy with the last name street thinks, and why are you reading his journal anywho?{{User:Csours/sig}} 13:56, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yes, I know. It's just aggrivating. And, Csours- ''I'' care about it, because I just happen to like the Wall Street Journal. {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 14:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

==Strong Bad e-mail will be right back...==
The person who said Strong Bad e-mail will be right back after these messages was clearly not Mike or Matt or Missy. Could it have been Jackie? {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 11:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:Jackie whom? [[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 11:54, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

::[[Jackie Chapman]], of course (there is a search bar for one to utilize) <3 . —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:47, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:It sounds like the same voice as Nibbles, at any rate. Probably Matt or Mike sped up digitally. [[User:Octan|Octan]] 12:58, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

After a brief listen to the seniorprom outtake, I think that it was Missy, without being 100% sure.[[User:Lord-z|Lord-z]] 12:15, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:Sounded like Missy/Marzy to me. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 15:13, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

== Easter Egg ==

They only put in one easter egg. I'm letting them get away with this for one reason: There is NOTHING more fun than making The Cheat's tooth do the Shaheeeeeen effect.

== 14 degrees below zero. ==
(degrees removed because they's there now)
:also, the transcript says that the first guest is hilarity, i think he said celerity. because celerity would be funnier.
::(rio grande comment also removed for the same reason)
{{User:Csours/sig}} 14:06, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

==Location, Location, Location==

When Strong Bad says "south of the border flavor", wouldn't this mean the Free Country USA is above Canada? [[User:Nintendogs123|Nintendogs123]]
:No, it means Strong Bad doesn't know his geography very well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:06, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
::read the last thing i wrote, right above this.{{User:Csours/sig}} 15:19, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

== Well, There Go My Hopes... ==

I sent in an email talking about theme songs to Strong Bad, and when it said "theme song" on the main page, my heart fricken skipped a beat. But alas, it wasn't mine. Dang you and your shiny last name Shaween! - {{User:Homsar7/sig}}

== Inside References and the Trivia section ==

A great deal of the Inside References are referring to the credits. I put up a couple internal links in the credits, but should I move more of them? Or take them out and let Inside References continue to be huge?

==That hit the nail on the head==

I really don't like the fact that many shows go to commercials right after the intro, then have this thing that tells you they'll be right back. You could've told us that ''before'' you went to commercials. Also, I don't like the distorted end credis and muted end song just to advertize what's next. Can't they wait until after the credits?

The one thing they didn't do was those annoying popup ads some TV shows seem to have nowadays. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:22, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

rock opera

J2 — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 16:16:28 GMT

J2: /* Fast Forward */

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[[Image:sbemail opera.png|thumb|SBEMAIL: The Musical]]

Strong Bad sings his rock opera 'SBEMAIL!'.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Lil' Strong Bad]], [[Anonymous]], {{Film|Tompkins}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, [[Grape-Nuts Robot]], [[Baby Styles]], {{Film|Vector Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Tiny-Handed Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Stinkoman}}, [[Female Lappy 486]], {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Stages|The Stage]], [[The Field]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' February 22, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:21

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Checkin' email and take it to the flipside! !edispilf eht ot ti ekat dna liame 'nikcehC

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: rock opera</div>
Strong Bad, 
I think it's high time you composed a rock opera. You 
simply owe it to society. What should it be about? 
That's up to you. 
Best Wishes, 
Anonymous Contributor 
Gambier, OH</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "Contributor" as "ContribuTOR" and "OH" as "hhhough"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh, poor guy. ''{typing}'' HEY! Mr. and Mrs. Contributor, way to name your kid! I can only imagine the taunts and jabs the kids on the playground musta come up with.

''{A piece of notebook paper appears onscreen with Teen Girl Squad-esque drawings on it. On it are drawings of a swingset, Little Strong Bad, and Anonymous, who looks suspiciously like Strong Sad with a question mark for a face. Anonymous is kicking a soccerball, and faint playground chatter is present in background}''

'''NOTEBOOK STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Anonymous! Why don't ya, um, write a poem or something and not attribute it to yourself!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or, like...

''{The paper switches out. This one features Anonymous with his hands glued to his butt, Strong Bad, and Tompkins, again with faint playground chatter.}''

'''NOTEBOOK STRONG BAD:''' Yo, Anonny! Maybe try calling the cops and giving them some valuable information to help solve a crime without revealing your own identityiyiyiy!

''{The paper disappears offscreen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh. Kids can be so cruel. ''{clears screen, resumes typing}'' OK, back on task. To tell you the truth, you guys have already heard mosta my rock opera. I've been composing it over the last three and a half years. It's simply entitled "SBEMAIL!" ''{A poster for SBEMAIL! appears onscreen}'' And the lyrics consist of one word from each of my 125 emails! ''{The poster disappears}'' Now, it may not make a whole lotta sense but when have I ever backed down from a bad idea, right? Now let's get this train wreck a-rollin'!

''{Cut to some curtains, which open, beginning the opera.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
Join me on my single—

'''STRONG SAD:''' 
hundred—

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
toilet dreams picture. 
Everybody wanna scam some sweet bucks or potential—

'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' 
pizza. 

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
Oh! Oh! Ummm. Nevermind. 
Ummm... double—

'''COACH Z:''' 
pants.

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
Awesome, awesome fancy danish. 
Professional funky totally diggity-underdrawers. 
Oh tonight,—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' 
cool,—

'''MARZIPAN:''' 
healthy,—

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
ones, eh? 
Whatever action baby actually went jibblie. 
Oooh! Oh. Party like completely great, good. 
Down town ladies get consummate.

'''MARZIPAN:''' 
Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
Awkward sweet peaches crackin' action! 
Wha-Ho! Problematic. 
Solid jumble!

'''GRAPE-NUTS ROBOT:''' 
Crazy—

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
beans double the real gold! 
Computer—

'''STRONG SAD:''' 
internet—

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
bulging—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' 
out.

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
Yeah, oh! 
Dynomite afterparty! 
Like, fangoriously world-class and—

'''POWERED-BY-THE-CHEAT STRONG BAD:''' 
grand.

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
Ooooh! Oh!

'''STRONG SAD:''' 
Ewww!

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
Oh-ho-ho-ho! Definitely, definitely—

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD:''' 
baby.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' 
Yup,—

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
I totally—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' 
always—

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
look—

'''STORYBOOK STRONG BAD:''' 
awesome—

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
singing backwards metal. 
Experience dance tonight! Unh! 
Oooh! I'm pleasant. 
Positate without pizzaz and—

'''STINKOMAN:''' 
jam!!

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
Whoa! 
Tonight equals dancing,

'''CANNED AUDIENCE:''' 
yeah!

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
Famous—

'''FEMALE LAPPY:''' 
ladies—

'''STRONG BAD:''' 
always like—

'''ALL:''' 
SBEMAIL!!!!!

''{The screen fades to black and the SBEMAIL! poster slides down from the top of the screen. Cut to the Lappy. Strong Bad is clapping and making crowd noises with his mouth while roses are being thrown on him from off camera}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Bravo! Encore! Encore! Ándale! Ándale! Arriba! Arriba! ''{typing}'' Thank you! Thank you! Yes, the rave reviews are already pouring in. It's only a matter of time before the chicks ''{due to the keyboard getting covered in roses, this is typed as "It's only a msyyer pd tun/ blegfr teh chekts"}'' -uh.

''{The camera pulls out, and we see The Cheat on the computer desk holding a rose.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat... ixnay on the cut-it-out-throwing-roses-at-me! ...may.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh!

''{The Cheat throws a rose at Strong Bad's face and it sticks there.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Augh! ''{He clutches his face and starts flailing his limbs wildly.}'' Rose face! ROSE FACE!!! ''{He falls off his stool.}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy, where [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==

* Click ''rave reviews'' to see some reviews of Sbemail:
**"SBEMAIL! Is a Triumph of Some Sort!!!" "It will leave you wanting MORE, MORE, MORE!" -(Perhaps)The Deke
**"A million stars!!!" -Age 7
**"SBEMAIL! is better than a [[Goats|goat]]!!" - The Biscuitdoughhandsman Review

* Click ''Pouring in'' to see a poster for SBEMAIL!
:"an off13 Broadway rock opera from the man who brought you 'Dangeresque: Put 'Em On Ice!'"
*While on the poster, click '[[Dangeresque]]: put em on ice' to see a clip of Dangeresque: Put 'Em On Ice!
::''{Cut to somewhere in The Field in winter, with a small ice pond in the foreground. Strong Bad (as Dangeresque) skates in from the right}''
::'''DANGERESQUE:''' So I'm gonna have to jum—
::''{Dangeresque falls through the ice.}''
::'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{offscreen}'' Meh! ''{throws a rose onto the ice}''
* Click the ''Encore'' that appears on the bottom-right of the Lappy screen when you scroll your mouse over it to see the rock opera again.

== Fun Facts ==

=== Explanations ===
*A [[Wikipedia:Rock opera|rock opera]] is, as the name implies, a sung dramatic work in a rock, instead of classical, musical style. The term originated with the programmatic works of [[Wikipedia:The Who|The Who]], in particular their rock opera ''[[Wikipedia:Tommy (rock opera)|Tommy]]''.
*off13 Broadway refers to [[Wikipedia:Off-Broadway|Off-Broadway]] and [[Wikipedia:Off-Off-Broadway|Off-Off-Broadway]], classificaions of theatre size in New York theatre venues. Off-Broadway refers to theatres with audience sizes between 100 and 499, and Off-Off-Broadway refers to theatres with 100 seats or less. The concept behind them is that having a very small house allows for productions that are much more experimental and financially risky.

=== Trivia ===
*This is the first email where all twelve main characters appear in person. (The Poopsmith and Pom Pom were only on playing cards in [[your friends]] and [[different town]], respectively.)
*Each quote is truly taken from each email, in order. The first word is from [[some kinda robot]], the second from [[homsar]], and so forth.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#colorado|colorado]]".
*The same strobe lights from [[techno]] are seen during the "Positate without pizzaz and jam" section of the song. However, both lights in this email are different colors from the lights in techno.

=== Remarks ===
*The email rap and the flipside version are clips of Strong Bad saying the same thing, but they are different versions of it. If you reverse the clip, the most obvious difference is that the flipside version doesn't have a pause after the word "email."
*The word ''crackin''' isn't actually heard in [[fingers]], and though it likely was recorded, the audio layer is turned down or the narrator is comepletely overpowering Strong Bad's voice.
*The Poopsmith, Bubs, and Pom Pom all remain motionless when the cast yells "SBEMAIL!", though it may be that the Poopsmith is silent on purpose, courtesy of his vow of silence.
*Strong Bad ''did'' back down from a bad idea in [[other days]], when he decided not to speak the entire email as a robot.
*When Dangeresque falls through the ice, the hole is smaller than his head.
*Strong Bad technically asked The Cheat to throw another rose at him. "Ixnay" in [[Wikipedia:Pig Latin|Pig Latin]] translates to "nix", meaning "cut it out" or "stop". Therefore, the whole phrase constituted a [[Wikipedia:double negative|double negative]] meaning "continue throwing roses at me."

=== Goofs ===
*You can still click the contrast buttons on the [[Tandy 400|Tandy]] while the opera is playing, although it doesn't actually affect the contrast of the screen.
*When roses are being thrown with the Lappy in the background, you can't see the reflection of the roses on the Lappy's screen.
*When The Cheat throws a rose in Strong Bad's face, it hits his left eye. However, when Strong Bad starts freaking out about it, the rose is on his right eye.
*When the cast yells "SBEMAIL!" Strong Mad's mouth appears on Homsar's torso for a few seconds.
**Though not noticeable without zooming in, once everyone has finished yelling "SBEMAIL!", Homsar's lip comes between Homestar's head and shirt; more specifically, in front of the head, and behind the shirt.
*In [[trevor the vampire]], when Strong Bad goes up to the screen and says "Hi, everybody," his eyes were given the newer style. However, in the opera, the same scene was shown, but his eyes were still the old style.
*When the word "metal" zooms out toward the screen passing in front of Strong Bad, his mouth appears on top of the word instead of behind it.
*If you play the opera again (via the "ENCORE!" in the corner), a slight bit of the audio for the part afterwards will play.

=== Inside References ===
*The shoes that walk across the screen are the back button of the old main page.
**The shoes were also used as a back button in [[She Loves Me!]]
*On the second making-fun-of-Anonymous piece-of-paper, Anonymous has his hands glued to his butt, which also happened to Strong Sad in the e-mail [[1 step ahead]].
**Also, the drawing of Anonymous has two toenails, much like Strong Sad.
**Strong Sad also gave an "anonymous tip" in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*Also on the second piece-of-paper, Strong Bad's legs are positioned like those of [[Wrestleman]] from the weekly [[Sketchbook]].
*When Strong Bad's typing starts going awry as The Cheat is throwing roses at him, he types "the chicks" as "teh chekts", a reference to the immediately preceding Strong Bad E-mail [[secret recipes]].
*When Strong Bad appears to have two electric guitars sticking out of his head, it is a reference to the cover art for the CD [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]].
*Strong Bad sitting in the chair swirling the wine in the cup is modeled after a similar scene from [[Everybody to the Limit]].
**Strong Bad also swirls his wine in [[montage]].
**The background behind him in this scene is from [[dangeresque 3]].
*The action figures of Strong Sad and Strong Bad are from the Strong Bad Email [[action figure]].
*The background of the area with the pyramid of gold bars (pre-explosion) is taken directly from [[RhinoFeeder]].
*The "Goodtime Palace" is modeled after similar scenes from [[animal]] and even features Baby Styles.
**Also, the normal "black frame" around the screen changes to the Cheat's poorly drawn frame from his "[[Powered by The Cheat]]" Cartoons.
*The picture of the "Hardest Guitar Chord Ever" comes from [[privileges]].
*[[Club Technochocolate]] is originally from [[extra plug]].
** The word "technochocolate" itself comes from [[monument]].
*The rock music which starts at Club Technochocolate uses the same chord progression as ''The Cheat Is Not Dead'' from [[caper]].
*The stage the entire cast is grouped on at the end is seen in [[A Decemberween Pageant]], among other holiday toons.
*The "biscuitdoughhandsman review" in the Easter egg is yet another reference to everyone's favorite unapprehended villain, [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]].
*"[[The Deke]]" is originally from [[autobiography]].
*Strong Bad's dance move with Baby Styles is a reference to [[virus]] when he compliments Bubs for being a computer genius man.
*"Sbemail" is a reference to the filename of every Strong Bad e-mail. Strong Bad also refers to this in [[unused emails]] and [[kids' book]].
*This isn't the first time Strong Bad has spoken backwards, he also does it on [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]].
*The guitars featured in the email are the same as in the Easter egg in the email [[new hands]].
*The Pixelated Strong Bad with the Pink hoodie is a reference to an Easter egg in the strong bad email [[montage]].
*"NO FOR RENT" is a reference to a response from the [[Jhonka]] in [[Peasant's Quest]].

=== Real-World References ===
*Strong Bad's "Ándale! Ándale! Arriba! Arriba!" at the end is quoting the famous Warner Bros. cartoon mouse [[Wikipedia:Speedy Gonzales|Speedy Gonzales]].
*The electric guitars in the opera are (or are modeled after) the Gibson V-Factor, more commonly known as "Flying V".
*The amps are modeled after Marshall stacks, but instead of "Marshall," the logo reads "An Amp". These were also used in [[different town]] and [[Cool Things]], but labeled "Marzipan".
*Strong Bad's rap at the beginning of the e-mail may be a reference to Missy Elliott's "Work It," where she says "I put my thang down, flip it, and reverse it! Ti esrever dna ti pilf nwod gnaht ym tup I!"
*Strong Bad walking toward the camera while neon signs fly by is also a commonly used movie cliché when the main-character gets overwhelmed by the nightlife of the city (most famously in the 1945 film ''[[Wikipedia:The Lost Weekend|The Lost Weekend]]'').


=== Fast Forward ===
*A [[Rock Opera (karaoke)|karaoke]] video was released for the Rock Opera on the [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four|Strong Bad Email DVD]].
*The "guitar stars" were re-used in [[Summer Short Shorts]].
*A more realistic gold bar pile (seen in 'double the real gold') is seen in [[space program]].

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

===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' Joined in the booth here by none other—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitates backwards speech in email's opening}'' See, I—people think I—they just flipped the audio track when I really said—

'''MIKE:''' I wasn't done—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' —that, live.

'''MIKE:''' —introducing you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, but I had to get in on the game!

'''MIKE:''' This, this is Strong Bad, everyone.

'''STRONG BAD:''' And this is—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' He's gonna be—he's gonna being doing the commentary with me.

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is By-The-Book Mike, over here, this guy—

'''MIKE:''' We have—we've gotta do things by the rules.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, since—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' It's not gonna work, it's not gonna work if we don't—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, we're not going to make a very good cop team, alright, 'cause ''I'' don't play by the rules, ''Mike.''

'''MIKE:''' Uh, did you do these drawings?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I did. Look, I've even got—

'''MIKE:''' These-they're bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' They're bad drawings.

'''STRONG BAD:''' They're great drawings! Look at little Tompkins.

'''MIKE:''' Tomp—

'''STRONG BAD:''' He's laughing at Strong Sad. ''{in high voice}'' "Put his hands on his butt again, they got glued there."

'''MIKE:''' Okay, don't—don't get up to high voices.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still in high voice}'' I'm in a high voice now!

'''MIKE:''' I don't like the high voice realm.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{unintelligible}''

'''MIKE:''' Oh, so which email is this we're doing here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is the one where I do my rock opera!

'''MIKE:''' Oh, rock opera. So this was—

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's a retrospective.

'''MIKE:''' This was, uh, so were you really planning this from day one?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Of course, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' So you—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Everything on this website has been planned since day one.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, reall—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' I guarantee it.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, that's true, Mike. Like, I'm gonna put this b—lightbulb in my mouth!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' That's a coffee cup, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{hushed}'' Don't tell them, ''{returns to normal volume}'' look! ''{Mike laughs}'' That was just for the sound effect—

'''MIKE:''' By the books! That didn't even sound like a lightbulb.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''By the books.'' Pants—those are some—

'''MIKE:''' Nice burlap pants! ''{laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' He was wearing a burlap sack for pants.

'''MIKE:''' I hear you had to, uhh—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, look, I was singing that song from American Tail. ''{Mike laughs}'' It was like "Somewheres... out there..." Ooh, that's a new way to look at me.

'''MIKE:''' That is—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' From the front side!

'''MIKE:''' The front view walk clip.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm doin' a front side air... over there.

'''MIKE:''' We'll have to use that, again.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nope. ''{imitates self in email}'' Matic, matic. Ooh, this, this, who's playin' this guitar? 'Cause this music, I didn't even do. It showed up on my doorstep.

'''MIKE:''' Euhh, I made some of it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh.

'''MIKE:''' Matt and I made it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's the hardest chord ever, right?

'''MIKE:''' That was the hardest chord ever, played by Gary Palaroncini—there's two of the Palaroncinis right there.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow, everybody's got metal hair, in this—

'''MIKE:''' Everybody's—

'''STRONG BAD:''' —video.

'''MIKE:''' —gettin' in on the action.

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat helped me out with a lot of this.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it looks like it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Visuals.

'''MIKE:''' You can—you can tell.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I for—I think I was calling... all cars.

'''MIKE:''' What do you call—what's that girl's name?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that's Cynthentia.

'''MIKE:''' Cyn—''{laughs}'' Cynthentia.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What I heard.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' How, uh, have you talked to her lately?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah... that's what I was calling, on the phone, earlier, when I said—

'''MIKE:''' Cynthentia.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' "Experience dance tonight."

'''MIKE:''' What famous ladies like SBEMAIL—

'''STRONG BAD:'''Uh—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}''—on that—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Bruce Willis. Uh, Beck.

'''MIKE:''' Those are both guys.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Umm... Robin Williams.

'''MIKE:''' Those are all guys.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, look, the list just keeps on going—

'''MIKE:''' Is Cynthenti—

'''STRONG BAD:''' —until it turns into women. ''{Mike laughs}'' Oh, the guitarist from Liz Phair.

'''MIKE:''' That's a guy, too.

'''STRONG BAD:''' AUGH! But Liz Phair isn't a guy. It was hard to type on that with a buncha—

'''MIKE:''' You didn't—you weren't able to do it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Not very well!

'''MIKE:''' No.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, Colorado, remember that game?

'''MIKE:''' ''{unintelligible}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' That game had... VGA graphics.

'''MIKE:''' There were some sweet graphics.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Good graphics.

== Fast Forward ==
*Mike says that they need to use the frontal view of Strong Bad walking again, and they did in the [[SBLOUNSKCHED!]] commercial in [[candy product]]

== See Also ==
*The [[Rock Opera Context|context]] for all of the words from rock opera.
*The [[Rock Opera Visuals|visuals]] that occur during the rock opera.

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|125|2072}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Dangeresque]][[Category:Powered by The Cheat]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]][[Category:Performances]][[Category:Advertisements]]

Kid Speedy

J2 — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:43:31 GMT

J2: /* Explanations */

{{gamenav|New Game|kidspeedy|Thy Dungeonman 3|TROGDOR!}}
[[Image:kidspeedy.PNG|thumb|The slowest poke]]

''"Who's faster than Kid Speedy? EVERYBODY!! This little fatso is the slowest poke in the bunch. Try not to get dead last while avoiding sweets and insults in this hilarious arcade-style race 'em up."'' — Videlectrix

'''Kid Speedy''' is a game in which you play the character Kid Speedy, trying to win a race (or, at least, not come in last). The game was originally mentioned in the [[Videlectrix]] game catalog; it was made available for play on July 10, 2006.

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

'''Page Title:''' Don't Forget Your Inhaler!

==The Game==
[[Image:Kidspeedy intstructions.PNG|thumb|Instructions]]
To qualify for the next race, you must finish the four-man race third place or above. By collecting vegetables and happy faces, you make your character go faster (with one exception, see [[#Trivia|trivia]]). Collecting junk food or [[Swears|swears]] causes your character to lose all speed.
The player can race the chosen character on eleven different courses: Jelly Woods Fun Run, Cheese Puff Hills 2 Mile, Porkchop Wilds 5K, Egg Mountain Minithon, Probate Flats Walk-a-thon, [[Wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]], The Loop, Demon's Rub Marathon, Doomed Souls Charity Trudge, Caramel Canyon Walk, and Crumble Star Sprintup (the last four tracks are only accesible if you are playing as a specific character, see trivia). Each track has borders resembling the name (example: Cheese Puff Hills has orange borders).

The game consists of two modes: 1 Player and "Online Play". However, all of the runners, in both modes, are computer controlled. The loading online players screen is just for show.

If you do not finish dead last, you "Qualify". If you lose, you get the message "You Came Dead Last."

==The Ending==
===As Kid Speedy===
[[Image:Kidspeedy ending.PNG|thumb|YOU GOT NOT DEAD LAST!]]
''{Three runners are standing on a stand, cheering. A blimp flies overhead reading "WIN!" The camera pans left to Kid Speedy, who is bouncing up and down.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{subtitled}'' CONGRATULATIONS! YOU GOT NOT DEAD LAST!

''{Kid Speedy walks off-screen to the left and enters a city scene. He is walking down a sidewalk beside a brick wall.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{subtitled}'' KID SPEEDY WON A 2 DOLLAR CONSOLATION PRIZE...

''{Kid Speedy enters a room with a woman and television set inside. Kid Speedy bounces up and down again. Kid Speedy's dialogue is in white subtitles while his mom's is black.}''

'''KID SPEEDY:''' ''{subtitled}'' MOM! I WON 2 BUCKS!

'''KID SPEEDY'S MOM:''' ''{subtitled}'' NOW WE HAVE ENOUGH TO GET THE ORPHANAGE ITS OPERATION!

'''KID SPEEDY'S MOM:''' ''{subtitled}'' HOORAY! 
'''KID SPEEDY:''' ''{simutaneously; subtitled}'' HOORAY!

''{A screen showing yellow, blown-up text "the end" appears.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{subtitled}'' YOU UNLOCKED STRONG SAD MODE!
===As {{Film|Strong Sad}}===
[[Image:Kidspeedy strong sad ending.PNG|thumb|CORRECTION: YOU WON ME 2 BUCKS.]]
''{Three runners are standing on a stand, cheering. A blimp flies overhead reading "WIN!" The camera pans left to Strong Sad, who is bouncing up and down.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{subtitled}'' CONGRATULATIONS! YOU GOT NOT DEAD LAST!

''{Strong Sad walks off-screen to the left and enters [[Strong Badia]], with the white fence in the background.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{subtitled}'' STRONG SAD WON A 2 DOLLAR CONSOLATION PRIZE...

''{Strong Sad enters [[Strong Bad's Basement]]. {{Film|Strong Bad}} is here, along with the [[TROGDOR!|Trogdor arcade game]].}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{subtitled}'' STRONG BAD! I WON 2 BUCKS!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{subtitled}'' CORRECTION: YOU WON ME 2 BUCKS.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{subtitled}'' HOORAY! 
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simutaneously; subtitled}'' HOORAY!

''{A screen showing yellow, blown-up text "the end" appears.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{subtitled}'' YOU UNLOCKED KOT MODE!
===As {{Film|The King of Town}}===
[[Image:Kidspeedy kot ending.PNG|thumb|(I THINK HE ATE THE 2 BUCKS.)]]
''{Three runners are standing on a stand, cheering. A blimp flies overhead reading "WIN!" The camera pans left to The King of Town, who is bouncing up and down.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{subtitled}'' CONGRATULATIONS! YOU GOT NOT DEAD LAST!

''{The King walks off-screen to the left and enters a green pasture, with mountains in the background.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{subtitled}'' THE KOT WON A 2 DOLLAR CONSOLATION PRIZE...

''{The King enters [[The King of Town's Castle|the castle]], and walks past {{Film|The Poopsmith}}.}''

'''THE POOPSMITH:''' ''{subtitled}'' (I THINK HE ATE THE 2 BUCKS.)

'''THE POOPSMITH:''' ''{subtitled}'' (HOORAY.)

''{A screen showing yellow, blown-up text "the end" appears.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{subtitled}'' YOU UNLOCKED HOMESTAR MODE!

===As {{Film|Homestar Runner}}===
[[Image:Kidspeedy hr ending.PNG|thumb|SOMEHOW HOMESTAR WON LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS...]]
''{Three runners are standing on a stand, cheering. A blimp flies overhead reading "WIN!" The camera pans left to Homestar, who is bouncing up and down.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{subtitled}'' CONGRATULATIONS! YOU GOT NOT DEAD LAST!

''{Homestar walks off-screen to the left and enters a field, with trees in the background.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{subtitled}'' SOMEHOW HOMESTAR WON LIKE A MILLION DOLLARS...

''{Homestar enters {{Film|Marzipan}}'s [[Marzipan's House|house]].}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{subtitled}'' MARZIPAN! I WON A MILLS BILLS!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{subtitled}'' NOW WE HAVE ENOUGH FOR A HYBRID CAR, OR MAYBE...

''{Homestar and Marzipan drive for a while in their new car. A screen showing yellow, blown-up text "the end" appears.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*While Homestar and Marzipan are driving at the end of the game, you can control the car with the left and right keys.

==Fun Facts==
[[Image:Kidspeedy strong sad mode.PNG|thumb|Strong Sad mode]]
===Explanations===
*The term "Race 'em up" is based on the more logically named term "Shoot 'em up".
**It may also be a reference to [[Dan]] (fry 'em up, Dan; blast em up, Dan).
*Kid Speedy is most likely a parody of "educational" computer games that often promote nutrition.

===Trivia===
*Each race starts with the message "Ready! Set! OK, now go."
*If you win the game, you unlock "Strong Sad Mode", where your character becomes Strong Sad. Beating the game as Strong Sad unlocks "KOT Mode" where you play as The King of Town. Beating the game again finally unlocks "Homestar Mode" where you play as Homestar Runner.
*When you play the last race, a group of runners will pass you and your opponents very quickly. If your last race is the shortest race, Egg Mountain Minithon (#4), then these runners can finish the race in under seven seconds.
[[Image:Kid speedy box art.PNG|thumb|Kid Speedy box art]]
*Currently, the box art for Kid Speedy reads "BOX ART UNAVAILABLE!".
* The gameplay is very random: It is possible to acquire every healthy food item in the course and only them, and still lose.
*"The Loop" is the only level in the game whose preview shows a design that doesn't loop.
* On the win screen, the map displayed is always the level 8 screen.
*On July 17, 2006, version 1.new was released, with several changes:
**Added The King of Town and Homestar Runner as unlockable characters – previously, only Strong Sad could be unlocked, and Kid Speedy would still appear at the end of each level and the end of the game.
**Added tomato and cookie items.
**Food items bob up and down on some levels now.
**The 8th level now changes depending on your character:
***Kid Speedy— Demon's Rub Marathon
***Strong Sad— Doomed Souls Charity Trudge (the map resembles Strong Sad's head)
***The King of Town— Caramel Canyon Walk-Take (the map resembles a ham)
***Homestar Runner— Crumble Star Sprintup (the map resembles a star)
*Your three opponents behave like this: two of them run at a constant speed all the way to the finish line, the third changes every 3 seconds (on average - it can be anywhere from 0 to 6) to be slightly faster than you (how much faster depends on what level you're playing). When you collect a power-down item, the third opponent will always match speeds a second and a half later.

===Remarks===
*When you beat Strong Sad Mode, he is seen jumping up and down. In [[Strong Sad's Lament]], he revealed that he was unable to jump.
*If you play the game with the Flash file, you can automatically beat every level by right-clicking on the game and selecting ''Play'' after the race starts. You'll hear the falling down sound effect and see the congratulations screen for a few seconds, then it will show the typical qualified screen.
**Also when playing the Flash file directly, the runners that speed to the finish in the last race can be seen behind a thick black bar on the left.

===Differences between the characters===
====Strong Sad====
*There's a chance one of your opponents will be Kid Speedy.
*Speed-up items work 50% better than they do for Kid Speedy.
*Strong Sad slows down twice as fast as Kid Speedy.
*When you collect a speed-down item, the third opponent (see [[#Trivia|trivia]]) will match speeds with you, plus a large amount (more than they usually beat you by), right before you slow down (so if you're going full speed when you hit one, they'll race ahead of you for that 1.5 seconds).
====The King of Town====
*There's a chance of one or two of your opponents being Kid Speedy or Strong Sad.
*The "good" and "bad" collectibles are reversed – junk food speeds you up and good food slows you down.
*He trips and falls on the qualification movie, causing the victory music to abruptly change.

====Homestar Runner====
*Your opponents will always be Kid Speedy, Strong Sad and The King of Town.
*Homestar's maximum running speed is 25% higher than the others'.
*Speed-up items work twice as well as they do for Kid Speedy.

===Glitches===
*In Flash Player 6, Kid Speedy's slowest opponent is absent. While getting second place is extremely difficult, it's impossible to lose since he can rank no lower than third.
*When the game first came out, the player had to cross the center of the finish line to finish the level, while the computer players needed only touch the edge of the line. Thus it was possible to finish barely ahead of the last runner, but still lose the level. This has since been fixed.
*If you qualify for a level, but play it again and lose, you will have to beat it again to win the game.
* In version 1.new, it always shows an image for your character's eighth race when you complete any race, even if you didn't choose the eighth race.

===Inside References===
*One of the tracks is the "EGG MOUNTAIN MiNiTHON", making this another instance of [[Lowercase i's]].
*Homestar Runner's ending includes a reference to [[Hybrid Cars|hybrid cars]].

===Real-World References===
*The "Indiana" and "The Loop" levels are likely inspired by the the arcade racing game, [[Wikipedia:Cruis'n USA|Cruis'n USA]], which features Chicago and Indiana venues.
*"Wide Loading" (on the [[Irregular Loading Screens|loading screen]]) is a reference to the "Wide Load" sign which appears on trucks carrying large items. It is also used as a slang term for "fat".
*In the Flash file of Kid Speedy, there are three other runners to the left of the screen and they seem to be wearing colors of flags: [[Wikipedia:Sweden|Sweden]] and [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]]. The other runner wears white, red, and green. This may be the flag of [[Wikipedia:Burundi|Burundi]], [[Wikipedia:Italy|Italy]], [[Wikipedia:Algeria|Algeria]], [[Wikipedia:Bulgaria|Bulgaria]], [[Wikipedia:Hungary|Hungary]], [[Wikipedia:Iran|Iran]], or [[Wikipedia:Oman|Oman]]. These runners are later seen racing ahead to the finish line in the 8th race, as well as in the ending.
*At the ending podium, the three "winning" runners each have an animation similar to the animations made by the characters at the end of [[wikipedia:Super Mario Kart|Super Mario Kart]]. Notably, the "first place" winner's ending looks like he is clanging champagne bottles, similar to Koopa Troopa's victory animation in Mario Kart.
*When Kid Speedy trips on the finish line, he does so in the same manner and sound as does the character in [[wikipedia:NES|NES's]] Track & Field I.
*Kid Speedy's ending sequence is a reference to the common movie theme of competing in a race or other competition to win money to either save an orphanage or pay for an operation.
*Homestar's ending segment which shows him and Marzipan driving towards the sunset, is an homage to the [[wikipedia:Sega|Sega]] racing title [[wikipedia:OutRun|OutRun]].

===Possible Names in Online Mode===
*There are several possible names that you can get as opponents in Online Mode. Each three-letter name includes a number following their name, while four-letter names do not.
**BAM
**BOB
**BSI
**[[Dan|DAN]]
**DING
**FMV
**FOOP
**GOB
**JAM
**JIM
**[[Nebulon|NEB]]
**[[Wikipedia: Pogs|POG]]
**QUA
**RIT
**SOT
**[[Cool Things|STAN]]
**TOD
*The following names were added in version 1.new.
**[[Wikipedia:Eight ball|8BAL]]
**FRUM
**[[Wikipedia:Gobi Desert|GOBI]]
**GUMB
**JILL
**KOT8 (The King of Town, only available if playing as Homestar Runner)
**KSPE (Kid Speedy, only available if not playing as him)
**[[Lem|LEM]]
**PIGG
**SSAD (Strong Sad, only available if playing as The King of Town or Homestar Runner)

==External Links==
*[[Videlectrix:kidspeedy.html|Play 'Kid Speedy']]
*[[Videlectrix:kidspeedy.swf|Play 'Kid Speedy' (Flash file)]]
*[[Forum:9062|forum thread re: "Kid Speedy"]]
{{VidelectrixGames}}
[[Category:Videlectrix Games]]

Talk:theme song

J2 — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:38:45 GMT

J2: Inside References and the Trivia section

HOMESTAR HAS TEETH!!!!! WHAT IS THE WERLD COMING TOOO???????!!!!--{{User:Homfrog/sig}} 11:09, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
:I thought it was cute. {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 11:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

==Whyyyy??==
It seems like every new e-mail nowadays has a little part of an e-mail that I sent- but mine never really gets answered! Like, a while ago, I sent Strong Bad an email about getting a talkshow- now he has one? Ahhh!!! {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 11:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
: Well, I did ask him about a theme song once... however, it was a ''personal'' theme song, and before [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]] came out (which sorta answered the question.) And I asked him a question relating to [[alternate universe]]s, but again, it wasn't really related to the 'toon in question when I asked it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 12:31, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
::Strong Bad gets 3000 emails a day, according to the Wall Street Journal. The chances are pretty high that they get questions about theme songs every other day.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 12:35, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
:::wall street journal??!!??, who cares about what some funny guy with the last name street thinks, and why are you reading his journal anywho?{{User:Csours/sig}} 13:56, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
::::Yes, I know. It's just aggrivating. And, Csours- ''I'' care about it, because I just happen to like the Wall Street Journal. {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 14:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

==Strong Bad e-mail will be right back...==
The person who said Strong Bad e-mail will be right back after these messages was clearly not Mike or Matt or Missy. Could it have been Jackie? {{User:Cutepetsrus/sig}} 11:44, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:Jackie whom? [[User:Ppk01|Ppk01]] 11:54, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

::[[Jackie Chapman]], of course (there is a search bar for one to utilize) <3 . —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 12:47, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:It sounds like the same voice as Nibbles, at any rate. Probably Matt or Mike sped up digitally. [[User:Octan|Octan]] 12:58, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

After a brief listen to the seniorprom outtake, I think that it was Missy, without being 100% sure.[[User:Lord-z|Lord-z]] 12:15, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

:Sounded like Missy/Marzy to me. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 15:13, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

== Easter Egg ==

They only put in one easter egg. I'm letting them get away with this for one reason: There is NOTHING more fun than making The Cheat's tooth do the Shaheeeeeen effect.

== 14 degrees below zero. ==

here are the 14 degrees senor cardgage got. someone pls format them and put them on the transcript. 
Business Administraton 
Business Abomination 
Mousepad Engineer 
Infotainment Technology 
e-Cutting Ones 
The Lighter Side of Sports 
Matt's Communications 
Business Wheeling 
Insider Trading 
Computer Graphs 
Bidness Dealing 
Caps Lock Technician 
Escrow Understandment 
Marriage Apothecary 
{{User:Csours/sig}} 13:53, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
:also, the transcript says that the first guest is hilarity, i think he said celerity. because celerity would be funnier.
::also also, when strongbad says onta-rio and then says, "oh a little south of the border flavor" it is because he emphasized the rio in ontario. and the rio grande is the border betwixt free country usa and mexano. someone please put that in readable form and add it to remarks or explanations. {{User:Csours/sig}} 14:06, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

==Location, Location, Location==

When Strong Bad says "south of the border flavor", wouldn't this mean the Free Country USA is above Canada? [[User:Nintendogs123|Nintendogs123]]
:No, it means Strong Bad doesn't know his geography very well. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 15:06, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
::read the last thing i wrote, right above this.{{User:Csours/sig}} 15:19, 7 August 2006 (UTC)

== Well, There Go My Hopes... ==

I sent in an email talking about theme songs to Strong Bad, and when it said "theme song" on the main page, my heart fricken skipped a beat. But alas, it wasn't mine. Dang you and your shiny last name Shaween! - {{User:Homsar7/sig}}

== Inside References and the Trivia section ==

A great deal of the Inside References are referring to the credits. I put up a couple internal links in the credits, but should I move more of them? Or take them out and let Inside References continue to be huge?

A. Chimendez

J2 — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:37:00 GMT

J2: /* Known Scripts */

[[Image:The_Strong_Bad_A_Chimendez.png|thumb|Bonanza it is not]]
'''A. Chimendez''' is a hack scriptwriter for various low quality [[TV Shows|television programs]]. He may be a television equivalent of [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]].

The name A. Chimendez is similar to [[Wikipedia:Bill Melendez|B. Melendez]], best known as the animator and producer of the [[Peanuts]] television specials.

==Known Scripts==
*'''Debut:''' Time to Break...Fast! ([[Cheat Commandos...O's]])
* ''The Strong Bad'' (Easter egg in [[pizzaz]])
* [[Shopping for Danger]]
* [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] - Encounter at Groupulon 5 ([[best thing]])
* Email [[theme song]] (produced)

==Other Chimendezes==
[[Image:Mysfit-steries2.PNG|thumb|Story by Youdbetterbelieveit Chimendez]]
A. Chimendez Jr. wrote the [[Cheat Commandos]] episode "[[Commandos in the Classroom|Movie Night!]]". It is unclear if this writer is the son of A. Chimendez or if this is A. Chimendez's full name.

In [[highschool]], another Chimendez, Youdbetterbelieveit Chimendez, wrote the story for an episode of "[[The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries]]". His or her relation to A. Chimendez (or A. Chimendez Jr.) is also unknown.
[[Category:Inside Jokes]]

theme song

J2 — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:35:39 GMT

J2: /* Trivia */

{{sbenav|155|keep cool|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail155.png|thumb|The Strong Bad Email Show!!]]

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

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''POP BALLAD-TYPE THEME SONG''' ''{singing}'' 
You and me babe, livin' for dreams. 
Life is for love, drinking for free. 
This is no time for the long road but sharing and caring it out. 
Memory struggling and...

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

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

'''POP BALLAD-TYPE THEME SONG''' ''{singing}'' 
Livery shurming you down... ''{fade out}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{The Paper comes down.}''

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

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

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

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

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Ad valorem" is a latin phrase meaning "according to an object's value."
* In the final credits, the credits for "Best Grip" and "Key Boy" are reversed versions of standard film credits [[Wikipedia:Best Boy|best boy]] and [[Wikipedia:Key Grip|key grip]].

===Trivia===
*This is the first time we see [[Homestar]]'s teeth.
*This is another email where you can see [[Strong Mad Smiling]] in the background of the second theme song in the picture.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#california_games'|california games]]".
*The degrees available from CGNU online e-niversity are:
**Business Administraton
**Business Abomination
**Mousepad Engineer
**Infotainment Technology
**e-Cutting Ones
**The Lighter Side of Sports
**Matt's Communications
**Business Wheeling
**Insider Trading
**Computer Graphs
**Bidness Dealing
**Caps Lock Technician
**Escrow Understandment
**Marriage Apothecary
*The credits in the middle of the email read:
**co-created by strong bad and [[Cherry Greg|cherry greg]]
**based upon the comedy stylings of [[Little Strong Bad|little strong bad]]
**teleplay by Sir Dolph Hauldhagen
**theme song by a Neville of some sort
**closing theme song by a Masalis or two
**this has been a [[Cheap as Free|cheap as free]] production
*The credits at the end of the email read:
**Written by Geoff Rondleman
**Directed by Hot Tub T
**Produced by A. [[Chimendez]]
**Key Boy Tim "Timmers" Ballthrow
**Best Grip Not [[Lem Sportsinterviews]]
**Playa Hata Stu Scott
**Script Supervisor [[Homestar's "Sid" Game|Sid Hoffrenchman]]
**This show was filmed in front of a live studio audience.
**Soundtrack available as [[Cheap as Free]] Records

===Goofs===
*There is no full stop after Strong Bad types "Shaheen!" for the first time.

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

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

===Real-World References===
* The Strong Bad Email logo with the various differently-colored hearts in the background is a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Powerpuff Girls|The Powerpuff Girls]].
* A "Neville of some sort" refers to the [[Wikipedia:The Neville Brothers|Neville Brothers]], most likely [[Wikipedia:Aaron Neville|Aaron Neville]].
* "They're tiny, they're toony, they're all a little loony" is a quote taken directly from the first line of the theme tune to [[Wikipedia:Tiny Toon Adventures|Tiny Toon Adventures]].
* In the theme song, there are several successive references to late-'80s television shows:
** The succession of picture frames is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Growing_Pains|Growing Pains]]''.
** "The Cheat Baxter-Birney" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Meredith Baxter|Meredith Baxter]] (formerly Meredith Baxter Birney, from ''[[Wikipedia:Family Ties|Family Ties]]'').
** Strong Bad's flinging the papers into the air as he types is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Stephen J. Cannell#Trivia|Stephen J. Cannell]]'s [[Wikipedia:Production logo|closing logo]].
** The font and style of "created by Lem Sportsinterviews" (yellow [[Wikipedia:Cooper Black|Cooper Black]] letters on a completely black background) is a reference to the closing credits of ''[[Wikipedia:Cheers|Cheers]]''.
*Strong Bad in front of the brick wall in the closing credits, as well as the credit "based on the comedy stylings of Little Strong Bad", refers to Jerry Seinfeld's ending stand-up comedy segment of episodes of ''[[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]''.
* "Closing theme song by a Marsalis or two" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Marsalis|Marsalis]] family of jazz musicians.

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

{{Strong Bad Email}}

theme song

J2 — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:32:02 GMT

J2: /* Trivia */

{{sbenav|155|keep cool|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail155.png|thumb|The Strong Bad Email Show!!]]

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

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''POP BALLAD-TYPE THEME SONG''' ''{singing}'' 
You and me babe, livin' for dreams. 
Life is for love, drinking for free. 
This is no time for the long road but sharing and caring it out. 
Memory struggling and...

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

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

'''POP BALLAD-TYPE THEME SONG''' ''{singing}'' 
Livery shurming you down... ''{fade out}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{The Paper comes down.}''

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

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

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

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

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Ad valorem" is a latin phrase meaning "according to an object's value."
* In the final credits, the credits for "Best Grip" and "Key Boy" are reversed versions of standard film credits [[Wikipedia:Best Boy|best boy]] and [[Wikipedia:Key Grip|key grip]].

===Trivia===
*This is the first time we see [[Homestar]]'s teeth.
*This is another email where you can see [[Strong Mad Smiling]] in the background of the second theme song in the picture.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#california_games'|california games]]".
*The degrees available from CGNU online e-niversity are:
**Business Administraton
**Business Abomination
**Mousepad Engineer
**Infotainment Technology
**e-Cutting Ones
**The Lighter Side of Sports
**Matt's Communications
**Business Wheeling
**Insider Trading
**Computer Graphs
**Bidness Dealing
**Caps Lock Technician
**Escrow Understandment
**Marriage Apothecary
*The credits in the middle of the email read:
**co-created by strong bad and [[Cherry Greg|cherry greg]]
**based upon the comedy stylings of [[Little Strong Bad|little strong bad]]
**teleplay by Sir Dolph Hauldhagen
**theme song by a Neville of some sort
**closing theme song by a Masalis or two
**this has been a [[Cheap as Free|cheap as free]] production
*The credits at the end of the email read:
{{sectionstub}}

===Goofs===
*There is no full stop after Strong Bad types "Shaheen!" for the first time.

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

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

===Real-World References===
* The Strong Bad Email logo with the various differently-colored hearts in the background is a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Powerpuff Girls|The Powerpuff Girls]].
* A "Neville of some sort" refers to the [[Wikipedia:The Neville Brothers|Neville Brothers]], most likely [[Wikipedia:Aaron Neville|Aaron Neville]].
* "They're tiny, they're toony, they're all a little loony" is a quote taken directly from the first line of the theme tune to [[Wikipedia:Tiny Toon Adventures|Tiny Toon Adventures]].
* In the theme song, there are several successive references to late-'80s television shows:
** The succession of picture frames is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Growing_Pains|Growing Pains]]''.
** "The Cheat Baxter-Birney" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Meredith Baxter|Meredith Baxter]] (formerly Meredith Baxter Birney, from ''[[Wikipedia:Family Ties|Family Ties]]'').
** Strong Bad's flinging the papers into the air as he types is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Stephen J. Cannell#Trivia|Stephen J. Cannell]]'s [[Wikipedia:Production logo|closing logo]].
** The font and style of "created by Lem Sportsinterviews" (yellow [[Wikipedia:Cooper Black|Cooper Black]] letters on a completely black background) is a reference to the closing credits of ''[[Wikipedia:Cheers|Cheers]]''.
*Strong Bad in front of the brick wall in the closing credits, as well as the credit "based on the comedy stylings of Little Strong Bad", refers to Jerry Seinfeld's ending stand-up comedy segment of episodes of ''[[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]''.
* "Closing theme song by a Marsalis or two" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Marsalis|Marsalis]] family of jazz musicians.

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

{{Strong Bad Email}}

theme song

J2 — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 15:28:05 GMT

J2: /* Trivia */

{{sbenav|155|keep cool|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail155.png|thumb|The Strong Bad Email Show!!]]

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

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

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

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''POP BALLAD-TYPE THEME SONG''' ''{singing}'' 
You and me babe, livin' for dreams. 
Life is for love, drinking for free. 
This is no time for the long road but sharing and caring it out. 
Memory struggling and...

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

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

'''POP BALLAD-TYPE THEME SONG''' ''{singing}'' 
Livery shurming you down... ''{fade out}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{The Paper comes down.}''

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

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

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

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

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Ad valorem" is a latin phrase meaning "according to an object's value."
* In the final credits, the credits for "Best Grip" and "Key Boy" are reversed versions of standard film credits [[Wikipedia:Best Boy|best boy]] and [[Wikipedia:Key Grip|key grip]].

===Trivia===
*This is the first time we see [[Homestar]]'s teeth.
*This is another email where you can see [[Strong Mad Smiling]] in the background of the second theme song in the picture.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#california_games'|california games]]".
*The degrees available from CGNU online e-niversity are:
**Business Administraton
**Business Abomination
**Mousepad Engineer
**Infotainment Technology
**e-Cutting Ones
**The Lighter Side of Sports
**Matt's Communications
**Business Wheeling
**Insider Trading
**Computer Graphs
**Bidness Dealing
**Caps Lock Technician
**Escrow Understandment
**Marriage Apothecary
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*The credits in the middle of the email read:
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*The credits at the end of the email read:
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===Goofs===
*There is no full stop after Strong Bad types "Shaheen!" for the first time.

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

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

===Real-World References===
* The Strong Bad Email logo with the various differently-colored hearts in the background is a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Powerpuff Girls|The Powerpuff Girls]].
* A "Neville of some sort" refers to the [[Wikipedia:The Neville Brothers|Neville Brothers]], most likely [[Wikipedia:Aaron Neville|Aaron Neville]].
* "They're tiny, they're toony, they're all a little loony" is a quote taken directly from the first line of the theme tune to [[Wikipedia:Tiny Toon Adventures|Tiny Toon Adventures]].
* In the theme song, there are several successive references to late-'80s television shows:
** The succession of picture frames is a reference to ''[[wikipedia:Growing_Pains|Growing Pains]]''.
** "The Cheat Baxter-Birney" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Meredith Baxter|Meredith Baxter]] (formerly Meredith Baxter Birney, from ''[[Wikipedia:Family Ties|Family Ties]]'').
** Strong Bad's flinging the papers into the air as he types is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Stephen J. Cannell#Trivia|Stephen J. Cannell]]'s [[Wikipedia:Production logo|closing logo]].
** The font and style of "created by Lem Sportsinterviews" (yellow [[Wikipedia:Cooper Black|Cooper Black]] letters on a completely black background) is a reference to the closing credits of ''[[Wikipedia:Cheers|Cheers]]''.
*Strong Bad in front of the brick wall in the closing credits, as well as the credit "based on the comedy stylings of Little Strong Bad", refers to Jerry Seinfeld's ending stand-up comedy segment of episodes of ''[[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]]''.
* "Closing theme song by a Marsalis or two" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Marsalis|Marsalis]] family of jazz musicians.

==External Links==
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J2 — Sat, 12 Nov 2005 07:20:04 GMT

J2: /* Real-World References */

[[Image:sbemail78.png|thumb|Neverending Soda]]

'''Strong Bad Email #78'''

[[Strong Bad]] gets the week off while Homestar fills in. Homestar discusses the finer points of frying computer parts with carbonated beverages.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' June 30, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:12

== Transcript ==
''{Open to Compy 386; Strong Bad is absent. Homestar Runner walks in and sits down at the computer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hello, class. Strong Bad could not be here today, so I will be filling in. My name is ''{slowly}'' Homestar Runner. ''{with a piece of chalk he writes his name on the screen, then erases it.}'' Everyone please take out paper and a number 2 pencil, and we'll begin. ''{Homestar types "sb_enail.com", rather than the usual "strongbad_email.exe", to run the e-mail program, and strangely enough, it works.}'' Lesson one:

''{He begins reading the e-mail.}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">hi Strong Bad, 
have you ever made anything out of anything? 
bye 
Dan from FL</blockquote>

''{After reading "Strong Bad," Homestar says "Um, I do believe I just told you my name is Homestar Runner. But I'll let it slide this time." He then continues reading.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{typing}'' FL? Far-off Lands? Foreign Leadership Camp? Fish Lake? ''{stops typing}'' Oh, I got it. He's from Fish Lake. ''{clears screen, resumes typing}'' Well, Jerome, I once made a birthday present for Marzipan out of some of my old CD's I didn't like anymore and placed them in a decorative bag. ''{stops typing}'' And then ''{resumes typing}'' I once made breakfast out of cold pizza and half and half. Oh! And one time I made a whole set of coasters out of ''{cut to some glasses of melonade sitting on game cartridges}'' some old Sega tapes. And I made a pair of shoes—

''{Cut to Coach Z and Strong Sad out in the field talking. Strong Sad has a Foreign Leadership Camp '91 T-shirt on. Homestar walks on wearing shoe-boxes for shoes.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{continues in voice-over}'' —out of a pair of shoe boxes.

'''COACH Z:''' Whoa, those are some fresh kicks there, Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, I know! ''{walks off}''

'''COACH Z:''' So anyways, Reg had the ball at the top o' the key.

''{Cut back to the Compy}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{typing}'' But this week, I will instruct you on how to make a wet computer out of Strong Bad's computer.

''{The Cheat walks on in a red outfit, but is instantly knocked offscreen when Homestar stands up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' First, you need a 2-liter bottle of Mountain Dew. ''{produces a bottle of Mountain Dew from behind his back}'' Then get Strong Bad's computer. Apply liberally. ''{starts pouring Mountain Dew on Strong Bad's keyboard, a ringing noise is heard.}'' Oops, we're out of time.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' That's just my egg-timer!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Class dismissed! ''{glaring at the screen angrily}'' Except for you, Jerome!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. Homestar twitches a little. The Mountain Dew continues to be poured onto Strong Bad's keyboard. After about 13 seconds, Homestar resumes talking.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Dang. This thing's like... the never-ending soda. ''{sings}'' Never-ending so-oda! A-a-a, a-a-a, a-a-a...

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the words "Fish Lake" to see a postcard from there.
*To see the wonderful CD collection Homestar gave [[Marzipan]], click on "CD."

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This is the first email in which Strong Bad is nowhere to be found.
*This is the first appearance of [[Mountain Dew]]. It had been previously mentioned, but not seen, in [[techno]].

===Remarks===

*The area of carpet underneath the keyboard gradually darkens while Mountain Dew drips on it.
*Homestar shows us his fickle side by first forgiving the email's author for "forgetting" his name then forcing him to stay when "class" is dismissed.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Sad is wearing the "Foreign Leadership Camp '91" shirt, his belly-button has disappeared.
*When Homestar clears the screen after typing "Fish Lake," you can see the "a>" prompt escape from the top of the Compy screen.
*When poured onto the keyboard, the Mountain Dew appears to be a green liquid. In real life, Mountain Dew is yellow; it just comes in a green bottle.

===Inside References===
*The names of the "Sega tapes" are actually the following [[Videlectrix]] games: [[Pigs on Head]], [[Shploitz!]], and [[QWERTY]]. The one that says just "Space" could be "[[Spaceshipper]]", also a Videlectrix game.
*Coach Z's line, "Reg had the ball at the top of the key," is a direct quote from Strong Bad's [[autobiography]] tape.
*[[Far Off Lands]] is a reference to [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD]], where they travel through this area.
*One of the shoe boxes on Homestar's feet is from [[Freshley's]].
*This email is another reference to [[Kicking The Cheat|kicking The Cheat]].

===Real-World References===
*"Never-ending Soda" is a reference to 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]]. You can see a merging of the Homestar animation and the NeverEnding Story theme [http://www.fifthandraitt.com/users/krud/story.html here].
*The Cheat is wearing [[Wikipedia:George Harrison|George Harrison's]] costume from the [[Wikipedia:The Beatles|Beatles]] album [[Wikipedia:Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band|Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band]].
*The "Sega tapes" are actually the cartridges used in the [[Wikipedia:Sega Genesis|Sega Genesis]], a console released in 1989 by [[Wikipedia:Sega|Sega]], which was launched during the 16-bit era of gaming. The generic brown labels on the cartridges however, pass more of a resemblance to the ones used on the 8-bit [[Wikipedia:Sega Master System|Sega Master System]] predecessor.
*[[Wikipedia:Fish Lake|Fish Lake]] is the name of a township in Minnesota. It is also the name of a lake in central Utah.

===Fast Forward===
*[[Jerome]] later pops up as a misbehaving kid on the [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] version of the [[Strongbadia National Anthem|Strong Badia National Anthem]].
*When [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|The Cheat's head explodes]] in [[couch patch]], Homestar asks whether he had ever poured Mountain Dew over the Compy.

== DVD Version ==
*The Fish Lake and "Old People Music" CD eggs are still viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.
*The DVD version features hidden audio commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this one is a travesty.

'''MIKE:''' But, you're not even in this e-mail, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know, which automatically makes it a travesty.

'''MIKE:''' It's your arch-nemesis, Homestar Runner.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know, it's hard, aww, look the way he's treating the Compy, like how could you do that to it? Oh.

'''MIKE:''' At least he erased it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, but he screwed up the monitor, there was smudgies on it for a while. I had to buy those special clothies.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Maybe, you know.

'''MIKE:''' I got some special clothies.

''{Strong Bad makes a sound effect}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's the sound they make when you're rubbing it down.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, okay so where were you when this was going on?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, I mean, I think.

'''MIKE:''' I mean Monday mornings, you know Monday mornings.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, but I...

'''MIKE:''' Wait, you listen to me. You're supposed to check your e-mail Monday mornings, sometimes Monday afternoons, occasionally Tuesday mornings.

'''STRONG BAD:''' One or two times Wednesday.

'''MIKE:''' Right, so where were you? What happened to you?

'''STRONG BAD:''' This was one of those Wednesday times. Planning on doing it on a Wednesday. Shanghai'd.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I got, look at all those Sega tapes.

'''MIKE:''' Are those yours?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Those are my Sega tapes.

'''MIKE:''' I figured they were.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar never got to figure out how to work the Genesis.

'''MIKE:''' Are those Freshley shoes that you wear? Your wrestling boots?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, Freshley's are aptly named.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''STRONG BAD:''' About the freshest shoes you can imagine. They're freshly made. Oh, The Cheat, that was, see The Cheat was coming over, that was practice that day. Cause we were gonna...

'''MIKE:''' Why was he dressed up like somebody from Sergeant Pepper's?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Cause we were gonna do our Beatles cover band for that Wednesday e-mail, and then it got Shanghai'd.

'''MIKE:''' Look at, look at what's going on here.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, this I have a hard time looking at too. Look at all that wasted soda.

'''MIKE:''' So you don't care about your keyboard?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that keyboard was disgusting anyway, man. Have your keyboard upside down and like shook it? There's like, I had a rat one time fall out of my keyboard.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, really?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I should do that, I haven't done that in a while.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You should be careful. Get this guy out of here.

'''MIKE:''' I think it's almost over.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I mean look at him.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail78.html|watch "anything"]]
*[[HR:sbemail78.swf|view the Flash file for "anything"]]

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