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April Fool 2014

MisterKerr — Wed, 02 Apr 2014 08:56:43 GMT

MisterKerr:

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[[Image:AprilFools2014.png|thumb|"You got this, Homestar. This is nothin'."]]

After years of no updates, Homestar decides to update all the best features of the website.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|The Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Sickly Sam}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, April 1, 2014

'''Page title:''' Everybody! Everybody?

==Transcript==
''{The Homestarrunner.com welcome screen is visible, but dim. On the left is "com on in", with the "e" in "come" having fallen down below the words. On the right is "watch intro"; the "a" has fallen a bit and has pushed aside some of the letters below it. Homestar Runner, though dim like the rest of the screen, appears as normal. The top-left corner of the screen is sagging slightly. Wind can be heard in the background. After a few seconds, a drop of water falls and Homestar sighs. The sagging corner falls a little over the next line, exposing some HTML behind it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{aside, to himself}'' You got this, Homestar. This is nothin'. Just like fallin' off a web van.

''{The lights come on.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hello, Debra! ''{turns to the side}'' Simone! ''{angrily leans into the camera}'' The internet! ''{leans back}'' I am what you might call Homestar Runner. ''{beat, then throws confetti. Out of the side of his mouth:}'' Yaaaay! Over the last several years of my dot com, peoples all the time be askin' me: "Hey Homestar! How come you stopped updating y—"

''{Homestar starts coughing and sputtering.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ahem! Sorry, got some ''{a piece of crab, with a drop of blood falling from it, appears from inside his mouth}'' crab shell stuck in my throat. ''{throws it aside}'' Continuing. "How come you stopped updating the best feature on your website?" And to that I answer: "You mean how come I stopped updating the Hairstyle Runner gallery back in the year 2000?" ''{holds up the [[Hairstyle Runner]] toy}'' I don't know! Let's go update it right now, Joshy!

''{He winds up to run toward stage left.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yup. You guessed it. ''{takes off}'' Peow!

''{Another drop of water falls after he is gone. Cut to the "Hairstyle Gallery", as noted by a banner on the top of the screen. It is a museum entryway, entirely done in the style of the older toons. There is a statue of Homestar with a leaf over his crotch and olive branches on his head, holding a tablet that reads "PLVRBVS OVRBVS". In the lower-right corner are two banners reading "SEE THE GALLERY" and "SUBMIT YOUR OWN". Homestar, in his modern appearance, walks in and looks at the statue.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa-hoa-hoa! Hello there, magnificent specimen. ''{takes the leaf}'' Poink! ''{he places it over his own crotch}'' That's better. Let's get started.

''{He turns to look at a Hairstyle Runner allegedly submitted by "Cherry G.". It shows the iron shavings placed to look like eyes and a bird beak on the back of Homestar's head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen}'' This one from Cherry G. makes the back of my head look like some kind of bold eagle.

''{Cut back to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{laughing}'' Huh-huh-huh-huh! He's so bold in his... in his decision making! Oh-ho! He's our national bold! Ohhh man! What fun!

''{Turns to look at one from "D. Lindo" that has "P." written on Homestar's head in the shavings.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Here's one from D. Lindo that simply has the letter—

''{Cut back to Homestar as he snickers, then breaks out laughing.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Haaa! Ha ha ha ha ha ha! It's the letter— ''{snickers again, and then turns to the side}'' Pom Pom, ya gotta see this! ''{doubles over}'' It's the letter P! Followed by a period! ''{rolls over onto his back}'' Ha ha ha ha ha! Who puts a period after the letter P?! ''{calming down}'' Ohh man, I'm gonna stand back up. ''{starts to get up}'' I'm'a stand back up right now. ''{stands up}'' Whew! I am on a roll! What else can we update? I know! Let's bring everybody's favorite old-timey cartoons—

''{Cut to the intro to Kick the Can.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen}'' —into the modern age!

''{The Homestar Runner appears, kicking the can. He approaches Sickly Sam.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen}'' With my patented Colorarization!

''{Colors appear from the right side of the screen with the blinking word "COLORARIZATION!" appearing. The colors are mostly pastel colors that don't fit the scene at all. Sickly Sam's legs become beefy human-looking legs covered in hair, but his main body doesn't change at all.}''

'''SICKLY SAM:''' ''{very distorted}'' Am I up with the times?

'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Sorry, Sickly Sam. You're an affront to God and man!

''{He kicks the can into Sickly Sam, and both disappear with a "PAFH!" cloud and sound effect. The Homestar Runner kicks and opens his mouth as the scene cuts back to modern-day Homestar, with the leaf in his mouth.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man, these updates are great! Let's keep going! ''{swallows the leaf}'' Ooh, how's about some new words for the old Homestar Talker?

''{The [[Homestar Talker]] appears. With different sound effects, "KITCHENETTE", "DRACONIAN", and "POINK" appear in the corners. A mouse cursor clicks the following words, and the Homestar in the Talker says them in his old voice:}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in the Talker}'' Kitchenette. Strong Bad. Is. Making. Draconian. Marshmallow. Poink.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Draconian marshmallow poink?! Oh, that is it!! I'm going to appear onscreen! Now.

''{The cursor clicks on "Alright".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in the Talker}'' All riiiiight!

''{Cut to the Hairstyle Gallery, where Strong Bad is now in front of Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh! Hi, Simone!

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is clearly not what they meant when they asked about updating the website's best feature!

''{Closeup on Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uhhhh... yeah, it is. It's all the best junk from my dot com!

''{Strong Bad leans into the shot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah? Well what about...

''{Leaves and then sits down at the [[Compy 386]].}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' strongbad_eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee_windows98desktoptheme

''{He hits Enter, and a desktop theme with Strong Bad's boxing glove "SB" logo in the background and "MY COMPUTER" labeled with an icon of Strong Bad's head. Shortly thereafter, icons for "NETWORK NEIGHBORHOOD" (his boxing glove), "MY DOCUMENTS" (Strong Bad in front of a stack of papers), and "TRASH BIN" (a roll of toilet paper) appear one at a time}''

'''COMPY:''' ''{in Strong Bad's original voice}'' Hello, stupid, and welcome to your crappy computer!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Sounded good there! I had a lot more wrestling mask in my accent back then. Let's update that jank! C'mere, System Mic!

''{A small tab appears from the left side of the monitor, and a telescoping microphone appears and extends toward Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Windows 98 system startup sound, go!

''{A window labeled "sys.mic" appears, showing the sound wave of Strong Bad's next line.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Ongggg, doodle-ing! Ding ding ding ding! Welcome to Windows 98. ''{jumps up from his chair and yells:}'' WHY ARE YOU STILL USING WINDOWS 98??! WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU??!! STOP BUYING COMPUTERS FROM THRIFT STORES, MAN!!

''{Cut to a wide shot, showing Homestar standing nearby.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' 'Scuse me, Strong Bad. Wanna help me record a duet of my classic Win98 System Shutdown song?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{apprehensively}'' Oh, I dunno...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{to the camera}'' Oh, come on, folks, who wants to hear it?

''{A crowd cheers from offscreen.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' On this stage tonight, the two great guys back together!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I mean I couldn't possibly... I couldn't think to want to... and ''{unintelligible}'' ''{smiles}'' Oh, very well. Hit it, Homestar!

''{Cut to Homestar, with a mustache and goatee sloppily drawn on his face in marker, talking into the Compy's microphone.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' One, two, three, four, five...

''{Cut further back. Homestar is wearing a gray fedora and shirt, blue jeans, and now has the Compy's mic strapped to his face.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing off-key}'' And now the love!

''{Strong Bad's head floats by}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' And now the love!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That lasts forever!

''{Strong Bad's head appears with gold teeth with "4", "E", "V", and "A" written on them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know it's lasted forever!

''{Two Homestars appear.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Has cooome—

''{Strong Bad slides in on his knees.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come down—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' —to—

'''STRONG BAD:''' —to—

''{Cut to Strong Bad's computer room. Homestar is dressed normally, although both he and Strong Bad have leaves over their crotches, and both characters are arm-in-invisible-arm.}''

'''BOTH:''' —its eeeeeeeeeee...

''{The screen fades out and their voices trail off, but it immediately brightens back up and they complete the word.}''

'''BOTH:''' ...eeeeeeeenduh!

''{The screen switches to the text "It's now safe to turn off your computer." After a few seconds,}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Thanks for updatin' the website with me, Strong Bad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Yeah, that wasn't so bad! We should do this again soon.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Three years soon, or like five years soon?

''{The text starts to tilt.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Y'know, five, ten, fifteen, whate- whatever it takes.

''{Text reading "back", "download strong bad's windows 98 theme", and "download [[Homestar Runner Desktop Theme|homestar's windows 98 theme]]" appears.}''

==Easter eggs==
* At the end, click on "safe" to see a bust of the back of Homestar's head with eyes and a beak, labeled "OUR NATIONAL BOLD".
* At the end, click on "turn off" to see an album with Homestar in his singer outfit and Strong Bad with dreadlocks and his "4EVA" teeth, labeled "The 2 Great Guys ON THIS STAGE TONITE", with "COMPY-DIRECTIONAL SOUND" written at the bottom.
* At the end, click on "computer" to see a scene with Homestar and Strong Bad.
:''{The text at the end of the toon is actually painted on a giant cardboard rectangle that Homestar and Strong Bad are holding up.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' So what have you been up to, man? Haven't seen you in so long!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, you know how it is. Doin' a lot of side projects, some consulting, maybe a little freelance.... Those are words that people say when they haven't actually been doing anything, right?
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, yeah, cool! I've been kinda like living inside of a bag. Like a duffel bag.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh! That's... great?
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, yeah, I know, it's- it's great! It's got, like, a zipper. And... some straps. Maybe some kind of fungus growing in it. So basically, you know, top of my game!

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*The disk in the [[floppy disk container]] reads "eden".

===Remarks===
*None of the original sound clips from [[Homestar Talker]] are used. This is likely so both the original and new words have the same [[Audio Quality|sound quality]].
*The hair on the [[Hairstyle Runner]] is still clickable when [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] holds it.
*When each of the new pictures are shown in the Hairstyle Runner gallery, there are clickable spots, but it doesn't appear to do anything.
*Homestar's shirt for the shutdown song has [[Lack of Visible Arms|arm-holes]].
*Despite the fact that the Compy 386 was destroyed in [[virus]], and then again in [[retirement]], it appears here completely unharmed.
*The "back" button always leads to [[Main Page 17]].

===Inside References===
*Homestar addresses [[bottom 10|Simone]] and [[Debra]] at the beginning.
*Cherry G., who submitted the "National Bold", is apparently [[Cherry Greg]].
*Homestar calling Strong Bad, "Simone", marks an instance of [[gender confusion]].
*Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]] when agreeing to sing with Homestar.
*This entire toon alludes to [[The Brothers Chaps]]' [[hiatus]] from regular updates.
*Homestar uses the phrase "[[All the time]]".
*Homestar previously had a leaf covering his crotch in [[fan club]].

===Real-World References===
*The "It's now safe to turn off your computer" screen is directly lifted from the screen that most [[wikipedia:Windows 95|Windows 95]] computers would show after shutting down. A parody of this screen previously appeared in [[virus]].

==External links==
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[[Category:April Fools]]

best thing

MisterKerr — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 05:11:40 GMT

MisterKerr: /* Real-World References */

{{sbenav|126}}
[[Image:sbemail126.png|thumb|"But we're in space?!"]]

Strong Bad shows us the best thing he's ever seen, done or eaten: the quickly canceled pilot of {{Film|Limozeen}}: [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"|"but they're in space!"]]

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Gary Palaroncini]], [[Larry Palaroncini]], [[Perry Palaroncini]], [[Mary Palaroncini]], [[Teeg Dougland]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, Hot Babe-liens, [[Mitch Overlord]], [[Bozar]], {{Film|Nebulon}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Outer Space]], Limozeen's Stage, [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], Various Futuristic Places, [[The Moon]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, March 8, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:08 (4:14 in the DVD version)

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got to ''e''-mail, just to stay alive! ''{types "strongbad_email.exe", begins reading}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: What's the best...</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
How you doin'? I have three quick questions... 
1. What's the best thing you've ever seen? 
2. What's the best thing you've ever done? 
3. What's the best thing you've ever eaten? 
 
Later, 
Albin J. (from Maryland)
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad doesn't read the numbers, and after saying "seen", he immediately follows with "done, eaten." He also whispers "from, from Maryland." Then he clears the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm doing real real ''{types "rrll rrll"}'' well Albi. Believe it or not, I've got one answer for all three questions. And that answer is...

''{Cut to an image of a video tape labeled "Limozeen cartoon" and "Don't record over for dang's sake!!!"}''

'''BACKGROUND SINGERS:''' ''{drawn out}'' ''{unintelligible}''[[#Footnote|[1]]]

'''STRONG BAD:''' The only known copy of the failed pilot episode of the Limozeen Saturday morning cartoon shoooooooow!!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' It only aired once at, like, 4 a.m. some forgotten Saturday. And guess who was already up and eating brown sugar straight from the box? That's right, Strong Sad. But then I got up and started watching TV. If not for my The Cheat-like VHS reflexes, it would have been as lost as four-armed Grimace. ''{clears screen}'' I'll let you guys see it, but please, no flash photography or video taping. It could damage the precious oils and ''{short pause}'' heavy metals of this priceless piece of television history.

''{Cut to the cartoon. The theme song begins. It opens with "Metalmation" appearing in large block letters against a grey background, followed by "presents" in cursive. Cut to a different grey background. Cartoon figures of Limozeen drop in.}''

'''SINGER:''' Remember those guys from that band Limozeen?

''{The Limozeen logo appears. Cut to a yellow background, where the Limozeen tour bus drops in.}''

'''SINGER:''' Well, they turned their tour bus into a space machine!

''{The tour bus transforms into a spaceship, and the background changes to a starry background. The tour spaceship speeds off to the left as the screen changes to Limozeen performing in spacesuits.}''

'''SINGER:''' But they're still Limozeen!

''{Close up on Larry.}''

'''LARRY:''' We're still Limozeen!

''{Cut to Limozeen in front of the same grey background as before, in usual costume. One by one, each band member gains a spacesuit (and in the case of Mary, a potbelly and red hair).}''

'''SINGER:''' But they're in space!

''{Cut to a starry background, with the Limozeen logo. Larry is in the foreground looking confused whilst the rest of the band is in the background.}''

'''LARRY:''' But we're in space?!

''{Larry moves next to the rest of the band. The words "but they're in space!" appear. Teeg walks in from stage right. The theme song stops.}

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. You're in space!

''{One final chord of the theme song plays.}''

''{Cut to the Couch. Strong Bad is sitting on it, while Strong Sad is leaning on it from behind. Strong Bad is smiling.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh-ho-ho! So classic!

'''STRONG SAD:''' But why are they in space? ''{Strong Bad stops smiling and looks at Strong Sad}'' There's no reason for them to be in space!

'''STRONG BAD:''' On the contrary, my dear Fatson! There's ''every'' reason for them to be in space.

''{Title card for "ENCOUNTER AT GROUPULON 5" by A. Chimendez appears. From there, it cuts to the Limozeen members running away from a pair of flesh-colored hands, a pair of blue hands, and two magenta tentacles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' So, one of their main goals is to both run away from and give backstage passes to all the hot babe-liens of the galaxy.

''{The Limozeen members run into their tour spaceship, which takes off. Cut to Teeg Dougland inside the spaceship.}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. None of the hot alien chicks from Groupulon 5 have backstage passes to tonight's show.

''{Cut to Larry and Gary.}''

'''LARRY:''' Then whose midriffs are we gonna sign?

'''GARY:''' What happened to all the passes, Teeg?

''{Cut back to Teeg Dougland.}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' Galactic Radio gave them all away. To Mitch Overlord.

''{Cut to Larry and Garry. The members of Limozeen gasp, and we cut to Mitch Overlord's lair. A rock sting of terror is heard}''

'''MITCH OVERLORD:''' That's right, Limozeen! I was the 1,685,421st caller! ''{He raises his claw-like right hand, which says MITCH!, and opens and shuts it twice.}''

''{Fade through grey to the members of Limozeen running again, this time from nothing that can be seen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' And sometimes the magical prankster Bozar appears and turns reality upside-down.

''{Cut to Bozar. The sting is barely heard.}''

'''BOZAR:''' Puzzle me twice, Limo-losers! How are you going to play tonight's show after I turn your instruments into Italian noodles? 

''{The band is greeted with "boooos" as they attempt to play a concert with their noodle-instruments anyway. A random voice in the crowd yells, "That's not music!" The word NOODLES! flashes in lights behind the stage. Mary eats his noodles instead. We cut to him, who pauses to speak.}''

'''MARY:''' This is the best show ever, guys! ''{resumes eating}''

''{Canned laughter is faintly heard. Cut to Larry.}''

'''LARRY:''' Mary, quit eatin' your drums!

''{Cut to the outside of the tour spaceship flying through space. Nebulon flies past.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' But most of all, the episode centers around the boys making sure metal stays number one throughout the galaxy.

''{The bus speeds off. Cut to Teeg Dougland.}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. We've been knocked off the charts in the Forbidden Zone by an alternative rock band.

''{Cut to Larry, Perry and Mary.}''

'''PERRY:''' But their bassist is a girl!

'''MARY:''' And the drummer's got short hair!

'''LARRY:''' And the lead singer wears glasses! ''{clenches his fists and waves them on either side of his head}''

''{Cut back to the couch. Strong Bad, whilst still watching the television, throws the remote at Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ow! What was that for?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{faces Strong Sad}'' For you and your kind destroying metal! ''{looks down}'' Chuck Taylor-wearing, low self-esteemers...

''{Cut back to the cartoon. The band is practicing on an alien planet as Teeg walks up to them.}''

'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. Our pilot episode has been canceled.

''{The sting is heard a bit louder}''

'''LARRY, GARY, PERRY, and MARY:''' What?

''{Cut to Gary.}''

'''GARY:''' Oh well. I guess I won't be needing this anymore. ''{He throws his guitar offscreen.}''

''{Cut to the real Larry on Strong Bad's television, who catches the real equivalent of the guitar.}''

'''LARRY:''' Oh, thanks, Space Gary! ''{faces camera}'' I can't believe we got canceled! Weeeeeell, join us next time, kids! In syndication! Or maybe on DVD!

''{Larry plays a short riff. The screen pauses and the TV fades out. Strong Bad returns to the Lappy.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Whattaya think, Albi? If that's not the best thing you've ever seen, done, or eaten, then may I politely ask you to gouge out your eyes, cut out your tongue, and um, ''{hesitates}'' have all your ''{hesitates again}'' done ''{short pause}'' removed. 

''{The Paper comes down.}

===Footnote===
# The singers may be singing "VHS!", "Limozeen!", or perhaps both "Limozeen!" and "VHS!" (simultaneously).

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "brown sugar" to see a box of "[[Suge Brown]]" brown sugar, with the tagline "Don't borrow from thy neighbor" and a weight of "one whole pound".
*At the end of the email, click "eaten" to see a member of Limozeen question his hair color and size:
:'''MARY:''' How come they made me fat and have red hair?
:'''LARRY:''' Because you're the comic relief-uh!
:''{Mary burps very loudly}''

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The fact that Limozeen's cartoon takes place in space for no good reason is likely a reference to several other cartoons which also took place in space for no reason, like ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-5297/ The Partridge Family, 2200 A.D.]'', ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-2345/ Gilligan's Planet]'', and ''[http://www.tvtome.com/tvtome/servlet/ShowMainServlet/showid-7865/ Josie & the Pussycats In Outer Space]'', all of which had extremely short runs (usually only one season).
**The Limozeen cartoon is also likely a riff on [[Wikipedia:Cartoon Network Studios|Hanna-Barbera]] cartoons that featured bands who solved crimes or fought villians. In addition to ''Josie'' there was [[Wikipedia:Jabberjaw|''Jabberjaw'']] and [[Wikipedia:Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids|''Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kids'']]. Teeg Dougland's repeated mantra of "I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys" is a parody of band managers in such cartoons, who were often only featured as characters for plot exposition.
*Mitch Overlord declaring that "I was the one million, six hundred and eighty-five thousand, four hundred and twenty-first caller" to Galactic Radio is a take on radio promotional giveaways that require that listeners call a number and be the ''n''th caller to get through in order to win the prize.
*In the television industry, [[Wikipedia:Television syndication|syndication]] is the sale of the right to broadcast programs to multiple stations, without going through a broadcast network.
*The laugh track used in one scene is a typical element of older Hanna-Barbera cartoons featuring more realistic characters, intended to incite laughter in the same manner as a sitcom.
*The entire tape of the Limozeen cartoon includes a "VHS grain" effect, most visible during the black METALMATION intro (note how the background appears to be randomly speckled). This artifact of VHS recording results from multiple generation copies, repeated erasing/recording, and from recording in extended tape speeds.

=== Trivia ===
*Teeg Dougland is voiced by [[Mike Chapman]].

=== Remarks ===
*This email gives a good answer to Strong Bad's own question in [[different town]] when he tries to think up the Best Thing Ever, which at the time he identified as beef stew.
*Strong Bad's tape lacks the little tab that can be pushed out to prevent people taping over it, a chief concern with the cartoon tape.
**Strong Bad may have accidentally placed the label of the tape over this tab, however, as the label appears to be too long. This would mean the tape is still recordable, hence adding to his concern.
*Although elements of the Limozeen in Space cartoon such as the animation style and mention of the popularity of hair metal bands seem to suggest that it would have been aired in the '80s, Larry mentions DVDs at the end, which first hit the American market in 1997.
*When Limozeen is flying in the spaceship, the background is looping (there is even a noticeable seam in the background); a common practice in old cartoons. In similar fashion, Limozeen is often shown running away from some off-screen pursuer, using an unchanging run cycle of animation.
*Teeg's announcement that the show has been canceled is interesting from a logistical standpoint: For his line to be animated and voiced, the animators would have to have known the fact while they were animating and recording the voices.
*Mary is always seen looking into the camera, even when the rest of the characters are looking in a different direction.
*This email features a [[live action]] segment.
*Babe-liens is a [[portmanteau]].

=== Goofs ===
*Just before Strong Bad sits down at the Lappy, you see almost his entire head, but you can't see the laces on the back of his mask; usually when they show that much of his head (such as in [[crazy cartoon]]) you see those laces.
*When the space-mobile is flying at supposed hyper-speed, the stars flying by in the background are streaking the wrong way.
*When we see the TV and VCR in Strong Bad's basement, the VCR shows no sign of a tape being inside it nor of any playback. (VCRs typically have some type of counter or a "play" graphic on their display.) This could just be a flashback to the day they watched it, although if it is, there is no record graphic lit up.
*When the tape is being displayed, Strong Bad is supposedly typing (as his spoken line is seen when the Lappy is shown again). However, the typing sound effect is not heard.

=== Inside References ===
*The teleplay for Limozeen's cartoon is written by [[A. Chimendez]].
*Teeg Dougland is the name of the director of the [[Moving Very Slowly]] video on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD. He is identified as the manager of the band at the NYU talk during the showing of a Limozeen coloring book 'game'.
*[[The VCR]] is still blinking from [[12:00]] and someone removed the alarm clock that [[Bubs]] duct-taped to it.
*The guitar that Space Gary tosses is the same one seen in [[Puppet Time]].
**It closely resembles a KE3 Kelly model guitar by ''[http://www.jacksonguitars.com/ Jackson]''.
**The guitar was also used in the Limozeen Easter egg in [[flashback]].
*The villain, Mitch Overlord, has a claw that is the same as the one from [[Kick The Cheat]].

=== Real-World References ===
*As a magical, large-headed trickster, Bozar calls to mind such characters [[Wikipedia:The Great Gazoo|the Great Gazoo]] from [[Wikipedia:The Flintstones|''The Flintstones'']], but his insulting manner and fondness for transmutating objects to cause trouble make it clear that he is most strongly inspired by [[Wikipedia:Superman|Superman]] villain, [[Wikipedia:Mister Mxyzptlk|Mr. Mxyzptlk]]. His "puzzle me twice" taunt is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Riddler|Riddler]] from the [[Wikipedia:Batman (TV series)|'60s Batman TV show]], in which the villains often taunted the Dynamic Duo by mocking their names. The Riddler's catchphrase was "Riddle me this", immediately followed by an obscure clue as to what his next crime would be.
*"Metalmation" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Filmation|Filmation]] animation studio, with the logos looking very similar. Filmation was famous for churning out cookie-cutter cartoons many of which also took place in space for no good reason.
*The repeated "band being chased" segments may be a reference to a Hanna-Barbera '70s staple of stock-footage chase scenes, which appeared most prominently in [[Wikipedia:Scooby-Doo|Scooby-Doo]]. Also, this may refer to the [[Wikipedia:Beatles|Beatles]], who spent a good deal of "A Hard Day's Night"—a typical day in the life of the band—running away from adoring female fans. [[Image:evil-grimace.jpg|thumb|Four-armed Grimace]]
*"Four-armed Grimace" is a reference to the purple [[Wikipedia:McDonaldland|McDonaldland]] character. [[Wikipedia:Grimace|Grimace]] was originally named "The Evil Grimace", and he had four arms (replaced with two arms a few years later) so that he could hold many shakes at once.
*"On the contrary, my dear Fatson" is an adaptation of "Elementary, my dear Watson", a line often attributed to Sir [[Wikipedia:Arthur Conan Doyle|Arthur Conan Doyle's]] character [[Wikipedia:Sherlock Holmes|Sherlock Holmes]], though he never actually used that exact phrase in the Holmesian canon.
*The space logo of Limozeen is very similar to the logo of the Nintendo game series [[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]].
*Mary asking "How come they made me fat and have red hair?" draws attention to the manipulation of characters in cartoon adaptations to clearly defined sterotypical roles. In particular, Mary's question references the cartoon [http://www.tvtome.com/RealGhostbusters/ ''The Real Ghostbusters''], where the [[Wikipedia:Dan Aykroyd|Dan Aykroyd]] character (from the ''[[Ghostbusters]]'' film) was modified into an overweight redhead, and frequently acted as comic relief.
*Limozeen being kicked off the charts by an alternative band with a girl bassist references the death of hair metal in the early '90s, when bands like [[Wikipedia:Sonic Youth|Sonic Youth]], [[Wikipedia:The Pixies|The Pixies]] and [[Wikipedia:The Smashing Pumpkins|the Smashing Pumpkins]] were able to have success. (The aforementioned bands actually all had female bassists.)
*The phrase "Chuck Taylor wearin'..." refers to [[Chuck Taylor All-Stars]], designed by Chuck Taylor. "Chucks" are a signature look of Grunge, Punk, and Metal that happened after 1990.
*The scene at the end, where the cartoon throws the guitar to the real-life band member, pokes fun at almost every '80s cartoon that had a (semi) famous person behind it—where the cartoon would transition/interact with the real person from off screen: Fat Albert, Alf, M.C. Hammer, Mr. T, the Harlem Globetrotters, and many others all closed the episode with the real-world people.
*"Encounter at Groupulon 5" is most likely a reference to Encounter at Farpoint (the first episode of ''[[Wikipedia:Star Trek: The Next Generation|Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'') and the award-winning TV series [[Wikipedia:Bablyon 5|Babylon 5]].
*As well as having a strikingly similar name, real-life power metal band Helloween's [http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=nAegHGGwru8 video for ''Just A Little Sign''] bears a frankly worrying resemblance to Limozeen's cartoon.
*Teeg Dougland's line "I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys," is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hubert J. Farnsworth|Prof. Hubert J. Farnsworth]]'s frequent catchphrase "Good news, everyone!" from the TV show [[Wikipedia:Futurama|Futurama]].

=== Fast Forward ===
*An episode of ''Limozeen: "but they're in space!"'' was "relegated to DVD bonus content" on [[Everything Else, Volume 3]].
*''Limozeen: "but they're in space!"'' is later featured in two episodes of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]: [[Baddest of the Bands]] and [[8-Bit Is Enough]].

== DVD Version ==
*Strong Bad starts his grand announcement about the tape's contents slightly sooner, obscuring the singers (who are even quieter and more indistinct than usual).
*A different transition is used to show the "real-life" Limozeen members becoming their animated counterparts.
*Bozar's horns are yellow rather than green.
*No laughter can be heard in response to Mary's "best show ever" line.
*Strong Bad looks to both sides before throwing [[Remote Control|the remote]] at Strong Sad.
*"And, um, done." is added before "have all your done removed."
*This version of the cartoon is also used in the podcast.
*A credits sequence is added after Larry's real-life bit (see below).
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Credits listed===
*'''LEAD ANIMATOR:''' MARK DOOR
*'''DANIMATOR:''' [[DAN]] PREDGE
*'''HEAD ANIMATOR:''' MOORFACE
*'''TOP ANIMATOR:''' ROLANDO PREDGE
*'''WORST ANIMATOR:''' [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Brett Bretterson|B. BRETTERSON]]
*'''BEST DRAW MAN:''' JON MOLLO

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey Mike, hey Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Hi Strong Bad, hi Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's the Strong Bad. The Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' ''The'' Strong Bad? ... So, Strong Bad, I gotta tell ya. This is my favorite email.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow!

'''MIKE:''' I'm really gonna enjoy this one. I'm glad to be here with you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm glad to be here with you, Mike. You took a shower; you smell nice.

'''MIKE:''' I actually played basketball this morning and have not showered since then.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh.

'''MIKE:''' Interestingly enough.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow, you mask it well!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Thanks. ''{pause}'' I thought it was gonna be you that—

'''STRONG BAD:''' See? I faked you out. That's, that's what it's like when you live with the Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' I can't imagine.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Four-armed Grimace, Mike. A relic. I have a four-armed Grimace diary, like the Grail diary, from ''Indiana Jones''.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''STRONG BAD:''' All these little pits—

'''MIKE:''' Bits of evidence?

'''STRONG BAD:''' —pits and teeses ''{rhymes with "bits and pieces"}'' of where, of where he might have been.

'''MIKE:''' You know, Strong Bad, my brother Matt and I were in a band called Grimace in high school.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Was it as good as Limozeen?

'''MIKE:''' We were never as good as Limozeen.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What I don't understand is how come the theme song is, like, this terrible banjo song with some skat band singing.

'''MIKE:''' That's the way cartoons were back then.

'''STRONG BAD:''' But they're a metal band!

'''MIKE:''' Well, you can't put metal on Saturday mornings.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I love Teeg's style, I gotta tell you what. That, I have, I sought out a light-blue turtleneck and some peach-colored—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Peach-colored-type pants.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. With flared at the bottom for sure.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah; it's good style.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, does he have a problem with people remembering his name? Why is he, like, nobody else is labeled. Like, personally I have trouble telling the Limozeens apart.

'''MIKE:''' Well, it's—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look at that hot, blue alien. D'ja see her?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I saw her hand.

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and green nails, Hot Blues. I call her Hot Blues.

'''MIKE:''' I don't think it's 'cause—Do they ever say Teeg's name? I guess they say Teeg—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''somebody'' does.

'''MIKE:''' —but no one ever knows—Teeg Dougland, this is his first appearance.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I don't know ''his'' name ''{indicating one of the Limozeens}''. What's his name? "Lead Singer Limozeen"?

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' That's Gary. That's Gary and Larry.

'''STRONG BAD:''' How do you tell 'em apart?!

'''MIKE:''' Because I—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that guy is awesome. Mitch Overlord, I wish he was in more episodes of this show that only has one episode.

'''MIKE:''' He's labeled, too.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, ''{laughing}'' people have—I guess, I guess kids are pretty dumb. You know? So that's what I'm saying. Now that guy doesn't have a label, but you're not gonna mix him up with—Look at those disgusting horns, like, tearing, are those, those are an accident, bursting out of his brain.

'''MIKE:''' Man that bass player is really trying.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' Noodles! Noodles! Noodles! Noodles! The crowd should be goin' nuts right now! Man, anytime something flashes in big lights behind the band at a show, you chant it! You know?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I agree, I agree.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I agree too.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Okay, you agree with yourself.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes!

'''MIKE:''' Apparently Teeg Dougland looks exactly like me, Strong Bad. What do you think?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't, I don't see the resemblance.

'''MIKE:''' Me neither.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I think you look kinda like that tall guy in the middle ''{one of the Limozeens}''.

'''MIKE:''' I definitely don't—that's Perry.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's Perry. How do you know these guys—they're my favorite band, I can't tell them apart! The only one I know is the one they made be fat and have orange hair. Like, I appreciate that, that that's Ron.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' That's Mary. Ron?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{laughing}'' Ron Limozeen.

'''MIKE:''' His name is Mary Palaroncini.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, his name is Mary?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''STRONG BAD:''' There's a guy in Limozeen named Mary?!

'''MIKE:''' Yes.

''{They watch the transition to the live action.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! Whoa, who's that guy?

'''MIKE:''' Live-action cut scene.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man! See, that—it would be awesome to have the real band.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Strong Bad, look behind you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' That's where we are, right there, that sound room that he's in.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That guy from Limozeen was in this sound room?

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, it's almost like this is real, live, fake subtitles.

''{Mike laughs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Right, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, Brett Bretterson is the worst animator, did you know that?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' I thought I was.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah, you are. There's that Bubs, that starts runnin' at me.

'''MIKE:''' ''{still laughing}'' I made your, I made your head wiggle right here.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Good job!

'''MIKE:''' Thanks!

'''STRONG BAD:''' That is a painful operation.

=== Fun Facts ===
*The [http://www.indygear.com/props/graildiary.shtml "Grail diary"] Strong Bad mentions is from [[imdb:tt0097576|''Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade'']].
*The name of the worst animator for Limozeen's cartoon, B. Bretterson, is taken from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]]. [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Brett Bretterson|Brett Bretterson]] is an imaginary friend that [[So and So]] made up.

== External Links ==
* [[HR:sbemail126.html|watch "best thing"]]
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* [[Forum:2214|forum thread re: "best thing"]]

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