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Polly — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 04:27:37 GMT

Polly: /* Inside References */ flesh-tangle

{{sbenav|146|myths & legends|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail146.PNG|thumb|right|It was the book of my dreeeeams!]]
Strong Bad shows us his own Strong Bad pop-up book.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Gavin}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' February 20, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:11

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping}'' I was born to check emails and eat lots of cake!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: dream book</div>
Dear Strong Bad,<br/>
I had a dream that my friend had a Strong Bad<br/>
pop-up book. It was the book of my dreams.<br/>
Kat<br/>
Spokane, Wash.
</blockquote>

''{After reading the email once, Strong Bad repeats it in rap twice. He says "Wash." as the word "wash".}'' 

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

''{Cut back to show The Cheat next to his keyboard}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, all right. One more time.

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

''{Strong Bad jumps on his stool and dances as The Cheat plays on his keyboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping}'' I had a dream that my friend had a Strong Bad pop-up book! It was the book of my dreeeams! ''{on "dreams", he jumps up and nearly hits the ceiling}'' There you go, little one. Now get back in there and win me a car!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{affirmatory The Cheat noises; he rushes off.}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know, I feel like that sentence could really apply to anything. ''{moves the cursor up to "pop-up book" and replaces it with "salad".}'' Like, uh, "I had a dream that my friend had a Strong Bad salad. ''{scrolls over toward the other "book" and replaces it with "salad" as well.}'' It was the salad of my dreams." Or maybe like, ''{adds "taco" before each "salad"}'' "I had a dream that my friend had a Strong Bad taco salad. It was the taco salad of my dreams." ''{moves the cursor below the email, types}'' Anyways, a Strong Bad pop-up book. This sounds like a job for: makin' stuff up.

''{Cut to an image of a pop-up book. The inside cover reads "From the libarry [sic] of D. Squirrel" with a dead squirrel drawn in. The inside cover reads "STRONG BAD'S POP-UP BOOK of your dreams by Strong Bad, for Strong Bad".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Strong Bad pop-up book would obviously feature...

''{The page turns to show Strong Bad near two cherubs. The text reads "This is a good kid." A tab is seen under Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...me hangin' out with some of those wingaling babies! ''{The cherubs bob up and down}'' And I'd have a little tab on my flesh-tangle so you could make me talk! ''{As the pop-up Strong Bad, who waves his arms}'' You little almost-naked babies are so cute, I could just dip you in beer batter and fry you right up! ''{As the cherubs, who bob up and down}'' Okay, Mr. Strong Bad! ''{as himself}'' Oh! And don't forget the ab-tab!

''{The tab moves over and Strong Bad's chest obtains Sharpie abs. The page turns to reveal an image of the Tandy reading "HOW TYPE BOX GLOVES?" Two tabs are seen, one to the right of the screen and one on the keyboard. A speaker can also be seen on the keyboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey look! It's my crappy old computer! Asking the same crappy old questions!

''{The tab on the screen moves and the screen changes to "DELETED!!"}''

'''SPEAKER:''' ''{very indistinctly}'' Deleted!

'''STRONG BAD:''' The lake head? What does that mean?

''{The tab goes back, taking the screen with it, and changes to "DELETED!!" again.}''

'''SPEAKER:''' Deleted!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Police quest?! This thing is obviously broken.

''{The other tab is pulled, and smoke appears above the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No wonder I got rid of that old buncha beige.

''{The page turns. Strong Sad is seen covered in cement. A forklift and Strong Bad in a construction outfit are seen in the background. The text reads "Strong Sad is covered in Gray cement" with "Gray cement" in a box. A turning wheel is seen on the right, and another tab is seen at the bottom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, look! Strong Sad has wandered onto my construction site. What sweet fate did I bestow on him from the cement mixer? ''{The wheel turns, the liquid on Strong Sad turns red, and the box reads "Ram's blood".}'' Ram's blood? ''{The wheel turns, the color becomes light yellow, and the box reads "Boston Cream".}'' Boston cream? ''{Again, to a transitional color and "Magic Eye".}'' Magic Eye? Don't forget the flab-tab! ''{The tab is pulled out, and Strong Sad's upper body flips down to make him look flabbier.}''

''{The page turns to a "NegativeZero" fridge. It has a sticky note on it that reads "2 more eggs!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The next page is snack time! What am I gonna have to eat today?

''{The door opens to reveal a single burger patty with two pickle slices on it. A carton of "mmmilk", two eggs, a small paper box, a bottle of "pop!", and a jar of mayo are drawn onto the back.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! A real-live burger! Do I get one of these every time I turn the page?!

''{The page turns back to the last one, and then to the fridge again. When the door opens this time, there are two burgers inside.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! ''Two'' burgers! ''{Gavin appears from under a flap and crawls around a little}'' Clearly, this pop-up book is a source of unspeakable power.

''{Spooky music is heard. The page turns to Homestar Runner's image, which has a black eye and two saws stuck through him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why look. It's the Homestar Runner! Bye, the Homestar Runner!

''{The page turns to extremely cartoony images of Strong Bad and The Cheat in front of a cave. The sun can be seen overhead, and there's a tree in front of the cave. There's a tab above the cave and one at the bottom of the page.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{rapidly decreasing volume}'' SeeyalaterStrongBaaa...

''{The rays of the sun move.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh-oh! It looks like The Cheato Bandito has stolen all of Senor Muybueno's gold!

''{The tree flips down, revealing a pile of gold underneath.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's help him get some Cheatsabution.

''{The lower tab is pulled and pushed back several times, and as it does, "Strong Bad"'s foot rises and The Cheat moves upward.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Boot 'em up, boot 'em up, boot 'em up, yoooooo. This is like kicking The Cheat light! All of the flavor, with only half the chance of rabies!

''{The upper tab is pulled, and a bear pokes down in the cave. The tree goes back to normal, and the page turns. Strong Bad's head, with flashing lights for eyes, is in the center. Two towers with ropes between them, and The Tire hanging from them, is in the upper-left, with a sliding tab below it. A "Cold One" is seen to the right of that, with a turn wheel above it. Near it is the BMW Lighter, with a pull tab to its right. A box is in the lower right. A cherub over a "FAT FRYER" is in the lower right, with a tab to its left. In the background, it reads "Slide! Spin! Grasp! Pull! His Head! Tap the flabs! Pull!!!" near each object.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And the last page would be a veritable cornucop-pourri of pop-up mastery!

''{The various objects all move. The Tire simply falls off its wires. The Cold One has its label replaced over and over. The BMW opens up with a flame, and closes. The box flips over, revealing the same box tipped the other way. The cherub moves into and out of the fryer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' There'd be tabs and flaps, flabs and taps, a string thing that doesn't work, and some more sound chips and dips.

'''SPEAKER:''' Holy crap!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sounds like they improved on the technology since page 2! Aaaaaand, don't forget the crap-flap!

''{A flap turns down with a pile of whatsit underneath. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So now the pop-up book is primed and ready for the four year-old, or The Cheat, in your life to use as a tissue! That thing'll provide seconds of non-ripped apart fun! Speaking of seconds, I'm gonna go eat my burgers.

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

==Easter Eggs==
* Click ''Kat Spokane, Wash.'' after Strong Bad raps for The Cheat to reveal a book entitled ''"Cat," spoke Anne, "Wash!"''.
* Click on the pop-up Tandy 400 after Strong Bad says "The Lake Head" to see a comparison between Strong Sad's head and [[Wikipedia:Manicouagan_Reservoir|Manicouagan Reservoir]] in Quebec, a circular lake formed by a meteor impact in the late Triassic.
* Click ''The Cheat'' to see a clip of The Cheat, Strong Sad and Bubs playing dominoes
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Ugh, The Cheat wins again. Pay up.

:'''BUBS:''' Well, she's all yours! ''{He hands The Cheat a car key. The Cheat does a dance.}''

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Trivia===
[[Image:magiceye.jpg|thumb|right|Magic Eye]]
*This is the first time we see the main floor ceiling of the [[House of the Brothers Strong]].
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads [[Floppy Disk Container#codename iceman|"codename: iceman"]].
*Decompiling the SWF reveals that the Magic Eye image is a working stereogram of a ringed planet.

===Remarks===
*Although smoke is shown coming out of the Tandy, the Tandy actually met its demise due to an explosion, not overheating.

===Inside References===
*This email confirms Strong Bad's statement in [[different town]] that his house has recessed lighting.
*Strong Bad calling the angels “wing-a-ling babies” is a reference to the email “[[dragon]],” where Strong Bad calls [[Trogdor]] a “wing-a-ling dragon.”
*The "ab tab" is a reference to the [[Ab-Abber 2000]].
*The spooky music sound effect comes from [[myths & legends]].
*This is another appearance of [[How Do You Type With Boxing Gloves On?]] and [[DELETED]].
*Bubs' smoking a cigar in the Easter egg is yet another instance of [[Smoking#Cigars|Cigars]].
*The odd looking Strong Bad in the book comes from the Strong Bad Libs Easter egg in [[lackey]].
*This is another appearance of [[Kicking The Cheat]].
*This is another appearance of [[The Cheat's keyboard]].
*"2 more [[Eggs|eggs]]" was an ingredient in [[Strong Bad's EGGS]] in [[morning routine]].
*This is another appearance of the [[BMW Lighter]].
*The label "Negative Zero" on the fridge may be a reference to [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level -0|level -0]] in [[Stinkoman 20X6]].
**Its location on the fridge may be a reference to the weak point of its boss, Ekersby.
*This is another appearance of [[Beverly Sportsinterviews]].
*This is another appearance of [[Sticky Notes]].
*The term "flesh-tangle" is a reference to the term "breadtangle" used in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]].

===Real-World References===
*The Cheeto Bandito is a reference to Tex Avery's famous "[[Wikipedia:Fritos|Frito Bandito]]", a character featured in many [[Wikipedia:Fritos|Frito]] commercials back in the 1970s.
*[[Wikipedia:Police Quest|Police Quest]] is a series of adventure games published by [[Wikipedia:Sierra Entertainment|Sierra]] between 1987 and 1993.
*[[Wikipedia:Magic Eye|Magic Eye]] is a series of books that feature [[Wikipedia:autostereogram|autostereograms]], which allow people to see 3D images by focusing on 2D patterns. The viewer must diverge their eyes in order to see a hidden 3-dimensional image within the pattern.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|146|7133}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

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Polly — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 01:53:02 GMT

Polly: /* Easter Eggs */

Strong Badia's Seven Elemental Spirits

Polly — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 06:03:43 GMT

Polly: /* Apearances */ spelling

[[Image:7ElementalSpirits.PNG|right|270px|thumb|The seven elemental spirits]]
In the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[myths & legends]], [[Strong Bad]] revealed the '''Seven Elemental Spirits of Strong Badia''', seen as constellations in the starry night sky. Many of these are important elements in [[Strong Badia|Strong Badian]] [[Strong Bad Lore|history]].

==The Spirits==
===Snake===
Not much is known about the snake, except that it evolved into the [[flag day|Strong Badia national flag]].

===A Guy Holding A Big Knife===
A guy holding a [[Big Knife|big knife]] is a recurring theme in [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|The Homestar Runner Universe]], mainly with it's appearance with Strong Badia. It's obviously a main element of Strong Badia. It evolved into [[Painting of a guy with a big knife]].

===A box of chicken===
The box of chicken has made several appearances important to Strong Badia, including being a mascot for [[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace USA]]. It evolved into [[General Tso's Chicken]].

===A piece of wood with some nails in it===
A piece of wood with some nails in it became what now holds up the Strong Badia national flag, shown in the Strong Bad Email flag day.

===A hand giving the "OK" symbol===
Yet to make an apperance in Strong Badia. Outside of Strong Badia it is seen in the introduction for [[Awexome Cross|Awexome Cross '98]].

===A fish wearing an afro wig ''and'' A British distance runner===
The pair are very well known as the [[Bear-Shark]], which it had evolved into. They had battled the other elemental spirits in paintball, or maybe Red Rover. They came out victorious.

==Appearances==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[myths & legends]]

==See also==
*[[Strong Bad Lore]]

[[Category:Strong Badia|Seven Elemental Spirits]]
{{stub}}

Seasonal Sweaters

Polly — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 05:50:15 GMT

Polly: linking to visuals

[[Image:dweensweaters.PNG|thumb|"Seasonal sweaters, seasonal sweat"]]

Marzipan jams about holiday sweaters. The Cheat animates.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Marzipan]], [[The Cheat]]

'''Places:''' [[The Pond]]

'''Date:''' July 19, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 0:34

'''Page Title:''' Seasonal Sweaters

== Transcript ==
(In the lower left hand corner of the screen it says:

Marzipan<br>
Seasonal Sweaters<br>
Dir: The Cheat)

Marzipan:

One, two, three, four.

Seasonal sweaters<br>
With presents and bows<br>
Snowmen and trees<br>
And sometimes a bell (a bell!)

Seasonal sweaters<br>
Seasonal sweat

Na na na na na,<br>
Na na na, yeah!

Acrylics and yarn<br>
Rayons and knit<br>
Seasonal sweaters<br>
Provide the best fit! (Best fit!)

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Couscous|Couscous]] is a food which consists of grains made from semolina and is traditionally served under a meat or vegetable stew.

===Trivia===
*This toon is an Easter egg itself, found under "Puppet Style" in [[Decemberween In July]].
*This toon was added to the menu exactly one week after ''Decemberween In July'' was released.

===Remarks===
*Marzipan's guitar sounds very distorted, somewhat like heavy metal—which is odd, because that's not her style. Also, her guitar, [[Carol]], is an acoustic guitar.
*The Cheat again misnames Marzipan's guitar Carol as "Carl." He also did so in the email "[[marzipan]]."
*When loading, it says "[[Irregular Loading Screens|Load it!]]" instead of "loading..."
*The miscellaneous sweaters say:
**"Jing"
**"ho hum"
**"na na na na"
**"what shopping??"
**"fruit cake is gross!" (with a picture of a fruitcake circled and crossed out)
**"Back"
*One of the yarn balls says "yawn".
*The [[Fonts|font]] on the bag is The Cheat's rendition of Bauhaus93, which is also the font used on [[Homsar]]'s shirt.
*The sign next to Marzipan at the start says "free concert for couscous." Later on it says "free concert for The Cheat!"

===Inside References===
*The "free concert" sign is a reference to the "free concert for birds" sign from the email [[marzipan]].

===Real-World References===
*In one scene, "Seasonal Sweat" is written at the bottom of the screen in a font like the band [[Wikipedia:Slayer|Slayer]] uses.
*The "Seasonal Sweater Bag" is styled after the "little/medium/big brown bag(s)" you get at [[Wikipedia:Bloomingdale's|Bloomingdale's]]

== See Also ==
The [[Seasonal Sweaters Visuals|visuals]] that occur during the film.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:seasonalsweaters.html|watch "Seasonal Sweaters"]]
*[[HR:seasonalsweaters_new.swf|view the Flash file for "Seasonal Sweaters"]]

{{Decemberween In July}}
[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]
[[Category:Songs]]

Talk:technology

Polly — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:24:35 GMT

Polly: /* Digits of Pi */

"extrapolates voice"? I, uh, don't think that word means what you think it means.
I'd correct it, but I can't think of anything better than "adopts a high-pitched voice"

Oh, and also, I've actually seen "Computers don't BYTE" posters. In the back of libraries, where even the librarians don't go anymore.

==Endless Square?==
*That doesn't seem right. It looks the the screen saver alternates between turning left and right, making it an endless zig-zag. And that doesn't seem to be worth mentioning. ~Ostrichburger
**I concur, and I changed it to indicate alternating left/right. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:52, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
*Take a better look. Its actually just one corridor like end----end with the camera turning around to go back the other way. And, if you think about it, this actually makes a bit more sense from an sbemail humor standpoint. ~SuperKawaiiNeko

==Has anyone tried...==
*To decode what Strong Bad was saying in binary?[[User:The Noid|The Noid]] 15:29, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
**You could. [http://nickciske.com/tools/binary.php This] is a handy web-based utility. Short of decoding it yourself. ;) {{User:The Paper/sig}} 15:31, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
***Actually, that doesn't work because Strong Bad doesn't say a number of characters divisable by 8, so all the decoder is doing is adding 0's to make up for the lack of bits. And could whoever put the translation specify which coding you are using? eaglescout1984 30 Jan 2006 15:40 GMT
***Actually ASCII is 7 bit system. -- Crowther
****Well, I'm still trying to find out if he is saying anything. I get lost, though. I have this so far: 1001101 means...m.[[User:The Noid|The Noid]] 15:44, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
*****I don't have time to try again but I got 9945<br><br>1 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1<br><br>2<sup>13</sup> + 2<sup>10</sup> + 2<sup>9</sup> + 2<sup>7</sup> + 2<sup>6</sup> 2<sup>4</sup> + 2<sup>3</sup> + 2<sup>0</sup> =<br>{{User:Invisible_Robot_Fish/sig}} 15:44, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
******I don't think it adds up to anything now. I've used all of those programs, and they just come out with mainly this:�.[[User:The Noid|The Noid]] 15:46, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
*******If you're using Windows, just open up Calculator, put it in Scientific mode, switch to Binary, enter 1001101101100, then switch it to Decimal mode again. It confirms that Strong Bad's binary translates to 9945 in decimal.
*******That said, I don't think his binary speak means anything in particular. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 16:21, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
**For that matter, has anyone decoded what Strong Bad said in Semaphore? Or was he even doing real semaphore? -Ed
***Well, in Morse code, it's EMITEAUN if zero is a dot; TIMETNGA if zero is a dash. --[[User:Sgleason|S Gleason]] 04:51, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

==Homestar Flying==
*Why on earth does homestar fly up the left side of the screen? What's that all about? [[User:dayve_57|dayve_57]]
**I'm not sure--it seemed to be more of a glitch than something done intentionally. Unless it was a callback to [[virus]]. TBC have a habit of referencing their older cartoons. [[User:Bruce|Bruce]]
:::I'm pretty sure it was just a joke. The way Homestar Runner said "four" made it seem like it was done intentionally. - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 18:47, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Yeah, I think it was just a little addition to the ridicul-ous way he raised his pitch.--[[User:Robert Benedicio|Robert Benedicio]] 20:52, 30 January
2006 (UTC)
:::::It has to be intentional, not a glitch, because Bubs' eyes follow Homestar up as he flies away. And how could it be a reference to [[virus]]? [[User:dayve_57|dayve_57]]
::::::I bet he was raised by wireless wires. —[[User:BazookaJoe|BazookaJoe]] 01:49, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
:::::::If TBC wanted it to be a reference to virus, they would have made Homestar with The Homestar Runner's body, they would have made his head come off, and they would have made those weird shadowy things appear behind him. It's probably just your everyday Homestar randomness. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 01:53, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

== The Amber Screen ==

The screen in whihc Strong Bad describes how to select an email address is coloured Amber. this is a reference to a time in the mid 80's when Amber replaced green as the principle colour for monochrome screens. It was supposed to reduce eye strain or something.
--"Creepy Pants man"

I remember we had one of those amber monochrome screens.. Well, I was pretty little. I remember it being quite like that - that same color, with the diagonal-ish lines going up it.
No, I don't remember what year this would be.. probably very early 90's. (Probably just happened to have one.)
-- [[User:AshyRaccoon|AshyRaccoon]] 01:46, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

== Clarke's Third Law ==

It seems to me that Strongbad was referencing ''Arthur C. Clarke's Third Law'' with:

''The word technology... means... magic. It's basically anything that's really cool that you don't know how it works. And if it breaks, you have to buy a new one. Why, I've got some technology beneath my pants right now! Whoo-ya!''

''''Arthur C. Clarke's Third Law:''''
''Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.''

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clarke%27s_Third_Law Arthur C. Clarke's Laws]

--Kitsula

:Oh. I just plain added the thing just now. Incidentally, although I didn't include it, it's even more similar to [http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff300/fv00255.htm this corollary]. - [[User:Octan|Octan]] Jan 30 2006, 3:44PM EST

==Catacombs==

When SB said "catacombs," the first thing I thought of was the second dungeon in the original Bard's Tale game, which used the first-person viewpoint as well. I'm sure other games had tombs/catacombs as well, since it's a standard RPG element. - [[User:Totoro|Totoro]] 19:54, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

:I was instantly reminded of DungeonQuest, with the Catacombs expansion pack. The screen saver itself resembles a first-person perspective of an extremely boring game of DungeonQuest (no catacombs). -Ed

::Yeah, but the screen saver itself is just a clone of "3D Maze", which was one of a series of free 3D screen savers supplied with Win98. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:12, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

:::What about adding a bullet along the lines of "Catacombs were a common setting for dungeons in 1980s RPGs, such as the Bard's Tale and DungeonQuest." The 1980s might be superfluous, since tombs and catacombs are still popular settings in RPGs, but the feel of that screensaver is very '80s, and TBC love to make references to '80s games. - [[User:Totoro|Totoro]] 00:34, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
::::The "feel" of the screensaver may be '80s, but that would be a very incorrect reference - that screensaver didn't exist until '96 or '97. (Besides, I doubt you'd find an RPG-style catacomb made up of brick walls.) {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 00:36, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

I remember having that screensaver when I was a kid.--[[User:Robert Benedicio|Robert Benedicio]] 20:55, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

==I can make mine say oboe shoes!==
Heh. Does anyone else like it when TBC refrence calculator words in such a funny way?
So, one time, in third grade, I remember a few kids typing

7734

on the calculators, and then turned them upside down. As you may of guessed, the H word was on the calculator screen. Very amusing. Especially when we could spell our teacher's first name on the
calculator. Weird. So does anybody like calculator words? - Oopsyoubwokeit (not logged in)
:It's a pretty common thing... I've done it before, but I don't particularily like it... - {{User:Joshua/sig}}
::Calculator talk is fun. There's 55378008, 58008, 0.7734, and a lot more I can't remember right now. --[[User:Ookelaylay|אוקאלייליי (Ookelaylay)]] 21:39, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

== The Cheatbot ==

I'm not going to STUFF this because it'd probably get denied right away, and I'm definitely not going to just add it to the email's fun facts list because it'd be taken off right away. In fact, I'm not even sure if this qualifies as a fun fact...it's fun to me, at least. Anyway, might could Strong Bad's mentioning of robot's purpose (other than destroying Japan) to be to serve hors d'œuvres be a reference to the first scene of The Second Renaissance? Just think about. And no, I'm not going to put a Wikipedia link to it, it's only worth discussing if you've actually seen TSR. --[[User:VolatileChemical|VolatileChemical]] 22:32, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
:If by "Second Renaissance", you're referring to episodes 2 and 3 of Animatrix, then I know what you're talking about. And I think that's a stretch - the idea of service robots that can do all sorts of menial tasks has been around much much longer. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:15, 30 January 2006 (UTC)
:PS: Just like when you were making fun of my name, I still think you're making things a lot harder on yourself with all that excess verbiage there. You know how much harder it is to type all that than just to type <nowiki>[[Wikipedia:Animatrix|Animatrix]]</nowiki>? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:15, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

==Email Song==
Does the email song sound familiar to anyone else? I tried googling some of the key words to figure out which song it comes from, but no luck. It reminds me of something I've heard on a classic rock station though. Maybe fleetwood mac? --[[User:Racerx is Alive|racerx_is_alive]] 22:35, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

== schrodinger's cat? ==

I'm not sure, so I didn't want to add this as a fun fact, and I didn't feel like going through all the STUFF stuff. Anyway, does anyone else think that the half alive/half dead goat is a reference to schrodinger's cat? [[User:Nosmorking|No Smorking]] 00:53, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
*No, I don't. {{unsigned|220.237.71.13|01:21, 31 January 2006 (UTC)}}
*I think it's possible - here's the Wikipedia article: [[Wikipedia:Schrodinger's Cat|Schrodinger's Cat]]. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 01:25, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
*I's [''sic''] more of a reference to "Is the glass half empty or half full?", that psycological question used to determine if someone is optimistic or pessimistic. {{User:Has Matt?/sig}} 01:58, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

== Digits of Pi ==

I don't entirely like the sentence "The number on the solar calculator, 3.14, is the most common representation of pi." under the fun facts heading. Maybe I'm splitting hairs, but 3.14 is not a representation of pi, it is a representation of the number 3.14 which is not pi. Perhaps a better sentence could be something of the form "The number on the solar calculator, 3.14, is the first few digits of pi".
:Perhaps "most common approximation" might work better? [[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 03:58, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
::I agree and have just changed it. -[[User:Polly|Polly]] 06:24, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

==Cell phone movie festival==
Hey, when was this email released? Because if it was after 5 am, we've got another case of creepy last-minute coincidence between a real-world broadcast and a sbemail (granted, NPR ain't Family Guy): check out [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5175556 this report on Morning Edition] about a guy writing, directing, and producing a movie on his cell phone... and hoping to win a festival. At any rate, the [http://www.cellflixfestival.org/ festival itself] might merit mention. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 03:56, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

==Forward Right...==
*The screensaver goes in an endless loop of Forward, Right, Forward, Left, as shown here:

<code> ---- end
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|---- end
| |
end |---- end
| |
end |...</code>
I don't think it goes like this. It looks to me like its forward right, forward right, in a big square. {{User:Salty/sig}} 04:02, 31 January 2006 (UTC)
:It seems to turn randomly left or right to me... - {{User:Joshua/sig}} 05:08, 31 January 2006 (UTC)

technology

Polly — Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:23:51 GMT

Polly: /* Explanations */ rewording

{{sbenav|143|secret identity|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail143.png|thumb|Demonstrating the art of floppy disk folding]]

Strong Bad makes an introduction to technology for middle school students.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Bubs}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' January 30, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:39

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==
''{Strong Bad types "strongbad_email.exe" and presses enter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Don't you wanna email, don't you need a email, don't you turn your life around!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: little help, please</div>
Dear Strong Bad;<br/>
I'm a middle school technology teacher. I would really<br/>
appreciate it if you could come up with an introduction I<br/>
could use for my new classes. Thanks.<br/>
Jay<br/>
Oswego NY
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "Oswego NY" as "Oswego to New York" with "Oswego" in a sing-song voice, as if saying "Off we go!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You would ''really appreciate'' it? That's it? Man, back in the olden days, I could get upwards of 3 chickens, a sack of barley and a half-dead goat all for doing one of my technology intromercials. ''{clears screen}'' Well, I sure hope JCPenney's accepts really appreciate it's, 'cause I know for a fact they stopped taking ''{exaggerates voice}'' I'll be your best friend's ''{returns to normal}'' a while ago. Either way, middle school kids are all idiots and they need as much of my help and guidance as they can get.

''{As Strong Bad gets up from his chair, [[The Geddup Noise]] is heard. Cut to a classroom with Strong Bad in a white lab coat, the words "I'M USING TECHNOLOGY" written on the blackboard and a poster with a drawing of a computer captioned "computers don't BYTE".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{slightly robotic tone}'' One, zero zero, one one, zero, one, one zero, one one zero, zero one. ''{normal voice}'' You may not have understood me, but I was speaking technology.

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Bad's head in the lab.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The word technology... means... magic. It's basically anything that's really cool that you don't know how it works. And if it breaks, you have to buy a new one. Why, I've got some technology beneath my pants right now! Whoo-ya!

''{Cut to the full classroom shot again. Strong Bad takes a 5.25" floppy disk with the logo "5.25 power" from behind him, throws it in the air and catches it in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is a diskette. Diskettes were invented by computers to help us. Like how cows—

''{A crude drawing of a cow replaces the text on the blackboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —invented milk.

''{Zoom in on Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The two warring factions of diskettes are floppy disks—

''{He shakes the 5.25" disk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and hard disks.

''{He lifts an unlabeled 3.5" floppy disk in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I prefer ''{hides the 3.5" disk}'' these big ones because they hold more memory, although you have to ''{crumples the 5.25" disk}'' fold them up to fit them into these new computers.

''{Camera pans right to center on the "computers don't BYTE!" poster. Strong Bad drops the crumpled disk and continues.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Another thing you'll need is your very own email address.

''{Cut to a [[Tandy 400]]-like computer screen with an orange envelope labeled "email".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just take your favorite hobby,—

''{The words "soccer", "ballet", "nachoeating", "skater", "fire", "football", "racecar" and "swimteam" alternate under the envelope and stop on "swimteam".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' — add kid, grrl, pie or izzle—

''{The words alternate next to "swimteam" as he speaks them, then being replaced by "pie".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and put a bunch of numbers at the end!

''{The number "33331" appears next to "pie". The address is completed with "@kindergartencop.edu" appearing on the next line. Then, cut to the classroom with a picture of a robot marching towards a city and the text "gank gank!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a robotic voice}'' Robots are technology shaped like square people. ''{returns to normal voice}'' They are primarily used for destroying Japan and serving hors d'œuvres.

''{The Cheat walks up to Strong Bad with a plate of hors d'œuvres, making robotic noises and encased in what appears to be an upside-down metal pail. The pail has bolts drawn on it in black marker and light bulbs sticking out of holes cut in the sides.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, The Cheat-Bot! I would love a stuffed grape leaf! ''{grabs one and eats it}''

''{Cut to The Field, where the lab-coat wearing Strong Bad and "The Cheat-Bot" are standing next to Pom Pom, who is talking to someone on his PDA.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Originally, tellular cellaphones ''{indicating Pom Pom's PDA}'' were for sending misspelled messages to your friends, telling them where you are in the food court.

'''POM POM:''' ''{makes a few bubbling noises directed at Strong Bad, then resumes his conversation}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pom Pom just bought movie tickets with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks annoyed and makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, he just watched a movie ''on'' his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks angry at Strong Bad, makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh oh ''oh''! Pom Pom just wrote, directed, produced, and ''distributed'' a movie with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{answers an incoming call and makes a few more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and he just got into Sundance! High-five, brother!

''{Pom Pom absorbs his PDA into his body, produces a pair of sunglasses and a water bottle, and bounces off.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holding out for the high-five a bit longer}'' Uh, cool, right. I'll, uh... see you later. ''{waits a bit, then turns to The Cheat}'' What are you still doing here, The Cheat-Bot?

''{Cut back to the classroom, where the blackboard now reads "THE FUTURE??" in large letters.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The future of technology, or at least what people won't shut up about, is wireless. You know, things like—

''{The view zooms in on the blackboard, which displays drawings of each of the items Strong Bad mentions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —walkmans, flashlights, and solar calculators.

''{He pops up in front of the blackboard and holds up a "Cakkalater" brand calculator which has the digits "53045 3080" typed in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I can make mine say "oboe shoes"!

''{He turns the calculator upside-down so that the digits resemble the words "OBOE SHOES". Cut back to the Lappy, as Strong Bad sits back down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And then there's the Lappy, which rules over technology with a 42 pound, allegedly portable fist. Watch as it magically saves this screen.

''{Strong Bad types "screen_savior.exe" on a new line, bringing up a screen saver that resembles a primitive 3D maze. The words "Strong Bad gots the style" are written on the wall at every turn.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The screen is saved, man. This thing's gonna last like 50 years! Alright, awkward children, I'm all done kickin' my tech-knowledge. Now leave me alone! Got to find my way out of these catacombs...

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling to himself}'' Left... left... no, right... no, left... right... just keep goin'... Strong Bad... style...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after some time}'' Where are you taking me, Lappy?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after another delay}'' Man... I throwed up all over this maze. ''{referring to the spraypainted tags at either end of the maze}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the words "half-dead goat" for a picture of a goat with the caption: "Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?"

*Click the left side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Bad and Strong Sad arguing over floppy/hard disks.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' I keep telling you they're ''both'' floppy disks!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You think ''this'' is a floppy disk?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, it is!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' It's not a hard disk? ''{he hits his desk with the disk three times}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' No.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Are you sure about this?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Absolu- ''{Strong Bad throws the disk in his face}'' Ow!

*Click the right side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Bubs selling Wireless Extension Cords.
:'''BUBS:''' Get your wireless extension cords. Three for three hundred! Lightweight, existent, and shockproof!
:''{Homestar peeks out from the left edge of the screen}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Umm... I'll take fooour! ''{he flies up the left screen edge and disappears}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*When Strong Bad "speaks technology," he is speaking in [[Wikipedia:Binary numeral system|binary code]], where each 1 or 0 is a bit.
**A [[Wikipedia:Byte|byte]] is an ordered collection of 8 bits.
**Taken as a whole number, Strong Bad's sequence "10011011011001" represents the number 9945. In 7-bit [[Wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]], this sequence represents the letters "MY".
*There are two kinds of disks shown in the email, 5.25" and 3.5", and they are both [[wikipedia:floppy disk|floppy disks]] (meaning Strong Sad was correct). Note that not only does Strong Bad misidentify the 3.5" floppy disk, but he incorrectly states that the larger disk has more memory. The smaller one has more disk space.
*A [[wikipedia:hard disk|hard disk]] or hard drive (more correctly: "hard disk drive") is a storage unit for computer files that is usually located inside the computer and, therefore, not portable; however, recent technology has made hard drives that are both external and portable.
*The number on the solar calculator, 3.14, is the most common approximation of [[Wikipedia:pi|pi]].
*A [[Wikipedia:Catacomb|catacomb]] refers to any network of caves, grottos, or subterranean place that is used for the burial of the dead, or it can refer to a specific underground burial place.

===Remarks===
*The screensaver goes in an endless loop of Forward, Right, Forward, Left, as shown here:
<code>
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|---- end
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end |---- end
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end |...
</code>

=== Inside References ===
*Pom Pom's ring tone is the indietronic remix of [[The Geddup Noise]], heard in the email [[geddup noise]].
*The "kindergartencop.edu" domain was also used in [[unused emails]], for the email address that Bubs sends spam to.
*The Lappy being 42 pounds and portable is also mentioned in [[animal]], when it first debuted.
*This is another appearance of [[Goats]].
*Homestar flying up the side of the screen bears a resemblance to many instances of [[Homsar]] doing similar things.
*The Cheatbot's sounds are nearly identical to those he makes in the intro to the news program in [[local news]].
*When Strong Bad is describing how to create an e-mail address, there is another reference to 'grrl'.
*This is another instance of the [[Food Court]].

=== Real World References ===
*The "catacombs" screensaver on the Lappy is reminiscent of the "3D-Maze" screen saver first introduced in [[Wikipedia:Windows 95|Windows 95 OSR-2]].
*''[[imdb:tt0099938|Kindergarten Cop]]'' is a movie starring [[Wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as an undercover cop, posing as a teacher.
*Sundance is an annual independent film festival in Park City, Utah, founded by actor Robert Redford and also a US pay cable television channel showing similar films. The name refers to Redford's portrayal of The Sundance Kid in the film [[IMDB:tt0064115|Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.]]

* Pom Pom's cell phone looks like a Palm Treo 600, 650, or 700w.
* Pom Pom drinks from what appears to be a Nalgene water bottle, a brand popular with college students.
*[[Wikipedia:J.C. Penney|JCPenney]] is a large chain of department stores commonly found in malls.
*Pom Pom's [[Cell Phone|cell phone]] says "Incoming Call: Bob Redford", referring to American actor [[Wikipedia:Robert Redford|Robert Redford]].
*The comment about robots destroying Japanese cities refers to the [[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]] series or similar movies where a large robot would raze a Japanese city.
*The comment about robots serving hors d'oeuvres may be a reference to the 1986 film [[Wikipedia:Short Circuit (movie)|Short Circuit]] in which several of the robots are shown serving different food items.
*"Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?" is a reference to the famous expression "[[Wikipedia:Is the glass half empty or half full|Do you see this glass as half-empty or half-full?]]", a psychological question often used to determine if a person is optimistic or pessimistic.
*In [[Wikipedia:MMORPG|MMORPGs]], [[Wikipedia:Gank|gank]] is slang for a player attacking and killing another player who is at extreme disadvantage.
*Strong Bad's definition of technology may be a spoof on [[Wikipedia:Clarke's three laws|Clarke's third law]]: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Most middle-school technology classes begin with the definition of technology, which is the use of tools, materials, and knowledge to solve problems and do tasks efficiently.
*Food Court is probably also a reference to the kind of seemingly irrelevant places you find gangs of teenagers congregating while making use of their phones, Strong Bad often makes very accurate commentary on certain types of people like this, especially in the last email, [[secret identity]]. Food Courts are indoor plazas containing numerous different vendors of different foodstuffs, almost like an opened-out mall just for food.
*The first item to appear written on the blackboard is "I'm using technology," a lyric from the Iggy Pop song Search and Destroy--"Look out honey, ’cause I’m using technology."
*Coincidentally, on the morning that this email appeared, NPR's Morning Edition aired a [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5175556 story] about movies filmed with cell phones.

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|143|6895}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:high school

Polly — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:24:43 GMT

Polly: /* Sickly Sam Pillar */ forgot to sign

==Dialogue questions==

Does anyone has an opinion of the dialogue might be in the following lines?

<blockquote>
'''STRONG BAD:''' {singing} It's an email, baby. (HERE)
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
'''BUBSAMECIUM:''' Certainly! Six tubes (HERE) of coming right up!
</blockquote>

<blockquote>
'''HOMESTARMECIUM:''' Oh, (HERE). Um, these are for my twin brother!
</blockquote>

'''EDIT:''' Just gotten word it may be '''Strongbadophage'''.

It would be great if anyone knew. — {{User:Lapper/sig}} 05:34, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:Here's one: I'd bet my important object that Bubsamecium is saying "rear-end cream". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:The "Bubsamecium" line sounds like "rear-end cream" to me. Provided the "(HERE)" was put in the right spot up there. Also, I think Baby Strong Sad said "Diapersmith" (as it's the baby Poopsmith and all...) -[[User:YK|YK]] 05:40, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::Ditto that, YK. I'd further like to add that I think that the Strong Bad virus-looking thing is called "Strongbadophage". That's what I put on [[Twin Characters]]. I had to watch it several times to figure that out. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::Absolutely no clue what the word after "It's an e-mail, baby!" is, though. Sounds like "lunge juice"... that can't be right. -[[User:YK|YK]] 05:44, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::Sounds like "love juice" to me... Or "lunch juice". Which are just as weird. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::::I heard "lunch juice" and thought I was nuts until I saw you guys had similar things. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 05:52, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::::::Sigh—I feel a long and uncivil STUFF (or at least Talk battle) coming on. Currently the article reads "And the email baby loves juice". While this comes the closest to making any sense, it's just not what I hear. My hearing (though I don't assert it as the only possible one) is "It's a e-mail, baby! lunch juice." —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 15:42, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Here's another: On first viewing, I heard Baby Strong Bad's line as "I'm pretending I'm playing ''violent'' video games!" What's in the article is "''better'' video games"; on closer listening it ''does'' sound like that, but is pretty difficult to make out anyway. It could be "vinyl" as far as we can tell! So: "violent" certainly makes more sense. But is it simply for that reason (contextual suggestion) that I "heard" it? —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 16:02, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:I heard better on multiple viewings {{User:Some HSR themed username/sig}} 16:17, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Continuity ==

This could probably go without saying, but I think we need to consider all of the flashbacks from this toon (and probably the one from [[flashback]], too) to be apocryphal. They just don't jive with established continuity. I think [[stand-up]] probably actually happened in their timeline, as well as [[The Secrets That I Keep]]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:45, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:I'll second that... Especially the paramecium bits. ;) --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

::Indeed. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 05:55, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
::Hey, Strong Bad even *admits* here that he has a "very unphotographic memory". As if his flashback lies weren't obvious before, they are *now*. =P (BTW, is it just me, or does the "paramecium Homestar" resemble the Poopsmith more than Homestar? Weird misshapen eyes, odd mouth shape, few messy hairs... probably coincidence, but weird.) -[[User:YK|YK]] 05:58, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
:::I say it's comparible to the movie ''Big Fish'', where real events are skewed and altered to make a more interesting story. [[User:TheRealZajac|TheRealZajac]]

:::
Guy above me- leave your signature, please. Just type four ~'s. ''{edit:signed for}'' As for continuity,
It's a comedy. I really don't ever remember seeing a comedy that had continuity. Sometimes the lack of continuity adds to the humor, although I wouldn't necessarily say it does for this. Maybe. Continuity is usually only important in serious plot drama and such.
[[User:Agentjs03|Agentjs03]] 13:40, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Small question... ==

*Would it be of consequence to mention that this is the shortest [[Lappy 486]] email so far? -- [[User:Frickinsellout|Frickinsellout]] 07:08, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Stampers! ==

I definitely hear an 's' in front of Marzipan's "dampers!" Does anyone else?[[User:Trelawney|Trelawney]] 08:28, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Accent on striped ==

Shouldn't the accent over the e in striped go upper-left to lower-right (the french ''accent grave'')?
:[[Wikipedia:Grave accent#Use in English]] suggests yes, although [[Wikipedia:Acute accent#Use in English]] seems contradictory. But my gut sides with you, IP. Changed accordingly. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 15:10, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

== Sickly Sam Pillar ==

In the Easter egg at the end, when Sickly Sam coughs/wheezes and disappears, and the pillar appears in his place... Could this be a reference to something? Isn't there some sort of myth where people were turned into salt pillars? -[[User:Polly|Polly]] 17:24, 9 January 2006 (UTC)
*There's the story of Lot's wife in the Bible, but I doubt there's a connection to this. [[User:EASports|EASports]]

Talk:A. Chimendez

Polly — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:23:33 GMT

Polly: Title of article

== Title of article ==

Since there have now been three potentially different people with the last name Chimendez, perhaps this article should be retitled to Chimendez Family, or something of that ilk. -[[User:Polly|Polly]] 17:23, 9 January 2006 (UTC)

Talk:high school

Polly — Mon, 09 Jan 2006 17:14:13 GMT

Polly: Possible fun fact.

Blue Lazer minion

Polly — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 00:53:51 GMT

Polly: fixing double redirect

#REDIRECT [[Blue Laser Minion]]

Stinkoman 20X6

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:55:50 GMT

Polly: /* Inside References */ fixing link to avoid redirect

[[Image:stinkogame.png|thumb|Always looking for a fighting or a challenge.]]

''Blue hair, anyone? Stinkoman's always got fightings and challenges to keep him busy. Jump and shoot your way to all ends of Planet K. End Boss feature!!'' --[[Videlectrix]] description

'''Stinkoman 20X6''' is a side-scrolling platformer game which stars [[Stinkoman]]. This game is based on the [[Wikipedia:Mega Man Classic|classic Capcom ''Mega Man'' series]]. It also parodies the [[Wikipedia:Engrish|poor "Japanese to English" translations]] common to video games of that era, similar to those that appear on the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|current Games Menu]].

[[The Brothers Chaps]] demonstrated the game at [[NYU Talk - 1 Mar 2005|their talk at NYU]] before it was released.

'''Date:''' March 21, 2005

[[Image:stinkobox.png|thumb|Stinkoman 20X6 box art]]

==Updates==

*March 21, 2005 - Debut
*April 26, 2005 - Level 4 Added
*May 9, 2005 - Level 5 Added
*May 16, 2005 - Level 6 Added
*July 4, 2005 - Level 7 Added
*August 1, 2005 - Level -0/8 Added

== Easter Eggs ==
* Hover your mouse below "Controls" on the main menu to access the [[Stinkomanual]].
** When you click it, "loading manuél" appears briefly.
* Wait long enough at the title screen to see an [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough#Transcript|intro cinematic]].
* Stay still long enough and Stinkoman will yawn.
** On the Level 4 stages, after yawning Stinkoman will rest against his giant fist.
** On the Level 5 stages, 1-Up will fall asleep and blow a [http://tvwiki.sytes.net/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SnotBubble snot bubble].
** On the Level 7 stages, Stinkoman will shiver and eventually freeze (this costs you one unit of energy.)

== Fun Facts ==

=== Trivia ===
* This is the first time we have seen [[Stinkoman Headquarters|Stinkoman's House]]. (Or any 20X6 character's house, for that matter).
*In the "Game Over" screen, Stinkoman has a green tongue, just like Strong Bad in [[Super NES]], although it's red or pink all other times that it is seen in the game — though the green tongue may be due to the fact that his "stummy hurts."
**Just as well, 1-Up's "Game Over screen" has him standing with the caption "My tongue is green..."
**The Level -0 "Game Over screen" has a glitched up sprite of Stinkoman and 1-Up with the caption "Sorry, hamburger."
* In the bottom right-hand corner of the PLAY GAME! screen it says "V6.0 EPISODES 1-8"
** It said "V5.0 EPISODES 1-7" until August 1, 2005, when the eighth level was added.
** It said "V4.0 EPISODES 1-6" until July 4, 2005, when the seventh level was added.
** It said "V3.0 EPISODES 1-5 THUS FAR" until May 16, 2005, when the sixth level was added.
** It said "V2.0 EPISODES 1-4" until May 9, 2005, when the fifth level was added.
** It said "V1.X EPISODES 1-3" until April 26, 2005, when the fourth level was added.
* This game used to lack the gray navbar at the bottom of the screen to move to other parts of the website. But when Level 4 was added the links were added also.
* The quality of the music in Level 7 onward is higher than the other ones, resulting in sharper sound.
* In versions 4 (and below) the Flash 7 Warning in the bottom left corner read "FLASH PLAYER 7 REQUIRED". In version 5 it read "FLASH 7 VERY REQUIRED". In version 6 it reads "FLASH 7 REQUIRED, 8 IS COOL TOO".
* In the beginning of level 6, in the cutscene when Stinkoman is playing the game the music is the same as the moon level. When he gets Game Over it is also the same music you get when it's Game Over. He might be playing Stinkoman 20X6!

=== Remarks ===
* This is the second instance of sprites modeled after 8-bit Megaman, the first instance being with Coach Z in [[Hip Hop Dance]].
*On Levels 4.1 and 4.2, Stinkoman can actually fall down in certain spots to join 1-Up, but you will eventually lose because there will be no one to jump on the tiles.
*1-Up jumps higher than Stinkoman. This may be due to the fact that 1-Up's level is on [[The Moon|the moon]].
* To get capsules that are hiding behind enemies without having to kill the enemy, run into the enemy with health to spare. You will take damage, grab the crunch and will be invincible long enough to escape unharmed.
*The head of the [[Shadowy Figure|silhouette]] at the end of Levels 5 and 6 and beginning of 7 and 8 appears to match the head of [[20X6 Coach Z]] in the Games menu.
*Stinkoman "breaks the [[Fourth Wall Breaks|Fourth Wall]]" by saying (in Level 5) "No way! I helped you in Level 4!"
*1-Up is slower at climbing ladders than Stinkoman is, perhaps due to his lack of visible arms.
*The meteors in Level 5 cause the game to lag for a split second when they crash. This may be done on purpose to emulate how easy it is to put stress on older game systems.
*This is the first new game not to use some sort of scoring system.
*In Episode 4, when Stinkoman is facing to the right, his giant fist powerup is a left hand but when he turns around the fingers are still facing the player so it turns into a right hand. This "sprite mirroring" is common in older games to conserve memory. A notable exception is Metroid, in which Samus is always left handed.
*When 1-Up falls into the fiery lava below (usually when a platform is not in the right position), the screen pans to the right for a little bit before losing the life. Is 1-Up still walking down there?
*The 1-Up sprites in Level 4 are slightly different from the ones in Level 5 — they were not reused, as the Stinkoman ones are.
*There are three kinds of ladders used in the game: Ladders with small rungs (1.1, 1.2, 5.2), ladders with large rungs (2.1, 2.2, 5.1, 6.1), and ladders with duck rungs (8.1, 8.2)
*If you type in the URL for volume 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5, for a split second the page title will say "Old Stinkoman Game Page R.I.P." then it will take you to the current one.
*The sound made when collecting a power crunch or an extra life is the same as cracking a Bitzar in level 7.
*In Level 2.3, if you listen closely, when Brody tries to peck you, you can hear him shriek. Also, Ekersby shrieks when he raises his arms.
*The background music of the cutscene of level 1.1 is the same as the music in the background of the level 3.1 cutscene.
*It is possible to get a ton of extra lives in level -0.2 Since there are two extra lives available, once you get both, you can die and start over, gaining one more for each time.

=== Goofs ===
*Manual inconsistencies:
**Kolkaryu is listed under level 2, but Kolkaryu already appears in level 1.
**Old Sage is listed under level 2, but Old Sages already appear in level 1.
**Level 3 is called "Dumb Wall" on the level select screen, but it's called "Up 'n' Down" in the instruction manual.
**In Level 1 in the manual, the original version said "face treats" instead of "fave treats."
**Level 3 is the only part to have its title constantly on the top of the page. All of the other Levels' titles disappear after the first page.
**When v4 (Level 6) and v5 (Level 7) were first put up, The Brothers Chaps forgot to update the [[Stinkomanual]] to include Level 6. This was fixed, but the release of version 5 seemingly broke it again. Later in the day, the level 6 section was replaced, the level 7 section was added.
[[Image:level1.jpg|thumb|Level 1 or Level 1.1? ]]
*In the Videlectrix catalogue, if you click Stinkoman 20X6, a screenshot of the game will appear. In the bottom right corner, it says "Level 1" and not "Level 1.1"
*Any damage you took as Stinkoman in levels 3 and 4 will remain on 1-Up in level 5, even though they're not the same person.
**Similarly, any damage you took as 1-Up in Level 5 will remain on Stinkoman when you progress to level 6.
*The two Pooru-Poorus at either end of Stlunko seem to be hovering above the ground.
*When you fall off the conveyor belt on Stlunko and stand on the ground below the belt, you'll still be carried along with it. (However, once you jump or are hit by one of the Pooru-Poorus, you appear back on the conveyor belt.)
*When Stinkoman wears his giant fist, it is slightly larger than when Stlunko has it.
*Before level 4, 1-UP says he is taking a short cut. Before level 5, they are back at Stinkoman Headquarters. The "short cut" didn't go anywhere!
*In levels 4.1 and 4.2, if Stinkoman walks directly beneath the lavafall and then hits the ground with the rock fist, he apparently deflects the lava with his head.
*In levels 4.1 and 4.2, if Stinkoman is killed while blocking a lava waterfall, the waterfall goes back to normal, and 1-Up will also be killed. This is the only way that you can lose two lives.


=== Glitches ===
[[Image:stinkogame slow.png|thumb|Glitch for Flash 6 and under.]]
* When the game was first released, you could skip (press space or click) the first part of the final movie (any part before the MORE LEVELS TO COME SCENE) to enter stage 3.4. It was the Stlunko arena without Stlunko: a slightly elevated platform above the ground with two Pooru-Poorus on either side. You could continue traveling rightwards into a barren land before reaching an endless cliff.
**This glitch is now fixed. However, if you play the swf you can still play 3.4.
**This again happened in level 4 when it was first released. However, this glitch has been fixed as well.
***Also, if you die once on level 4.4 there will be no ground when you return.
* If you fall long enough and don't touch anything, Stinkoman will stop doing his falling pose and act like he's standing and will even start to yawn. Such a long fall can be found in stage 2.2, 6.1, and 6.2.
[[Image:stinkoman-glitch.png|thumb|Stinkoman stands on air!]]
* If you die with only one life left after defeating a boss, the usual "die" sequence will happen, but then Stinkoman will do his victory dance with no ground beneath him and you will start the next stage with no lives, which will increase by one life and the "Game Over" screen will appear the next time he dies in the next stage.
* Sometimes you can start up a new game and it will be nothing but Stinkoman and the background. Since there's no ground, you can only fall and die. This may be linked to older versions of Flash.
** A possible reason that this happens is because earlier versions of Flash may not be able to read the levelData xml files.
*When Stinkoman is about to yawn, his sprite character moves down one pixel.
[[Image:stinkogame-level22-terrell-glitch.png|thumb|Stuck Terrell on level 2.2]]
*In the beginning of level 2.2, there's a Terrell just behind a refrigerator. It seems that it's possible for the Terrell to get "stuck" just to the right of the fridge. It will continue to hop up and down (without moving horizontally at all), and Stinkoman can pass through the Terrell without becoming injured. It also becomes impossible to kill.
**Another Terrell (the one above the second burner) on Level 2.1 can get stuck, also.
*If you die while fighting Brody, you will sometimes return to fighting him to find that there is no floor on the level. Stinkoman will fall again and again until you run out of lives.
*In level 1.1, if you don't kill the Jaro by the first wall and instead just go past it and the wall under the second browntant, the Jaro may be jumping in mid-air.
**It can even jump through the wall.
*If you use a seek bar, then it is possible to access level Undefined.Undefined. This level is just a grey hole, which Stinkoman is doomed to fall down. Stinkoman's Life Number is always either 8, or not there. Regardless, after he falls down once, the game over screen appears. It is just like a boss arena - the music is from the boss levels, and Stinkoman even shouts "Are you asking for a challenge?" as you enter. The items counter is also shown, as it is in level 3.1.
*In Levels 4.1 and 4.2, if a and s are pressed at the same time as you're falling into the level from the left, Stinkoman will float instead of walk.
[[Image:PinkChamCham.jpg|thumb|A Pink Cham Cham firing only the left laser]]
*In level 4.2, if you approach a Pink Cham Cham from the left and see only the left side of it as it fires, when you approach towards the right to see the rest of it, it will only have fired the laser on the left side.
**This may also happen in level -0.1 or -0.2.
*If you die at the beginning of 5.2 before the ship at the top flies by, it will fly by on the Keep Try screen.
**This also happens on level 5.1.
*If you kill a boss, but die by one of its shots, the "Game Over screen" appears, but the cutscene appears afterwards and you continue with one life gone and will have no energy the next level.
*A Jaro on one of the conveyor belts on level 5.1 can go behind the wall.
*On level 6.2, after the second Protek, on the bottom level, you go on a series of moving white solid clouds. After killing a Jaro, you have to time yourself to fall through an evaporating cloud to land on another white solid. If you're on the evaporating cloud, and you move to the left, you'll be stuck falling in place on the wall. You can't jump, only move left and right and fire.
*If you die in level 4.1 or 4.2 by a Poorbt or by falling in the lava, 1-Up keeps walking. If he hits an enemy or a lava-fall before the level restarts, he will die too, and you'll lose 2 lives.
*In Level 7.1, in around the middle of the level, you can get caught between a wall and an ice platform. Shooting, running and jumping cannot move you; yet jumping towards either side will cause Stinkoman will keep flipping for as long as you hold the arrow keys.
*In Level 7.1 or 7.2, you will not freeze if you stay on a ladder.
*In Level 7.1 or 7.2, you will not freeze if you hold the up or down button.
*In Level 7.1 or 7.2, if you don't move at all after freezing, you won't freeze again.
*Playing around with a seek bar with Level 7.1 already loaded can allow you to find a spot with every song from every level playing at once.
*Fooling with a seek bar towards the beginning of the Flash file allows you to also find an object library of sorts.
*Sometimes, losing a life in 1.3 will result in Stinkoman returning to the level without ground, causing him to fall to his death. This is also reported to happen in 2.3.
*When version 6 was first released, Level -0 always appeared in the top slot in the CONTINUTE menu even if you scrolled through the levels. This was fixed later in the day.
*In the flash file if you right click and press forward and play, you get the game over screen but the level music will still play.
**If you do this on 3.2, bread, apples, and the other stuff from that level will come up in the next level.
*If you press A immediately at the very beginning of a level where Stinkoman starts in the air, Stinkoman will look like he is walking on ground for a moment, and he will then jump in the air.

=== Inside References ===
* "Check out my new gameplay!" is a reference to Stinkoman's quote "Check out my new cosplay!" in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
* Level 3.2 reveals that Stinkoman hates apples, just as Strong Bad does in [[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]].
* The health-restoring pills are a reference to the capsule containing the "power crunch" from the Strong Bad Email [[time capsule]].
**They are also a reference to the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]], where you can get similar capsules to change your ship.
* Grundy's illustration in the manual shows him running in a manner similar to [[Homestar Runner]].
* Stlunko, the level 3 boss, bears a striking resemblance to the [[Visor Robot]].
*The Rose Blake's description in the manual as a "'Lectric burner" is a reference to the email [[extra plug]], where Strong Bad gets [['Lectric Boots]].
*The line "blast em up [[Dan]]!" is an adaptation of "fry 'em up, Dan!" from [[TROGDOR!]]
*The sentence in the manual, "Falling from the skies and bove", references [[Decemberween Kids' Book]].
*The stobats in Level 2 blow up like the ducks in [[Duck Guardian]] after being hit with the hatch ray.
*1-Up saying "I'm going this way!" is a reference to [[Meet Marshie]].
*1 Up in the level 5 cut scene says "Mooooooon" just like a soy drunken Strong Bad did in [[personal favorites]] and in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] when Strong Bad says, "We're takin' this baby to da MOOOOOOOOOOOON!"
*When 1-Up defeats [[Nebulon]], he says no one likes his style, just like Strong Bad did in [[New Boots]].
*1-Up saying that he's just a kid, and maybe when he's older is a reference to [[japanese cartoon]].
*The ship that flies by at the beginning of 5.1 and 5.2 is featured twice in "japanese cartoon" that was originally intended to be the 20X6 version of [[20X6 The Cheat|The Cheat]].
*The background in Level 5 looks like the third background in the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games menu]].
*The Saargtsson intro cinema contains yet another appearance of Stinkoman's signature attack, the [[Double Deuce]], but this time uses a ''Single Deuce''.
*There are ladders in level -0 that resemble ducks from [[Duck Guardian]].

=== Real-World References ===
*The game controller Stinkoman is holding in the cutscene for level 5.1, bears a striking resemblence to the [http://www.gamerzuniverse.net/nintendo/imagesnes/dogbone.jpg redesigned NES controller] (AKA the dogbone controller).
*There are many references to the ''Mega Man'' game series:
** The sprites used for Stinkoman are patterned after 8-bit ''Mega Man'' sprites, and the same applies to the enemy Poorbt and Astromund.
** In fact, the poses of the [[Videlectrix Mascot]] in the logo are taken directly from the NES ''Mega Man'' series.
** The sounds of the text appearing in the cinematics are also the same as in ''Mega Man''.
***The chime noise for the main menu is taken from the first ''Mega Man X'' game.
** In ''Mega Man V'', there is a chicken robot similar to the chickens encountered in level 2.
** When Stinkoman says that the large gray fist could be a new powerup and takes off with it, this is an obvious reference to Mega Man taking the power of defeated bosses.
** At the start of the first side-scrolling stage the little theme played is very similar to the old ''Mega Man'' starting theme. In fact, the whole soundtrack was probably meant to sound like ''Mega Man'' game music.
** Stinkoman being unable to clear the wall using his normal jump is also a joke from ''Mega Man''.
** When all three characters flash onto the screen during the intro, that is also a ''Mega Man'' reference, where in one of the arcade games (namely ''Mega Man: The Power Battles'') Mega Man, Proto Man, and Bass would flash onto the screen in a similar way.
**The spikes that can kill Stinkoman instantly (Old Sage) are a reference to similar spikes which were placed under moving platforms in Mega Man games and which would also kill Mega Man instantly.
** The dropping platforms are a reference to the original ''Mega Man'', in which similar platforms were found in Guts Man's stage.
**In one portion of level 5.2, if you jump off of the top of a platform, you will see a planet that has a C-shaped portion on its left side. This portion bears a striking similarity to the stylized C in the title of "Chrono Trigger".
** Only three of Stinkoman's flying fists can be on the screen at the same time. In the ''Mega Man'' series, Mega Man's Mega Buster shots also suffer from the same drawbacks. Even in Level 4, Stinkoman can only drop three clusters of rocks onscreen when pounding his giant fist.
***Early sprite-based video games suffered this fate as well. Limiting the number of sprites on screen prevented slow down.
** Greggos are similar to Mettaurs (also known as Metools, Mets, or Hard Hats), who were also invincible while ducking.
** Stinkoman fights like Mega Man X by shooting at enemies while 1-Up fights like Zero with acrobatic melee attacks.
** The Bendini Sisters that fall on level 5 are similar to the meteorites that fall in Star Man's stage in Mega Man 5 for the NES.

* Stinkoman's becoming bored when idle is an old gag first found in the old PC game ''[[Wikipedia:Boulder Dash|Boulder Dash]]'', later emulated in ''[[Wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' and countless other titles.
* Right after Tampo blows up in the cinematic, you can hear the same sound that is played in Metroid when Samus phases in.
* Stlunko, 404 is a reference to the 404 error that browsers give when a webpage cannot be found.
* Stlunko is one of many, many video game bosses that consist of a mostly inactive head defended by two enormous disembodied hands. Such bosses are popular in [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda series|The Legend of Zelda]] series, examples being Bongo-Bongo from [[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time|Ocarina of Time]], Gohdan from [[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker|The Wind Waker]] and Mazaal from [[Wikipedia: The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap|The Minish Cap]].
* Hold B is a reference to ''Super Mario Bros'' and a few other Nintendo games in which if you held down B, you would run faster or power up your weapon. In this game, holding S (which is like a B button) allows you to rapid fire. In Megaman, this would allow you charge up your shot for a more powerful hit.
* Stinkoman doing a forward flip is a reference to characters such as Samus Aran and Duke Nukem, whose over-the-top flips served little or no in game purpose.
** However, it does allow Stinkoman to jump a small distance further.
* The fade-in is a reference to NES games that had large images in the background fade in. Because the NES did not have many colors to choose from, there would be weird color glitches with some games when they'd have something fade in.
* The first boss, Tampo, is similiar to the final boss of ''Star Fox 64'', which was the giant, floating brain of Andross, which had the same weak point (medulla).
* The manual mentioning this game has no "weepy princess crap" is a reference to the Super Mario series, the Legend of Zelda series, and a few other games where you had to rescue a helpless princess.
** Likewise, Pan Pan being kidnapped references the countless games which featured a random character being kidnapped, such as in Donkey Kong Country 2 or 3.
* The bulky, muscular Stinkoman on the box art is likely a reference to the first and second ''Mega Man'' games, where the original American version of the game's box art had a big, muscular Mega Man that looked nothing like the character in the game. It could also be a reference to [[time capsule]] where Stinko Man got huge muscles from eating a power crunch.
**This problem wasn't exclusive to the Megaman series. Almost every game localized for the U.S had new box art made for it. This continued right up till the days of the SNES.
*The pose with the large fist is a direct reference to the old NES game Battletoads.
*There are a vast number of seemingly unexplainable appearances of letter P in NES-era games. Ranging from P-switches, P-wings, P-gauges etc. in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'', to the Arm Cannon/Mega Buster character designation in ''Mega Man 2''. This may explain the collectible Ps in level 3.
**P most likely stands for "power" in these games.
*Jaro's explosion appears to be modeled after many of the character explosions in ''Rad Gravity'' for the [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]].
* Lundsford is a reference to the symbol and/or mascot of [http://www.georgianaturalgas.com/ Georgia Natural Gas]. Billboards featuring this symbol and character can be seen in many places in the Atlanta area where The Brothers Chaps live.
*Saargtsson is most likely a reference to [http://www.zeldauniverse.net/content/view/62/46/ Moldorm] from ''The Legend of Zelda'' video games, who was almost exactly the same in terms of appearance, and having a weakness in its tail.
**This is more accurately a combination of Moldorm and [http://www.flyingomelette.com/kidicarus/kidicarusenemies.html Hewdraw] from ''Kid Icarus''.
*1-Up's spin kick bears a resemblance to the [[wikipedia:Street Fighter|''Street Fighter'']] move "Tatsumaki Senpuu Kyaku" (otherwise known as the Hurricane Kick), which Homestar uses in [[dangeresque 3]].
* The [[Wikipedia:Piedmont_(United States)|Piedmont]] region of the United States is the area between the Atlantic coastal plain and the Appalachian mountains. Atlanta, home of the Brothers Chaps, lies in this region. [[Wikipedia:Piedmont|Piedmont]] is also a region in Northern Italy.
*The fact that Gaspeau (red) and Frotzer (blue) are almost the same exact enemies may be a reference to the old Zelda games where an enemy could be red or blue and that the blue version of the enemy was always harder. In fact, many game have used the method of recoloring an enemy to represent a harder version.
**This was common practice among sprite-based games. To get the most use out of the graphics ROMs, designers would re-use game graphics by drawing them with any of several palettes. An object drawn with a different palette from the same graphic looks identical to the original except for its colors, like Gaspeau and Frotzer, or like the normal Browntant and the blue variant on Level 6.
*The "pink cloud zone" in level 6 could be a reference to countless video games with cloud zones, but is most likely to [[Wikipedia:Earthbound|Earthbound]], where the sixth Your Sanctuary location (in Dalaam) is called Pink Cloud.
*Firey-Hot is a lot like the fire coming out of the cannons in the airship levels on Super Mario Bros. 3.
*Level four is a reference to many such levels in classic period games, (now often called "protect-the-idiot levels"), in which a character would keep walking with no A.I. at all—right towards all sorts of enemies and such traps! Many gamers became annoyed with this, as it would be hard to protect this weakling, and if it died, they died. This design is still used frequently today.
*My Benj is similar to the Bit enemies in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.
*The Old Sages on the moon look mysteriously like the spikes on the moon in Super Mario Land 2.
*Fullbide's drawing in the "manuel" resembles the shield attacker enemy from various Megaman games.
*The [[Shadowy Figure|mysterious character]] in the cutscene before level 7.1 is a reference to the evil boss Ashtar from the Nintendo game Ninja Gaiden II, who appears in a silhouette from behind in the [http://www.gamespot.com/nes/action/ninjagaiden2thedarksoc/media.html cutscene] at the beginning of the game, laughs maniacally, and is surrounded by lightning.
*Level -0 (Negatory) is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Minus World|Minus World]] level found in the original ''[[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]'' game, which was a glitch that could be found by walking through a wall in level 1-2.
*Stinkoman blasting the wall away in level -0 is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dragon Ball (Manga)|Dragon Ball]] where a similar attack called the [[Wikipedia:Kamehameha Wave|"Kamehameha Wave"]] is used. It even looks the same when Stinkoman charges it up.
*Negatory is [[Wikipedia:Citizens%27_band_radio|Citizens' Band Radio]] (CB) [http://www.cbgazette.com/slang.html slang] for no or negative.
*[http://www.protekdevices.com/aboutProtek00.htm Protek] is a Tempe, AZ based company specializing in Transient Voltage Suppression products. This may explain why the Protek enemy is an electric outlet.

== See Also ==
*[[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies]]
*[[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough]]

== External Links ==
* [[HR:stinkogame/v6/stinkogame.html|Play Stinkoman 20X6]]
* [[HR:stinkogame/v6/stinkogame.swf|Play the Game (flash file)]]
* [[HR:stinkogame/v6/objectLibrary.swf|See the Stinkoman 20X6 object library]]
* [[User:Venusy#Complete list of files used to mod Stinkoman 20X6|Get The Level Data Files]]
[[Category:Stinkoman 20X6]]

Strong Bad Evolution

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:53:09 GMT

Polly: fixing link to avoid redirect

[[Strong Bad]] has changed a lot. He's "grown" a blue diamond and a silver V on his forehead and eventually lost his mexican accent. His personality has changed significantly.

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Image !! Info !! Created !! Appearances !! What's Changed?
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| [[Image:tinyhandedstrongbad.png|150px]]|| This is the first [[Strong Bad]] design. || 1996 || [[Original Book]], [[flashback]], [[Main Page 20]] || N/A
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| [[Image:sb_evolution_mls.png|150px]] || The second design || 1999 || [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Old Characters Page]], [[Character Cards]], [[personal favorites]], [[The Reddest Radish]], [[lady...ing]]|| His mouth is now flesh colored, his eyes are green and detailed, the silver crest and diamond are now on his head, and he seems to have grown. Also, his eyes seem to be inside his mask, not outside. He also has purple pants, brighter colours, shading and a belly button.
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| [[Image:sb_evolution_jumpingjack.png|150px]] || The third design || 2000 || [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], [[Strong Libs]], [[Yearbook Character Page]] (in photo) || His red has gotten darker, he now wears red boots and black pants. His boxing gloves are bigger. There's more shading, and the outline has become thinner. His eyes are now back outside his head. His belly button has now disappeared.
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| [[Image:oldstrongbad.png|150px]] || The fourth design || 2000 || [[Strong Bad Sings]], [[A Jorb Well Done]], [[The Luau]], [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]], all [[Strong Bad Email]]s from [[some kinda robot]] to [[halloweener]], [[Main Page 6]], [[Main Page 7]], [[Main Page 8]], [[Main Page 11]], [[Yearbook Character Page]], [[Theme Song Video]], [[Homestarloween Party]], [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], [[A Holiday Greeting]] || The outline is coloured and has gotten thinner. Around this point Strong Bad loses the "I'm the bad guy" role to more of this mean funny cool guy. His voice is still somewhat hispanic, but to a lesser extent; the current Strong Bad voice is becoming more noticable.
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| [[Image:sb_evolution_current.png|150px]] || The fifth design, which is also not much different from the current. || 2001 || [[The Best Decemberween Ever]], all [[Strong Bad Email]]s from [[brianrietta]] to [[extra plug]], [[The Cheat Theme Song]], [[Where's The Cheat?]], [[First Time Here?]], [[A Mother's Day Message]], [[Everybody to the Limit]], [[Homestar Talker]], [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]], [[A Decemberween Pageant]], [[Decemberween Email Menu]], [[The System is Down]], [[Superbowl Dealie]], [[Arcade Game]], [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]], [[Malloween Commercial]], [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], [[Not the 100th Email!!!]], [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], [[New Boots]], [[Cheat Commandos Commercial]], [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]], [[Experimental Film]], [[Halloween Fairstival]], [[Revenge of the King]] || He now has a reflection to his eye and much better shading. The black in his mask turned to a lighter shade of gray. By now, the hispanic accent has, more or less, gone away and evolved into a much more relaxed voice that goes up and down in tone, unlike the previous ones which seemed to be a forced low-as-possible tone. His pants have a purplish shine and he has shrunk a little in proportion. His legs are now closer together.
[[Category:Character Evolution]]
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| [[Image:MontageStrongBad.png|150px]] || This is the current design of Strong Bad. || 2004 || [[montage]] to current. || His head is bigger and his arms are higher up and shorter. His shoes are darker, a different shape and have different shading. The black on his face is slightly darker, and takes up more space. His pants seem to have lost some of their purple shading.

Fonts

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:51:29 GMT

Polly: fixing link to avoid redirect

[[The Brothers Chaps]] have used many different '''fonts''' on the Homestar Runner website.

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! Font !! Used for !! Example
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| '''Ahnberghand''' || [[Strong Bad]]'s handwriting. (Note: the Chaps have modified the font so a few European characters appear in American format.) || <center>[[Image:Ahnberghand.png|Sooo good!]]</center>
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| '''Bauhaus 93''' || Various logos and [[Main Pages]] text, as well as the font on [[Homsar]]'s shirt. || <center>[[Image:Bauhaus 93.png|Homsar's shirt]]</center>

|-
| '''Chicago''' || The menu font for the Classic [[Wikipedia:Mac OS|Mac OS]] (versions 7 and before), seen on The Cheat's Computer, [[Tangerine Dreams]]. || <center>[[image:chicago sample.png|Tangerine Dreams' task bar]]</center>
|-
| '''Comix Heavy''' || The font used on the [[Main Pages]] for the "Go on and see what's new!" message, as well as the "Last updated on" message. || <center>[[Image:Comix-Heavy_Sample.png|What's new?]]</center>
|-
| '''Commodore 64''' || The [[Compy 386]] font. || <center>[[Image:Commodore 64.png|Good ol' Compy]]</center>
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| '''Courier New''' || The font in the email client on [[Tangerine Dreams|The Cheat's computer]], used in [[weird dream]]. || <center>[[Image:courier new sample.png|That ''was'' a weird dreem!]]</center>
|-
| '''Glitch0''' || The [[Lappy 486]] font. || <center>[[Image:Glitch0.png|Doong diing!]]</center>
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| '''Joystix''' || The font of various games on the website, along with the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu]]. || <center>[[Image:Joystix.png|Games, games, and more games]]</center>
|-
| '''LCDD''' || The number of messages on [[Marzipan]]'s answering machine, both [[Answering Machine|old]] and [[PhoneTime XL8|new]], on [[Clock Radio]], and [[The VCR]]. || <center>[[Image:LCDD.png|Marzi's machine... Homestar's clock... get them today!]]</center>
|-
|'''Potrzebie''' || The font used in the new stuff bubble on the [[Main Pages]], though the version of the font that's available for download doesn't have many punctuation marks, like the apostrophe. || <center>[[Image:newsbemail.png|Everyone's favorite sight!]]</center>
|-
|'''Stencil BT''' || The font used on the [[Heavy Lourde]]. Also used on various crates, boxes, [[Cardboard Marzipan]], and [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]. || <center>[[Image:Stencil_BT_Sample.png|Heavy falling weight type thing, yo.]]</center>
|-
| '''VOY DOT LCD''' || The font used on [[The Paper]]. || <center>[[Image:VOY DOT LCD.png|Preao!]]</center>
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| '''Westminster''' || The [[Tandy 400]] font. || <center>[[Image:Westminster.png|Ah the old Tandy]]</center>
|}
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[[Category:Lists]]

Floppy Disk Container

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:50:44 GMT

Polly: fixing link to avoid redirect

The Floppy Disk Container sits to the right of [[Strong Bad]]'s computer. It shows the latest game he has been playing. This page catalogs appearances of the Floppy Disk Container, with screenshots, the toon or emails where it appeared, a brief explanation of the game mentioned on the floppy disk, and sources of supplementary material about the game. The majority of the labels are names of computer games and mostly from the '80s.
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 style="border-collapse:collapse"
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! Image !! Appearances !! Explanation !! Sources
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| [[Image:Floppy_little_animal.PNG|150px|Blank 5.25 Inch Disk]] || [[little animal]], [[superhero name]], [[do over]] (in the do over of [[sisters]]) || The 5.25 inch disks were the standard disk until the 3.5 inch floppies came out. The 5.25 inch disks are what gave both kinds of disk the title 'floppy', as you could easily bend the disks, enough to nearly fold them over without them breaking. They were replaced by the 3.5 inch floppies in the early 1990's, which have been mostly replaced by the compact disc. The 3.5 disks still survive by being rewritable, and are therefore used for transferring very small files. They will likely be completely replaced by the compact disc and USB thumbdrive within a few years, once repeatedly rewritable compact discs are perfected and USB ports are universal. The first floppy-less computers were made by Apple, and many computers replace the Floppy drive with an 8-in-one memory card reader. || [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk Wiki]] [[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk-drive1.htm Here]] [[http://www.accurite.com/FloppyPrimer.html Here]] [[http://www.douglasmedia.com/prod8.html Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_ghosts.PNG|150px|Tongue Of The Fatman]] || [[ghosts]], [[50 emails]] || Tongue of The Fatman was a fighting game for DOS and Commodore 64, released in 1989. You choose from different alien races (including Human) with different abilities and fighting styles, purchase weapons and devices, and fight your way through multiple opponents to face the Fatman. Some of the more innovative features include being able to place wagers on the outcome of the fight, and the phenomenon of a special move becoming less powerful the more you use it to balance gameplay. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,1067/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?name=Tongue+of+The+Fatman Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/31897.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_morning_routine.PNG|150px|Lode Runner]] || [[morning routine]], [[cheat talk]] || Lode Runner was a strategy type game for DOS and Apple, originally created in 1983. It was originally an ASCII game, where you (Jake Peril) were simply a $ sign (The enemies were ¶'s). The object of the game was to win back treasures stolen by the Evil Empire. Eventually re-released on the Apple II as 'Miner', it featured real graphics. Finally Miner was submitted to Brøderbund and was finally published, under the name 'Lode Runner'. Countless versions of this game have been made and circulated over the Internet. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,243/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=651 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/26603.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lode_Runner Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_current_status.PNG|150px|Loom (Disk 1 of 24)]] || [[current status]] || Loom was an adventure game for the PC, released in 1989. It was one of a variety of games created by LucasFilm Games. You are Bobbin Threadbare, the mysterious "Loom child" and member of the Weaver Guild who must embark on a perilous journey to follow his guild members who were turned into geese and flew away from the Loom island. All puzzles are solved using a variety of spells cast from a magical staff, with no traditional inventory. There weren't actually 24 disks, at least not for the original version. There was the option of six 5.25" Double Density (360KB) disks, or three 3.5" Double Density (720KB) floppies. Loom was also later released on CD-ROM with a bonus soundtrack disc bundled with Creative brand sound cards. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,176/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=655 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11465.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOOM Wiki]] [[http://www.creative.com Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_huttah!.PNG|150px|Star Flight]] || [[huttah!]] || Starflight was a ship game for the PC, released in 1986. Mankind has left earth due to an exhaustion of resources, and need to colonize another planet. Then basically you just travel around the galaxy mining, gathering crew, fighting aliens, and trying to figure out why star systems are being blown up, without getting blown up with them. A very long-winded game. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,115/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=2086 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11678.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_interview.PNG|150px|Rise Of The Dragon]] || [[interview]] || Rise Of The Dragon was a puzzle game for DOS, Amiga, and Sega CD, released in 1990. It was Dynamix's first game, presented in a Blade Runner-like environment and story. You assume the role of ex-cop William “Blade” Hunter, contracted to root out the source of a deadly new drug, MTZ, that ships in patch form and has a tendency to turn users into lizard creatures before killing them. There are a couple of arcade sequences but they are forgiving since they can be skipped if you die enough times. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,98/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=910 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11129.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_unused_emails.PNG|150px|Friendly Ware]] || [[unused emails]] || Friendly Ware was a software package for the PC, released in 1987. It was released by Friendlysoft, written in BASIC, and rendered in text mode via clever use of ASCII characters. The games included Master Mind, Nevada Dice, Killer Maze (navigate 3D mazes), Sea Battle (find a submarine with depth charges), Boggy Marsh (find monsters in a marsh), Hangman, Tic-Tac-Toe (unbeatable against computer), Wildcatter (an oil drilling simulation), Othello, Peg Leap (basic remove pegs game), Blackjack, Dominoes, Golf, Head Coach (a football simulation), Match (a Memory-style game) and Towers of Atlantis (a Towers of Hanoi game). Other software included a number of financial programs, eye and ear tests, an ASCII drawing program, a biorhythm charter (which suffers from the Y2K bug), sports prediction software, and a computing tutorial. || [[http://www.bhlegend.com/php/show.php3?game=1287 Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_caper.PNG|150px|Manhunter New York]] || [[Arcade Game]], [[caper]] || Manhunter New York was an adventure game for DOS, Atari ST, and Amiga, released in 1988. It was made about a year into Sierra On-Line, by Dave, Barry, and Dee Dee Murray. It is set 16 years into the 'future', in the year 2004. In 2002 The Orbs, an alien race composed of enormous eyeballs, invaded the planet Earth, mainly New York. Two years later, in 2004, you play a Manhunter, whose only job is to track down human criminals and bring them to justice. Another 'first person, point and click' type game. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,24/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=680 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11668.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhunter_%28game%29 Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_big_white_face.PNG|150px|World Games]] || [[big white face]] || World Games was a sports game for DOS and Commodore 64, made in 1987. It was made by Epyx, a company that made mostly sports games. World Games was a great collection of sports games from around the globe. It not only had good gameplay, but was also educational, as each event started with an excellent introduction screen that gave both the background of the sport and basic rules. Some of the more enjoyable games included the Scottish Caber Toss and the Spanish Bull Riding. || [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=1287 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/16987.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_privileges.PNG|150px|Space Shipper]] || [[privileges]] || Space Shipper is a fictitious game made by [[Videlectrix]], and looks to be a Gradius/1943-esque shooter clone. Fiendish lasers threaten to destroy the solar system! Explosions are taking over the galaxy!! It's Memorial Day and YOU were the only Spaceshipper who didn't have plans. Pilot your StarZoom to freedom! And time and a half!! || [[http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_funny.PNG|150px|Odell Lake]] || [[funny]] || Odell Lake was an "educational" arcade game for the Apple II, released in 1986. It was created by MECC, a company known for making many educational games. It was a simulation game in which you take the role of a fish in Odell Lake, Oregon. You meet various forms of animal and plant life, including other types of fish. Each time you meet another animal or a plant, you must decide what to do. Your decisions determine whether or not you survive! || [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/921849.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_sibbie.PNG|150px|50K Race Walk]] || [[sibbie]] || [[50K Racewalker]] is a game made by [[Videlectrix]], programmed by [[Jonathan Howe]]. The aim of the game is to alternate pressing left and right for nearly a full day in order to finish. If a player presses buttons too fast or out of sequence, he or she will be overwhelmed with an annoying "FAULT" message. According to Videlectrix, you take a few (million) steps in the game, and you won't (will) be disappointed. Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, right, OOPS! You lose. || [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/50K_Racewalker HRWiki]] [[http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_demos.html Vidx]] [[http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_anything.PNG|150px|7th Guest]] || [[anything]] || The 7th Guest was a puzzle game for DOS and Windows, released in 1993. It was created by Virgin Interactive Entertainment, the same people who brought us Shogun. It's set in the Stauf mansion, Stauf being a maker of toys that have been cursed, making their owners quite ill. He has invited 6 guests to his house to unravel the mysteries of the building, then he invites the 7th guest, you. Once there, you have to solve a variety of puzzles. There's an atmosphere as well that tries to tie it all together, including clips of actors and sound effects, but the majority of the game is a big puzzle collection. The puzzles don't have directions or instructions, meaning you have to learn through trial and error. Not a game for the ages, but an entertaining collection of puzzles. The 7th Guest was never available on floppy disks. It was one of the first popular CD-ROM games, often used to sell CD-ROM drives. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,283/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11550.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_the_process.PNG|150px|Tass Times In Tonetown]] || [[the process]] || Tass Times in Tonetown was an adventure game for PC, Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and Commodore 64, released in 1986. It's a quirky, underrated game made by Activision. Your job: visit Tonetown, a psychedelic punk rock alternate reality, to save your grandpa from a hideous crocodile creature named Franklin J. Snarl. You also have the aid of your dog who not only talks but becomes a star reporter. The puzzles are numerous but most are easy. With a world of floating phones, triangular moons, and wacky puzzles, all created through your grandpa's dreams thanks to the "dream hoop" he invented, Tass Times in Tonetown is an extremely original game enjoyed by Adventure game fans. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,90/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=1130 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11093.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_mile1.PNG|150px|One On One]] || [[mile]] || One on One was a pioneering sports game for the Commodore 64, released in 1984. It was one of Electronic Arts' first games, a company known best for their quality sports games. This basketball game is a faithful translation of the real thing, with fouls and traveling calls, free throws, a three-point line, and even a shot clock. There are a number of gameplay options — play for a certain amount of time or first to a set score, winner's or loser's outs, etc. Players have a fatigue bar that decreases when running around and replenishes when holding still; fatigued players don't move as quickly. It had decent graphics for its time period, but substandard sound effects. || [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/2721.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_mile0.PNG|150px|Cheat Style Floppy]] || [[mile]] || They're blank floppy disks animated by The Cheat. The titles are unseen until you click on them, revealing the titles of the disks in easter eggs. Like the real floppy disk container stolen by The Cheat in 'puppet time', there's not too much to say about them. || [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk Wiki]] [[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk-drive1.htm Here]] [[http://www.accurite.com/FloppyPrimer.html Here]] [[http://www.douglasmedia.com/prod8.html Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_mile2.PNG|150px|Out Of This World]] || [[mile]] || Out of This World was an Action Adventure game for DOS, Windows 3.X, SNES, Atari ST, Amiga, Genesis, and 3DO, made in 1991. You assume the role of Lester, a young physics professor, who suddenly finds himself on a strange alien world after lightning strikes his particle experiment. It's a cinematic game featuring realistic vector graphics and animation. It has plenty of animated cutscenes and ambient sound effects, despite fitting on one 5.25 disk. The original (French?) name for this game is '''Another World'''; Out Of This World was its US release name.|| [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,564/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11089.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_World_%28video_game%29 Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_mile3.PNG|150px|Nitemare 3-D]] || [[mile]] || Nitemare 3D was an action game, obviously 3D, for DOS and Windows 3.X, made in 1994. It was made by Gray Design Associates, a company not known for much else. It's linked to the Hugo House of Horror series in that you assume the role of Hugo in an attempt to save Penelope. You basically go through a three-dimensional house of horrors defeating all sorts of evil things, in a first-person environment. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,2595/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/12022.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitemare_3D Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_couch_patch.PNG|150px|Old Game]] || [[couch patch]] || The title "Old game" could either simply be a generic title for an old 80's or 90's game, or 'It's a Funny Old Game', the only game name remotely close to the floppy disk label. It was a sports game released for Windows in 1996. It's a light-hearted, amusing soccer game, with cartoon drawings to depict players, and an animated soccer ball that bounces on the pitch to signify each team's advances in the match. It also has features including player drafting, training schedule, sponsor and finances, and formation selections. Fatigue even plays a big role in the matches' outcome. A major drawback is the short time limit for the player as manager of the team, which limits team building and championships. || [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=1596 Udogs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_kind_of_cool.PNG|150px|Nobunaga's Ambition]] || [[kind of cool]] || Nobunaga's Ambition was a turn-based strategy game for DOS, NES, SNES, Amiga, and Genesis, released in 1988. It was set in Japan's "Warring States" period, in the 16th century. You take on the role of a daimyo such as Nobunaga Oda, a merciless ruler and great strategist, and try to conquer Japan. Through turns you manage your armies (recruit new soldiers, train army, buy weapons etc.), keep your subjects happy, form alliances, or play dirty and hire ninjas to bribe & assassinate. Daimyos die of old age or sickness, giving this game a time limit. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,5825/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=770 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/7984.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_army.PNG|150px|Seicross (Suckcross)]] || [[army]] || Seicross, Aka "Suckcross", was a Sports Action game for DOS and the NES, released in 1988. It was made by FCI, another little-known game making company. The planet Colura and its peaceful inhabitants, the Petras, have been attacked by another badly-named and much more hostile tribe known as the Basrah. While most of the Petras have hidden underground, there are still a few left out in the open. It's your job to cruise on a bike through numerous terrains, scooping Petras up to safety. The graphics are simplistic, the music poor and repetitive, the controls are touchy, the game is basically the same thing over and over, and it doesn't really have much of an ending. Quite deserving of the title 'Suckcross'. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,22/gameId,15184/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/8104.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_video_games.PNG|150px|Bio Menace]] || [[video games]] || Bio Menace is a classic sidescrolling adventure shooter game for DOS, released in 1993. It was created by Apogee, a company known for creating many adventure sidescrollers during that era. Basically, a scientist releases a pile of mutants and holds the world hostage, and it is up to Snake Logan to save the day. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,236/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3144 Udogs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_lackey.PNG|150px|Maniac Mansion]] || [[lackey]] || Maniac Mansion was an adventure game for DOS, Apple II, NES, Atari ST, Amiga, and Commodore 64, released in 1987 by LucasFilm Games. It featured multiple characters to choose from, four possible endings, multiple solutions to the puzzles, and a very non-linear structure in general, giving the player a wide range of methods to win. The plot is to save the girlfriend of one of your characters. The only hurdle is the residents of the Maniac Mansion, as well as the mansion itself. It's made to be a spoof on every cheesy action/horror/sci-fi movie of the 80's, making the game a purposeful joke. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,714/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=4894 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11439.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Mansion Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_stupid_stuff.PNG|150px|Hypou Blade]] || [[stupid stuff]] || Hypou Blade could be referring to 'HyperBlade', said with a Homestar speech impediment. HyperBlade was a hockey game released for Windows in 1996. Made by Activision, HyperBlade introduces the 3D battlesport of the future. Players engage in a futuristic street-hockey style game with a very different twist. Body-checks (weapons are included) go for blood in this game as players can be gruesomely eliminated from the game. Power-ups, speed boosts, ramps, and simple team management (for substitutions) are all part of the experience. Some strategy is required for play, but it's mostly pure action. It was also one of the first titles ever to make use of the 3DFX graphics card. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,3/gameId,1776/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=4625 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11800.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_different_town.PNG|150px|BAAL]] || [[different town]] || BAAL was a little known Action game for the Atari ST and Commodore 64, released in 1989. You are a member of the Time Warriors, an elite commando unit sent into an alien lair to defeat Baal, a crazy demon who is bent on conquering Earth. Featuring grotesque looking aliens, BAAL has a reputation as being a mildly disturbing action game. Overall, besides the creepy look of the game, there is little surprise or challenge to keep anyone playing to the end. A rather lackluster shooter. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,24/gameId,3850/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=1569 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_Puppet_Time.PNG|150px|Puppet Style Floppy]] || [[Puppet Time]] || This is a real floppy disk container. It may be labeled, but the quality is too poor to see. Like the blank floppy disk animated by The Cheat in 'mile', there's not too much to say about it. || [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk Wiki]] [[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk-drive1.htm Here]] [[http://www.accurite.com/FloppyPrimer.html Here]] [[http://www.douglasmedia.com/prod8.html Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_flashbackandDVD.PNG|150px|Cave Quest And Cave Quest]]|| [[flashback]], [[strongbad_email.exe Disc One]] || Cave Quest was an adventure game that [[The Brothers Chaps]] made when they were younger, likely in the late 1980's or 1990's. They made it on the Apple II, and it supposedly had "gorgeous low-res Apple II C+ graphics." || [[http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,416 Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_SBIIJC.PNG|150px|Shogun]] || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] || Shogun was an adventure game for DOS, released in 1988. It was made by Virgin Interactive Entertainment, the same people that brought you 7th Quest. Basically you wander around as one of a number of characters, trying to build up your rapport with the people. If that fails, you can also battle and plunder, working your way up to the status of Shogun. You can also collect items during your adventures, including weapons and armour. The game doesn't end until you die or become Shogun. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1645/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=1538 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/28231.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_car.PNG|150px|Ugh-lympics]] || [[car]] || Caveman Ugh-lympics was a sports game for DOS, Commodore 64, and NES (where it was entitled Caveman Games), released in 1988. It was made by Electronic Arts, a company well known for making quality sports games. In this early game of theirs you assume the roles of various cavemen while competing in prehistoric sports, namely Saber Race, Mate Toss, Clubbing, Firemaking, Dino Race and Dino Vault. The controls are somewhat awkward, but with up to a 4-player option (as many as 6 players on the NES), and fun events, Caveman Ugh-lympics makes for a short, quirky game. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,4230/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=183 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/1418.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_haircut.PNG|150px|Tengen Classix]] || [[haircut]] || Tengen Classix was likely a collection of the best classic games made by Tengen. Tengen was the name given to Atari so they could make and trade games for the Nintendo Entertainment System after Atari was refused a license by Nintendo. It made games from 1985 through 1993 for a wide array of platforms, from Amiga to ZX Spectrum, and everything in between. Over 40 games were credited to them, with titles such as Paperboy 1&2, Tetris, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Ms. Pac-Man, Hydra, and many many more. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/o,100/j,1359/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/company.php?id=402 Udogs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengen_%28company%29 Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_replacement.PNG|150px|Alone In The Dark]] || [[replacement]] || Alone in the Dark was an Action Adventure game for DOS and 3DO, released in 1992. It was marketed as a horror game by Interplay, a 3D adventure game with some action thrown in, loosely based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. You play a character that is driven to investigate a "suicide" in an old Louisiana mansion. Little do you know, however, of the lurking horrors that await you. Many enemies, few weapons, and one goal: Escape alive. It is the forerunner to modern day horror games. Resident Evil 1 in particular owes a lot to it in gameplay mechanics, player-view and setting. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,325/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11071.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_in_the_dark Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_cheatday.PNG|150px|Bushido]] || [[cheatday]] || Bushido was an Action game for DOS, released in 1983. It was made by Ebenel Enterprises, a company whose best and only credit was Bushido. It was a martial arts fighing game set in feudal Japan with a simple premise: fight a multitude of enemies in a multitude of settings. Very repetitive, but a pioneer of the martial arts fighting genre. In Japanese, bushido means "way of the warrior". ||[[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1351/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=159 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/1378.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_the_facts.PNG|150px|Thexder]] || [[the facts]] || Thexder was an Action game for DOS, Apple II, and Amiga, released in 1987. It was a platform shooter from Japan, with many levels and diverse enemies that gradually increase in difficulty. You pilot a Robotech-style robot capable of switching from a mech into a jet at any time, complete with auto-aim, rechargable energy, and a short term shield that can be activated to protect you from harm. It didn't have a save option, however, so playing for an hour just to die at the same point eventually starts to get frustrating. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,49/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=1150 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11765.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_lunar_lander.PNG|150px|Lunar Lander]] || [[time capsule]] || Lunar Lander was an arcade game using vector graphics made by Atari in 1979. It was later ported to the Atari 400/800 home computers line. The goal of the game was to correctly land a lunar module on the surface of the moon. If the player miscalculates the module's landing, the module will either fly off into space or crash hard against the moon's surface. Due to the simplicity of the design, it has spawned countless Flash copies on the Internet. || [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3895 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/3817.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Lander Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_extra_plug.PNG|150px|Death Track]] || [[extra plug]] || Deathtrack was a racing game for DOS, released in 1989. It was made by Dynamix, with a simple premise. In the future, races are held across America where the drivers race for money, and their lives. You are the rookie. Welcome to Deathtrack. You start the game with a meagre sum, choose from one of three cars, either speedy, powerful, or armored. You race, you win, and your winnings can be used to upgrade your car's armour, weapons and parts to eventually make your car nearly invincible — which comes in handy, since this game doesn't really have an ending. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1758/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=1538 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/31898.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_WOTRlevel2.PNG|150px|WOTR Level 2]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two]] || WOTR is likely short for War of the Ring, a Lord of the Rings Role playing game for Windows, released in 2003 by Sierra. In this game you can choose to lead the forces of Good or Evil as each struggle to control the One Ring. The game is split into two 10-mission campaigns, and follow storylines not focused on in the books or movies. In the Good campaign, you follow Legolas, Gimli and Boromir as you manage to show up in Rivendell just in time to join the Fellowship of the Ring. In the Evil campaign, you must lead the forces of Sauron, break out of Mordor and besiege the city of Minas Tirith. This is the newest featured game to date, being at least 10 years later than the next latest release. The significance of the game being on Level 2 is currently unknown. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/lord-of-the-rings-war-of-the-ring Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/563555.html Faqs]] [[http://www.warofthering.com/ Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_k_spe.PNG|150px|Unknown...]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]] || It is currently a mystery as to what exactly this Floppy is labeled. However, it might be Kid Speedy, a fictitious game by [[Videlectrix]]. 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. || [[http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_PQWhereEgg.PNG|150px|Peasant's Quest/Where's An Egg?]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]] || [[Peasant's Quest]] and Where's An Egg are both games made by [[Videlectrix]]. Peasant's Quest was actually made, and released on August 2nd, 2004. It is a text-based game where you assume the role of a Peasant on a Quest to defeat [[Trogdor (character)|Trogdor]]. Where's an Egg is currently a fictitious game proposed by Videlectrix. In this hardboiled adventure game, you must help the Boise police force find a missing egg. Not in Mancuso's garage? Try Brodermaker's gymbag. Everyone's a suspect when "Where's an Egg?" is the game that you are playing. And that's this game!! || [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Peasant%27s_Quest HRWiki]] [[http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_virus.png|150px|Spy Vs Spy]] || [[virus]] || Spy Vs Spy was a strategy game for Apple II, NES, Atari ST, Amiga, Sega Master System, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum, released in 1984. It was first published by First Star Software and based on the MAD magazine comic about the slapstick antics of two spies trying to kill each other with improbably complex and elaborate traps and weapons. A fun two-player game, enjoyed with a friend or against the computer. You assume the role of either the black spy or the white spy, and try to beat your counterpart before the time bell rings. Find the needed objects hidden throughout the embassy, and set creative booby traps for your foe. This game has also been released on XBox. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,31/gameId,7332/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/8151.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_animal.PNG|150px|Future Wars]] || [[animal]] || Future Wars was an adventure game for DOS, Atari ST, and Amiga released in 1990. It was Delphine Software's debut and first attempt at a graphic adventure game with a point-and-click interface. A right click brings up the verb menu. After choosing one of the six commands, you point the mouse over the desired target and execute with a left click. You assume the role of a common window cleaner who finds a time machine in your chief's back office. Thus begins your adventure in both the past and the future. Evil aliens, beautiful girls, and sometimes very frustrating puzzles make up the bulk of this game. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,2205/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=1644 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11160.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_Main_Page_22_02.png|150px|Oregon Trail]] || [[Main Page 22]] || The Oregon Trail was an educational game for DOS, Windows, and Apple II, first released in 1985. It was made by MECC, a company known for making educational games, with Oregon Trail being its most notable accomplishment. As a covered wagon party of pioneers, you head out west from Independence, MO to the Willamette River and valley in Oregon. You first must stock up on provisions, and then, while traveling, make decisions such as when to rest, how much food to eat, etc. It incorporated strategy and planning ahead along with discovery and adventure as well as action (hunting and floating down the Dalles river). It also spawned several remakes and sequels. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,746/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=2972 UDogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/26639.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_%28computer_game%29 Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_Main_Page_22_01.png|150px|Oregon Trail 2]] || [[Main Page 22]] || The Oregon Trail II was an educational game for Windows, released in 1996. It was also made by MECC, the second in a line of several remakes of the classic game. In this sequel to Oregon Trail you can do much more than its predecessor. You can travel to Salt Lake City or Oregon City, and start at several different places. You also have to deal with problems along the way, including starvation, broken appendages, and those sort of things. You'll probably even lose several members of your wagon along the way. But that's okay, as long as they don't include yourself. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,2217/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/32195.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_%28computer_game%29#The_Oregon_Trail_2 Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_dreamail.png|150px|Miner 2049er]] || [[dreamail]] || Miner 2049er was an Arcade game created by Big Five Software for PC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, and ColecoVision, released in 1983. You assume the role of Bounty Bob, traveling through a mine in search of treasure, in a game similar to to the classic Arcade game 'Donkey Kong'. In this game, however, you clear a level by walking over all the platforms, changing their color as you go. To reach all of the floor sections, you will need to enlist the help of ladders, elevators, slides, springboards, and even cannons! Collecting artifacts will render you temporarily invincible against the radioactive creatures wandering the mine. Beat all 10 levels and you win. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,8724/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3714 UDogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/29175.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miner_2049er Wiki]] [[http://www.bigfivesoftware.com/ Big5]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_secret_recipes.PNG|150px|Battle Chess]] || [[secret recipes]] || Battle Chess was a very popular chess program for DOS, Amiga, 3DO, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and the NES, released by Interplay in 1988. Instead of the traditional representations of chess pieces, the game featured lifelike representations of the medieval classes the pieces are based on. For example, the pawns are depicted as armored soldiers, the rooks are depicted as monsters made of stone, and the queen is depicted as a sultry sorceress. Whenever one piece captures another, the game depicts the two pieces engaging in battle. The captured piece meets a gruesome and occasionally hilarious end. You can play against a friend or against the computer, which offers ten levels of difficulty, the highest of which can give even seasoned chess players a challenge. ||
[[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1950/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=5009 UDogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/game/587120.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Chess Wiki]]
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| [[Image:colorado.PNG|150px|Colorado]] || [[rock opera]] || Colorado was a historical adventure game for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST, released by Silmarilis in 1990. The second survival game after Le Fetiche Maya, Colorado casts you as a fearless adventurer who must deal with the Indians and wildlife in your search for the legendary Cheyenne goldmine. In addition to standard weapons, special objects such as a ship's horn lend an extra level of atmosphere and complexity to the already novel game. ||
[[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1722/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=213 UDogs]]
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| [[Image:fiendish_freddys.png|150px|Fiendish Freddys]] || [[long pants]] || Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun was a circus activity game for DOS, made by Mindscape in 1989. The game involved you at a circus performing in various acts, such as trapeze swinging and tightrope walking. All the while, you have an evil clown/property developer named Fiendish Freddy trying to obstruct your completion of the event, such as throwing smoke bombs during the knife throw. He does this because with each completion of the event, you raise money, but if you don't raise enough money after all the events, Freddy will demolish the circus to make way for a new office building. || [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=405 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/570728.html Faqs]] [[http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/fiendishfreddysbigtopofun.htm Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy Pay Plus.PNG|150px|Hunt the Wumpus]] || [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] || Hunt the Wumpus was an early computer adventure game based on a simple hide-and-seek format, originally created as a simple text-based game by Gregory Yob in BASIC, in 1972. Due to its simplicity, it has been reincarnated countless times, in many different internet sites, palm pilots, mobile phones, even calculators! A mythical creature called a Wumpus is sleeping somewhere in a series of maze-like caves, and your goal is to hunt it down! The cave is hazardous, with bottomless pits, cave bats, and of course, the Wumpus. If you run into the Wumpus, it will wake up and eat you. Deduce from clues the location of the Wumpus, and when you think you know, let fly your arrow! If it's a hit, you win, but if you miss, you are eaten. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/47/hunt-the-wumpus Moby]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_The_Wumpus Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy garage sale.PNG|150px|Typing Tutor Jr]] || [[garage sale]] || Typing Tutor Jr was a children's educational game for Windows and Mac, made by Selectsoft in 2001 or earlier. Similiar to the fictitious game "Typing Tutor" by Videlectrix, this game features short and quick lessons developed for kids in order to teach them how to type. It comes complete with a variety of games, and even a poorly named host, 'floater', a spaceman of sorts, to guide you through each lesson. || [[http://www.selectsoft.com/repository/LSTYPTUJUJ Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy do over.PNG|150px|Marble Craze]] || [[do over]] || Marble Craze is a homebrew game for the Atari 2600 designed by Paul Slocum, the same person who made the Homestar Runner RPG. The concept for Marble Craze arose from those wooden games that have two knobs used to tilt a board, rolling a marble through a maze in an attempt to avoid the holes. To properly simulate one of these games, both paddle controllers are utilized, one to control the vertical movement and the other to control horizontal movement. A simultaneous two-player mode is also available. || [[http://www.atariage.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=99 Here]] [[http://qotile.net/marble.html Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy boring.PNG|150px|Karateka]] || [[boring (really)]] || Karateka was a side scrolling fighting game for DOS, Apple II, Atari 7800, Commodore 64, NES, and ZX Spectrum, released in 1986. It was made by Brøderbund, and was one of the first fighting games ever made. You play the role of a trained master Karateka and have to rescue the princess Mariko from the evil Akuma, who lives in a castle, well-guarded by innumerable fighters. With smooth, realistic graphics that were ahead of its time, it was a visual treat. Unfortunately, it was also quite repetitive, with enemies usually following the same format of attacks. Reaction times to change from one attack move to the next were also slow, making this game enjoyable for some, frustrating for others. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/karateka Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=2419 UDogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/578260.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karateka Wiki]]
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| [[Image:floppy_modeling.PNG|150px|The News Room]]|| [[modeling]] || The Newsroom was a computer program for the Apple II, released in 1985. It was created by the company "Springboard", with the premise to create news stories. Among the features was a black and white paint program that allowed you to insert large clip-art sprites, as well as saving, loading, and printing your work. There were also several font sizes, limited page layout options, and even the capability of sending files by modem to other computers running the Newsroom program, even if they weren't Apple II's. || [[http://apple2history.org/museum/software_misc/newsroom.html Here]] [[http://apple2history.org/history/appy/aha85.html Here]]
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| [[Image:floppy_bottom10.PNG|150px|Wraith]]|| [[bottom 10]] || Wraith most likely refers to "Wraith: the Oblivion", a role-playing game by White Wolf Publishing. In the game, players take on characters who are recently dead and are now ghosts — fictional "wraiths" of sorts. According to the publisher's web page, Wraith: the Oblivion is a game of "nightmarish horror and stunning beauty."|| [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wraith:_The_Oblivion Wiki]] [[http://www.white-wolf.com/Games/Pages/Wraithhome.html Here]]
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| [[Image:floppy_recordbook.PNG|150px|Crush, Crumble, & Chomp]]|| [[record book]] || Crush, Crumble & Chomp was a strategy game for DOS, Apple II, Commodore 64, and TRS 80, released in 1981. You assume the role of a movie-style monster, becoming one of any number of giant crawling, swimming, or flying beasts. Technically this is a strategy game; you have to keep an eye on several statistics, including your health, appetite, and even such minute details as the tilt of your head (helps in aiming breath weapons). Destroy the city before the human military destroys you! || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/crush-crumble-and-chomp Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=2496 UDogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/567478.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:floppy_kidspeedy.PNG|150px|Kid Speedy]]|| [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four]] || [[Kid Speedy]] is arcade-style game by [[Videlectrix]] that doesn't exist yet. According to the product description, everybody is faster than Kid Speedy. In addition, this little fatso is the slowest poke in the bunch. The object of the game is to avoid getting sweets and insults and preventing your player from coming in dead last in the race. "Race 'em up!"|| [[http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]]
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| [[Image:floppy_curse_of_ra.JPG|150px|Curse of Ra]]|| [[Real-Live E-Mails]] || Curse of Ra was an adventure/role-playing game that takes place in ancient Egypt. The game is for the Commodore 64 computer platform and was released in 1982 by Epyx publishing company. This was second in a series of expansion modules for a game called Temple of Apshai. According to the product description, the object of the game is to recover four treasures from four "great constructs."||
[[http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/dunjonquest-curse-of-ra Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/573220.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:floppy_lady...ing.PNG|150px|Genghis Khan]]|| [[lady...ing]] || Ghengis Khan was a rare action/role-playing game for the NES. The basic point of the game is to conquer the world and follow the path inwhich Genghis Khan did. Based on actual historical facts, Ghengis Khan is both educational and great to play.|| [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/587298.html Faqs]]
|}
[[Category:Running Gags]] [[Category:Lists]]

Bubs' Concession Stand

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:33:21 GMT

Polly: fixing link to avoid redirect

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|+<big>'''Bubs' Concession Stand'''</big>
|-
| align=center colspan=2 | [[Image:Bubs_Last_Stand.PNG|230px]]
|- valign=top
! Type
| Retailer
|- valign=top
! Slogan
| We got all types of crazy crap!
|- valign=top
! Location
| [[Free Country, USA]]
|- valign=top
! Key people
| [[Bubs]]--Every Position (except Mascot)
|- valign=top
! Retails
| Computers<br>Food<br>Housing Items<br>Movies<br>[[#Known Items Sold|see complete items listing]]
|- valign=top
! Mascot
| [[Tragic Clown Dog]] (played by [[Strong Bad]])
|- valign=top
|}
'''Bubs' Concession Stand''' is where Bubs works. It is ''the'' place in Free Country to get anything and everything, albeit not everything legal. According to Bubs' [[Yearbook Character Page]], the Stand is located near [[The Football Field]].

==Notable Events==
*According to [[boring (really)]], the right side of the stand has two hundred and ninety six bricks.
*In the email [[origins]], Strong Bad tells us that the concession stand first entered the cartoon by falling from the sky. It landed on [[Señor]] and [[Mr. Bland]], ending their comic careers.
*In the [[Halloween Fairstival]] Bubs turned the side into [[Bubs' Ha-Ha-Halloween Comedy Club|a comedy club]]. The comedy club was then used for a Poetry Slam in [[rampage]].
*It was flooded by Strong Bad in [[lunch special]].
*It served as a model for [[Mr. Legarm's Bubs Stand|Mr. Legarm's Stand]] in the Strong Bad Play "Dreamaway Johnny."
*In [[personal favorites]], after drinking too much soy sauce, Strong Bad attempts to fly Bub's Concession Stand, and The Cheat tries to eat it.
*It has been a location for the shooting of the [[Dangeresque]] films.
*It's one of the hangouts for the [[On Point Kings]].
*In the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], Strong Bad and The Cheat were finally brought to justice when they tried to blast their way through the back door.
*It apparently has an annual [[Senorial Day]] sale.
*It may have a basement, as Bubs often sinks into the floor where we can't see him in many cartoons. However, he could just be crouching.
*Another worker at the concession stand was [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] who sold magazine subscriptions as seen in [[privileges]].

==Signs==
[[Image:Conces5sion_Stand_2.png|thumb|right|220px|CANDY most dandy]]
* Usually: BUBS' CONCES5ION STAND
* [[Where My Hat Is At?]]: "CANDY"
* [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], [[The Best Decemberween Ever]], [[Where's The Cheat?]]: "Concessions by Bubs"
* [[lunch special]]: Banner reading "Super Chinese Fish Buffalo Rice - Smoothies Too!"
* [[origins]]: "STAND"
* The sign on the back door reads "DOOR", as seen in the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] and in the email "origins"

==Known Items Sold==
*Hot Dogs, Chili Dogs, Slaw Dogs, Ketchup Dogs, Mustard Dogs, Drinks, Drinks, Drinks, Candy and Sno-Cones (Stated by Bubs in his [[Bubs|Character Video]])
*Popcorn (Popcorn machine shown in various cartoons)
*Chinese Fish, Buffalo Rice, Smoothies, Hot Wings, Egg Rolls, Cod Plank Platter ([[lunch special]])
*Face Mashings, Severe Pummelings (Counter signs in [[pom pom]])
*Candy Bars, Sno-Cones, Hot Dogs, Popcorns, Gum, Nachos, Ketchup, Catsup, No Cheats (Inventory list in [[Where's The Cheat?]])
*[[Swiss Cake Rolls]] ([[invisibility]])
*Free money, Toilet Paper, Eggs, Corn Dogs ([[3 Times Halloween Funjob]])
*All Types of Crazy Crap: 'Tag Team Wrestling' Nintendo Game, Golden Oven Mitts (Embroidered 'SB'), Strong Sad Voodoo Doll, 'Frampton Comes Alive!' Album (autographed), 'Deep Impact' DVD ([[The Best Decemberween Ever]])
*(Fantasy) Flame-throwers that shoot chocolate hundred dollar bills (imitation chocolate) ([[different town]])
*Hollerin' Jimmy's Hobby Kits ([[lackey]])
*Wait in Line (Counter sign in [[local news]])
*Letter 'D' ([[personal favorites]])
*Cups of Ice (Regular and Deluxe), Pictures with the Tragic Clown Dog for 60 dollars ([[part-time job]])
*30 cent Lunch Special: 2 buffalo wing bones (hot), a cup of ice, and a half eaten candy bar ([[no loafing]])
*Aught Four Crap: Electrical Tape, Rusty Steak Knife, Banana with an Arrow through it, Wire Cutters (assumed) ([[Homestar Presents: Presents]])
*Popcorn, Sno-Cones, 'Bershey's' Candy Bar, 'Poo-Bar' Candy Bar, Drinks (Cola?), some other candy ([[A Jumping Jack Contest]])
*Drinks: Red, Blue, and Orange ([[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]])
*Shotgunned [[Compy 386]] Computer ([[Broken Compy Menu]], [[virus]])
*Broken [[Tandy 400]] Computer ([[KoT E-mail|King of Town E-mail]])
*Fundraising candy bars (Strong Bad tries to steal them in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]])
*[[Bubs' Old Pizza]] and Magazine Subscriptions ([[privileges]])
*A "little sup'm-sup'm" ([[fingers]])
*A Fresh Pancreas a.k.a. Exhibit B ([[Bug In Mouth Disease]])
[[Category: Places]][[Category: Companies]]
*Thank yous (Easter egg in the [[Store]])

Quote of the Week

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:28:59 GMT

Polly: /* Quotes */ fixing link to avoid redirect

[[Image:Quote Of Week Box Design.PNG|thumb|The Old and the New]]

The Quote of the Week is a soundbyte from a toon, available to download or just to listen to. (The dates on some of these are just guessed from the file-modified date.)

:''For the July 29th-November 11th quotes, the download option was only available as a .zip file. As of the November 22nd quote, however, the download option appears to only be as a straight mp3, and they appear to be deleting each quote of the week as soon as the next one is released.''

:''Also, the quotes are now transcribed, and saving the [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/ender_kg/qod1122.swf Flash file] will not produce desired results. Look [http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v106/ender_kg/hs_word_style.png here].''<br>

== Quotes ==
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|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Date !! Download !! Quote !! From
|-
|08/11/2005 ||[[HR:weeklies/cardgage_msamerica.mp3|download]] || '''[[Senor Cardgage]]:''' My left name is tremendous savings, Ms. America! || [[Senorial Day]]
|-
| 08/04/2005 ||[http://hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_dazzlemaze.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Coach Z]]:''' IT'S DAZZLE-MAZING!! || [[Happy Fireworks]]
|-
| 07/21/2005 ||[http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hs_buttdance2.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' buttdance again, like the rhythm's down your pants now! || [[bottom 10]]
|-
| 07/07/2005 ||[http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hs_champeenship.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' A wagon full of pamcakes? In the Champeenship?! I'd like to see ya try! || [[montage]]
|-
| 06/30/2005 ||[http://hrwiki.org/mirror/bubs_checkitout.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Bubs]]:''' Check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out check it out...etc. || [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]]
|-
| 06/23/2005 ||[http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_hitmeontheslant.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' You bet! Hit me on the slant! || [[Senorial Day]]
|-
| 06/16/2005 ||[http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hs_goodtimesover.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' THE GOOD TIMES ARE OVER!!! || [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]
|-
| 06/10/2005 ||[http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_twinkies.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' Naw, it can't be heaven. There's not enough Twinkies. || [[Where the Crap Are We?]]
|-
| 06/02/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hom_wedgie.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Homsar]]:''' AAAaaaAAh'm the human wedgie! || [[origins]]
|-
| 05/12/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_rampage.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' I'm on a RAMPAGE!! || [[rampage]]
|-
| 04/28/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_slipthrufingers.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Coach Z]]:''' Once again [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] slips through our fingers! || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]
|-
| 04/21/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_dongdling.mp3 download] (mirror) ||'''[[Strong Bad]]:''' ''{Imitating Lappy 486's start-up noise}'' Dong DIIING!!! || [[animal]]
|-
| 04/14/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sm_imthehump.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Mad]]:''' I'M THE HUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ||[[other days]]
|-
| 03/31/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/oldhs_doadance.mp3 download] (mirror)
|| '''[[The Homestar Runner]]:''' Well, folks, you know what that means: Now I'll do a dance. || [[20X6 vs. 1936]]
|-
| 03/25/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/bubs_cornbread.mp3 download] (mirror)
|| '''[[Bubs]]: (as [[Dr. Christmas]])''' Everybody knows me. Mine name Cornbread. || [[A Decemberween Pageant]]
|-
| 03/17/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/kot_donothing.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[The King of Town]]:''' Stop what? I don't do nothing! || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| 03/10/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_ivelostit.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' Oh. Why do you...guys...like me anymore. I—I've lost it! || [[origins]] Outtake
|-
| 02/27/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/crack_geronimo.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Crackotage]]:''' Look out below, geronimo! Hee hee HA HA! || [[Cheat Commandos...O's]]
|-
| 02/17/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/homsar_wedgie.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Homsar]]:''' I'm the human wedgie! || [[origins]]
|-
| 02/10/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_no2people.mp3 download] (mirror)
|| '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' Everyone is different. No two people are not on fire. Awww.|| [[kids' book]]
|-
| 01/27/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/bubs_reglavoice.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Bubs]]:''' ''{[[Powered by The Cheat]] voice}'' My name's Bubs! This is my regulah voice!|| [[Sample of Style]]
|-
| 01/20/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/ooncha_all.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Cheerleader]]:''' Ooncha! Ooncha! One-two-three-cha! We're Kissyboots and it's nice to meetcha! Ooncha! Ooncha! One-two-three-cha! Gonna get a breadtangle of pizza!|| [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]
|-
| 01/14/2005 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hom1_pudgy.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Homsar]]:''' Alms for the pudgy? Alms for the pudgy? || [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]
|-
| 12/30/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/marsh_boogidy.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Marshie]]:''' BOOGIDY BOOGIDY! I'll scare your dad! || [[Malloween Commercial]]
|-
| 12/16/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/ss_wa3d.mp3 download] (mirror)|| '''[[Strong Sad]]:''' ''{in [[The Deathly Pallor|radio host]] voice}'' We got another 50 minutes straight of music free commercials comin atcha! Don't you touch that- zabbitablough! || [[radio]] outtake
|-
| 12/9/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/bubs_naturalmusk.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Bubs]] (presumably as [[The Wheelchair]]):''' I know you're close by, Eh, Steve. I can smell your natural musk! || Possible [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] outtake
|-
| 12/2/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hs_lilbrudder.mp3 download] (mirror)|| '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' Li'l Brudder! I—I don't know what I'm doing with my life! || [[crying]]
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| 11/22/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/qod_sb_crapfullyours.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' I doh du duoh crapfully yours. ID DO DU DUOH CRAPFULLY YOURS! || [[virus]]
|-
| 11/11/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/youreagirl.zip download] (mirror) || You're A Girl song || [[montage]]
|-
| 11/08/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/bubs_cantdrive.zip download] (mirror) || '''[[Bubs]]:''' Women can't drive! || [[Halloween Fairstival]]
|-
| 10/18/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hs_letmein.zip download] (mirror) || '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' Let me in, da da da. Let me in! || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| 10/07/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hs_thatsbupkis.zip download] (mirror) || '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' That's bupkis! || [[the facts]]
|-
| 09/30/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hsgirl_likefunny.zip download] (mirror) || '''[[Little Girl]]:''' That sounds like FUNNY! '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' It SOUNDS like funny, but it's not. || [[Homestar vs. Little Girl]]
|-
| 09/23/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_lightrag.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' And I'll just erase it using my... electron... towel. || Outtake from [[haircut]]
|-
| 09/19/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/gunhaver_rro.zip download] (mirror) || '''[[Gunhaver]]:''' Cheat Commandos.. Rock, rock on! || [[Cheat Commandos Commercial]]
|-
| 09/08/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/labordaysong_hs.zip download] (mirror) || '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' Todayborday is Labor Day...(over and over) || [[Labor Dabor]]
|-
| 09/02/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sbhs_havetojump.zip download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]] & [[Homestar Runner]]''': "Looks like we're gonna have to jump!" || [[dangeresque 3]]
|-
| 08/26/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_bdhman.zip download] (mirror) || '''[[Coach Z]]:''' It was [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]]! I knew it!! || [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]
|-
| 08/19/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/stinko_whatRUdoing.zip download] (mirror) || '''[[Stinkoman]]:''' Hey, Stickly Man, whaaaaat are you doing? || [[Under Construction]]
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| 08/12/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_giftshop.zip download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' ''{click}'' Don't forget to experience the fury of our gift shooop. ''{click}'' || [[theme park]]
|-
| 08/05/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/wheatgrowssweet.zip download] (mirror) || Wheat Grows Sweet (2-bit mono internal PC sound song) || [[Peasant's Quest]]
|-
| 07/29/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_brudder.zip download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]''': ''{as Li'l Brudder} '' "I can make it on my own!" || [[crying]]
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| 07/19/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/worm.zip PC] [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/worm.sit Mac] (mirror) || '''[[The Worm]]''': "Is a miracle." || [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]
|-
| 06/29/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/blc_hateusomuch.zip PC] [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/blc_hateusomuch.sit Mac] (mirror) || '''[[Blue Laser Commander]]''': "I just hate you so much!" (an additional "I just hate you sooo much!" on download) || [[Cheat Commandos Commercial]]
|-
| 05/18/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/cc_theme.zip PC] [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/cc_theme.sit Mac] (mirror) || '''[[The Cheat Commandos]] Theme''': "Cheat Commandos, maybe fighting for freedom, and each is sold separately. Cheat Commandos, they're probably battling evil. Buy all our playsets and toys!" || [[Cheat Commandos Commercial]]
|-
| 05/03/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/bubs_chickenshine.zip PC] [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/bubs_chickenshine.sit Mac] (mirror) || '''[[Bubs]]''': "Shinin' up a chicken in the mo'nin', mo'nin'." || [[lunch special]]
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| 03/22/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/larry_fromzeen.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Larry Palaroncini]]''': "We're from the band Limozeen!" || [[flashback]]
|-
| 03/08/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/oldaboy2_missvg.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Minor_Teen_Girl_Squad_Characters#Olda_Boys|Olda Boy]]''': "I'm gonna miss video games." || [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]]
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| 02/09/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hs_thnikkaman.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Here comes the [[Thnikkaman]]!" || [[monument]]
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| 02/02/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/marshie_whatmore.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Marshie]]''': "What more do they want?!!" || [[Malloween Commercial]]
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| 01/12/2004 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sbz_backoff.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Vector Strong Bad]]''': BACK OFF BABY. || [[video games]]
|-
| 12/10/2003 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/ss_marzipan.wav download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "Marzipan, Marzipan!!!" || [[caffeine]]
|-
| 11/03/2003 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hs_grabbinbutt.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "And somebody's a-ga-wabbin' a-my butt." || [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
|-
| 09/29/2003 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/ss_foodanymore.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "I don't like food anymore" || [[2 years]]
|-
| 09/08/2003 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_jig.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Strong Bad did a jig while holding all the grapes, and [[The Cheat]] learned to fly!" || [[kids' book]] easter egg ([[strongbad_email.exe|DVD version]])
|-
| 09/01/2003 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_kingmessup.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Ah, the self-proclaimed King of Town. Like you aren't an easy jab for my witty glivers and put-dubs." || [[labor day]] blooper
|-
| 08/28/2003 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/bubs_sugarspice.wav download] (mirror) || '''[[Bubs]]''': "Shake it once, shake it twice, and gimme a little bit of shuga n' spice!" ||  [[Bubs#Character_Video_Transcript|Bubs' character tape]]
|-
| 08/25/2003 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/ss_animal.wav download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Sad]]''': "Oh, some animal died." || A play on Homestar's quote in [[impression]]
|-
| 06/??/2003 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_sneakup.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Jeez, The Cheat, you can't sneak up on a brotha like that!" || [[privileges]]
|-
| 03/17/2003 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hs_brutus.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Let's do this like Brutus." || [[monster truck]]
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| 01/28/2002 || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hs_coldones.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Homestar Runner]]:''' "I could go for a few cold ones right about now." || [[Where My Hat Is At?]]
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| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_possums.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Possums!" || [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]]
|-
| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/k_assaulted.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[The King of Town]]''': "Woo hoo! Woo hoo hoo! I'm absolutely being assaulted! Woo hoo hoo hoo!" || [[Where's The Cheat?]]
|-
| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/cz_oachz.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Coach Z]]:''' My name is Coach Z. Pronounced with an 'oach Z'." || [[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_crap4crap.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Why you lazy crap for crap!" || [[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]]
|-
| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_qod.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "This is the quote of the day!" || Quote of the Week exclusive
|-
| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_fart.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]''': ''{farts}'' "You guys, that was a pretty good one." ''{laughs}'' || Quote of the Week exclusive
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| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_checkme2.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Check me out! No, seriously, check me out." || [[First Time Here?]]
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| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_sbshow.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]''': ''{Singing}'' "This is the Strong Bad show, everybody come on down, there's gonna be lots a guests, and it's gonna be pretty fun, maybe at the end, I'll have a serious moment to talk to you guys, but right now I'm gonna throw a bunch of pies, at The Cheat!" || Quote of the Week exclusive
|-
| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_wickedsolo.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Okay, now I got to bust a wicked solo. ''{a crappy acoustic guitar solo is played}'' Thank you, goodnight!" || [[vacation]]
|-
| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hs_imabelle.wav download] (mirror) || '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "I'm a belle!" || [[halloweener]]
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| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/hs_peepants.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Homestar Runner]]''': "Seriously, Pom Pom, I'm about to pee my pants." || [[A Jumping Jack Contest]]
|-
| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_clockmessup.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "It's that cloc—" '''[[Mike Chapman]]:''' "Sorry." || [[vacation]] outtake
|-
| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_impressive.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "Pretty impressive, huh? I bet you're pretty impressed." || [[Homestar Quiz]]
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| Unknown || [http://hrwiki.org/mirror/sb_strongest.mp3 download] (mirror) || '''[[Strong Bad]]:''' "I am the very strongest. You guys are not very strong." || Line from the [[Original Book|original book]]
|}

== Unknown Dates and File Names ==
*The Wicked Guitar Solo (From [[Strong Bad Email]] [[personal favorites]].)

*'''[[Marzipan]]''': "I'm the only girl" (from [[Spin 'n' Say]])

*'''[[Strong Bad]]''': "Matt Equals MATT!!" (from [[50 emails]])

==Fun Facts==
*If there is a problem finding the sound file, the text (which has no sound) is Homestar saying:
<blockquote>Oh Haldo! This is my<br>
funniest word style<br>
ever times that I've<br>
said! Hope all is on<br>
to it even more<br>
lately! And I wish the<br>
chicken & msg place<br>
was open on<br>
Somedays."</blockquote>
*This makes references to [[Peasant's Quest]] (Haldo), [[for kids]] (all is on), [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]] (msg), and [[monster truck]] (Somedays).
*Formerly, the text was:
<blockquote>Oh Hello! This is my<br>
funniest word style<br>
ever that I said! Hope<br>
you're into it!</blockquote>
*Homsar's "I'm the human wedgie" quote was used twice. However, although the sound bite was identical, the text used in both cases was slightly different (the first time, it was "I'm"; the second, it was "AAAaaaAAh'm".)
*Bubs' quote "Check it out" was said 16 times.

==See Also==
*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]
*[[Sketchbook]]

== External Links ==

*[[HR:qod.swf|view the flash file for the current quote]]
*[[HR:weeklies/weeklies.xml|view weeklies.xml]]—This file dictates what caption and character image are displayed with the quote and is also used for the [[Weekly Fanstuff]] and weekly [[Sketchbook]] features.
*[http://www.strongfans.com/upload/ThePaper/allquote0812.zip Download all previous quotes (in a 4.6MB ZIP archive)] 75 Quotes, current as of 12 August 2005.
[[Category: Regular Updates]]

secret recipes

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:28:11 GMT

Polly: /* Inside References */ fixing link to avoid redirect

[[Image:SBEmail 124.PNG|thumb|The secret to Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-tend Ice Cream Showdown]]

'''Strong Bad Email #124'''

Strong Bad reveals some secret family recipes.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[Marzipan's House]]

'''Computer:''' [[Lappy 486]]

'''Date:''' February 14, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:04

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Email, na na, na na, na na, nanaNA...

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: family recipes</div>
Dear Strong Bad,<br />
When we grow up we want to be chefs. We wanted to know<br />
if you had any secret family recipes that you would want<br />
to share with us so...we can make them!<br />
<br />
-Melissa and Hillary (from NJ)</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "Dear Strong Bad" as "The usual" and "NJ" as "Nigeria"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well Mellie, Hillarious, being from Africa I'm sure you guys are used to eating, like, exotic fruits and nectars and, um, lions ''{clears screen, continues typing}'' so our recipes may seem a bit uncouth. ''{stops typing}'' Uncouth. ''{typing}'' Can something be just plain couth? I bet freakin' Strong Sad is plain couth. Anyways, Couthy, all our family recipes tend to center around the grossing out of or the making puke of friends and well-wishers.

''{The camera cuts back, and we see The Cheat laying on the computer desk flinging floppy disks all over.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat! Let's go try out Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-tend Ice Cream Showdown! ''{His legs kick to each syllable of Pre-tend Ice Cream Showdown.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises, possibly an enthusiastic "Okay!"}''

''{The Cheat stands up. The screen greys and the following text appears.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' Strong Bad may or may not have an actual Great Uncle Pawdabber.

''{Cut to the field. Coach Z is standing around holding a basketball.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Man, what is this thing? ''{bounces the basketball once}'' A bounce thing?

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat enter from the right. Strong Bad is holding what appears to be a bowl of ice cream with yellowish sprinkles, and The Cheat is wearing a towel around his waist.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, The Cheat! Wow! Look at this! It's our best friend, Coach Z. Say there, Coach, would you like to try some of our free icèd-c-cream? It's got toasted coconut!

'''COACH Z:''' How could I refuse? ''{throws the basketball over his shoulder}'' I can't afford the money-cost variety! ''{The basketball can be seen falling behind the trees in the background.}''

''{Coach Z takes the ice cream and starts pigging out on it.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oooh! Sweet mercy! ''{He eats some more.}'' This is orful! ''{He eats more.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, it's OK, Coach. You're the proud new eater of a healthy bowl of sour cream and The Cheat fur.

''{Coach Z drops the bowl in shock. Strong Bad pulls away The Cheat's towel to reveal that he's been shaved from the waist down.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises, sounds like "ta-da!"}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{He starts making disgusted noises and coughing up fur.}'' Oof! I think I'm going to puke my pants!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh! Please don't elaborate on '''that'''.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{talking normally}'' Naw, it's easy. I do it all the time! Here, let me show ya's!

'''STRONG BAD AND THE CHEAT:''' AUGH!

''{Strong Bad and the Cheat run away as Coach Z continues talking.}''

'''COACH Z:''' You take your pants...

''{A recipe card appears on screen reading as follows.}''

<pre>
Recipe:
Great Uncle Pawdabber's Pre-tend
Ice Cream Showdown

Ingredients:
3 scoops (really) sour cream
1/2 of shaved The Cheat
1 bowl
1 languagely challenged vaguely coach type person

Instructions:
Mix ingredients until golden brown
</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' For best results, dip The Cheat in egg wash before shaving or else he'll get those red shaving bumpies all over him. Ugh.

''{Cut to the side of the King of Town's castle.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sotto voce}'' All right, we're mixing this next one up on them, The Cheat. I filled this old Speed Stick ''{He pulls out some underarm deodorant reading "X-treme Glacier."}'' with white chocolate and we'll totally gross out or make puke The King of Town when I start eatin' it in front of him!

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

''{Cut to inside the castle. The King of Town is watching TV and eating the same type of Speed Stick we saw Strong Bad with. He also has some more underarm deodorants and spray cans in a bowl next to him.}''

'''TUCKSWORTH:''' You can't marry your guitar, Caleb!

'''CALEB:''' I can try!

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat enter from the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey Ole King Droll! Checka me out! I'm eatin'—oh. Never mind. {the King of Town picks up a spray can and sprays it in his mouth, then resumes eating the Speed Stick} Ugh, shoulda known...

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat walk out.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' No, wait, you guys! Come back! This stuff is strong enough for a man but '''tasty''' enough for a king! Don't you want to try any Forest Rush? Or Tundra Mist?

''{A recipe card spins onscreen reading as follows}''

<pre>
Recipe:
Crazy Aunt Eulatherm's Deodorant
Doppelganger

Ingredients:
6 oz. white chocolate
1/2 of shaved The Cheat (for moral support)
1 kinda cleaned-out De-odor Cake

Instructions:
Mix ingredients. Preheat oven. Add hot sauce
if necessary
</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Yeah, how come deodorants and stuff are always named after biomes anyways?

''{Cut to Marzipan's house. Marzipan is sitting on the couch reading The Latest News. Homestar walks in carrying one of Strong Bad's Pre-Tend Ice Cream Showdown bowls.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, girlfriend, have you tried any of this free ice cream Strong Bad made?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{setting aside her paper, clearly amused}'' Homestar, didn't anyone tell you? That's, like, cottage cheese and The Cheat hair!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' WHAT?! ''{He does a spit take, producing some fur.}'' Strong Bad told me it was sour '''cream''' and The Cheat hair! Looks like '''this''' is a job for Stupid Uncle Egg's Goodtime Diaper Pie!

''{Homestar walks offscreen to the left. The screen greys and the following text appears on it.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' Homestar Runner definitely does not have a Stupid Uncle Egg.

''{Cut to Strong Bad's computer room. A pinecone and bendy straw are in a bowl with a sign next to it reading "not A pimecone, diaper pie! i mean reg-ular pie." Strong Bad and The Cheat walk in. The Cheat is now wearing yellow post-it notes, some with black dots on them, to try and cover up his shaved area.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, it looks '''totally''' real. I swear, no one'll be able to tell! Oh, what's this? ''{Strong Bad picks up the sign.}'' "Not a pimecone." Well, he's got that right!

''{Homestar pokes his head in from the right.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, look, it's my best friends Cheat and The Strong Bad! Hey, I heard you guys been eatin' some serious regular pie in here!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, yeah, man! We've even got some left over if you want it.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well if it's anywhere near as good as your free ice cream!

''{Homestar puts the pine cone in his mouth and starts crunching it up. The Cheat and Strong Bad look at each other incredulously.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{with his mouth full}'' Well, so long, suckers!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' It's like, even when we win, he wins.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' There you go girls. Recipes for the ages. But if you really want to be chefs when you grow up, we've got a super-secret family recipe for cooking the C-H-E-blank-T ''{types this as "C H E _ T"}''

''{The Cheat makes a very angry noise from offscreen and chucks a floppy disk reading "YOU JERK!" at Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ow! ''{typing}'' And of course that blank is for the letter K. The Chekt. My family's got a great recipe for cooking the Chekt. Yeah, yeah. ''{He only types one "yeah."}'' We're mostly from Bumdumbourge. It's near, uh, Totalslava. "Come down off that smokestack and eat your the Chekt!" my poopaw used to say. Ah, my dear poopaw, I miss you so.

''{The Paper comes down}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{whispering}'' I think the Cheat bought it. Let me know if you want that recipe.

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on "grow up" to hear a few seconds of the television program the King of Town was watching.
::''{Cut back to the King of Town's castle. The TV is still on.}''
::'''TUCKSWORTH:''' Caleb, that hamburger was mine!
::'''CALEB:''' It's mine now!
*At the end, click on "C H E _ T" to see the Cheat reading a book entitled "So You Want to Cook a Wrestleman?", with a picture of The Cheat putting a lid on a pot with Strong Bad in it.
*At the end, click on the left "poopaw" to hear what the narrator has to say about a poopaw.
::'''NARRATOR:''' I, uh, I don't even know what a poopaw is.
*At the end, click on "the Chekt" to see another recipe.
<pre>
From the Kitchen of Poopaw
Chicken-fried the CHEKT

Ingredients:
3 or 7 medium sized the Chekts
2 salt
40 pancakes

Instructions:
Get down off smokestack. Then cook that
ugly thing.
</pre>

''{"Bumdumbourge '96" appears as a watermark on the recipe card.}''

== Fun Facts ==

=== Explanations ===
*A [[Wikipedia:Biome|biome]] is a major regional group of distinctive plant and animal communities well adapted to that region's physical environment (for example, Tundra, Forest, etc.).
*[http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=couth "Couth"] means "possessing a high degree of sophistication" or "refined".
=== Trivia ===
*When Strong Bad is talking to The Cheat flinging the discs, if you manage to zoom in on the [[Lappy 486|Lappy's]] screen, you'll find out that some different stuff is typed in (not all of it is visible due to Strong Bad's head blocking the Lappy screen):
<blockquote class="lappy email">
so our recipes may seem a bit uncouth. Can something be<br />
just plain couth? I bet freakin' Strong Sad is plain couth.<br />
I wouldn't put that past him. Not that you could put<br />
anything past that guy. Y'know on account of he's so fat.<br />
And maybe standing in a really narrow alleyway of some<br />
<br />
around the grossing out of or the making puke of friends<br />
and well-wishers.</blockquote>

=== Remarks ===
*The way Marzipan is sitting is evidence against the theory that Marzipan's lower body is skirt-shaped.

=== Goofs ===
*When Strong Bad reads the "pimecone" card, the computer screen is almost blank...but still has "and well-wishers." written on it in the same area where Strong Bad typed it before.
*In the beginning of the email, The Cheat is apparently throwing floppy disks from someplace behind him, as the movement of his arm behind him shows. However, when The Cheat jumps up at Strong Bad's suggestion of the ice cream trick, there are no floppy disks behind The Cheat that he could have thrown (unless, of course, he had already thrown all of them).

=== Inside References ===
*The newspaper Marzipan is reading is the exact same one (down to the repeating text) she was reading in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*The book in the Easter egg is titled "So You Want to Cook a [[Wrestleman]]", a phrase that has described Strong Bad previously.
*On the first recipe card where it says "Mix ingredients until golden brown" may be reference to the [[Homestar Quiz]] after you win.
*The towel that the Cheat is wearing appears to be either the same as, or very similar to, the one worn by Homestar in "[[Main Page 14]]."
*The use of the '96 on the card is quite possibly a reference to the year that Homestar Runner was first created, during the 1996 Summer Olympics held in Atlanta, Georgia, home of TBC.

=== Real-World References ===
*"Speed Stick" is an actual brand of underarm deodorant.
*"Old King Droll" is a reference to the nursery rhyme "[[Wikipedia:Old King Cole|Old King Cole]]."
*The floppy disk reads "[[Wikipedia:Battle Chess|Battle Chess]]", an early-90s-era chess game for the PC that featured animated chess pieces that fought with each other when trying to occupy the same square.
*The King of Town's quip about the deodorants being "strong enough for a man" is a reference to "Secret" brand deodorant ads, whose slogan used to be "Strong enough for a man, but made for a woman."

===Fast Forward===
* The television show watched by the King appears again in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]]. In that toon, we discover the name of the show is ''[[Caleb Rentpayer]]''
*In the email [[rock opera]], Strong bad types "It's only a msyyer pd tun/ blegfr teh '''chekts'''". This is perhaps a reference to "The Chekt" in this email.

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

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail124.html|watch "secret recipes"]]
*[[HR:sbemail124.swf|view the Flash file for "secret recipes"]]
*[[Forum:2014|forum thread re: "secret recipes"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Lappy 486 Emails]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:The Cheat Filmography]][[Category:Coach Z Filmography]][[Category:The King of Town Filmography]][[Category:Marzipan Filmography]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]]

Nicknames

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Most [[Characters|characters]] in the [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]] universe have been assigned a variety of '''nicknames''' by other characters, usually [[Strong Bad]].

==[[Homestar Runner]]==
*A real state trooper (Homsar, [[Homestar Presents: Presents]])
*Baldy (Strong Bad, [[haircut]])
*[[Batman]] (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]])
*Big Moron Who Can't Remember His Lines (Strong Bad, [[First Time Here?]])
*Boyfriend [[Dan]] (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]])
*Dead Guy Perez (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7]])
*Duckie-man (The Prince of Town, [[flashback]])
*Duckshirt (Strong Bad, [[flashback]])
*Dumbstar (Strong Bad, [[The Interview]])
*Dumpface (Strong Bad, [[island]])
*edgardo (Strong Bad, "Strumstar Hammer" Easter egg in [[kids' book]])
*[[Goatface]] Killa (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]])
*Hal (Marzipan, [[time capsule]] DVD commentary)
*Hamstray, Hamster, Stramstar, Stairmaster, Homegrown, Ramrod, Humphel (Coach Z, [[A Jorb Well Done]])
*Homesar (John Flansburgh, [[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004]])
*homeslice ([[Puppet Jam]])
*Homestarr (Dan Miller, [[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004]] track listing)
*Homestar von Runnerberger (Strong Bad, [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD]] commentary)
*[[Homsar]] (Vinnie C., [[homsar]])
*The H-star, the H-star-R ([[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]])
*Kevin DuBrow (Homestar, [[the bet]])
*Lionel Richie (Strong Bad, Homestar's character page)
*little underbite man (Ron Dardman, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]])
*Meatball Face Butt (Strong Bad, [[dangeresque 3]])
*McDorkle (Strong Bad, [[Bug in Mouth Disease]])
*Mr. Prancy-time (Strong Bad, [[The King of Town DVD]])
*No armed whitey (Strong Bad, [[The Interview]])
*Prancibald (Strong Bad, [[flashback]])
*Strong Bad (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]])
*Sugar-face (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]])
*undabite (Strong Bad, [[big white face]])
*Weirdo in the duckie shirt (Prince of Town, [[flashback]])
*Whitey (Doreauxgard, [[lackey]])

==[[Pom Pom]]==
*Hindenburg (Strong Bad, [[pom pom]])
*Led Zeppelin (Strong Bad, [[pom pom]])
*Ronnie (Strong Bad, "Strumstar Hammer" Easter egg in [[kids' book]])
*Roundy Man (Homestar, [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]])

==[[Strong Bad]]==
*b-hand (Powered by the Cheat Homestar, [[mile]])
*Bob Statesman (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2]])
*[[Buckethand]] (Homestar, [[new hands]])
*Cableman Jorge (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2]])
*Chester Elegante (Strong Bad, [[dreamail]])
*Constable Anybody (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5]])
*Cool Guy (Homestar, [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]])
*[[Dangeresque]] (Strong Bad, [[stunt double]],[[dangeresque 3]])
*Detective Everybody (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 2]])
*Double A, All Abs (Strong Bad, [[suntan]])
*Dr. Professional (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6]])
*Elizagerth (Senor Cardgage, [[flashback]])
*Ethel (Senor Cardgage, [[kind of cool]])
*Goatface (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]])
*Grandma (Strong Bad, [[Bug in Mouth Disease]])
*The master of make out rock (Strong Bad, [[making out]])
*The Meanest Genius (Strong Bad, [[time capsule]])
*Miss America (Senor Cardgage, [[Senorial Day]])
*Mr. Bad (Tyler, [[butt IQ]]; John and some other people who aren't scam artists, [[credit card]]; geroge, [[cartoon]]; Bubs, [[other days]])
*Mr. Nobody (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1]])
*Mr. Supreme (Strong Bad,"Strumstar Hammer" Easter egg in [[kids' book]])
*No-shirt (Strong Bad, [[flashback]])
*Ong-stray ad-bay (Peter, [[rampage]])
*Prisoner Number 5408 (Strong Sad, [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]])
*Professor Tor Coolguy (Strong Sad and Strong Bad, [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]])
*Reggie (Homsar, [[interview]])
*Rondleman (Puppet Homestar, [[Biz Cas Fri 1]])
*Rondo (Puppet Homestar, [[Biz Cas Fri 2]])
*Safety Dan (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7]])
*Senator (Strong Sad, [[radio]])
*Senator Statesbob (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2]])
*spazz (Strong Sad, [[different town]])
*Stark Dålig (Strong Bad, [[little questions]])
*[[Stinkoman]] (Homestar, [[island]])
*Stong Bad (e-mailer matt, [[50 emails]])
*Stong Bah (Homestar, [[Arcade Game]])
*Stong Band (Strong Bad as Monkey D, [[vacation]])
*Strong Ba15456 (unknown, [[virus]])
*[[Strong Badman]] (Strong Bad, [[superhero name]])
*Strong-o Bad-o (Homestar, [[Homestar Presents: Presents]])
*Strong Caleb (Strong Bad imitating Tucksworth, [[Bug In Mouth Disease]])
*Strong Sad (Homestar, [[caper]])
*Strongest of the Bads (emailers Lorenzo and Fillbert, [[lady...ing]])
*a squeaky guy (Strong Bad, [[funny]])
*Sweepstakes Ron (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8]])
*The Strong Bad (Homestar Runner, [[secret recipes]])
*two-bit [[Wrestleman|wrestleman]] (Homestar, [[army]])
*Weak Bad (the sender of the email in [[bottom 10]])
*weirdo (Strong Sad, [[different town]])

==[[The Cheat]]==
*an ugly bird (Homestar, [[helium]])
*Batman (Homestar, [[caper]])
*The C H E _ T (Strong Bad, [[secret recipes]])
*Captain Past-His-Prime (Strong Bad, [[animal]])
*The Cheatentina (Strong Bad, [[crying]])
*Cheat-in-a-Bag (Strong Bad, [[impression]])
*Cheet (Strong Mad, [[lunch special]])
*Cheetachu72 ([[marzipan]])
*The Chekt (Strong Bad, [[secret recipes]])
*The Chort (Coach Z, [[Where's The Cheat?]], [[mascot]], [[crazy cartoon]], [[impression]], [[rampage]])
*Clever Dan (Strong Bad, [[sibbie]])
*dacheese (Strong Bad, [[big white face]])
*[[Firebert]] (The Cheat, [[army]])
*Ilko Skevuld (fake ID, [[cheatday]])
*little yellow squeaky thing (Strong Bad, [[lackey]])
*Mr. Cheaterson (Strong Bad, [[Strongbadia National Anthem]])
*the ol' Cheatasaurus (Strong Bad, [[other days]])
*Philly Cheat-steak (Strong Bad, [[Halloween Fairstival]])
*Slowbie (Strong Bad, [[2 years]])
*Squeaky (Motivational poster, [[no loafing]])
*A [[Striped Green Rabbit]] With Two Butts (Strong Bad, [[New Boots]])
*that little yellow thing (The King of Town, [[Where's The Cheat?]])
*That one little guy (Strong Bad, [[army]])
*yellow dog (Homestar, [[army]])
*Yellow Man (Homestar, [[Labor Dabor]] and [[Some Puppet Stuff]])

==[[Strong Mad]]==
*Big Guy (Strong Bad, [[Where's The Cheat?]])
*Brain-for-brains (Strong Bad, [[invisibility]])
*Graw Mad (Strong Bad, [[the facts]])
*Killingyouguy ([[dangeresque 3]])
*no-neck (Strong Bad, [[big white face]])
*That one big guy (Strong Bad, [[army]])
*Tough Skins (Strong Bad, [[Superbowl Dealie]])

==[[Strong Sad]]==
*Biggest Waste of Dump (Strong Bad, [[record book]])
*Dairy Queen (Strong Bad, [[Bug In Mouth Disease]])
*[[The Deathly Pallor]] (Coach Z, [[impression]], and Strong Sad, [[radio]])
*DJ Dumpy Dump (Strong Bad, [[rampage]])
*Double-Bottom (Strong Bad, [[record book]])
*Dumpus (Strong Bad, [[autobiography]])
*El Dumpo (Strong Bad, [[dangeresque 3]])
*Gron Sad (Strong Bad, [[car]])
*Harry Elephanté (Strong Bad, [[origins]])
*Helvetica (Senor Cardgage, [[garage sale]])
*Interrupter Jones (Strong Bad, [[morning routine]])
*Lurker (Strong Bad, [[garage sale]])
*M.C. for Master of Ceremonies (Coach Z, [[rampage]])
*My Dear Fatson (Strong Bad, [[best thing]])
*Ol' Greystroke (Strong Bad, [[radio]])
*Rondell ([[Experimental Film]])
*a round mound of gray fatness (Strong Bad, [[rampage]])
*S.S. for Strong Sad (Coach Z, [[rampage]])
*[[Tendafoot|tendafoot]] (Strong Bad, [[crying]])
*That rhinoceros (Homsar, [[interview]])
*wiener (Strong Bad, [[Where's the Cheat?]])
*wiggity-wiener (Strong Bad, [[big white face]])

==[[Marzipan]]==
*Hooray4Dolphins (Strong Bad, [[marzipan]])
*Lady (Homestar, [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]])
*M4RZ1P4N (Strong Bad, [[big white face]])
*Marzi-man (Homestar, [[Homestar Presents: Presents]])
*Mrs. Pan (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 1]])
*Pawkeegan (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8]])
*Stupid (Homestar, [[Where's The Cheat?]])
*Ugly-Pan (Strong Bad, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 3]])
*you old broomstick (Homestar, [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2]])

==[[Bubs]]==
*Bubba-daddy (Homestar Runner, [[Senorial Day]])
*Bubsy (Coach Z, [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], and Homestar, [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] and [[Broken Compy Menu]])
*Buh-hubs (Strong Bad, [[big white face]] and [[part-time job]])
*Dr. Bubs (Bubs, [[Bug In Mouth Disease]])
*Haggler (Strong Bad, [[garage sale]])
*Mr. Bubs (Strong Bad, [[part-time job]])
*Sbu (Backwards name minus the first b, [[lunch special]])
*The hoppity frog of values (Bubs, [[Senorial Day]])
*The [[Thnikkaman]] ([[monument]] and [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]])
*Tubbs (Homsar, [[Where's The Cheat?]])
*Zubs ([[current status]])

==[[Coach Z]]==
*The Coach (Coach Z, [[Coach_Z#Character_Video_Transcript|Coach Z's Character Video]])
*Coach B ([[current status]])
*Coach Zed (Strong Bad, [[do over]])
*hot girl #37 (Coach Z, [[2 emails]])
*Just a silly little bumblebee (Coach Z, [[record book]])

==[[The King of Town]]==
*Creepy Old Man (Strong Bad, [[the bet]])
*Kingio ([[Super Kingio Brothers]])
*Kingy (Coach Z, [[Where's The Cheat?]], [[A Decemberween Pageant]])
*Mr. Of Town (Homestar, [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]])
*Oldie (Strong Bad, [[Halloween Fairstival]])
*Old King Droll (Strong Bad, [[secret recipes]])
*Santa (Homestar Runner, [[Bug In Mouth Disease]])
*KoT (Third Party Reference)

==[[The Poopsmith]]==
*doodieman (Strong Bad, [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]])
*Doodoo Man (Strong Bad, [[big white face]])
*Mr. Smith (Strong Bad, [[big white face]])
*Poop-Stick (Homestar, [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]])

==[[Homsar]]==
*America's favorite blue midget Homestar (Strong Bad, [[for kids]])
*Captain of the Gravy Train (Homsar, [[Homsar#Character_Video_Transcript|Homsar's Character Video]])
*A friendly reminder (Homsar, [[Homsar#Character_Video_Transcript|Homsar's Character Video]])
*The ghost of Christmas past (Homsar, [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]])
*Haddi-man (kids, [[for kids]])
*The Human Wedgie (Homsar, [[origins]])
*Just a silly little bumblebee (Homsar, [[record book]])
*little man (Homestar, [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]])
*The Original Ladies' Man (Homsar, [[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]])
*Shortstop (Homestar, [[Homestar Presents: Presents]])
*A song from the sixties (Homsar, [[interview]])
*A trendy totebag (Homsar, [[for kids]])

==[[Marshie]]==
*Marshy (Dan Miller, [[TMBG Concert - 25 Sep 2004]] track listing)
*that flying mushroom (Strong Bad, [[the show]])
*this flying cotton ball (Gunhaver, [[Cheat Commandos...O's]])
*that fweakin' marshmallow (Homestar, [[Meet Marshie]])
*that fweakin' robot (Homestar, [[Meet Marshie]])

==[[They Might Be Giants]]==
*the old Supreme Giants boys (Strong Bad, [[Experimental Film]])
*Super Giant guys (Homestar, [[Experimental Film]])

==[[Carol]]==
*Carl (The Cheat, [[Seasonal Sweaters]] and [[marzipan]])

==[[Señor]]==
*This Blue Guy (Strong Bad, "Strumstar Hammer" Easter egg in [[kids' book]])

==[[Senor Cardgage]]==
* T. Mendous Savings (Senor Cardgage, [[Senorial Day]])
* old denominator (Senor Cardgage, [[kind of cool]])
* old wintergreen (Senor Cardgage, [[kind of cool]])
* old Soderbergh (Senor Cardgage, [[kind of cool]])

==[[Balding Man]]==
* Husband of the Year ([[Senorial Day]])

==[[Visor Robot]]==
* Valerie (Senor Cardgage, [[Senor Mortgage]])
[[Category:Lists]][[Category:Running Gags]]

==[[The Wheelchair]]==
*that stupid wheelchair kid (Cheerleader, [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]])

==[[Eh! Steve]]==

*Eh, Steven. (Lem Sportsinterviews, [[different town]])
*Steven (Cheerleader, [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]])

==[[Prime Time]]==

*that blonde guy (Homestar, [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]])

==[[The Sneak]]==
*[[The Dapper Swindler]] ("Wanted" poster, [[Ballad of The Sneak]])

Batman

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[[Image:batdangeresque.png|thumb|Holy false climbing, Dangeresque!]]
[[Image:bat-climb.jpg|thumb|Holy false climbing, Batman!]]

[[The Brothers Chaps]] have made many references over the years to the famous comic book enterprise ''Batman,'' or at least the campy [[Wikipedia:Batman (TV series)|television show]] version of it. They've professed in one of the DVD commentaries that they'd love to see the original ''Batman'' TV series released on DVD. This page lists some of the Homestarverse's more batty references.

== Batsightings ==

===Toons===
*[[Halloween Fairstival]]
**[[Strong Bad]] dresses as Cesar Romero as the Joker. Cesar Romero played the Joker in the '60s television series.
**Strong Bad calls [[The Cheat]] and [[Strong Mad]] his "bad pennies," which is what the Joker's henchmen were called in the television series.
*[[Where's The Cheat?]]
**The Brothers Chaps do a version of the scene change in the television series, using [[Homestar Jr.]] instead of the Batman logo.
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]
**The Cheat's henchman outfit may be a reference to the henchman outfits in the television show.

===Strong Bad Emails===
*[[i she be]]
**Strong Bad says "Same Strong Bad time, same Strong Bad channel," a reference to "Same bat time, same bat channel," a line said after every episode.
*[[ghosts]]
**Another Batman scene change, this time with Strong Bad's mask instead of the Batman logo.
**Furthermore, Strong Bad tells The Cheat to meet him up at "the Strong Bad cave," a joke on the oft-repeated line, "Quick! To the Batcave!"
*[[dangeresque 3]]
**The scene where the two Dangeresques "climb" the skyscraper is a parody of [http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Hills/7537/climb.htm The Bat Climb].
*[[caper]]
**A sleepy [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] calls The Cheat "Batman."
*[[fingers]]
**The announcer in the beginning parodies the announcer in the television series. See [[fingers#Commentary_Transcript|Commentary]].
*[[no loafing]]
**The [[No Loafing Sign]] parodies the same sign displayed by The Joker. See [[no_loafing#Commentary_Transcript|Commentary]].
*[[long pants]]
**Strong Bad makes mention of [[Wikipedia:Adam West|Adam West]], the actor who portrayed Batman in the series.

===Other===
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]]
**Homestar calls himself "Batman" during a bad attempt at a prank call.
*[[Main Page 11]]
**If you hover your mouse over "E-mail," the H*R logo is projected onto the night sky, similar to the Batsignal.

[[Category: Inside Jokes]]

The Moon

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[[Image:The_Moon.PNG|thumb|right|220px|To the moon and beyond]]

'''The Moon''' is a popular destination of the people of [[Free Country, USA]]. This is where [[Strong Bad]] likes to play tennis with the [[Coach Z]].

Strong Bad tries to fly [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] there after drinking a bottle of soy sauce in the email "[[personal favorites]]". He also announces his intention to retire on the moon after stealing [[The King of Town]]'s crown in the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]. Also, in [[A Decemberween Pageant]], a computer Strong Bad thinks can help them is on the moon. It's a moon computer.

The flavor of [[Fluffy Puff Air Puffed Sugar Delights]] will also send you to the moon, as seen in the toon, "[[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]]".

You can click on it for an Easter egg in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].

[[1-Up]] walked to the moon once, where he met [[Nebulon]], who seems to live there.

==Complete Filmography==
* [[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]]
* [[Main Page 1]]
* [[flashback]]
* [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
* [[Stinkoman 20X6]]
* [[japanese cartoon]]

[[Category:Foreign Lands]]

BMW Lighter

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The '''BMW Lighter''' is a handheld naphtha-type fire starter. It prominently displays the logo of [[Wikipedia:BMW|BMW]], an abbreviation of “''Bayerische Motoren Werke''” (Bavarian Motor Works), a German company and manufacturer of automobiles and motorcycles. When the lighter was first introduced on Homestar Runner, a "real world" BMW lighter was unavailable as [[The Brothers Chaps]] attest to on the DVD commentary for "[[dragon]]." There are now several styles of BMW lighter available.

The '''BMW Lighter''' has appeared in seven toons, and one [[strongbad_email.exe|DVD]] featurette.
{| border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="2" width="100%" style="margin-left:3px;"
|valign="top"|The first time the lighter is seen is in [[guitar]], in which [[Strong Bad]] holds it up at the end. As an Easter egg, watch it scorch [[The Paper]]!
|align="center"|[[Image:lighter1.png|thumb|First appearance]]
|-
|valign="top"|The second time is in [[dragon]], in which Strong Bad uses it to burn [[Strong Sad]]'s drawing of a dragon.
|align="center"|[[Image:lighter2.png|thumb|Second appearance]]
|-
|valign="top"|The third time is in [[privileges]]. It is first mentioned on the list of "Medallion Gold Plus Club" privileges. Here it is referred to as a "Beamer Lighter." "Beamer" is a general slang term for a BMW.
|align="center"|[[Image:lighter3.png|thumb|Third appearance]]
|-
|valign="top"|Then, still in [[privileges]], it actually appears in an Easter egg. [[The Cheat]] uses it to torch [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]'s lame guitar magazines.
|align="center"|[[Image:lighter3a.png|thumb|Again in "privileges"]]
|-
|valign="top"|The fourth time is in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], in which The Cheat uses it to light the bundle of Fthoom-Bang bottle rockets.
|align="center"|[[Image:lighter4.png|thumb|Fourth appearance]]
|-
|valign="top"|The fifth time is in [[pom pom]], in which Strong Bad uses it during his attempt to poke [[Pom Pom]] with a pin while he's on fire.
|align="center"|[[Image:lighter5.png|thumb|Fifth appearance: "Careful with those".]]
|-
|valign="top"|The sixth time, and the first time referred to as 'BMW' by Strong Bad is in [[other days]], in which Strong Bad uses it to burn up the letter that [[Bubs]] sends him about how he owes him money.
|align="center"|[[Image:lighter6.png|thumb|Sixth appearance]]
|-
|valign="top"|The seventh time is in [[long pants]] in which The Cheat uses the lighter to burn Homestar's Daisy Dukes.
|align="center"|[[Image:lighter7.PNG|thumb|Seventh appearance]]
|-
|valign="top"|The eighth time is in [[Real-Live E-Mails]] where Strong Bad uses it to literally burn his [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four|new DVD]].
|align="center"|[[Image:lighterDVD.PNG|thumb|Eighth appearance]]
|}

[[Category:Running Gags]] [[Category: Items]]

Kevin

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'''Kevin''' is an anonymous person who's mentioned in various toons.

[[Wikipedia:Kevin DuBrow|Kevin DuBrow]] is the name that [[Homestar Runner]] would have had to change his name to if he was unable to "be's cool" in [[the bet]].

Kevin is also a hot-sounding guy who calls [[Marzipan]] in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6]].

=== Complete Filmography ===
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 6]]
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]
*[[Under Construction]]

[[Category: Inside Jokes]]

Behind the Fence

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[[Image:behindfence.png|thumb|right|300px|Behind the fence]]

'''Behind the Fence''' is a covert area in [[Strongbadia]]. This is where stolen goods are stored and where Strong Bad keeps his "shark-holding bear", or [[Bear-Shark]], trap. It has been predicted that [[Coach Z]] will "take a leak" here in [[2 years]].

This location was also where Strong Bad interviewed himself on his "Strong Bad Interview-Type Progrum" in the email "[[pizzaz]]".

==Appearances==
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] (Debut)
*Email: [[pizzaz]]

[[Category: Places]]

Jack Hamma!

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[[Image:Jack_Hamma.PNG|thumb|It's written just how [[Strong Mad]] would say it.]]

The '''Jack Hamma''' is seen in [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]. It is hidden in [[Strong Mad|Strong Mad's]] cake to help [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] escape... after they're freed.
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[[Category: Items]]

Frank Bennedetto

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:18:50 GMT

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[[Image:sbemail93.PNG|thumb|left|The fall of Frank Bennedetto]]

'''Frank Bennedetto''' was once [[Marzipan]]'s popcorn machine, who was in the [[Homestarmy]] during January 2004. Frank unfortunately was the lone casualty of the battle of [[Strongbadia]] depicted in the Strong Bad Email: [[army]]. He is survived by [[Mrs. Bennedetto]], his mother (a.k.a. Marzipan's microwave). Frank Bennedetto also left behind a debt of five bucks, payable to [[Homestar Runner]].

More recent evidence has shown that Frank Bennedetto may not have actually died in combat. His status was upped to "POW" in the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], as he was seen behind the fence with all of the stolen goods.
[[Image:Puppet_Ben.PNG|thumb|right|100px|Frank as a "puppet"]]
He now seems to have been freed, and is once again a proud member of the Homestarmy, where he holds the rank of Third-Style Private.

== Complete Filmography ==
*Email: [[army]] (Debut)
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]
*[[Labor Dabor]]
*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] (in screenshot)
*Email: [[garage sale]]

[[Category:Homestarmy]]
[[Category:Electronics]]
Note: Frank Bennedetto may be a reference to Fran Bennedetto (a.k.a. Joe Momma) in Anna Quindlen's book, "Black and Blue"

pizzaz

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:18:08 GMT

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[[Image:pizzaz.png|thumb|Minty gargle?!?]]

'''Strong Bad Email #113'''

Ryan N. asks Strong Bad what the secret to his "pizzaz" is. Strong Bad does a journalism interview with himself on his "[[Strong Bad-Type Interview Progrum]]" (sic) to find out.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strongbadia]], [[The Desert|Strong Bad's Buffalo Style Ranch]] (Easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' September 13, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:18

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{types "strongbad" while singing}'' Oh, here comes The Strong Baaaaad... ''{He types "_email.exe".}'' Oh, here comes The Strong Baaaaad! ''{He brings up the email and reads it.}''

<blockquote class="email">Hey Strong Bad,<br />
I'd like to know...what is the secret<br />
to your pizzaz? Why are you so cool?<br />
<br />
peace out dawg foo gangsta yo<br />
Ryan N.</blockquote>

Umm... ''{typing}'' Did you just call me a dog food gangsta? What is that supposed to mean? ''{in an Olde English typeface}'' Ought I to be offended?

''{clear screen}'' Anyways... ''{typing}'' The secret to my pizzaz/why am I so cool?''{ spoken only}'' Hey,''{typed and spoken}'' good questions Ryguy, let's ask me!!

''{music starts and a newspaper background appears}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Tonight, on Strong Bad-Type Interview Progrum: ''{The Strong Bad-Type Interview Progrum logo appears.}'' Strong Bad aims the barrel of his sawed-off journalism shotgun at his toughest interviewee yet... ''{a crosshair appears and moves around the screen revealing the scene underneath it before centering on Strong Bad's head and flashing "LOCKED ON!!"}'' ...HIMSLEF! ''{echoes ridiculously}'' Eh...I mean...himself.

''{The scene changes to Strong Bad's interview stage with the lights dimmed; Strong Bad is talking to someone off-screen with his microphone turned off. The lights fade up and Strong Bad turns toward the camera.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Good evening, mostly people, and welcome to another night of hard-hitting, buffalo-style journalism! As we say every show, let's...

'''AUDIENCE:''' Get to tha point! ''{the text "GET TO THA POINT" flashes on-screen in colorful graffiti-style writing}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Welcome, Strong Bad.

''{The camera switches to the rear of Strong Bad to reveal another Strong Bad, this one dressed in a sailor's cap with a corncob pipe, hereafter referred to as "CAPTAIN STRONG BAD" for clarity's sake; aside from the hat and pipe, he's a carbon copy of Strong Bad}''

'''CAPTAIN STRONG BAD:''' Thank you, Strong Bad.

''{The camera shifts back and forth between them as they talk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So... You're dressed like a ship's captain. Whuh... Um... Why are you dressed like a ship's captain?

'''CAPTAIN STRONG BAD:''' I thought that I heard that it was... ''{looks around}'' ...the latest style.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Absolutely not the case. So... You're still dressed like a ship's captain. Why is that?

'''CAPTAIN STRONG BAD:''' Look, I'm telling you, I either saw or read or ''{quickly sotto voce}'' hearditfromTheCheat that it's the latest style!

'''STRONG BAD:''' So you say. This "The Cheat" you mentioned... ''{speaking with slight hint of withheld laughter}'' is he also dressed like a ship's captain?

'''CAPTAIN STRONG BAD:''' Oh, no way. The Cheat's too cool for that.

'''STRONG BAD:''' But you don't seem to have that problem.

'''CAPTAIN STRONG BAD:''' What... No, wait, you turned it all around on me! I'm cool! I have pizzaz!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh-huh. And a corncob pipe.

'''CAPTAIN STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that's it! This interview is OVERRRR! ''{He sticks his face in the screen as the picture fuzzes out.}''

''{Cue an old-cartoon-style picture of The Cheat next to a pulled power plug with the text "Hang In There" and "Technical Difficulties."}''

''{After a little while, newspaper background and music returns with a picture of Captain Strong Bad's angry outburst.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So after many fives of dollars and saying "Come oooonnnnnn!" a lot, I got Strong Bad to agree to a second interview, this time on his buffalo-style ranch in Strong Badia.

''{Switch to image of Strong Badia with Strong Bad and Captain Strong Bad behind the fence, which zooms to fill the screen and then cranes in on the two Strong Bads.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, Strong Bad, the peoples want to know... What's the secret to your pizzaz?

'''CAPTAIN STRONG BAD:''' Well, for starters, you've gotta have the three G's. Gumption, uh... Gum, like, chew gum, and, um... Gar........gle. Minty gargle.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Minty...gargle. ''{Captain Strong Bad nods.}''

''{The camera switches to behind the fence, showing that it is far too tall for Strong Bad's head to come above it normally, and that they are both actually hanging from the fence by their arms}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Is that really all you got?

'''CAPTAIN STRONG BAD:''' Yeah... Yeah, pretty much.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{He makes "la-de-da-de-da" Cheat noises as he comes on-screen and the camera moves back to the front of the fence.}''

'''BOTH STRONG BADS:''' Hey, The Cheat!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{He looks at one, then the other, then the other, faster and faster until finally his head explodes.}''

''{The scene shifts back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So, I never really got a straight answer outta me, RyGuy. But if you wanna be cool and have pizzas like me, it looks like the secret has a lot to do with fresh breath apparently. Okay, before I go, I'd like to give a shout out to all my Dogfood Gangstas. Canned or Dry, We Neva Die. ''{speaking}'' Colors. ''{typing}'' Here goes The Strong Baaaaad. ''{gets up from the stool and continues off-screen}'' Oh, here goes The Strong Baaaaad!

''{The Paper comes down}''

== Easter Eggs ==

At the end of the email:
*Click on "secret" to see a sneak peek of Strong Bad's next show.
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' Next week on Strong Bad-Type Interview Progrum... Watch as Strong Bad levels the business end of his 12-gauge journalism bazooka squarely at: Biscuit Dough Hands Man!
*Click on "Dogfood Gangstas" to see a graffiti-style or cheat cartoon-style image of Strong Bad as a Dogfood Gangsta.
*Click on "The Strong Baaaaad" to get a preview of Strong Bad's old-western-style TV show "The Strong Bad" (In Colors!), created by [[A. Chimendez]].
''{Cut to a wooden gate with a sign reading "Buffalo-Style Ranch."}''
:'''SINGER:''' Here comes the Strong Bad! Here comes the Strong Bad! Yeeha!
''{The words "The Strong Bad in Colors! Created by A. Chimendez" appear. A bullet hole is shot through the words.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The words that scroll across the screen in the intro for the talk show read "MICROPHONE," "TALKING," "2 PEOPLE," "A GLOBE," and "A PLANT."
*When the Strong Bad in the sailor outfit knocks over the chair in the interview room, the "get-up" noise is heard.

===Remarks===
*"Pizzaz" is spelled wrong. It is correctly [http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=pizzazz spelled] "pizzazz."
**Strong Bad seems to acknowledge this when he says "...if you wanna be cool and have pizzas like me..."
*Biscuit Dough Hands Man is the initial suspect for Strong Bad's crimes in "[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]", created by [[Bubs]] drawing [[The King of Town|the King of Town's]] description of Strong Bad. So technically, Strong Bad will be interviewing himself again.

===Inside References===
*The background at the Buffalo-Style Ranch is from "[[Cheat Commandos...O's]]".
*The phrase "Neva Die" was said by Homestar Runner in "[[car]]." The gangsta font is also used in [[car]], on Strong Bad's boxing glove.
*The background in the beginning of The Strong Bad-Type Interview Progrum is the same as the background in the beginning of "[[Senor Mortgage]]."
*The cartoon image of The Cheat pulling out a power plug is a reference to The Cheat's first appearance in "[[Original Book|The Strongest Man in the World]]."
*This is another instance of [[The Cheat's Head Exploding]].
*The font used for "Get to tha point" is similar to, if not the same as, the font used for Strong Bad's graffiti "Job" in "[[A Jorb Well Done]]."
*The plant on Strong Bad's show is [[Credenza]] the ficus from [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*Strong Bad being in the ship captain suit may be a reference to [[A Mother's Day Message]].

===Real-World References===
*The interview program may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Tim Russert|Tim Russert]]'s ''Meet the Press'' on which Russert often tries to be tough about unimportant topics ("So...you're still dressed as a ship's captain"). Russert also makes frequent references to his hometown of [[Wikipedia:Buffalo, New York|Buffalo]], while Strong Bad makes numerous references to such in this email with the phrase "Buffalo-style."
*"This interview is OVER!" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Professional wrestling|Pro Wrestling]] Manager J.J. Dillon, who managed [[Wikipedia:Ric Flair|Ric Flair]] in the early '80s in Georgia (where [[The Brothers Chaps]] live). He would end every interview with the same comment.
*The gunshot sound at the end of the Easter egg (and the style of the hole being blasted from the "The Strong Bad" logo) is taken from the [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES game]] ''[[Wikipedia:Super Scope|Super Scope 6]]''—and is the sound used in all the ''LazerBlazer'' games when a shot is fired.
*Strong Bad dressing up as a captain for an interview is similar to an episode of [[Wikipedia:Seinfeld|Seinfeld]] in which Jerry is forced to wear a pirate shirt for an interview and is asked why he is wearing it by his interviewer several times.
**The reason for Jerry wearing the pirate shirt was to create a new fashion, while Strong Bad said that he was told by The Cheat that it was the latest style.
*The Three G's, also known as "GGG," will be familiar to any [[Wikipedia:Dan Savage|Dan Savage]] (''[[Wikipedia:Savage Lover|Savage Love]]'') reader. It refers to being Good, Giving and Game in an intimate relationship.
*Strong Bad's email song and the "Buffalo-Style Ranch" Easter egg are similar to the opening theme of ''[[Wikipedia:Bobanza|Bonanza]]'', a Western TV show from the '60s.

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

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail113.html|watch "pizzaz"]]
*[[HR:sbemail113.swf|view the Flash file for "pizzaz"]]
*[[Forum:826|forum thread re: "pizzaz"]]

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Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:17:22 GMT

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[[Image:replacement.png|thumb|Please don't dig up the grave.]]

'''Strong Bad Email #105'''

Strong Bad looks for a replacement for when he retires.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[The Stage]]

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

'''Date:''' June 8, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:16

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD''': Our next show is a family show. It...is...the email.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class= "compy email">Dear Strong Bad,<br />
Have you ever thought who will take<br />
your place when you retire?<br />
<br />
Your friend,<br />
Jeffrey Desterhoft</blockquote>

''{typing}'' You've got a good point there, Jeffy. I suppose I can't keep checking these e-mails forever. I never really thought about finding an heir to my throne before. Come to think of it, what ever happened to my throne? ''{stops typing, picks up a phone, and talks into it, making a sound like a loudspeaker in a supermarket}'' Attention The Cheat. Customer needs assistance in e-mail. Customer needs assistance in e-mail. ''{puts down the phone, which is not attached to anything. The Cheat arrives in a blue employee's vest with his name on it}'' The Cheat, didn't I use to have a throne of some kind?

'''THE CHEAT''': ''{He points at the stool and makes The Cheat noises that sound like "it's right there."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': No, no, no, this is my ''stool''. I'm talking about a ''throne''. You know, it had, like...gold nuggets on it, and...a hundred cupholders...some of them velvety cushions...you know, a ''throne''. And I think I had a motorcycle, too. See if you can find those.

'''THE CHEAT''': Okay.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' I guess the best way to find a replacement is to subject a bunch of applicants to the same rigorous screening process that I subjected myself to ''{begins to sound unsure of what he is saying}'' when I started checking these emails?

''{Cut to the field. Strong Bad and Homestar are there.}''

I'm gonna hold up a last name, and you make fun of it. ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Gargleman" written on it.}'' Gargleman.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Crapface.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Dumweiner" written on it.}'' Dumweiner.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Um, crapface.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Butkus" written on it.}'' Butkus.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Crapface.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Crambert" written on it.}'' Crambert.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Crapface?

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Desterhoft" written on it.}'' Desterhoft.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Let me think about it, {''without hesitation''} crapface.

'''STRONG BAD''': Whoa! Perfect score!

''{Cut to the computer room. Strong Bad and Coach Z are there.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Let's hear your best "deleted." {''He presses a button on the keyboard and the Compy displays DELETED on a blue background, making the standard DELETED sound.''}

'''COACH Z''': DELORTED!

''{Compy flashes DELORTED with a yellow background and we hear a distorted version of the DELETED sound. Strong Bad is in shock. Cut to the basement with Strong Bad and Bubs and a cardboard box with Strong Sad drawn on it sitting on the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Strong Sad's on the couch, watching TV. What do you do?

'''BUBS''': Kick him in the teeth!

'''STRONG BAD''': That's good, that's good, even though he might not have any teeth. What else?

'''BUBS''': Kick him in the grill!

'''STRONG BAD''': Yeah, yeah! Keep going!

'''BUBS''': Kick ''you'' in the grill! ''{He approaches Strong Bad yelling menacingly.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{nervously}'' No, no, Bubs, calm down, this is only a drill!

'''BUBS''': ''{He is currently yelling obscurely.}''

''{Cut to Marzipan's house with Strong Bad and Marzipan holding Carol.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Let's see your best "scroll buttons" song.

'''MARZIPAN''': ''{singing}'' And that's why I like to scroll, with scroll buttons!

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{sarcastically}'' Oh, right, right, the worst song I ever heard. Play another one!

'''MARZIPAN''': ''{singing}'' Scroll buttons are good, they move you up and down...

''{Strong Bad groans. Cut to the basement, with Strong Bad, Strong Sad, and the same cardboard box with Strong Sad on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Okay, Strong Sad, Strong Sad's on the couch, watching TV. What do you do?

'''STRONG SAD''': Go make him some hummus.

'''STRONG BAD''': Hummus?! No, try something else.

'''STRONG SAD''': Uh... Give him a foot massage.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He looks at Strong Sad's feet.}'' Those are not feet!

''{Cut to the field with Homestar, Strong Bad, and a cardboard box with The Cheat drawn on. Underneath the box, you can see the feet of the real The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Now I want you to pretend this is The Cheat, and give him a good, swift, kick in The Cheat!

''{Homestar bends one of his legs back, and then pauses.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Umm... Crapface.

''{Cut to Strong Bad in front of his computer}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Ugh. {''typing''} This screening process is neither processing nor screening very well. I suppose I should cut to the chase and haul out the big guns...DANCE CONTEST!

{''Cut to a stage. Music is playing. We see the top part of Strong Bad's head watching each contestant. First up is Marzipan, who spins her ponytail around while moving her head left and right. Next is Coach Z, who taps his right foot while waving his arms. Then we see Strong Sad simply twitching his fingers, Bubs shaking his arms while jumping up and down, Strong Mad just standing there, not dancing, simply yelling:''}

'''STRONG MAD''': I'M STRONG MAD! I'M STRONG MAD!!!

''{...Homsar is shuffling his feet all along the stage, and finally Homestar, lit by a spotlight. The music changes to what sounds like the tune of "Strangers in the night."}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{singing}'' And then I put it on my faaaaace...

''{Cut to Strong Bad at his computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' Uh, this dance contest is neither contesting nor dancing very well. Looks like I'm gonna be checking e-mails and kicking Cheats 'til the day I die. ''{stops typing}'' Whoa, that'd make an awesome tattoo! Or an even better epitaph!

''{Cut to the field at night. We hear crickets chirping, we see a crescent moon. A blank tombstone is on the foreground and as we hear Strong Bad's voice, his words are carved on the slab.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voice-over}'' Here lies Strong Bad ''{underneath, in slightly smaller letters}'' "Checking e-mails and kicking Cheats in the hereafter" ''{underneath}'' Buried with his hundred girlfriends ''{underneath}'' And like, a jillion dollars ''{underneath, in even smaller letters}'' Please don't dig up the grave.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on "Cheats":
=== Transcript ===
''{Cut to The Cheat near his lightswitch, still wearing his uniform.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen, into speakerphone}'' A-ttention The Cheat!

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Have you found that motorcycle yet? ''{slight pause}'' Maybe check in our...stock room.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Okay.

'''STRONG BAD:''' And Dana needs more quarters on register three.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Hummus|Hummus]] is a paste of pureed chickpeas usually mixed with sesame oil or sesame paste and eaten as a dip or sandwich spread.

===Remarks===
*The [[Disconnected Telephone|phone's]] cord isn't connected to anything, but it still seems to work.
*This is yet another incidence where the "The Cheat rule" has been broken. [[Strong Bad]] says he will be "kicking Cheats in the hereafter." No "The" is found before "Cheat."
*When Marzipan is playing [[Carol]], nothing ''appears'' to be in the picture above the couch, but it still is the same "Thank You" sign from [[Where's The Cheat?]] and [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]. That picture has an inordinate amount of empty space above and below "Thank you" and we're just seeing a lot of that.
*Every statement made by Homestar in this email ends with the word "face."
*On the gravestone, the beginning quotation mark is backwards.

===Inside References===
*Homestar's repeated use of "crapface" is related to the way he answered his first SB Email in [[50 emails]].
*Bubs' moves in the dance contest come from the game [[Dancin' Bubs]].
*Strong Bad first [[Kicking The Cheat|kicked The Cheat]] in [[little animal]].

===Real-World References===
*The Cheat is wearing a blue uniform, typical of [http://www.walmart.com/ Wal-Mart] employees, but Strong Bad uses a red phone, typical of [http://www.target.com/ Target] stores.
*The name "Butkus" refers to [[Wikipedia:Chicago Bears|Chicago Bears]] Hall-Of-Fame linebacker [[Wikipedia:Dick Butkus|Dick Butkus]].

===Fast Forward===
*Marzipan's first scroll button song was later used on the [[Strong Bad Email Raps|Strong Bad Email Menu]], despite him saying that it was the worst song he ever heard.

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

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

'''MATT:''' What's he's saying right now is from an old audio recording that I made.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Matt, before we had a video camera, he and his friend, you know, would just make movies and...

'''MATT:''' Radio plays!

'''MIKE:''' On, aha, on audio cassette! He had a bad tape recorder.

'''MATT:''' And our friend TJ said that, and he could, he was like four or something and couldn't talk very well, or at least couldn't re-memorize lines at the time 'cuz he was so young, and it was called "The Hostess Cake": "Our next show is a family show. It is... The Hostess Cake"... Mike, how did he do that with his voice?! That phone's clearly not plugged in!

'''MIKE:''' It's like Coach Z's phone from another cartoon. I dunno. I dunno, Matt. I just make the cartoons.

'''MATT:''' That's clearly a Wal-Mart vest that The Cheat is wearing there, I think, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Also, there's "Alone in the Dark" back there. Is that... this is, okay, this is before that horrible "Alone in the Dark" movie that just came out.

'''MATT:''' Oh, yeah, did that already come out?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah! It was just in the theater for, like, two days.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Bad idea.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So, what are we— Which one is this? Replacements?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he's trying to find an heir to the throne!

'''MATT:''' Oooooh.

''{pause until Strong Bad holds up the "Desterhoft" card}''

'''MIKE:''' Hey, that's the name of the guy that sent the email!

'''MATT:''' That's a funny name.

'''MIKE:''' ''{imitates the "Deleted" buzzer, then again as Strong Bad DELETEs the email}''

'''MATT:''' ''{of "DELORTED"}'' Oof. That brown screen is gross. I like it. Now this is our friend [[Craig Zobel]], who... you all know. His favorite thing ever on our website is right here where Bubs attacks Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' That's just me being ba— being a lazy animator. It wasn't supposed to be funny.

'''MATT:''' ''{partially over the last line}'' No, that was you being a genius.

'''MIKE:''' It wasn't supposed to be funny.

'''MATT:''' It's hilarious.

'''MIKE:''' Didn't you record Strong Bad singing one of these scroll buttons songs for the scroll button menu?

'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm. I did.

'''MIKE:''' We oughtta use that.

'''MATT:''' Never have. Maybe we should. It's been the same one for a while now.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{of the box with Strong Sad's image}'' That Strong Sad drawing is pretty great. The Cheat clearly drew that for him. ''{after Strong Bad's "Those are not feet.}'' What are they called, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Soolnds?

'''MATT:''' Soolnd.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Um...

'''MIKE:''' So we got a dance party coming up where Coach Z is doing our friend Claire's dance.

'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm. I remember... that's a good dance.

'''MIKE:''' It is.

'''MATT:''' The Claire dance. I don't know if Claire knows that we have Coach Z doing her dance.

'''MIKE:''' Does she know we have a name for her dance?

'''MATT:''' I don't know if she knows that either. I hope she doesn't get mad.

'''MIKE:''' I did all this. That's why the dances are pretty lame.

'''MATT:''' Homestar is singing in a dance contest, Mike. He doesn't, he obviously doesn't know what's going on.

'''MIKE:''' Even if it was a singing contest, it was a pretty bad song.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I dunno what he's talking about, but I dunno what he just put on his face.

''{they laugh}''

'''MATT:''' It's a great song, I think. It's very interesting. It makes you wonder. What did— and what happened that spawned that?

'''MIKE:''' I don't wanna know.

''{pause until The Paper}''

'''MIKE:''' That's it.

'''MATT:''' Preeow.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail105.html|watch "replacement"]]
*[[HR:sbemail105.swf|view the Flash file for "replacement"]]
*[[Forum:164|forum thread re: "replacement"]]

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other days

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:16:53 GMT

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[[Image:111snailmail.png|thumb|Um... where's my house?]]

'''Strong Bad Email #111'''

Brian asks what Strong Bad does on all the other days of the week.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Coach Z]], [[The Cheat]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Strong Sad]] (Easter Egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[The Classroom]], [[Strongbadia]], [[The Office]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]] (Easter egg)

'''Computers:''' [[Compy 386]], [[Block]]

'''Date:''' August 16, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:10

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got an email in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt. ''{stops singing}'' Again with the

''{reading email}''

<blockquote class="email">dear strong bad,<br />
what do you do on all the other days<br />
of the week?<br />
sincerely,<br />
brian holmes CA</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads the name as "B. Ryan Holmes, certified arborist")

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing and speaking like a robot while bobbing his head sporadically}''Good question, Brian. I am going to answer this email like a robot. Don't you think this is a great idea? ''{normal voice}'' Yeah, sorry, me neither. OK, other days o' the week. Let's see...

''{A calendar appears with a heading "A Month" and weeks starting on Monday. On Monday is written "checka my e-mail.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}''On Tuesdays, I check my snail mail.

''{"checka my snail mail" gets written in on Tuesday. Cut to Strong Bad at a mailbox that reads "sb_snailmail.exe"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got a snail mail in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt.

''{He opens his letter and reads it.}''

<pre>Dear Mr. Bad,
This constitutes your final warning.
Please remit payment of three(3)
dollars and sixty-two(62) cents or
you will be turned over to a "cut off
your toes" -style collections agency.

Swarthily,
Bubs' Concession Stand</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking sarcastically}'' Oh no, final warning. Is there nothing I can do to dissuade you? Like maybe give you a ride in my BMW?!? ''{Strong Bad pulls out the [[BMW Lighter|BMW lighter]] and burns the paper, laughing. He then looks around.}''WA HA HA HA! Um... Where's my house?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then to better help folks over the hump, on Wednesdays I give free motivational lectures.

''{"give lecture" is written in on Wednesday. Cut to the chalkboard with Coach Z and Strong Mad listening to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gots to look inside yourself! Positate the negative. When life throws pies at you, you make yourself a tall, cool glass of piemonade.

'''COACH Z:''' I'm a new man!

'''STRONG MAD:''' I'M THE HUMP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Due to a prior arrest, Thursdays are community service days, so me and the old Cheatasaurus head down to Strong Badia and give the place a firm scrubbin'.

''{"community service" gets written in for Thursday. Cut to Strong Badia, where Strong Bad is vacuuming the dirt and The Cheat is washing the Tire.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what I always say, The Cheat. Stay smart, vacuum...dirt.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises, sounds like "And wash up the tire!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't forget to wash where the sun don't shine.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then there's Business Casual Fridays, or as we say around the office, Biz Cas Fri. ''{"biz cas fri" appears on the Friday box.}'' You know, because we have to abrev. everything.

''{Cut to the office.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' That's the day we all wear the free polo shirts we got from various software companies.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man. Did you play Online Gaming last night? No, yeah, no? I did. I got so many frags.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' On Saturday I certainly don't wake up at 6 A.M., put on a Speedo, and go to swim practice. ''{"NOT swim practice" gets written in the Saturday box.}'' No, no, definitely not Speedo. But I do attend: {''A flyer for Battle Axe Lessons appears onscreen, "NOT swim practice" is replaced by "BATTLE AXE LESSONS!" in the Saturday box.}'' BATTLE AXE LESSONS AT THE REC CENTER, with my teacher Dolph Hauldhagen, The Instruc-TOR! And of course, Sunday is the OTHER day I check my email, for our Eastern European viewers across the pond.

''{"checka my eastern european emails" gets written in for Sunday. Cut to Strong Bad sitting at a gray computer with the word "BLOCK" in the bottom-left corner.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I got a Polish e-mail in my pocket, and I think it's starting to melt.

''{reading, translator speaks over Strong Bad in Polish: Silne Złe: Proszę rozwiązywać sznurowadło z tyłu głowy. Janusz, Polska}''

<blockquote class="email" style="border: 4px solid #999">Dear Strong Bad:<br />
Please to be untieing that shoelace on<br />
the back of your head?<br />
<br />
Janus<br />
Poland</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Untie my shoelace, eh Janus? Your<br>
mother is the speed limit.<br>
Your aspirin,<br>
Strong Bad

''{Translator continues: Rozwiązywać sznurowadło, eh Janek? Twoja matka jest ograniczenie prędkości. Z aspiryną, Silne Złe}''

''{Cut back to Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's pretty much my week. Now time for a refreshing glass of piemonade, or as we say around the office, p-nade.

''{Strong Bad gets up and leaves. The Paper comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "brian holmes CA" after Strong Bad says "Certified Arborist" to see B. Ryan Holmes's business card.
**The card reads: "B. Ryan Holmes, Certified Arborist. Phone:555-XYLM Mobile:coming soon" It has pictures of green trees and says "I think it has to do with trees!" in cursive on the bottom.
*At the end, click on "my week" to see Strong Sad waking Strong Bad up for swim practice.
::''{cut to the couch. Strong Bad is sleeping on it, as usual. Strong Sad walks in wearing a pair of swimming goggles and a swimming cap}''
::'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad...
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Dangit, chrona trigga!
::'''STRONG SAD:''' Strong Bad, wake up!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Chrona trigga!
::'''STRONG SAD:''' We're going to be late for swim practice!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Chrhn—''Chrono Trigger''!
::''{Strong Sad produces a stick with a pair of Speedo-style swimming trunks at the end of it, face turns away in disgust}''
::'''STRONG SAD:''' I've got your swim trunks.
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Magus, I'm gonn... I'll kill you.
*Also at the end click on "piemonade," to see an advertisement for [[Piemonade]].

== Fun Facts ==

===Trivia===
*On biz cas fri, Homestar Runner wears a shirt labelled 'Diskettes Etc.', while Strong Bad's has 'Micro Palace'.
*The Battle Axe flyer reads:
<pre>BAD AT
BATTLE AXEING???{sic}

Come join
Dolph Hauldhagen
and learn professional
techniques that will
boost your confidence
and deadlines.

Community Rec Center "The Instruc-TOR"
Sat. 6am-9am Dolph Hauldhagen

PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN BATTLE
AXE AND AN EXERCISE MAT.

555-4AXE{x9}</pre>
*Brian Holmes and 'Holmes' (from [[huttah!]]) are both from California.
*Dolph Hauldhagen is just Matt with a viking helmet, nothing else.

===Remarks===
*The calendar starts on Monday, as per some European countries. North American calendars usually start on Sunday.
*Strong Bad's advice to "make Piemonade" is a reference to the saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade."
*While talking about online gaming, Homestar Runner says, "I got so many frags". It seems he's been playing numerous [[Wikipedia:First-person shooter|first-person shooters]], in which a "[[Wikipedia:Frag|frag]]" is a kill.
*It is interesting that Strong Bad helps people over the hump on Wednesdays, as some people refer to Wednesday as "Hump Day" since it is in the middle of the week.

===Goofs===
*When Homestar says "so many frags" and is looking to the left, his torso is flipped, and consequently the buttons on his collar appear on the wrong side and "Diskettes Etc." appears backwards for a split second.
*In the "my week" Easter Egg, Strong Sad enters the basement empty handed, yet he somehow produces Strong Bad's swimming trunks from behind the couch.

===Inside References===
*This is another instance of Strong Bad's [[Couch Mumbling|couch mumbling]].
*The Office where "biz cas fri" takes place is the same as in [[dullard]] and the [[Senor Mortgage]] short, and the conversation is very reminiscient of that from ''dullard''.
*When Strong Bad mentions having to do community service, it is likely a reference to the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
*You can check out the ol' "Cheatasaurus" in one of the popcorn easter eggs in [[Labor Dabor]].

===Real-World References===
*When Strong Sad is waking up Strong Bad for swim practice, he mumbles various things, ranging from "I'll kill you" to the name of the classic [[Wikipedia:Super Nintendo Entertainment System|SNES]] [[Wikipedia:CRPG|RPG]], ''[[Wikipedia:Chrono Trigger|Chrono Trigger]]''. The "I'll kill you" in the swim practice Easter egg might be directed at Magus, a villain/party member in the game. ''(Also see Inside References.)''
** Also notable is that Magus's true name is Janus, the same as Strong Bad's Polish email author.
*The name of his other computer, "[[Block]]," is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Eastern_Bloc|Soviet Bloc]]—the group of Eastern European nations which were under communist government.
*The text on the battle axe lesson flyer which instructs you to bring your own axe and exercise mat is in the same font as Iron Maiden's name almost always appears. One of their first ever songs, "Invasion", released only on a four track album of which 5000 copies were made, was about Viking invaders.
*Strong Bad's imitation of a robot seems to be a reference to Harry in the documentary "[[IMDB:tt0334405|Spellbound]]," a spelling bee contestant who spontaneously replies to a question from the interviewer in a robotic voice, and finishes off by saying "I-am-a-musical-robot. Do-I-sound-like-a-musical-robot?"
*"Stay smart, vacuum...dirt" may be based on "Be Smart! Don't Start!", a motto used in a series of '80s PSAs trying to discourage minors from drinking alcohol.
*The phone number for Brian Holmes, Certified Arborist (555-XYLM), is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Xylem|xylem]], the major water transporting tissue of a tree.

===Fast Forward===
*"Biz Cas Fri" would be the subject of three Puppet Stuff features, [[Biz Cas Fri 1|Biz Cas Fri]], [[Biz Cas Fri 2]], and [[Biz Cas Fri 3]].

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

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail111.html|watch "other days"]]
*[[HR:sbemail111.swf|view the Flash file for "other days"]]
*[[Forum:504|forum thread re: "other days"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
[[Category:Coach Z Filmography]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]]
[[Category:Strong Mad Filmography]][[Category:Strong Sad Filmography]]
[[Category:The Cheat Filmography]]

Toons

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:16:08 GMT

Polly: /* Big Toons */ fixing link to avoid redirect

[[Image:toons screenshot.PNG|thumb|300px|The current [[Toons Menu]]]]
The Toons are glorious and magnificent—the most wondrous part of the entire Homestar Runner website! There are some great Homestar Runner toons to watch, and this page lists them all. So have fun in your living room!

== [[Toons Menu|Menu]] Toons ==
=== Big Toons ===
*[[Bug In Mouth Disease]] – Homestar swallowed a bug? ''5:10 long, 2005''
*[[Shopping for Danger]] – Blue Laser goes shopping. ''4:56 long, 2004''
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] – Strong Bad gets pinched. ''6:00 long, 2004''
*[[Parsnips A-Plenty]] – The first Homestar talkie. ''2:38 long, 1936''
*[[Where's The Cheat?]] – Strong Bad can't find the Cheat. ''6:18 long, 2002''
*[[The Luau]] – Marzipan and Strong Bad's parties face off. ''5:36 long, 2001''
*[[A Jorb Well Done]] – Coach Z's accent gets out of hand. ''4:00 long, 2001''
*[[The Reddest Radish]] – More like the Biggest Radish. ''2:23 long, 2000''
*[[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD]] – Homestar seeks hot bird. DVD. ''3:32 long, 2000''
*[[The King of Town DVD]] – KOT loses sleep over sheep. DVD. ''1:26 long, 2000''

=== Shorts ===
*[[The Li'l Brudder Show]] – King o' the dregs, minus 3 legs! ''2:00 long, 2005''
*[[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] – Real Life Adventure!! ''3:00 long, 2005''
*[[Peasant's Quest Preview]] – Coming soon from Videlectrix. ''1:10 long, 2004''
*[[Experimental Film]] – Strong Sad & The Cheat direct a video. ''3:00 long, 2004''
*[[Senor Mortgage]] – Wait. Is Senor Cardgage real?! ''1:22 long, 2004''
*[[Cheat Commandos...O's]] – Ridiculous breakfast. ''2:13 long, 2004''
*[[The Cheatar]] – The Cheat opens up a can of peas. ''0:54 long, 2004''
*[[Cheat Commandos Commercial|Cheat Commandos]] – Buy all our playsets and toys. ''1:03 long, 2004''
*[[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]] – He's no apothecary. ''1:03 long, 2003''
*[[Ballad of The Sneak]] – The #1 Summer Jam from 1936. ''2:05 long, 2003''
*[[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] – 4 drinks for 4 cool guys. ''3:50 long, 2003''
*[[Arcade Game]] – Strong Bad gets a Trogdor arcade game. ''1:44 long, 2003''
*[[20X6 vs. 1936]] – Stinkoman meets Old Timey Homestar. ''1:55 long, 2003''
*[[The System is Down]] – Strong Bad broke the Internet. ''1:06 long, 2003''
*[[Meet Marshie]] – America's favorite marshmallow. ''0:56 long, 2002''
*[[The Interview]] – Strong Bad interviews Homestar. ''2:47 long, 2002''
*[[Fluffy Puff Commercial]] – Homestar blows his lines. ''2:24 long, 2001''
*[[Theme Song Video]] – Home Star Run Go. ''1:00 long, 2000''
*[[Kick the Can]] – Early, silent Homestar cartoons. ''0:22 long, each, 2000 ''
*[[Strong Bad Sings]] – K-Tel Records presents! ''1:42 long, 2000 ''

=== [[Powered by The Cheat]] ===
*[[New Boots]] – The Cheat gets some new boots. Hi-five. ''2:35 long, 2004 ''
*[[mile|Mile]] – The Cheat guest-authors a SBEmail. ''2:40 long, 2003''
*[[crazy cartoon#Powered by The Cheat|Crazy Cartoon]] – I guess the Cheat deserves a trophy. ''1:12 long, 2003''
*[[Everybody to the Limit]] – The #1 Summer Jam. ''1:56 long, 2002''
*[[The Cheat Theme Song]] – The Cheat directs his own video. ''1:56 long, 2002''

=== [[Puppet Stuff]] ===
*[[Biz Cas Fri 3]] – Remember to back up your files. ''2:10 long, 2005''
*[[Biz Cas Fri 2]] – This one goes out to all my shareholdas. ''2:00 long, 2005''
*[[Biz Cas Fri 1]] – Revenge of the Office Dullard. ''1:50 long, 2005''
*[[Strong Bad vs. Little Girl!]] – SB faces off against LG. ''1:08 long, 2005''
*[[Homestar vs. Little Girl 2]] – Little girl be's cute. ''1:07 long, 2004''
*[[Labor Dabor]] – The Homestarmy regulates. ''2:00 long, 2004''
*[[Puppet Jam: Mission Control]] – HSR vs. TMBG. ''1:06 long, 2005''
*[[Puppet Jam: Vitamins/Celebrities]] – HSR vs. TMBG. ''1:10 long, 2004''
*[[Puppet Jam: Tropical Lazor Beams]] – HSR vs. TMBG. ''1:11 long, 2004''
*[[Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes]] – HSR vs. TMBG. ''1:14 long, 2004''
*[[Puppet Time]] – Homestar "borrows" stuff from Strong Bad. ''1:11 long, 2004''
*[[Everybody Knows It]] – Puppet Homestar sings. ''1:02 long, 2003''

=== [[Holiday Toons]] ===
*[[Happy Fireworks]]– Strong Bad ruins Christmas. Wait, what? ''1:30 long, 2005''
*[[Senorial Day]] – Senor Cardgage and Bubs face off! ''2:50 long, 2005''
*[[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] – The website finally comes to its senses. ''0:00 long, 2005''
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] – Homestar forgets to go Decemberween shopping. ''4:20 long, 2004''
*[[Snow Globe|Snowglobe]] – Happy Decemberween from Videlectrix. ''1:00 long, 2004''
*[[Halloween Fairstival]] – The Cheat can't ditch the hiccups. ''6:05 long, 2004''
*[[That A Ghost]] – Homestar looks for a ghost. ''4:00 long, 1937''
*[[Decemberween In July]] – Several stocking stuffers. ''0:00 long, 2004''
*[[Under Construction]] – Stinkoman saves April Fool. ''1:47 long, 2004''
*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] – Marzipan contacts the dead. ''6:00 long, 2003''
*[[Fan Costume Commentary]] – SB rags on his loyal fans. ''2:28 long, 2003''
*[[Malloween Commercial]] – Marshie goes off the deep end. ''1:40 long, 2003''
*[[Superbowl Dealie]] – Football makes a good excuse. ''0:39 long, 2003''
*[[A Decemberween Pageant]] – The gang puts on a weird play. ''4:23 long, 2002''
*[[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] – Everybody carves pumpkins. ''5:32 long, 2002''
*[[The Best Decemberween Ever]] – Homestar gives gifts. ''4:43 long, 2001''
*[[Some Stupid Turkey]] – Strong Bad gives thanks. ''0:39 long, 2001''
*[[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]] – Trick/Treat. ''4:00 long, 2001''
*[[A Mother's Day Message]] – Strong Bad loses a bet. ''1:29 long, 2001''
*[[A Holiday Greeting]] – Strong Bad offends everybody. ''1:38 long, 2000''
*[[Homestarloween Party]] – Costume Party!!. ''5:04 long, 2000''

=== [[Features]] ===
*[[Strong Bad Email]]
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]
*[[Teen Girl Squad]]

== Special Cartoons ==
Other toons not featured on the toon menu.
=== Intros ===
*[[Intro]]
*[[Intro 2]]
*[[Flag Intro]]
*[[Ween Intro|Halloween Intro]]
*[[King of Town Intro]]
*[[Old Intro]]
*[[Old Intro 2]]

=== Early Flash ===
*[[First Flash]]
*[[Isle of Pom]]
*[[Second Flash]]

=== Books ===
*[[Original Book]]
*[[Where My Hat Is At?]]

=== Other ===
*[[First Time Here?]]
*[[King of Town Email]]
*[[Super NES]]
*[[Where the Crap Are We?]]

== Cartoons that Left ==
Toons taken off the site for unknown reasons.

*[[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]]
*[[A Jumping Jack Contest]]

== DVD-Exclusive Toons ==
Toons and videos exclusive to the ''[[strongbad_email.exe]]'' DVD set. ''(Note: for a list of DVD-exclusive emails, please check the Strong Bad Email section.)''

*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]]
*[[Some Puppet Stuff]]
*[[Sample of Style]]
*[[Sample of Style Too]]
*[[Some Extras]]
*[[Day at the Park]]
*[[Puppets on the Road]]

[[Category: Toons]][[Category: Lists]]

Secret Pages

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 22:15:38 GMT

Polly: /* Old Stuff */ fixing link to avoid redirect

This is where all the secret pages and old .swf things go. Please remember to put a description when adding something to the list. Put newer things to the bottom of a list.

'''Note:''' Sometimes some of the pages don't work. Just try again at a later date.

----
== Music ==
[[HR:breakbeat.swf|Everybody]] — A constant loop of the ''"Everybody!"'' song used in the intro.
*Sometimes this is [[404'd]].

[[HR:cheatnotdead.swf|The Cheat is Not Dead]] — A sample of "[[The Cheat is Not Dead]]" from [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]. Also used [http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/sbemail-7-30-03.html here] by clicking on CD on the post -it note.

[[HR:midnight.swf|Because It's Midnite]] — A sample of "[[Because It's Midnite]]" from [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]. Also used [http://homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/sbemail-7-30-03.html here] by clicking on SB on the post-it.

[[HR:music.swf|Music]] — This is the music from the classic cartoon, [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]]. (This is a loop from the beginning of Beck's "Tropicalia".)

[[HR:ohyeahyeah.mp3|Oh yeah]] — Marzipan's song from the Strong Bad Email, [[marzipan]].

[[Sing Along]] — A weird, unfinished sing-along with [[Homestar Runner]] and [[Strong Bad]].

[[HR:renegade.swf|Renegade Master]] — A sample from the Fatboy Slim remix of Wildchild's "Renegade Master" that was used for the "Characters" button on [[Main Page 4]] for a while, but was replaced by the techno loop below.

[[HR:money.swf|Techno]] — A sample loop from [[techno]] used in [[Dancin' Bubs]].

[[HR:banjo.swf|Banjo]] — From the [[little questions]] Easter egg; also used in [[Dancin' Bubs]].

[[HR:drumnbass.swf|Drum N' Bass]] A loop from [[Everybody to the Limit]]; also used in [[Dancin' Bubs]].

[[HR:fluffypuff.mp3|Fluffy Puff Theme Song]] — The [[Fluffy Puff Marshmallows]] Theme Song from [[Meet Marshie]]

[[HR:poopsmoke.zip|Poop Smoke]] — A remix including [[Poot Slap]] and Deep Purple's Smoke on the Water.

[[HR:sbsite/welcome.mp3|Welcome.mp3]] — An mp3 file of the "Welcome to your doom" sound that plays when you go to [[Strong Bad's Website]]. It is the sound that plays before every boss in the Sega Genesis game "Altered Beast".

== Old Stuff ==
[[HR:costumes01.html|Fan Costumes]] — A collection of fan submitted Halloween stuff. The original version of [[Fan Costume Commentary]]. For some reason, the link is embedded in the source of the [[Homsar Main Page]].

[[Third Games Menu]] — One of the old game menus.

[[HR:boredbuttons.swf|Bored Buttons]] — An old navigation.

[[Old Telebision Toons Menu]] — Old toons menu, both with and without sound.

[[Chinese Food Toons Menu]] — Old toons menu. Related to fortune cookie game?

[[HR:loading.swf|Loading...]] — An old loading Homestar thing. Actually from the removed toon [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]] and a few other old toons like the old characters page. Also seen recently in [[lady...ing]]

[[Broken Tandy Menu]] — An old Strong Bad Email menu that only goes up to [[gimmicks]]. It was used when the [[Tandy 400]] blew up, so Strong Bad had to use notebook paper.

[[HR:sbemail(vacation).swf|Vacation Menu]] — An old Strong Bad vacation menu. Click on the post-it note to hear some funny... stuff.

[[HR:hstarr.swf|Loading 2]] — An old loading screen.

[[Lava Lamp Toons Menu]] — Old toons menu with a lava lamp as a back button. The remote was used in the museum, but with only 1 button.

[[Yearbook Character Page]] — Old characters page. It was believed to be made sometime after the toon "The Luau". Homsar is not included in the lineup because he was not considered a character back then.

[[Decemberween Email Menu]] — This was the "no new email notice" used during the holidays in 2002.

[[HR:main6x.swf|Old Main Page 6]] — This is an uncompleted main page from back in 2000. The "new cartoon!" link goes to [[A Jorb Well Done]], the "another homepage" goes to [[Main Page 10]], the "more messages" link goes to [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 2]], and the "new toons menu" link goes to the current toons menu. Also, the buttons on the left don't work exactly right. Also note that email is above downloads, instead of below store. Also, Homestar's mouth will move when you mouse over downloads and store, but he won't say anything. Only downloads actually works. The other buttons won't do anything.

[[HR:rules.html|Message Bored Rules]] — They appear to be the rules from the Strong Bad Message Bored.

[[HR:errorpage.html|Error Page]] — The error page that was used before [[404'd]]. If you look closely on the mailbox before the letters appear on the [[Email]] page, you can see [[HR:sberror.jpg|that Strong Bad face]] from the old error page.

[[Intro 2]] — Actually the third Intro made between [[Old Intro|the first]], [[Old Intro 2|second]], and [[Intro|fourth intros]].

[[HR:wanted.swf|Wanted]] — This wanted poster was accessible from the "What's New" button a few days before [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]] came out.

[[HR:sbemail46.swf|Old SB Email #46]] — This is an alternate version of [[your friends]], with music that ends very early.
* Some other differences:
** In the newer version, an announcer on the TV Strong Mad is watching says "Some type of TV show"
** Newer: There are extra buzz saw blades and a bottle of hot sauce behind SB as he bothers Marzipan
** Newer: Strong Bad is seen holding a bottle of hot sauce as he nettles Homsar
** Newer: Strong Bad's mouth is visible in the reflection when he sings the e-mail song
** Newer: The Cheat angrily curses Strong Bad (in Cheat-speak) when he's taped to Pom Pom
** Older: At the end, Strong Bad says the word "fans" a little differently.
** Newer: Pom Pom does 1 more turn
** Older: The background music stops as the scene goes to Strong Sad.
[[HR:luaumain.html|Luau Menu]] — An updated version of the secret Luau main menu.

[[HR:stencils.swf|Stencils]] — Stencils you can print to use on pumpkins. Replaced by [[Pumpkin Stencils]].

[[Pumpkin Stencils]] — These are the later version of the pumpkin stencils above. They were temporarily shown on the main pages as one of the updates, but they are currently a secret page because there is no link to them now that the main pages were updated a long time ago and they were the only link there.

[[HR:toonsold.html|Another Old Toons Menu?]] — Presumably an old toons menu. The toons.swf file is embedded in this page. However, the swf file is no longer on the site. This text is contained in the page source: ''"Kick the Can an ancient homestar cartoon found in the ruins of Pompei the isle of Pom a sweet little story about the big, round, yellow one. Pom-Pom i think is his name. The King of Town The King of Town has lost his crown. No, wait. I mean his sheep. Marshmallow's Last Stand What more is there to life than marshmallows and tag-team wrestling?"'' This menu was most likely the earliest one on the site. But since it just stays blank, we'll probably never know. Because it has very few toons, and even has the Isle of Pom according to the source, it probably came before the lava lamp toons menu.

[[HR:oldflash2.swf|An older old flash stuff menu]] — Just an older old flash stuff menu. It has the Marshmallow's Last Stand button, but it doesn't work.

[[HR:litebrite3.html|Astro Lite 2600]] — Another version of the Astro Lite game that used to be accessable from the museum.

[[HR:sbemail.swf|Old SB Email Selection]] — The email selection before the email [[virus]]

[[HR:games3.html|Old games page?]] — Probably an old games page. This text is contained in the page source: ''Homestar Talker d a n c i b u s Fortune Cookies marzipan's answering machine hairstyle runner Strong Libs''. Also, stronglibs.html seems to be misspelled as stonglibs.html in another part of the source. It was most likely the Third Games Menu listed above.

[[Broken Compy Menu]] — The email selection page that appeared between [[virus]] and [[animal]].

[[HR:wow.html|Wallpaper o' the Week]] — Possibly an old feature, meant for the weekly updates section. The link is embedded in the source of the [[Homestar Talker]].

[[HR:updates.html|Email Updates]] — Before [[The Brothers Chaps]] started updating weekly, this was how fans knew when to check homestarrunner.com. Yet again, the link is embedded in the source of the Homestar Talker.

[[HR:answer.html|Answering Machine]] — This is just Marzipan's Answering Machine, but it doesn't have the archive menu.

== Random Things ==
[[Not the 100th Email!!!]] — Never purposefully linked to at any time, this secret page was actually designed to be discovered.

[[If I Ran the Camera]] — A poem of unknown origin.

[[HR:weeklies/weeklies.xml|Weeklies XML]] — Some XML page about the weekly things. The source says:
<pre><?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
<sketchbook>exag-a-homestar</sketchbook>
<fanstuff>beachface homsar</fanstuff>
<qod character="cardgage" filename="cardgage_msamerica.mp3">My left name is tremendous savings, Ms. America!</qod>

</pre>

[[HR:hrapple.swf|Seriously]] — Macintosh Homestar Runner. Also used as a wallpaper in the wallpapers section of the site (the wallpapers page is a little further down this list).

[[HR:dellocut_2.swf|Yellow Dello Deleted Scene]] — This is the scene from [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD]] where Strong Bad is talking with Marzipan, but with some odd commentary tacked on the front.

[[Where the Crap Are We?]] — An animation with Homestar and Strong Bad found in an easter egg in Macromedia Central.

[[HR:tvguide.html|Current Toons Menu]] — The same [[Toons Menu|toons menu]], but it has a different page name. Instead of "toons.html", it's "tvguide.html". Also, you can click here for the swf file: [[HR:tvguide.swf|SWF File of the Toons Menu]]. This was the name of the toons menu back [http://www.homestarrunner.kitkorp.com/extraoldtoons.html before the remote was upgraded]. If you click "back" at the end of [[Meet Marshie]], you will be taken here.

[[Happy T]] — A sign which says "Happy T." You can click on some of the letters to hear characters say stuff. Then click in the lower right hand corner of the screen to hear [[Homsar]].

[[HR:sbsign.swf|SB Sign]] — A strange [[Strong Bad]] sign.

[[HR:needlepoint.html|Needle Point]] — A small cartoon of Homestar and Strong Bad that appears sewn.

[[HR:mattcake.swf|Matt Cake!!!]] — A scary cake. Click on one of the cherries for a special surprise. 

[[HR:tirecake.swf|Tire Cake]] — A tire with candles. Click on a certain one to see the snake from the [[Strongbadia]] flag.

[[HR:cake.swf|50 cake]] — The Easter egg that was used in the email [[big white face]], click on it for all sorts of crazy crap.

[[HR:taryngame.swf|Kicking Game]] — A kicking game. Kick the picture 47 times to see it break. (The picture is of a girl, [http://aces.tabulas.com/tarebear/5134_35f71.jpg Taryn], from the old Strong Bad Message Bored, who finally posted her pic after everyone begged her to. [[The Cheat]] then made this game.) If you save the Flash file on to your hard drive and then kick the picture, it will break the first time you kick Taryn.

[[HR:hstheme.html|H*R Theme]] — A desktop theme for H*R.

[[HR:sbtheme.html|SB Theme]] — A desktop theme for SB.

[[HR:theme.swf|Another H*R Theme]] — A H*R desktop theme for Windows 98. It only downloads the theme song though.

[[HR:waffleshirt.swf|Shirts]] — Some Waffle House-style shirts and some Jamaican shirt thing.

[[HR:wireless.html|Wireless Bizness]] — A page that appears to be intended for mobile phones supporting [[Wikipedia:Wireless Application Protocol|WAP]]. Has some Strong Bad Emails. (No longer works.)

[[HR:coolest.html|Coolest]] — A banner which says "THE COOLEST STUFF EVER". Note the title says The_Coolest_Stuff_Ever.COM. The website does not exist though, although a website called [http://www.the-coolest-stuff-ever.com The-Coolest-Stuff-Ever.com] '''does''' exist.

[[HR:ppglossy.swf|Pom Pom Glossy]] — A cool [[Pom Pom]] picture.

[[HR:sbglossy.swf|SB Glossy]] — A picture of Strong Bad that appears autographed by his "main man" in [[2 years]].

[[HR:marzyshirts.swf|Marzipan Shirts]] — [[Marzipan]] shirts that were never used.

[[HR:weenstuff/weenstuff1.html|Ween Stuff]] — Halloween fan pictures.

[[HR:boredbuttons.swf|Bored Buttons]] — Message bored buttons.

[[HR:hsglossy.swf|H*R Glossy]] — Just like all the other glossies.

[[HR:zeen_ecard.swf|Limozeen eCards]] — Make and send a Thanksgiving [[Limozeen]] eCard. It doesn't work, though. It just says "loading..." and keeps doing that. (Note: You can skip the loading screen with the use of a seek bar.)

*Fun Fact: The font used for "Loading..." is modeled after the [[Wikipedia:Iron Maiden (band)|Iron Maiden]] logo.

[[HR:guestyear.swf|H*R Yearbook]] — It just says "Homestar's yearbook". Scroll over Homestar to hear him say "Sign My Yearbook! ... but don't use any swears, because my mom reads it."

[[Character Cards]] — Probably an old Characters page. Click the cards to flip through the deck. [[Old Characters|Homeschool Winner]] is named here.

[[Homestar Runner and Strong Bad Screensaver]] — These screensavers can also be gotten by downloading the themes.

[[404'd]] — The error message that appears when you go to something on H*R.com that doesn't exist, embedded in [[HR:404error.html|this]] page.

[[HR:interview2.html|Interview 2]] — This is an unfinished version of [[The Interview]]. It has less than the original and it seems that the lip syncing is unfinished as well. Also, there are some changes that were made before the final version; for instance, Strong Bad says "Thanks for your time," instead of "Get out of my face!" at the end.

[[HR:sb_kingcomment.swf|Strong Bad's Commentary]] — This is Strong Bad's Commentary for the [[The King of Town DVD]], but at the end of this version it explains why Strong Bad did the commentary.

[[HR:newbutton.swf|News]] — The news button that is integrated in every main page.

[[HR:homepages.swf|Homepages]] — The homepages list that is integrated in every main page.

[[HR:answermenu.swf|Answering Machines]] — The archive menu in the bottom right of [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]].

[[HR:noflash.html|No Flash]] — An old page telling you that you need to download Flash.

[[HR:smsticker.html|Strong Mad Stickers]] — Print out Strong Mad Stickers! The stickers are used for similar purposes as the Luke Schenscher (a Georgia Tech basketball player) stickers and T-Shirts that showed up all around Atlanta, where The Brothers Chaps live, when Georgia Tech was in the Final Four and NCAA Championship in basketball.

[[Ween Intro]] — The intro that is displayed on Halloween. It always takes you to [[Main Page 7|Main Page 7 "Dead as a Doornail"]].

[[HR:filter.swf|Filter]] — The Flash file used on the index page of the old site. It redirects you to either the [[Old Intro 2]] or the No Flash page above.

[[HR:hsmakeout.html|Making Out]] — The "Click on the Monkey!!!" pop-up that was in the 118th Strong Bad Email. Also view the [[HR:hsmakeout.swf|flash file]]

[[HR:tennis.html|Seriously!]] — An Easter egg from [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]], accessed by clicking on the candy corn light in the top right corner in the cast list at the end. Click [[HR:tennis.swf|here]] for the flash file.

[[HR:aim.html|MORE TO COME!]] — The page with the AIM buddy icons on it.

[[HR:downloads.html|Downloads Menu]] — Just a different name for the downloads menu, but the screen is smaller.

[[Banners and Link Graphics]] — No longer on site, just some pictures that can be used on your site to link to H*R.

[[HR:macicons.html|Mac icons instructions]] — Old Mac icon instructions.

[[HR:qod_virus.swf|Virus'd QoD]] — What happens when you click on the 'Q' button at the top of the [[virus]] e-mail. Notice that when you roll over the 'Don't tape it!' text it turns into 'Don't take it!'

[[HR:fanstuff_virus.swf|Virus'd Fanstuff]] - What happens when you click on the 'F' button at the top of the [[virus]] e-mail.

[[HR:sketchbook_virus.swf|Virus'd Sketchbook]] - What happens when you click on the 'S' button at the top of the [[virus]] e-mail.

[[HR:clock7x.swf|Strong Bad's "Time Machine" download]] - The SB clock.

[[HR:sccicons.html|The Sweet Cuppin' Cakes buddy icons download page]] - From an easter egg in [[crazy cartoon]].

[[HR:main_nav.swf|NavBar]] -- The bottom menu (main, toons, games etc.) that appears on almost every page underneath the toon.

[[HR:halloween01.swf|Sucky Treats]] -- Some early costume ideas for [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]. Notice The Cheat is wearing a different shirt; Marzipan, Pom Pom, and Coach Z all have otherwise unused costumes; and the King of Town is also lacking his 'stache.

== Images ==
These images are likely avatars either used by [[The Brothers Chaps]] or simply collected by them.

[[HR:wallpapers.html|Wallpapers]] — The wallpaper download page.

[[HR:calibos.gif|Picture 1]] — An image of Calibos. Probable reference material for Strong Sad in [[different town]]

[[HR:dennises.gif|Picture 2]] — An animated GIF of various actors named Dennis. The cycle of Dennises is [[Wikipedia:Dennis Hopper|Hopper]], [[Wikipedia:Denis Leary|Leary]], [[Wikipedia:Dennis Quaid|Quaid]], and [[Wikipedia:Dennis Franz|Franz]].

[[HR:franzer.gif|Picture 3]] — An animated GIF with various images of Dennis Franz.

[[HR:joker.jpg|Picture 4]] — A photo of Cesar Romero as the Joker. Probable reference material for Strong Bad in [[Halloween Fairstival]].

[[HR:polaris.gif|Picture 5]] — Cover of the promotional cassette "Happily Deranged", containing 3 songs from the mid '90s Nickelodeon show "[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Pete and Pete|The Adventures of Pete & Pete]]." A larger version of the image is found [http://members.tripod.com/~maytg_jedi/pp/pic/front.jpg here].

[[HR:favicon.ico|Icon]] — A Homestar Runner icon. In some browsers, this is used as a bookmark icon. In other browsers it is displayed in the location/address bar when a user visits any page on homestarrunner.com.

== Previews ==
''These are the mini-Flash animations that appear on the TV screen when you scroll over the title of an item on the [[Toons Menu]].'' ([[HR:menuswfs/menu_bobross.swf|Easter egg]])

=== Big Toons ===
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_buginmouth.swf|Bug In Mouth Disease]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_commandos3.swf|Shopping for Danger]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_jailcartoon.swf|Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_parsnips.swf|Parsnips A-Plenty]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_whereis.swf|Where's The Cheat?]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_luau2.swf|The Luau]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_cantsayjob.swf|A Jorb Well Done]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_radish.swf|The Reddest Radish]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_yellodellomenu.swf|In Search of the Yello Dello DVD]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_kingmenu.swf|The King of Town DVD]]

=== Shorts ===
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_lilbrudder.swf|The Li'l Brudder Show]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_filmstyle.swf|Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_pqtrailer.swf|Peasant's Quest Trailer]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_expfilm.swf|Experimental Film]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_senormortgage.swf|Senor Mortgage]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_cheatcereal.swf|Cheat Commando's...O's]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_cheatar.swf|The Cheatar]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_cheatcommando.swf|Cheat Commando's]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_mrshmallow.swf|Mr. Shmallow]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_sneakvideo.swf|Ballad of The Sneak]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_whatsinthebag.swf|Lookin' at a Thing in a Bag]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_arcadegame.swf|Arcade Game]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_20x6vs1936.swf|20x6 vs. 1936]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_systemisdown.swf|The System is Down]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_marshie.swf|Meet Marshie]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_interview.swf|The Interview]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_fluffypuff2.swf|Fluffy Puff Commercial]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_video.swf|Theme Song Video]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_old.swf|Kick The Can]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_sbsings.swf|Strong Bad Sings]]

=== Holiday ===
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_fireworks.swf|Happy Fireworks]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_senorialday.swf|Senorial Day]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_payplus.swf|HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_xmas04.swf|Homestar Presents: Presents]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_xmas04_pq.swf|Snowglobe]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_ween04.swf|Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_oldtimeyween.swf|That A Ghost]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_dween_menu.swf|Decemberween in July]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_underconstruction.swf|Under Construction]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_ween03.swf|3 Times Halloween Funjob]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_malloween.swf|Malloween Commercial]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_superbowl.swf|Superbowl Dealie]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_xmas2002.swf|A Decemberween Pageant]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_halloween2002.swf|Pumpkin Carve-nival]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_xmas2001.swf|The Best Decemberween Ever]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_turkey.swf|Some Stupid Turkey]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_halloween2001.swf|The House That Gave Sucky Treats]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_mother.swf|A Mother's Day Message]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_xmas.swf|A Holiday Greeting]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_homestarloween.swf|Homestarloween Party]]

=== Puppet Stuff ===
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_bizcasfri3.swf|Biz Cas Fri 3]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_puppetjam4.swf|Puppet Jam: Mission Control]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_bizcasfri2.swf|Biz Cas Fri 2]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_bizcasfri1.swf|Biz Cas Fri 1]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_sbvslilgirl.swf|Strong Bad vs. Little Girl!]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_puppetween.swf|Homestar vs. Little Girl 2]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_laborday.swf|Labor Dabor]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_puppetjam3.swf|Puppet Jam: Vitamins/Celebrities]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_puppetjam2.swf|Puppet Jam: Tropical Lazor Beams]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_puppetjam1.swf|Puppet Jam: Bad Jokes]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_puppettime.swf|Puppet Time]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_puppets.swf|Everybody Knows It]]

=== Powered by The Cheat ===
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_newboots.swf|New Boots]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_sbemail87.swf|Mile]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_crazycartoon.swf|Crazy Cartoon]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_fhqwhgads.swf|Everybody to the Limit]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_cheatvideo.swf|The Cheat Theme Song]]

=== Separate Features ===
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_sbmail.swf|Strong Bad Email]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_tgs.swf|Teen Girl Squad]]
*[[HR:menuswfs/menu_marzanswer.swf|Marzipan's Answering Machine]]
[[Category:Secret Pages]]
[[Category: Lists]]

Rejected Characters

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=== Unnamed Girl ===
[[Image:Unnamed_Girl.PNG|thumb|right|thumb|Do YOU know her?]]

'''An Unnamed Girl''' appears in the background of the [[Dancin' Bubs|Dancin' Bubs Game]]. Who this character was intended to be remains a mystery.
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=== Homeschool Winner ===
[[Image:hswin.PNG|thumb|Skinny fellow!]]
The mysterious character of '''Homeschool Winner''' came about when a friend of [[The Brothers Chaps|the Brothers Chaps]] was unable to recall [[Homestar Runner]]'s name. In the [[Club Aquatica Interview - 29 Oct 2003|Club Aquatica interview]], [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] recalls that his friend said: "What's your website, HomeschoolWinner.com?" Homeschool is described as "a big nerd, with maybe a creepy edge to him."

The character seems to have been aborted, with few sightings to date. Humorously mentioned in the [[Sample of Style]] video on the [[strongbad email.exe|DVD]], [[Mike Chapman|Mike]] breaks the tube Matt uses to make [[Bubs]]' voice, and Matt says: "Great. Now we have to kill off Bubs. Just like Homeschool Winner."

====Filmography====
*[[Character Cards]] (debut)
*[[Dancin' Bubs]]
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=== The Unguraits ===
[[Image:theunguraits.png|thumb|right|220px|The bandits]]
[[Image:20050602_weekly_sketchbook_blue_laser_ungurait.PNG|thumb|left|220px|What could have been...]]

'''The Unguraits''' are Nintendo-style bandits that are seen in a set of [[Character Cards|cards]] (that are are no longer found on [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|HomestarRunner.com]]) along with Homeschool Winner. The Brothers Chaps have apparently considered using them for the forces of [[Blue Laser]] in [[The Cheat Commandos|Cheat Commandos]] toons, but they have not yet appeared in this capacity.
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=== Dijjery-Doo ===
[[Image:Sketchbook Nine.PNG|thumb|Dijjery-Doo]]

'''Dijjery-Doo''' is a [[The Cheat]]-like character that was abandoned in the design phase because it was obviously too similar to The Cheat. It is only seen in the [[Museum]] Sketchbook.

====Fun Fact====
A [[Wikipedia:Didgeridoo |didgeridoo]] is a traditional Australian Aboriginal instrument.

====Complete Filmography ====
*[[Museum Sketchbook]] (Debut)
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===Trivia Time===
[[Image:ttime2.jpg|thumb|As a cookie jar]]

'''Trivia Time''' is [[Pom Pom]]'s dog. Although there are some concept sketches in the [[Museum]], he's never appeared directly in a Homestar cartoon. A cookie jar with his likeness is in a few toons, and in the [[Homestarloween Party]], one of the [[Pom Pom's girls|girls]]' dog "Chris" looks a lot like Trivia Time.

====Complete Filmography====
* [[Isle of Pom]] (Debut as Food Dish)
* [[Museum]] (sketchbook)
* [[Homestar Quiz]] (early version of the quiz had Trivia Time as an answer)

====Cookie Jar Appearances====
*[[Where's The Cheat?]]
*[[army]] (Easter egg)
*[[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]]
*[[Halloween Fairstival]]
*[[radio]]
[[Category: Inside Jokes]]
[[Category:Rejected Characters]]

=== The Robot ===
[[Image:TheRobot.png|thumb|right||140px|The Strongest Robot]]

'''The Robot''' entered the "Strongest Man in the World" contest of the [[Original Book]] and was the previous year's winner before [[Homestar Runner]] and company entered. He is not related to the [[Visor Robot]].
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[[Image:sbemail93.PNG|thumb|"Don't you die on me, Bennedetto!"]]

'''Strong Bad Email #93'''

Hank Toler asks about [[Strongbadia]]'s army. The Homestarmy attempts to invade the kingdom.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[The Cheat]]/[[Firebert]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Homsar]], [[Frank Bennedetto]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Mrs. Bennedetto]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Stick]], [[Strongbadia]], [[Marzipan's House]] (Easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' January 5, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 4:00

== Transcript ==

''{The Compy appears to be dusty with a little cobweb on the top left corner}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{runs in and sits}'' Whoa. Guess it's been a while. Sorry about that, Compy. Need to get some... ''{starts typing "strongbad_email.exe"}'' Endust.

''{Strong Bad reads}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad,<br />
I was curious as to whether or not<br />
Strong Badia had an official army.<br />
Your Homeboy,<br />
Hank Toler</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' Does Strongbadia have an army? Strongbadia needs no army, Hankatola. Me and that one big guy and that one little guy... we're a one man army. Er, a three man one-y. Three-to-one-marny? What I mean to say is, what do we need an army for when the three of us pretty much do as we please? I mean, it's not like there's anyone around to oppose us.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{suddenly appears wearing a bowl on his head and carrying a large spoon}'' All right, maggot! Fall it out. Colonel ''{he pronounces it phonetically, i.e. "col-o-nel"}'' Homestar Runner is recruiting ''the'' most elite team of crack commandos to invade Strongbadia. Do you has what it takes to join the Homestarmy? Will you bring a sack lunch and some orange slices for me and serve your country?
Will you, stupid?!

'''STRONG BAD''': Um... no. I don't really have any interest in invading my own—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Ten-hut! Draft dodger, eh? We'll see if those trees you're always hugging save you when Gordon Lightfoot's creeping round your back stair. Company... Halt! Backwards... March!

''{Homestar marches backwards off screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What in the—

''{Homestar sticks his head back in}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Oh, and if you change your mind, or you wanna trade in that skirt you're wearing for a nice pair of camos, we're having a pep rally up at the stick in oh-fifteen minutes.

'''STRONG BAD''': Wow. I thought I knew what ridiculous was, until this day. This definitely merits some further reconnaissance. The Cheat!

'''THE CHEAT''': Emeh! ''{sounds like "I'm here"}''

'''STRONG BAD''': The Cheat, I need you to find out—

'''THE CHEAT''': ''{sounding a little upset}'' Omee mah meh. ''{sounds like "It's Firebert!"}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Ohhh. Don't make me call you that. It's not a good commando name.

'''THE CHEAT''': ''{forcefully}'' Memamo meh! ''{sounds like "Commando name!"}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Ugh, all riiight. ''{reluctantly}'' Firebert. I need you to find out what the crap Homestar Runner is up to at the stick in 0–15 minutes.

'''THE CHEAT''': Meh, meer! ''{sounds like "Yes, Sir!"}''

''{scene changes to The Stick}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Are you sick and tired of playing second-fiddle to a two bit wrestle man and his yellow dog?

'''CROWD''': YEAH!

''{faint rewind noise}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Are you ready to fight alongside your Colonel ''{again pronounced phonetically}'' and give your five bucks to the Homestarmy if it comes to that?

'''CROWD''': YEAH!

''{faint rewind noise}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Do you wanna paint that fence some other cool color and put a fake beard on that tire?

''{silence}''

''{Switches to view of Homestar's audience, showing it consists of the Painting of a guy with a big knife, Strong Sad holding a tapedeck, Homsar, and a popcorn popper.}''

'''STRONG SAD''': Oh, sorry. Forgot to rewind.

''{Strong Sad rewinds tape deck and presses play}''

'''CROWD''': YEAH!

'''HOMSAR''': DaAaAaAa! You gotta get yours. I gotta get mine.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': All right then, maggots! Lets get out there and invade us some serious Strongbadia! Company... GO!

''{The Homestarmy marches off and The Cheat appears from behind The Stick. The view now shifts to Strongbadia where Strong Bad and Strong Mad are wondering about badminton}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Yeah, I don't know. Maybe there is a goodminton.

''{The Homestarmy marches up. Homsar forgets to stop marching and walks right off the other side of the screen.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Strong Bad, so I see you decided to join the other side, eh?

'''STRONG BAD''': What joining?? I ''am'' the other side!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Ten-Hut! Prepare to feel the fluoride sting of the Homestarmy! Strongbadia... will be ours!

'''STRONG BAD''': No it won't. We're about to play some badminton. So.. no invasion.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Oh. So I see. ''{pause}'' Retreat!! Fall back men! We're in over our heads!

'''STRONG SAD''': Hold the line! Hold the liiiine!

'''STRONG BAD''': And take this stupid thing with you.

''{Strong Bad kicks the popcorn popper. A crash is heard off screen.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Bennedetto! Don't you die on me Bennedetto! Not on my watch! Don't you give up! ''{Tearing up}'' You never gave me the five bucks...''{taps Bennedetto with his spoon}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad's computer}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{Typing}'' And that, my dear Hankerin', is why Strongbadia will never need an army, though we are in dire need of a copy of the official rules of badminton. No idea what we're doing. None.

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

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{mumbling}'' Firebert. Terrible!

== Easter Eggs ==
*Near the beginning, click "[[Three-to-one Marny]]" to see a handbook containing the rules to playing 3-person marny, as written by [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]]. Click the rulebook to read it.

*At the end, click on "No idea" to see a scene at [[Marzipan's House]].
:''Homestar walks up to a microwave.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Mrs. Bennedetto, my name is Colonel ''{still pronounced phonetically}'' Homestar Runner. I served with Frank in the Homestarmy at the battle of Strongbadia. I hate to give you this news... Frank was one of the finest frigging soldiers I ever met! And he still kinda owes me five bucks. So, if you could just... fork it over...''{taps microwave with his spoon}''

*Also at the end, click "army" to see a [[Firebert]] action figure. It's reminiscient of the action figures in the Strong Bad Email [[action figure]], and later appears with [[The Cheat Commandos]].

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*When Strong Bad says it's been a while he was referring to the fact that this was the first update in a few weeks, because of Christmas vacation.

===Remarks===
*It looks like Strong Bad has finished the [[Painting of a guy with a big knife]]. (In [[i love you]] he didn't paint the bottom few inches.)
*The painting walks into Strongbadia by itself. Homsar carries Bennedetto and then wanders offscreen.
*The Compy is rather dusty, as can be evidenced by adjusting the contrast. Interestingly, the second cut to the Compy has the contrast increased so the dust around the edges is more visible.

===Goofs===
*Although Strong Sad says that he forgot to rewind after the second "crowd cheer" at the pep rally, the rewind sound does play after the second cheer.
*The text on Firebert's toy box goes over the top of the box.
*When Homestar leaves Strong Bad at the computer, the contrast of the computer screen is automatically brighter. Then at the end when we cut to Strong Bad again, it is darker.

===Inside References===
*The [[Soapbox|box]] Homestar is standing on at The Stick says "Twelve of Them". This is a reference to [[fingers]], in which Homestar stands on a box which bears the words "Eleven Soaps".

===Real-World References===
*Homestar says that the enemy is [[Wikipedia:Gordon Lightfoot|Gordon Lightfoot]], a Canadian singer. He says "...the trees you're always huggin' comes to save you when Gordon Lightfoot starts '''creepin' around your back stair'''". This is a lyric from one of his most famous songs, the Billboard #1 from June '74, "Sundown". It goes like this:
:'''"Sundown, you'd better take care, when I find you've been creepin' 'round my back stair"'''
*Homsar's phrase, "You gotta get yours, I gotta get mine" may be a reference to a lyric from the popular Snoop Dogg song, "Gin and Juice."
*Bennedetto is most likely a [http://www.epinions.com/West_Bend_Hot_Air_Popcorn_Popper_01568_Small_Appliances/display_~full_specs West Bend Hot Air Popcorn Popper 01568 Popcorn Maker].
*Bennedetto's name may be derrived from a character in Alexander Dumas' classic work "[[Wikipedia:The Count of Monte Cristo|The Count of Monte Cristo]]" where the adopted son of a servant's name is "Benedetto" of which a prolonged explanation of his life's history is told in that book.
*Endust, a product by the [http://www.saralee-de.com/ Sara Lee/DE Corporation], is a spray designed to keep dust from settling on furniture.

===Fast Forward===
*Frank Bennedetto may have been the only casualty of the Battle of Strongbadia, but he may not have died. Homestar led Mrs. Benedetto to believe that he was dead, but the appropriate term is more 'missing in action'. You see him behind the fence in the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], and actually back in the army in the [[Labor Dabor]] puppet thing.
*Firebert later becomes a character in the [[The Cheat Commandos|Cheat Commandos]]. Additionally, the fact that Firebert is not a good commando name is referenced again in the toon "[[Shopping for Danger]]", when Firebert is ordered to "stay here and think of a better commando name".

== DVD Version ==
*The Three-to-One-Marny Easter egg is viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
**This commentary also extends into the Mrs. Bennedetto Easter egg.

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

'''MIKE:''' Oooh, it's been a while. How long had it been since we had done an email?

'''MATT:''' Maybe a month.

'''MIKE:''' 'Cause there's dust and cobwebs.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' It had been— What had we done? Didn't we do some other stuff?

'''MATT:''' I don't know. It was after the holidays?

'''MIKE:''' No, it was before that—

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously, overlapping}'' I think it was—

'''MIKE:''' What number is it?

'''MATT:''' Ninety... three?

'''MIKE:''' Well... maybe... Anyway, for whatever reason we had, uh, not done emails for a while, so that's what the

'''MIKE & MATT:''' dust

'''MIKE:''' and

'''MIKE & MATT:''' cobweb

'''MIKE:''' is about. Um... So this is one we've talked about before. I mean, we'd come up- you had come up with the term "Homestarmy"—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, a ''long'' time ago

'''MIKE:''' for a long— yeah, like a year or so ago

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' We were going to make a full cartoon, I think

'''MIKE:''' yeah

'''MATT:''' originally, and then we decided, since we don't make those anymore, we'd just ''{laughs}'' make Strong Bad emails. There's, uh, Seicross there.

'''MIKE:''' That was a good game.

'''MATT:''' Over ten million.

'''MIKE:''' ''{goofy voice}'' sol— sold tsill— zill-millions. ''{laughs} Till''-millions.

'''MATT:''' in his stack— ''{mumbles}''

'''MIKE:''' I like the carpet, the carpet underneath his, uh—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that's the new and improved

'''MIKE:''' Yeah

'''MATT:''' shag carpeting.

'''MIKE:''' People sometimes catch onto the fact that the s— that the— when Strong Bad gets up it makes a sound against a wood floor

'''MATT:''' Yeah

'''MIKE:''' which is what it ''was''; when we lived in the apartment, it had hardwood floors and we just, you know, pushed a stool across it to get that sound. And that was before we ever showed what Strong Bad

'''MATT:''' Right

'''MIKE:''' was— But then, it's carpet, and so people

'''MATT:''' But I—

'''MIKE:''' got a kick out of pointing that out to us.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I think it's great. I think we're gonna leave it that way forever and ever.

'''MIKE:''' ''{agreeing}'' Mmm-hmm.

'''MATT:''' I think we should make it a point of, like, one time he's on a pillow, he's got the stool ''{Mike snickers}'' on a pillow and it's still like—

'''MIKE:''' There's one time when Matt—

'''MATT:''' ''{imitates "get up noise"}''

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, that's, that— Which one is it, the one where you...?

'''MATT:''' It's the vacation one, I think.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, where Matt just makes that sound—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' I just made Strong Bad go ''{"get up noise"}''

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Um...

'''MATT:''' So, this is, uh, where Cheat Commandos comes from.

'''MIKE:''' Yep. That's right. Where'd you—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' So I was trying to come up with what his commando name was, so I just started writing a ton of ''words'' down, among them Fightgar, Crackotage, all what eventually became all of the, uh—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, so we just had this list, so we made this, and then like, a couple weeks later, we saw that list of all those names, and we were like, "Well, we should just make

'''MATT:''' Yeah, just

'''MIKE:''' all of them."

'''MATT:''' make the whole thing. Uh, "Little Albert" was one we didn't use, we thought it was too much like Reynold.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' There was "Gun"— uh, "Runfire". ''{Mike laughs}'' There's another one that I think we nixed.

'''MIKE:''' Wasn't the, uh... the last time, that box said "Eleven of them"?

'''MATT:''' Maybe, I think it was. Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I forget which one it is— So I wasn't thi—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' So it— ''{resumes}'' It already rewound actually there, so that's a mistake; he had already rewound it

'''MIKE:''' Ohhh.

'''MATT:''' so you hear it rewind, and then... But, so— Anyways, Mike just got one of those, uh—

'''MIKE:''' Popcorn poppers.

'''MATT:''' big old popcorn poppers from Miss Cordell's class. ''{Mike snickers}'' Popcorn Party Friday.

'''MIKE:''' So yeah, maybe the pup— uh, puppet is gonna, maybe— Puppet Bennedetto, which is just a Presto air popper ''{Matt laughs}'', will maybe make an appearance sometime.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' ''{chuckles}'' I love how Homsar deposits the— just kinda poops out the Bennedetto there.

'''MIKE:''' And just keeps on going.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So, he's got this orange Tupperware bowl we had growing up on his head.

'''MATT:''' Oh, is that why it's orange? What Tupperware bowl?

'''MIKE:''' You don't remember the orange Tupperware stuff we had?

'''MATT:''' ''{conceding}'' Yeah... I remember the, like— There was the, the cas—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Well the lid has ridges on it.

'''MATT:''' Yeah yeah yeah, and like... stars... sorta.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I mean, it's kinda that one.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Okay.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' I don't know what "Hold the line" is originally from. It just seems like a staple ''{Mike snickers}'' of army movies. Old war movies.

'''MIKE:''' It's dusk now.

'''MATT:''' Now it's suddenly dusk. ''{Mike snickers}''

'''MIKE:''' 'Cause it seems to make this more dramatic.

'''MATT:''' Makes it sadder if it's dusk.

'''MIKE:''' ''{snickers}'' I like how he taps everything with that—

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Really needs to have that all the time. I think if Homestar had arms, visible arms, it would— it would be a lot funnier all the time. Like, 'cause he could be... poking people—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' ... doing something with them a lot. ''{pause}'' Is that it?

'''MIKE:''' ''{noncommittal noise}''

'''MATT:''' No, just that.

'''MIKE:''' Now it's done.

=== Easter Egg Commentary ===
'''MATT:''' So there's, um... There's little Trivia Time over there.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, on the far right.

'''MATT:''' ''{agreeing}'' Mmm-hmm.

'''MIKE:''' The cookie jar. So is this, um, Bennedetto's wife or mom?

'''MATT:''' I've always said it was his mom.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, me too.

'''MATT:''' That's what I figured.

'''MIKE:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. People always thought he swore there, I remember, 'cause he says, "best frigging soldier"...?

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail93.html|watch "army"]]
*[[HR:sbemail93.swf|view the Flash file for "army"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:Homsar Filmography]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]][[Category:Strong Mad Filmography]][[Category:Strong Sad Filmography]][[Category:The Cheat Filmography]][[Category:Firebert Filmography]][[Category:Homestarmy Cartoons]]

Homestar Runner's House

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==Exterior==
[[Image:reddestradish.png|thumb|left|210px|Homestar's Hut]]
[[Image:homesarshouse_cubed.PNG|thumb|left|200px|Homestar's Cube]]
[[Image:Outside_Homestars_House.PNG|thumb|right|140px|Homestar's normal house]]
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'''Homestar's House''', in [[The Reddest Radish]] and [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|In Search of the Yello Dello]], is a cartoonish red hut with white spots; yet in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]], [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], and the email [[rampage]], his house is a normal suburban house with yellow siding, bearing a striking resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Peanuts|Peanuts]] kids' houses. Unless he's moved (or has more than one house), what the outside of Homestar's house really looks like remains a mystery, but it seems that the more logical choice would be his normal house with siding, as his "In Search Of The Yello Dello" home and his "The Reddest Radish" home both were made a while back.
<div style="clear:both;"></div>

==Interior==
[[Image:sbemail68.PNG|left|thumb|Inside Homestar's Living Room]]
[[Image:Homestar house interior.png|right|thumb|Another view of Homestar's Living Room]]
[[Image:homestars_bedroom.PNG|thumb|right|And the floor is pretty comfy, too.]]
We first saw the inside of his house in the email [[caper]], when [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] broke into it. It has since been seen in the emails [[radio]] and [[garage sale]] and also [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]. It has green walls and pictures of himself through the years. Homestar's white table with the sliding doors is similar to one sold by [[Wikipedia:IKEA|IKEA]]. It also has a [[Homestar's Cow Lamp|cow lamp]] which The Cheat broke in [[caper]]. It was repaired and seen again in [[radio]], but Homestar broke it again after The Cheat tried to steal it in [[garage sale]].

Homestar's bedroom, first seen in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], has maroon walls, a window, Homestar's bed (bare box spring only), and an alarm clock/radio labeled "[[Homestar's Clock]]" on a dresser. Homestar's room is on the second floor.

[[Image:toons screenshot.PNG|left|thumb|A view of The TV Room]]
Homestar watches [[Tee Bee|television]] in his TV room, where the [[Toons Menu]] is located. He also keeps his TV stand (where his tapes are kept) and sofa here. He sometimes invites Strong Bad over to watch TV with him, an invitation that Strong Bad usually accepts (probably because Homestar has the better TV.)

Homestar also has a bathroom which has a shower in it. (See [[Main Page 14]])

[[Category:Houses]]

Homestar Runner's House

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 16:34:00 GMT

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==Exterior==
[[Image:reddestradish.png|thumb|left|210px|Homestar's Hut]]
[[Image:homesarshouse_cubed.PNG|thumb|left|200px|Homestar's Cube]]
[[Image:Outside_Homestars_House.PNG|thumb|right|140px|Homestar's normal house]]
<br style="clear: left"/>
'''Homestar's House''', in [[The Reddest Radish]] and [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|In Search of the Yello Dello]], is a cartoonish red hut with white spots; yet in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]], [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], and the email [[rampage]], his house is a normal suburban house with yellow siding, bearing a striking resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Peanuts|Peanuts]] kids' houses. Unless he's moved (or has more than one house), what the outside of Homestar's house really looks like remains a mystery, but it seems that the more logical choice would be his normal house with siding, as his "In Search Of The Yello Dello" home and his "The Reddest Radish" home both were made a while back.
<div style="clear:both;"></div>

==Interior==
[[Image:sbemail68.PNG|left|thumb|Inside Homestar's Living Room]]
[[Image:Homestar house interior.png|right|thumb|Another view of Homestar's Living Room]]
[[Image:homestars_bedroom.PNG|thumb|right|And the floor is pretty comfy, too.]]
We first saw the inside of his house in the email [[caper]], when [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] broke into it. It has since been seen in the emails [[radio]] and [[garage sale]] and also [[Homestar presents: Presents]]. It has green walls and pictures of himself through the years. Homestar's white table with the sliding doors is similar to one sold by [[Wikipedia:IKEA|IKEA]]. It also has a [[Homestar's Cow Lamp|cow lamp]] which The Cheat broke in [[caper]]. It was repaired and seen again in [[radio]], but Homestar broke it again after The Cheat tried to steal it in [[garage sale]].

Homestar's bedroom, first seen in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]], has maroon walls, a window, Homestar's bed (bare box spring only), and an alarm clock/radio labeled "[[Homestar's Clock]]" on a dresser. Homestar's room is on the second floor.

[[Image:toons screenshot.PNG|left|thumb|A view of The TV Room]]
Homestar watches [[Tee Bee|television]] in his TV room, where the [[Toons Menu]] is located. He also keeps his TV stand (where his tapes are kept) and sofa here. He sometimes invites Strong Bad over to watch TV with him, an invitation that Strong Bad usually accepts (probably because Homestar has the better TV.)

Homestar also has a bathroom which has a shower in it. (See [[Main Page 14]])

[[Category:Houses]]

Unseen Characters

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:36:48 GMT

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[[Image:Shareholders.gif|thumb|Who are those guys?]]
'''Unseen characters''' appear frequently on [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]]. They are basically characters who are heard, mentioned or partially seen, but never completely seen by the viewers.

== Heard ==
These characters that are heard but never have been seen.

*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine]]:
**[[Ron Dardman]]
**Łukasz
**Another person with a strong accent
**[[Kevin]]

*These characters are heard on [[First Time Here?]] and [[Fluffy Puff Commercial]]:
**[[Cherry Greg]]
**[[Clapper Loader]]

== Mentioned ==
Characters that are mentioned, but never make an actual appearance.

*[[Dan]]
*[[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]]
*[[Levert Burtmore]]
*[[Beverly Sportsinterviews]]
*[[Coach Z]]'s, [[Homestar Runner]]'s, and [[Strong Bad]]'s parents
*Little [[Strong Mad]]
*[[Old Characters|Trivia Time]]
*Rondleman (alluded to in [[Biz Cas Fri 1]])
*Gunderson (alluded to in [[Biz Cas Fri 3]])
*Mancuso (alluded to in [[Biz Cas Fri 3]])
*[[The Homestar Runner]]'s dog

== Not Seen Completely ==
Characters whose faces are either cut off by the top of the screen, or obscured by a mask of some kind.

*[[Shareholders|The Shareholders]]
*[[The Knight]]
*[[The Blacksmith]]

[[Category:Characters]][[Category:Lists]]

HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:36:23 GMT

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[[Image:payplus_aprilfools2005.JPG|thumb|"Finally At Last!!!"]]

It's April Fool's day and—Oh no! HomestarRunner.com is now a subscription site!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Senor Cardgage]], [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Sad]]'s head, [[Strong Mad]], [[Frank Bennedetto]], [[Sterrance]], [[Bubs]] ''(warped into his concession stand)'', [[Vector Strong Bad]], [[Stinkoman]], [[Rather Dashing]] ''(silhouetted)'', [[Eh! Steve]], [[The Wheelchair]], [[Ready for Prime Time]], [[Keyboard Strong Bad]], [[The Worm]], [[Sherlock]], [[Mr. Shmallow (character)|Mr. Shmallow]] ''(watermark)'', [[Cheerleader]], [[So and So]], [[What's Her Face]], [[The Ugly One]], [[Arrow'd Guy]]

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

''' Date:''' April 1, 2005

'''Page Title:''' Finally At Last!!!
__FORCETOC__
== Transcript ==

===Page One===
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====Homestar's Seven Seconds====
''{Cue Homestar standing in the field. A timer counts up in the bottom left corner of the screen.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' One... two... three... four... fi-

''{The timer reaches seven; a buzzer goes off, and "TRIAL PERIOD OVER" pops up on the screen.}''

===Page Two===
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====Strong Bad "Trap Door" Sample====

''{Cue Strong Bad sitting in front of his computer, flanked by the Cheat, who is holding a remote control. Homestar is standing in front of Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, the Cheat, let 'er rip!

''{The Cheat presses the button on the remote. A square hole opens under Homestar's feet. He falls about two feet and stops.''}

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Woo! That was fun!

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, I thought we were opting for the bottomless pit. ''{Homestar starts a little dance with his feet, stepping back and forth gracefully.}'' ... Not a two-foot pit!

'''THE CHEAT:''' [Says something in The Cheat, probably along the lines of "It's not ''my'' fault."]

''{Cut to the basement, where Strong Mad sits on the couch with Homestar's feet dancing on top of him.''}

'''STRONG MAD:''' I HAVE A FUNNY HAT!

===Page Three===
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The free sample game resembles Space Invaders with Strong Bad against an army of Homestars coming out of the sky. The Cheat periodically falls from top to bottom and if he hits you, a message will appear saying "YOUR"
"HEAD"(changes to SHIP a second later)
"ASPLODE". Trying to play the game is difficult because the screen continually flashes the message "TRIAL VERSION", locking the game controls. The game also automatically closes itself after the third or fourth "TRIAL VERSION" screen, keeping you from advancing.

===Page Four===
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Extra free sample here!
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====Teen Girl Squad Sample====

''{Cheerleader, So and So, and The Ugly One are standing around. Cheerleader's shirt reads "sperld rott'n".}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' That stupid wheelchair kid asked me to the Friday Night Dance! But I'm going with Steven!

''{Enter Eh! Steve!, wearing a football uniform with the number nine}''

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'''EH! STEVE:''' Eh! Steve!

''{Cut to Wheelchair}''

'''WHEELCHAIR:''' I'll teach you to steal my date, Eh! Steve! I'm gonna come outta my shell at the Friday Night Dance and show everybody who's whooooooooooo!

''{Arrow'd Guy, with fairy wings, a tutu and a wand, enters and changes the Wheelchair into a realistic drawing of a wheelchair.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{narrating}'' GOOD DRAWINGED!

'''WHEELCHAIR:''' I'm a real boy!

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===Page Five===
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===Page Six===
<pre>Thank you for your order.
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== Fun Facts ==

=== Explanations ===
*The entire April Fool's site is a parody of the preview pages on many pay-sites on the Internet: the trial videos, the free tour that ends with a sign-up page, the tacky design and layout, and the "streaming video game feeds" all mimic said pages.
**The second page claims "ACCESS TO ALL 230+ STRONG BAD EMAILS!" when there were only 127 emails at the time it was posted. This parodies how subscription sites often flagrantly misrepresent their content. However, this may be a reference to a perk of subscribing (viewing unaired Strong Bad E-mails).
**A recent trend for Internet entertainment sites (especially game sites) is to be free for a few years, and then the owners initiate a pay-to-play policy. Perhaps this April Fool's joke was done so the Homestar Runner site would fit the trend.

=== Trivia===
*When the page was first released, the navigation buttons at the bottom of the page weren't there, like [[Under Construction]].
*After the false message about 6 to 8 weeks delivery, the page always directs you to [[Main Page 19]], The Show.
*Pressing '7' on the keyboard (or the numeric keypad) during the trial game will toggle the gray 'TRIAL VERSION' message. If it's onscreen, it will vanish. If it's not onscreen, it will appear. Holding down the 7 key rapidly toggles the message on and off. The 7 key has no effect at any other time.
*The screenshots on the first page show:
**Senor Cardgage showing a pie chart to Homestar, dressed in his pajamas and robe from [[caper]]
**Strong Bad with the [[Lappy 486]] as The Cheat serves him Strong Sad's head on a platter.
**Strong Mad on [[The Couch]] wearing Homestar's Homestarmy bowl, next to Frank Bennedetto.
*The screenshots on the second page show:
**Strong Bad at the [[Tandy 400]] with Sterrance (from [[animal]]) in the foreground.
**Strong Bad destroying a city (à la [[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]]).
**Strong Bad in front of [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], which has gained [[Bubs]]' eyes and mouth.
*The third page has:
**A screenshot from [[StrongBadZone]] with the quote "A SPLODE IS A LOT".
**The boxes for the [[Videlectrix]] games [[Planet Alert!]] and [[Spaceshipper]].
**The sprite of Stinkoman from [[Stinkoman 20X6]].
**A screenshot from [[RhinoFeeder]].
**A screenshot from the Videlectrix game [[Rabbit Algebra]].
*There is a [[HR:payplustile.jpg|background tile]] image, but it's only a tiny black line.
*If Homestar only made it to five at the end of the Seven Second Trial he was counting at the rate of one for every 1.4 seconds.
*Using a Flash decompiler, it is possible to see that The Brothers Chaps left ALL of the [[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|games menu]] in the 7 Second Trial Game instead of just the necessary objects.

=== Remarks ===
*None of the screenshots on the first two pages are from actual toons or emails. The StrongBadZone screenshot contains a quote not found in the game.
*Strong Bad is seen with the [[Tandy 400]] in one of the screenshots, with Sterrance from the email [[animal]] even though that was a [[Lappy 486]] era email.
*Saying that a new Sweet Cuppin' Cakes episode will come out every week pokes fun at the fact that Sweet Cuppin' Cakes almost never gets any new episodes.
*Except for the buttons and movie clips, all content featured on this toon are JPEGs.
*If you shoot all the Homestars in the trial game, a second wave appears.
*On the first page, the right column of pictures is entitled "Instant Access", but at the end, it states "You will receive your package in 6 - 8 weeks"

===Goofs===
*Pressing the back button while watching the "Let's see a clip!" preview on page 2 will not make the Clip close, but it does close if you go back to page 2. This does not work if you hit "Show me more, sir!" or on any other of the previews.
**Though if you right click and click rewind while watching the other samples, it goes to the first section. It zooms in on the game.
*In the 7 second trial (which is actually 7.15 seconds long, according to counter), the counter in the corner is counting by seconds and then 60ths of seconds. If you watch it frame by frame in the swf. file, you can see the decimal counter is going at 5 60ths of a second per frame, which means the decimal goes up by 5 every frame. At the end of any second, the counter does not go from 55 to 0, it goes from 55 to 60, and then to 65, and then to 10.
*On the "The Email Show" page, in the middle of the screen, Strong Bad's eyes are a much lighter shade of green and have lost the shadow on the tops of his eyes.
*In the .swf file, right clicking and clicking "play" will take you to the "6-8 weeks" page where normally in their toons (when viewed in .swf form), the Brothers Chaps have the cartoon already on "play" mode so that when you click it, all it does is pause the toon.
*Sterrance's black mask thing is not there in the screenshot with him in.

=== Inside References ===
*When your ship is destroyed in the trial game, the message "YOUR HEAD A SPLODE" appears, with "head" changing to "ship" a split-second later. This is an obvious reference to [[StrongBadZone]].
*All the sprites in the trial game come from the secret games on [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]].
*The "cred" card shown on page five belongs to [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]], who is a member of the [[Superfied Credit Union]]. This is a reference to the [[credit card]] email and to the [[Downloads]] page.
*Strong Sad's severed head may be a reference to the [[Fan Costume Commentary]].

=== Real-World References ===
*The trial game is a [[wikipedia:Space_invaders|Space Invaders]] clone.
*"I'm a real boy!" is an obvious reference to [[Wikipedia:Pinnochio|Pinocchio]], a wooden puppet who was turned "real" and made a similar remark in at least one version of the story.
*"I'll teach you to steal my date, Eh! Steve! I'm gonna come outta my shell at the Friday Night Dance and show everybody who's who!" and the #9 jersey are references to the movie [[IMDB:tt0112368|Angus]].
*In the background of the Strong Bad "trapdoor" sample, the disk is labeled [[Wikipedia:Hunt the Wumpus|Hunt the Wumpus]].
*The "Interactive Menus!!!" is a clear reference to cut rate DVDs. While most DVDs offer additional features like Director Commentaries, and "Making Of" featurettes, cheap DVDs and DVDs of movies that didn't make enough money to make such featurettes have to get by with advertising Interactive Menus as a bonus feature.

==External Links==
*[[HR:payplus.html|View "PAY PLUS!"]]
*[[HR:payplus2.swf|View the Flash file for "PAY PLUS!"]]
*View the component flash files for:
**[[HR:7seconds.swf|Homestar's Seven Seconds]]
**[[HR:sbsample.swf|Strong Bad "Trap Door" Sample]]
**[[HR:SevenSecondTrialGame.swf|Seven Second Trial Game "Homestar Invaders"]]
**[[HR:tgsample.swf|Teen Girl Squad Sample]]

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Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:35:41 GMT

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[[Image:breadsingalong.png|thumb|Bread is a good time for everybody!]]

'''Strong Bad Email #123'''

Strong Bad discusses the hangingoutitude of The Stick.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Stick]]

'''Computer:''' [[Lappy 486]]

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

'''Running Time:''' 3:19

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in monotone}'' This email is leaving the station. Please move to the center of the email, and away from the doors.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: a sticky question...</div>
Dear Strong bad,<br />
I have recently been wondering about the origin of the<br />
stick. Has it always been a good place for hanging out and<br />
making rendezvous?<br />
<br />
Luke, Eau Claire, WI</blockquote>

''{he tries to pronounce 'rendezvous' plural, as 'rendezvouuuu-ses?', and the bottom line as 'Luke-- eww...Claire...why?'}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh! Why do you Van Peebles always wanna know the origins and histories of every freakin' little thing? Like, do you wanna know how Strong Sad got his belly button, too?

''{cut to a young Strong Bad's birthday; a sign reads 'Happy Birthday Lil Strong Bad'. Strong Bad has a black shirt with a yellow truck on it, and is looking at a white present with a blue ribbon and a tag reading 'To Strong Bad From Mom or Dad'. He grabs the lid and takes it off to reveal a power drill.}''

'''LIL' STRONG BAD:''' ''{lifting the drill}'' Oh, awesome! ''{he revs the drill}''

''{cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears the screen}'' Or, like, the origin of Bubs' Concession Stand?

''{Cut to Original Book style. Señor and Mr. Bland stand in flat greenness, and Strong Bad's words are subtitled.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Señor Havin' A Little Trouble and Mr. Bland were by far the most popular characters.

''{a red Stand falls on them with a splurt!}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then, they were crushed by a falling Bubs' Concession Stand.

''{Bubs appears in it, waving}''

'''BUBS:''' Hot time!

'''STRONG BAD:''' said Bubs.

''{back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I'm not gonna show you those things. Or the origin of the stick. But I will indulge your curiousity ''{misspelt, but pronounced correctly}'' about the stick's hangingoutitude. It currently rates a 10, but such was not always the case. Like when Homestar used to hold his weekly ''{sounding disturbed, and the words turn green and jiggle on screen}'' bread sing-alongs, ''{back to normal}'' we avoided that place like the plegg! Er, ''{deletes up to the 'p'}'' plague!

''{cut to The Stick, where Homestar Runner is surrounded by bread. He is holding a slice and waving it around while marching on the spot}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' A bread is a good time for me, woo-oo-doo singing, bread is a good time for everybody!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover; Homestar keeps peeking out around the bread slice}'' We sure sniped that problem right between the eyes from three hundred yards by scheduling The Cheat's rhythmic chain dancing recitals for the same time and place.

''{Strong Bad and Strong Mad stand in the background while The Cheat, dressed in a blue suit, is swinging a chain around, hitting Homestar's face and the bread. Homestar has acquired a sign reading 'Come On & Sing.'}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing, despite being hit in the face}'' I cut the crusts off in the morning light...

''{At this point, Homestar's face has a red chain mark from being hit}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clapping; The Cheat picks up a slice of bread and twirls it while making The Cheat noises}'' He's quite good.

'''STRONG MAD:''' WHAT GRACE!

''{back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' After a couple of minutes, the popularity of Homestar's sing-alongs faded and Strong Mad ate The Cheat's chainwhip. So that's when the stick became a great place to spraypaint Marzipan.

''{Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat by The Stick spraying at Marzipan's dress, which has a picture of a steak and 'St8k DiNNeR' written on it graffiti-style}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' To me, this is something that losers would do.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this is gonna be my freshest piece yet.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Mad, that looks like cooking spray.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! Aw, that's some neva-forgive action right there.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover; the scene darkens slightly}'' But spraypainting people isn't very much fun when they stand there and make fun of you.

''{cut to Marzipan standing by The Stick with an upside-down Homsar stuck to her head, at night; a wolf howls}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So I super-glued her to Hhh-Homsar...and left them for dead.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ooh, I think I hear wolves coming.

'''HOMSAR:''' AAAaaaAAh'm the human wedgie! ''{His hat falls and lands on Marzipan's dress}''

''{Homestar marches in, holding a loaf of bread}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' ... don't ask me why, pumpernickel and rye. ''{Note: Homestar's speech impediment makes "why" and "rye" sound exactly the same.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' In order to properly leave them for dead, and not keep hanging around them for dead, we relocated to behind Bubs' ''{cut to Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat behind Bubs' Concession Stand with the muffler and pipe, and a crown with 'On Point' spraypainted on the wall}'' and started calling ourselves the On Point Kings. We di'n't take no guff from nobody!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to The Cheat}'' Hey man, I know what it means. I was just seeing if you knew.

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

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{walking in}'' Have you guys seen my moleskin journal?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{producing the power drill}'' You want another belly button there, Harry Elephanté?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{starts at powering of drill}'' Waah! No sir! Heck no at all! ''{runs away}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{throws drill away}'' Man, did you guys see me refuse to take that guff? I flat out rejected it! That guff never even had a chance! ''{pulls out a nail file and starts filing his gloves}'' Ah, that's what being an On Point King is all about.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{walks in with a blue dunce cap on for some reason}'' I hear somebody mention a pointy king? ''{nods his hat}'' Doink doink?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Heck no at all!

''{back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So ya see Claire, if it weren't for the stick, and Marzipan's considerable resistance to death, the On Point Kings may never have stolen the King of Town's dunce cap and renamed it Lotionman. {''a little embarrassed, and stutters his 'd' (not typed)}'' D-Don't ask, it was Strong Mad's idea. Well, I hope that makes you not email me anymore.

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

== Easter Eggs ==

* Click on "Eau Claire, WI" to view [[Beverly Sportsinterviews]]' book ''Ewww..Claire!! Why???''
* Click on "dunce" at the end to see and hear an album of Homestar's Bread Sing-alongs.
** Keep clicking the CD cover to hear different songs. The three songs he sings are the same as the ones from the email.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This is the first time Homsar's hat has not returned to him, regardless of his position (if we don't count [[Modestly Hot Homsar]]). Because he is upside down while glued to Marzipan's forehead, his hat settles on her dress. However, in his character video, he ends up upside down at the end (or, depending on your point of view, the entire video), but his hat still comes back to him.
*This is the first time Señor's full name (Señor Havin' A Little Trouble) is revealed on the website (though it had been mentioned in the DVD commentary for [[flashback]].)
*Even though in the origin of [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], the sign above the window reads "STAND", the first appearance of said concession stand ([[Where My Hat Is At?]]), the sign reads "CANDY".
*If you look closely at Strong Mad's silhouetted shape, you can see an outline of the front of Strong Mad.

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad has trouble with the pronunciation of the plural form of the word ''rendezvous'', which is spelled the same as the singular, not ''rendezvouses''. The plural can be pronounced either /'''ron'''-day-voo/ (which is also the same as the singular) or /'''ron'''-day-vooz/.
*"Eau Claire" means "Clear Water" in French; the correct pronunciation of "eau" is "oh".
*In the Bread Sing-a-Longs CD, the picture of Homestar blinks. This is due to his Flash "movie clip" symbol, which makes him blink automatically in a looped animation.
* The "Come on and Sing" sign was not in the animation the first few days. It was added sometime after a week.

===Inside References===
*We last saw the smashed muffler in [[no loafing]].
*Homestar peeking out behind the bread concealing his eyes at the end of his first bread sing-along song is a long-time running joke that whenever his eyes are concealed or closed, he has to move them so he can see you. Other examples are [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]] and [[A Holiday Greeting]].
* Strong Bad was last "On Point" in the "[[Extra Real Dating Sim XR]]," which is the game from the email [[date]].
*This is the second time in the past two cartoons that a character has been pictured wearing a truck shirt. Little Strong Bad does so here, and [[Tompkins]] wore one in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]. Also, Little Strong Bad's voice is very similar to that of Tompkins.
*The electric drill sound effect was last heard in [[privileges]] as The Cheat earned a new rewards point.

===Real-World References===
*Strong Bad's introduction to the email is a reference to the automated voice systems commonly used on subway trains.
*The sound that the drill makes is closer to the sound of a compressed-air powered tool, rather than an electric drill.
*When Señor and Mr. Bland are crushed in the scene depicting the origin of [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], the manner in which their legs stick out is as that of the Wicked Witch of the East in [[Wikipedia:The_Wizard_of_Oz_%281939_movie%29|The Wizard of Oz]] when she is crushed by Dorothy's house.
*Beverly Sportsinterviews, likely related to [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]], is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Beverly Cleary|Beverly Cleary]], an author for children and young adults.
*[[Wikipedia:Moleskine|Moleskine]] is a brand of pocket notebooks and sketch pads popular among travelling artists and writers. Strong Sad mistakenly pronounces it "mole skin", whereas the correct pronunciation is /mol-a-'''skeen'''-a/.
*"Harry Elephante" is a reference to famous calypso musician [[Wikipedia:Harry Belafonte|Harry Belafonte]]. A similar joke was made in the ''Friends'' episode entitled "The One After The Super Bowl," when Ross (David Schwimmer) mentions that his monkey's favorite toy is named "Harry Elephante".
*"Van Peebles" is a reference to the filmmakers [[Wikipedia:Melvin Van Peebles|Melvin Van Peebles]] (known for ''[[Wikipedia:Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song|Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song]]'') and his son [[Wikipedia:Mario Van Peebles|Mario Van Peebles]].
*Where "bread sing-alongs" is green and jittering, this could be a reference to the Nintendo 64 game Banjo-Kazooie, where when a character said something 'disgusting' those particular words would jiggle in that fashion.
*Strong Bad's line "that's some never-forgive action right there" is a direct quote from Min One in the graffiti documentary [[Wikipedia:Style Wars|Style Wars]].
*In the second bread sing-along song, Homestar sings, "I cut the crusts off in the morning light." This is a reference to the '80s metal band Dokken, whose song "Alone Again" had the same tune and opens with "I'd like to see you in the morning light."

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

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail123.html|watch "origins"]]
*[[HR:sbemail123.swf|view the Flash file for "origins"]]
*[[Forum:1907|forum thread re: "origins"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
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The Castlefunnies

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:34:09 GMT

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[[Image:Castle_funnies1.png|thumb|left|220px|These guys are not funny.]]

'''The Castlefunnies''' is the hilariously unfunny old cartoon written by [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]] and [[Levert Burtmore]]. The plot revolves around [[The King of Town]] complaining to his [[The Poopsmith|Poopsmith]].

[[Image:old comics screenshot.png|thumb|right|220px|Lookit those noses!]]

[[Image:pencil_moistener.png|thumb|right|220px|Wet that graphite!]]

Since it was a form of treason at the time to print the word "[[Whatsit|poop]]," The Poopsmith was referred to as "Mushy Chamberpot", which might be the funniest part of the cartoon. "Mushy" spoke using only the [[Sir Loodabert Comma| newly-discovered comma]].

Readership was low, and several attempts to gain popularity were tried. A crossover involving [[Strong Bad]] and [[Homestar Runner]] worked until the sole remaining reader died. Later, a "King Castlefunny Pencil Moistener" was released, but since the dry pencil scare of '47 lasted only 3 days, they didn't sell many.

The character style may be based on The Wizard of Id, a comic that runs in many papers.

[[Image:CastleFunniesSketches.png|thumb|left|220px|Early Castle Funnies sketches.]]

==Appearances==
* Email [[old comics]]

[[Category: Character Variations]]

Greeting Cards

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:33:46 GMT

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[[Image:greetingcards.PNG|thumb|Thinking of You (and How Terrible Your Films Are)]]

'''[[strongbad_email.exe]] Bonus Email #1'''

FAF FAN #23 asks Strong Bad how he can tell his independent filmmaker buddy that his films suck. This email apparently took place in the Tandy 400 era.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Length:''' 1:20

__FORCETOC__
== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Gather 'round, everybody! It's email time! ''{starts reading email}''

<blockquote class="tandy email">Hey Strong Bad,<br />
I have a friend who is trying hard to be an<br />
independent filmmaker. The problem is, his films<br />
suck. How do I tell him he's wasting his life?<br />
<br />
Signed,<br />
FAF FAN #23</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I got good news for you, #23. You're not alone. We've all got no-talent friends who refuse to quit chasing their dreams. That's why I've come up with my own line of greeting cards for just such occasions.

''{Cut to a greeting card with a picture of flowers on the front}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I've got ones for independent filmmakers.

'''VOICE ONE:''' ''{reading the card}'' On this special day, I thought I'd let you know how terrible your films are.

''{Cut to a second card with a cartoon drawing of a boy's head, with a thermometer in his mouth and a cold pack on his head}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' People in terrible bands.

'''VOICE TWO:''' ''{reading the card}'' I'm sick! Of wasting my Fridays seeing your crappy band.

''{Cut to a third card with a picture of a sunset and a palm tree}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Web cartoonists.

'''VOICE THREE:''' ''{reading the card}'' Thinking of you...and how terrible your stupid Star Wars spoofs are.

''{Cut to a fourth card with a cartoon drawing of a bear behind the mic at a comedy club, signed L.S. '02}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And burgeoning stand-up comedians.

'''VOICE FOUR:''' ''{reading the card}'' Hey friend! Your stand up comedy is unBEARable!!

''{Cut back to the Tandy 400}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I mean, ''{typing}'' its ''[sic]'' not like these people don't know they suck, sometimes they just need a cute friendly reminder. Who knows? This could be the final straw that makes them give up and get some terrible office job instead. Or at the very least go to grad school. You know, like for an MBA. Or maybe try out for the NBA. I dunno. See ya later, 23.

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

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*At an appearence at the University of Central Florida in early 2004, both this email and [[E-mail Birds]] were shown. Apparently they were both created to be shown at an independent film festival in 2002, hence the usage of the Tandy and the fact that the email is about crappy independent films. The independent film festival was organized by Future Animators of the Future and was shown in Boston and New York City.
*The line ''"Thinking of you...and how terrible your stupid Star Wars spoofs are."'' refers to the fact that when [[The Brothers Chaps]] started [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]], most Flash projects on the 'net were various Star Wars spoofs, as they've mentioned in several interviews.
**Strong Bad's remark about Star Wars spoofs may also be a reference to [http://www.starwarsspoofs.com Star Wars Spoofs].

===Trivia===
*The voice reading the first card sounds very similar to the voice of [[Cinderblock]] from "[[2 years]]". The alternating voices are Matt and Mike.
*You can hear the hum in the background when Strong Bad speaks, implying that this was recorded before they got a better mic and thus is an authentic old email.

===Inside References===
*The drawing of the bear on the fourth card is apparently done by [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]].
*The music is from the email [[CGNU]].

== Related Links ==
[[strongbad_email.exe]]
[[Category: Strong Bad DVD]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]]

Litigation Jackson

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:33:17 GMT

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[[Image:Litigation Jackson.jpg|thumb|left|220px|Action and legal briefs]]

[[Image:legal rampage.png|thumb|Rampagin' the courtroom]]

'''Litigation Jackson''' is a film that helped to sponsor the Decemberween Pageant in the 'toon [[A Decemberween Pageant]]. The tagline is "This Decemberween... The System Really Works, Jerks!"

According to the film's poster, it is a joint project between the famed [[Free Country, USA]] jack-of-all-trades writer/illustrator [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]] and one of the Delabors of [[Thorax Corporation]], most likely Gent Delabor as he is the head of the company and seems to do most of the work. It was brought to you by [[Videlectrix]] Films, according to the [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]]

A sequel was revealed in the email "[[rampage]]," entitled "Litigation Jackson 2: Legal Rampage." The poster features Litigation Jackson holding some "Important Legal Documents", implying higher stakes than the box of plain old "Legal Documents" in the original film (see poster) with an explosion occuring behind him. He appears to have gotten a perm between the first and second movies.

[[Category: Movies]]

Characters

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:32:50 GMT

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[[Image:everybody-poster.PNG|thumb|220px|The gang's all here]]
This page contains lists of the various Homestar Runner characters. If you're new to Homestar Runner, you'll get a pretty good idea what's going on by simply getting familiar with the main cast members. If you're interested in going a little deeper, try the secondary characters.

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== Main characters ==
These are the principal recurring characters of Homestar Runner's world. Each of these characters is honored with a tape on the [[Character Videos]] menu.

=== The Cast ===
* [[Homestar Runner]]
* [[Strong Bad]]
* [[The Cheat]]
* [[Strong Mad]]
* [[Strong Sad]]
* [[Pom Pom]]
* [[Marzipan]]
* [[Coach Z]]
* [[Bubs]]
* [[The King of Town]]
* [[The Poopsmith]]
* [[Homsar]]

== Secondary characters ==
Characters that appear fairly often, but aren't quite part of the inner cadre of [[Free Country, USA]]'s leading citizens.

=== [[Strongbadia]] ===
The empty lot by the fence where Strong Bad is king.

<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[Tire]]
* [[Stop Sign]]
* [[Sterrance]]
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[Cinderblock]]
* [[General Tso's Chicken]]
* [[Bear-Shark]]

</td></tr></table>

=== [[Teen Girl Squad]] ===
The comic adventures of four archetypal teenage girls, drawn, narrated and killed by Strong Bad.

====The Girls====
<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[Cheerleader]]
* [[So and So]]
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[What's Her Face]]
* [[The Ugly One]]
</td></tr></table>

====Other Characters====
<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[Arrow'd Guy]]
* [[Thomas]]
* [[Tompkins]]
* [[Mr. Pitters]]
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[Mrs. Commanderson]]
* [[Mrs. So-and-so-erson]]
* [[The Birds]]
* [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters|Minor Characters]]
</td></tr></table>

=== [[Peasantry]] ===
Characters featured in the Trogdor/[[Peasant's Quest]] universe.

<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Trogdor]]
*[[Rather Dashing]]
*[[Kerrek]]
*[[Jhonka]]
*[[The Red and Blue Knights]]
*[[King of Peasantry]]
*[[Old Man]]
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Poor Gary]]
*[[Dongolev]] aka The Archer
*[[Mendelev]]
*[[Baby Lady & Her Baby]]
*[[The Three Keepers of Trogdor]]
*[[Naked Ned]]
*[[Ron Cumberdale]]
</td></tr></table>

=== [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] ===
A "crazy" cartoon created by Strong Bad that quickly took on a life of its own.

<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[Sherlock]]
* [[The Worm]]
* [[Eh! Steve]]
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[The Wheelchair]]
* [[Keyboard Strong Bad]]
* [[Ready for Prime Time]]
</td></tr></table>

=== The King's Servants ===
The King of Town employs a few other characters besides the Poopsmith.
<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[The Knight]]
*[[The Hornblower]]
*[[The Bishop]]
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[The Blacksmith]]
*[[The Little Chef Guy]]
</td></tr></table>

=== [[Original Book|Children's storybooks]] ===
Original storybook characters that were later dropped.

<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[Mr. Bland]]
* [[Señor]]
* [[The Umpire]]
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[The Robot]]
* [[The Grape Fairie]]
</td></tr></table>

=== Bands ===
The real-life and fictional bands that have contributed music to the Homestar Runner website.
====Real====
* [[DaVinci's Notebook]] (aka [[The Barbershop Trio]])
* [[The Skate Party]]
* [[They Might Be Giants]]
* [[Y-O-U]]

====Fictional====
* [[Limozeen]]
* [[Taranchula]]
* [[The Kinda Long Haired Band]]
* [[West Is Lip]]
* [[Kissyboots]]
* [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Fatty|Fatty's Big Chance]]
* [[Poot Slap|3-Dee]]

=== Companies ===
<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[Bookazon.com]]
* [[Cheap as Free]]
* [[Compy, Inc]]
* [[The Future Animators of the Future]]
* [[Harmless Junk, Inc.]]
* [[Senor Cardgage Mort-gage]]
* [[Freshley's]]
* [[Metalmation]]
* [[Galoob]]
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[Superfied Credit Union]]
* [[Ol' Fatty's]]
* [[Thorax Corporation]]
* [[Videlectrix]]
* [[Discount Flashback Warehouse]]
* [[WSBD]]
* [[Portly Washboy Fancy Laundry Paste|Portly Washboy]]
* [[Styles Upon Styles]]
</td></tr></table>

=== [[The Cheat Commandos]] ===
An after-school cartoon aping G.I. Joe starring some The Cheats.

====The Commandos====
<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Fightgar]]
*[[Crackotage]]
*[[Silent Rip]]
*[[Firebert]]
*[[Gunhaver]]
*[[Flashfight]]
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Ripberger]]
*[[Foxface]]
*[[Reinforcements]]
*[[Reynold]]
*[[Ser-g-geant Marshie]]
</td></tr></table>

====[[Blue Laser]]====
<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Blue Laser Commander]]
*[[Blue Laser minion]]s
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Blue Laser Babies]]
</td></tr></table>

=== Misc. ===
<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[The Announcer]]
*[[Bad Graphics Ghost]]
*[[Frank Bennedetto]]
*[[Biscuit Dough Hands Man]]
*[[Doreauxgard]]
*[[Teeg Dougland]]
*[[Fhqwhgads]]
*[[The Goblin]]
*[[Goatface]]
*[[Little Girl]]
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Old Characters|Homeschool Winner]]
*[[Marshie]]
*[[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]]
*[[Pom Pom's girls]]
*[[Old Characters|Trivia Time]]
*[[The Sad Kids]]
*[[Visor Robot]]
*[[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]]
*[[The Yello Dello]]

</td></tr></table>

== Also known as... ==
Sometimes the Brothers Chaps recreate the entire cast of the website in an alternate style. This section is for tracking and organizing all of the variations of the main characters.

There are also complicated narrative modes on the site. Strong Bad often answers "What If" questions in his emails, which leads to minor variations on normal characters. Anything created by The Cheat has a very rudimentary flash style. Puppets are sometimes used in lieu of animation. The 100th Strong Bad Email deliberately uses an animation style which matches some of the earliest work of the Brothers Chaps. Many of these minor variations (such as [[Thnikkaman]] & [[Minor Alternate Versions|ABA Basketball Pom Pom]]) can be found in the [[:Category:Character Variations|character variations category]].

=== [[1936]] ===
An alternate universe from the days of black and white silent movies and early talkies.

<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[The Homestar Runner]] (Homestar Runner)
* [[1936 Strong Bad]] (Strong Bad)
* [[Fat Dudley]] (Pom Pom)
* [[1936 Marzipan]] (Marzipan)
* [[The Sneak]] (The Cheat)
* [[Strong Man]] (Strong Mad)
* [[1936 Bubs]] (Bubs)
* [[Sickly Sam]] (Strong Sad)
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[The Devil]] (The Poopsmith)
* [[The Kaiser]] (The King of Town)
* [[The Football Player]] (Coach Z)
* [[Mr. Shmallow (character)|Mr. Shmallow]] (Marshie)
* [[The Barbershop Trio]] (The Announcer)
* [[The Bossman]]
* [[The Ghost]]
* [[Eustice Pietimer]]
</td></tr></table>

=== [[20X6]] ===
An alternate universe that parodies Japanimation.

<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[Stinkoman]] (Strong Bad)
* [[1-Up]] (Homestar Runner)
* [[Pan Pan]] (Pom Pom)
* [[20X6 Marzipan]] (Marzipan)
* [[20X6 Coach Z]] (Coach Z)
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
* [[20X6 The Cheat]] (The Cheat)
* [[Trogador]] (Trogdor)
* [[Stickly Man]]
*[[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies]]
</td></tr></table>

=== [[Dangeresque]] ===
A series of short action films starring Strong Bad in the title role.

<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]] (Strong Bad)
*[[Dangeresque too]] (Homestar Runner)
*[[Renaldo]] (Coach Z)
*[[Cutesy Buttons]] (Marzipan)
*[[Unnamed Bad Guy]] (Bubs)
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Perducci]] (The King of Town)
*[[Istanbul]] (The Cheat)
*[[Hot Tub]] (Strong Sad)
*[[Killingyouguy]] (Strong Mad)
</td></tr></table>

=== [[Decemberween]] ===
A celebration similar to Christmas.
<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Archibald]] (Strong Bad)
*[[The King of Town (Decemberween)|The King of Town]] (Homestar Runner)
*[[The Angel]] (Marzipan)
*[[The Popular Vote]] (The Cheat)
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Dr. Christmas|Dr. Christmas/Cornbread]] (Bubs)
*[[Kobe]] (Pom Pom and Strong Mad)
*[[The First Decemberween]] (Strong Sad)
</td></tr></table>

=== Other Alternates ===
<table width="100%"><tr><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Lil' Strong Bad]]
*[[Tofu Homestar]]
*[[The Prince of Town]]
*[[Made Up Strong Bad Animals]]
*[[Striped Green Rabbit]]
*[[Coach Zed]]
*[[Strong Badman]]
</td><td width="50%" valign="top">
*[[Senor Cardgage]]
*[[Vector Strong Bad]]
*[[The Deathly Pallor]]
*[[Anonymous]]
*[[Atari Homestar]]
*[[Cardboard Marzipan]]
*[[Little Strong Sad]]
*[[Mustachioed Homestar Runner]]
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== The Geniuses ==
Last but not least, the people behind the magic of Homestar Runner.

=== [[The Brothers Chaps]] ===
Two brothers from Atlanta who just happen to make one of the best cartoons of all time.
*[[Mike Chapman]]
*[[Matt Chapman]]

=== Contributors ===
The people who may or may not often contribute to Homestar Runner.
*[[Missy Palmer]]
*[[Craig Zobel]]
*[[Jonathan Howe]]
*[[Don and Harriet Chapman]]
*[[Ryan Sterritt]]
*[[Russ T.]]
*Ruby Red Productions
*[[Ryan Bradley]]
*Jacob Slutsky
*[[Ted Kotsaftis]]
*[[Willem Hartong]]
*[[Randy Dudley]]

== Related Pages ==

===[[:Category:Character Evolution|Character Evolution]]===
The characters have "evolved" over the years.

===[[Nicknames]]===
The characters have often been referred to by different names.

===[[Minor Alternate Versions]]===
Character variations that are too minor to have their own pages.

===[[Unseen Characters]]===
Characters who are never seen completely.

===[[Unnamed Characters]]===
Characters that were seen but had no name.

[[Category:Characters]][[Category:Lists]]

Levert Burtmore

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:31:57 GMT

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[[Image:Dullard_comic.png|thumb|right|220px|I need this on my desk by five.]]
[[Image:dullard bizcasfri.PNG|thumb|right|220px|Missed you at the off site meet n' greet.]]
'''Levert Burtmore''' is [[Free Country, USA]]'s master of unfunny comic strips. His name is very similar to that of the actor [[imdb:nm0000996|LeVar Burton]]. His work is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Scott Adams|Scott Adams]] (of [[Wikipedia:Dilbert|''Dilbert'']] fame) and other well-known cartoonists.

==Known Works==
*"[[Dullard (comic)|Dullard]]" (Easter Egg in [[dullard]] and [[Biz Cas Fri 1]])
*"[[Castlefunnies|The Castlefunnies]]" (co-authored with [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]], from [[old comics]])

[[Category:Inside Jokes]]

A. Chimendez

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:31:33 GMT

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[[Image:The_Strong_Bad_A_Chimendez.png|thumb|right|220px|Bonanza it is not]]
'''A. Chimendez''' is a hack scriptwriter for various low quality [[TV Shows|television programs]]. He is a television equivalent of [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]].

==Written==
* 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]])

==Trivia==

[[Wikipedia:Bill Melendez|Bill Melendez]] is often cited in the credits of Peanuts cartoons and various other animations. The name '''A. Chimendez''' may be a spoof of '''B. Melendez''', a prolific character animator and producer.

[[Category:Inside Jokes]]

Three-to-One Marny

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:30:50 GMT

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[[Image:TTOM_Two.PNG|thumb|right|220px|The rules]]
[[Image:TTOM_One.PNG|thumb|right|220px|Three-to-one Marny]]

'''Three-to-one Marny''' is a game made up by [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]].

Game play is as follows:

:Pick three (3) cards.
:Roll one (1) die.
:Whoever has the best hand, moves ahead one (1) space.
:The player to reach the endzone first, wins.

== Appearances ==
* Email: [[army]] (Debut in an easter egg)

[[Category: Games]]

Superfied Credit Union

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:30:18 GMT

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[[Image:creditcardnotice.PNG|thumb|This is the e-mail that the Superfied Credit Union sent to Strong Bad which he forwarded to Homestar]]

[[Image:lemcard.PNG|thumb|100px|This is the front and back of the card that is found on the download page]]
A credit card company in [[Free Country, USA]]. First mentioned in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[credit card]], when [[Strong Bad]] forwards a scam email to [[Homestar Runner]], signing it 'Superfied Credit Union'.

On the [[Downloads]] page, it is possible to see [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]]' credit card from the Superfied Credit Union. On the back, it reads 'This is a magnificent card. Superfied Credit Union is THE NAME in magnificence. Of crads, at least. I mean cards.' Sportsinterviews' credit card makes another appearance in [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]]

[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]] has an Easter egg involving a call from [[Marzipan]]'s credit card company. It is not stated whether this is Superfied Credit Union or not.

[[Category: Companies]]

Cheap as Free

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:29:54 GMT

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[[Image:Cheap as free.PNG|thumb|170px|Cheap? Maybe. Free? No.]]

'''Cheap as Free''' is the preferred brand in [[Free Country, USA]].

==Cheap As Free products==

===Foodstuffs===
* [[Cheat Commandos O's Cereal]] breakfast cereal.

===Publishing===
* The ''Adventures of [[Strong Badman]]'' comic books: "[[superhero name]]", "[[haircut]]".
* The book ''Everyone is Different'' by [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]] from "[[kids' book]]".
* The book ''That Time of Year'' from the [[Decemberween Kids' Book]].

===Toys===
* [[The Cheat Commandos]] action figures, including [[Firebert]]: "[[army]]".
* Action figure line of Strong Bad and friends, including [[Peanut Strong Bad]]: "[[action figure]]".
* Cheat Commandos vehicles, playsets and toys:
**Helicopter ([[Cheat Commandos Commercial]])
**Troop Carrier (Cheat Commandos Commercial)
**Troop Transport (Cheat Commandos Commercial)
**Action Figure Storage Truck (Cheat Commandos Commercial)
**Reinforcements' Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket (Cheat Commandos Commercial)
**Reynold's Apartment Extreme Playset (Cheat Commandos Commercial)
**Blue Laser action figures (Cheat Commandos Commercial)
**Grappling hook zip line ([[Shopping for Danger]])

===Misc.===
* The Christmas Tree in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]].
* Software at [[Wikipedia:GameStop|Babbage's]]: [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]]
===Real Products===
These real products by [[Harmless Junk, Inc.]] proudly carry the "Cheap as Free" logo.

* Character figures in the [[Store]].
* The [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]] CD.
* [[Kick the Cheat]] Plush Doll.
* The [[strongbad email.exe|strongbad_email.exe]] DVD.
* The Messenger Bags in the Store.

[[Category: Companies]]
[[Category: Inside Jokes]]

Bookazon.com

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:29:24 GMT

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[[Image:Bookazon_screenshot.png|thumb|right|220px|Few things are better than 3rd Base]]
'''Bookazon.com''' is a fictitious online bookstore in an obvious spoof of [http://www.amazon.com Amazon.com]. It sells a book by [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]] called ''This Book is Better Than 1st, 2nd, and Quite Possibly Even 3rd Base''. It sells for the odd price of $28.9T (US).

== Spotlight Reviews ==
The fictional reviews for ''This Book is Better Than 1st, 2nd, and Quite Possibly Even 3rd Base''.

=== Better than 4th base even?!? ===
''Reviewer: Tempe Sam''<br>
''Rating: 4 Stars''

I'm read this book! Twize! It had more chapters than any book I've ever read! Which was my favourite? I dunno. I only read wan. But it got me where I needed to be. The restroom. When I'm done read this book I plan to ride my own. I call it "Leftover Sam and the Leftover Sam Book." Will you by it?!

=== DISAPPOINTED!! ===
''Reviewer: Dean With''<br>
''Rating: 1 Star''

This book is only as good as AND NO BETTER THAN first base. Trust me folks, I've been there. True, only once and yes it was about 18 years ago but I'm no dummy. The title is a clear cut case of the ol' Bait and Switch. Most of the book ends up being about one time when the author's basement flooded and how it ruined all his old "Prince Valiant" comics.

=== Another Triumph for Sportsinterviews!! ===
''Reviewer: Just Nobody Sportsinterviews''<br>
''Rating: 5 Stars''

Lem Sportsinterviews has outdone himself this time. After the soothing, mild success of his first published essay, "Why People in Hollywood Ought to Give Me $5,760," Lem has come roaring back like some type of book writing lion. The cover, the title, the fonts, the spacing, the margins, all of it: GOLD! Of particular import are his Chapter Headings including such tear jerkers as: 'My favorite pen quit working just now' and the politically charged 'I had to pay taxes AGAIN this year!' Lem has clearly entered a new stage in his career. Here's hoping it's the bonus stage.

----

The 3 reader reviews are cliché reviews one finds on such sites. The earliest review is by "Just Nobody Sportsinterviews", which is a blatant attempt by the author to act as a [[Wikipedia:Shill|shill]] to promote sales of his book.

The page is reached via Easter egg from the Strong Bad Email, "[[studying]]."

==External links==
*[[HR:amazon.html|View the Bookazon page]]

[[Category: Companies]]

Eh! Steve!

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:28:58 GMT

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[[Image:ehsteve.png|thumb|right|120px|Watch out for Eh! Steve!]]
[[Image:ehsteven.png|thumb|right|120px|Eh, Steven looks dapper in his tux]]
Much like [[Strong Bad]] became the unplanned "star" of the [[Homestar Runner (flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner website]], so has '''Eh! Steve''' become the scene-stealer of [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]. His name is also his catchphrase, and [[The Wheelchair]] is his arch-rival, for reasons that aren't quite clear.

==Cameos==

*He is depicted in a drawing wearing a tuxedo by artist [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]] under the title ''"Eh, Steven."'', as seen in the email [[different town]].

*In the Teen Girl Squad/Sweet Cuppin' Cakes crossover toon in [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]], Eh! Steve appears as Cheerleader's date for the Friday Night Dance, wearing a #9 jersey.

*Eh! Steve also makes a brief cameo in [[haircut]] after Strong Mad connects the "prime time" hairstyle with Sweet Cuppin' Cakes, prompting Strong Bad to draw a tiny version of the elusive cartoon.

----

*'''Debut:''' [[crazy cartoon]]
*[[:Category:Eh! Steve Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

[[Category: Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Characters]]

[[Category: Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Characters]]

Thorax Corporation

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:28:26 GMT

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[[Image:Thoraxcorp.png|thumb|right|220px|Fear the corporation]]

'''Thorax Corporation, LLC,,.''' is a fictional company created by [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Thorax originated as a joke Web site created by TBC, and the URL to this site is found in one of the [[Fortune Cookies]]. They are the stereotypical, overly aggressive domain-name owners who offer domain-name registration services while smashing you with a lot of popups and ads.

Thorax Corporation is helmed by Gent Delabor and its staff seemingly consists entirely of members of the Delabor family.

Thorax Corporation is located in [[Mundelow]], PA.

Through its division, Thorax Legitimate, Thorax Corporation does frequent business with [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]]. The movies he has written for them include [[Litigation Jackson]] and [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer|The Peasant's Quest Movie]]

== Front Page Postings ==
===THORAXCORP is NOT Bankrupt!! 07.15.02===
Contrary to popular belief and signed "Chapter 11" legal documents, THORAX CORPORATION LLC,,. is not bankrupt. CEO Gent Delabor saited, "We read Chapter 11 and weren't impressed. So we've moved on to Chapter 12."
=== THORAX acquires 'Arial' font! 07.19.02 ===
In a bold design move sure to shock the industry, THORAXCORP.com recently acquired the 'Arial' family of fonts. "Times New Roman? More like Times OLD Roman," said webmaster Mark Delabor.
=== THORAXCORP.com launches FLASH site! 06.31.02 ===
Thorax finally gets with the times! "I got the idea from some lights I saw on a sign that had lights on it," says marketing consortium Rode Delabor, "The light would turn on. Then, after a moment, the light would turn off."<br>
<nowiki>[</nowiki>[http://www.thoraxcorp.com/flashpage.html go there now!]<nowiki>]</nowiki>
=== THORAXCORP ASKS: Is there times when you don't know so much? 07.01.02 ===
If you answered "Mggff," "Yes," or "What?"...Then you need to hear this!!Maybe have one of your smarter friends read it to you!!!!<br>
<nowiki>[</nowiki>[http://www.thoraxcorp.com/produkts.html new produkts!]<nowiki>]</nowiki>
=== 'Juwanna Mann' Scores BIG at THORAX Box Office!! 07.15.02 ===
Legible bachelor and social gadabout Leg Delabor has seen 'Juwanna Mann' 2 times since it opened June 21st. "I bought the tickets on-line the first time, but then I forgot to go to the movie," said Leg, "But the second time I bought them, I remebered to go!"

== The Delabor Family ==
The Delabors are a family of pushy, money-grubbing corporate bigwigs with a tenuous grasp on the English language. Gent, Rode, and Leg are probably brothers; their relation to the others is unclear. Delabors mentioned on the Thorax website include:
*'''Gent Delabor, Sr.''', the CEO and Chief Executive Officer of Thorax Corporation, LLC,,., the CFO of Global Stardom Entertainment, and Webmaster of Second Income Stream dot com. He appears to run Delabor family affairs, which he manages from his parents' basement. Gent is even more pushy and money-grubbing than his relatives.
*'''Rode Delabor''', Thorax's marketing consortium. Apparently Gent's chief lackey and business partner.
*'''Leg Delabor''', lovelorn, legible bachelor and social gadabout who sells a series of self-help tapes. Like Rode, he is one of Gent's partners. Leg is frequently the target of Gent and Rode's scorn, derision, and ridicule.
*'''Sted Delabor''', who works for Gent in an office cubicle.
*'''El Delabor''', the "mystical, phantom Delabor", who occasionally writes produkt offers for Gent. Gent used to just think that he was Rode in a sheet.
*'''Mark Delabor''', Thorax's webmaster and a spokesman for Second Income Streak dot com.
*'''Regular Size Delabor''' ("Reg"), probably one of Gent's four children, born on January 1, 1994. He is property of Thorax Corporation, LLC,,. His temperament is fuggy.
*'''Patricia Delabor-Jones''', a shift manager and one of Leg's customers.

==Fun Facts==
===Remarks===
*The "Flash" site is actually an animated gif, located [http://www.thoraxcorp.com/flasher.gif here].
===Inside References===
*On the Sign-Up page, where it says to give your e-mail address, the e-mail address soandso@lowenbrau.com is already typed. This may actually be [[So and So]]'s real address on the web.

===Real-World References===
*The portrait of Sted Delabor is that of astronaut and former Ohio Senator [[wikipedia:John Glenn|John Glenn]].
* One popup reads, "That's no APR! This ain't no disco! They'll be no fooling around!" This is a reference to the Talking Heads song "Life During Wartime."
*In program: "The Sky's The Limit," it says, "divert all his income streams into yours, but don't cross them!" This refers to Egon's [http://imdb.com/title/tt0087332/quotes line] in [[IMDB:tt0087332|Ghostbusters]] when he tells Venkman not to cross the streams.

== Thorax Corporation Sightings ==
*[[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]]
*[[Fortune Cookies]]
*[[cheat talk]] (Easter egg)
*[[Under Construction]]
*[[flag day]] (Easter egg) — the ticket says "no refunds no delabors"
*[[A Decemberween Pageant]] ([[Litigation Jackson]])
*[[Email]] (FAQ letter)

== External Links ==
*[http://www.thoraxcorp.com/ Thorax Corporation Web site] '''Warning: Contains Mild Profanity'''

[[Category: Companies]]
[[Category:Inside Jokes]]
[[Category: Side Projects]]

old comics

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:27:54 GMT

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[[Image:old_comics_screenshot.png|thumb|What is up with those noses?]]

'''Strong Bad Email #112'''

Zack asks Strong Bad why the King of Town has a Poopsmith, and Strong Bad tells him about the [[Castlefunnies]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[West Is Lip]], [[The King of Town]], [[The Poopsmith]] (as Mushy Chamberpot), [[Homestar Runner]], [[The Knight]] (Easter egg), [[Strong Mad]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Mad's Room]] (Easter egg)

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

'''Date:''' August 30, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 2:32

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' {''singing''} Let's get it over with! With the e-mail style, get it over with!

{''pulls up e-mail and reads it''}

<blockquote class="email">hey SB,<br />
why does the king of town have a<br />
poopsmith?<br />
<br />
your friend,<br />
zack<br />
west islip, NY</blockquote>

{''Strong Bad pronounces SB as one word.''}

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! West Islip. Sounds like some kind of British New Wave band. "And coming in this week at #4, it's those androgynous boys from Hertfordshire, West Is Lip {''The sound of a tape player switching on is heard and music starts playing.''} with their hit single "She Partied Without Dancing."

'''WEST IS LIP:''' {''singing''} She partied without dancing. She partied with my heart.

{''music stops, Strong Bad starts typing''}

'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways, Jack, the King of Town's just always had a Poopsmith. Even way back when they got their start as an old syndicated newspaper comic. You know, back when comics didn't seem to need jokes or humor or readers under the age of ninety-one.

{''Cut to desk. Panel One of The Castlefunnies slides into the scene, featuring the KOT speaking to Mushy Chamberpot who is working at a pile of you-know-what.''}

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption''} I fell down and lost my crown.

'''STRONG BAD:''' {''voiceover''} It was called "The Castlefunnies," which I guess was a pathetic attempt by the authors into fooling you {''Panel two slides on the screen, we see the KOT's hip is throbbing and Mushy digging into the pile''} into thinking it was actually funny.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption''} D'ya have any hip rub in thar?

'''STRONG BAD:''' {''voiceover''} It mostly featured the King of Town {''Panel three slides in. Mushy looks irritated and has the King's crown on his shovel along with some you-know-what''} complaining about his ailing hip joints to the Poopsmith.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption''} That's no ointment!

'''STRONG BAD:''' {''voiceover''} Talking a lot about ointments... {''Panel four slides on the screen, with the KOT addressing the reader''} and salves.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption''} Cures what ails ya!!

{''Second comic appears. The KOT is standing by himself''}

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption, thought balloon''} Yup. I'm old.

'''STRONG BAD:''' {''voiceover''} Back then, it was considered a form of treason to print the word "poop" in the paper, so instead they called the Poopsmith {''Panel two slides onto the screen. The KOT is addressing Mushy''} "Mushy Chamberpot," which is actually pretty funny sounding.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption''} I say, Mushy, do you have a pittance for me'self?

'''STRONG BAD:''' {''voiceover''} Anyways, Mushy could only talk in {''Panel three slides on the screen. Mushy is speaking while the KOT laughs in the background.''} word clouds filled with commas, which I think had just been discovered and were apparently considered comic gold.

'''MUSHY CHAMBERPOT:''' {''caption''} ,,,,,,,,,,,

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption''} HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR

{''Panel four slides on the screen. The sun appears to be setting, and the KOT is addressing Mushy, who is once again working at the pile.''}

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption''} Ahem. I need money to get that new fangled sur-jur-ee to fix my hips.

'''STRONG BAD:''' {''voiceover''} Oh yeah, I can see why '''this''' masterwork took two dudes to write it. One to '''not''' think of something funny, {''Panel five slides on the screen. The KOT is addressing the reader again while a squirrel with a bag of money runs away in the background''} and the other to think of something '''not''' funny.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption''} A quarter never asked is a quarter never given!

{''Third comic appears. Panel one features the KOT scurrying along.''}

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption''} Today is 'Goodtime Day!'

'''STRONG BAD:''' {''voiceover''} So later on, as readership began to dwindle, {''Panel two slides on the screen. The KOT is addressing Homestar and Strong Bad''} they'd throw me and Homestar in there as guests in hopes of be mooching off our popularity.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption''} Who be you?

{''Panel three slides on the screen. Strong Bad and Homestar are talking.''}

'''STRONG BAD:''' {''caption''} How could you forget STRONG BAD???

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' {''caption''} Wha 'bout me?

'''STRONG BAD:''' {''voiceover''} It worked for maybe a week or so, but then the strip was sadly canceled {''Panel four slides on the screen. The KOT addresses Strong Bad and Homestar as Strong Bad punches Homestar in the face''} when the last living reader

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption''} You're the worst of friends.

{''Panel five slides on the screen. The KOT, Strong Bad, and Homestar are dressed up in Civil War garb in front of a tombstone that reads "Let's call him Chester: 'He loved The Castlefunnies.'"}

'''STRONG BAD:''' {''voiceover''} a Civil War veteran and creamed corn enthusiast, died.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption''} Thank you to All Our Reader.

{''Cut back to the Compy 386 and Strong Bad's typing''}

'''STRONG BAD:''' They tried to creep back into the mainstream years later with the release of the "King Castlefunny Pencil Moistener?!" But, considering, the Dry Pencil Scare of '47 only lasted 3 days, they didn't sell too many.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, Zack, there you have it. The King of Town still wasn't funny. What a surprise. I'm going to start the Who Put Pasta Salad in Strong Mad's Underdrawer Drawer Scare of '04. Or. ''{not typed}'' And I'm out.

{''Strong Bad gets up from this chair and leaves. The Paper comes down''}

== Easter Eggs ==

* Click "west islip" at the beginning to see an audio cassette of the band, "West Is Lip".
* Click the commas in Mushy's speech bubble to see a picture of the comma's discovery by [[Sir Loodabert Comma]]. Caption: Sir Loodabert Comma & sherpa upon discoveration of comma.
* Click on the word "moistener" in the sentence "King Castlefunny Pencil Moistener" to see a picture of what the product looks like. The box has a quote from [[Wikipedia:Harry_S._Truman|President Truman]], "Everybody's gonna need one!". On the side of the box is a picture of King Castlefunny with the words "I'm making a comeback!" just barely legible.
* In the last scene click on the sentence "Who Put Pasta Salad In Strong Mad's UnderDrawer Drawer Scare of '04" to see a little movie of Strong Mad eating pasta salad out of his underpants drawer.
:''{Cut to Strong Mad's room. We see Strong Mad eating pasta salad out of his underwear drawer.}''
:'''STRONG MAD:''' IT TASTES SO GOOD!
* Click "still wasn't funny" in the end to see more comics.
:'''PANEL ONE:'''
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I think my hip got knocked outta joint on the polo grounds.<br>
:'''KNIGHT:''' I didn't know you played polo.<br>
:'''PANEL TWO:'''
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Are you crazy? I'm too old to play polo.
:'''PANEL THREE:'''
:'''KNIGHT:''' Then what were you doing there?
:'''PANEL FOUR:'''
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Whudderya askin' me for??

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
* The KOT's line in the fifth panel of the second comic is a reference to "giving quarter," or showing mercy to a nearly vanquished enemy, who has "asked for quarter," or begged for mercy.
*Originally, the word [[Wikipedia:Sherpa (Ethnic group)|Sherpa]] referred to an ethnic community from the mountain region of Nepal. Sherpas were of immeasurable value to early explorers of the Himalayan region, serving as guides and porters at the extreme altitudes of the peaks and passes in the region. Today, the term has been extended to apply to almost any guide or porter hired for mountaineering expeditions in the Himalayas.

===Trivia===
*Zooming into the SWF file it is seen that the characters are filled in with a square pattern to simulate the [[Wikipedia:Halftone|halftone printing technique]] used to print color pictures in newspapers.

===Remarks===
* Everybody in the comic has a nose, a feature that most cast members currently lack.
*Like the storybook in "[[flashback]]," it is debatable whether this comic is really part of H*R continuity or not.
*Strong Bad makes a classic American mistake when he pronounces the Hert in Hertfordshire as "hurt" instead of "heart."

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad talks about his and Homestar Runner's appearance keeping things interesting for "a week or so", but they're paying honors to their last reader (and getting cancelled) the ''same strip'' in which they first appear. (Unless, of course, the strip shown here is not the one in which they first appeared. The context and strip dialogue are a bit confusing.)
*Although he said they switched the name, the easter egg cartoon still reads "Castlefunnies"

===Inside References===
* "The Castlefunnies" comic is co-authored by [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]] and [[Levert Burtmore]], both of whom are previously known authors and cartoonists.
*The table on which the comics are shown is used in [[kids' book]] and [[Decemberween Kids' Book]].
*The King of Town's reference to hip rub and [[Ointment and Old Person Rub|ointment]] is a [[:Category:Running Gags|running gag]].

===Real-World References===
* Sir Loodabert Comma and his sherpa is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Edmund_Hillary|Sir Edmund Hillary]] and his Sherpa [[Wikipedia:Tenzing_Norgay|Tenzing Norgay]]. In 1953, they were the first men to reach the summit of [[Wikipedia:Mount_Everest|Mount Everest]].
*The art style is somewhat reminiscent of [[Wikipedia:B.C._(comic)|''B.C.'']] or [[Wikipedia:The_Wizard_of_Id|''The Wizard of Id'']].
*The fact that the Poopsmith speaks only in commas is reminiscent to the [[Wikipedia:Peanuts|''Peanuts'']] comics in which [[Wikipedia:Woodstock_(Peanuts)|Woodstock]] speaks only in [http://snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_woodstock.html Birdspeak], a language with an alphabet composed entirely of exclamation points.

==DVD Version==
*The DVD version features ''two'' hidden commentaries. To access them, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===First Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]])

'''MIKE:''' Who we got here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got Strong Bad—

'''HOMESTAR:''' —and you got Homestar.

'''MIKE:''' Ooh, both of you. Nice.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yes, this is going to be kind of difficult.

'''MIKE:''' Welcome aboard.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, welcome ''you'' aboard.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, so, um... West Is Lip, the band, that uh... that's right here, uh, the album cover's our friend Ryan. Picture of our friend Ryan.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh yeah?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah. Why did you guys say that not at the same time? Let's hear you do it at the same time. Come on.

''{unintelligable sound}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' That was good.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah, thanks. That hurt.

'''MIKE:''' Uh... Zach ka Jack ka Zach ka!

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's from that movie.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''Without Wings''.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's a terrible movie. Is there a movie called ''Without Wings''?

'''MIKE:''' There is now, Strong Bad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right. ''{Pause}'' That's a nice newsprint technique you got there.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, we just made a little, uh, you know.

'''HOMESTAR:''' You guys... what is going on with this cartoon?

'''MIKE:''' Well, Homestar, it's about a co— a pretend comic strip starring the King of Town and The Poopsmith.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Who and who are they?

'''MIKE:''' The King of Town, he's a guy you hang out with sometimes... kind of fat and red.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Why isn't Strong Bad talking more?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, Strong—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, look, that's a good question... Matt.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' That was Homestar you're talking to Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Right.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, okay. So, um—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Old comics aren't funny, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' That's sort of the jist of it, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' You're—

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm right there with ya.

'''MIKE:''' New comics really aren't—

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, co—

'''MIKE:''' that—

'''STRONG BAD:''' News—

'''MIKE:''' —great, either.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Printed comics. I mean, you look at really old ''Peanuts''... I don't think they were funny then, probably, but they sure are funny now.

'''MIKE:''' I think, actually, later ''Peanuts'' were pretty funny.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Weird time.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' There was, uh, on Sundays, growing up, I used to challenge myself to read every comic on the— in the Sunday funny pages.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Even ''Mary Worth''?

'''MIKE:''' Even the bad ones, and I'd onl—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Rex Read?

'''MIKE:''' I'd only di it to, uh, you know, say that I read all of them.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Right.

'''MIKE:''' You know.

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''Prince Valiant''?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs} Rex Morgan, M.D.''?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Rex Read?

'''MIKE:''' And I really don't know if anyone reads those.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Um... yeah.

'''MIKE:''' ''Mark Trail'' was pretty good, though.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah, that always taught me about a raccoon.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Every Sunday.

'''MIKE:''' Every Sunday you learned about a raccoon, huh?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I learned— I learned how— how to treat animals.

'''MIKE:''' Hey, Strong Bad, I think you put pasta salad in Strong Mad's underdrawer drawer.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I'm not telling.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{whispering}'' That was r— ''{cut off}''

===Second Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' Okay, guys. This is Mike, and I'm doing commentary on this one by myself. ''{door squeaks}'' Whoa, oh, Matt's coming in and busting me. Ah—

'''MATT:''' ''{voice in the distance}'' Wha— Are you trying to do commentary by yourself—?

'''MIKE:''' No! No, sir! No, sir!

'''MATT:''' ''{voice in the distance}'' Oh, you are so busted!

'''MIKE:''' No. No, sir. Uh... Oh, and then Ryan should be in here because Ryan, if you look at the West Is Lip, um...

'''MATT:''' Easter egg.

'''MIKE:''' Easter egg.

'''MATT:''' It's full of Ryans.

'''MIKE:''' It's our friend Ryan, a picture of him, when he used to have a mustache.

'''MATT:''' On his birthday... he dressed up kinda like a NASA scientist from the '60s.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs} {Pause}'' So I liked making this one. I always liked emails where they have— there's something different about the visual style. And so we got to make, uh, the new Sunday newspaper funny comic style.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' And coming up with how it should look.

'''MATT:''' I like that newsprint style.

'''MIKE:''' We had actually— Did we come up with this a long time ago? Because we had— we have lots of drawings from a long—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we tried to—

'''MIKE:''' —before this email of the King of Town.

'''MATT:''' We have a small obsession with... the unfunny, bad old King—

'''MIKE:''' Sunday—

'''MATT:''' —Features Syndicate or whatever—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah—

'''MATT:''' Not to say... well, they aren't ''bad''.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' No offense to anyone at King Features Syndicates [sic], but—

'''MIKE:''' Your comics are ''not'' funny.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' That's not true.

'''MATT:''' Uh, yeah. ''Beetle Bailey'' cracks me up lately, man!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs} Funky Winkerbean''! That guy—!

'''MATT:''' Oh, ''Funky Winkerbean''!

'''MIKE:''' So that, uh, style right there of the silhouette, the yel— the third panel with the, uh, yellow silhouette... that's in something else, isn't it?

'''MATT:''' It's in the first childrens' book.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah. Because I remember thalking about it in its ori— like, uh, ''Dennis the Menace'' comics always used to have that.

'''MATT:''' Uh-huh.

'''MIKE:''' Good old Hank Ketcham. And I think I said that in the, uh... Email 100 "flashback" commentary, I think I mentioned that.

'''MATT:''' Oh.

'''MIKE:''' So here I—

'''MATT:''' So now we're really just—

'''MIKE:''' Just talk about—

'''MATT:''' Retrace—

'''MIKE:''' The Braves lost last night to the Rockies.

'''MATT:''' Ouch.

'''MIKE:''' Six to seven.

'''MATT:''' What?!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. It was no good. It's Mile High— You know, it's Coors Field.

'''MATT:''' Mile High Stadium.

'''MIKE:''' You know, the ball flies out of there. A lot of runs, so...

''{long pause; email finishes}''

===Fun Facts===
*Based on the information about the Atlanta Braves game, this commentary was recorded on May 10, 2005, more than eight months after the release of the email and one and a half months before the release of the DVD.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail112.html|watch "old comics"]]
*[[HR:sbemail112.swf|view the Flash file for "old comics"]]
*[[Forum:697|forum thread re: "old comics"]]

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mascot

Polly — Sat, 13 Aug 2005 08:27:07 GMT

Polly: /* Easter Eggs */ fixing link to avoid redirect

[[Image:sbemail73.PNG|thumb|Wondering what the Dumple is.]]

'''Strong Bad Email #73'''

The Crazy Go Nuts University Dumples face off against Pile of Electronics State. Real fruit smoothies are at stake.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Coach Z]], [[Mrs. Bennedetto]], [[The Announcer]], [[Homestar Runner]] as [[The Jolly Dumple]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Football Field]], [[The Field]]

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

'''Date:''' May 19, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:00

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! A little email never hurt nobody. 'Cept for maybe The Cheat. So what do we got here...

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad,<br />
<br />
I was wondering what CGNU's mascot<br />
is, and if they have any sports teams.<br />
Thanks for the info.<br />
<br />
Ike</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Yeah, we got a mascot, Ike. Unfortunately, The Cheat, Strong Mad, and I were ''really'' hungry when we decided on a name. So, uh, all we came up with was the Crazy Go Nuts University Dumples. I think maybe we meant dumplings? But we were really hungry and tired and sorta confused and ended up putting Dumples on the application. We do have a sports team, though. The Golf Club Team. We have a game every day at 6pm!

''{cut to a shot of the scoreboard on the football field, reading:}

<pre> HOME VISITOR

Crazy Pile Of
Go Nuts Electronics
University State

0 0</pre>

''{Cut to The Cheat holding a golf club in a ring facing a pile of old electronics, with Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and Coach Z cheering him on.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's go, Dumples!

'''STRONG MAD:''' DE-FENSE!

'''COACH Z:''' Get yer head in the game, The Chort! The Cheat is wide open!

''{The Cheat starts bashing all the electronics.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah!

'''COACH Z:''' Atta boy!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Go for the 8-track!

''{The Cheat smashes the 8-track and the scoreboard gives CGNU one point with a buzzing noise}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Dumples win!

''{everyone cheers}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look everybody! It's The Jolly Dumple come to celebrate our victory!

''{Cut to Homestar in the Dumple costume. It looks like a ravioli with a tri-corner hat, a mouth, a big tongue, and two huge hands giving thumbs-ups. As the Dumple dances, the fight song starts playing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}''<br>
Fighting and sometimes striving<br>
Wondering what the Dumple is<br>
Excellence and what is valor?<br>
And The Cheat will hit stuff with a golf club ''{The Cheat shows up holding cue cards that read "see", "gee", "in", and then "you", as Strong Bad chants:}''<br>
C G N... U!<br>
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Me?

''{Cut back to the Compy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So, we're still undefeated. But next week's going to be a tough game against Homestar's Knees Tech. Well, I gots to go. I promised the team I'd get them real fruit smoothies if they won the game. And they won the game. So I'm getting them real fruit smoothies.

''{He types in 'run "fightsong"' and walks off. Compy starts playing the song, showing the letter name of each note. Once it's done, it says "GO DUMPLES!!!" and [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*You can click on "really hungry and tired" to see a "LEM" ([[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]]) styled cartoon of, well, them being really hungry and tired.
*You can also click on "application" to see their mascot application:
<pre>College Mascot Application

College Name: crazy go nuts university

Mascot Name: DUMPLES!!!

Dean of Students: myself

Essay on why you think this is a good mascot:
i want some food.

Drawing of Mascot:
you know, a dumple. like for dinner
(There is a picture of a fork with a "dumple" on it)</pre>
*At the very end after the fight song plays, rolling over the notes plays them.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The Pile of Electronics State team has a TV, [[Mrs. Bennedetto]] ([[Marzipan]]'s microwave), a [[Wikipedia:Panasonic|Panasonic]] RQ-830S [[Wikipedia:8-track cartridge|8-Track]] player (also referred to as "The Plunger" or "TNT" style), and a [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System]].
*References to [[wikipedia:valor|valor]] are common in the lyrics of college [[wikipedia:fight song|fight songs]] and [http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=alma+mater&x=17&y=12 alma maters]. Valor is [http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=valor defined] as the strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness.

===Remarks===
*"run 'fightsong'" is the syntax for executing a program on the [[Tandy 400]].
*Although The Cheat never hits the NES, it still breaks as though it were hit. The way he broke the glass on Mrs. Bennedetto wouldn't crush an NES.
*This is the first time Coach Z says The Cheat instead of The Chort.
*The notes for the fight song are<br><br>C A F G F D A# G G G F E F G C A F G F D A# G G G F E F<br><br>Proper musical notation dictates that "A#" (A-sharp) should be written as "Bb" (B-flat) since the song is in the [[Wikipedia:Major_scale|key]] of F Major, which has one flat and no sharps.<br><br>The incorrect notation is due to a limitation of older music programs which could only parse flats if they were entered as the corresponding sharp.
*When The Cheat holds up the card(s) "SEE" "GEE" "IN" and "YOU", he just flips the same card over and over. That would be physically impossible because there are only 2 sides to the card but 4 words.

===Glitches===
*The "application" easter egg is accessible when the "really hungry and tired" easter egg is (before Strong Bad actually types "application").
*The notes for the fight song do not play the notes when rolled over in Linux, instead they make some kind of weird sounds instead.

===Inside References===
*When Strong Bad says, "A little email never hurt nobody. 'Cept for maybe The Cheat," he may be referring to [[little animal]] or [[huttah!]].
*The "really hungry and tired" easter egg looks very similar to Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat's postition at the beginning of [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]].

== DVD Version ==
*All of the Easter eggs in this email are viewable using the angle button on your DVD remote.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail73.html|watch "mascot"]]
*[[HR:sbemail73.swf|view the Flash file for "mascot"]]

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