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Sarette — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 15:00:39 GMT

Sarette:

==Homestar and Homestar==
Now, does this count as an instance of [[Homestar Runner and Homestar Runner's relationship]]? The two interact, but unlike the usual gag, there are actually two of them. Notably, the "real" Homestar appears not to recognize the second... --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:21, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

== Tail end of sounds ==

When I view the button events, the beginning of the next button's sound plays at the end. Is this only happening to me? I tried reloading and it didn't work. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 09:17, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
:It's a glitch with certain versions of flash player, happens all the time. Not notable. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 11:00, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

== Puppets ==

Isn't the Store puppet the one from that easter egg? (Sorry, forget the email.)
:Yes. As the fun facts say, "The second Homestar that appears was previously seen in [[strong badathlon]]." --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 11:07, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

== Homsar's James ==

Shouldn't somebody mention that Homsar pronounced "games" on his homepage the same way that Marshie does here?
:The mispronunciation of G is noted and its link references Homsar's pronunciation, so I don't think it's necessary. --[[User:Mini-Geek|Mini-Geek]]<sup>[[User_talk:Mini-Geek|t]] [[Special:Contributions/Mini-Geek|c]]</sup> 14:53, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

== Unimpressive ==

So, is anyone else unimpressed by this new Main Page? - [[User:Volbeat A The Cheat|Volbeat A The Cheat]] 11:49, 25 August 2008 (UTC)
:This isn't the forums. [[User:Sarette|Sarette]] 15:00, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

Main Page 25

Sarette — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:59:15 GMT

Sarette: I noticed.

{{mainnav|25|24|1}}
{{subtitlesLinks|main25}}
[[Image:Main25.PNG|220px|thumb|"I need those downloads on my desk by five!"]]

The puppets create a main page.

'''Cast (In order of appearance):''' [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] {{Film|The Cheat}}, [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] {{Film|Marshie}}, [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] [[Doreauxgard]], [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Puppet Character Variations|Puppet]] [[Homestar Runner]], [[Shark-Tooth Bubs|Shark-Tooth]] {{Film|Bubs}}

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[The Office]]

'''Icon:''' Puppet Homestar

'''Page title:''' Sponsored by Hollerin' Jimmy's Hobby Kits!

'''Date:''' Monday, August 25, 2008

==Button Effects==
*'''[[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons]]''' — The Cheat walks by, holding an inflatable boom box. He makes some The Cheat noises as he passes. A riff from [[Everybody Knows It]] plays.
*'''[[Scrolling Shooter Games Menu|Games]]''' — Marshie appears and says "Hey juys, wanna play some james?!" Homestar replies, "Um... not with you, creepazoid!" Then Marshie disappears.
*'''[[Character Videos|Characters]]''' — A red curtain with images of Homestar and Doreauxgard falls. After Homestar says "Characters", Doreauxgard appears and says, "Character? You ain't got no character, whitey! I'm outta here!" and leaves. The curtain rises.
*'''[[Downloads]]''' — The scene shifts to the water cooler in the office. Homestar's outfit changes to his bis cas fri outfit. He says, "I need those downloads on my desk by five!" Strong Bad peers in, also in business casual and holding a coffee cup, and says, "Goin' on my seventh coffee run. You want anything?"
*'''[[Store]]''' — A second Homestar puppet appears and says, in a very non-Homestar-ish voice and without moving his mouth, "The store." The original Homestar asks "Who are you?" The second replies, "Well, I am the exact same."
*'''[[Email]]''' — After Homestar says "Email", a hand holding Shark-Tooth Bubs appears. He says, "Is it like an email pie of some kind, or maybe barf bags, all that good stuff?"

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The only "puppet" that appeared before this main page that was not included was [[Frank Bennedetto]].
*This is the website debut of the Doreauxgard puppet, who had previously only been seen in [[Interviews and Public Appearances|public appearances]].
*The day this Main Page debuted, [[Main Page 23]] did not link to it.

===Remarks===
*The new button style was previously used in [[Main Page 24]].

===Goofs===
*The button for [[Main Page 12]] overlaps the white stripe.

===Inside References===
*This contains an instance of [[duplicate characters]].
*The second Homestar that appears was previously seen in [[strong badathlon]].
*The page title mentions [[Hollerin' Jimmy's Hobby Kit]].
*Marshie mispronounces [[G#Mispronunciation_of_G|G]].
*This marks the first speaking appearance of [[Shark-Tooth Bubs]] on the website. In [[theme park]], he was accessed as an Easter egg and did not speak.
*"Barf bags" is a reference to [[puking]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:main25.html|go to Main Page 25]]
*[[HR:main25.swf|view the Flash file for Main Page 25]]
*[[Forum:14664|forum thread re: Main Page 25]]
{{Main Page}}

[[Category: Main Pages]]
[[Category: Puppet Stuff]]

Talk:magic trick

Sarette — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:36:07 GMT

Sarette:

== Strong Sad dying ==

Would the illusion Strong Sad having his head fall off count as an instance of his imagined death? [[User:Shadoman|Shadoman]] 13:57, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
:I think it would count for at least an instance of Strong Sad's servered head.--[[User:Silent|Silent]] 13:59, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
::It is however an occurrence of two of the same characters, that should be mentioned. EDIT: I added it - {{User:Wecannotbesaved/sig}} 23:12, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
:::It's an illusion, not duplicate characters. And severed head it is, not death. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:31, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

== Seventeen for free? ==

Am I just seeing things? Or did the soap box read "sixteen for free" early in the morning this was released? {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 14:09, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

== Is this worth mentioning? ==

*Traditionally, the suit icons of playing cards are oriented such that half of them are right side up from any portrait-style orientation of the card. Strong Bad's "4 my butt" card has all its icons in the same orientation.
Probably should be reworded a bit. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 14:21, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

== Again with Strong Sad ==

Look carefully at Strong Sad's soolnds. He's gone back to an older design! (they're farther apart and don't have swirls) [[User:Shadoman|Shadoman]] 14:37, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
:SS's soolnds were also like this in the previous email as well. If a remark is made it should be on that email's page. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 14:50, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

== What's Homestar saying? ==
And sorry to go off-topic, but what's Homestar saying? I was trying to write up the transcript, but I can't understand what he's saying after Strong Bad's bragging rights about the "Devil's Crapper". [[User:Shadoman|Shadoman]] 14:42, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
:He says "Hate to burst your bubble, man" {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 14:43, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

== Uhh... ==

Shouldn't there be a transcript by now? {{User:Neox/sig}} 14:54, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
:Someone, needs to volunteer to work on it first. You can write it if you want. {{User:Peter222/sig}} 14:56, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
::[[User:Shadoman|Shadoman]] is working on it (I think). Read above. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 14:58, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
:::OK, the transcript's done. There may be a couple of errors, but hopefully it'll be fine. It's my first transcript anyway. [[User:Shadoman|Shadoman]] 15:16, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

== ] goof ==
This is off topic, yet somehow related to this email... When Strong Bad clears the screen after his marriage comment, the "]" flies off the Lappy and up the wall! This is an obvious goof. I'd put it up on the article myself, but I don't know just how to word it the right way... better than the way I just did. {{User:Neox/sig}} 15:07, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
:I put up a picture of the wall bracket goof, so people will be able to know what's meant anyway, but a better description would of course be welcome. --[[User:Mini-Geek|Mini-Geek]] 15:56, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

== No "Email" In Email Song ==

Shouldn't we mention that Strong Bad doesn't say "email" in his email song? It's been a while since that happened, too...
:I don't think it's notable. There's no rule that says he has to... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:36, 11 August 2008 (UTC)
::In fact, here's a list of emails with intros that don't contain the word "email" or "sbemail" or something of the sort:
::*[[studying]]
::*[[tape-leg]]
::*[[spring cleaning]]
::*[[sb_email 22]]
::*[[1 step ahead]]
::*[[sisters]]
::*[[property of ones]]
::*[[invisibility]]
::*[[action figure]]
::*[[ghosts]]
::*[[english paper]]
::*[[anything]]
::*[[date]]
::*[[2 years]]
::*[[couch patch]]
::*[[army]]
::*[[theme park]]
::*[[for kids]]
::*[[pizzaz]]
::*[[part-time job]]
::*[[what I want]]
::*[[magic trick]]
::All in all, not very rare. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:50, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

== Illlllluuuuuuusion? ==

There has been some debate over whether the ending can be considered an instance of duplicate characters. Does it count? [[User:Sarette|Sarette]] 23:36, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

Duplicate Characters

Sarette — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:34:03 GMT

Sarette: But it happened, so...

[[Image:pizzaz.png|thumb|Ohh, there's two of them!]]
'''Duplicate characters''' is a phenomenon where a single character appears in more than one place at once in the same scene, and in general, any other characters present simply accept this as true. This listing excludes purely stylistic uses of multiple characters through artistic license, as seen in music videos and the like.

==Appearances==

===In [[Free Country, USA]]===
*[[A Decemberween Pageant]] — [[Strong Mad|Strong Mad's]] hand can be seen moving both sets of waves back and forth, on opposite sides of the stage.
*Email [[pizzaz]] — [[Strong Bad]] conducts an interview of himself, in that he is asking the questions, and another "he" is answering them. Strong Bad seems to find this perfectly normal, even though the two Strong Bads interview, mock, yell at, plead with and bribe each other. However, the sight of two Strong Bads simultaneously makes [[The Cheat]]'s [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|head explode]].
*[[Senorial Day]] — [[Bubs]] holds a Bubsotathon, in which [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] throws confetti while on both sides of the screen at once. The Flash file shows that the one on the right wears a [[mustache]].
*[[Main Page 23]] — Rolling over [[Store]] will show Homestar facing away from you, saying the word "Store", as well as another Homestar walking in the background with a simple exchange of "Sup, man?" — "Sup?"
*[[Fall Float Parade]] — Two fez-wearing [[Homsar]]s go past, of which [[Marzipan]] takes only casual notice.
*Email [[unnatural]] — Two The Cheats are seen at the town meeting. One is to the right of [[Coach Z]], and the other is to the left of Marzipan.
*Email [[shapeshifter]] — Three shapeshifted Strong Bads (one in the form of Bubs's legs, one in the form of a $100 bill, and one in the form of a balloon tiger) appear in one scene, which Strong Bad then describes as "confusing".
*Email [[magic trick]] — After Strong Sad's "magic of illusion" causes his head to fall off, another one of him comes in from the other side of the screen.




===In Sub-universes===
*[[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]] — In the Cheat Commandos cartoon, some of the characters walk by twice.
*[[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad]] — Two [[Arrow'd Guy]]s are seen rating the girls on their dives into the Gift Exchange Lion's mouth.
*Email [[mini-golf]] — After [[The Worm]] bites off half of Homestar's golf ball, another Worm pops out of it.
*Email [[web comics]] — In one comic, [[Stinkoman]] wishes he could challenge himself. A second Stinkoman (with [[1-Up]]'s voice) appears to fulfill his wish.

==Screenshots of Duplicate Characters==
<gallery>
Image:Bubsfirework.PNG|"Explosions! Fireworks!"
Image:Twohomestars.PNG|"Sup, man?" "Sup?"
Image:Two Fez Homsars.PNG|"Let's sing a song of Pennzoil!"
Image:twin cheats.png|"Meh!"
Image:Twoarrowdguys.PNG|"Two[[-'d|'d]]!"
Image:Twinworms.PNG|"I'm gonna say that's a birdie."
Image:Twin Stinkomans.png|"Sometimes I wish I could challenge my own self."
Image:MultipleStorngBadShapeshifters.png|"Um, that was confusing."
</gallery>
[[Category:Prank running gags]]

magic trick

Sarette — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:27:01 GMT

Sarette: I think it should count

{{sbenav|198}}

[[Image:Sbemail198.png|thumb|"This might hurt a lottle!"]]

Strong Bad shows off all the different kinds of magic.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Bubs}}, [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg#D N'D Greg|D N'D Greg]] (Easter Egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Stage]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], D N'D Greg's Parents' Basement (Easter Egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, August 11, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 3:52

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm gonna check my uhngh, and then I'll check my uhngh, and then we'll turn it out.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Srongbad email</div>
Hey, I am a girl from sweden and like magic. Could you do <br />
a magic trick? I would be so happy, and maybe visit some <br />
day. Her are a tips to you: Take homestar runner in a box <br/>
and take a saw and saw him.<br/>
From Agnes in sweden!
</blockquote>
''{Strong Bad pauses briefly after saying "Hey", says "OK" after reading "Take Homestar Runner in a box", says, "Yes, yes!" after "and take a saw", and sounds excited after, "and saw him". He then exclaims "From Agnes in Sweden!?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You're a girl. From Sweden. And you want me to take a saw to Homestar Runner. Um, I think we might need to get married, Agnes. ''{clears screen}'' Of course I can do a magic trick, babehoney. But what kind should it be, honbaby? Are we talking about, like, community center talent show type magic? You know, the kind with...

''{A page of a book pops up, showing a picture of a stereotypical magician with two cups and two balls in front of him. Below him is the text "Cups and Balls", to the left of him is "Fig. 1a", and above him is "The How-to Book of How to Do Magics". A thought bubble is next to him saying, "Both!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...cups and balls, or those jangly metal rings where the guy's like "Jingle jangle!"

''{Another page of a book shows the same magician holding two rings close to each other. "Fig. 6a" is to the left, and "Jingle jangle!" appears in a word bubble.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And now they're ''separate'' rings!

''{The magician takes the rings away from each other as Strong Bad says this, prompting him to say "Omigosh!" The caption now reads "Fig. 6k."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, and don't forget the ubiquitous live woodland creature...

''{The magician is now holding a squirrel in his palm. The text "Fig. 17f" is to the left of him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...Cleverly smooshed into the lining of one's jacket or pants!

''{As Strong Bad says this, the magician shoves the squirrel into the front of his pants, apologizing with "Sorry, Mom!" The text now reads "Fig. 17g."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But nothing says low-grade magic substitute like...

''{Strong Bad appears on a stage with purple curtains, holding a cone of newspaper. To the left of him is a table with two balls, two rings and a glass of milk}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The mystical Cone of Newspaper!

''{The crowd gasps. The camera zooms in on Strong Bad as he grabs the glass of milk}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now watch carefully as I pour this full glass of white milk into this cone of newspaper!

''{He shakes the newspaper, and then pours milk into it. Crickets chirp.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Huh? Huh? Err...

''{The camera zooms out.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh... Does anyone remember what this trick is supposed to do?

''{Milk drips down the bottom of the newspaper. Strong Bad looks down at his leg and shakes it, causing The Cheat to burst out of nowhere. The scene cuts to Strong Bad typing on the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or I could go a few steps up from that amateur stuff to the guys that are willing to blow their life savings in the name of magic! Or as I like to call them... moneygicians!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the field, standing on top of a small crate that reads "SEVENTEEN FOR FREE". A purple box with stars and an exclamation mark is to the left, with another box on top featuring a hole and a square hole with red curtains. His audience seems to be just Homestar Runner, Strong Sad, and Coach Z.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's right, folks! Gazemaze in gazemazement, as I totally ordered Magic Novelties--

''{Zoom in on Strong Bad pointing his boxing gloves at the object on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' --and Amusement Catalogue Item #1407B, assembled it, read the instructions on how to use it! And ''you'' didn't!

''{Strong Sad and Homestar Runner are shown in the audience. Each is standing next to another Item #1407B.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hate to burst your bubble, man.

''{Strong Bad is typing on his Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' There's also the subcategory of flowy-sleeved moneygicians. These are the guys with really hot assistants, really high production values, and really not a lot of magic. They might as well just spend their money paying audience into believeing they did magic, instead of putting on a big, pointless show.

''{Strong Bad is talking to Bubs, wearing a jacket that's flowing in the wind because of a fan in front of him. Strong Bad hands Bubs some dollar bills.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Here's a thousand bucks. I made this building disappear.

''{The camera zooms out. The word "POOF!" has been painted onto Bubs' Concession Stand.}''

'''BUBS:''' That's gazemazing!

''{The scene darkens. When Strong Bad says "street magic", an easel propped up against the Cinder Block is shown reading "street" "magic" "today" with an arrow pointing right. }''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or I could go with the recent trend of street magic, but it usually just descends into dudes doing stupid crap to themselves in public.

''{Strong Bad is shown wearing a greasy shirt. A can labelled "tips" is to the right of him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' For six straight days, I will not drink, I will not blink, I will not think! And I definitely will not do any magic while standing on top of Bubs' concession stand!

''{As he says this, the camera zooms out to reveal him on top of Bubs' stand with Homestar watching.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What magic!

''{Strong Bad is now typing on the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But forget about the different kinds of magic tricks. I think it's time to take Homestar Runner in a box. And take a saw. And saw him.

''{Strong Bad is on stage, holding a saw and wearing the flowy jacket, again with a fan behind him. Homestar is next to him, wearing a box labeled "This Side Brown" upside down with an arrow pointing towards Homestar's head and some fake arms.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now, we've never met before, have we, sir?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, good buddy Strong Bad. We have never met.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You look like a man of many arms.

''{Zoom in on Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, I'm like an octopus.

''{Drumroll as the camera zooms back out.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right then, hold still... this might hurt a lot-tle!

''{Abruptly, Homestar's fake arms fall off. A silhouetted Coach Z appears.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oops.

'''COACH Z:''' That saw didn't even touch him! He's pure evil!

''{Strong Bad is typing on the Lappy again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, sweet wife Agnes, that didn't turn out ''exactly'' as I hoped. But now, not only does Coach Z think I'm a good magician, he also thinks I'm a class 3 dark wizard! Oh, and one more thing, Agnes...

''{Strong Bad holds a card up to the screen, showing four pictures of his butt, reading "4 my butt".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Was ''this'' your card?

''{A crowd gasps, and the [[New Paper]] comes down. A second later, Strong Sad interrupts.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Wait, Strong Bad, you left out an important kind of magic!

''{Strong Bad glances over.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?

''(The camera zooms out to reveal Strong Sad wearing a blue leotard at the desk.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' The magic of il-l-l-l-l-lusion.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh, I hope to high Heaven that the outfit is an illusion!

''{Strong Sad's head tilts forward somewhat, until it falls off and breaks. Then, a second Strong Sad appears on the other side of the screen.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Il-l-l-l-l-lusion!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wah!

''{Strong Bad jumps and grabs the first, headless Strong Sad. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*While the toon is zoomed in on Strong Bad, you can click on item #1407B after he says its catalog number to see its catalog page.
*At the end, click on "class 3 dark wizard" to see a Teen Girl Squad-style clip featuring Coach Z and D N'D Greg.
*:'''COACH Z''': How can I defeat him, o' my master?
*:'''D N'D GREG''': First you'll have to procure some root of mandrake powder.
*:'''COACH Z''': Ooh! I should have plenty o' that layin' around! That's what I use to defeat the dark fungus from downungus!
*:'''D N'D GREG''': I'm gonna have to ask you to leave my parents' basement now.

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*The label on the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#rama|rama]]".

===Remarks===
*While Strong Bad is presenting item #1407b to an audience, the silhouettes of the audience are of three heads, Homestar, Strong Sad, and Coach Z. However, when the audience is revealed only Strong Sad and Homestar are present.
*Traditionally, the suit icons of playing cards are oriented such that half of them are right side up from any portrait-style orientation of the card. Strong Bad's "4 my butt" card has all its icons in the same orientation.
*This is an instance of [[duplicate characters]]

===Goofs===
[[Image:Wall-bracket-good.png|thumb|200px|And for my next trick, I shall put a bracket on the wall!]]
*The close square bracket "]" that precedes Strong Bad's opening reply is seen on the wall as it rises after he clears the screen.
*When Homestar's "arms" fall, the image of the baseball bat skews to conform to the "surface" of the floor and is on top of Homestar's blue sole.

===Inside References===
*This is another occurrence of characters recognizing that Homestar has [[Lack of Visible Arms|no arms]].
*Homestar's fake arms originate from sbemail [[fingers]], except the "arms" are in the opposite places.
*This is an instance of [[Strong Sad's Severed Head]].
*This is another example of [[Strong Bad and Strong Sad's Relationship#Strong Sad's Revenge|Strong Sad getting his revenge]].
*This email features several [[portmanteau]]s:
**"moneygician": "money" and "magician"
**"gazemaze": "gaze" and "amaze"
**"gazemazement": "gaze" and "amazement"
**"gazemazing": "gaze" and "amazing"
**"a lottle": "a lot" and "little"
*The music during Strong Bad's "flowy-sleeved moneygician" act is the music used to introduce [[Mr. Bland]], [[Señor]] and [[The Robot (storybook)|The Robot]] in [[Strongest Man in the World]] (and was also reused in [[more armies]]).

===Real-World References===
*Strong Bad on the roof is a parody of endurance artist and magician [[Wikipedia:David Blaine|David Blaine]].
* Strong Sad's outfit and reference to "Illusion" at the end are a reference to the late Canadian magician, [[Wikipedia:Doug Henning|Doug Henning]].
*Strong Bad's flowey-sleeved magicians are a reference to illusionists, such as [[Wikipedia:David Copperfield (illusionist)|David Copperfield]], who wear similar shirts while they perform.


==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks-noforum|198}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Duplicate Characters

Sarette — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:18:41 GMT

Sarette: I forgot the title for a second there

Duplicate Characters

Sarette — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 23:17:57 GMT

Sarette:

[[Image:pizzaz.png|thumb|Ohh, there's two of them!]]
'''Duplicate characters''' is a phenomenon where a single character appears in more than one place at once in the same scene, and in general, any other characters present simply accept this as true. This listing excludes purely stylistic uses of multiple characters through artistic license, as seen in music videos and the like.

==Appearances==

===In [[Free Country, USA]]===
*[[A Decemberween Pageant]] — [[Strong Mad|Strong Mad's]] hand can be seen moving both sets of waves back and forth, on opposite sides of the stage.
*Email [[pizzaz]] — [[Strong Bad]] conducts an interview of himself, in that he is asking the questions, and another "he" is answering them. Strong Bad seems to find this perfectly normal, even though the two Strong Bads interview, mock, yell at, plead with and bribe each other. However, the sight of two Strong Bads simultaneously makes [[The Cheat]]'s [[The Cheat's Head Exploding|head explode]].
*[[Senorial Day]] — [[Bubs]] holds a Bubsotathon, in which [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] throws confetti while on both sides of the screen at once. The Flash file shows that the one on the right wears a [[mustache]].
*[[Main Page 23]] — Rolling over [[Store]] will show Homestar facing away from you, saying the word "Store", as well as another Homestar walking in the background with a simple exchange of "Sup, man?" — "Sup?"
*[[Fall Float Parade]] — Two fez-wearing [[Homsar]]s go past, of which [[Marzipan]] takes only casual notice.
*Email [[unnatural]] — Two The Cheats are seen at the town meeting. One is to the right of [[Coach Z]], and the other is to the left of Marzipan.
*Email [[shapeshifter]] — Three shapeshifted Strong Bads (one in the form of Bubs's legs, one in the form of a $100 bill, and one in the form of a balloon tiger) appear in one scene, which Strong Bad then describes as "confusing".
*Email [[magic]] — After Strong Sad's "magic of illusion" causes his head to fall off, another one of him comes in from the other side of the screen.




===In Sub-universes===
*[[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]] — In the Cheat Commandos cartoon, some of the characters walk by twice.
*[[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad]] — Two [[Arrow'd Guy]]s are seen rating the girls on their dives into the Gift Exchange Lion's mouth.
*Email [[mini-golf]] — After [[The Worm]] bites off half of Homestar's golf ball, another Worm pops out of it.
*Email [[web comics]] — In one comic, [[Stinkoman]] wishes he could challenge himself. A second Stinkoman (with [[1-Up]]'s voice) appears to fulfill his wish.

==Screenshots of Duplicate Characters==
<gallery>
Image:Bubsfirework.PNG|"Explosions! Fireworks!"
Image:Twohomestars.PNG|"Sup, man?" "Sup?"
Image:Two Fez Homsars.PNG|"Let's sing a song of Pennzoil!"
Image:twin cheats.png|"Meh!"
Image:Twoarrowdguys.PNG|"Two[[-'d|'d]]!"
Image:Twinworms.PNG|"I'm gonna say that's a birdie."
Image:Twin Stinkomans.png|"Sometimes I wish I could challenge my own self."
Image:MultipleStorngBadShapeshifters.png|"Um, that was confusing."
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[[Category:Prank running gags]]

Coach Z Evolution

Sarette — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:43:58 GMT

Sarette: Hiz?

Though [[Coach Z]]'s overall look has largely remained stable throughout the years, he is the most recent character to undergo a design change. Before this, he had spent nearly 8 years without going through any stylistic changes.

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|- bgcolor=#eeeeee
! Image !! Info !! Created !! Appearances !! What's Changed?
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| [[Image:Sketchbook Eleven.PNG|150px]] || Early Coach Z sketches (and [[Bubs]] ones, too) || ??? || [[Sketchbook (museum)]] || N/A
|-
| [[Image:FlashbackStyleCoachZ.png|150px]] || This is Coach "Zee's" first design || 1999 || [[Where My Hat Is At?]]; ''[[flashback]]''; ''[[alternate universe]]''; ''[[The Homestar Runner Gets Something Stuck In His Craw]]'' || N/A
|-
| [[Image:OCPcoachz.png|150px]] || Coach Z's second design || 1999 || [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]]; [[Old Characters Page]] || His colors have gotten lighter, he has more shading, his head is rounder, and the Z's shape and color has changed.
|-
| [[Image:coachz_evolution_card.png|150px]] || Coach Z's third design || 2000 || [[Character Cards]]; [[Yearbook Character Page]] (in photo) || He has darker and brighter colors, a thinner outline, rounder eyes and his hat and medallion have changed colors.
|-
| [[Image:oldcoachz.png|150px]] || Coach Z's fourth design || 2000 || [[Theme Song Video]]; [[Homestarloween Party]] || His outline is dark green and not just plain black, his medallion has changed color, his shading is gone, and his hat has lighter colors.
|-
| [[Image:coach-z.png|150px]] || Coach Z's fifth design || 2000 || Toons from [[A Holiday Greeting]] to present; Main Pages [[Main Page 11|11]] and [[Main Page 23|23]]; various [[Strong Bad Emails]] starting with [[stand-up]] || His skin tone has become a slightly lighter shade, the Z appears to be polished, and his medallion has changed color again. He also has much more advanced shading and thicker and brighter outlines.
|-
| [[Image:New Coach Z Styles.PNG|150px]] || The current design || 2008 || [[Strong Bad Emails]] starting with [[hiding]] || He has a pronounced curve to his back/neck area, and his feet aren't as far apart. The shine on his Z has changed, and it also has a shadow on his body.
|}

[[Category: Character Evolution]]

The Cheat's Smoking Challenge

Sarette — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:47:00 GMT

Sarette: revising

[[Image:dacheat.png|thumb|right|New, High-Graphic Smoking The Cheat!]]

'''The Cheat's Smoking Challenge''' is a game only available by clicking the O in [[Strong Bad's Message Bored]].

In this game, you must help {{Film|The Cheat}} kick [[Smoking#The Cheat's Smoking|the habit]]! Use the arrow keys to help The Cheat pick up pieces of nicotine gum. You earn 50 points for each piece of gum collected.

==Description==
Help the Cheat quit smoking! Use the arrow keys to collect the pieces of nicotine gum before they disappear!

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The game gives you messages when you lose all your chances:
**0-900: You didn't do very well! The Cheat is STILL smoking!
**950-1550: Not bad! Now The Cheat uses one of those nicotine inhalers!
**1600+:Way To Go! Now The Cheat just drinks TONS of coffee!
*The first piece of gum never disappears.

=== Fixed Glitches ===
*It was possible to change the score by typing in any number. When changed, the game would append 50 points on the end. For example, if 1 was typed, the game would give 150 points; a 2 would give 250 points, etc.
*One could also type in the number of chances, using the tab key to highlight "chances" and typing in however many were wanted.
*Before, if one was to to disable play, The Cheat would stay motionless and not move even if the player used the arrow keys.

==See Also==
*[[Strong Bad's Message Bored]]
*[[Armless Invaders]]
*[[Nighttime Driving Type Game]]

==External Links==
* [[HR:boredgames.html|Go the the Message Bored]] (and click on the O in "BORED")
* [[HR:superbored.swf|View the Flash file for the Message Bored]]

[[Category:Games]]

The Teach

Sarette — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:43:50 GMT

Sarette: He never actually contributed to it, only danced to it.

[[Image:the teach.PNG|thumb|right|150px|"BLUE SOCK!"]]

'''The Teach''' is a blue sock puppet manipulated by [[Strong Mad]] that bears a strong resemblance to [[The Cheat]]. The Teach dances to The Git Outcha Seat Sound, a [[The Geddup Noise|Geddup Noise]] knockoff (created by [[Strong Bad]], apparently).

The name "The Teach" is an anagram (and phonetic reversal) of "The Cheat."

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

[[Category:Character Variations]]

User:Sarette

Sarette — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 23:43:32 GMT

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