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little questions

Stronggal3000 — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 06:42:55 GMT

Stronggal3000:

{{sbenav|43}}

[[Image:sbemail43.PNG|thumb|"Hey, send me some of those Swedish fish. Ooh! And Swedish meatballs."]]

Strong Bad receives a very clear and concise email from Viklas, and responds in kind.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Swedish Flag]] (Easter egg), [[Strong Badia]]n Flag (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

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

'''Date:''' Monday, September 23, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:13

'''Page Title:''' COMPY 386

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD''': ''{singing}'' All the ladies want to know, who's checkin' that email? Was it Strong Bad?

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Dear, Strong Bad! 
Here is some little questions: 
1. Has you some time play football? 
2. How did you seen out when you was a 
baby? 
3. How did you think you came's to 
seen out when you are wery old? 
 
Viklas 
Sweden</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad does not read the numerals in the email.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh really? ''{holding back laughter}'' Never would have guessed you weren't from around here. Lessee here, what's the best way to answer this one...

''{begins typing, with subtitles included. Synthesized European music starts playing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' For Viklas. Hi? ''{Sup, Viklas?}''

1. Prehaps! I'm've was to make football often times. ''{I love football. It's the best.}'' Play? Know. ''{Oh wait, are you asking about soccer?}'' Best football results twice again. ''{I hate soccer. It's the worst.}''

2. Every age I have seen out as a baby. ''{I was one hot baby.}'' I think I has the solution: ''{All the girl babies were like...}'' width times height. ''{"check out that hot baby."}''

3. As a wery old, I can fathom the scene to be with me. ''{I didn't know ''what'' you were talking about here.}'' Looking always as I ever did. ''{Hey, send me some of those Swedish fish.}'' It was not came's. ''{Ooh! And Swedish meatballs!}'' He borrowed mine. ''{That would be awesome.}''

Okay, Viklas, I hope that answers your questions. I think we're on the same page. Unfortunately, yours has a big F on it.

—Stark Dålig

''{Viklas's email appears as an essay with red marks and a big F on it. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, when the essay appears, click on the word "Sweden" for an animation in the style of a political cartoon, which shows a flag of [[Strong Badia]] shaking hands with a Swedish flag over two piles of fish and meatballs, with the caption "Strong Badia Welcomes Swedish Goods." The synthesizer music plays.
*Click on the Swedish flag in the first Easter egg to see the Swedish flag doing a dance, with the appropriate caption, "The Swedish Flag Does A Dance."
**This Easter egg resets to the previous one when the music loops back.

== Fun Facts ==
=== Viklas's Corrected Essay ===
[[Image:Viklas.png|thumb|Viklas, you can do better than this.]]
<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:1px solid black;background:#ffffff;color:#000;width:400px"><div style="padding-left:250px;background:none;border:none">(45) <big>F</big></div>Dear(,) Strong Bad! Here (is) some little questions: 1. (Has) you some<->time play football? 2. How (did) you (seen out) when you (was) a baby? what? /huh? 3. How do you think you came(')s to (seen out) when you (are) (we)ry old?<div style="padding-left:250px;background:none;border:none">sp</div>Viklas Sweden<div style="padding-left:200px;background:none;border:none">Viklas, You can do better than this. See me after class.</div></blockquote>

===Explanations===
*"Stark Dålig", which is pronounced something like "Stork Duhleeg", means "Strong Bad" in Swedish. But "dålig" doesn't mean "bad" as in "cruel", but rather "of poor quality". A more correct Swedish version of Strong Bad's name would be "Stark Elak".
*Strong Bad says, "Oh wait, are you asking about soccer?" because throughout most of the world [[Wikipedia:Football (soccer)|soccer]] is [[Wikipedia:Football_(soccer)_names|called football]] and [[Wikipedia:American football|football]] is [[Wikipedia:Football (word)|called American football]].
*"Width times height" is the formula for finding the area of a [[Wikipedia:rectangle|rectangle]].

===Remarks===
*The "back" button in the Easter egg has a Swedish/pan-European makeover (bäçk), which would be pronounced something like "besk."
*At the end of the email, Viklas got five points off for every mistake on his paper, and therefore got a 45%.
*Viklas is not an actual Swedish name. The author of the email probably just misspelled Niklas (the Swedish form of Nicholas).

===Inside References===
*"I think I has the solution" is a reference to one of [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]'s lines from [[In Search of the Yello Dello]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Swedish fish|Swedish Fish]] are a popular variety of gummi candy which originated in Sweden and were developed specifically for the North American market.
*The music that plays in the Tuba loop is identical to the opening of the [[Wikipedia:VeggieTales|''VeggieTales'']] theme song.

===Fast Forward===
*The synthesizer music would later be added to [[Dancin' Bubs]].
*Viklas would be seen as a card in a poker game in an Easter egg in [[pom pom]].

== DVD Version ==
The two Easter eggs are now separate from each other, though still accessible. For the dancing Swedish flag, select the hidden Strong Bad head near the bottom of the Compy 386's screen, while for Strong Badia accepting Swedish goods, select the hidden Strong Bad head in the text.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail43.html|watch "little questions"]]
*[[HR:sbemail43.swf|view the Flash file for "little questions"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

The Ugly One

Stronggal3000 — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 14:49:00 GMT

Stronggal3000: /* Biography */

[[Image:tgs-uglyone.PNG|thumb|right|150px|Bad glasses, nice dress, suspect hygiene]]
[[Image:The ugly one_color.png|thumb|right|150px|Ugly, and colorized!]]
==Biography==
'''The Ugly One''' (with the [[integral article]] "the") is the ugly-looking member of the [[Teen Girl Squad]] whose "real" name is either Virginia, Joy, or Jennifer. In the eleventh issue, Cheerleader refers to her (affectionately, one assumes) as "Uggs". Despite her [[Wikipedia:ugliness|ugliness]], suspect [[Wikipedia:hygiene|hygiene]] and [[Wikipedia:psoriasis|psoriasis]], she seems to be better-liked within the Squad than [[What's Her Face]].

The Ugly One is portrayed as a mindless follower of Cheerleader, and appears both dimmer and slightly more eccentric than the other girls (one of her introductory lines describes her as being "actually crazy"). She is readily included in the Squad's [[Cheerleader]]-led activities, such as shopping, spring break vacation, and jumping into a [[lion]]'s mouth.

She is fond of the popular yogurt topping [[Wikipedia:Sprinkles|jimmies]] and has a crush on every boy. Despite the strength of her crushes, she has difficulty acting on them; in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]] she stuck her head in the [[Wikipedia:sand|sand]] rather than converse with the [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olda Boys|olda boys]].

As with the rest of the Squad, The Ugly One has suffered a variety of horrible fates. She has been ARROWED, swooped, MSG'd, TWO'd, and YOU'RE NOT'd. She has also endured two "triple attacks" : in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]], she was FLOOR TOMMED, STEP-MOMMED, and POM-POMMED?, and in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] she was first hit by a tree branch, then the entire tree, and then the tree spontaneously combusted.

She is the daughter of [[Manolios Ugly One]].

===Remarks===

*She also appears in the [[404'd]] page, where she feels the pain of the Internet browser.
*She slapped [[The King of Town]] in the email "[[virus]]" about nine times or so.

[[Image:Modestly hot the ugly one.png|thumb|right|200px|The hotgly one!]]
=== New Hotness ===

For her Sweet Someteen birthday bash in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]], The Ugly One received a massive makeover, which caused [[Strong Bad]] to (a) exclaim "Whoa! Did ''I'' draw that new hotness?", (b) "save" her from [[Arrow'd Guy]], (c) insert himself into the issue as a well-muscled construction worker so that he could [[Making Out|make out]] with her, and (d) actually make out with the piece of paper that contained her cartoon. [[The Brothers Chaps]]' nickname for The Ugly One after her makeover is The "[[Sketchbook 2005|Hotgly One]]". Unfortunately for her, The Ugly One's makeover lasted only one issue.

=== Pre-K Version ===
[[Image:Kiddie_Ugly_One.PNG|thumb|right|150px|Boy or girl? We'll never tell.]]
In Pre-K, there is some confusion over whether she was a boy or girl.

==Title Card Descriptions==
* drill team! ([[TV Time Toons Menu]])
* hygiene? ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]])
* psoriasis! ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 2]])
* actually crazy ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]])
* prepaid lunch! ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]])
* three piece?!! ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]])
* wants to be cheerleader ([[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad]])
* boy or girl? ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]])
* listens to pinebark! ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]])
* parking deck? ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]])
* gnarly nursing home green ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]])
* geiger counter! ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]])
* pink eye! ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]])
* plain yogurt/hour ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]])

==Hurt and/or Killed by==
*Arrows ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]], [[404'd|404 error page]])
*Being swooped by [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#The Vulture and the Bat|a vulture]] ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 2]])
*Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]])
*YOU'RE NOT potatoes ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]])
*Sticking her head in sand and then being the perch of a giant bird ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]])
*Falling into the [[Arrow'd Guy|The Arrow'd Guy's]] mouth ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7]])
*Being floor tommed, step-mommed, and [[Pom Pom|Pom-Pommed]] ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]])
*Being smashed by a spontaneously-combusting tree ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]])
*Being eaten by a carnivorous plant ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 10]]) (Easter Egg)
*A chainsaw-wielding maniac in a Speedo ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]])
*"BAD JUJU!!" from the [[Arrow'd Guy]], putting nails through a voodoo doll in response to her voodoo doll resembling him ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]])
*Dangled off a hotel balcony, then dropped from said hotel balcony onto a bayonet tailgate party. ([[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]])

==Filmography==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[comic]]
*[[:Category:The Ugly One Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

==Quotes of the Week==
{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"I love longitudes." '''[[Cheerleader]]:''' "Not me, I'm a latitude snob."|[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] outtake|Mirror:uglycheer_longlat.mp3}}
|}

{{Teen Girl Squad}}

[[Category:Teen Girl Squad Characters|Ugly One, The]]

retirement

Stronggal3000 — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:58:17 GMT

Stronggal3000: /* Trivia */

{{sbenav|159}}
[[Image:sbemail159a.png|thumb|"Oh, ''perfect''! Now I'm out of my anti-depressant."]]
The Lappy-nappers are revealed! Can Strong Bad save his beloved fold-em-up computer?

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Marshie}}, {{Film|The Sad Kids}}, [[Lappy 486#Female Lappy 486|Female Lappy 486]], [[Tandy 400]], [[Compy 386]], [[The Paper]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}

'''Places:''' [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Computer Room]], [[Carnival Tent]], [[The Field]]

'''Computers:''' [[Tandy 400]], [[Compy 386]], [[Lappy 486]] [[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]] [[Category:Compy 386 Emails]] [[Category:Lappy 486 Emails]]

'''Dates:'''
:''Part A released (as "retirement"; changed to "retirement A" the next day):'' Monday, October 2, 2006
:''Part B released (as "retirement B"):'' Tuesday, October 3, 2006
:''Parts A and B combined released (as "retirement (combined)"):'' Monday, October 9, 2006
:''Name changed to just "retirement":'' Sunday, October 22, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 6:53

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==
''{Open in Strong Bad's computer room, coming in on a worried Strong Bad, while suspenseful music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' My computer's been lappynapped!

''{A record scratches and the screen dims, Marshie comes in from the bottom of the screen.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Hello, Kenneth!

''{Marshie flies across a yellow background.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Hear me roar!

''{Marshie growls for a moment, then opens his mouth wide, the background turns red, sound lines come out of his mouth, and he meows. Cut to a shot of the Sad Kids standing on top of Marshie.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' That's right, kids!

''{Silhouettes of the main characters scroll across the page, with big question marks over them. As he names the sweepstakes, the name appears on the screen.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Play the Fluffy Puff Marshmallows ''My Lappy Got Stole!'' Sweepstakes and win big!

''{As Marshie says "big", he grows a large, fat, white body, and his voice deepens. Cut to a shot of a bicycle. Marshie's voice is back to normal.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' First prize,—

''{A shot of a metal detector}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —second tries,—

''{Marshie, in a car, driving along with mountains in the background}''

'''MARSHIE:''' ''{singing}'' Take a trip to the mountains... ''{these words appear above the mountains, written on a musical staff}''

''{The screen dims and Marshie comes down from the top with a top hat and a cane.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' I'm a song and dance man!

''{Cut to a wooden desk, with a note card on it.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Just email who you think done it on a 3x5 note card,—

''{"it was the HIPPO!" is written on the note card.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' —stick a Fluffy Puff on each corner,—

''{Four marshmallows appear, one stuck on each corner of the card. Cut to Marshie, talking through gritted teeth, in front of a portrait of an older marshmallow-like woman.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' ''{in an irritated and mysterious voice}'' —AND JUST WALK AWAY, ''MOTHER.''
''{Cut to Strong Bad's basement, looking at the ad on the TV. Marshie is next to a bag of Fluffy Puff Marshmallows.}''

'''MARSHIE:''' Fluffy Puff Marshmallows. Yeah! Still!

''{The words "Yeah! Still!" appear underneath Marshie. Cut to Strong Bad lying on the couch, surrounded by empty chip packets of various descriptions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gotta be kidding me. Man, everybody's trying to make a buck or nine off my heart-drooping loss. 

''{He feels around in the nearest bag of chips, and finds that it's empty.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, perfect. Now I'm out of my antidepressant. Nothing dulls the pain quite like several dozen half-full bags of ''{as he lists the flavorings, symbols for them appear at the top of the screen}'' Italian-herb-chipotle-buffalo-ranch-guacamole-Thai-peanut-style chippety-chomps. I guess I'll slink off to Bubs' and refill my prescription. Slinnnk...

''{Strong Bad somehow slides up and over the armrest of the couch, and off screen. Cut to Strong Bad at Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is nowhere to be seen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Bubs! Hello? Can I get a witness? Bubs? ''{looks around the stand, and screams}''

''{Pan to the side of the stand, we see the Lappy's power cord hanging off the roof. Tense music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Lappy's tail! I'll save you, Lappy-pie... poo... ''{runs back and forth anxiously, making the Homsar walking noise}'' Just keep your pixels on. Strong Bad's got everything under control-alt-delete.

''{Strong Bad picks up a ladder from behind the stand, and climbs up onto the roof.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Who put you up here— Wha?!?

''{The suspenseful music plays, and reveal the Lappy, with the broken Tandy and the shotgunned Compy. The Tandy is suspending a horseshoe magnet from a fishing rod above the Lappy's keyboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's my crappier and crappiest computers!

''{Both old computers fizz and spark.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Careful, guys, let's not do anything inappropriate with that magnet... I've got a lot of important text files on that 5 meg hard drive... Now just let the Lappy go, and we can all go out for hushpuppies. You guys still like hushpuppies, don't you?

''{Both old computers fizz and spark a lot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, fine. hushpuppies are out. For some reason I... I thought you guys liked hushpuppies.

''{Both old computers keep fizzing and sparking. The Tandy also churns its floppy disk drive.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sorry, guys, we're getting nowhere. I don't speak extravagantly broken computer.

''{The Paper comes down, reading "'Sup Strong Bad. I'll help with the translation."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Paper! You're just in time! Find out what they want!

''{The Paper goes back up, and the Compy "talks" for a bit. The Paper comes back down with "They want to come out of retirement..."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Retirement? They didn't retire, I threw them away. Ask them if they mean they want to come out of ''thrown-awayment''.

''{The Paper comes down again, reading "They're not laughing. They each want to check one last email."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Are they joking? Those guys couldn't check an email with the help of sixty horses dressed up as IT professionals!

''{The Tandy lowers the magnet a little, and the Lappy's screen turns on, showing:}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#06bfad;">
<div style="border: 1px solid black; background:none; padding:0; width:22em; margin:auto">
<div style="border: 2px solid white; border-bottom: #999; border-right: #999; background: #CCC; color: black; font-size: 150%; text-align: center; line-height: 125%; margin: 0; padding: 0">
<big>Oh, Child!</big> 
It's the Teal Screen 
of Near Death! (TSoND)
</div></div></blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, okay, okay! I'll do my best. If it'll save the orphanage... I mean, my Lappy, I'll do it. Now, let's check emails like it was the deuce double-aught dweice!

''{Both old computers "talk".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It just means 2002... I... thought it was slick... slick-rick... way to talk...

''{Fade through black to Strong Bad with the Tandy at the email-checking desk. You hear the old typing effect. The Tandy sparks its screen throughout.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Green lines, green, green lines. It's a Strong Bad Email again.

<blockquote class="tandy email">
dearest strong bad 
do you remember the email that you deleted 
the hardest 
sincerly 
josh 
oakland
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "sincerly" as written, and "josh oakland" as "josho kland"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, let's just see here... Zero capitalization...

''{The first letters of each of "dearest", "strong", "bad", "do", "sincerly", "josh" and "oakland" are all briefly highlighted}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Misspelling...

''{The word "sincerly" is briefly highlighted}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lack of punctuation...

''{The blank spaces after "bad", "hardest", "sincerly" and "josh" are all briefly highlighted}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with a hint of insincerity}'' Looks like a winner to me! ''{typing}'' Dearest Josho, I have some good news for you! I DO remember the email that I deleted the hardest. And I'm still remembering it right now!!! ''{stops typing}'' Homestar! Little help please.

''{Zooms out to reveal Homestar pouring a bottle of Mountain Dew into the hole in the side of the Tandy}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm way ahead of ya, SB.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then, we'll just add some of the King of Town's fizzy denture tablets.

''{Strong Bad holds up a box of [[Oh No You Dent! Denture Tablets]].}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{offscreen}'' Thems is my after-dinner mints!

''{Strong Bad tips several of the tablets into the hole.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{heavy reverb}'' And now if you'd please turn in your hymnals, and join me in singing number 119, a-deleted.

''{Strong Bad hits the keyboard, and the "DELETED!!" screen comes up, with a gothic font. Organ music plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD & HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' Deleted!

''{Strong Bad swings a pickaxe through the keyboard and the desk. The Tandy explodes, and gives off a bad graphics mushroom cloud.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{turns away, falls to his knees and closes his eyes}'' Aaah!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Goodbye, old girl. They'll always say you went out in a blaze of green rectangular glory.

''{Homestar, with one eye still closed, starts pouring Mountain Dew on the carpet. Cut to a closeup of Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right! One down, one to go.

''{Cut to a shot of the shotgunned Compy on the desk. The suspenseful music plays. The screen fades to black.''}

''{Strong Bad is in front of the Compy. Despite the hole, he manages to type "strongbad email.exe".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' There's a big ol' hole inside my email, makin' it hard to cheeeeck...

''{He brings up the email. It is formatted around the hole.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh! Automatic hole formatting! ''{starts reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">
Dear Strong Bad, 
I want to see you perform some amazing 
feats of 
wonder. 
 
Very ser-                     iously, 
Luke S.
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Double Dear Strong Bad" in place of the first line, and after reading "wonder", he comments "You mean, more amazing than checking an email on this computer?!" In place of the name, he says "Luke South".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, I am very serious too. Serious about the most incredible, tantalizing, pants-defying, mind-googling sights in the whole world!! ''{stops typing}'' Lalalalalalaaaa!

''{Cut back to show the whole computer room. A [[Wikipedia:Boater (hat)|boater hat]] falls on his head and a cane into his hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ladies and Luke, I give you...

''{The Computer Room rises, as if it were a theater curtain, revealing a carnival tent.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as a sideshow caller}'' Strong Bad's Amazing Feats of Wonder! ''{Strong Bad appears in the foreground}'' Gawk and squawk as I walk and talk like an old-timey sideshow caller, and add "Lalalalalaa" to the end of everything I say lalalalalalaaa!

''{Strong Bad ducks down. Cut to inside the tent.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' First, in our gallery of ocular oddities, is a contortionist... with a twist!

''{He moves away, revealing a curtain painted with "MARZiPAN - SHE-TYPE! KA-RAZY?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Feast your Dust Bowl-ravaged eyes on ''{Curtain lifts, revealing Marzipan with her hair tied up.}'' Marzipan, the Human Woo-man ''{rolls the next "R"}'' Rrrrrotini!

''{A logo for "The Human Woo-man Rotini" appears. Marzipan curls her neck like a spring. The audience makes amazed sounds.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Behold! An ocean of pesto!

''{Green liquid flies in from offscreen and lands on Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's not part of my act!

''{Cut to The King of Town, with some of the green liquid dribbling down from his mustache.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I know! It's a part of ''mine'' lalalalalalalaaa!

''{He sucks in the liquid. Cut back to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now, direct your attention to the Pee Wee Stage...

''{Again, Strong Bad moves aside. Now the curtain shows "THE CHEAT - AND HOW! PART ANVIL?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...where the flea circus has left town, and the inmates are restless!

''{The audience ooohs as the curtain is lifted, showing a manacled The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Gather strong at The Cheat's Flea Prison Riot!

''{As the above words appear, a magnifying glass focuses on The Cheat and zooms in on a tiny prison in his fur, where a number of small black dots are rioting and squabbling. The prison has some flames coming out of the windows, and a siren is heard. Cut back to Strong Bad in front of a curtain reading "Strong Sad - DEE PRESS! DO U DARE?" with an elephant styled to look like Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And don't forget Strong Sad's feet of wonder.

''{The audience ahhhs as the curtain is moved up, revealing Strong Sad in a blue dress with a beard. A paper reading "stupid's stupid crap that I hate" appears for a moment. Strong Sad lifts the dress, revealing his feet, as the audience gasps.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' I call them "soolnds".

''{Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And lastly, so ghastly, the ate-thh wonder of the world!

''{Cut to curtain showing "Strong Mad - ATE THH! NECK?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' House-mouth!!!

''{The curtain lifts, showing Strong Mad in a loincloth. A "HOUSE-MOUTH" logo appears. The audience gasps.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' DAAAAH!! ''{Opens his mouth very wide, taking up most of his body and creating the shape of a house. The audience gasps.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{popping in from the side of the screen}'' This land-locked leviathan conveniently subsists only on outdated electronics!

''{He ducks away as the Compy is thrown in Strong Mad's mouth. He closes his mouth. A second later, he jumps a bit as a sparking sound is heard. Strong Mad gulps it down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{popping in again, and throwing his hat and cane}'' ''We did it!!!'' Lalalalalalalaaaa!

''{The scene again rises like a curtain, revealing the Computer Room. The Lappy is in its place at the desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Lappy! You're back...y! You and I have some unfinished business, little lady!

''{Strong Bad sits down. Cut to the Lappy's screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing; anywhere that a comma would be appropriate, a dull tapping sound is heard}'' There ya go Jake-ula. Now all the cliffhangers have been for reallysolved. Okay Lappy I hope your battery's charged ''{music starts}'' cuz I'm finally taking you out for those hush-puppies you always wanted!!!

''{He picks up the Lappy and walks off. Fade to black. Cut to a silhouette of Strong Bad holding the Lappy and walking across the sunset. Ghostly images of the Tandy and Compy appear over his head. The music suddenly stops with a record scratch.}''

'''FEMALE LAPPY 486:''' But Strong Bad, I'm hate hushpuppies!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, I coulda sworn one of you guys liked hushpuppies.

''{The Paper comes down, reading "It was me. I like hushpuppies." The music starts again. It eventually stops again with a record scratch.}''

'''FEMALE LAPPY 486:''' Can we please find my toe?

''{Strong Bad stops walking and looks up toward the ghostly images, which speed away upwards.}''

==Easter Eggs==
* Click on Strong Bad's diamond when he says he's got a lot of important text files on Lappy's harddrive to see a selection of those files.
<table>
<tr valign="top"><td>
<blockquote style="font-family: monospace">
    clncknmsfrmyslf.txt 
Cool nicknames for myself 
-------------------------- 
Mr. Lewd Comment 1965 
Giantus 
The Fake Frenchman 
<del style="color:red">Light 'n Fluffy</del> NO! 
[[Heaven]] in Tights 
Good Fortunator 
Bicep Lad 
Lebner 
Mighty Legit 
Dabney Coleman's Evil Twin 
Wisewallace 
/got nothin' 
The Detroit Locksmith 
Prudeacre
</blockquote>
</td><td>
<blockquote style="font-family: monospace">
      cldshplog.txt 
 Cloud Shape Spotting Log 
------------------------- 
lightswitch w/no cover 
baseball headed baby 
brown water 
michigan w/2 bites out of it 
smallish elbow 
box of crackers (unopened) 
pestilence 
2 salamanders giving low-5's 
oversized novelty comb 
cheap date 
strong sad's ghost 
uppity maitre d 
strong sad's corpse 
diet pills
</blockquote>
</td></tr><tr><td>
<blockquote style="font-family: monospace">
    ltr2bkrythrftstr.txt 
Letter to Bakery Thrift Store 
------------------------- 
Dear Bakery Thrift Store, 
Whom do you think you are 
fooling? You sell old baked 
goods. The stuff regular 
bakeries throw away. So what 
if a loaf of bread is only 
29 cents? It's old bread. 
Should I start collecting 
roadkill squirrels, glue 
cotton balls to their butts 
and open an 'Aftermarket 
Rabbit Thrift Store?' Oh, 
wait. Yes I should. Thank You 
Bakery Thrift Store. Love, SB
</blockquote>
</td><td valign="bottom">[[Image:Dullard sbemail159a.png|thumb|Horses in IT?]]</td></tr>
</table>

* Click on the roof vent after Strong Bad's joke about Horses in [[Wikipedia:Information technology|IT]] (that is, after the Teal Screen of Near Death appears) to see a [[Dullard]] comic.
* Click the electrical socket after the Tandy's explosion to replay the explosion animation.
* Click on the Compy's contrast dial when Strong Bad checks the second email to see some sparks fly.
*When Strong Bad says "Luke South", click on the Compy's exposed gear to see a southward traffic sign.
*At the end, before the old computers fly away, click their contrast knobs for the [[Bad Graphics Ghost]] and a dancing skeleton on the Tandy and Compy, respectively.
*After the spectral computers fly away, click on the Lappy to see an extra scene involving the King of Town.
:''{A curtain is seen with a [[ham]] with the King of Town's head on it reading "The King of Town - ONE DER! MEAT MAN?"}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' He's half-man, half-cholesterol! Can I get a "ooh-ahh" for Clogdor!
:''{The curtain lifts, revealing the King behind a counter with a frying pan on it. The [[Grabbo Arm]] is holding up a toothpick above the frying pan. "CLOGDOR!!" is written across the top of the screen.}''
:'''AUDIENCE MEMBERS:''' Ewww! Euugh!
:''{The King of Town burps, producing an oddly-colored bubble. As it floats toward the frying pan, the Grabbo Arm juts forward, popping the bubble and creating the innards of an [[egg]], which falls into the frying pan. The audience gasps.}''
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' If ya think my burps are impressive, wait'll you see my—
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Cutting in in front of the scene}'' —seen enough of that one lalalalalalalaaaaa!

==Fun Facts==
===Changes Between the Two-Part and One-Part Versions===
This email was originally released as a two-parter, and was re-released a week later as a single email called "retirement (combined)". (On October 22, the email was renamed just "retirement".) The following were added or changed from the original:
* The Lappy's comma key is now missing throughout the toon. Originally, the key was present in part A when the Compy and Tandy are holding the Lappy hostage but was missing in part B when Strong Bad gets it back.
* The Tandy's screen now intermittently flashes with static while Strong Bad is checking its email.
* Part A ended with the zoom-in on the Compy 386 (as the suspenseful music played). The Paper came down with a message that read, "To Be Continued Tomorrow!". Part B picked up with Strong Bad sitting at the Compy. When the two parts were combined, The Paper was removed, and a transition in and out of black now splices the two halves.
* Also removed were the "back" link at the end of part A and the "loading" screen at the beginning of part B. This is notable because even though the "back" link was on the Compy, it was written in the Lappy's font, and the "loading" screen on part B was written in the Compy's font.
* Clicking on the Compy's contrast dial creates some sparking effects.
* A gear in the Compy now turns as Strong Bad types.
* An extra scene featuring Strong Sad in Strong Bad's carnival tent was added.
* When Strong Bad attempts to type commas in his closing remarks, commas no longer appear and instead a dull tapping sound is heard.
* An Easter egg featuring the King of Town's act in Strong Bad's carnival tent was added.

===Explanations===
[[Image:Tandy400explode.PNG|thumb|"DELETED!"]]
*The explosion following the addition of Mountain Dew and denture tablets to the Tandy 400 is due to the rapid release of carbon dioxide gas from both the carbonated water and the effervescent action of the sodium bicarbonate and citric acid in the tablets, not to be confused with the [[Wikipedia:Mentos eruption|Diet Coke and Mentos]] phenomenon.
*[[Wikipedia:Control-Alt-Delete|Control-Alt-Delete]] is a computer keyboard command on [[Wikipedia:IBM PC compatible|IBM PC compatible]] systems that can be used to close programs or reboot the computer.
*A [[Wikipedia:Hushpuppy|hushpuppy]] is a deep-fried ball of cornmeal commonly eaten in the southern United States.
*Putting a magnet too close to a computer can damage the data stored on [[Wikipedia:Magnetic storage|magnetic storage]], such as [[Wikipedia:Hard disk|hard disks]].
*Structures or people are called the [[Wikipedia:Eighth Wonder of the World|Eighth Wonder of the World]] in order to liken their perceived greatness to the [[Wikipedia:Seven Wonders of the World|Seven Wonders of the Ancient World]].
*[[Wikipedia:Leviathan|Leviathan]] is the name of a sea-monster (perhaps a crocodile) mentioned several times in the [[Wikipedia:Old Testament|Old Testament]]. The word "leviathan" is often used to refer to any large monster or creature.
*[[Wikipedia:Pesto|Pesto]] is an Italian sauce frequently served over pasta. While many variations exist, in its classic form it is made of basil, parsley, pignoli [peen-yole-ee] (pine nuts), extra virgin olive oil, and pecorino-romano cheese, and requires no cooking.
* Strong Sad is dressed as a [[Wikipedia:Bearded Lady|Bearded Lady]].

===Trivia===
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad checking more than one email]].
*This email and [[flashback]] are tied for the most Easter eggs in any email to date, with eight. They're second on the site total, tied with [[Halloween Fairstival]] and [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]. The toon with the most Easter eggs is [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] with ten.
* At 6:53, this is the longest toon on the site. It beats the previous longest email, [[alternate universe]], by nearly one minute, and the previous longest toon, [[Where's The Cheat?]], by 35 seconds.
*The [[Hanging Objects|portrait]] of Marshie's mother is hung in the same frame as the painting by the Deutsch Master in [[portrait]].
*For the first email, the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#mastertype|mastertype]]". For the second, it reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#silpheed|silpheed]]".
*This is the first Strong Bad Email to feature all three computers.
*This is the first time [[soolnds]] are mentioned out loud.
*When strongbad is running on the side of [[Bub's concession stand]] his footsep sound is the same as [[Homsar]]'s.

===Remarks===
[[Image:extra outlet and Lappy plug.png|thumb|120px|The Lappy's tail!]]
*In Marshie's Whodunnit? scene, every main character is visible silhouetted except for [[The Cheat]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Homsar]] and [[Strong Bad]] himself.
*Strong Bad says that the Lappy's hard drive holds five "[[Wikipedia:Megabyte|megs]]". However, in [[animal]], the Lappy has a "2 MB Hard Drive!".
*During Strong Bad's confrontation with the Tandy and Compy, there are clickable areas on the Lappy's screen, but clicking on them has no effect. This is because the Tandy's contrast buttons are behind the Lappy, and they are disabled in this scene.
*The word "contrast" on Strong Bad's Tandy is in a different font than it was before the Tandy was thrown out. This change was also made for the redone Tandy-era e-mails in [[do over]].
*If you view the Flash file, during the [[Mountain Dew|Mountain Dew]] scene there is an extra electrical outlet outside the black, complete with the Lappy's cord plugged in. It is also there when Strong Bad says "Allright, one down, one to go!"
*The three sounds that play on the Tandy when Strong Bad highlights portions of the email come from [[Wikipedia:MacOS|MacOS]]: "Purr", "Sosumi", and "Temple", respectively.
*This is the first time an email has been [[deleted]] in the Lappy era (even though it was not deleted on the Lappy itself).
*Strong Bad claims that he is out of potato chips, but some of the bags are partially filled.
*The Tandy and Compy were sold by Bubs to the King of Town ([[King of Town Email]]) and Homestar ([[Broken Compy Menu]]), respectively. Oddly, both denied kidnapping the Lappy in [[cliffhangers]] (Homestar) and [[Lappynapped!]] (King of Town).

[[Image:End 159.PNG|thumb|Slightly less shotgunned]]
*The hole in the Compy is smaller here than it was at the end of [[virus]], making it possible to fit a token amount of legible text onto the screen.
*In the start of the second part, the Compy starts off in "automatic hole format" but when Strong Bad starts typing his reply, some of the written text does not appear on the Compy's screen.
*Strong Mad appears to have no tongue or tonsils.
*Apparently, the cog inside the Compy processes text, yet it was shown spinning while broken at the end of [[virus]].
*The sounds of the fleas on The Cheat sound a lot like The King of Town and Strong Bad's voices sped up when they are saying "Lalalalalala".
*The Paper doesn't have a link to Strong Bad's email address.
*[[The Virus|The viruses]] in the Compy, which affected the outside world in [[virus]], do not return for this email. It seems the shotgun was effective in cleaning the viruses.
*The email checked with the Tandy uses the animation style that was used in emails prior to [[brianrietta]], where Strong Bad's mouth moves as opposed to his head.
**The sound effect of the keyboard is also the same as that used in those emails.
*Neither the plug socket or the Compy's cord appear during the Compy email.
*The Lappy's wall adapter is beige here, but it is black in [[isp]].

===Goofs===
*When the camera zooms in on the box of the King of Town's fizzy denture tablets, the green lines on the Tandy aren't moving.
*Right after Strong Bad deletes the Tandy email, and is about to swing the pickaxe into the keyboard, for a split second, you can hear Homestar saying "deleted", but his mouth doesn't appear to move.
*There is no electrical outlet under the table while Strong Bad is using the Compy.
*While zoomed in on the Compy, Strong Bad's reflection appears over some of the cracks in the Compy's screen.
*For about two frames, around when Strong Bad swings the pickaxe into the keyboard, the green on the Tandy's screen is out of position.
*While the Tandy and Compy are holding the magnet over the Lappy, The Tandy's green lines aren't visible.

===Inside References===
*This email follows directly from [[cliffhangers]], where Strong Bad's computer was kidnapped at the end of the email. The dramatic "cliffhanger resolution" music is reused from that email as well. Strong Bad's closing remarks are directed toward Jake, who sent the email featured in cliffhangers.
**Marshie saying "who you think done it" is a reference to an Easter egg in cliffhangers, in which Homestar says "You know who I think done it?"
*This is another appearance of [[index cards]] on the site.
*The phrase "Slink off to Bubs'" is a reference to the spamvertisement Easter egg at the end of [[unused emails]], which stated, "Slink on over to Bubs' Concession Stand..."
*"Now, let's check emails like it was the deuce double-aught dweice!" most likely refers to the fact that in 2002 Strong Bad last checked an email with the Tandy and first checked an email with the Compy.
*The position of Strong Bad's head in front of the Tandy, his reflected mouth on the Tandy's screen, and his lack of head movement are references to his early emails.
*"Number 119, a-deleted" may be a reference to Email #119 ([[animal]]) in which Strong Bad first got the Lappy. It could also mean the number of emails that have passed since the Tandy's previous role in checking an email in Email #40 ([[vacation]]), or it could be coincidental.
*Two of the items on Strong Bad's Cloud Shape Spotting Log ("strong sad's ghost" and "strong sad's corpse") refer to [[Death#Strong Sad|Strong Sad's imagined death]].
*Homestar pouring [[Mountain Dew]] into the Tandy is a reference to [[anything]], in which he poured Mountain Dew onto the Compy.
*Strong Bad makes Homsar's walking noise and skitters around like him when he notices the Lappy's cord and is frantically pacing around.
*The Cheat was previously compared with an anvil in [[huttah!]].
*The skeleton image on the Compy's computer is from [[Peasant's Quest]].
*Marzipan's curtain contains another case of [[Lowercase i's]].
*The picture on Strong Mad's curtain resembles the [[Strong Man]]. Interestingly, although the figure in the picture is wearing the Strong Man's outfit, Strong Mad's costume consists of only a loincloth.
*The word "[[soolnds]]", the name that Strong Sad has given his feet, was previously used in [[Strong Sad's Lament]].
*The King of Town's stage name "Clogdor" is written in the same [[font]] as [[Trogdor]]'s name on the official T-shirts. (And obviously "Clogdor" is a play on words of "Trogdor".)

===Real-World References===
*When Strong Bad is on the couch, there is a brand of chips called "Flavoured Triangles". This could be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Doritos|Doritos]] or other tortilla corn chips which are triangle-shaped.
*The winged buffalo references the [[Wikipedia:Buffalo Wild Wings|Buffalo Wild Wings]] mascot.
*The [[Wikipedia:Teal (color)|Teal]] Screen of Near Death is a reference to the various colored [[Wikipedia:Category:Screens of death|Screens of death]] used by computer operating systems to indicate serious system errors. The [[Compy 386]] has been seen to have its own [[Wikipedia:Blue Screen of Death|Blue Screen of Death]] (the [[Strong Bad's Computer Malfunctioning|Flagrant System Error]]) on more than one occasion.
*[[Wikipedia:Dabney Coleman|Dabney Coleman]] is an actor most known for his role in the films ''[[Wikipedia:Nine to Five|Nine to Five]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Tootsie|Tootsie]]''.
*Strong Bad scrambling back and forth underneath the Lappy's cord may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong 3|Donkey Kong 3]], while the music is reminiscent of the game [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]], when the player is fighting a boss.
*[[Wikipedia:Slick Rick|Slick Rick]] was a popular hip-hop artist of the late 1980's and early 1990's.
*"/got nothin'" in the text files is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Fark.com|Fark.com]], where people often end their posts with that remark.
*Homestar pouring Mountain Dew onto the carpet after the destruction of the Tandy may be a reference to the practice of pouring [[Wikipedia:libation|libations]] on the ground to honor the dead. In Strong Bad's case, it can also be used to honor those [[video games|sent up the river]].
*"If it'll save the orphanage..." is most likely a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:The Blues Brothers|The Blues Brothers]]'', in which the brothers put their old band back together in order to save the orphanage in which they were raised.
*Strong Bad's contracted naming of files refers to names often given to files due to [[Wikipedia:8.3|8.3]] naming restrictions present in older [[Wikipedia:File Allocation Table|FAT]] filesystems, although his file names would be too long for these rules.
*"Just walk away, mother" is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia: Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]''. Also, the painting seen when Marshie delivers this line is drawn similarly to the caricature of [[Wikipedia:Alfred Hitchcock|Alfred Hitchcock]] seen at the start of his television program, ''[[Wikipedia:Alfred Hitchcock Presents|Alfred Hitchcock Presents]]''.
*The [[Wikipedia:Dust Bowl|Dust Bowl]] was a series of dust storms caused by poor farming techniques that ravaged the central United States and Canada from 1934 to 1939. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced.
*The graphics for the Fluffy Puff Marshmallows My Lappy Got Stole! Sweepstakes resemble those used for the 1995 [[Wikipedia:Simpsons|Simpsons]] episode [[Wikipedia:Who Shot Mr. Burns?|Who Shot Mr. Burns?]] contest sponsored by 1-800-COLLECT. That contest also featured silhouettes of the main characters with big question marks over each one, while a voiceover told viewers where to send in their guesses of the guilty party's identity in order to win the grand prize (being animated into an upcoming episode).
*The "horses in IT" joke could be a reference to the British comedy series [[Wikipedia:Little Britain|Little Britain]], which contained a sketch set in a computer shop featuring a [[Wikipedia:horse whisperer|horse whisperer]] asking a horse how to fix a problem with installing Windows XP.



===Fast Forward===

*Strong Bad would pronounce L's in a similar way in [[hygiene]]

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

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

'''MIKE:''' All right.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strap yourselves in, boys.

'''MIKE:''' This is a really long email, so we’re gonna have to do it in shifts, all right?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay. I’ll, I’ll take sh...

'''MIKE:''' You take the first shift. Go, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' First, okay. Uhh, man. That’s disgusting! ''{Mike laughs}'' That’s the nastiest thing I’ve ever seen. Although I would love to win one of those metal detectors. I always wanted to win one of those, from the video game shows.

'''MIKE:''' That’s every kid’s dream.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. A metal detector would make you rich. ''{pause}'' You think Marshie’s got some issues...

'''MIKE:''' With his mom?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. Like, every time we see him, w-we see him with more issues than before. ''{pause}'' Uh... this was... this was great, you guys. I felt... uh, you know, it was a good way to wallow in your own sorrows.

'''MIKE:''' Did you really eat all that?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, empty. Dead soldiers, I call them. ''{Mike laughs}'' ''{pause}'' So, I had to mix up my own batch to get all those flavors in one, in one chip.

'''MIKE:''' I’ve always thought they should have a mixed bag of, uh, chips. Doritos.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, a trail mix! Suicide!

'''MIKE:''' Kamikaze.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Exactly. Yeah. ''{pause}'' Um, so this, yeah, I was freaked out, you guys.

'''MIKE:''' I can tell by your dance right there.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, look at that. I don’t do that very often. I’m usually pretty poised, I, like... uh, I got a swagger about me. ''{pause}'' So can magnets still really do damage to computers, and hard drives, you guys?

'''MIKE:''' I hope not.

'''STRONG BAD:''' If I take a 5¼-inch disc and put a magnet on it, is it gonna erase the data? Like all of them, remember, they had those pictures that told you not to do it and be like, a sad disc, and it’d be like, "No! Don’t do it, magnet!" And the magnet would be erasing all your files.

'''MIKE:''' So was this awkward, Strong Bad? Is it like hanging out with ex-girlfriend... your current girlfriend and your ex-girlfriends? ''{unintelligible over Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Absolutely. It was... it was weird.

'''MIKE:''' Like you were afraid one of the other computers was gonna ''say'' something?

'''RYAN:''' Or become friends. ''{Mike laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. It’s a good thing The Paper showed up; it was about to get weird. You know where it’d be like, "Oh, you remember that time Lappy, we went to a movie?" And then the Compy’d be like, "No that was ME. WE went to that movie." And like, "Oh, crap, I totally..." you know...

'''MIKE:''' Best just keep your mouth shut in that situation.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Don’t risk it.

''{In the email, the Tandy lowers the magnet}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' OH, CHILD! ''{Mike laughs}'' Um, so th-this was even worse. ''{stutters}'' You guys have no idea what it’s like to work, have to work with broken computers. Especially one that has a big hole through it. ''{slight pause}'' Yeah, those guys don’t know anything about my slang. That was a good slang.

'''MIKE:''' So is it, uh...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whose shift is it now, guys? C’mon...

'''MIKE:''' Ryan, step up! Ryan, step up!

'''RYAN:''' All right. You can say, ''{stutters}'' you can say the computer still works.

'''MIKE:''' Surprising.

'''STRONG BAD:''' I thought it was in the garbage.

'''MIKE:''' That was the last time we saw it, I think.

'''STRONG BAD:''' The King of Town tried to use it one time.

'''MIKE:''' Seems like the only thing that’s really happened is that the, uh, text kinda flickers a little bit every once in a while now.

'''RYAN:''' It really isn’t so bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' It’s better than Mike’s computer! ''{unintelligible over laughing}'' ''{Mike and Ryan laugh}''

'''MIKE:''' I used to have to stuff paper in the ram... ram slot.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, I totally sold out these guys. The Mountain Dew.

'''MIKE:''' Oh No You Dent. ''{laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh NO You Dent! ''{slight pause}'' Now I turned on my Auto Reverb on my voice. I can project like the old Romans. ''{In the email, Strong Bad swings the pickaxe into the keyboard and the computer explodes.}'' Where did I put that pickaxe? That thing’s awesome.

'''MIKE:''' You didn’t even hit the deleted key with it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You don’t know where it is. You have to hold a couple buttons down...

'''MIKE:''' It doesn’t really matter.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ...to have "Deleted" happen.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, okay.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Gee, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Control alt... two?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Maybe. Control alt wherever I hit with the pickaxe. So this is the second half, right? These were released two days in a row!

'''MIKE:''' That’s right.

'''RYAN:''' I like that the words... finish on the other side.

'''MIKE:''' Auto hole formatting.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. There’s a lot of auto formatting that goes on in my universe.

'''MIKE:''' The computer’s pretty smart for giant... giant gaping holes. ''{Ryan laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That’s true. ''{pause}'' I am a no-joke. I am very serious. Right? ''{In the email, the curtain opens to reveal the Amazing Feats of Wonder}'' So this, uh, this operation was pretty good. We made a lot of money...

'''MIKE:''' Of, uh, Amazing Feats of Wonder?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ...and two friends.

'''MIKE:''' Who’d you make friends with?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, Roman?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Roman?

'''STRONG BAD:''' There’s a guy named Roman.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rolling his R}'' And Rink.

'''MIKE:''' Roman and Rink.

'''RYAN:''' Rink?

'''MIKE:''' Were they friends with each other?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Rink was a ferret. ''{Mike and Ryan laugh}'' It was Roman’s ferret. ''{In the email, Marzipan twists her head}'' OHH! That, I, oh, that’s disgusting. And that’s even more disgusting.

'''MIKE:''' What happened there?

'''STRONG BAD:''' You don’t wanna see the King of Town’s act. ''{Mike laughs}'' It’s questionable things. It’s like that sideshow that went on tour with the Lollapaloozas.

'''MIKE:''' Jim Rose?

'''RYAN:''' Jim Rose?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Jim Rome’s sideshow, or sports talk sideshow. Look at that. Who needs a flea circus? ''{slight pause}'' That’s disgusting. This makes me question a lot of things, looking at that guy. And this is pretty disturbing, too, those leopard pants he’s wearing.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I like Strong Mad without his singlet on.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah. ''{pause}'' That’s pretty amazing, he can do that with his mouth though. That’s pretty cool. ''{In the email, the curtain opens up to reveal the Lappy}'' Say, whose shift? Mike’s shift.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' All right, my shift, my shift. I’m gonna take it down, on the, on the, what to they call the last leg?

'''STRONG BAD:''' The shift is on.

'''MIKE:''' The anchor. I’m the anchor. All right. Uh, so I hope your battery’s charged, ‘cuz I’m finally taking you out...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Don’t read it!

'''MIKE:''' ''{rapidly}'' I can’t think of anything else to say, I’m just going on with the ''{unintelligible}''

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

'''MIKE:''' Look at that background. I started doing these kinda different backgrounds a few months ago, Strong Bad, for the silhouette scenes, instead of just the usual yellow.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' They’re beautiful. They’re beautiful.

'''POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD:''' They’re boot-iful. I’m gonna do my Strong Bad impression. What do you think of that?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Great.

'''POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD:''' Now, listen to me, you little man. Russell man.

'''STRONG BAD:''' That sounded great, Mike.

'''POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD:''' Thanks, man.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You’re doing really good.

'''POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD:''' I know.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why don’t you take over.

'''POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD:''' I’ll do it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' From now on.

'''POWERED BY THE CHEAT STRONG BAD:''' I can do it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' My doses.

{{sectionstub}}

===Fun Facts===
*The King of Town used the Tandy 400 in the April Fool's special [[King of Town Email]].

==External Links==
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*[[Mirror:sbemail159a.html|watch "retirement A"]] (mirror)
*[[Mirror:sbemail159a.swf|view the Flash file for "retirement A"]] (mirror)
*[[Mirror:sbemail159b.html|watch "retirement B"]] (mirror)
*[[Mirror:sbemail159b.swf|view the Flash file for "retirement B"]] (mirror)

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

hygiene

Stronggal3000 — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 14:47:43 GMT

Stronggal3000: /* Real-World References */ T.G.I. Friday's

{{sbenav|176}}
[[Image:Sbemail176.PNG|thumb|"What is John missing that Gene has?"]]

Strong Bad helps John with his hygiene video problem with some help from [[Embarrassing Educational Films]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|The Sad Kids}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Classroom]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, August 27, 2007

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Step 1: You check an email down! Step 2: You tell some kid he's a dork!

<blockquote class="lappy email"><div>subject: hygiene movie</div>
Dear Strongbad, 
In 5th grade I have to watch a lame hygiene movie. I was thinking you could make a better movie about hygiene than the cruddy school version. 
Your friend, 
John Katulla
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "Katulla" as "Katulalalalala"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Fifth grade boys?!?!! Man, what happened to the hot college girls that used to email me? You ladies stop your be-pantied pillowfighting and drop me a line!

''{clears screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I suppose I could make a cruddy hygiene movie for you, John. But wouldn't it be so much satisfying to make a cruddy hygiene movie ''about'' you?

''{Cut through static to a blue background. Jazzy music plays. Yellow letters saying "Embarrassing Educational Films" fly into frame. Afterwards the "E", "E", and "F" in the title light up and the word "presents" appears below them. Then we cut to another blue background with yellow letters that say "LESSON 1: SAY 'HI' TO HYGIENE"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Meet John...

''{The Text "john" appears and Homestar Runner as John pops up looking very dirty and unkempt}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' John is a cruddy 5th grader. Hi John.

''{The Text "hi" appears over the text "john"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER AS JOHN:''' I'm a latchkey champion!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Meet Gene...

''{The text "gene" appears. Strong Bad as Gene slides in. He has stylish blonde hair and a pink shirt.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Gene is a beacon of light—

''{Shows Gene in a lighthouse with the lighthouse shining. The lighthouse grows smaller and enters a stink cloud made by John}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —shining through the stink cloud generated by John. Hi Gene.

''{The Text "hi" appears over the text "gene"}''

'''STRONG BAD AS GENE:''' TGIG y'all. Thank God I'm Gene.

''{Cuts to Gene standing or floating next to Strong Mad, Coach Z, Bubs, and Pom Pom, all having the same hair as Gene}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Gene is popular and doesn't get good grades.

''{Shows a Fridgin'-A brand refrigerator with a piece paper reading "G-, but sooo charming". Cuts to a closeup of John}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' John has no friends—

''{Shows John sitting in a desk surrounded by two empty desks}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and sits in the front row.

''{Cuts to John in a light brown box and Gene in a light blue box}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is John missing that Gene has? Besides rich parents...

''{Three bags of money drop in front of Gene}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's right, hygiene!

''{"HYGIENE" appears. Cuts to a closeup of Gene}''

'''GENE:''' Hi, gals.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hygiene—

''{A dictionary pops up. A note is taped over the definition of hygiene}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —is defined as how close people are willing to stand next to you.

''{Cuts to a closeup of John's chest, with his star bent}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' John wears shabby clothes that smell like chocolate milk—

''{A chocolate milk carton with a thermometer in its mouth and squinted eyes pops up}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —with a stomach virus.

''{John blows his nose on his star. He puts it back on. It has boogers on it and slides downwards. Cuts to Gene in front of the "Big Ol' Mall". Two bags fall in next to him, reading "styles upon styles"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Gene's mom buys all of his clothes, but she is young and hot enough for that to be okay.

''{An exaggerated feminine hand with a ring emerges from the left. The hand is holding some keys.}''

'''GENE'S MOM:''' ''{voice}'' Mommy's got a grown-up headache, Gene. Why don't you take the boat out for a while?

''{Gene reaches for the keys. Cuts to a bathroom and John walks in. He briefly holds up a washcloth and a bar of soap before dropping them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Every morning, John wakes up and forgets to wash his stupid—

''{Cuts to more of a closeup of John's face. It gets closer and closer and closer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —dumb, stinking, ''{yelling}'' fat, smelly, stupid, du—

''{Cuts to a closeup of Gene's face, radiating energy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Every morning, the radiant energy from Gene's face—

''{Gene attaches two electricity generating wires to his cheeks, connecting them to a red light bulb on a pad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —powers a small light bulb.

''{The light bulb makes a buzzer noise and lights up. Cuts to a closeup of John's face}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' John's mouth is an ecological trainwreck.

''{John opens his mouth, which has a spider web in it. Stink lines come out of it. Black liquid drips from his mouth}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And has a nest of rare South American moths living inside it.

''{John burps and a moth flies out of it}''

'''JOHN:''' Now you be back before din-din, Chauncey.

''{Cuts to Gene's face. His mouth is shining}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Gene's mouth is a national park...

''{A sign pops up showing a smile, two trees, two mountains and the words "Gene's Clean Mouth National Park". It also has the same hair as Gene's on top.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And his saliva is sold—

''{Gene spits and it forms into a bottle that says "El Gene's Spit" over South America}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —in South America as a wonder drug.

''{Cuts to John's room. John is sitting on his bed. There are milkshakes, french fries and bowls of cereal scattered all around the room}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' John leaves food out all over his room.

''{Scrolls around the room. Cuts back to the middle}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And a family of squatters have taken up residence in a nearby laundry cave.

''{Shows The Sad Kids standing in front a pile of laundry carved into a cave. Cuts to Gene's room with a pennant saying "A sport!" and a wardrobe}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Gene's Room has a sixteen car pile-up of race car beds.

''{Shows sixteen race car beds stacked on each other. 5 special effects artists with "THX" on their chests and 5 maids appear above the pile of race car beds}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And a family of 10 maids and special effect artists keep it realistically smoldering and burning.

''{The pile of race car beds catches fire}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, they also live in a nearby cave.

''{Shows the five maids and five special effects artists standing in front of a cave waving. Cuts to a tube and two jars of cream, powder, and paste}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What can John do to change his hygiene?

''{Cuts to John dropping the tube and two jars}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nothing at this point. ''{John looks shocked}'' By fifth grade the damage is already done.

''{Shows a pie chart with the Heading "What 5th Graders Remember You For". "Your Stink" is the biggest section, "Your Stonk" after that, followed by "Hot Mom", "Video Games", and "Cool Headband"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And everyone will remember him as a smelly loser no matter what he does.

''{Cuts back to John. Two pennants appear reading "Out of State U!" and "Go Non-Residents!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' He'll probably have to wait and go to an out of state college, where he can reinvent himself.

''{John transforms into a more typical-looking Homestar, with a small beard and a college shirt reading "OoSU Non-Residents"}''

'''JOHN:''' Hooray.

''{Cuts to Gene}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Gene, on the other hand, better keep up the status quo. ''{a hand starts poking him}'' If he slips up the slightest bit, and gets lice ''{shows his hair with lice jumping up and down}'', or has an ''accident'' at school, ''{Gene covers his pants with his hands. Cut to Strong Mad, Coach Z, Bubs, and Pom Pom, all with menacing eyebrows and bright blonde hair. The camera slowly zooms in as the background turns red and the music becomes menacing.}'' those fifth graders will just descend on him like a ravenous ''{Cuts to Gene, looking nervous}'' pack of hygiene wolves. And tear him to shreds.

'''GENE:''' Hooray...? ''{Gulps}''

''{Cut to Gene standing next to the words "bye gene".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Bye, Gene!

''{Cuts back to the blue background. Jazzy music plays again. Yellow letters saying "Embarrassing Educational Films" fly into frame. Afterwards and the "E", "E", and "F" in the title light up and the word "presents" appears below them. Then we cut to another blue background with yellow letters that say "LESSON 2: PANTS PROBLEMS". Cuts through static back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Okay John, all done. I hope your classmates like my video. And don't worry, in 8 or 9 years you can just hide behind your new identity as a raver, a greaser, or a whatever ancient Egyptian teenagers called themselves. Now get outta here! None of the college hotties'll show up if you're hanging around, Mothmouth.

''{[[New Paper]] comes down, showing alternating colors below the words "Calibration test". "Click here to email Strong Bad" is nowhere to be seen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You know, New Paper, you keep sucking just enough to stay interesting.

==Easter Eggs==

*At the end, click on "whatever" to see what Coach Z thinks of Strong Bad's video.
:''{Coach Z and Strong Bad are in the classroom. Strong Bad stands beside a TV stand. The television reads "Embarrassing Educational Films". Coach Z is sitting on a chair in front of the TV.}''
:'''COACH Z:''' I love it! Where can I get me some of this hygiene?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You know, for a guy that lives about ten feet from a bunch of showers, you'd think you'd be a little more familiar.
:'''COACH Z:''' What showers?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, that big tiled room with all the shower heads coming out of the wall?
:'''COACH Z:''' I thought thems were my dripping broken speakers! I got mad four-inch tweeters, B!
*At the end, click on "ancient" to see a tribute to Matt and Jackie's recently deceased cat, [[Mabel]].
*At the end, click on "Mothmouth" to see a [[Strong Badman]] comic cover about [[Strong Badman Characters#Moth Mouth|Moth Mouth]].

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia: Color_calibration|calibration test]] is a test performed on many color printers to help the user adjust the colors it produces, and aid alignment of the heads of ink or toner cartridges.
*[[Wikipedia: tweeters|Tweeters]] are speakers designed to produce high-pitched frequencies.
*A raver is a person who goes to [[Wikipedia:rave|raves]], all night parties which often feature illegal drugs. These parties and the music associated with it peaked primarily in Europe in the early 1990s.
*[[Wikipedia: greaser (subculture)|Greasers]] were a subculture that originated in the 1950s and saw a revival in the 1970s. Their distinguishing characteristics were jeans, leather jackets and slicked back hair.
*Gene was [[Wikipedia:Upturned collar|popping his collar]], a popular trend among the [[Wikipedia:Preppy|preppy]] social classes in the mid-1980's and early 2000's.
*John's line "I'm a latchkey champion" refers to [[Wikipedia:Latchkey kid|latchkey kids]], a term applied to children that are often left alone in the house.
*TGIG, or "Thank God I'm Gene", comes from the acronym [[Wikipedia:TGIF|TGIF]], or "Thank God it's Friday".
*When Gene's mom mentions a "grown-up headache," she is most likely referring to a hangover.

===Trivia===
*The printed definition of ''hygiene'' obscured beneath the handwritten one is: "Conditions and practices that serve to promote or preserve health", which is the [[AHD:61/21/H0352100.html|second definition]] listed in the [[Wikipedia:The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language|American Heritage Dictionary]].

===Remarks===
*At the end, the New Paper prints out a calibration test. However, you can still click on the lines to email Strong Bad.
*We have seen Coach Z take a shower before in the second deleted scene of [[In Search of the Yello Dello]], make reference to "showering up" in the email [[flashback]] (which [[History According to Strong Bad|might or might not]] have actually happened), and have the [[record book|world record]] for "longest time without shower" (implying that he has showered before).
** Coach Z also claimed to be "lookin' out for all yer hygienes" in [[senior prom]] when adding Listerine to the punch, so he is familiar with hygiene.
*The floppy disk Strong Bad put in the New Paper in [[concert|the previous email]] is no longer there.
*When John blows his nose on his star, his tongue is visible.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Quack..PNG|thumb|cut'd!]]
*When Homestar's hat is backward, part of the bottom of the bill is cut off.
*When Homestar looks in the mirror, his reflection blinks a split second after his counterpart.

===Inside References===
*The way Strong Bad pronounces John Katulla's name is a reference to [[retirement]].
*The cat seen in the Easter egg is Mabel, [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] and [[Jackie Chapman|Jackie]]'s pet, who was previously seen in [[website]].
*John's room is littered with bowls of crispy puffed-rice cereal, last seen in [[candy product]].
**Also in John's room, there are baskets of [[French Fries|fries]], and a [[Minor Foods#Melt Shake|Melt Shake]].
*Gene's shopping bags are marked [[Styles Upon Styles]].
*Coach Z uses Homestar's [[TeeBee]] to watch the film.
*A bug previously took residence in Homestar Runner's mouth in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]].
*"Stonk" was a word originally heard in the [[Quote of the Week]] of [[Quote of the Week#QW-2006-12-07|December 7, 2006]].
*John's laundry cave uses the same sweatshirt designs as Homestar's Swe atshirt Float from [[Fall Float Parade]].
*Race-car beds were previously mentioned in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2]] and [[secret identity]].
*Most of the time during the hygiene video, Strong Bad as Gene is seen [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiling]].
*Gene's grade of G- is a reference to [[g|the letter G]].
*This contains another mention of [[pants]], [[underwear]], and [[showering]].
*New Paper performed a calibration test because he was running out of ink, as stated in [[mini-golf]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:THX|THX]] is a set of high-end criteria for audio reproduction - predominantly used in movies. It is a trademark of [[Wikipedia:Lucasfilm|Lucasfilm]].
*The video parodies a style of educational film known as [[Wikipedia:Highlights for Children#Goofus & Gallant|Goofus & Gallant]], where two characters are used to contrast good and bad social behavior accompanied by heavy handed narration. This style of film was most commonly used in the 1950s and 1960s.
*The Strong Badman Easter egg is an homage to the cover of [[Wikipedia:Uncanny X-Men|Uncanny X-Men]] [http://www.marveldatabase.com/Uncanny_X-Men_28 #28].
*The Styles Upon Styles bags are based on the department store [[Wikipedia:Bloomingdale's|Bloomingdale's]] shopping bags, which they call "brown bags."
*Gene's phrase "TGIG y'all. Thank God I'm Gene." is a referance to the restaurant [[Wikipedia:T.G.I. Friday's|T.G.I. Friday's]]

===Fast Forward===
*In [[bike thief]] and [[pizza joint]], Strong Bad receives emails from college girls and makes an estatic reply to the latter email.

==External Links==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}

1-Up

Stronggal3000 — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:16:31 GMT

Stronggal3000:

[[Image:20x6homestar.png|thumb|right|170px|Can he be the guy?]]
[[Image:Better-1-Up.png|left]]

'''1-Up''' is [[Homestar Runner]]'s [[20X6]] counterpart. Everybody says [[Stinkoman]]'s the guy, but 1-Up wants to be the guy too. Stinkoman wouldn't let him because he was just a kid, and maybe he will when 1-Up gets older. However, the description for [[Stinkoman 20X6 Walkthrough Level 5|Level 5]] in [[Stinkoman 20X6]] says that 1-Up proved that he's not just a kid in the previous level. Stinkoman has yet to acknowledge this.

1-Up is often squished by [[Pan Pan]], usually to Stinkoman's great delight. His most notable accomplishment outside of Stinkoman 20X6 is that he found Homestar's "time box" in [[time capsule]]. 1-Up missed a challenge in [[Under Construction]], which [[Stinkoman]] took care of, and Pan Pan, Stinkoman, and 1-Up all ate pudding because they deserved a break.

His name comes from the video game term for an [[Wikipedia:1-up|extra life]]. The name wasn't officially revealed until Stinkoman 20X6 debuted. [[Stinkomanual#Level 4 - Fisticuff!|The description of Level 4]] in the [[Stinkomanual]] calls him "1up the extra man"; therefore, it is possible that this is his full name.

1-Up's physical characteristics follow some of [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Japanese Cartoon]] rules: tiny mouth/not visible when closed, ridiculously huge when opened, and robot boots. However, he lacks blue hair (although in [[Main Page 17]], mousing over "Store" results in giving 1-Up this trait). 1-Up is one of the few characters in the [[Homestar Runner universe]] who has a visible nose.

==Filmography==
*'''Debut:''' Email [[japanese cartoon]]
*[[:Category:1-Up Filmography|Complete Filmography]]

==Quotes of the Week==

{{qotwstart}}
*{{qotw|"I want pudding!"|[[Under Construction]]|Mirror:1up pudding1.mp3}}
|}

[[Category:20X6 Characters]]

the bird

Stronggal3000 — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:21:07 GMT

Stronggal3000: this glitch is not real

{{aboutemail}} {{for|[[:Category:Animals|animal]]|Birds}} {{for|[[Characters#Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squad characters]]|Birds (Teen Girl Squad)}} {{for|gesture|Double Deuce}}

{{sbenav|24}}

[[Image:sbemail24.PNG|thumb|"Psssshhh! The Double Deuce!"]]

Phylo D asks how hard it is for Strong Bad to flip someone off with boxing gloves on.

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

'''Places:''' [[The Stick]]

'''Computer:''' [[Pom Pilot]]

'''Date:''' Monday, April 22, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:20

'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}
__FORCETOC__
== Transcript ==

''{Pom Pom and Strong Bad are standing next to The Stick.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So I was like, ''{begins to "shake it" mockingly}'' "Well, you think you're so hot, but me hot, ''me hot''!"

'''POM POM:''' ''{laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, that's a pretty good one, huh? Oh crap, I should probably check my email. Hey, let me see your Pom Pilot!

''{Pom Pom tosses his Pom Pilot to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing as he uses the stylus to bring up the email}'' Checkin' my email... Here at the stick... That's pretty cool...

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none;border:4px solid #666;background:#999;color:#000">DEAR STRONG BAD, 
IS IT HARD TO FLIP SOMEONE 
OFF WiTH BOXING GLOVES ON? 
VERY CRAPFULLY: 
PHYLO D</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, not really, man.

''{He holds his hand straight to the front.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm flippin' you off right now. Of course there's other ways to give somebody the finger.

''{He puts his hand behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, check it out: behind the back.

''{He waves his hand in circles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, around the world. And my personal favorite.

''{He holds both of his arms up to the side.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Psssshhh! The Double Deuce! What's your favorite, Pom Pom?

''{Pom Pom holds one of his hands up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, Pom Pom likes the Single Deuce.

''{Pom Pom nods. Homestar walks on screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Homestar!

''{He flips his hand to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, right back at you Strong Bad!

''{Homestar walks away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' He just gave me the bird!

'''POM POM:''' ''{laughs}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That wasn't funny, man! That'll hurt a guy's feelings. ''{Brooding}'' Okay, so until next week send me your email and I will more than likely flip you off.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After a few seconds, Pom Pom briefly peeks his head out from under it and then straightens back up.}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Trivia===
*This is the first instance of a character interacting with The Paper.
*This is the only email set completely outside.
*This is the first email Strong Bad doesn't answer on his own computer.
*In the email that Strong Bad received, the "i" inside the word "with" is [[Lowercase i's|lowercase]].

===Remarks===
*Apparently, Pom Pom has Strong Bad's email username and password saved on to his Pom Pilot. Strong Bad didn't even have to log in.
*The page title is ''Tandy 400!!!'', even though Strong Bad is never at his computer.

===Goofs===

*Right before Strong Bad gives the [[Double Deuce]], he sets down the Pom Pilot at his feet. Then, when Homestar Runner walks by, the Pom Pilot is nowhere to be seen.
*Pom Pom and The Stick have a shadow, but Strong Bad doesn't.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad receives another email signed with the word [[Crapfully Yours|crapfully]].
*When Homestar flips Strong Bad the bird, it highlights his [[lack of visible arms]].

===Fast Forward===
*The Double Deuce would later become [[Stinkoman]]'s main attack.
*A reference to "flipping off" is heard in the intro to [[alternate universe]].
*In an Easter egg on the email [[2 emails]], activated by clicking on "double the fun" in the first email, you can see a packet of gum called "Strong Bad's Double Deuce-blemint Gum".
*In [[big white face]], Strong Bad gives [[Strong Sad]] the "single deuce".

== DVD Version ==
===Glitches===
*At the very start of the email, a brief snippet of the music from the Easter egg in [[little animal]] (the previous email) plays.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail24.html | watch "the bird"]]
*[[HR:sbemail24.swf | view the Flash file for "the bird"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Strong Bad Email]]

little animal

Stronggal3000 — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 19:16:42 GMT

Stronggal3000: These glitches do not happen

{{sbenav|23}}

[[Image:Cheatkicktandy.PNG|thumb|"A little animal comes up to me... I'd kick it."]]

Ashley and Anthony ask what Strong Bad would do if a little animal came up to him.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Man}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Sneak}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]] (Old-Timey version; Easter egg)

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Date:''' Monday, April 15, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:16

'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc One}}

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh! What's this? An email? For me?!

<blockquote class="tandy email">What would you do if a little animal came 
up to you. 
 
crapfully yours, 
Ashley and Anthony</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Um, I don't really know. Let's find out. ''{He turns left and calls for The Cheat.}'' Oh, The Cheat! Come here for a moment!

''{The Cheat comes to Strong Bad.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummmm...

''{Strong Bad kicks The Cheat hard, causing him to fly offscreen. Strong Bad turns back to the computer and resumes typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, there's your answer. A little animal comes up to me... I'd kick it. ''{stops typing}'' Okay so until next week, everything is awesome an—

''{Suddenly, Strong Mad appears next to Strong Bad looking very angry. He is gnashing his teeth at Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, er, hey big guy. Er, you know, I's just kicking The Cheat.

''{The Cheat appears beside Strong Mad, also looking angry. Strong Mad leans in menacingly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Er, it's a little joke. You know we got the people watching at home. Just trying to be kind of funny for 'em, with the joke. A joke-kick... ''{rapidly}'' I'ma kick you, too!! ''{kicks Strong Mad's knee}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' RAAAAH!!

''{Music starts playing as Strong Bad runs away across the room with Strong Mad chasing behind him. [[The Paper]] comes down. The chase scene loops continuously and the music eventually fades.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Once Strong Bad starts running, click on his head or hit the 'o' key to toggle between a modern-style chase and an [[Old-Timey]]-style chase.

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*This email marks the first appearance of the [[Floppy Disk Container]].
*This was the first email that was created with an Easter egg that opens in the same page as the email itself ([[sb_email 22]] was actually created much later).
*This is the first instance of Strong Bad [[kicking The Cheat]] on the site.
*This is the first appearance of Strong Man and The Sneak.
*This is the first appearance of Strong Mad in a Strong Bad Email.

===Remarks===
* The Old-Timey chase scene loops every 7 frames (about 103 times a minute), which is slightly slower than the normal chase scene's 6 frames (120 times a minute).

===Goofs===
*When you go to the Old-Timey chase, The Paper is still colored.
*When Strong Bad calls The Cheat, the contrast cannot be changed. However, the buttons still act the same when you pass the cursor over it to click it. This changes when Strong Bad starts typing again.

===Glitches===
*You can still click on the Tandy's contrast buttons while Strong Bad is running. It is also possible to adjust the contrast when Strong Mad is in front of the Tandy.


===Inside References===
*The music played when Strong Mad chases Strong Bad is from the montage in [[Where's The Cheat?]].

===Real-World References===
*While Strong Mad chases Strong Bad through the house, they pass by the computer repeatedly in a manner similar to that of older cartoons, especially [[Wikipedia:Tom and Jerry (MGM)|Tom and Jerry]], where the background would paradoxically repeat itself over and over. This process was actually created by [[Wikipedia:William Hanna|William Hanna]] and [[Wikipedia:Joseph Barbera|Joseph Barbera]] in 1947 and was done in animation to save time and money, since only a section of background had to be drawn and was then looped over and over. The viewer can pretend they are running in a circle.

===Fast Forward===
*In [[do over]], Strong Bad imagines how he would correct the "stnank" he commits in this email.

==DVD Version==
[[Image:Supra Modern Telegram.png|thumb|The Future… Sorta.]]
*If you click the hidden Strong Bad head in front of Strong Mad's foot, you'll get the same Old-Timey Easter egg as in the Web version, but with additional dialog by Old-Timey Strong Bad, The Paper changes to the "Supra Modern Telegram", as well as a music change to The Homestar Runner's little ditty.
*:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Dear feets. Stop. Don't fail me now! Stop. Signed, Strong Bad.

=== Fun Facts ===
*Old-Timey Strong Bad's dialog in the DVD bonus is done in the style of using a telegramophone, and is probably in particular a reference to his Easter egg appearances in [[50 emails]] and [[flashback]] (which were not created at the time of this email, but were both created well before the DVD was created).
*''[[Wikipedia:Feets, Don't Fail Me Now|Feets, Don't Fail Me Now]]'' is a disco album by jazz artist [[Wikipedia:Herbie Hancock|Herbie Hancock]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail23.html|watch "little animal"]]
*[[HR:sbemail23.swf|view the Flash file for "little animal"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]] [[Category:Old-Timey]]

3 Times Halloween Funjob

Stronggal3000 — Sat, 29 Sep 2007 07:11:39 GMT

Stronggal3000: Bubs didn't completely say wait when given the delicious bag

{{redirects|tennis}} {{for|sport|Sports#Tennis{{!}}Sports}}
{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|ween03|Fan Costume Commentary|Under Construction}}
[[Image:ween03.png|thumb|CREDENZAAAAAA!!! CREDENZAAAAAAA!!!]]

Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat go toilet-papering. Strong Sad and Marzipan try to contact the spirit of [[Credenza]], her dead ficus plant. The rest of the crew go trick-or-treating.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Stinkoman}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Goblin}}

See '''[[3 Times Halloween Funjob Costumes]]''' for more information on what everyone was wearing.

'''Places:''' [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Spooky Woods]], [[The Stick]], [[The Halloween House]], Tennis Court (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Wednesday, October 29th, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 6:00

'''Page Title:''' Get Scared NOW! Ask me how!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

==Transcript==

''{The scene opens with Homestar Runner at Bubs' Concession Stand, finalizing a transaction.}''

'''BUBS:''' ...and 16 cents is your change. ''{drops the change on the counter}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa! Free money!

'''BUBS:''' So, what are you gettin' into tonight, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I dunno. ''{rubs his foot on the ground}'' Marzipan and those are gonna try to summon the spirit of her dead ficus plant, but that sounds dumb and boring. So I'll probably just end up trick-or-treatin'.

'''BUBS:''' What about Strong Bad? What's he doin'?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I dunno. You can never tell with that guy.

''{Strong Bad approaches the concession stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ok, Bubs. I'll have 90 rolls of toilet paper and 60 dozen eggs. ''{looks around}'' ...And a corn dog.

'''BUBS:''' I got it all packed up for you in the wagon 'round back.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks, pally.

''{Strong Bad and Bubs go around back.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''What'' is he ''up'' to?

''{titles:}''

<pre>3 TIMES HALLOWEEN FUNJOB!

a halloween-type cartoon by the brothers chaps

talkings by matt and missy

MU-HU-HA-HA</pre>

'''MARZIPAN:''' Now Strong Sad, I need to make contact with Credenza. Homestar watered him with Yoo-Hoo while I was in Miami and he died and now I really miss him.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Okay. I'll need a photograph of the deceased ''{she gives him one}'' and two box Oreos. ''{Marzipan does a slight double-take.}''

''{cut to Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat in their costumes with their supplies for the evening}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this is gonna be so great you guys. Everybody's houses and pumpkins and trees won't know what hit 'em. ''{quickly and high-pitched}'' This is gonna be great!

''{The King of Town walks up.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Hey, guys. What's up? What are we doing here? Making omelettes? Going to the bathroom? I'm cool with that.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Get out of here, old man! We're gonna be pelting people like you and houses like your castle with these eggs.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' C'mon! Let me hang out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' No way! Forget it! C'mon, los dudes. Let's go hit Marzipan's gaze-bo.

''{they all leave and the King of Town chases after them.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I'm dressed to Hamburgle... Robble! Robble!

''{cut to Homestar, Pom Pom, Coach Z, and Bubs standing around in their costumes}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I bet I get... a million pounds of candy this year. A million pounds!

'''BUBS:''' Whatever. I'm goin' for quality over quantity.

'''COACH Z:''' Same here, Bubsy. I'm holdin' out for cookies with gold-plated chocolate chorps!

''{Bubs sighs}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' We'll see about that. C'mon, Pom Pom. Let's go find some houses giving away lead candies!

''{Cut to a view of the sky.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Let 'er rip! ''{The Cheat grunts as many rolls of toilet paper are thrown into the air. The camera pans back to show that The Stick is covered, while Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat stand nearby.}'' Yes! All will tremble at the crack of our eggs and the hush of our 2-ply toilet papers.

''{The King of Town walks up again.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I know how to use toilet paper. Let me try.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Listen... ahem... "Your Highness". We're about to egg the everloving crap out of your castle. It just won't be any fun if you're standing there!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Yeah it will! On account o' I'm totally cool!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quickly and quietly}'' No, you're not. ''{in a normal voice}'' But we're prepared to give you a dozen of these eggs ''{The Cheat grunts as if saying "here" as he lays down a carton of eggs in front of The King of Town}'' and let you wash it down with a roll of toilet paper, ''{Strong Mad throws a roll of toilet paper next to the eggs}'' in exchange for you leaving us alone for the rest of eternity.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{delighted}'' It's a deal! ''{The King runs off, taking his eggs and toilet paper with him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's what I thought.

''{cuts to a door opening to reveal Coach Z and Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' What the? Oh, I remember this house from a couple of years ago.

'''COACH Z:''' Track or Trort!

'''BUBS:''' C'mon, man.

'''COACH Z:''' Okay, Trick or Treat.

''{At this point you can choose what candy to give them by dragging it onto them.}''
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==== Swedish Fish ====
'''COACH Z:''' Oh, the Swordish Forsh!

'''BUBS:''' What did I just tell you?

'''COACH Z:''' Cut me some slack. It's a crowd-pleaser.

''{door closes}''

==== Delicious "Bag" ====
'''COACH Z:''' What is that? One of them old school candies? I got some old school for youse. ''{rapping}'' This year Halloween falls on a weekend. Me and Ghetto Boys are trick-or-treatin'. Robbin' little kids for bags.

'''BUBS:''' Uh... he doesn't really mean we've been out robbin' little kids. ''{door begins to close}'' No, wai-- ''{slam}''

==== Zagnut ====
'''BUBS:''' Aw, ZAG-nut!

'''COACH Z:''' Yeah. Aw, Zagnut!

'''BUBS:''' No, no. Aw, ZAAAG-nut!

'''COACH Z:''' Right, right. Aww, ZAAAAG-nut!

'''BOTH:''' AWWWWWW— ''{slam}''
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''{You can also choose nothing by clicking anywhere on the screen, but not giving them a treat. If you do this, the door closes, and reopens with Stinkoman dressed as Speed Racer. You can also drag the pumpkin near the door onto Bubs or Coach Z to trigger this.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Check out my new cohs-PLAY! I'm a demon on wheels!

==== Zagnut ====
'''STINKOMAN:''' I can't eat that kind of bar because I'm in training. Don't you have of the other kinds of bars? You know... energy bars... or power bars... or training bars?

==== Prawn ====
'''STINKOMAN:''' I love prawns. Simple as that! ''{dances}''

==== Jar labeled "Akira" ====
'''STINKOMAN:''' Eh. Ew. Aah! Nnn! Eh! Ew! Ahhhhh! ''{Giant tentacles and veins start coming out his body where his right arm should be}'' That tickles.
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''{cuts to Pom Pom and Homestar walking along}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wow, Pom Pom. Did you know that lady? Why'd she give you a hundred bucks? All's I got was a dang old Bit o' Honey.

''{they stop at The Poopsmith, dressed up, who is sticking his shovel in and out of a pile of [[whatsit]]}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, Pom Pom. You knock this time. ''{Pom Pom does nothing}'' Fine. I'll ring the doorbell. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! ''{He rocks his head back and forth as if his head were a bell}'' The Poopsmith! Trick or treat! ''{The Poopsmith offers some of his dung. Pom Pom bubbles something and leaves}'' Suit yourself. More for me. Lay it on me, Poop-Stick!

''{cuts to Strong Sad in his seance}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Credenza! Credwenzia! Crewdenz—

'''MARZIPAN:''' It's been two hours and we haven't heard anything. Credenza must hate me.

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, no! Maybe I just need to do this some more. Credenzel!!!

''{they hear a knocking sound}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' What's that? That must be him.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yup. That sounds like a ficus.

''{Cut to Homestar Runner on the porch}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Let, me, in. ''{hits the door with his head as each word is spoken}'' Da, da, da. Let me in!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{opening the door}'' Hey, you're not a dead ficus plant!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're so smart. I'm Homestar Runn—

'''MARZIPAN:''' Get in here, you guys. You're gonna scare away Credenza.

''{Cut to the King of Town, eating the last of his toilet paper.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Doo! Not bad for a first course. ...I'm still hungry.

''{cuts back to everyone at Marzipan's house}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I told you I'd get a million libs of candy.

'''BUBS:''' That sure doesn't smell like candy.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{slightly angry}'' Hey, you're right! Poopsmith, did you give me some bum candy?

'''BUBS:''' ''{snickers}'' He sure did!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Any minute now. ''{electrical disturbances occur}'' Oooo!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Whoa! Electrical disturbances. There's definitely a powerful spirit present.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You mean, like, the spirit of giving?

''{Outside, the King of Town is eating a string of candy corn lights}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{eating noises}''

''{Marzipan walks up}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' You've got to be kidding me! Stop doing that right now.

''{she goes back in}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Stop what? I don't do nothing!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Stupid, stupid King of Town. He gets on my nerv—''{loud banging occurs}'' What the crap!?

'''STRONG SAD:''' I think this is it!

''{outside, Strong Mad is punching the side of the house with a roll of toilet paper over and over}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WAH! WAH! WAH! WAH!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sitting on throne made from stacks of toilet paper rolls}'' Uhhh, that's not really the conventional way to roll a house, but, uh, whatever works!

''{From inside, we see that Strong Mad punches a hole in the side of the house.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' HIGGINS!!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, hi, Strong Mad. ''{mumbles}'' Stupid. This is stupid. He ate the candy corn lights.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa. What's going on in here? You guys having one of those stupid moron parties or something?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Okay. Everybody say it with me this time.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' This is boring!

'''STRONG SAD AND MARZIPAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Credenza!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Cradernza!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Witch's brew!

''{A sudden gust of wind blows the candles out and the room goes dark.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Whoa. The lights went out.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa. Magic.

'''BUBS:''' Yup. I've dealt with this before. Lights: definitely out.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And somebody's a-grabbin' a-my butt.

''{the lights come on and there is a ficus plant on the table}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Credenza! You're alive!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Saints be praised! Credenza's alive!

'''STRONG SAD AND MARZIPAN:''' Yay!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...and Strong Bad got to throw toilet paper at stuff!

'''STRONG BAD, STRONG MAD, AND THE CHEAT:''' Yay!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:'''... and I got a million pounds of candy! ''{No one cheers.}'' ''{quietly, to himself}'' Yay. ''{to the group}'' ...and the goblin showed up, dressed up like up a Santaman.

''{cut to The Goblin, who dances. His trademark music plays as he does.}''

'''ALL:''' Yay!

==Easter Eggs==
*In the scene where you give Bubs and Coach Z candy, any mouse click that doesn't result in candy being given results in Stinkoman appearing, dressed as Speed Racer ([[#Zagnut_2|see the transcript]]).

*When Homestar says "I told you I'd get a million libs of candy" you can click on The Poopsmith's head until the scene ends to see Homsar's secret costume, Slash from Guns N' Roses.
:'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaAaI'm open for interpretation!

[[Image:Homestar puppet as McEnroe.jpg|thumb|You can't be serious!]]
*At the end when everyone is standing around, click the rightmost candycorn light (the one that's not lit) to see a bonus video! See "External Links" to view this video.
:''{Puppet Homestar is at a tennis court dressed as John McEnroe, holding a tennis racket.}''

:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Seriously! You can't be serious! That ball was on the line! ''{taps ground with his racket}'' Come on! I don't believe this. ''{he throws his racket on the ground and storms off.}''

*After the cartoon is over you can click on some people to make things happen. These people are:
**'''The Poopsmith'''
*:''{The Poopsmith rockets off to the right, flaming. (This is M.Bison's Psycho Crusher move)}''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cool. Flaming Poopsmith.
*:''{The Poopsmith reappears from the left.}''
**'''Strong Bad'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Bad, I really like your El Debarge costume.
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm not El Debarge.
*:'''BUBS:''' No, no, he's Miami Sound Machine.
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I'm not.
*:'''COACH Z:''' He's Terence Trent D'arby!
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I'm Carmen freakin' Mir—no, wait. I'm Ozone. From Breakin'.
**'''Strong Sad'''
*:'''COACH Z:''' Well, Strong Sad, this is a beautiful house you got here.
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' This is not my beautiful house!
*:'''COACH Z:''' Oh, and I haven't been introduced to your beautiful wife yet, neither.
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' This is not my beautiful wife!
**'''The Cheat'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, The Cheat... Um... Dress up as something different next year. Thing's creeping me out.
**'''Bubs'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say, Bubs, I really like your dirty man outfit.
*:'''BUBS:''' Whatever you say, Homestar.
**'''Marzipan'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Marzipan, what's with your sweater costume?
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' The Log Lady, huh? ''{amused}'' Maybe you should get together with the Poopsmith!
**'''Coach Z'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Coach Z, I really like your Wesley Snakes outfit.
*:'''COACH Z:''' I'm Kool Moe Dee! You know, from The Treacherous 3?
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, see, I only saw Treacherous 1 and 2, so, um, I wouldn't know.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*When Homestar says "I told you I'd get a million libs of candy", he is trying to pronounce the abbreviation of pounds: "lbs".
*[[Wikipedia:Cosplay|Cosplay]] (as mentioned in Stinkoman's greeting) is a form of dress-up done usually at anime conventions, where people dress up as anime characters they enjoy.
*A [[Wikipedia:Credenza|credenza]] is a piece of furniture, usually wooden, with a long top and several drawers for storing dinner- and silverware. It is most commonly used as a buffet setting for large meals. Less commonly, a [[Wikipedia:Credenza desk|credenza desk]] is a piece of office furniture having a long flat top and often containing file drawers, a kneehole, and accessories for a computer.

===Trivia===
*Bit o' Honey, [[Zagnut Bars|Zagnut]], and [[Wikipedia:Swedish fish|Swedish Fish]] are actual candies.
*The first sound the King of Town makes when he eats the candy corn lights is the same as when he eats the food flung at him in the game [[Revenge of the King]].
*There are a total of ten Easter eggs in this cartoon, even more than the Strong Bad Emails [[flashback]] and [[retirement]].
*In the [[Sketchbook (museum)|Sketchbook]], it is revealed that a rejected Marzipan costume for an early Halloween toon was also a Speed Racer costume, [[Wikipedia:Speed Racer#The characters|Trixie]].
*If you zoom in on the change Bubs gives Homestar, all of the coins (a dime, a nickel, and a penny) have George Washington on them, even though George Washington is only on the U.S. quarter and one-dollar bill in real life.
*The noise Stinkoman makes when he dances (when you give him the prawn) is the same sound effect that [[Pan-Pan]] uses to talk.
*This is the first Homestar Halloween toon to actually include the word "halloween" in the title.
*This is the first major Halloween toon where the loading screen does not include any type of game.
*Up until [[Halloween Fairstival]], this was the longest holiday toon on the site.

===Remarks===
*When Homestar says "someone is grabbing my butt," it is most likely either Bubs (since he is right behind Homestar), Coach Z, since he is closer to Homestar than Bubs, or his imagination. Coach Z is the most likely suspect, due to his butt fixation.
*This Halloween episode carries on the tradition in which a secret scene with Homsar is activated by interacting with the Poopsmith somehow.
*In every other Halloween episode (except the first, for the obvious reason that Homsar didn't exist yet), activating Homsar causes him to appear with the rest of the group at the end. This episode is the exception—whether or not you activate Homsar or Stinkoman, they do not appear at the end.
*This is one of the first times that Coach Z demonstrates his ability to speak without his trademark Upper Midwestern accent.
*The rings around The Cheat's right "foot" (part of his Izzy costume) may suggest that this portion of his anatomy is actually a tail.
*When Homestar and Pom Pom are walking together, you can see that Homestar's wig shakes, but Pom Pom's necklace stays in place.
*In the final group shot, each time you click on a character to activate an Easter egg, Strong Bad closes his mouth (whether or not he has any lines) and opens it again once each egg is finished. Coach Z's arm also moves a little bit when Easter Eggs are activated in the last scene.
*At the end of the Poopsmith's Easter egg on the final screen, the Poopsmith walks back into the frame. Not only is this one of the few times we ever see him walk, but he has ''knees'' (at least in this costume).
*During the scene with the "electrical disturbance," it is unclear how problems with the house's power could be affecting the candles on the table, seemingly the only light source in the room.
*This is the first time Marzipan says [[crap]] on the website and the only time [[Missy Palmer]] is known to have said it. Marzipan says crap in [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]], but was voiced by [[Matt Chapman]] in that toon.

===Goofs===
*When The Cheat and The Brothers Strong leave The Stick after their deal with the King of Town, The Cheat's torch reappears in his hand/paw.
*When Bubs says he has all of Strong Bad's stuff 'round back, his upper arm looks disconnected from his lower arm.
*When Strong Sad chants "Credenza" with the rest of the group, his mouth doesn't move.
*During every Easter egg on the end screen accessible by clicking on a character, Strong Mad is illuminated.

===Inside References===
*The Cheat's costume refers to the first Homestar Runner book, which was written during the 1996 [[Olympics]] in Atlanta when Mike Chapman was a light rigger for the Australian telecasts of those games.
*Strong Bad references the first Halloween toon when he says "I'm Carmen freakin Miranda!" and the second Halloween toon when he says "I'm Carmen freakin Sandiego!"
*The [[Delicious "Bag"]] first appeared in [[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]].
*This toon marks the fourth time [[Witches' Brew]], an inside joke of tremendous proportions, has been mentioned.
*Though now focused on the King of Town's castle, Strong Bad previously wanted to "egg the everloving crap" out of Marzipan's house in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]].
*Bubs's line "I remember this house from a couple of years ago.", as well as the whole scene, is an obvious reference to [[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]].
*Strong Mad also had visible chest hairs in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].
*Homestar Runner knocks on Marzipan's door with his head. In [[The Reddest Radish]], ''she'' knocked on ''his'' door in the same way.

===Real-World References===
[[Image:Akirarunner.png|thumb|200px|That tickles!]]
*The jar you give to Stinkoman is a reference to the animé film "[[Wikipedia:Akira (film)|Akira]]," where a similar thing happened to the character named [[Wikipedia:Tetsuo Shima|Tetsuo]].
*[[Wikipedia:Yoo-Hoo|Yoo-Hoo]] is the name of a chocolate soft drink that is popular in America.
*Coach Z's old school rap is the beginning of the fourth verse of the [[Wikipedia:Geto Boys|Geto Boys]]' 1991 hit song "Mind Playin Tricks On Me."
*The line "I'm a demon on wheels!" from Stinkoman's intro is taken from the [[Wikipedia:Speed Racer|Speed Racer]] theme song.
*The flaming maneuver the Poopsmith does when you click on him is M. Bison's Psycho Crusher attack from [[Wikipedia:Street Fighter|Street Fighter]]. The move was known in earlier versions of SFII as the "flaming torpedo". Hence, the reference to a "flaming Poopsmith".
*When Strong Mad bashes a hole in the house he yells "Higgins!" This is a reference to the show [[Wikipedia:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum, P.I.]] (where Strong Mad's costume comes from). Higgins is the manager of the estate where Magnum lives.
*The line Homestar says to Coach Z at the end of the toon, "I really like your Wesley Snakes outfit," is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wesley Snipes|Wesley Snipes]], the actor who played the character Blade in all three [[Wikipedia:Blade_(movie)|Blade]] movies.
*"Robble! Robble!" was the Hamburglar's [[Wikipedia:Catchphrase|catchphrase]].
*The photo of Marzipan's dead ficus plant that appears in the introduction and during the seance resembles "Chuck the Plant" from various LucasArts Adventure Games.
*[[Wikipedia:El DeBarge|El DeBarge]] and [[Wikipedia:Terence Trent D'Arby|Terence Trent D'Arby]] are 1980s R&B artists, and [[Wikipedia:Miami Sound Machine|Miami Sound Machine]] is a 1980's salsa band best known for their lead singer [[Wikipedia:Gloria Estefan|Gloria Estefan]].
*[[Strong Sad]]'s lines at the end—"This is not my beautiful house! This is not my beautiful wife!"—are lyrics from the song "Once in a Lifetime" by [[wikipedia:Talking Heads|Talking Heads]]. This is appropriate, as Strong Sad's "big suit" costume is the one worn by their lead singer, [[wikipedia:David Byrne|David Byrne]], in the concert movie [[wikipedia:Stop Making Sense|Stop Making Sense]].
*Homestar's line "Let, me, in! (Da Da Da) let me in!" is a reference to "Shall We Dance?", a duet from the musical "[[Wikipedia:The King and I|The King and I]]", in which the orchestra plays the "Da Da Da" rhythm.
*Homestar's line about houses giving away lead candies is a reference to a [[Wikipedia:Moral panic|moral panic]] that occurred during the 1980s, in which there was much fear of people giving away candy that had been tampered with to children. Some of the more popular suspects were apples injected with drugs, candies with needles broken off into them, and as Homestar remarks, pieces of lead wrapped in candy wrappers.
**Homestar could also be looking for a quick way to reach his goal of one million pounds of candy, as lead is well known as a rather massive element.
*[[Wikipedia:Oreo|Oreos]] are a popular brand of cookie.

==DVD Version==
*The Homsar Easter egg is automatically enabled; no selecting required.

==See Also==

*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob Costumes]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:ween03.html|watch "3 Times Halloween Funjob"]]
*[[HR:ween03.swf|view the Flash file for "3 Times Halloween Funjob"]]
**[[HR:tennis.html|watch the Easter egg tennis video]]
**[[HR:tennis.swf|view the Flash file for the tennis video]]

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Hello! I am a big fan of [[Strongbad]]s, I LOOOOVE him! He is so handsome! Anyways, I am 17, a natural brunette, love anime and a fan of viva pinata!

* My birthday is May 11th

* My real name is Natalie Catharine Clark