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Talk:FunMachine

Wise dude321 — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:07:10 GMT

Wise dude321: /* Wait.... */

Come ON!!!!! I'm trying to do something worth something. Give me a chance to get it cleaned up and looking good. If you feel like seeing this article stay on the site, then you can give me a hand, because I still have two other projects to work on. You can also help me out on [[Catch Phrases]]. {{User:Lopp3/sig}}

:I think it's a good article and it should stay. '''Keep'''. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 18:41, 15 April 2006 (UTC)
::Whatev. {{User:Tampo/sig}} 18:42, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

Thanks lot. I'm gonna get to work in this. {{User:Lopp3/sig}} 18:46, 15 April 2006 (UTC)

== Fun Machine=NES? ==

We never see the Fun Machine, and it's never talked about. It's only mentioned on the cover of the game boxes. Why is it specifically an NES parody? Why would the Homestar Universe need NES parodies when they have actual NESs?--[[User:Antisexy|Antisexy]] 19:47, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
:We have never seen an NES in the Homestar Runner Universe (besides in [[Bug In Mouth Disease]], but that really doesn't count). The main thing that notably makes it an NES parody is that there is a "FunMachine" and "Super Funmachine," a pun on the NES and the SNES. The graphics are also clearly different. But apparently, as the discussion I'm about to start below, apparently it's a look-alike of the-- 2600?! --[[Special:Contributions/68.94.95.107|68.94.95.107]] 01:35, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

==So, what do we do?==
As we've seen in SBCG4AP, the FunMachine is apparently a look-alike of the Atari. What exactly should we do to distinguish 2600 and FunMachine appearances? --[[Special:Contributions/68.94.95.107|68.94.95.107]] 01:35, 3 November 2008 (UTC)

== Wait.... ==

Wasn't the funmachine also viewable in the SB main page?[[User:Wise dude321|Wise dude321]] 17:07, 21 December 2008 (UTC)

Talk:FunMachine

Wise dude321 — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 17:06:59 GMT

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8-Bit is Enough

Wise dude321 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:55:48 GMT

Wise dude321: /* Ranks */

{{pn|Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective|Homestar Ruiner}}
[[Image:8-Bit_is_Enough_Logo.png|thumb|The Logo of 8-Bit is Enough]]
[[Image:TrogdorintheBasement.png|thumb|"Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?"]]
'''8-Bit is Enough''' is the fifth and final Episode of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] Season One. Written by Chuck Jordan and [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Rated E10+ for comic mischief, mild cartoon violence, and mild suggestive themes. It was released December 15, 2008.

[[Trogdor]] makes his debut, doing what he does best: burninating the countryside! What's more, other 8-bit games are leaking into the real world, throwing [[Free Country, USA]] into chaos! Only [[Strong Bad|High Lord Awesome]] can take back the night and conquer this scorching menace, once and for all! Only question is: anybody know how to kill a dragon?

A brief trailer for this episode is included in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].

'''Cast:''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Stinkoman}}, [[Videlectrix Guys]], [[Bear Holding a Shark]], [[Gel-Arshie]][[Category:Marshie Filmography]], [[Snake Boxer 5|Boxer Joe]], [[Math Kickers|The Algebros]], [[Space Circus Catastrophe|Dancing Bear]], {{film|Limozeen}}, {{film|Rather Dashing}}, [[Old Man]], miscellaneous [[peasants]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Browntant]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Chorch]], [[Horrible Painting]], [[ULTIMATE TROGDOR!!!]]

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Field]], [[Videlectrix Mainframe]], [[Crates!]], [[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]], [[Peasantry]], [[Planet K]], [[Halfathlon]]

==Preview Transcript==
''{"in the next episode of STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" is displayed in the [[Fonts#Joystix|Joystix font]]. Cut to the back of the telebision, with a short bvit of dramatic music. Pan up to show Strong Bad on the couch, playing Space Circus Catastrophe, with the music also heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ha-ha! Missed me! ''{Puts down the controller, squints his eyes}'' Aw, crapsicles.

''{ Stinkoman pops up from behind the veiwer's left side of the couch, Strong Bad looks at him}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Ha ha ha ha! ''{Stinkoman points at Strong Bad}'' One day you'll get your baby turn! ''{Cut to a close up of Stinkoman}'' For babies! ''{The camera zooms in closer and angles in on Stinkoman}'' Who have a turn!

''{Cut back to couch. Strong Bad is still squinting his eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Tilts his head down}'' Okay! Man, ''{Tilts his head up}'' shut up!

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{Drops back down and reappears on the other side of the couch, with his shoulders shrugging, Strong Bad looks at him}'' YOU shut up! You're dumb! ''{Stinkoman lowers his shoulders. Strong Bad lowers his eyelids.}'' And your head is wide ''{Stinkoman makes a distance with his hands.}'' like the river! ''{Points at Strong Bad. Strong Bad looks away from him, eyelids still lowered}'' You have the river head! ''{While laughing, he appears on the left side of the couch, then the top of the screen, then the bottom right corner of the screen, and last the bottom-left-center corner of the screen.}'' Ha ha ha ha!

''{The 8-Bit Is Enough logo appears on a swirling kamikaze background with a shing sound effect. An orchestra-themed music plays. Strong Bad and Stinkoman collide in the center of the screen, replacing the logo with "STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" and with "New episode every month!" in yellow in Joystix as in a black strip in the same swirling kamikaze background. The screen goes black. Thunder and brief glimpses reveal Trogdor. Trogdor roars. The Trogdor theme from the Peasant's Quest plays. There is then a cut to Stinkoman and Trogdor on the couch. Trogdor is holding the Fun Machine controller in his beefy arm. Stinkoman is laughing inaudibly, and Trogdor is roaring. There is a pan left, to see Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?

''{Cut to a black screen, fading in the text "www.telltalegames.com" or "Play it on WiiWare" in Joystix. "www.telltalegames.com" appears on the PC version or on the online video, while "Play it on WiiWare" will be shown on the Wii version.}''

== Inventory ==
*Cell Phone
*Key
*8-Bit Key
*Lantern
*Light Musket
*Logic Board
*Med Kit
*Quest Thingy
*Quill
*Scorpion Food
*Snakes
*[[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]]
*Tea Bag
*TrogSword(TM)
*Trophy

===Party Members===
*Algebros
*Boxer Joe
*Gel-Arshie
*The Innkeeper
*Limozeen's Space Machine
*Mista Fixit (The Poopsmith)
*Peasants
*Performing Bear
*Putchnya Shotski (Strong Mad)
*Rather Dashing

== Ranks ==
#Creepy Adult Software
#Games "For Girls"
#Sub-Text Adventure
#Buisness Casual Game
#
#Weird Japanese RPG
#Flight Simulator 2009
#2nd Person Shooter
#Non-Lame Movie Tie-In
#Omnisensory VR Netskin
#SBCG4AP MMORPG!!

===Unsorted===
Point and Click Adventure (Not exact name)

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Shovelware|Shovelware]] is low quality, quickly ported or programed computer programs, usually done to capitalize on a trend or make a quick profit.
*In the intro, Strong Sad says that the arcade game's fan needs to be serviced, and Strong Bad asks where he can find any fan service. [[Wikipedia:Fanservice|Fanservice]] is content added mainly to please the fans. It is quite appropriate, then, that Trogdor starts to break out of the arcade immediately after Strong Bad's question.

===Trivia===
*This is the only episode to lack [[Pom Pom]]; since [[Homsar]] is also missing, this means that this episode has the fewest main characters at 10; all of the others had 11 or 12.
*This and [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] are the only two episodes to happen on the same day.

===Remarks===
*In the preview for this episode, Strong Bad has a black outline, and his arms look oddly deformed for some reason.
*Even in extended play, you cannot go outside with a costume in this episode.

===Goofs===
*When used in the fight against the Ultimate Trogdor, Gel-Arshie claims that he can't be burninated because he's inflammable. However, inflammable actually means the same thing as flammable.

===Glitches===
*The costume items from Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, excluding the Dangeresque Glasses, are not available in the Snap Shak in the PC version, apparently due to a writing error in Episode 4.

===Inside References===
*Trogdor has previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[Trogday 08]].
*Stinkoman and Strong Bad previously met in the email [[alternate universe]] and Stinkoman also previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
**Stinkoman also insulted Strong Bad in [[alternate universe]], saying he has a big nose.
*The introductory narration is similar to the one used in [[fingers]]. The announcer of said introduction also appeared in the same email.
**Homestar also mispronounced "Previously" in [[DNA Evidence]].
*When Strong Bad goes through a video game portal, his last two transformations are [[Atari Strong Bad]] and [[Secret Collect.]] Strong Bad, respectively.
*When Trogdor is vanquished, Homestar's mentions that he must have been a "load-bearing dragon", which is a [[Thy Dungeonman]] reference.
*Strong Bad talking about the [[Fluffy Puff Jela-Ton]] he won during the Race to the End of the Race is a reference to [[Homestar Ruiner]].
*[[Mr. Shmallow]] can be seen on the Pineapple Gun.
*Upon entering the Peasantry area, Strong Bad will remark on the game's status as "the best-selling video computer TV game of all time", as it was previously referred to as in [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]].
**Likewise, the music from the trailer plays as background music in Peasantry, and Rather Dashing speaks exactly like how he does in the trailer.
*The [[wikipedia:Pitfall!|Pitfall!]] Scorpions from [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] return in Halfathlon.
*The video games invading Free Country, USA, and messing up reality likely pays homage to [[virus]].
*In addition to the four historical figures, the puzzle wheel in the Videlectrix Mainframe depicts Trogdor, the [[Jhonka]], [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]], and [[Kid Speedy]].
*The [[Taranchula]] standee that Strong Bad "fights" in [[Strong Badia the Free]] returns, but without the fire and ice heads.
*The loading screen for the first-person segment reads "Get [[SBLOUNSKCHED]]!", a reference to [[candy product]].

===Real-World References===
*The title is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Eight Is Enough|Eight Is Enough]], a television comedy-drama from the late 1970s and early '80s.
*Lady Crate Ape is a take off of [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]].
**When Marzipan is possessed by the spirit of the game, her expression is similar to Kong's expression on the original video game cabinet. Strong Bad also frequently refers to her as "Marzy-Kong".
**The way the portions of the scaffolding fall down when she stomps on the roof mimics the way the game begins in most versions, minus the part where the entire thing collapses.
*Strong Bad climbing the vine with the smiling cloud on the Awesomeness screen is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]]
**Similarly, the bushes with eyes in the intro screen are another reference to the ''[[Mario]]'' series.
**When Strong Bad first enters Peasantry, he assumes hitting his head on things will make coins come out, a reference to the theme of making coins come out of blocks by jumping into them in said series.
**The music and appearance of the ghosts haunting the House of Strong (particularly the ghosts flying out the front when outside) is reminiscent of the ghost houses in [[Wikipedia:Super Mario World|Super Mario World]].
*At one point, Gel-Arshie says "Hi! I'm Gel-Arshie!" in exactly the same way Hugh Bliss says his catchphrase "Hi! I'm Hugh Bliss!" in [[Wikipedia:Sam And Max Season One|Sam And Max Season One]]
*"The ladder is a lie" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Portal (video game)|Portal]], where the phrase "the cake is a lie" is written all around the testing facility.
*Homestar will, at one point, pop up and say "Hey! Listen!" He does so in the same fashion as Navi in [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time]].
*If Strong Bad shoots at a ghost in The Field and misses, The Cheat pops up to laugh at him. This is similar to [[Wikipedia:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]], where the player's hunting dog does the same.
*Strong Sad saying "You shall not pass!" is a reference to Gandalf's confrontation with the Balrog in [[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|Fellowship of the Ring]].
*Also, Strong Sad's line "Abandon all hope, ye who enter" is a reference to what is written above the entrance to the gates of Hell in Dante's epic poem [[Wikipedia:Divine_Comedy|The Divine Comedy]].
*The first person section is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]] by iD Software; the King of Town's appearance and death speech are references to that game's depiction of Hitler.
**In addition, the name of the castle where this takes place is "Castle Poopenstein".
* The show that Strong Bad says on TV, "Videlectrix Saturday Mornideo Games", refers to the Saturday Morning cartoon series ''[[Wikipedia:Saturday Supercade|Saturday Supercade]]'' which aired on [[Wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] from 1983 to 1985.
*The words "ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES GEL-ARSHIE A DULL BOY" that fill up the TV screen after beating the Gel-Arshie game with the kill screen is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Shining (film)|The Shining]]''.
*Strong Bad looking through the TrogSword in 20X6 is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Thundercats|Thundercats]]'', in particular Lion-O's transformation sequence. He also makes a reference to [[Wikipedia:He-Man|He-Man]] during this sequence.
*Several historical figures appear in the "Spirit of '76" game, including [[Wikipedia:John Hancock|John Hancock]], [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]], [[Wikipedia:Samuel Adams|Samuel Adams]], and [[Wikipedia:Paul Revere|Paul Revere]]. All figure significantly in the American Revolution.
**Samuel Adams saying he "probably invented beer" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Beer Company|Samuel Adams]] brand of beer.
**When you give him the item, John Hancock says to make sure your family is insured, a reference to the [[Wikipedia:John Hancock Insurance|John Hancock Insurance]] company.
*The King of Town in Peasantry is a reference the [[wikipedia:The Scorpion King|The Scorpion King]].
*Interacting with the mirror in the bathroom will make Strong Bad reference the [[Wikipedia:Bloody Mary (folklore)|Bloody Mary legend]].
*Strong Bad saying "Round 1, Fight!" is a reference to ''Mortal Kombat''.
*Larry Palaroncini saying that they should have taken the Space Jersey Turnpike likely refers to [[Wikipedia:Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]] winding up off his course after missing the "left turn at Albuquerque".
*The Gel-Arshie portion of the game is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Cool Spot|Cool Spot]], a 1993 product placement game for 7-Up that featured its red mascot on a surf board.
*After using Gel-Arshie on the lava pit in Halfathalon, he says the line "What's in the box?", a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Seven (film)|Se7en]]''.
*Homestar's reaction to 'saving his game' near the end may be a reference to the [[wikipedia:Nintendo Wii|Nintendo Wii]] video game [[wikipedia:No More Heroes|No More Heroes]], where the character saves his game by going to the bathroom.
*The "Bloodstone" in Trogdor's Lair is a reference to the game [[Wikipedia:Return to Krondor|Return to Krondor]], in which there is a "Nightstone" that casts everything in red light and reveals a hidden place, which holds the secret to destroying your enemy forever.

==External Links==
*[[Telltale:community/blogs/id-398|Telltale blog entry confirming Trogdor's appearance]]
*[[Telltale:strongbad/8bitisenough|Official episode page]]
*[[Forum:14934|forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough"]]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7349 Telltale forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough]

===Reviews===
*[http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/12/strong_bad_episode_5_8_bit_is_enough WiiWare World review]
*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/938/938668p1.html IGN review]
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{{SBCG4AP}}

Talk:Trogdor's 3D-Ungeon

Wise dude321 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:46:20 GMT

Wise dude321: New page: ==Videlectrix== I say that this is a Videlectrix game. It's housed in the same game console Videl. game console, it contains 100% of their products. I'll admit though that the "good graph...

==Videlectrix==

I say that this is a Videlectrix game. It's housed in the same game console Videl. game console, it contains 100% of their products. I'll admit though that the "good graphix" are different.

8-Bit is Enough

Wise dude321 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 04:42:04 GMT

Wise dude321: /* Real-World References */

{{pn|Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective|Homestar Ruiner}}
[[Image:8-Bit_is_Enough_Logo.png|thumb|The Logo of 8-Bit is Enough]]
[[Image:TrogdorintheBasement.png|thumb|"Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?"]]
'''8-Bit is Enough''' is the fifth and final Episode of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] Season One. Written by Chuck Jordan and [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Rated E10+ for comic mischief, mild cartoon violence, and mild suggestive themes. It was released December 15, 2008.

[[Trogdor]] makes his debut, doing what he does best: burninating the countryside! What's more, other 8-bit games are leaking into the real world, throwing [[Free Country, USA]] into chaos! Only [[Strong Bad|High Lord Awesome]] can take back the night and conquer this scorching menace, once and for all! Only question is: anybody know how to kill a dragon?

A brief trailer for this episode is included in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].

'''Cast:''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Stinkoman}}, [[Videlectrix Guys]], [[Bear Holding a Shark]], [[Gel-Arshie]][[Category:Marshie Filmography]], [[Snake Boxer 5|Boxer Joe]], [[Math Kickers|The Algebros]], [[Space Circus Catastrophe|Dancing Bear]], {{film|Limozeen}}, {{film|Rather Dashing}}, [[Old Man]], miscellaneous [[peasants]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Browntant]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Chorch]], [[Horrible Painting]], [[ULTIMATE TROGDOR!!!]]

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Field]], [[Videlectrix Mainframe]], [[Crates!]], [[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]], [[Peasantry]], [[Planet K]], [[Halfathlon]]

==Preview Transcript==
''{"in the next episode of STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" is displayed in the [[Fonts#Joystix|Joystix font]]. Cut to the back of the telebision, with a short bvit of dramatic music. Pan up to show Strong Bad on the couch, playing Space Circus Catastrophe, with the music also heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ha-ha! Missed me! ''{Puts down the controller, squints his eyes}'' Aw, crapsicles.

''{ Stinkoman pops up from behind the veiwer's left side of the couch, Strong Bad looks at him}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Ha ha ha ha! ''{Stinkoman points at Strong Bad}'' One day you'll get your baby turn! ''{Cut to a close up of Stinkoman}'' For babies! ''{The camera zooms in closer and angles in on Stinkoman}'' Who have a turn!

''{Cut back to couch. Strong Bad is still squinting his eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Tilts his head down}'' Okay! Man, ''{Tilts his head up}'' shut up!

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{Drops back down and reappears on the other side of the couch, with his shoulders shrugging, Strong Bad looks at him}'' YOU shut up! You're dumb! ''{Stinkoman lowers his shoulders. Strong Bad lowers his eyelids.}'' And your head is wide ''{Stinkoman makes a distance with his hands.}'' like the river! ''{Points at Strong Bad. Strong Bad looks away from him, eyelids still lowered}'' You have the river head! ''{While laughing, he appears on the left side of the couch, then the top of the screen, then the bottom right corner of the screen, and last the bottom-left-center corner of the screen.}'' Ha ha ha ha!

''{The 8-Bit Is Enough logo appears on a swirling kamikaze background with a shing sound effect. An orchestra-themed music plays. Strong Bad and Stinkoman collide in the center of the screen, replacing the logo with "STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" and with "New episode every month!" in yellow in Joystix as in a black strip in the same swirling kamikaze background. The screen goes black. Thunder and brief glimpses reveal Trogdor. Trogdor roars. The Trogdor theme from the Peasant's Quest plays. There is then a cut to Stinkoman and Trogdor on the couch. Trogdor is holding the Fun Machine controller in his beefy arm. Stinkoman is laughing inaudibly, and Trogdor is roaring. There is a pan left, to see Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?

''{Cut to a black screen, fading in the text "www.telltalegames.com" or "Play it on WiiWare" in Joystix. "www.telltalegames.com" appears on the PC version or on the online video, while "Play it on WiiWare" will be shown on the Wii version.}''

== Inventory ==
*Cell Phone
*Key
*8-Bit Key
*Lantern
*Light Musket
*Logic Board
*Med Kit
*Quest Thingy
*Quill
*Scorpion Food
*Snakes
*[[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]]
*Tea Bag
*TrogSword(TM)
*Trophy

===Party Members===
*Algebros
*Boxer Joe
*Gel-Arshie
*The Innkeeper
*Limozeen's Space Machine
*Mista Fixit (The Poopsmith)
*Peasants
*Performing Bear
*Putchnya Shotski (Strong Mad)
*Rather Dashing

== Ranks ==
#Creepy Adult Software
#Games "For Girls"
#Sub-Text Adventure
#
#
#
#
#2nd Person Shooter
#Non-Lame Movie Tie-In
#Omnisensory VR Netskin
#SBCG4AP MMORPG!!

===Unsorted===
*Flight Simulator 2009
*Weird Japanese RPG
*Buisness Casual Game

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Shovelware|Shovelware]] is low quality, quickly ported or programed computer programs, usually done to capitalize on a trend or make a quick profit.
*In the intro, Strong Sad says that the arcade game's fan needs to be serviced, and Strong Bad asks where he can find any fan service. [[Wikipedia:Fanservice|Fanservice]] is content added mainly to please the fans. It is quite appropriate, then, that Trogdor starts to break out of the arcade immediately after Strong Bad's question.

===Trivia===
*This is the only episode to lack [[Pom Pom]]; since [[Homsar]] is also missing, this means that this episode has the fewest main characters at 10; all of the others had 11 or 12.
*This and [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] are the only two episodes to happen on the same day.

===Remarks===
*In the preview for this episode, Strong Bad has a black outline, and his arms look oddly deformed for some reason.
*Even in extended play, you cannot go outside with a costume in this episode.

===Goofs===
*When used in the fight against the Ultimate Trogdor, Gel-Arshie claims that he can't be burninated because he's inflammable. However, inflammable actually means the same thing as flammable.

===Glitches===
*The costume items from Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, excluding the Dangeresque Glasses, are not available in the Snap Shak in the PC version, apparently due to a writing error in Episode 4.

===Inside References===
*Trogdor has previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[Trogday 08]].
*Stinkoman and Strong Bad previously met in the email [[alternate universe]] and Stinkoman also previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
**Stinkoman also insulted Strong Bad in [[alternate universe]], saying he has a big nose.
*The introductory narration is similar to the one used in [[fingers]]. The announcer of said introduction also appeared in the same email.
**Homestar also mispronounced "Previously" in [[DNA Evidence]].
*When Strong Bad goes through a video game portal, his last two transformations are [[Atari Strong Bad]] and [[Secret Collect.]] Strong Bad, respectively.
*When Trogdor is vanquished, Homestar's mentions that he must have been a "load-bearing dragon", which is a [[Thy Dungeonman]] reference.
*Strong Bad talking about the [[Fluffy Puff Jela-Ton]] he won during the Race to the End of the Race is a reference to [[Homestar Ruiner]].
*[[Mr. Shmallow]] can be seen on the Pineapple Gun.
*Upon entering the Peasantry area, Strong Bad will remark on the game's status as "the best-selling video computer TV game of all time", as it was previously referred to as in [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]].
**Likewise, the music from the trailer plays as background music in Peasantry, and Rather Dashing speaks exactly like how he does in the trailer.
*The [[wikipedia:Pitfall!|Pitfall!]] Scorpions from [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] return in Halfathlon.
*The video games invading Free Country, USA, and messing up reality likely pays homage to [[virus]].
*In addition to the four historical figures, the puzzle wheel in the Videlectrix Mainframe depicts Trogdor, the [[Jhonka]], [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]], and [[Kid Speedy]].
*The [[Taranchula]] standee that Strong Bad "fights" in [[Strong Badia the Free]] returns, but without the fire and ice heads.
*The loading screen for the first-person segment reads "Get [[SBLOUNSKCHED]]!", a reference to [[candy product]].

===Real-World References===
*The title is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Eight Is Enough|Eight Is Enough]], a television comedy-drama from the late 1970s and early '80s.
*Lady Crate Ape is a take off of [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]].
**When Marzipan is possessed by the spirit of the game, her expression is similar to Kong's expression on the original video game cabinet. Strong Bad also frequently refers to her as "Marzy-Kong".
**The way the portions of the scaffolding fall down when she stomps on the roof mimics the way the game begins in most versions, minus the part where the entire thing collapses.
*Strong Bad climbing the vine with the smiling cloud on the Awesomeness screen is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]]
**Similarly, the bushes with eyes in the intro screen are another reference to the ''[[Mario]]'' series.
**When Strong Bad first enters Peasantry, he assumes hitting his head on things will make coins come out, a reference to the theme of making coins come out of blocks by jumping into them in said series.
**The music and appearance of the ghosts haunting the House of Strong (particularly the ghosts flying out the front when outside) is reminiscent of the ghost houses in [[Wikipedia:Super Mario World|Super Mario World]].
*At one point, Gel-Arshie says "Hi! I'm Gel-Arshie!" in exactly the same way Hugh Bliss says his catchphrase "Hi! I'm Hugh Bliss!" in [[Wikipedia:Sam And Max Season One|Sam And Max Season One]]
*"The ladder is a lie" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Portal (video game)|Portal]], where the phrase "the cake is a lie" is written all around the testing facility.
*Homestar will, at one point, pop up and say "Hey! Listen!" He does so in the same fashion as Navi in [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time]].
*If Strong Bad shoots at a ghost in The Field and misses, The Cheat pops up to laugh at him. This is similar to [[Wikipedia:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]], where the player's hunting dog does the same.
*Strong Sad saying "You shall not pass!" is a reference to Gandalf's confrontation with the Balrog in [[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|Fellowship of the Ring]].
*Also, Strong Sad's line "Abandon all hope, ye who enter" is a reference to what is written above the entrance to the gates of Hell in Dante's epic poem [[Wikipedia:Divine_Comedy|The Divine Comedy]].
*The first person section is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]] by iD Software; the King of Town's appearance and death speech are references to that game's depiction of Hitler.
**In addition, the name of the castle where this takes place is "Castle Poopenstein".
* The show that Strong Bad says on TV, "Videlectrix Saturday Mornideo Games", refers to the Saturday Morning cartoon series ''[[Wikipedia:Saturday Supercade|Saturday Supercade]]'' which aired on [[Wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] from 1983 to 1985.
*The words "ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES GEL-ARSHIE A DULL BOY" that fill up the TV screen after beating the Gel-Arshie game with the kill screen is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Shining (film)|The Shining]]''.
*Strong Bad looking through the TrogSword in 20X6 is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Thundercats|Thundercats]]'', in particular Lion-O's transformation sequence. He also makes a reference to [[Wikipedia:He-Man|He-Man]] during this sequence.
*Several historical figures appear in the "Spirit of '76" game, including [[Wikipedia:John Hancock|John Hancock]], [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]], [[Wikipedia:Samuel Adams|Samuel Adams]], and [[Wikipedia:Paul Revere|Paul Revere]]. All figure significantly in the American Revolution.
**Samuel Adams saying he "probably invented beer" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Beer Company|Samuel Adams]] brand of beer.
**When you give him the item, John Hancock says to make sure your family is insured, a reference to the [[Wikipedia:John Hancock Insurance|John Hancock Insurance]] company.
*The King of Town in Peasantry is a reference the [[wikipedia:The Scorpion King|The Scorpion King]].
*Interacting with the mirror in the bathroom will make Strong Bad reference the [[Wikipedia:Bloody Mary (folklore)|Bloody Mary legend]].
*Strong Bad saying "Round 1, Fight!" is a reference to ''Mortal Kombat''.
*Larry Palaroncini saying that they should have taken the Space Jersey Turnpike likely refers to [[Wikipedia:Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]] winding up off his course after missing the "left turn at Albuquerque".
*The Gel-Arshie portion of the game is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Cool Spot|Cool Spot]], a 1993 product placement game for 7-Up that featured its red mascot on a surf board.
*After using Gel-Arshie on the lava pit in Halfathalon, he says the line "What's in the box?", a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Seven (film)|Se7en]]''.
*Homestar's reaction to 'saving his game' near the end may be a reference to the [[wikipedia:Nintendo Wii|Nintendo Wii]] video game [[wikipedia:No More Heroes|No More Heroes]], where the character saves his game by going to the bathroom.
*The "Bloodstone" in Trogdor's Lair is a reference to the game [[Wikipedia:Return to Krondor|Return to Krondor]], in which there is a "Nightstone" that casts everything in red light and reveals a hidden place, which holds the secret to destroying your enemy forever.

==External Links==
*[[Telltale:community/blogs/id-398|Telltale blog entry confirming Trogdor's appearance]]
*[[Telltale:strongbad/8bitisenough|Official episode page]]
*[[Forum:14934|forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough"]]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7349 Telltale forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough]

===Reviews===
*[http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/12/strong_bad_episode_5_8_bit_is_enough WiiWare World review]
*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/938/938668p1.html IGN review]
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{{SBCG4AP}}

8-Bit is Enough

Wise dude321 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:40:46 GMT

Wise dude321: /* Ranks */

{{pn|Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective|Homestar Ruiner}}
[[Image:8-Bit_is_Enough_Logo.png|thumb|The Logo of 8-Bit is Enough]]
[[Image:TrogdorintheBasement.png|thumb|"Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?"]]
'''8-Bit is Enough''' is the fifth and final Episode of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] Season One. Written by Chuck Jordan and [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Rated E10+ for comic mischief, mild cartoon violence, and mild suggestive themes. It was released December 15, 2008.

[[Trogdor]] makes his debut, doing what he does best: burninating the countryside! What's more, other 8-bit games are leaking into the real world, throwing [[Free Country, USA]] into chaos! Only [[Strong Bad|High Lord Awesome]] can take back the night and conquer this scorching menace, once and for all! Only question is: anybody know how to kill a dragon?

A brief trailer for this episode is included in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].

'''Cast:''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Stinkoman}}, [[Videlectrix Guys]], [[Bear Holding a Shark]], [[Gel-Arshie]][[Category:Marshie Filmography]], [[Snake Boxer 5|Boxer Joe]], [[Math Kickers|The Algebros]], [[Space Circus Catastrophe|Dancing Bear]], {{film|Limozeen}}, {{film|Rather Dashing}}, [[Old Man]], miscellaneous [[peasants]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Browntant]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Chorch]], [[Horrible Painting]], [[ULTIMATE TROGDOR!!!]]

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Field]], [[Videlectrix Mainframe]], [[Crates!]], [[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]], [[Peasantry]], [[Planet K]], [[Halfathlon]]

==Preview Transcript==
''{"in the next episode of STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" is displayed in the [[Fonts#Joystix|Joystix font]]. Cut to the back of the telebision, with a short bvit of dramatic music. Pan up to show Strong Bad on the couch, playing Space Circus Catastrophe, with the music also heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ha-ha! Missed me! ''{Puts down the controller, squints his eyes}'' Aw, crapsicles.

''{ Stinkoman pops up from behind the veiwer's left side of the couch, Strong Bad looks at him}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Ha ha ha ha! ''{Stinkoman points at Strong Bad}'' One day you'll get your baby turn! ''{Cut to a close up of Stinkoman}'' For babies! ''{The camera zooms in closer and angles in on Stinkoman}'' Who have a turn!

''{Cut back to couch. Strong Bad is still squinting his eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Tilts his head down}'' Okay! Man, ''{Tilts his head up}'' shut up!

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{Drops back down and reappears on the other side of the couch, with his shoulders shrugging, Strong Bad looks at him}'' YOU shut up! You're dumb! ''{Stinkoman lowers his shoulders. Strong Bad lowers his eyelids.}'' And your head is wide ''{Stinkoman makes a distance with his hands.}'' like the river! ''{Points at Strong Bad. Strong Bad looks away from him, eyelids still lowered}'' You have the river head! ''{While laughing, he appears on the left side of the couch, then the top of the screen, then the bottom right corner of the screen, and last the bottom-left-center corner of the screen.}'' Ha ha ha ha!

''{The 8-Bit Is Enough logo appears on a swirling kamikaze background with a shing sound effect. An orchestra-themed music plays. Strong Bad and Stinkoman collide in the center of the screen, replacing the logo with "STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" and with "New episode every month!" in yellow in Joystix as in a black strip in the same swirling kamikaze background. The screen goes black. Thunder and brief glimpses reveal Trogdor. Trogdor roars. The Trogdor theme from the Peasant's Quest plays. There is then a cut to Stinkoman and Trogdor on the couch. Trogdor is holding the Fun Machine controller in his beefy arm. Stinkoman is laughing inaudibly, and Trogdor is roaring. There is a pan left, to see Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?

''{Cut to a black screen, fading in the text "www.telltalegames.com" or "Play it on WiiWare" in Joystix. "www.telltalegames.com" appears on the PC version or on the online video, while "Play it on WiiWare" will be shown on the Wii version.}''

== Inventory ==
*Cell Phone
*Key
*8-Bit Key
*Lantern
*Light Musket
*Logic Board
*Med Kit
*Quest Thingy
*Quill
*Scorpion Food
*Snakes
*[[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]]
*Tea Bag
*TrogSword(TM)
*Trophy

===Party Members===
*Algebros
*Boxer Joe
*Gel-Arshie
*The Innkeeper
*Limozeen's Space Machine
*Mista Fixit (The Poopsmith)
*Peasants
*Performing Bear
*Putchnya Shotski (Strong Mad)
*Rather Dashing

== Ranks ==
#Creepy Adult Software
#Games "For Girls"
#Sub-Text Adventure
#
#
#
#
#2nd Person Shooter
#Non-Lame Movie Tie-In
#Omnisensory VR Netskin
#SBCG4AP MMORPG!!

===Unsorted===
*Flight Simulator 2009
*Weird Japanese RPG
*Buisness Casual Game

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Shovelware|Shovelware]] is low quality, quickly ported or programed computer programs, usually done to capitalize on a trend or make a quick profit.
*In the intro, Strong Sad says that the arcade game's fan needs to be serviced, and Strong Bad asks where he can find any fan service. [[Wikipedia:Fanservice|Fanservice]] is content added mainly to please the fans. It is quite appropriate, then, that Trogdor starts to break out of the arcade immediately after Strong Bad's question.

===Trivia===
*This is the only episode to lack [[Pom Pom]]; since [[Homsar]] is also missing, this means that this episode has the fewest main characters at 10; all of the others had 11 or 12.
*This and [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] are the only two episodes to happen on the same day.

===Remarks===
*In the preview for this episode, Strong Bad has a black outline, and his arms look oddly deformed for some reason.
*Even in extended play, you cannot go outside with a costume in this episode.

===Glitches===
*The costume items from Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, excluding the Dangeresque Glasses, are not available in the Snap Shak in the PC version, apparently due to a writing error in Episode 4.

===Goofs===
*When used in the fight against the Ultimate Trogdor, Gel-Arshie claims that he can't be burninated because he's inflammable. However, inflammable actually means the same thing as flammable.

===Inside References===
*Trogdor has previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[Trogday 08]].
*Stinkoman and Strong Bad previously met in the email [[alternate universe]] and Stinkoman also previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
**Stinkoman also insulted Strong Bad in [[alternate universe]], saying he has a big nose.
*The introductory narration is similar to the one used in [[fingers]]. The announcer of said introduction also appeared in the same email.
**Homestar also mispronounced "Previously" in [[DNA Evidence]].
*When Strong Bad goes through a video game portal, his last two transformations are [[Atari Strong Bad]] and [[Secret Collect.]] Strong Bad, respectively.
*When Trogdor is vanquished, Homestar's mentions that he must have been a "load-bearing dragon", which is a [[Thy Dungeonman]] reference.
*Strong Bad talking about the [[Fluffy Puff Jela-Ton]] he won during the Race to the End of the Race is a reference to [[Homestar Ruiner]].
*Upon entering the Peasantry area, Strong Bad will remark on the game's status as "the best-selling video computer TV game of all time", as it was previously referred to as in [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]].
**Likewise, the music from the trailer plays as background music in Peasantry, and Rather Dashing speaks exactly like how he does in the trailer.
*The [[wikipedia:Pitfall!|Pitfall!]] Scorpions from [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] return in Halfathlon.
*The video games invading Free Country, USA, and messing up reality likely pays homage to [[virus]].
*In addition to the four historical figures, the puzzle wheel in the Videlectrix Mainframe depicts Trogdor, the [[Jhonka]], [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]], and [[Kid Speedy]].
*The [[Taranchula]] standee that Strong Bad "fights" in [[Strong Badia the Free]] returns, but without the fire and ice heads.
*The loading screen for the first-person segment reads "Get [[SBLOUNSKCHED]]!", a reference to [[candy product]].

===Real-World References===
*The title is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Eight Is Enough|Eight Is Enough]], a television comedy-drama from the late 1970s and early '80s.
*Lady Crate Ape is a take off of [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]].
**When Marzipan is possessed by the spirit of the game, her expression is similar to Kong's expression on the original video game cabinet. Strong Bad also frequently refers to her as "Marzy-Kong".
**The way the portions of the scaffolding fall down when she stomps on the roof mimics the way the game begins in most versions, minus the part where the entire thing collapses.
*Strong Bad climbing the vine with the smiling cloud on the Awesomeness screen is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]]
**Similarly, the bushes with eyes in the intro screen are another reference to the ''[[Mario]]'' series.
**When Strong Bad first enters Peasantry, he assumes hitting his head on things will make coins come out, a reference to the theme of making coins come out of blocks by jumping into them in said series.
**The music and appearance of the ghosts haunting the House of Strong (particularly the ghosts flying out the front when outside) is reminiscent of the ghost houses in [[Wikipedia:Super Mario World|Super Mario World]].
*At one point, Gel-Arshie says "Hi! I'm Gel-Arshie!" in exactly the same way Hugh Bliss says his catchphrase "Hi! I'm Hugh Bliss!" in [[Wikipedia:Sam And Max Season One|Sam And Max Season One]]
*"The ladder is a lie" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Portal (video game)|Portal]], where the phrase "the cake is a lie" is written all around the testing facility.
*Homestar will, at one point, pop up and say "Hey! Listen!" He does so in the same fashion as Navi in [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time]].
*If Strong Bad shoots at a ghost in The Field and misses, The Cheat pops up to laugh at him. This is similar to [[Wikipedia:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]], where the player's hunting dog does the same.
*Strong Sad saying "You shall not pass!" is a reference to Gandalf's confrontation with the Balrog in [[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|Fellowship of the Ring]].
*Also, Strong Sad's line "Abandon all hope, ye who enter" is a reference to what is written above the entrance to the gates of Hell in Dante's epic poem [[Wikipedia:Divine_Comedy|The Divine Comedy]].
*The first person section is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]] by iD Software; the King of Town's appearance and death speech are references to that game's depiction of Hitler.
**In addition, the name of the castle where this takes place is "Castle Poopenstein".
* The show that Strong Bad says on TV, "Videlectrix Saturday Mornideo Games", refers to the Saturday Morning cartoon series ''[[Wikipedia:Saturday Supercade|Saturday Supercade]]'' which aired on [[Wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] from 1983 to 1985.
*The words "ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES GEL-ARSHIE A DULL BOY" that fill up the TV screen after beating the Gel-Arshie game with the kill screen is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Shining|The Shining]]''.
*Strong Bad looking through the TrogSword in 20X6 is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Thundercats|Thundercats]]'', in particular Lion-O's transformation sequence. He also makes a reference to [[Wikipedia:He-Man|He-Man]] during this sequence.
*Several historical figures appear in the "Spirit of '76" game, including [[Wikipedia:John Hancock|John Hancock]], [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]], [[Wikipedia:Samuel Adams|Samuel Adams]], and [[Wikipedia:Paul Revere|Paul Revere]]. All figure significantly in the American Revolution.
**Samuel Adams saying he "probably invented beer" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Beer Company|Samuel Adams]] brand of beer.
*The King of Town in Peasantry is a reference the [[wikipedia:The Scorpion King|The Scorpion King]].
*Interacting with the mirror in the bathroom will make Strong Bad reference the [[Wikipedia:Bloody Mary (folklore)|Bloody Mary legend]].
*Strong Bad saying "Round 1, Fight!" is a reference to ''Mortal Kombat''.
*Larry Palaroncini saying that they should have taken the Space Jersey Turnpike likely refers to [[Wikipedia:Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]] winding up off his course after missing the "left turn at Albuquerque".
*The Gel-Arshie portion of the game is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Cool Spot|Cool Spot]], a 1993 product placement game for 7-Up that featured its red mascot on a surf board.
*After using Gel-Arshie on the lava pit in Halfathalon, he says the line "What's in the box?", a reference to the movie Se7en.
*Homestar's reaction to 'saving his game' near the end may be a reference to the [[wikipedia:Nintendo Wii|Nintendo Wii]] video game [[wikipedia:No More Heroes|No More Heroes]], where the character saves his game by going to the bathroom.

==External Links==
*[[Telltale:community/blogs/id-398|Telltale blog entry confirming Trogdor's appearance]]
*[[Telltale:strongbad/8bitisenough|Official episode page]]
*[[Forum:14934|forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough"]]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7349 Telltale forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough]

===Reviews===
*[http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/12/strong_bad_episode_5_8_bit_is_enough WiiWare World review]
*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/938/938668p1.html IGN review]
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{{SBCG4AP}}

8-Bit is Enough

Wise dude321 — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 02:38:03 GMT

Wise dude321: /* Ranks */ Added

{{pn|Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective|Homestar Ruiner}}
[[Image:8-Bit_is_Enough_Logo.png|thumb|The Logo of 8-Bit is Enough]]
[[Image:TrogdorintheBasement.png|thumb|"Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?"]]
'''8-Bit is Enough''' is the fifth and final Episode of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] Season One. Written by Chuck Jordan and [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Rated E10+ for comic mischief, mild cartoon violence, and mild suggestive themes. It was released December 15, 2008.

[[Trogdor]] makes his debut, doing what he does best: burninating the countryside! What's more, other 8-bit games are leaking into the real world, throwing [[Free Country, USA]] into chaos! Only [[Strong Bad|High Lord Awesome]] can take back the night and conquer this scorching menace, once and for all! Only question is: anybody know how to kill a dragon?

A brief trailer for this episode is included in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].

'''Cast:''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Stinkoman}}, [[Videlectrix Guys]], [[Bear Holding a Shark]], [[Gel-Arshie]][[Category:Marshie Filmography]], [[Snake Boxer 5|Boxer Joe]], [[Math Kickers|The Algebros]], [[Space Circus Catastrophe|Dancing Bear]], {{film|Limozeen}}, {{film|Rather Dashing}}, [[Old Man]], miscellaneous [[peasants]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Browntant]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Chorch]], [[Horrible Painting]], [[ULTIMATE TROGDOR!!!]]

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Field]], [[Videlectrix Mainframe]], [[Crates!]], [[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]], [[Peasantry]], [[Planet K]], [[Halfathlon]]

==Preview Transcript==
''{"in the next episode of STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" is displayed in the [[Fonts#Joystix|Joystix font]]. Cut to the back of the telebision, with a short bvit of dramatic music. Pan up to show Strong Bad on the couch, playing Space Circus Catastrophe, with the music also heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ha-ha! Missed me! ''{Puts down the controller, squints his eyes}'' Aw, crapsicles.

''{ Stinkoman pops up from behind the veiwer's left side of the couch, Strong Bad looks at him}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Ha ha ha ha! ''{Stinkoman points at Strong Bad}'' One day you'll get your baby turn! ''{Cut to a close up of Stinkoman}'' For babies! ''{The camera zooms in closer and angles in on Stinkoman}'' Who have a turn!

''{Cut back to couch. Strong Bad is still squinting his eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Tilts his head down}'' Okay! Man, ''{Tilts his head up}'' shut up!

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{Drops back down and reappears on the other side of the couch, with his shoulders shrugging, Strong Bad looks at him}'' YOU shut up! You're dumb! ''{Stinkoman lowers his shoulders. Strong Bad lowers his eyelids.}'' And your head is wide ''{Stinkoman makes a distance with his hands.}'' like the river! ''{Points at Strong Bad. Strong Bad looks away from him, eyelids still lowered}'' You have the river head! ''{While laughing, he appears on the left side of the couch, then the top of the screen, then the bottom right corner of the screen, and last the bottom-left-center corner of the screen.}'' Ha ha ha ha!

''{The 8-Bit Is Enough logo appears on a swirling kamikaze background with a shing sound effect. An orchestra-themed music plays. Strong Bad and Stinkoman collide in the center of the screen, replacing the logo with "STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" and with "New episode every month!" in yellow in Joystix as in a black strip in the same swirling kamikaze background. The screen goes black. Thunder and brief glimpses reveal Trogdor. Trogdor roars. The Trogdor theme from the Peasant's Quest plays. There is then a cut to Stinkoman and Trogdor on the couch. Trogdor is holding the Fun Machine controller in his beefy arm. Stinkoman is laughing inaudibly, and Trogdor is roaring. There is a pan left, to see Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?

''{Cut to a black screen, fading in the text "www.telltalegames.com" or "Play it on WiiWare" in Joystix. "www.telltalegames.com" appears on the PC version or on the online video, while "Play it on WiiWare" will be shown on the Wii version.}''

== Inventory ==
*Cell Phone
*Key
*8-Bit Key
*Lantern
*Light Musket
*Logic Board
*Med Kit
*Quest Thingy
*Quill
*Scorpion Food
*Snakes
*[[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]]
*Tea Bag
*TrogSword(TM)
*Trophy

===Party Members===
*Algebros
*Boxer Joe
*Gel-Arshie
*The Innkeeper
*Limozeen's Space Machine
*Mista Fixit (The Poopsmith)
*Peasants
*Performing Bear
*Putchnya Shotski (Strong Mad)
*Rather Dashing

== Ranks ==
#Creepy Adult Software
#Games "For Girls"
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
#2nd Person Shooter
#SBCG4AP MMORPG!!

===Unsorted===
*Games "for Girls"
*Creepy Adult Software
*Second Person Shooter (Comes after Non-Lame Movie Tie-In)
*Omnisensory VR Netskin (Comes after Second Person Shooter)
*Non-Lame Movie Tie-In
*Flight Simulator 2009

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Shovelware|Shovelware]] is low quality, quickly ported or programed computer programs, usually done to capitalize on a trend or make a quick profit.
*In the intro, Strong Sad says that the arcade game's fan needs to be serviced, and Strong Bad asks where he can find any fan service. [[Wikipedia:Fanservice|Fanservice]] is content added mainly to please the fans. It is quite appropriate, then, that Trogdor starts to break out of the arcade immediately after Strong Bad's question.

===Trivia===
*This is the only episode to lack [[Pom Pom]]; since [[Homsar]] is also missing, this means that this episode has the fewest main characters at 10; all of the others had 11 or 12.
*This and [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] are the only two episodes to happen on the same day.

===Remarks===
*In the preview for this episode, Strong Bad has a black outline, and his arms look oddly deformed for some reason.
*Even in extended play, you cannot go outside with a costume in this episode.

===Glitches===
*The costume items from Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, excluding the Dangeresque Glasses, are not available in the Snap Shak in the PC version, apparently due to a writing error in Episode 4.

===Goofs===
*When used in the fight against the Ultimate Trogdor, Gel-Arshie claims that he can't be burninated because he's inflammable. However, inflammable actually means the same thing as flammable.

===Inside References===
*Trogdor has previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[Trogday 08]].
*Stinkoman and Strong Bad previously met in the email [[alternate universe]] and Stinkoman also previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
**Stinkoman also insulted Strong Bad in [[alternate universe]], saying he has a big nose.
*The introductory narration is similar to the one used in [[fingers]]. The announcer of said introduction also appeared in the same email.
**Homestar also mispronounced "Previously" in [[DNA Evidence]].
*When Strong Bad goes through a video game portal, his last two transformations are [[Atari Strong Bad]] and [[Secret Collect.]] Strong Bad, respectively.
*When Trogdor is vanquished, Homestar's mentions that he must have been a "load-bearing dragon", which is a [[Thy Dungeonman]] reference.
*Strong Bad talking about the [[Fluffy Puff Jela-Ton]] he won during the Race to the End of the Race is a reference to [[Homestar Ruiner]].
*Upon entering the Peasantry area, Strong Bad will remark on the game's status as "the best-selling video computer TV game of all time", as it was previously referred to as in [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]].
**Likewise, the music from the trailer plays as background music in Peasantry, and Rather Dashing speaks exactly like how he does in the trailer.
*The [[wikipedia:Pitfall!|Pitfall!]] Scorpions from [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] return in Halfathlon.
*The video games invading Free Country, USA, and messing up reality likely pays homage to [[virus]].
*In addition to the four historical figures, the puzzle wheel in the Videlectrix Mainframe depicts Trogdor, the [[Jhonka]], [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]], and [[Kid Speedy]].
*The [[Taranchula]] standee that Strong Bad "fights" in [[Strong Badia the Free]] returns, but without the fire and ice heads.
*The loading screen for the first-person segment reads "Get [[SBLOUNSKCHED]]!", a reference to [[candy product]].

===Real-World References===
*The title is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Eight Is Enough|Eight Is Enough]], a television comedy-drama from the late 1970s and early '80s.
*Lady Crate Ape is a take off of [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]].
**When Marzipan is possessed by the spirit of the game, her expression is similar to Kong's expression on the original video game cabinet. Strong Bad also frequently refers to her as "Marzy-Kong".
**The way the portions of the scaffolding fall down when she stomps on the roof mimics the way the game begins in most versions, minus the part where the entire thing collapses.
*Strong Bad climbing the vine with the smiling cloud on the Awesomeness screen is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]]
**Similarly, the bushes with eyes in the intro screen are another reference to the ''[[Mario]]'' series.
**When Strong Bad first enters Peasantry, he assumes hitting his head on things will make coins come out, a reference to the theme of making coins come out of blocks by jumping into them in said series.
**The music and appearance of the ghosts haunting the House of Strong (particularly the ghosts flying out the front when outside) is reminiscent of the ghost houses in [[Wikipedia:Super Mario World|Super Mario World]].
*At one point, Gel-Arshie says "Hi! I'm Gel-Arshie!" in exactly the same way Hugh Bliss says his catchphrase "Hi! I'm Hugh Bliss!" in [[Wikipedia:Sam And Max Season One|Sam And Max Season One]]
*"The ladder is a lie" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Portal (video game)|Portal]], where the phrase "the cake is a lie" is written all around the testing facility.
*Homestar will, at one point, pop up and say "Hey! Listen!" He does so in the same fashion as Navi in [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time]].
*If Strong Bad shoots at a ghost in The Field and misses, The Cheat pops up to laugh at him. This is similar to [[Wikipedia:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]], where the player's hunting dog does the same.
*Strong Sad saying "You shall not pass!" is a reference to Gandalf's confrontation with the Balrog in [[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|Fellowship of the Ring]].
*Also, Strong Sad's line "Abandon all hope, ye who enter" is a reference to what is written above the entrance to the gates of Hell in Dante's epic poem [[Wikipedia:Divine_Comedy|The Divine Comedy]].
*The first person section is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]] by iD Software; the King of Town's appearance and death speech are references to that game's depiction of Hitler.
**In addition, the name of the castle where this takes place is "Castle Poopenstein".
* The show that Strong Bad says on TV, "Videlectrix Saturday Mornideo Games", refers to the Saturday Morning cartoon series ''[[Wikipedia:Saturday Supercade|Saturday Supercade]]'' which aired on [[Wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] from 1983 to 1985.
*The words "ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES GEL-ARSHIE A DULL BOY" that fill up the TV screen after beating the Gel-Arshie game with the kill screen is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Shining|The Shining]]''.
*Strong Bad looking through the TrogSword in 20X6 is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Thundercats|Thundercats]]'', in particular Lion-O's transformation sequence. He also makes a reference to [[Wikipedia:He-Man|He-Man]] during this sequence.
*Several historical figures appear in the "Spirit of '76" game, including [[Wikipedia:John Hancock|John Hancock]], [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]], [[Wikipedia:Samuel Adams|Samuel Adams]], and [[Wikipedia:Paul Revere|Paul Revere]]. All figure significantly in the American Revolution.
**Samuel Adams saying he "probably invented beer" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Beer Company|Samuel Adams]] brand of beer.
*The King of Town in Peasantry is a reference the [[wikipedia:The Scorpion King|The Scorpion King]].
*Interacting with the mirror in the bathroom will make Strong Bad reference the [[Wikipedia:Bloody Mary (folklore)|Bloody Mary legend]].
*Strong Bad saying "Round 1, Fight!" is a reference to ''Mortal Kombat''.
*Larry Palaroncini saying that they should have taken the Space Jersey Turnpike likely refers to [[Wikipedia:Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]] winding up off his course after missing the "left turn at Albuquerque".
*The Gel-Arshie portion of the game is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Cool Spot|Cool Spot]], a 1993 product placement game for 7-Up that featured its red mascot on a surf board.
*After using Gel-Arshie on the lava pit in Halfathalon, he says the line "What's in the box?", a reference to the movie Se7en.
*Homestar's reaction to 'saving his game' near the end may be a reference to the [[wikipedia:Nintendo Wii|Nintendo Wii]] video game [[wikipedia:No More Heroes|No More Heroes]], where the character saves his game by going to the bathroom.

==External Links==
*[[Telltale:community/blogs/id-398|Telltale blog entry confirming Trogdor's appearance]]
*[[Telltale:strongbad/8bitisenough|Official episode page]]
*[[Forum:14934|forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough"]]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7349 Telltale forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough]

===Reviews===
*[http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/12/strong_bad_episode_5_8_bit_is_enough WiiWare World review]
*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/938/938668p1.html IGN review]
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Trogdor's 3D-Ungeon

Wise dude321 — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:57:10 GMT

Wise dude321: Added STub

Trogdor's 3D-Ungeon is a game in [[SBCG4AP]] accesed by clicking Trogdor in the Videlectrix world whilst in extended play in [[8 Bit is Enough]].
In the game, the player controls [[ULTIMATE TROGDOR!!!]] . The objective is to burninate as many peasants as possible.
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8-Bit is Enough Walkthrough

Wise dude321 — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:07:43 GMT

Wise dude321: /* Cheat Commandos Topplegangers Traction Figures */ Mix-up fixed

[[Image:TrogdorintheBasement.png|thumb|"Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?"]] A walkthrough to ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] Episode 5: [[8-Bit is Enough]]''.

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==Legend==
A description of events will be written in plaintext.

* '''Mandatory actions will be bulleted and written in boldface.'''
* Actions that increase your awesomeness rating, but are not mandatory, will be bulleted and written in plaintext.
* ''Optional actions that might help you understand the scene will be bulleted and written in italics.''

==Walkthrough==

===House of Strong===
We pick up right at the very end of the previous episode. Strong Bad, jumping away from the protesters, accidentally hits the Trogdor arcade machine... which suddenly grows legs and a beefy arm! That can't be good! Well, that's what everyone who's not Strong Bad thinks; he thinks it's a riot!

* '''Go upstairs. You can find the Metal Detector in Strong Bad's room.'''
* '''And even though you gave it back to him in Homestar Ruiner, Homestar's cell phone is in the pile formerly known as Strong Bad's bed.'''
* ''The Cheat is here too. He wants to play his Gel-Arshie-based licensed game. Strong Bad is quick to hypocritically remind him that licensed games suck.''
* Check Strong Sad's bookshelf for the Carpal Tunnel Connie card.
* '''Talk to Strong Sad. He'll say that he tricked the Trogdor arcade outside. Ask him about it and he'll mention calling Videlectrix's support line for advice. He'll also give you the key to the cabinet.'''
* ''Oh, but the cell phone won't work indoors due to lousy reception or broken antennae or something, so you can't place that call just yet.''
* '''Walk outside and the Trogdor arcade cabinet will run away! You'll chase it to the field.'''

===The Field===
Strong Bad marks the arcade cabinet's location on his map. You can still get all the usual Field locations by running around, though.

* '''Examine the field and it'll punch Strong Bad out. Strong Bad will recall Strong Sad remarking that only an idiot would take on a living Trogdor arcade cabinet alone! On cue, Homestar shows up in Strong Badia.'''
* ''Talk to Homestar and he'll mention that he's missing his lucky quarter. He won't help deal with the arcade cabinet without it. Perhaps you have something that can detect metal objects conveniently on your person?''
* '''Use the metal detector and walk up to Homestar. You'll find something! Homestar will move away so you can find it better... and then the signal dies. Turns out Homestar swallowed it. However, he denies this, and he takes the metal detector from you to show you how he'll find it! He wanders up to the arcade cabinet, predictably gets punched, and the quarter flies out of his guts and into Strong Bad's glove. And the metal detector breaks.'''
* '''Give Homestar the quarter and he'll agree to help you.'''
* '''Give Videlectrix a call on Homestar's cell. When they try to pretend to be an automated service, select "4". They'll drop a box with a new logic board next to Bubs' Concession Stand.'''
* '''Collect the logic board.'''
* '''Use the key on the arcade cabinet to open it, and the logic board in order to get it working again.'''

Videlectrix will call back while you're in the middle of this. They'll say not to install the circuit board in the presence of something exposed to radiation. Oops, Homestar was exposed to radiation when the metal detector was used on him. The whole world ripples, Trogdor breaks free from the arcade cabinet, Strong Badia is burninated to the ground, and the 8-bit world is seeping into Free Country USA! And worst of all, Homestar keeps popping up in little boxes to give you useless advice and spam! Guess you're going to have to figure something out now. Homestar recommends getting ''into'' the game to solve this.

* '''Enter the hole in the arcade cabinet.'''

===Videlectrix Mainframe===
You can access various Videlectrix games here. Homestar recommends Peasant's Quest.

* '''Try to enter Peasant's Quest. A copy protection voice will tell you that you can't enter without telling it Paul Revere's favorite ice cream flavor, using a giant wheel to help you, as suggested in the manual, and with the help of red cellophane glasses. You have neither the manual nor the glasses, and you're not gonna get it by guessing, so no entry. Homestar says that you can use Strong Bad's "Spirits of '76" game for advice, as Paul Revere appears in it.'''
* ''You won't be able to enter Trogdor, because Trogdor's not there. Nor will you be able to enter Stinkoman, as it's region-locked.''
* Strong Bad will outright ''refuse'' to enter Space Circus Catastrophe, but doing so will add the Dancing Bear to your party. You don't need him, but the more, the merrier!
* You CAN enter Gel-Arshie's game and Halfathlon, but for now, let's go to the House of Strong.

===House of Strong===
The place is swarming with redcoat ghosts!

* ''Enter and Strong Bad will be kicked out. He needs the light gun that's supposed to be used with this game in order to go on.''
* Well, at least you can grab the Lady Crate Ape game box sitting outside.
* '''Let's try the Field now.'''

===The Field===
All sorts of weird things are taking place around here!

* '''Check the Cool Car and you'll find the Snake Boxer snakes. You'll carry them around.'''
* Find the Algebros on the Brick Wall, and they'll agree to join you. Like the bear, you don't need them, but who are you to complain?
* '''Walk near the Whale and Limozeen's tour bus will crash near you. They need professional help to get moving; remember that for later.'''
* '''What you're really looking for, though, is Bubs' Concession Stand. Marzipan has confused herself with <s>Donkey Kong</s> Lady Crate Ape, has abducted Bubs, and is throwing crates everywhere. Examine her and she'll throw a crate at an unusual bush sitting nearby. This opens up a new area!'''
* '''Follow the path Marzikong just opened to see what's behind it.'''

===Crates===
Why, it's a giant pile of crates!

* ''The Poopsmith is here, but he thinks he's Mista Fixit from the game of the same name. You can ask him for help, but he'll simply hold up a strange-looking sign with little black circles on it. He also has an empty bucket labeled "Rivets" next to him.''
* '''Walk toward the left side of the screen and you'll almost trip over Boxer Joe, the star of Snake Boxer! Talk to him after this and he'll join you.'''
* ''There's also a conspicuous crate here. Strong Bad will be unable to open it on his own, but with repeated attempts, Homestar will pop up to point out that, if you were a video game character, you could just PUNCH it open! And you have a boxer on your team, but punching crates isn't his style. If only there was some way to convince him...''
* '''Use the snakes on the crate, and then Boxer Joe. He'll punch the crate while trying to hit the snakes, revealing the light gun! Take it.'''
* By the way, you can use the same Snake-and-Boxer-Joe technique to open other crates, like the one near the Concession Stand. Do this to get the Pixel Hat.
* And go back to the crate where you found the Light Gun to break it again and find the Halfathlon game box.
* '''Back to the House of Strong.'''

===House of Strong===

* '''Use the Light Gun to arm yourself and enter.'''

The American ghosts will tell you to bring them the items they lost. Each one will ask for the item in riddle form. Meanwhile, use your light gun to keep the redcoat ghosts at bay. Hover near them to push them back, or fire a shot to light up the area significantly and scare them away, but you won't be able to move. You'll be kicked out if you get caught!

* '''There's a feather in Strong Bad's room, a... thing in Strong Sad's room, and a lantern in Strong Mad's room. Collect them all!
* '''The one in Strong Mad's room wants a quill (the feather.)'''
* '''The one by the basement door wants a teabag. That's the thing from Strong Sad's room.'''
* '''Downstairs, you'll find a key and a ghost who wants the lantern. Give it to him and he'll reveal that he's Paul Revere, but he disappears before telling you his favorite ice cream flavor. Whoops...'''
* '''The ghost in the computer room wants the key. Give it to him and the house will light up and the redcoats will be gone!'''
* While here, you can try the Gel-Arshie Fruitboarder game The Cheat wanted to play earlier. Maximum awesomeness at 20,000 points, but it will take a long time to get this score unless you use high-level stunts. One is the secret French Press move (left, down, down, down, jump), but even if you perform the move, you have to collect fruit while it's active in order for it to matter! You can also try the 360 flapjack to junk in the trunk stunt (right, left, up, down, jump) which is worth more, but is a little harder to pull off.
* Oh, and from here on out, you might hear spooky sounds when traversing certain areas. One such area will be the Strongs' bathroom. After you hear the sound, pull up the Snappy and shoot a picture. A ghost will be in the shot... and so will a box containing Stinkoman's boots! Both are worth Awesomeness separately.
* The Basement has a hidden ghost too. He'll point out the location of the Swampslash figurine.
* '''Maybe you should have another look at that wheel. Head to the Videlectrix Mainframe.'''

===Videlectrix Mainframe===

* ''If you examine the wheel, you'll find that all the Revolutionists' ghosts have the items they were looking for, making it easy to match them with their items... but it's not enough, because you still can't read the red-print-obscured solutions that they're hiding.''
* '''Hmm... Gel-Arshie is red and transparent. Let's check out his game.'''

===Gel-Arshie Game===
Well, actually, you're backstage, as the game is running on your FunMachine but no one's playing it. Whatever, Gel-Arshie is still here.

* ''Talk to him, and he'll say that he won't leave until someone reaches the "kill screen" in his game. Homestar will ask what this is, and Strong Bad will explain that, if you get ''too'' high of a score in some games, the game crashes or glitches, resulting in the kill screen. But the game's too hard and the necessary score is too high, so you'll have to simplify it somehow.''
* '''The villain's gun is loading up pineapples, which Gel-Arshie must avoid in-game. Next to it are the red power-ups that Gel-Arshie needs to collect... and a convenient lever. Pull the lever and the gun will start loading up the power-ups! That should help!'''
* '''Furthermore, make the game even easier by setting it to "hard" mode with the slider near the villain's sprite. This will make him fire a ludicrous number of "pineapple slices"... only not, since you already switched it over to shooting the red fruit instead.'''
* '''Head back home to test your modified game.'''

===House of Strong===
* '''Play the FunMachine. The game is extremely easy now, and you'll likely reach the kill screen really quickly. Gel-Arshie will then pop out of the television screen and agree to join you as a reward for your (not-so-)hard work! Maybe now we can get into Peasant's Quest!'''
* Gel-Arshie will respond to certain red objects. Strong Bad's mailbox is red! Collect the Junk in the Trunk card he reveals after using him on the mailbox.
* '''Head back to the Videlectrix Mainframe.'''

===Videlectrix Mainframe===
* '''Use Gel-Arshie on the wheel. You can now read the answers provided, but you still need the right one.'''
* Move the sliders so that Trogdor is under the arrow on the outer wheel, and the cottage is under it on the inner wheel. Check the answer and receive a Trogdor shirt!
* '''Now change it so that the outer wheel has Paul Revere (the ghost with the lantern), and the inner wheel has the lantern. Check the answer provided; it SHOULD be "None (lactose intolerant)". Any other answer means the wheel has been spun incorrectly.
* '''Examine the Peasant's Quest portal again and tell the wheel the correct answer. You'll get to enter Peasantry!'''

===Peasantry===
You'll end up in the forest. The King of Town, possessed by some kind of scorpion monster, is roaming around, and Rather Dashing is standing under a tree.

* ''Anything is better than dealing with a Scorpion Monster of Town (or "Munchox"), so talk to Rather Dashing. He'll say that he's quit the dragon-hunting business and is now rescuing princesses for a living... or would, if there were any princesses around that needed rescuing.''
* ''If you ask about the Trog-Sword, he'll tell you that it found its way to a world full of platforms and jumping, and that a man who looked a little like you but with blue hair was interested in it too. Stinkoman?! You saw his game in the hub, but it was region locked, so you're going to have to figure out some way around that.''
* '''There are some strange-looking round things next to the lake. Pick them up, as you'll need them later.'''
* There's also a box with Pixel Boots in it near the lake.
* And if you can avoid the King of Town and get to the other side of his cave, you'll hear another spooky sound. Snap the camera and the ghost will allow you to collect the Spirits of '76 game box.
* Finally, be sure to snag that Quest Cube thingy, and try giving it to the King of Town before you go for a Subtlefuge figurine.
* '''There's a path leading to the Peasantry Inn nearby. Follow it.'''

===Peasantry Inn===
Burninated peasants are running around in the background, the inn has a sign saying that it also provides carriage repair, and Strong Sad is nearby in a girly pink hat. Oh, and no, you can't get ye flask, so don't put too much effort into trying.

* '''Talk to the innkeeper and he'll explain that he's moved into carriage repair because the inn wasn't making enough money. Tell him about Limozeen's bus and he'll agree to go with you.'''
* Check the cardboard box for an Anti-Social Angus card.
* '''Have Boxer Joe smash the crate for a med kit.'''
* ''If you talk to Strong Sad, he'll insist he's a wizard (though he looks like a princess to Strong Bad), and he'll send you on a quest to fetch the orange pixel from the cave guarded by the Scorpion King (of Town). You can do this, but it won't do any good; his "reward" will be another quest for the same orange pixel, just called something different.''
* '''Head back to The Field to put the innkeeper to good use.'''

===The Field===
* '''Use the Innkeeper on Limozeen's tour bus. He'll try to repair it, but won't get far before Trogdor burninates him. Fortunately, he'll also burninate the bush that the tour bus is stuck in, and the bus is burnination-resistant. Now free, they'll agree to help you out.'''
* '''Use Limozeen on Marzipan. They'll beam her away, and Bubs will be free! He'll tinker with your arcade machine — the world's still not working right, but you can now play region-locked games like Stinkoman 20X6.'''
* '''While you're here, head over to the Crates and drop your round pebbly things into the Poopsmith's/Mista Fixit's "Rivets" bucket. He'll join you now.'''
* Back at the Cool Car, use Mista Fixit on the car to, uh, fix it. It still won't run, but the Mista Fixit game box will be yours!
* And use Gel-Arshie on the Brick Wall to get a Gel-Arshie Fruitboarder box.
* Use him on Bubs' Concession Stand, too, for Stinkoman's Gloves.
* Near the Snap Shak, you'll hear another spooky sound. Snap another picture and the ghost will give you the card with the French Press code needed to make Gel-Arshie's Fruitboard game easier; it's the same one listed earlier in the walkthrough. If you didn't complete the game then, you still can in Extended Play.
* Also, while strolling around The Field, you will occasionally see redcoat ghosts. Blast them with the Light Gun. Each time you do, it's worth 100 points toward a "game" called "Redcoat Ghost Patrol". You'll need 800 points (8 ghosts) to max out awesomeness.
* '''Head to the Videlectrix Mainframe to enter a new game world.'''

===Videlectrix Mainframe===
*'''You're only here so you can enter the Stinkoman game, so do so.'''

===Stinkoman 20X6===
There's the Trog-Sword! But you're in as one of Stinkoman's extra lives... you don't get to play unless Stinkoman loses. And he refuses to give you the sword himself, so you're just going to have to make sure he dies!

* '''Talk to Stinkoman (the one playing, not one of the extra lives). Talk to him about the Browntant, and he'll just mock his foes for being slow and predictable.'''
* '''Talk to the Browntant and choose to talk about Stinkoman. You'll say that Stinkoman has been trash-talking them, and Browntant wants to know exactly what's been said. Choose the turtle option to say that Stinkoman says he's too slow, and the Browntant, infuriated, will pick up the pace.'''
* '''Do the same with the Chorch, only this time, select the box made of arrows to tell him that he's predictable. He'll change up his tactics.'''

With both foes fighting harder, Stinkoman doesn't have a chance. They'll beat him and head off to celebrate. And you're the next life, so you get to explore an enemy-free area! Well, an enemy-free ''broken'' area; you're going to have to put more work into getting to that sword.

* '''Have Mista Fixit fix all of the ladders and the broken platform.''' The one on the far left is not mandatory, but it allows you to collect Stinkoman's Hair.
* '''With the ladders and platform fixed, now you can reach the sword!'''
* ''You can head back to the Peasantry Inn if you like, but...''

===Peasantry Inn===
* ''Strong Sad still isn't letting you through, and he's still sending you after useless quest items.''
* '''To solve this, you'll have to check out the one game we haven't visited yet. To the mainframe!'''

===Videlectrix Mainframe===
* '''Enter the Halfathlon game.'''

===Halfathlon Track===
Looks remarkably like Coach Z's track, huh? Only it's been altered significantly for the Halfathlon. Coach Z is being attacked by scorpions, and Strong Mad thinks he's a Russian shot put star.

* Use Gel-Arshie on the swim... er, lava pool to get a Dryghost figurine.
* '''Use the med kit on Coach Z and he'll be restored long enough to toss away the scorpion food he was holding. The scorpions will jump after it, but end up stranded in the middle of the track.'''

'''Checkpoint:'''

* '''Oops, I mean check the Checkpoint. A vine will appear over the swimming pool of lava.'''
* '''Grab the vine and you'll swing across to where the scorpions are. They're ignoring you, however.'''
* '''Beyond this area, you'll see some penguins on an icy field. Jump on the first penguin and you'll leapfrog across to the far end.'''
* ''If you pick up the scorpion food and try to get back across, the scorpions will kill you. The checkpoint will revive you, but you will only have the items you had the last time you hit the checkpoint. So leave the scorpion food alone for now.''
* '''Do grab the trophy, though; that won't get the scorpions' attention.'''
* '''Make your way back across and give the trophy to Strong Mad. He'll be happy with his accomplishment and join you.'''
* '''Hey, that Checkpoint looks kind of like a giant shot put, doesn't it? Use Strong Mad on it and he'll throw it across the track.'''
* '''Make your way back across. Grab the scorpion food and hit the checkpoint. It will remember that you're carrying scorpion food now, and that's exactly what you need.'''
* '''Have Strong Mad throw the shot put back across.'''
* '''As you make your way back, the scorpions will kill you, but you'll revive at the checkpoint on the far end with the food still in hand.'''

Hey, this scorpion food is just a big brown pixel. Kind of like those orange pixels Strong Sad is making you chase. And there's a scorpion monster terrorizing Peasantry... why don't you go back and have a word with Strong Sad?

* '''Head to the Peasantry Inn.'''

===Peasantry Inn===
* '''Give Strong Sad the scorpion food, convincing him it's a quest item. He'll take the bait (literally) and The Scorpionified King of Town will show up and start harassing him!'''
* '''Go to the forest and tell Rather Dashing about this turn of events. He'll somewhat reluctantly join with you.'''
* '''Back in the Inn area, use Rather Dashing on Strong Sad to rescue "her". Strong Sad will want to go questing with Rather Dashing and will leave the path unguarded. The Innkeeper and Trogdor will rush by in the midst of all this.'''
* '''As you try to enter the path, the peasants and Limozeen will all show up, wanting to help you on your mission. Time to take down a dragon!'''

===Trogdor's Lair===
It looks kinda like the King of Town's castle. Homestar will mess with your camera controls, temporarily turning the game into a first-person game. You can punch, swing the Trog-Sword, or shoot things with the Light Gun, in addition to using items from your inventory on any obstacles that get in your way. Using the right member from your party will allow you to reach Trogdor more quickly.

*Use the Dancing Bear on the Space Clown.
*Use the Algebros on the Math Equation.
*Use the Limozeen Bus on Nebulon.

When you get to the end, you'll have Trogdor cornered.

* '''Use your Trog-Sword on him and he'll die! Almost too easy...'''

And, indeed, it ''is'' too easy. As you attempt to move on and rescue Homestar (so he'll stop appearing all the time), Trogdor will come back bigger and badder than before! But Strong Bad will change forms too... looks like his concept art wasn't just a throwaway gag after all. Who knew?!

* ''Unfortunately, Ultimate Trogdor won't be hurt by the Trog-Sword any more. You're going to have to find another way to deal with him.''
* You can use a peasant on him to get him burninated for Awesomeness points, but it won't do much to deter Ultimate Troggy.
* ''If you talk to Homestar, he'll say that there is a Bloodstone you can use to reveal Ultimate Trogdor's weak spots! Cool, cool... only you don't have said Bloodstone. But maybe something else colored like blood will do the trick...''
* '''Use Marshie on Ultimate Trogdor and red spots will appear all over his body.'''
* '''The one on Ultimate Trogdor's stomach is an easy target. Just hit it. Unfortunately, you won't be able to hit the others unless he turns.'''
* '''Put peasants on the four pedestals. Not only do you get awesomeness for burninated peasants (one per pedestal), but each one will distract Ultimate Trogdor, causing him to turn and exposing a weak point. Hit them all and Trogdor will be defeated once and for all!'''

But you and Homestar are now trapped, and the place is collapsing. There is a convenient door here, but it's locked.

* '''But remember that key you picked up at the very beginning of the game that you used on the arcade cabinet? Turns out it's good for this door too. Open it to end the game!'''

Strong Bad will awaken beside the arcade cabinet. He'll declare the whole thing a dream... but Trogdor's still there. Run!

===Extended Play===
* Use a Peasant on the "mysterious bush" to the left of Strong Badia for a Fudgeclank figurine ''and'' your final burninated peasant.
* Also, you can play a new Trogdor game that involves burninating peasants, either by selecting the Trogdor game from the mainframe or by playing the arcade game in The Field. Get at least 12,000 points.

==Collectibles==
===Game Boxes===
* Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder - use Gel-Arshie on the Brick Wall.
* Lady Crate Ape - the box outside the Strong House.
* Mista Fixit - use Mista Fixit on the Gremlin.
* Spirits of '76 - take a screenshot with the camera in front of the KOT's lair.
* Halfathlon - crate near the Pile of Crates (the same crate where you found the Light Musket before). Use Snakes and Snake Boxer on it after it regenerates.

===Cheat Commandos Topplegangers Traction Figures===
* Dryghost - use the Quest Cube on the KOT (can only be done before giving Scorpion Food to Strong Sad).
* Subtlefuge - use Gel-Arshie on the Lava Pit in Halfathlon.
* Swampslash - take a screenshot with the camera in the Basement of the Strong House.
* Fudgeclank - use Peasant on Mysterious Bush near Strongbadia (Extended Mode Only).

===Good Graphicketeer Cards===
* Carpal Tunnel Connie - Strong Sad's bookshelf.
* Anti-Social Angus - box at the Inn in Peasantry.
* French Press - take a screenshot with the camera near the Snap Shak.
* Junk in the Trunk - use Gel-Arshie on Strong Bad's Snail Mailbox.

==Costume Items==
* Pixel Hat - the crate near Bubs' Conces5ion Stand.
* Pixel Boots - the box near the lake in Peasantry.
* Stinkoman's Boots - take a screenshot with the camera of the Strong House bathroom.
* Stinkoman's Gloves - use Gel-Arshie on Bubs' Conces5ion Stand.
* Stinkoman's Blue Hair - use Mista Fixit on the far left ladder in the Stinkoman game.
* Trogdor Shirt - in the mainframe, use the wheel to select Trogdor and Thatch-roof Cottage. Use Gel-Arshie on it to reveal the answer, then read the answer.

==Free Ghosts==
The first four ghosts are freed as part of the plot, by giving them the item they lost. They can't be skipped.
* Samuel Adams (teabag)
* Benjamin Franklin (key)
* John Hancock (quill)
* Paul Revere (lantern)

As for the other four, whenever you hear a spooky noise, just use your camera and take a picture. This will reveal a hidden ghost, who will reveal a box that wasn't there before. These boxes contain collectible items.
* The Strong House Bathroom.
* The Strong House Basement.
* Peasantry, just outside the KOT's lair.
* Near the Snap Shak.

==Party Members==
*Algebros - on top of brick wall after explosion.
*Snake Boxer - left side of "crates!"
*Gel-Arshie - Go backstage of the Marshie game, set the difficulty to high and pull the lever. After clearing the House of Strong of ghosts, play the game.
*Bear performer - click on Space Circus Catastrophe on Mainframe.
*Innkeeper - click on Limozeen bus, then talk to Inkeeper about it in Peasantry.
*Limozeen - use Innkeeper on bus.
*Mr. Fixit - use pebbles from peasantry on Rivets bucket.
*Strong Mad - use trophy on Strong Mad at Halfathlon.
*Rather Dashing - talk to him after siccing the KoT on Strong Sad.
*Peasants - enter Trogdor's lair.

==Peasants Burninated==
*Use Innkeeper on bus.
*Use peasants on pedestals near Ultimate Trogdor (one peasant-burninated point for each pedestal)
*Use peasants on Ultimate Trogdor
*Use peasants on mysterious bush near Bubs' Concession Stand

==Games==
* Gel-Arshie's Fruitboarder - 20,000 points
* Redcoat Ghost Patrol - 800 points
* Trogdor's 3D-Ungeron - 12,000 points

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8-Bit is Enough

Wise dude321 — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 17:19:46 GMT

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{{pn|Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective|Homestar Ruiner}}
[[Image:8-Bit_is_Enough_Logo.png|thumb|The Logo of 8-Bit is Enough]]
[[Image:TrogdorintheBasement.png|thumb|"Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?"]]
'''8-Bit is Enough''' is the fifth and final Episode of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] Season One. Written by Chuck Jordan and [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Rated E10+ for comic mischief, mild cartoon violence, and mild suggestive themes. It was released December 15, 2008.

[[Trogdor]] makes his debut, doing what he does best: burninating the countryside! What's more, other 8-bit games are leaking into the real world, throwing [[Free Country, USA]] into chaos! Only [[Strong Bad|High Lord Awesome]] can take back the night and conquer this scorching menace, once and for all! Only question is: anybody know how to kill a dragon?

A brief trailer for this episode is included in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].

'''Cast:''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Stinkoman}}, [[Videlectrix Guys]], [[Bear Holding a Shark]], [[Gel-Arshie]][[Category:Marshie Filmography]], [[Snake Boxer 5|Boxer Joe]], [[Math Kickers|The Algebros]], [[Space Circus Catastrophe|Dancing Bear]], {{film|Limozeen}}, {{film|Rather Dashing}}, [[Old Man]], miscellaneous [[peasants]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Browntant]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Chorch]], [[Horrible Painting]]

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Field]], [[Videlectrix Mainframe]], [[Crates!]], [[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]], [[Peasantry]], [[Planet K]], [[Halfathlon]]

==Preview Transcript==
''{"in the next episode of STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" is displayed in the [[Fonts#Joystix|Joystix font]]. Cut to the back of the telebision, with a short bvit of dramatic music. Pan up to show Strong Bad on the couch, playing Space Circus Catastrophe, with the music also heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ha-ha! Missed me! ''{Puts down the controller, squints his eyes}'' Aw, crapsicles.

''{ Stinkoman pops up from behind the veiwer's left side of the couch, Strong Bad looks at him}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Ha ha ha ha! ''{Stinkoman points at Strong Bad}'' One day you'll get your baby turn! ''{Cut to a close up of Stinkoman}'' For babies! ''{The camera zooms in closer and angles in on Stinkoman}'' Who have a turn!

''{Cut back to couch. Strong Bad is still squinting his eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Tilts his head down}'' Okay! Man, ''{Tilts his head up}'' shut up!

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{Drops back down and reappears on the other side of the couch, with his shoulders shrugging, Strong Bad looks at him}'' YOU shut up! You're dumb! ''{Stinkoman lowers his shoulders. Strong Bad lowers his eyelids.}'' And your head is wide ''{Stinkoman makes a distance with his hands.}'' like the river! ''{Points at Strong Bad. Strong Bad looks away from him, eyelids still lowered}'' You have the river head! ''{While laughing, he appears on the left side of the couch, then the top of the screen, then the bottom right corner of the screen, and last the bottom-left-center corner of the screen.}'' Ha ha ha ha!

''{The 8-Bit Is Enough logo appears on a swirling kamikaze background with a shing sound effect. An orchestra-themed music plays. Strong Bad and Stinkoman collide in the center of the screen, replacing the logo with "STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" and with "New episode every month!" in yellow in Joystix as in a black strip in the same swirling kamikaze background. The screen goes black. Thunder and brief glimpses reveal Trogdor. Trogdor roars. The Trogdor theme from the Peasant's Quest plays. There is then a cut to Stinkoman and Trogdor on the couch. Trogdor is holding the Fun Machine controller in his beefy arm. Stinkoman is laughing inaudibly, and Trogdor is roaring. There is a pan left, to see Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?

''{Cut to a black screen, fading in the text "www.telltalegames.com" or "Play it on WiiWare" in Joystix. "www.telltalegames.com" appears on the PC version or on the online video, while "Play it on WiiWare" will be shown on the Wii version.}''

== Inventory ==

== Ranks ==
11.SBCG4AP MMORPG!!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Shovelware|Shovelware]] is low quality, quickly ported or programed computer programs, usually done to capitalize on a trend or make a quick profit.
*In the intro, Strong Sad says that the arcade game's fan needs to be serviced, and Strong Bad asks where he can find any fan service. [[Wikipedia:Fanservice|Fanservice]] is content added mainly to please the fans. It is quite appropriate, then, that Trogdor starts to break out of the arcade immediately after Strong Bad's question.

===Trivia===
*This is the only episode to lack [[Pom Pom]]; since [[Homsar]] is also missing, this means that this episode has the fewest main characters at 10; all of the others had 11 or 12.
*This and [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] are the only two episodes to happen on the same day.

===Remarks===
*[[Videlectrix]]'s website provides potential buildup for this game's events, as they say they've had enough of [[Telltale Games]].
*In the preview for this episode, Strong Bad has a black outline, and his arms look oddly deformed for some reason.

===Glitches===
*The costume items from Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, excluding the Dangeresque Glasses, are not available in the Snap Shak in the PC version, apparently due to a writing error in Episode 4.

===Goofs===
*When used in the fight against the Ultimate Trogdor, Gel-Arshie claims that he can't be burninated because he's inflammable. However, inflammable actually means the same thing as flammable.

===Inside References===
*Trogdor has previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[Trogday 08]].
*Stinkoman and Strong Bad previously met in the email [[alternate universe]] and Stinkoman also previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
**Stinkoman also insulted Strong Bad in [[alternate universe]], saying he has a big nose.
*The introductory narration is similar to the one used in [[fingers]]. The announcer of said introduction also appeared in the same email.
**Homestar also mispronounced "Previously" in [[DNA Evidence]].
*When Strong Bad goes through a video game portal, his last two transformations are [[Atari Strong Bad]] and [[Secret Collect.]] Strong Bad, respectively.
*When Trogdor is vanquished, Homestar's mentions that he must have been a "load-bearing dragon", which is a [[Thy Dungeonman]] reference.
*Strong Bad talking about the [[Fluffy Puff Jela-Ton]] he won during the Race to the End of the Race is a reference to [[Homestar Ruiner]].
*Upon entering the Peasantry area, Strong Bad will remark on the game's status as "the best-selling video computer TV game of all time", as it was previously referred to as in [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]].
*The [[wikipedia:Pitfall!|Pitfall!]] Scorpions from [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] return in Halfathlon.

===Real-World References===
*The title is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Eight Is Enough|Eight Is Enough]], a television comedy-drama from the late 1970s and early '80s.
*Lady Crate Ape is a take off of [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]].
**When Marzipan is possessed by the spirit of the game, her expression is similar to Kong's expression on the original video game cabinet. Strong Bad also frequently refers to her as "Marzy-Kong".
**The way the portions of the scaffolding fall down when she stomps on the roof mimics the way the game begins in most versions, minus the part where the entire thing collapses.
*Strong Bad climbing the vine with the smiling cloud on the Awesomeness screen is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]
**Similarly, the bushes with eyes in the intro screen are another reference to the ''[[Mario]]'' series.
**When Strong Bad first enters Peasantry, he assumes hitting his head on things will make coins come out, a reference to the theme of making coins come out of blocks by jumping into them in said series.
**The music and appearance of the ghosts haunting the House of Strong (particularly the ghosts flying out the front when outside) is reminiscent of the ghost houses in [[Wikipedia:Super Mario World|Super Mario World]].
*At one point, Gel-Arshie says "Hi! I'm Gel-Arshie!" in exactly the same way Hugh Bliss says his catchphrase "Hi! I'm Hugh Bliss!" in [[Wikipedia:Sam And Max Season One|Sam And Max Season One]]
*"The ladder is a lie" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Portal (video game)|Portal]], where the phrase "the cake is a lie" is written all around the testing facility.
*Homestar will, at one point, pop up and say "Hey! Listen!" He does so in the same fashion as Navi in [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time]].
*If Strong Bad shoots at a ghost in The Field and misses, The Cheat pops up to laugh at him. This is similar to [[Wikipedia:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]], where the player's hunting dog does the same.
*Strong Sad saying "You shall not pass!" is a reference to Gandalf's confrontation with the Balrog in [[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|Fellowship of the Ring]].
*Also, Strong Sad's line "Abandon all hope, ye who enter" is a reference to what is written above the entrance to the gates of Hell in Dante's epic poem [[Wikipedia:Divine_Comedy|The Divine Comedy]].
*The first person section is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]] by iD Software; the King of Town's appearance and death speech are references to that game's depiction of Hitler.
* The show that Strong Bad says on TV, "Videlectrix Saturday Mornideo Games", refers to the Saturday Morning cartoon series ''[[Wikipedia:Saturday Supercade|Saturday Supercade]]'' which aired on [[Wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] from 1983 to 1985.
*The words "ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES GEL-ARSHIE A DULL BOY" that fill up the TV screen after beating the Gel-Arshie game with the kill screen is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Shining|The Shining]]''.
*Strong Bad looking through the TrogSword in 20X6 is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Thundercats|Thundercats]]'', in particular Lion-O's transformation sequence. He also makes a reference to [[Wikipedia:He-Man|He-Man]] during this sequence.
*Several historical figures appear in the "Spirit of '76" game, including [[Wikipedia:John Hancock|John Hancock]], [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]], [[Wikipedia:Samuel Adams|Samuel Adams]], and [[Wikipedia:Paul Revere|Paul Revere]]. All figure significantly in the American Revolution.
**Samuel Adams saying he "probably invented beer" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Beer Company|Samuel Adams]] brand of beer.
*The King of Town in Peasantry is a reference the [[wikipedia:The Scorpion King|The Scorpion King]].
*Interacting with the mirror in the bathroom will make Strong Bad reference the [[Wikipedia:Bloody Mary (folklore)|Bloody Mary legend]].
*Strong Bad saying "Round 1, Fight!" is a reference to Mortal Kombat.

==External Links==
*[[Telltale:community/blogs/id-398|Telltale blog entry confirming Trogdor's appearance]]
*[[Telltale:strongbad/8bitisenough|Official episode page]]
*[[Forum:14934|forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough"]]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7349 Telltale forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough]

===Reviews===
*[http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/12/strong_bad_episode_5_8_bit_is_enough WiiWare World review]
*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/938/938668p1.html IGN review]
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8-Bit is Enough

Wise dude321 — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 16:56:24 GMT

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{{pn|Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective|Homestar Ruiner}}
[[Image:8-Bit_is_Enough_Logo.png|thumb|The Logo of 8-Bit is Enough]]
[[Image:TrogdorintheBasement.png|thumb|"Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?"]]
'''8-Bit is Enough''' is the fifth and final Episode of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] Season One. Written by Chuck Jordan and [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Rated E10+ for comic mischief, mild cartoon violence, and mild suggestive themes. It was released December 15, 2008.

[[Trogdor]] makes his debut, doing what he does best: burninating the countryside! What's more, other 8-bit games are leaking into the real world, throwing [[Free Country, USA]] into chaos! Only [[Strong Bad|High Lord Awesome]] can take back the night and conquer this scorching menace, once and for all! Only question is: anybody know how to kill a dragon?

A brief trailer for this episode is included in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].

'''Cast:''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Stinkoman}}, [[Videlectrix Guys]], [[Bear Holding a Shark]], [[Gel-Arshie]][[Category:Marshie Filmography]], [[Snake Boxer 5|Boxer Joe]], [[Math Kickers|The Algebros]], [[Space Circus Catastrophe|Dancing Bear]], {{film|Limozeen}}, {{film|Rather Dashing}}, [[Old Man]], miscellaneous [[peasants]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Browntant]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Chorch]], [[Horrible Painting]]

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Field]], [[Videlectrix Mainframe]], [[Crates!]], [[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]], [[Peasantry]], [[Planet K]], [[Halfathlon]]

==Preview Transcript==
''{"in the next episode of STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" is displayed in the [[Fonts#Joystix|Joystix font]]. Cut to the back of the telebision, with a short bvit of dramatic music. Pan up to show Strong Bad on the couch, playing Space Circus Catastrophe, with the music also heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ha-ha! Missed me! ''{Puts down the controller, squints his eyes}'' Aw, crapsicles.

''{ Stinkoman pops up from behind the veiwer's left side of the couch, Strong Bad looks at him}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Ha ha ha ha! ''{Stinkoman points at Strong Bad}'' One day you'll get your baby turn! ''{Cut to a close up of Stinkoman}'' For babies! ''{The camera zooms in closer and angles in on Stinkoman}'' Who have a turn!

''{Cut back to couch. Strong Bad is still squinting his eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Tilts his head down}'' Okay! Man, ''{Tilts his head up}'' shut up!

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{Drops back down and reappears on the other side of the couch, with his shoulders shrugging, Strong Bad looks at him}'' YOU shut up! You're dumb! ''{Stinkoman lowers his shoulders. Strong Bad lowers his eyelids.}'' And your head is wide ''{Stinkoman makes a distance with his hands.}'' like the river! ''{Points at Strong Bad. Strong Bad looks away from him, eyelids still lowered}'' You have the river head! ''{While laughing, he appears on the left side of the couch, then the top of the screen, then the bottom right corner of the screen, and last the bottom-left-center corner of the screen.}'' Ha ha ha ha!

''{The 8-Bit Is Enough logo appears on a swirling kamikaze background with a shing sound effect. An orchestra-themed music plays. Strong Bad and Stinkoman collide in the center of the screen, replacing the logo with "STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" and with "New episode every month!" in yellow in Joystix as in a black strip in the same swirling kamikaze background. The screen goes black. Thunder and brief glimpses reveal Trogdor. Trogdor roars. The Trogdor theme from the Peasant's Quest plays. There is then a cut to Stinkoman and Trogdor on the couch. Trogdor is holding the Fun Machine controller in his beefy arm. Stinkoman is laughing inaudibly, and Trogdor is roaring. There is a pan left, to see Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?

''{Cut to a black screen, fading in the text "www.telltalegames.com" or "Play it on WiiWare" in Joystix. "www.telltalegames.com" appears on the PC version or on the online video, while "Play it on WiiWare" will be shown on the Wii version.}''

== Inventory ==

== Ranks ==
11.SBCG4AP MMORPG!!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Shovelware|Shovelware]] is low quality, quickly ported or programed computer programs, usually done to capitalize on a trend or make a quick profit.
*In the intro, Strong Sad says that the arcade game's fan needs to be serviced, and Strong Bad asks where he can find any fan service. [[Wikipedia:Fanservice|Fanservice]] is content added mainly to please the fans. It is quite appropriate, then, that Trogdor starts to break out of the arcade immediately after Strong Bad's question.

===Trivia===
*This is the only episode to lack [[Pom Pom]]; since [[Homsar]] is also missing, this means that this episode has the fewest main characters at 10; all of the others had 11 or 12.
*This and [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] are the only two episodes to happen on the same day.

===Remarks===
*[[Videlectrix]]'s website provides potential buildup for this game's events, as they say they've had enough of [[Telltale Games]].
*In the preview for this episode, Strong Bad has a black outline, and his arms look oddly deformed for some reason.

===Glitches===
*The costume items from Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, excluding the Dangeresque Glasses, are not available in the Snap Shak in the PC version, apparently due to a writing error in Episode 4.

===Goofs===
*When used in the fight against the Ultimate Trogdor, Gel-Arshie claims that he can't be burninated because he's inflammable. However, inflammable actually means the same thing as flammable.

===Inside References===
*Trogdor has previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[Trogday 08]].
*Stinkoman and Strong Bad previously met in the email [[alternate universe]] and Stinkoman also previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
**Stinkoman also insulted Strong Bad in [[alternate universe]], saying he has a big nose.
*The introductory narration is similar to the one used in [[fingers]]. The announcer of said introduction also appeared in the same email.
**Homestar also mispronounced "Previously" in [[DNA Evidence]].
*When Strong Bad goes through a video game portal, his last two transformations are [[Atari Strong Bad]] and [[Secret Collect.]] Strong Bad, respectively.
*When Trogdor is vanquished, Homestar's mentions that he must have been a "load-bearing dragon", which is a [[Thy Dungeonman]] reference.
*Strong Bad talking about the [[Fluffy Puff Jela-Ton]] he won during the Race to the End of the Race is a reference to [[Homestar Ruiner]].
*Upon entering the Peasantry area, Strong Bad will remark on the game's status as "the best-selling video computer TV game of all time", as it was previously referred to as in [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]].
*The [[wikipedia:Pitfall!|Pitfall!]] Scorpions from [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] return in Halfathlon.

===Real-World References===
*The title is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Eight Is Enough|Eight Is Enough]], a television comedy-drama from the late 1970s and early '80s.
*Lady Crate Ape is a take off of [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]].
**When Marzipan is possessed by the spirit of the game, her expression is similar to Kong's expression on the original video game cabinet. Strong Bad also frequently refers to her as "Marzy-Kong".
**The way the portions of the scaffolding fall down when she stomps on the roof mimics the way the game begins in most versions, minus the part where the entire thing collapses.
*Strong Bad climbing the vine with the smiling cloud on the Awesomeness screen is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]]
**Similarly, the bushes with eyes in the intro screen are another reference to the ''[[Mario]]'' series.
**When Strong Bad first enters Peasantry, he assumes hitting his head on things will make coins come out, a reference to the theme of making coins come out of blocks by jumping into them in said series.
**The music and appearance of the ghosts haunting the House of Strong (particularly the ghosts flying out the front when outside) is reminiscent of the ghost houses in [[Wikipedia:Super Mario World|Super Mario World]].
*At one point, Gel-Arshie says "Hi! I'm Gel-Arshie!" in exactly the same way Hugh Bliss says his catchphrase "Hi! I'm Hugh Bliss!" in [[Wikipedia:Sam And Max Season One|Sam And Max Season One]]
*"The ladder is a lie" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Portal (video game)|Portal]], where the phrase "the cake is a lie" is written all around the testing facility.
*Homestar will, at one point, pop up and say "Hey! Listen!" He does so in the same fashion as Navi in [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time]].
*If Strong Bad shoots at a ghost in The Field and misses, The Cheat pops up to laugh at him. This is similar to [[Wikipedia:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]], where the player's hunting dog does the same.
*Strong Sad saying "You shall not pass!" is a reference to Gandalf's confrontation with the Balrog in [[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|Fellowship of the Ring]].
*Also, Strong Sad's line "Abandon all hope, ye who enter" is a reference to what is written above the entrance to the gates of Hell in Dante's epic poem [[Wikipedia:Divine_Comedy|The Divine Comedy]].
*The first person section is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]] by iD Software; the King of Town's appearance and death speech are references to that game's depiction of Hitler.
* The show that Strong Bad says on TV, "Videlectrix Saturday Mornideo Games", refers to the Saturday Morning cartoon series ''[[Wikipedia:Saturday Supercade|Saturday Supercade]]'' which aired on [[Wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] from 1983 to 1985.
*The words "ALL WORK AND NO PLAY MAKES GEL-ARSHIE A DULL BOY" that fill up the TV screen after beating the Gel-Arshie game with the kill screen is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Shining|The Shining]]''.
*Strong Bad looking through the TrogSword in 20X6 is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Thundercats|Thundercats]]'', in particular Lion-O's transformation sequence. He also makes a reference to [[Wikipedia:He-Man|He-Man]] during this sequence.
*Several historical figures appear in the "Spirit of '76" game, including [[Wikipedia:John Hancock|John Hancock]], [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]], [[Wikipedia:Samuel Adams|Samuel Adams]], and [[Wikipedia:Paul Revere|Paul Revere]]. All figure significantly in the American Revolution.
**Samuel Adams saying he "probably invented beer" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Beer Company|Samuel Adams]] brand of beer.
*The King of Town in Peasantry is a reference the [[wikipedia:The Scorpion King|The Scorpion King]].
*Interacting with the mirror in the bathroom will make Strong Bad reference the [[Wikipedia:Bloody Mary (folklore)|Bloody Mary legend]].

==External Links==
*[[Telltale:community/blogs/id-398|Telltale blog entry confirming Trogdor's appearance]]
*[[Telltale:strongbad/8bitisenough|Official episode page]]
*[[Forum:14934|forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough"]]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7349 Telltale forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough]

===Reviews===
*[http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/12/strong_bad_episode_5_8_bit_is_enough WiiWare World review]
*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/938/938668p1.html IGN review]
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{{SBCG4AP}}

8-Bit is Enough

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Talk:Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People

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== Fanstuff Discussion ==

I was the one who originally said this was better left for being on the fanstuff wiki (I put the deleted thing on, but [[User:Tabacco|Tabacco]] removed it I guess). Anyone else thinks this should be put as fanstuff? Because it's not a part of the official homestarrunner.com site. {{User:Iyeru/sig}}
:This differs from fanstuff, as this is an official licensed Homestar Runner game (like the long-delayed [[Homestar Runner RPG]] or the appearance of "Trogdor" in [[Guitar Hero]]). Since it is official licensed (and even being "developed" by Videletrix), then this will be documented by the regular Wiki. The same thing would count towards things like [[Strong Bad Gameways]] or any of the [[:Category:Interviews and Public Appearances|live appearances]]. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 17:33, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
::Yup, exactly right. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 17:43, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
:::Besides, it's mentioned on the official Homestar Runner site! --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:47, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Game News Soon doesn't direct to anything, so it may not be possible this is the same thing. But whatever. '''Close this mess.''' {{User:Iyeru/sig}}
:::::The news isn't supposed to be revealed in full for another hour and forty-five minutes. Keep your pants on, for real. Anyway, it's fairly obvious that this game and the notice on the site are related. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:16, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

== Info For you! ==

Intrepid editors may find [http://www.telltalegames.com/strongbad/faq this page] helpful. It's not 100% done yet but since we're running late we wanted to get something up with more info. --[[User:Tabacco|Tabacco]] 22:22, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
:Heyyyyy, the whole site is up now! --[[User:Tabacco|Tabacco]] 22:52, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Some info for you: I have a [[Wii]], and have every episode of [[SBCG4AP]] on it, and have all of the free demos of them on my computer. So I can help with a few things. And shouldn't each page of SBCG4AP, such as [[Homestar Ruiner]], have links to pages like: [[Homestar Ruiner Walkthrough]], and [[Homestar Ruiner Responses]]? Sende feedback please. -{{User:Mas12806/sig}} 21:17, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
:They do, on the template. {{User:Strongkinghomsarsmith/sig}} 21:22, 15 November 2008 (UTC)
Oh, that Template. Got it. Thanks. -{{User:Mas12806/sig}} 21:53, 15 November 2008
== And you can play too! ==

Too bad this game can't be played by me. Not everyone's good enough to get a Wii. Although the article says it's also for the PC, I highly doubt that will be a reality. It makes me so frustrated when new consoles come out. Especially onces that cost over 200 USD, when I could get something productive (Like Photoshop CS3 Extended) for 320 USD. Which I ''will'' get 'cause I have no Wii. Why not get the wii, you ask? Because I want my damnz photoshop! Been entirely too long since I last had it. {{User:Iyeru/sig}}
:It will be out for the PC. Guaranteed. --[[User:Tabacco|Tabacco]] 23:13, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
::What retailers will you be distributing to? Target? Wal-Mart? If it's K-Mart, I advise against it. Madison, WI has '''no K-Marts whatsoever'''. Also, will it be good for only Vista? Because I can't switch to Vista, my computer won't allow me to upgrade my BIOS to do so. Besides, dozens upon dozens of users say Vista is crap for Gaming. {{User:Iyeru/sig}}
:::Our first run distribution is almost always through our website as downloads. With Sam & Max, we released the games as downloads and then once the whole season was over we assembled a disc and offered it up free to season subscribers. Not sure if that's what we're doing for Strong Bad (nobody tells me anything fun), but they will be available to download from our site. And no, they won't be Vista only. Our system spec is pretty generous in fact, so it shouldn't require too new and crazy a computer. --[[User:Tabacco|Tabacco]] 23:18, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Do you expect people to buy over the Internet only? Or are the downloads free? Because I somewhat despise Internet purchasing. Of course, I do have a Debit Card (Sorry, will never, ever use a Credit Card) if I so need to do an online transaction. But I haven't used the card in over 4 months. {{User:Iyeru/sig}}
:::::It sounds like Tabacco answered this in his last post: they'll certainly be available for download, but if that's not an option for you, it's possible that they will be eventually released on disc format. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:24, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
::::::Some sites require you to pay for certain downloads though. Like "Adobe Extend." {{User:Iyeru/sig}}
:::::::Yep, this game will cost money, just as the exclusive DVD content does through the Homestar Runner store. It's good too; I've often wondered if there was a way for TBC to make some money off of their games! Fans have been able to support them by buying DVDs for a while, so I think this is great. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:30, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Still awaiting answer for if we ''have'' to buy over the Internet, or if we can send in check/money orders. {{User:Iyeru/sig}}
:::::We also accept Paypal and Wire Transfer. You can use the latter if you like. --[[User:Tabacco|Tabacco]] 23:42, 10 April 2008 (UTC)
::::::You stil didn't say if I can use check or money order though; I will only use them. If you can't do money order / etc. it's better off not to purchase. Not everyone likes the Internet... I'm sure not liking it anymore... I've been distancing myself from it more and more. {{User:Iyeru/sig}}
:::::::No, we don't take checks or money order. You sound pretty determined not to purchase, so I'm not sure why you're so insistent on pushing the issue, honestly. I think we can call this closed. --[[User:Tabacco|Tabacco]] 00:01, 11 April 2008 (UTC)
::::::::Well, since homestarrunner.com's toons always seems to reference old technology (with the exception of the cheat's computer, and Pom'Pom's technology) it makes sense to allow people to send you checks and money orders. Mind you, checks are not as old as regular legal tender >>; I was originally going to try out this game in the future, but you've made me not want to. Not like it'd support an Intel GFX Card anydangway. {{User:Iyeru/sig}}
This talk page is for discussing the contents of the article, not about whether someone will buy the game or not. Please limit discussions as this one to [[Forum:13870|our forum]] or
[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=31 the Telltale Games Forums]. Thank you.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 13:55, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

==New trailer on GT==
Ok so on Gametrailers.com They have a new trailer for it!!! check it out [http://www.gametrailers.com/player/32715.html] {{User:Coach B/sig}}
:Actually, that's the same thing as [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Gameplay Trailer|this]]. {{User:DevonM/sig}}

== Legal Rampage Issue ==

Transcripts are at the heart of our wiki, allowing us to have a reference guide for Homestarrunner.com and to save us the hassle of sitting through an entire toon to check a line or scene. With this in mind, to what extent will we transcribe the game? I'm against the idea of recording EVERY single line for two reasons: firstly, it would be a massive job to do. Undoubtedly there'll be tens of thousands of lines of dialogue throughout the game and it'll be impossible to find and store them all. The second reason is for legal issues: it seems to be OK to transcribe toons on the website since the transcripts won't significantly affect page views to the website and the toons are free in the first place. This game, on the other hand, will not be: the point of buying and playing the game is to find the dialogue yourself. And I don't want Telltale's lawyers to hit this wiki with a cease-and-desist order if they feel our actions harm the sales of their game. However, I think it'd still be OK to write walkthroughs and post Fun Facts on the game, in a similar manner to other websites. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 19:42, 12 April 2008 (UTC)
:A few minor stylistic things aside, I think the best way to "transcribe" this game (I don't think that's the right word) would be entirely similar to [[Thy Dungeonman II]] however, without creating the companion page [[Thy Dungeonman II Messages]]. This system would give us the fun facts and the walk-through and the glitches and the tips and everything else that you would expect from The Wiki, without any of the legal or commercial issues you spoke of. I mean [[User:Tabacco|Tabacco]] seems to be very involved in The Wiki (at least concerning SBCG4AP), and with Telltale's consent I see no problem making a [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Messages]] page or something of that ilk (but with '''FAR''' fewer syllables). {{User:Flashfight/sig}} 08:56, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
::Exactly; we seem to have plenty of communication with Telltale through [[User:Tabacco|Tabacco]], so I'm sure that we can make sure whatever we do is acceptable to them (and TBC). It would be nice to have everything transcribed (transcriptions of game messages aren't a substitute for playing the game, in the same way that you don't forget about watching the cartoons and just read the transcripts - but even more so, as it's interactive), but obviously that depends on their wishes. -- [[User:Mithent|Mithent]] 09:51, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
:::I can't see how there'd be a legal issue *period* if we thoroughly "mapped out" this game. If there *was*, [http://www.gamefaqs.com/ GameFAQs] wouldn't exist. Furthermore, I've seen numerous "Game Scripts" there. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if someone beat us to it. [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/wii/data/945803.html Exhibit A] -{{User:YK/sig}} 05:03, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
::::Second. There's stuff on GameFAQs that's [http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/gamecube/file/920182/33006 much more in-depth] than is sane, even for us. Plus, we transcribe DVD-only content all the time, and TBC don't mind. And since TBC are working so close with Telltale, I doubt they'd let them sue us either. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:20, 14 April 2008 (UTC)
:::::I don't think there would be an issue with that sort of thing, but if someone 'offcially' associated with the wiki wants to shoot me an email, I can put them in contact with someone to be sure that it would be cool. There are lawyers lurking 'round every corner, but we generally prefer enabling awesomeness over litigiousness in everything we do at Telltale. Also, for what its worth, each episode will have ... a lot ... of dialog. [[User:TTGJake|TTGJake]] 06:58, 18 April 2008 (UTC)

Related note, what about the Dev Blog! "written" by Strong Bad on the Telltales Games site? Any plans of documenting that on the Wiki? There could be a whole mess of running gags hidden in that... {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:23, 17 April 2008 (UTC)
:That is in fact written by Strong Bad. Well, it's written by [[TBC]], which is close enough, right? :) [[User:TTGJake|TTGJake]] 06:53, 18 April 2008 (UTC)
::I believe the Dev Blog is not being documented for the [[Talk:SBCG4AP Dev Blog|same]] [[Talk:Strong Sad's Lament#Transcript|reasons]] why [[Strong Sad's Lament]] isn't: that it's just duplicating large chunks of text from the website, that ''"it ''replaces'' the actual site"'' and that it would cross ''"the copyright-infringement line to a degree we should not be able to get away with."''. However, if the posts start being removed or if the website is eventually shut down, backed-up transcripts and images will be added to the article. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:41, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
:::The way that the [[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]] is being handled now (summarizing posts, pointing out specific references) is perfectly fine. At the time I wrote that bit, there wasn't a page started to note the contents. I think a similar approach should be used with the games, simply because of the volume of dialog involved, the non-linear nature of the game play, and potential legal issues. Particular pieces (such as openings, previews or set pieces) could be transcribed, proved proper clearances are granted first, but a wholesale transcription would be impractical. Noting references, goofs, etc.? Fair game. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:30, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

== New gameplay/interview video ==

There's a video [http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/18383 here] showing off some of the gameplay (including [[Snake Boxer V]] footage), as well as an interview with some of the developers (I assume this is new, I didn't see it mentioned on the page anywhere). I think IGN are going to interview TBC about the game tomorrow, but I'm not sure... --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 12:07, 13 April 2008 (UTC)
:On a related note, it looks like the [http://kotaku.com/378793/telltale-games-demos-strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people-for-wiiware Kotaku] review of the game demo has some more detailed information that was is revealed in the Game Videos piece. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 18:03, 13 April 2008 (UTC)

== External link organization ==

Since it looks like this game will produce a large number of external links (IGN et al. game reviews, material from Telltale, forums), how should we organize them? Traditionally, we've put forum links on the bottom (which in this case would include both Telltale's and ours), and material directly from Telltale at the top. But should we make subsections for each? I'm trying to think of scalability at this point. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 16:40, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

:I think you're right, it will helpful to have them divided up into sub-sections. I liked {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Bad%27s_Cool_Game_for_Attractive_People&diff=557820&oldid=557810 what you did}}, but I tried {{p|l=http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Bad%27s_Cool_Game_for_Attractive_People&diff=557824&oldid=557820 reorganizing it a bit differently}}. Not sure if it's optimal yet; maybe we'll have to wait to see what kinds of external links we end up getting as it's released. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 16:53, 16 April 2008 (UTC)

== Screenshots ==

This may sound silly, but how do you accses the screenshots on the Tell Tale site?
:Not silly at all — scroll down to the end of the dev blog, and just below them on the left-hand side of the page are four TV screen-shaped pictures. Click on one of them to bring up the screenshots. Hope that helps! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:29, 25 April 2008 (UTC)

== question! ==

So will this be available on the Wii Shop Channel under the WiiWare section and can I buy it with Wii points? Becausue if not I can't buy it! --[[User:Acam30|Acam30]] 20:53, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
:Yes, you'll be able to get it off the Wii Shop Channel. Don't worry. It's for both PC and WiiWare. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:58, 30 April 2008 (UTC)
::Just curious to find out why you can't buy it. Do you not have a Wii? If that's the case, then disregard my next statement. If you do, Wii Points can be each purchase directly through the Wii or purchasing a Wii Points card at many fine retailers. Hopefully, Telltale will announce how many Wii points each episode will be. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 21:07, 30 April 2008 (UTC)

No I have a Wii. It's just that my parents have this weird thing about using credit cards on sites the don't consider "certified". I told them it's through Nintendo and that this website is TBC's JOB but they're just weirdos. So I could only get it by buying the card. Thanks for the info! --[[User:Acam30|Acam30]] 00:10, 1 May 2008 (UTC)

== POM-POMMED?? ==

Did I miss a screenshot/video of Pom Pom? Oh, sure, I count his appearance as likely, but has he actually appeared yet? If not, I think we should remove him from the page. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:16, 2 May 2008 (UTC)
:Pom Pom was among the crowd listening to Strong Bad at the end of [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]]. Would that count? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 18:15, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
::No...that doesn't mean he'll appear in the game (I'm sure he will, though). {{User:DevonM/sig}} 19:55, 9 May 2008 (UTC)
:::Though I put it in an edit summary, I thought I'd better mention it here. Telltale Games currently sells certain HR products, among which are the figurines labeled "Series #1" at the [[Store]]. The description confirms that all nine characters shown are in the game .. and Pom Pom is shown. I quote: "Nine of the characters featured in Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People" [http://www.telltalegames.com/store/hsrfigurines1]. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 00:21, 12 May 2008 (UTC)
:::I'm going to be pretty grumpy though if that rules out Homsar, who was in Season 2 Figurines. He is a main character after-all. [[User:Gerkuman|Gerkuman]] 13:54, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
::::That need not be the case; it didn't say "All nine". I'd be surprised if Homsar doesn't turn up somewhere. -- [[User:Mithent|Mithent]] 23:32, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
::::I've played the game. In the first episode, Homsar isn't physically present, but you can prank call him. <s>Some guy who's not named Hobojo</s> '''''Skinr'''''
:::::Do keep in mind that this discussion took place in May, three months ''before'' the game came out. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:22, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

== Release Date ==

Do we know the presise release date of the first installment of the game, or just that it'll be out in June? I know I'm not the only guy who wants it the second it comes out... {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}

I think we just know it'll be out in June... I assume that they'll give an exact date once we get closer to June though. --[[User:Acam30|Acam30]] 17:36, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
:The [http://kotaku.com/389429/here-are-your-wiiware-launch-titles dates for WiiWare games are decided entirely by Nintendo], so I'm not sure if Telltale can even give an exact date for the Wii version. The PC version will either have a fixed date, or something like "X days after the Wii version". --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 14:36, 12 May 2008 (UTC)

well, we're almost sure it's going to be june and on a monday because H*R and the wii shop channel update on mondays, and they really only have a week left if it ''is'' going to be in june at all
[[User:Homsarstrongbad150|Homsarstrongbad150]] 01:54, 25 June 2008 (UTC)
:It's offical that it's coming out in July instead of June. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 02:02, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

If it's not going to be delayed again, the last possible day it can be released is July 28.

== Cost? ==

Any word on what the cost will be yet? --[[User:Acam30|Acam30]] 17:37, 11 May 2008 (UTC)
:The Telltale guys wrote it will be like other episodic games they make. Which means about 9$ (US). {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 17:46, 11 May 2008 (UTC)

== Episode One Info VS the IGN preview ==
Ok, thanks to the preview on the telltale official site, I think we can theorise that the IGN preview actually happens after the scenes in the trailer. 'Homestar Runner invades Strong Bad's house and Bogarts his style.' Of course, it could also be that the trailer scenes are actually a flashback.

Either way, we can't be sure that the game begins with the IGN preview anymore, so I was wondering what we should do about it[[User:Gerkuman|Gerkuman]] 14:02, 20 May 2008 (UTC)
:I was thinking the same thing. The preview for [[Homestar Ruiner]] seems to take place before Homestar hides in the basement for indecency. From the various reviews, though, it is clear that the preview was still an early build. (For example, the GameCyte review mentions that a plot clue is found under a cardboard box in the middle of the field, but the actual game, the clue location would be more challenging.) I would suspect that Strong Bad going directly from his song to talking to Homestar is a similar splice, and nobody knows what the final sequence will be until it's released in to the wild. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 14:13, 20 May 2008 (UTC)

what is the url for the ign preview? and why isn't it on the wiki? --[[User:Acam30|Acam30]] 19:55, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
:The IGN videos are listed under Press Releases and Promotional Videos. The first two (GameVideos.com and IGN.com) have the footage you are looking for. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 21:04, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

== Mii likey, mii likey! ==

So I noticed Telltale is having a [http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-338 contest] to design the H*R characters in Mii form and receive Homestar Ruiner as a gift on their Wii. (For those not in the know, downloads can be paid for by Wiis other than the one receiving it.) What I was wondering is, is this contest worthy of its own article or not? This whole development is so...other sitey...that I'm still having trouble wrapping my brain around what's Wikiable and what's not. Opinions? --{{User:Onamuji/sig}} 13:53, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
:I don't think so, because it's a contest, and we don't normally advertise those here (as far as I know).
::Given that there has never before been an officially [[licensed]] homestar related contest as far5 as i know, that would make it lack of precedent, not that we don't do it. We haven't done it because THEY haven't done it. That being said, is it homestar-related? it is official? yes. therefore, i think maybe we should. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 18:54, 5 June 2008 (UTC)

== The King of Town's Castle ==
The King of Town's Castle is listed as a confirmed place, but have we actually seen any videos or screenshots with the King of Town's catstle? {{User:Peter222/sig}}
:No, but the plot of Homestar Ruiner informs that one of the tasks to do will be getting files from the KOT's Castle. {{User:DevonM/sig}} 18:54, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

== Getting grumpy... ==

So do we know at least around what time of the month it's coming out? Like early June or mid-June or closer to July? Not to sound impatient but... aw screw it. I AM impatient! --[[User:Acam30|Acam30]] 17:44, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

:It's been delayed to [http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-344 July]. I'm looking forward to it too, but I'm glad they're taking the time to polish it! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 18:11, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

== T For Teen ==

Ok we were all surprised it got a t ranking but i bet they TellTale did so on purpose and made the esrb think it was worse than it really was for the moneymaking t rating. and mild suggestive content (if it is not a telltale tall tale) is probably something like saying home run or some other extremely mild euphism. Who agrees? Zelda games do it all the time. [[User:Physicsguymonsterman|Physicsguymonsterman]] 01:00, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
:Most of the cartoons on the site would get a T rating as well, if the ESRB system is used. I mean, just look at emails like [[lady fan]], [[sisters]], [[dreamail]], [[do over]]... plenty of suggestive themes there (without even mentioning Coach Z's problems), and the Teen Girl Squad comics probably fulfil the requirements for mild cartoon violence. The Poopsmith pretty much covers crude humour. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 09:34, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
::The ESRB ratings are: Early Childhood, Everyone, Everyone 10+, Teen, Mature, Adults Only and Rating Pending. As you can see, Teen is the most suitable rating since the game probably contains "contain violence, suggestive themes, crude humor, minimal blood, simulated gambling, and/or infrequent use of strong language." (The PEGI equivalant is 12+.) Undoubtably, there'll be [[Teen Girl Squad]], references to [[making out]], and maybe some [[whatsit]], [[blood]] and [[crap]]. So I'm assuming TGS is what bumped it up, unless the game contains [[Commandos in the Classroom|''very'' illegal pony fights]]. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 13:56, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
::: (I don't think crap would really bump it up to T considering I've heard damn it in a few E+10 games --[[User:Acam30|Acam30]] 19:47, 4 July 2008 (UTC))
::: Cartoon Violence and rude humor can be in e 10(i think tgs might fit into e actually) whatever the suggestive material is and it would have to be a little but more mature than making out is why it is teen so i think hmmm maybe telltale told theesrb that there was sug mat. even though its making out scince esrb doesnt play the games.
::::I doubt TTG would just tell the ESRB that there was more mature material than it would normally be. As for suggestive material, according to the ESRB website, minimal suggestive material (as long as there's nothing else that would give it a higher rating) can credit a E rating. Suggestive material also is descripted as "Mild provocative references or materials". I'm not sure what else would qualify for the "mild suggestive themes", but remember that the crude humor and mild cartoon violence might merit a "T" rating themselves. {{User:DevonM/sig}} 14:32, 13 June 2008 (UTC)
:::::Yeah, just look at Brawl. Cartoon Violence and Crude Humor, and it's T. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
::::::Okay guys, i think that's enough. the forum is over there, everyone. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:05, 4 July 2008 (UTC)

== Europe? ==

Is this game going to be available in Europe for the Wii?--[[Special:Contributions/84.251.87.171|84.251.87.171]] 19:42, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
:I can't imagine why not... it's WiiWare remember? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:44, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
::The game [http://www.pegi.info/en/index/global_id/23/?searchString=Homestar+Ruiner&agecategories=&genre=&organisations=348&platforms=&countries=&submit=Search has been PEGI rated], so I'd expect that it will come out. Hopefully, Telltale won't run into the same bottleneck that the Pop developers did while releasing in Europe (the game can be entirely in English, but the manual must be written in every language that can be selected on a PAL Wii's system menu). Also, we'll probably get it on the Friday instead of the Monday, but that's standard for WiiWare. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 04:39, 13 June 2008 (UTC)

:Okay, thanks! It's just that the Nintendo Website for my country (Finland) is extremely pissy and never seems to contain relevant info on what's to be expected on WiiWare or VC. I have to go to Wikipedia most of the time. There isn't any real info on this matter at the official website either. --[[Special:Contributions/84.251.87.171|84.251.87.171]] 12:42, 15 June 2008 (UTC)

== TBC Interviews for SBCG4AP ==

Traditionally, when The Brothers Chaps have done an interview, we've made a separate page for it, in part because they were so infrequent. But, so far there has been at least four interviews with them ahead of the launch of the game. The IGN interview already has a page, but I've put the [http://coldhardflash.com/2008/05/chapmans-cool-interview-for-animation-people.html Cold Hard Flash], [http://www.gamecyte.com/2008/05/08/a-chat-with-the-chaps-sbcg4ap-qa/1184 GameCyte] and [http://kotaku.com/5016138/lunchtime-with-the-brothers-chap-strong-bads-creators-speak-and-eat Kotaku] interviews as part of the game promotion list. Given the number of interviews, can they just stay in the list for the game, or should they have their own pages? (and if they stay on the page, should the IGN interview be demoted?) {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 22:03, 16 June 2008 (UTC)

== Just checking... ==

This is going to be announced on the main page when it's realeased, correct? I just want to make sure. --[[User:Acam30|Acam30]] 19:57, 9 July 2008 (UTC)

== Telltale Teases ==

Is it worth mentioning anywhere the fact that in their last two blog entries, the folks at Telltale have been referencing the anticipation of a release date announcement (and the continuing lack thereof)? For example, [http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-355 yesterday's] starts with <blockquote>Sorry, it's still not the announcement you've been waiting for, but we've come up with a little surprise to help ease the pain while you're waiting...</blockquote> {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 15:50, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
:Not really. Their not really teasing us. I think they'll probably put the date up within the next week or so...they've probably been starting on the other episodes as well as working on this one, too. {{User:DevonM/sig}} 17:04, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
::Actually, I'm 70% convinced it's comeing (sic) out on the 21st. The other 30% of me thinks it's the 28th. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::Well, it has to be a Monday, and it has to be in July, so... --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 21:39, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
::::Actually, TellTale and TBC can release the game whenever their black hearts desire to. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:37, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
:::::Neither Telltale nor TBC now the release date; Nintendo hasn't told them. Nintendo has to screen the game, then release it on WiiWare. So, Nintendo is to blame, in a way. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
::::::If Nintendo is to blame, it has to be Luigi. He is probably the one stopping all this. I HATE YOU, LUIGI! --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:45, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
::::::::That is maybe the funniest thing I've ever read on this wiki... =] {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 06:46, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
:::::::Well, that's what happens when Homestar eats you. You tend to think poorly of him. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 08:14, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
::::::::Of course, you're talking about the American release date. Since this is Nintendo we're talking about, the game won't be released in Europe for another five months. If at all. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 13:55, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::Well it's taking too freaking long, in my opinion. I do belieive it's time for some riots. I'll get the pitchforks. {{User:Acam30/sig}} 14:07, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

== One Monday ==

Should it be noted that this shall be the last Monday in July? (Wii Shop only updates on Mondays) {{User:Lazylaces/sig}} 01:48, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
:New release dat: AUGUST. And I am really angry. {{User:Acam30/sig}} 14:10, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
::I will point out the series trailer is now available for viewing on the Wii Nintendo Channel. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 17:01, 4 August 2008 (UTC)

== Overload? ==

I just had a chilling thought. With the new game-of-fun coming out on the Wii, it would pull in alot of buyers. If I didn't know the Homestar, I'd probubly still buy such a game. And then most buyers would eventually visit the site. With this overflow of people going on the site, It may be too much for the site's compies and it may crash, stopping us from seeing all our daily doses of Homestar 'toons! Anyone have any thoughts on this? [[User: Ben Again|Ben Again]]
:My sister who introduced me to h*r has told me herself that she believes no one who doesn't know the cartoons would buy the game. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 02:06, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
::The impression I get from the Telltale forums is the majority people buying the title are either fans of H*R or Telltale. However, that's still a pretty large group. I don't think we have to worry about hrwiki bogging down, but I think the TBC will be very happy with the financial results. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 02:19, 24 July 2008 (UTC)
:::Even if it did have an impact I doubt it would be that big of one. Besides, TBC have gotten pretty good at handling bandwidth crunches. See [http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Flashforward_2006_Seattle_-_28_Feb_2006#A_question_about_the_Podcasts._-_Red_Toqueytr343 this] to get a small idea of just how much bandwidth they regularly use. {{User:ACupOfCoffee/sig}} 06:37, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

== Episode 2 Info ==

IGN.com has an article explaining the announcement at Comic-Con regarding SBCG4AP Episode 2. The title is "Strong Badia the Free" and involves protesting against a new E-mail tax. I can't link to the article now because I'm typing from the Wii Internet Channel. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 17:02, 27 July 2008 (UTC)
:Yeah, we already have [[Strongbadia the Free|a page for it]]. {{User:Peter222/sig}} 18:00, 27 July 2008 (UTC)

== It Won't Be Long? ==

How long does it usually take Nintendo to approve a WiiWare game? {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 04:37, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
:I second that question. {{User:Acam30/sig}} 04:39, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
::According to a friend in the games industry, the approval process is two to three weeks. Mid-August is a reasonable estimate at this point (11 Aug). {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 17:47, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

== Navigation bar for SBCG4AP episodes? ==

I know we have the [[:Template:SBCG4AP|template]] for all things relating to the game, including listing all of the episodes. But would it be useful to have a navigation bar near the top where you can switch from episode, like with [[:Template:gamenav|games]] and [[:Template:toonnav|toons]]? 17:52, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
:Maybe when Episode 3 comes. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 18:15, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
::Obviously, with only two episodes outlined, there is not enough. But we do know there will be five in this season (with possible more in the future), so it's best to start planning now. I'm just curious if it's even worth considering. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:23, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
:::I'd say it is. Of course, this doesn't mean we should jump on this immediately. A navigation bar now will have the same episode on both sides, which isn't very useful. --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 20:28, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
::::Are you guys talking about something similar to {{t|mamnav}}? It makes perfect sense to have something like that. I don't know why we wouldn't at least be able to create it now, if not implement it. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 20:52, 29 July 2008 (UTC)
:::::Yes, that is what we're talking about. However, like I pointed out, if we implemented it now, we'd have two arrows pointing towards the same episode (kinda like if [[some kinda robot]] and [[homsar]] were the only sbemails). --{{User:Super Martyo Brother/sig}} 00:37, 30 July 2008 (UTC)

Reopening- Now that we have at least the title of the third episode announced and a page created, can we go ahead and create a navigation template for the episodes? {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 21:54, 19 September 2008 (UTC)
:Don't see why not. I tried to do it myself, but it's WAAAAY over my head, so I'm not even gonna try. But it should be put at [[Template:sbcg4apnav]]. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
::Okay, I took care of it. Might need some tweaking, though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 22:22, 19 September 2008 (UTC)

== The Nintendo Power Article ==

Does anyone still have a copy of the July issue? And should we make the "interview" a separate article? There were no real inside references in it besides a mention of the "Adventures of Lolo" by Strong Bad. --[[Special:Contributions/70.239.217.122|70.239.217.122]] 19:04, 30 July 2008 (UTC)
:I gots it. But I think it's copyrighted. {{User:Strongkinghomsarsmith/sig}} 04:01, 19 October 2008 (UTC)

== Wii Price ==

$8.95 = How much in Wii Points? {{User:Acam30/sig}} 01:01, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
:$8.95 for one episode 
:$34.95 for season pass 
:1000 Wii points
:{{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 01:47, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
::So 1000 points per episode then? {{User:Acam30/sig}} 02:36, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
:::That's what I bet. (Just for reference, 1 Wii Point equals 1 cent) {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
::::Yea, that's right. 2000 points = $20. {{User:Acam30/sig}} 03:03, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
:::::Then they're overcharging wii points... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 03:06, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
::::::We're not sure that it'll be 1000, but it seems likely. 5 episodes at $10 each = $50, the price for a good Wii game right now. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::::::But Wbwolf just said it's $8.95 for each episode... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 03:14, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
::::::::$8.95 is the PC price per episode, or $34.95 if you pre-order the whole series together. $30-$40 is the going price of most new PC games at this point, and $50 is the going price for most new Wii games. We're keeping our episode pricing in line with those. You can learn more from the Games FAQ on the Telltale Games site, or from the Telltale forums. [[User:TTGJake|TTGJake]] 03:16, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::So... it WILL be 1000 points then? Yes or no answer pleas, just to clear this up... {{User:Acam30/sig}} 03:48, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::Yes. See [http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/54047 this]. But I pre-ordered because I'm special ... and, umm.. don't have a Wii. =] {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 04:01, 6 August 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::::There might (MIGHT) be a fee for the convenience of WiiWare, though. So don't call it overcharging. [[User:Joanassie|Joanassie]] 18:13, 11 September 2008 (UTC)
''{whacks colons to bits}'' I prefer to think of the PC version cheaper, not the Wii version being more expensive. There are a few features on Wii that computer doesn't have. Or something like that. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}

== Voice Acting ==

Just a note regarding the amount of voice acting and the claim that Matt and Missy do "most of" it. The most recent time this was added to the article, the editor cited a Gamespot interview. I think the confusion may arise because when asked "How much of the original voices to you have?", Telltale representative Brett Tosti replies that "95% of it is done by Matt Chapman". ''But'' he immediately goes on to say the other 5% is Marzipan (which he confirms is voiced by Missy). In fact, he's pretty emphatic that all of the voices are done by the original H*R talent. They work this fact into the interview twice — they are obviously proud of it. Anonymous, were you refering to a Gamespot interview other than the one with Brett Tosti?

== Behind the Bad ==

[http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-367 I LOL'd.] But how should we handle this one? Should it be treated as an interview, or what? -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] 00:21, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
:Since it's similar to [[A Day At The Park]], [[Behind The Bad]] is being handled like shorts. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:38, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

== Reviews/Previews ==

Shouldn't the preview and review links be put in the episode articles the correspond with, instead of the main SBCG4AP article? It seems to me that it would be a bit more efficient and less cluttered if we did it that way. [[User:Dungeonman262|I Can Has a Ye Flask]] 20:34, 19 August 2008 (UTC)
:That's a good idea. I was certainly surprised at the number of reviews Homestar Ruiner generated. I would say that general articles and previews should stay with the main article. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:36, 19 August 2008 (UTC)

== Downloading episodes on the Wii... ==

Will each episode have its own space on the Wii Menu? Or will every one be in one channel? Also, will all episodes be the same size as the first one? (300 something blocks) Thanks. [[User:Thrashmeister|Thrashmeister]] 02:50, 23 August 2008 (UTC)
:I think they'll all be different little blocks on the menu. I'm not so sure about size. Now I'm wondering that too. {{User:Acam30/sig}} 02:52, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

== New IGN interview ==

[http://wii.ign.com/articles/907/907602p1.html Link.] Should we just list this one with the others, or should we transcribe it since it's an actual audio interview with Strong Bad? (although they do joke earlier in the podcast about people transcribing their stuff...) -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] 03:00, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

:The interview begins 56 minutes in and is ~9 minutes long. (0:56:12 - 1:05:15) {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 03:32, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
::Good opportunities to link to [[Mashing]] and [[Style]], and even [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?]] ... IMHO, this one should be transcribed. Well, depending on what you (Cyberlink420) mean by "joking about people transcribing their stuff". {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 06:50, 4 September 2008 (UTC)
::Listen about 51 minutes in; you'll see what I mean. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] 18:12, 4 September 2008 (UTC)

:::Is [[Nintendo Voice Chat Interview - September 3, 2008]] too long for the article name? Oh, and yeah, I found the part you mention Cyberlink... at first I thought you were talking about transcribing ''their'' stuff being H*R stuff, not their podcast. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 00:26, 5 September 2008 (UTC)

== Steam? ==

Will the series ever be released on Steam? I am asking because both Sam and Max and Bone were released on Steam. <s>Some guy who's not named Hobojo</s> '''''Skinr'''''

== How long? ==

This is probably a stupid question, but I need to ask: How long will the episodes be available? I'm asking because I would really like to play them all, but I'll be stuck with Windows 98 until Christmas, so I won't be able to buy them until then. (I also hope the fact that I'm living in Germany won't be a problem.) --[[User:Cass from Germany|Cass from Germany]] 19:59, 8 September 2008 (UTC)
:Also speaking of the game... when is it coming out this month? Don't ignore Cass from Germany's question though.) {{User:Acam30/sig}} 01:25, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
::Keep an eye on the official website. As soon as anyone knows, they'll announce it there. Anything you hear before that is just going to be speculation anyway. (I'm not ignoring Cass's question, I just don't know the answer, though I'd assume they'll be available as long as Telltale is still in business) {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 01:30, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
:::Yeah, no game on the Virtual Console/WiiWare service has been discontinued since the service was started AFAIK. Even if you're only discussing the PC version, I don't know why they'd remove the downloads unless they went out of business. You should be fine. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:50, 9 September 2008 (UTC)
::::Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels was removed from the European VC (although it was put back on recently). But yeah, no reason for SBCG4AP to be removed from either download service, save for Telltale or Nintendo going out of business. --{{User:Venusy/Sig}} 17:32, 9 September 2008 (UTC)

== Costume wardrobe errors? ==

I want to know if anyone's costume parts dissappeared or moved, because my carabowdit hair, big moustache and that grey hat-thing from the mailbox are hidden on the floor under the backdrop in the photo booth. I'm almost finished episode 1, with the only thing I need being the first trophy on the collection screen (72%). (edit: I completed the game, just for the data to be corrupted the next day.) [[User:Joanassie|Joanassie]] 18:17, 11 September 2008 (UTC)

== Release Date Announced ==

Telltale announced the release of Strong Badia the Free for September 15th. It's on their website.

== Baddest of the bands ==

in the preview in the end of episode 2 it says the name of the next epsiode is "Baddest Of The Bands"
: Yeah, uh, we already have a [[Baddest of the Bands|page]] for it. We haven't finished updating everything connected to it yet though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 23:26, 15 September 2008 (UTC)

== Drop a whale on 'em ==

As I noted on the [[Strong Badia the Free]] page, the Whale says "Get your lighter from the anvil, please," which can be connected with the fact that you get the lighter from The Cheat (compared with an anvil in [[huttah!]]). As I was playing a new game that didn't have the lighter yet when I saw that, I suddenly started wondering something. And then I look up what the whale says in [[Homestar Ruiner]] and:

*DRIVE-THRU WHALE: When the End Times come, we will all dance the Conga of the Apocalypse.
*DRIVE-THRU WHALE: Always double-down with a king in the hole.
*DRIVE-THRU WHALE: Lighten up, jumpy jumperson.
*DRIVE-THRU WHALE: You can't get ahead until you get a head.
*DRIVE-THRU WHALE: Sever you head, please. It's the greatest day.

Each of these, though a bit strained, can be compared with an event in Homestar Ruiner. Some of the others too, though they're bigger reaches. Could the whale be giving coded hints??? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:13, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
: A-''HA!!'' I opened up my SBtF second game that had defeated all the countries except Country. Tried talking to the whale several times, but he only said generic stuff that had nothing to do with the rest of the game - and suspiciously enough, did ''not'' say anything about getting a lighter from an anvil. I went on to Country, got the monster to appear, hacked off one head (IT REGROWS!!!), and went back to the whale. And what do I get? "Would you like flaming skulls with that?" He didn't ask that before. And to those who have played the game, I pose the question: WHAT do you need to do in Country in order to defeat the Ice Head of the Taranchula??? With this in mind, I can say with maybe 80% confidence that, yes, the Whale is giving hints. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:28, 17 September 2008 (UTC)
:: And now I see that Venusy came to the same conclusion like a month ago and I'm suddenly that much less impressed with myself. :( --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:29, 17 September 2008 (UTC)

== Another Sam & Max Connection ==

:I was watching video reviews and playing demos of Sam & Max, and I realized that the "new item sound" for SBCG4AP is identical to the sound that's played when you get a new item in Episode 105: Reality 2.0 (that is, when you get something while wearing the virtual reality goggles). Mentionable? {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}

== 3-D animation ==

You know, I noticed something. On the DVD, the 3-D animation looks silly and a bit premature, and in SBCG4AP, the graphics are smoother and much more dignified. I also noticed that most of the lines that are said during the game don't match the animation. And in the Wii menu when Strong Bad says "Onward to Strong Badia! Strong Badia... THE FREE!" It looks like they just re-used the animation from the first episode when he said "No time for the emails right now. I've got other plans for the Lappy todaaay..." Has anyone noticed those things? {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 02:26, 12 October 2008 (UTC)

== SBCG4AP Episode 4 Announced ==

I found [http://www.wiiware-world.com/games/wiiware/strong_bad_episode_4_dangeresque_3_the_criminal_projective here] that the name of the next SBCG4AP will be Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective. Sound a little familiar? ;) {{User:HRjcm/sig}} 00:07, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
:Whooo! YEAH! Dangeresque 3! In video game form! Nice find man ;) {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 00:11, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
::No probalo! {{User:HRjcm/sig}} 00:17, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
:::I don't think that's actually been announced... [http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6787 this thread] tells me that it's not official (when it's official, I'm pretty sure the people on the TellTale forums will know...). That's not to say it's ''not'' going to be Dangeresque 3, but it's also possible that this WiiWare World site just made it up. Until it's official, we won't know, and probably shouldn't be claiming that we do. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 12:12, 16 October 2008 (UTC)

== Screencaps or Logos? ==

What type of picture should we use in the episode list? I think we should use screencaps to match the [[Toons]] page. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 22:34, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
:I think the logos are more uniform and look nicer there. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:50, 28 October 2008 (UTC)
::Ooh, maybe we could use icons! They're uniform and nice-looking, and tell us more about the plots than the logos do. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 16:06, 30 October 2008 (UTC)
:::OK, after a few days with the icons I've concluded that the screencaps did the best job of summarizing each episode. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 21:23, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
::::I still disagree. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:44, 6 November 2008 (UTC)
I don't think that uniformity is a strong enough argument to justify replacing the screencaps. The [[Games]] article isn't very uniform, and the [[Toons]] article contains 0 title cards. Why? Because we provide pictures that say something about the plot. We should do the same here. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 13:49, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
:This is different. I say we have both icons and title cards, since we have a lot of room. [http://hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=604931 This] is what it would look like. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
::I like it! {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:55, 10 November 2008 (UTC)
:::Why can't we have screenshots instead of those vague icons?!? {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 00:08, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
::::The icons actually summarize the games far better than the screenshots. I looked at the screenshots and i'm like "what the crap?" but the icons are clearly "oh, homestar in his army uniform. must be a war". I find the screenshots to be far more vague than the icons. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:10, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
:::::I actually like it better combined like [http://hrwiki.org/index.php?title=HRWiki:Sandbox&oldid=604945 this]. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:20, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
::::::That'll do, I guess, but I don't see how the Homestar Ruiner icon provides a better summary than the basement picture does. I perfectly see how your argument applies to the other 2 games (not counting Dangeresque because it has no icon yet) though. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 00:45, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
:::::::The screenshot there doesn't do it either. it's just homestar on the couch. at least this way the table looks like it belongs. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:58, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
::::::::I don't want to make it sound like I hate your format, but I felt that the basement picture at least tells us that Homestar is depressed in the game. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 01:00, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::Okay, i understand. So are we agreed on the format i came up with? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:02, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::Yeah, I like it. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 01:06, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::::The icon, featuring Dangeresque for episode 4, is now up on the TTG website, if anyone can get it. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 15:30, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::::So, now that [[8-Bit is Enough]] has been announced, what should we use? Wait till Monday? Use this here [[Image:TrogdorintheBasement.jpg]] image? Something else?
We use the logos and icons as we decided. when 8-bit finally comes out with such things, they'll be added as well. for now the "no pictures available" works. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:03, 12 November 2008 (UTC)

== Final Episode revealed! ==

I found the final Episode, no joke! Trogdor finally comes back from his brokenness and is out on the loose! In the final Episode of Strong Bad. [http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/11/trogdoooooooor.html Trogdor!] {{User:splashUru1/sig}} 2:49, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
:Holy Crap. You're kidding. This is too good to be true. There's no way the Trogdor will come in the (3D) NIIIIIIIIIIGHT! Should we make an article or something? {{User:Strongkinghomsarsmith/sig}} 07:10, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
::Not until Telltale tells the tale ([[Senorial Day|groan]]) revealing the episode's name and plot. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 17:22, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
:::Well should I upload the pics for [[Trogdor]] and the actual SBCG4AP article? {{User:Strongkinghomsarsmith/sig}} 18:21, 11 November 2008 (UTC)
::::[http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-398 Telltale confirms Trogdor]

== More pictures, better pictures ==

What's with all the crappy pictures? It's a bit odd that the game actually has a function for taking pictures built into it, yet nobody appears to be capable of getting a good screen capture. Most of the SBCG4AP pictures on the wiki are blurry or pixelated - is everyone playing on 640x480, low quality mode, windowed? I don't know how the Wii version works, but surely screenshots saved to SD card from there can't be that pixelated... -[[User:Poopsmith Z|Poopsmith Z]]

Oh, and also, we need way more pictures of locations, objects, costumes, etc. -[[User:Poopsmith Z|Poopsmith Z]]
:The only screenshots I've noticed serious problems with are the ones taken from the 4:3 version of the game (and that's mostly because I'm always annoyed with pan-and-scan). I do agree that we need more though. Not every response article has an image yet. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 22:43, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
::Yeah, Stinkoman ''definitely'' needs a pic. We could also do with better shots for [[Craig]] and [[Uzi Bazooka]]. {{User:Strongkinghomsarsmith/sig}} 01:24, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

== Less Pictures ==

I move that we delete alot of the screenshots at the bottom. It dwarfs the article, and gives no real purpose. Maybe 2 from each episode?

Talk:Twenty THANXty Six

Wise dude321 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:57:28 GMT

Wise dude321: /**/Brain?

== Stinkoman's Cup ==

Does anyone else think the image on his cup looks like a [[Wikipedia:EarthBound|Mr. Saturn?]] However, it does lack the bow and hair. [[User:Sonichu|Sonichu]] 12:39, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
: No. It's just a face. And Mr. Saturn doesn't have a visible mouth. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:15, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
*looks like ziggy to me.

== Chaos Emeralds ==

Could the Crystal Shards be a reference to the Chaos Emeralds from the Sonic games, or is it another Kirby reference? It could also be just a generic parody of those anime involving collecting random objects, but to me, Sonic was the first thing that came to mind. [[User:Shadoman|Shadoman]] 13:35, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
: There are literally HUNDREDS of video games out there where you try to get crystals before a bad guy can. So no. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:15, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
::Do we want to stick in a generic "they're a reference to the video-game cliche of having to collect stuff" sort of message? --[[User:Belthazar|Belthazar]] 21:13, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
:::I immediately thought of the Chaos Emeralds. I guess I'm not familiar with other games specifically with colored crystals that must be collected before the bad guy can. If there literally are hundreds, it should be easy to tell me: what else is there? Just a couple examples will do... {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:20, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
::::Chrono Cross. Final Fantasy I ''AND III'' '''AND IV''' '''''AND V'''''. Kirby, as previously mentioned. Mario RPGs tend to use stars instead of crystals, but the idea is there — indeed, the first Mario RPG included a boss who used the elemental crystals as an homage to Final Fantasy. Seriously, this is a long-running cliche. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:23, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
:::::Heck, it just occurred to me that one Mario RPG has you collect ''crystal stars''. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:32, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
::::::I realize there are other games with crystals (and Orbs in the case of the ''original'' release of Final Fantasy I), but the bright coloring is what I wonder about. Final Fantasy games don't have it. I know nothing about Kirby and Chrono Cross. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:33, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
:::::::Chrono Cross absolutely does; the six colors of the crystals have major gameplay/plot significance. And Final Fantasy sometimes does color them, though not always. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:34, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
::::::::Oh, and did I neglect to mention The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time? (Though as far as I can recall, that's the only Zelda where you collect ''crystals'' per se, the entire series lives and breathes the [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlotCoupon plot coupon] trope.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:42, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::Actually, you collect crystals in Link to the Past. You collect jewels and medallions in Ocarina of Time. -{{User:YK/sig}} 23:50, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::I suppose you do collect crystals in LttP - forgot that - but are jewels not crystals? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:06, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::::"Kokiri Emerald", "Goron Ruby", and "Zora Sapphire"... I guess technically they could be counted as "crystals"... I just tend to think of crystals as the kind from Final Fantasy and whatnot. -{{User:YK/sig}} 03:03, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
Paper Mario the 1000 Year Door has you collect crystal stars. [[User:StarFox|StarFox]] 22:08, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
:Dragonball Z jumped to my mind (well, not DRAGONBALL Z, per se. Super Mario Bros. Z, specifically). {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
::It's not a game, but Inyuyasha involves collecting jewel shards. I'm surprised no one mentioned that show yet. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 01:39, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
:::Okay, the point has been made! Crystals aren't unique to Kirby. We can stop bringing up references, now. =) --[[User:Belthazar|Belthazar]] 03:05, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
::::I agree with what was said above. Maybe we could just say, "Stinkoman and the Challenge of the Crystal Shards is likely a parody of anime and video game series involving characters searching for objects." [[User:Shadoman|Shadoman]] 11:43, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
:::::That sounds like the type of thing people can figure out themselves though. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 15:52, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

== Kirby Obsession? ==
While I realize that Kirby is a great series, I believe these two Real-World References are stretching it a bit too far:
# Pan Pan sucking up Stinkoman and 1-Up is likely a reference to the Kirby series of video games, where Kirby was able to suck his enemies into his mouth and copy their powers.
# Stinkoman and the Challenge of the Crystal Shards may also be an reference to the Nintendo 64 game: Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
I believe they should be deleted, because they both seem very TTATOT. Crystal Shards appear in lots of different games and cartoons, like Sonic the Hedgehog, for instance. And the "Pan Pan sucking them up" thing is likely just a reference to how much he loves to eat. If they had played a sound effect like you hear in the Kirby games, I could agree with this one. Comments before I delete these? --{{User:NevaDie/sig}} 14:13, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Pan Pan has never shown this ability before, and he even seems to do a similar pose to Kirby. I don't know about the second one, but I think the first one is a reference. [[User:Shadoman|Shadoman]] 15:11, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

I say we delete the second one.[[Special:Contributions/24.207.22.233|24.207.22.233]] 15:43, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

:I say we delete both of them! I'd say it's more of an inside reference of characters eating each other, like when Sickly Sam ate Strong Bad. The similar pose doesn't convince me, either. It's just too much of a stretch to constitute a reference. Howsabout a compromise? We could say: "Pan Pan's pose while inhaling Stinkoman and 1-up is similar to Kirby's" Or something like that. --{{User:NevaDie/sig}} 21:50, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
First off: since WHEN have we known Pan Pan likes to eat? Secondly: In no way has a HR character ever actually sucked up another character. Listen to the Kirbyfan here, peoples. First thing: DEFINITELY a Kirby ref. {{User:Neox/sig}} 00:30, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Agreed on the Kirby ref. His mouth also becomes the size of the front of his body, which is distinctly Kirby-like. {{User:TsuyoiWarui/sig}} 02:48, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

== Bad Guy's ID ==

The silhouette of the Bad Guy at the end of the toon bears a striking resemblance to Coach Z in a cape. --[[User:Wordmama|Wordmama]] 16:26, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
: Just like in [[Stinkoman 20X6]] and [[Make-O Your Own Stinko]], right? We ''know''. It's speculation, and it's ''still'' on his [[Shadowy Figure|character page]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:08, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

== Stinko's new hairdo ==

Right after producing a pilgrim hat from nowhere, Stinkoman has his normal hair. But, after cutting to 1-up and then back, he has his Top Exec hair. I'm unsure if this should be a goof or a remark. -[[User:20eric06|20eric06]] 18:58, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
:I see the exec hair both times. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:06, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
::Look 'right' under the hat, first time. Then compare with the start of the toon or wherever he has his normal hair. After 1-up gives him the green crystal shard, look again, then compare with the exec hair. -[[User:20eric06|20eric06]] 19:16, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
::: yes -[[User:20eric06|20eric06]] wins but the hair is moved

== Duplicate Stinkos? ==

<blockquote>
*Stinkoman appears [[Duplicate Characters|twice]] in this toon when his leg is buried.
</blockquote>
Does he appear twice, or did he just remove one of his legs and stick it in the ground (as his way of "giving thanks" somehow..)? If both of his legs appeared attached to him while a separate one was in the ground, then I wouldn't dispute this... but he conveniently pops in partially off-screen. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:25, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

This is something that merits serious debate.

== This is just silly ==

"The title "Stinkoman and the challenge of the Crystal Shards" could also be a play off the recent movie Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull in which Harrison Ford played a history professor trying to obtain the crystal skulls before the Nazis could."

Aside from that being a completely silly contribution, Indiana Jones fought Cold War Russians in that movie, not Nazis.

:I agree. This is not even a reference if the Soviets part is fixed. There is nothing else to suggest a link between Stinkoman and Indiana Jones besides their names being similar...BALEETED! --{{User:NevaDie/sig}} 21:45, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
:: Yeah, there are a lot of really really general "references" being added today. 'Sup with that? Del taco it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:46, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

Maybe it's a reference to Kirby 64: the Crystal Shards? That's the first thing I thought of... then again, I've got Kirby on the brain right now. - [[User:C.Olimar788|C.Olimar788]] 22:39, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

: That's under the part above, it's been discussed, and deleted [[User:Wise dude321|Wise dude321]] 23:40, 24 November 2008 (UTC)

== blushing ==

is this the first time 1-up has blushed this much?(if at all) i also thought he looked a little different from previous apperances throughout the entire toon. did anyone else think so?--[[User:Shaggy|Shaggy]] | [[User talk:Shaggy|talk]] 22:47, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
:Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is the first time. I think that's what caused him to look a bit... off throughout the short. I think the rest of his animation is the same. - [[User:C.Olimar788|C.Olimar788]] 01:23, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

::Blushing ridiculously is a common trope in anime. But since the entire Stinkoman series is meant to be a parody of anime and video games, I think this doesn't really merit a Real-World Reference or otherwise {{User:TsuyoiWarui/sig}} 02:51, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

Maybe I'm just crude, but I thought his first blush was after Stinkoman farted, and his second blush was after he farted...
kitoba
:I thought it was 1-up both times. {{User:DrPepper42/sig}} 12:31, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
::Noone's farting. It's just a distressed-face sound effect. --[[User:Belthazar|Belthazar]] 12:34, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

==Voice==

Is it just me, or does the voice that tells you to tune in next time seem to be the [[Shadowy Figure]]'s? {{User:Strongkinghomsarsmith/sig}} 23:04, 24 November 2008 (UTC)
:It seems entirely plausible, but we have never actually heard him speak. We have only ever heard him laugh.
::Yes, but the voice sounds like it could make the laugh. {{User:Strongkinghomsarsmith/sig}} 01:18, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
:::That's because it's the same voice actor, remember? [[User:Dinosaurshotgun|Dinosaurshotgun]] 05:01, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
::::But it's also the same actor that does the KOT, who sounds ''entirely'' different. It could be.{{User:DrPepper42/sig}} 12:37, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

== I don't understand... ==
What are those three holes in Pan Pan's stomach? Is that a reference to something real, or just regular 20X6 ridiculousness? [[User:Omnisweater|Omnisweater]] 00:54, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
:I took it as he's hollow and air filled like Pom Pom and the three holes lead to his arms and head, or something. -[[Special:Contributions/128.103.10.17|128.103.10.17]] 08:04, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

== insignia ==

I think the insignia on Stinko's tractor are meant to resemble those seen on NASCAR and other race cars.
:Maybe not NASCAR, but the one in the middle definitely resembles the National Aircraft Insignia; I added it. As for the other shapes, it's unclear whether they are stickers or maybe lights. I don't know where the "CITIZEN" sticker comes from. — [[User:DyM|DyM]] 04:09, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
::As someone already posted on the page, the insignia are meant to resemble [http://www.clockworkmachina.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/kaneda_bike_11.jpg Kaneda's motorbike from ''Akira'']. Note the CITIZEN sticker on both. (Ok, so the image I linked to is a Lego model. It's meant to be an accurate model, though.) --[[User:Belthazar|Belthazar]] 04:46, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

== Foods ==

[[Image:THANXty Favorite Food.png|thumb|upright|Unreadable, but apparently delicious.]]
Looks like we've got a few new foods to list... somewhere. I guess [[Minor Foods]] would be the place? I've uploaded a screencap of the first item 1-Up holds up, which he only describes as "favorite food". I should probably have gotten the other two items ("Spiced Bun" and "Frozen Bake") while I was at it, but I don't have Greasemonkey installed, nor a flash decompiler, so I just grabbed this one while watching the toon a second time.

I'm really wondering what the label on the box says. It's definitely kanji, but they're so fuzzy that I can't figure out exactly what it says. I tried looking them up in JWPce, but couldn't find much like them. They just look familiar enough to make me think they're actual kanji, and not just random scribbles. And TBC have used kanji before. Maybe I could find them in one of my reference books, but that would require me to find my books first. Any ideas from other Japanese students here? -- [[User:Laser-Grilled Crab & Cheese Sandwich|LGC&CS]] 04:54, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
:I asked a Japanese friend what she thought. She said: "blimey, shooty writing. i cant read the last one O.o second one depending on the last means something else, but this way it says dai. the first one, one of the lines is weird o.O the first one... if that middle line was to the oter side would be kokoro, could also be ji.... i dunno o.o" I asked "Kokoro as in heart?" and she replied "yea, but the other two on the right would have to be a bit dif... or else ji... but it would have to be a bit more turned right..."

:I showed her the toon as well, and her comment was "thats the most weird video ive ever seen." Final word: "i dunno what it says, really dont" --[[User:Belthazar|Belthazar]] 05:38, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
::I've put out a couple notes to friends myself. We'll see what they think (if anything). --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:42, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
:::Middle one is (most likely coincidentally) "dai", but I'm guessing it's just Japanese-looking squiggle. [[User:Danny Lilithborne|Danny Lilithborne]] 06:49, 25 November 2008 (UTC)
::::I'm pretty sure they're just japanese-esque squiggles. -[[Special:Contributions/128.103.10.17|128.103.10.17]] 08:02, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

== Brain? ==

I say we delete the reference "Pan-Pan's stomach looks like a brain". It looks like a ball of muscle and acid!

Talk:Twenty THANXty Six

Wise dude321 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:44:30 GMT

Wise dude321: /* Voice */

Talk:Twenty THANXty Six

Wise dude321 — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:40:48 GMT

Wise dude321: /* This is just silly */

Talk:Strong Badia the Free Cave Girl Squad

Wise dude321 — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:00:27 GMT

Wise dude321: Concerning Thomas.

==Transcript==
Am I safe to claim it here? Since this page (was) empty? {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 23:52, 22 September 2008 (UTC)
:If you are in the middle of working on it, put
<nowiki>{{inprogress|That game dude386}}</nowiki>
:on the transcript section in the article itself. If you are not actively working on it, you can't claim it. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 00:03, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
:::I know, but, as there was a half-finished part, I thought someone was working on it and forgot to put on the tag. Thank you. I'll fix this forrgotten TGS! I promise!!!!{{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 00:41, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
::::Looks like you accidentally removed the <code><nowiki>{{Teen Girl Squad}}</nowiki></code> and <code><nowiki>{{SPCG4AP}}</nowiki></code> templates. I'd fix that but I don't want to create an edit conflict for you while your working on the page, just noting it so someone remembers to put them back. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 00:43, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
:::::What?!? Gah!!! Sorry, I was too premature in removing the stub. Fix it; I don't want my claim to destoy the links: I can't write the WHOLE article alone! Look at the last TGS transcript!{{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 00:59, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
Don't panic. Just add the following lines right at the very bottom of the page:

<nowiki>{{stub}}
{{Teen Girl Squad}}
{{SBCG4AP}}</nowiki>

The first one marks the page as incomplete, letting other editors and casual visitors know that we're aware the page needs more work. The last two add those fancy boxes that make it easier to navigate to other TGS or game related pages at the bottom. (I'm still avoiding adding these back because I don't want to edit conflict your work — but don't worry, if you run into trouble, it'll be fixed soon enough). {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 01:10, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

I gotta split now, so have at it! The tag's down until Wendsday, then, as long as no one else claims it, it'll go back on. See ya! {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 01:29, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

:Greenhelmet, you're using the wrong template; you want:

<nowiki>{{pageinprogress}}</nowiki>

:Your current one does nothing. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 18:03, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

::Oh, I didn't know about <nowiki>{{pageinprogress}}</nowiki>... but really as long as other people realize I'm editing the page, it gets the job done. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 18:11, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

:::Sadly, this is not true; as they only know you're editing a section (read the text completely). People will only REALLY stop editing with pageinprogress, otherwise, you're editing air. (P.S. Hurry up, willya? I'm hot on the trail of a good screenshot!){{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 18:21, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

:::::Case in point: You read the template, and you knew that I ''meant'' the entire page even though I used the wrong template, and so you didn't edit the page. So it worked. :)
:::::I'm done with my shuffling stuff, and I've added the summary and the transcripts of what SB says at the end, so I took of the cleanup tag, I think it's looking good. Thanks for the great work you did on the page That game dude! {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 18:29, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
::::::I only knew that that's what you meant because of this talk, but thanks for the compliment. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 18:37, 28 September 2008 (UTC), signin' out!

:::Also, your item list is not in order. Please restore the order that I had, except move the Tablet and Chisle to the top, the Wheel below the Machine gun, and the Dog under the Cat. Thanks {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 18:33, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

::::Why? I think alphabetical order makes more sense here. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 18:37, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

:::::Because this is ''my'' article (mainly), and because that's not alphabetical, ( C is after D?), '''''and''''' because the last one was done in order! {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 18:55, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

::::::I made a mistake with Charles Darwin. Perhaps it would be better to put them in the order they are in the game though. Gimme a sec and I'll do that. By the way, I think you're missing out on the spirit of a wiki by being so possessive about your work here. I'm sorry to tell you, but this isn't your article. That's not how this wiki works. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 19:08, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

:::::::That was a joke! Sorry! Geez, so defensive! Anyways, sorry for the confusion, and thanks for reformatting. In the future, though, let's do this over e-mail, as this took a lot of space! {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 19:13, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

==Help, please!==

This article is too big for me to do alone accurately! I need help, or this will never be successful! I need help!!! {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 22:03, 23 September 2008 (UTC)
::I am now no longer fixing this article alone. Until I get some help, I will NEVER edit here again, so please contribute here!{{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 01:44, 26 September 2008 (UTC)
::: Okay! Thanks to you guys, we're almost done! We just need an accuracy check, fill in the blank spots, and put some Fun Facts, and we can call it a true hrwiki article (and I still claim credit for this article). {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 14:26, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
::::And... DONE'D!!! It's over!!! It's finished! Now, we just need to check the spelling and accuracy, then we done! That Game Dude386-out. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 16:46, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
:::::Well, folks, I'd say this article is even better then the first one! Congradulations <strike>Strong Bad on your 100th 200th email</strike>!!! {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 21:09, 30 September 2008 (UTC)

== 6000 points ==

Should it be mentioned here which deaths to use where, in order to get the full 6000 points? {{User:NoMayonnaise/sig}}
:Yes, I should think so. If this page doesn't already have a summary section like [[Homestar Ruiner Teen Girl Squad#Summary|the last one]], it should get one. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:42, 27 September 2008 (UTC)
::I never studied that area, so I don't know what it could be. You're more than welcome to put it up here, if you know it. If not, it's just another reason why this article needs cleanup. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 16:42, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
:::By the way, Dorian Gray (no pun intended), the deaths ''this'' time are already categorized into major and minor deaths, so we only need an explanation & point transcripts, instead of the summary. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 16:45, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
::::We should be consistent between both articles (and future sbcg4ap tgs's). {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 19:18, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

==Images==

Can we get someone to put an image/s up? I can't screenshoot at '''ALL''', and this article looks... bare-bones. If someone could find/make a CGS screenshot, put it up on the wiki, and link to it here, I'd put it up immeadiaty (as soon as I see it). Thanks, {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 16:52, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
:Image uploaded and in the article. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 18:54, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
::U rool! {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 18:56, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

== Suggested Improvements ==

(1) Currently the page says that if no girls die, it's -20 points. But I got this result when I gave a girl the ribbon during Scene 3, with no other girls dying along the way. (2) There's a Results category missing.. what about when there are less than four deaths, and one/some of those deaths are major? (3) How about using the Tablet/Chisel after the other is used on a ''different'' girl? (4) I think some things need to be indented for readability. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 18:53, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

: 1: Note this as "-20 points: If no girls or only 1 girl dies a minor death.
: 2: Try it out; mark it. 'Tis the way of HR Wiki.
: 3: "If used alone" is the exact same.
: 4:Edit the article if you must, but mark it as minor.
: There you are, Viklaus. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 19:02, 28 September 2008 (UTC)

::OF: I think some of your comments were made prior to some recent additions to the article (1) looks like the article is inaccurate in that case — the cases of 1,2,3 and 4 major deaths I am certain are correct though (2) This is there now, (3) Tablet/Chisel now have independent sections, I think it's clear now (what happens is exactly what is on the transcript), (4) Yeah, same is true of the Homestar Ruiner one come to think of it. I think doing it the way the responses are done might help. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 19:16, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
:::I don't think enough research has been done in the Results category. I have now found that ''not'' all four have to die in order to get 18 ''or'' 41 points. I don't know what it takes and I'm sorry, but I ain't gonna be the one do the research, I can only stomach so much of the same exact thing over and over again. And as far as the tablet/chisel go, it's the word "before" that's inaccurate. Maybe "independent of" would work better? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 19:37, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
::::I changed the headings of the ''Results'' section to be less specific, and hopefully completely accurate now. I admit I didn't try every single possible combination of them (which is a lot of repetition), but all of the different responses need to be there, and they need ''something'' as headers... {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 19:44, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
:::::Okay, I'll do it. Give me some time and I'll get every combination of minor/major with/without Darwin, and I'll report back. Luckily, right clicking interrupts the dialogue. First, I need to eat something, though. {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 20:03, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
::::::Forget it. I thought I was almost done when I discovered that not all major deaths are equal in value. And it could be the same with minor deaths. And maybe certain non-deaths have point values, I dunno. Maybe if we tested all combinations of all cards with all Teen Girls in all scenes we could reach a solid conclusion. Does anyone think there's a chance of getting the info from the source? {{User:OptimisticFool/sig}} 21:46, 28 September 2008 (UTC)
:::::::Don't feel bad. You'd need the super-geniuses who figured out [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]]'s order. At their IQ level, their brains probably A-SPLODE'D!. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 21:59, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

==Linking==
Shouldn't this article have links to the other SBCG4AP Teen Girl Squad like [[Strong Bad Emails]] and [[Teen Girl Squad]] articles do? I don't know how to do those yet... {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 21:49, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
: With the SBCG4AP episodes, it was agreed not to do this until we had at least three episode pages (which we now do). We don't have three SBCG4AP TGS pages yet, so no "quicklinks". If we were to put them in now, both "forward" and "backward" would point to the same place! --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:59, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
::Oh. Didn't know that. All I knew was that is was '''WAY''' hard to write the body text without easily staying true to the first article. In fact, I couldn't. Kudos to Dorian Gray or Green Helmet (can't remember which) for doing that after I was done. As soon as the next one's out, though, even when it's as empty as it was before I came[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php?title=Strong_Badia_the_Free_Cave_Girl_Squad&diff=prev&oldid=590419] it goes up. Owch. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 22:24, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

== NO ARROW'D!! (Ow! My lack of spine!) ==

Is it notable that this is the first (of two) SBCG4AP episodes not to include the Arrow'd Guy? I daresay it is NOT notable that it's the third TGS overall; first times are insteresting, but not seconds and thirds so much. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:55, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
:Yes, it is! Such is a rare event, and if he makes an appearence in [[Baddest of the Bands]]' TGS and any of the other urrealeased SBCG4AP TGSs, it '''''is a first.''''' {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 22:04, 29 September 2008 (UTC)
::What I find particularly interesting is that the Arrow'd Guy carries no significance in either of these games. In Homestar Ruiner, he has a minor role for one item that doesn't even result in a death. And he doesn't even appear in Cave Girl Squad. This is different from the toons, where he usually is involved in a major death.
::As to any notability... Sure. ''I'd'' include it. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:04, 29 September 2008 (UTC)

==Thomas==

In the thing it talks about how the card appears as Alien, not Thomas. However it's entirely possible that the alien isn't Thomas, just of the same species.

candy product

Wise dude321 — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 23:29:19 GMT

Wise dude321: /* Goofs */

{{sbenav|149|disconnected|some kinda robot}}

[[Image:CandyProduct.png|thumb|You got SBLOUNSKCHED!]]

Strong Bad gets his own [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar|candy product]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Marshie}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Field]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 21, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 2:58

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as if talking into a microphone}'' Check one, check two. Sibilants. Sibilants. [[#Footnote|[1]]] SBEmail.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Candy</div>
Dear Strongbad 
I was wondering, if you are so famous, popular, and a 
chick-magnet how come you dont have any candy product... 
or food thing... to sell.............. 
From somone thats not homestarrunner
</blockquote>

''{While reading, Strong Bad says "Dear Strongbad I was wondering," as one clause, pronounces "dont" with a short O sound (as "daunt"), inserts exaggerated pauses where the ellipses are in the email, and says "somone" as a name.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, of course you're not, Somone. Or else you would've fallen prey to Edgar's Baby's Daddy: my Homestar junkmail filter. ''{clears screen}'' So what I don't have a candy product. I betcha I will by the end of this email. I'm famous, popular, and chick-magnet enough to have a candy product. Why is it athletes are the only ones with their own candy bars? Shouldn't they have their own brand of, like, jock-strap or divorce lawyer, instead? ''{clears screen}'' For my candy bar, we're gonna need a name that's 50% Strong Bad, 50% tooth rot, and 50% ta-dah!!! How 'bou... SBLOUNSKCHED!

''{A brown "SBLOUNSKCHED! bar" smashes onscreen, and then disappears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 'Cuz that's how you're gonna feel when you eat one...like you got SBLOUNSKCHED! ''{has trouble pronouncing the end}'' Now we gotta be sure and represent as many of the different states—

''{A [[The Periodic Table of Candy Elements|candy-based periodic table]] covers the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —of candy matter as possible. We’ll start with a gaseous cloud of marshmallow vapor—

''{While Strong Bad says the second sentence, a pile of marshmallows appears from the left and puffs into a shiny, white vapor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —encased in a globule of semi-solid licorice colloid.

''{As this is said, some black goo comes from behind and encases the vapor in a bubbly black sphere. It shrinks while it and many other identical blobs will the lower part of the screen as the next sentence starts.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A bunch of those will be floating in a channel of liquid nougat—

''{A wave of white nougat fills the lower half of the screen, and the licorice spheres are floating in the new stream.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —which I recently found out is the candy equivalent of veal. And we roll all that up inside a solid crispety cookety log—

''{At the end of the last sentence, a cookie dough log with chocolate chips wraps around the stream and puts it back to the center. It has a small stump sticking out with a leaf.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and cover it with rich, creamy... pepperoni.

''{Seven slices of pepperoni drop along the top of the candy log.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then sprinkle that with, not just crispy puffed rice, but whole tiny bowls of crispy puffed rice cereal.

''{As this is spoken, twelve tiny bowls of chrispy puffed rice cereal drop onto the treat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And finally, smother that with the ol’ BBC: Boring Brown Chocolate.

''{Liquid chocolate is poured onto the candy and completely covers it.}''

'''BRITISH-ACCENTED VOICE:''' I say...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now that is a confection worthy of the SBLOUNSKCHED name. But I need to think of a better shape than the standard piece-of-crap shape.

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the bathroom, reading a newspaper.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I’m talkin’ to you, Baby Ruth.

''{Cut back to the Periodic Table.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's see ... shape, shape, shape, shape, shape—

''{The candy rapidly morphs through a series of shapes: a chainsaw, a dollar sign, a thumbs-up, a syringe, a campfire, the state of Indiana, a moustache, and the bust of Van Buren.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —ooh, what about my pants? Everybody knows my pants! And they come with a built-in bite out of them ''{chomp}'' for security, ‘cuz who’s gonna steal a pair of half-eaten choco-pants?

''{Cut back to computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Typing}'' Man, with a candy bar like that, you could get away with anything!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing}'' You’ve got the munch, the crisp and the crunch, livin’ in the gutter with grandma. When coach puts you in, you gotta go for the win. Y2K turned out all right! SBLOUNSKCHED! You can do it! SBLOUNSKCHED! Crunchy chew it! Who’s got the money?!? You got SBLOUNSKCHED!

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ''{speaking very rapidly}'' Buy one and you can get one free root canal or cavity search.

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

===Footnote===

#This could also be "Sibilance. Sibilance."

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:JunkmailFilta.png|thumb|Egdar's Baby's Daddy]]
*Click "Edgar's Baby's Daddy" to see Strong Bad's Homestar junkmail filter.
{| cellspacing=4 style="font-family:Courier New, monospace;font-weight:bold;border:2px solid gray;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px"
|-
| style="padding:4px;border:2px solid red" |Edgar´s Baby´s Daddy H*R Junkmail Filta
|-
|
{| cellspacing=0 style="font-family:Courier New, monospace;font-weight:bold;"
|-
! align="left" style="border-right:2px solid #CCC" | Subject !! style="border-right:2px solid #CCC" | Time !! Sender
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;border-top:2px solid #CCC;padding-right:4px" | Re: Besing Friends Draw Trogdor again ;) Re: re: re: resending Re: PharmBlacy news Possible caper Rrrrates so low!!!! Shemp vs. Curly Joe It's almost 10:25!!
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;border-top:2px solid #CCC;padding-right:4px;padding-left:4px" | 10:22 10:22 10:23 10:23 10:23 10:24 10:24 10:24
| style="border-top:2px solid #CCC;padding-left:4px" | Homestar Runner Homestar Runner Homestar Runner Homestar Runner Homestar Runner Homestar Runner Homestar Runner Homestar Runner
|}
|}

*At the end of the e-mail, click the front SBLOUNSKCHED! bar to see a short scene of Homestar (dressed as a robber) preparing to steal a discarded candy product.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh, paydirt! A pair of half-eaten choco-pants!

*Also click the SBLOUNSKCHED! logo below the candy bars to see a short scene of Marshie's face appearing in the gaseous marshmallow vapor.
:'''MARSHIE:''' ''{creepy voice}'' You can't destroy me!

== Fun Facts ==
{{checkstuffpage}}

===Explanations===
*Although the word [[wikipedia:colloid|colloids]] has several meanings, in this situation it refers to small particles that are suspended within the substance that contains them.
*[[wikipedia:Sibilants|Sibilants]] (or "sibilance") is a word commonly used when testing microphones to make sure that sibilant sounds ("s", "sh", "z", and "zh") are picked up properly.
*The date shown on the Tandy 400 is Friday, December 31, 1999. It is possible that Strong Bad was changing the date to avoid the [[Wikipedia:year 2000 problem|year 2000 problem]].

===Trivia===
[[Image:DaNewsPapes.png|thumb|Da NewsPapes]]
*Strong Bad's [[News Articles|newspaper]] reads as follows:
<pre>Da NewsPapes

World events continued for the 43rd
consecutive day. This is just 3 shy of
the all-time record of 46. Many believe
this to be a sign of things to come. Ed
Bache concurs. "This is a sign of
things to come."

Back Pape

Famous couples were spotted eating,
walking around, and on movie screens
across the country.
</pre>

===Remarks===
* Strong Bad's candy bar comes packaged in two different rectangular shapes — the first resembling the old Choco-Lite bar or a [[Wikipedia:Nestle Crunch|Nestlé Crunch]] with Caramel, and the second resembling a [[Wikipedia:Kit Kat|Kit Kat]] — in spite of the fact that the bar itself is supposed to be shaped like a pair of pants.
*During the SBLOUNSKCHED! commercial, you can't adjust the contrast knobs on the [[Tandy 400]] as you normally could.

===Goofs===
*There used to be no back button at the end of the e-mail.

===Inside References===
*"Re: re: re: resending" is a possible reference to [[bottom 10]], where Strong Bad explains that he hates emails that have more than one Fwd:, or Re: in the subject line.
*"Draw [[Trogdor (character)|Trogdor]] again ;)" is a reference to [[dragon]].
*This is another example of [[Homestar Peeking|characters peeking]] from behind objects in the foreground.
*One of the rejected forms for the candy bar is the [[Van_Buren | bust of Van Buren]].
*At the beginning of the commercial, small print at the bottom reveals that it is a production of [[Cheap As Free]] Foodstuffs.
*Marshie's creepy voice in the Easter egg is similar to an Easter egg in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*During the SBLOUNSKCHED! jingle, the scoreboard behind Coach Z reads CGNU, the [[Wikipedia:Acronym and initialism|initialism]] of [[Crazy Go Nuts University]].
*"Edgar's Baby Daddy" is another instance of Edgar based computer protection software, first seen in [[virus]] (as Edgar) as an anti-virus program, and also in [[long pants]] (as Edgar Jr.) as a paragraph filter.
*"Possible caper" refers to [[caper]].
*"Da NewsPapes" is a reference to the newspapers in [[stunt double]] and [[dangeresque 3]], which were called "The Local Newspapes".
*We previously saw Senor Cardgage sleeping in the Back Alley in [[Senorial Day]].
The Camera Rotating around Strong bad While He's Standing on the hill is a Refrence to [[Old Intro 2]]

===Real-World References===
*The "SBLOUNSKCHED!" commercial refers to ads for candies like [[Wikipedia:Mentos|Mentos]] where it is suggested that consumers of the product can do anything at all.
*[[Wikipedia:Baby Ruth|Baby Ruth]] is a popular candy bar 2 oz. in size in a log-shaped form. Strong Bad's allusion to its scatological appearance is most likely a reference to a like-minded gag in the film [[Wikipedia:Caddyshack|Caddyshack]].
*[[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]] actually stands for ''British Broadcasting Corporation'', which may explain why the English voice is offended by Strong Bad's interpretation.
*"Sibilance," a word describing the "s" sound, was used by [[IMDb:nm0000158|Tom Hanks]] in a Wayne's World sketch on [[Wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]] in a soundcheck for [[Wikipedia:Aerosmith|Aerosmith]].
*The "built-in bite" shape of SBLOUNSKCHED! may refer to Grizzly Chomps, a Hostess-brand treat introduced in 1992. The package included two chocolate cupcakes with a bite-mark shape cut out of them, and the package bore a cartoon bear saying, "I start 'em, you finish 'em."
*"Crispity" is a made-up word used in advertisements, along with "crunchity" and "peanut-buttery," to describe the [[Wikipedia:Butterfinger|Butterfinger]] candy bar.
*[[Wikipedia:Shemp Howard|Shemp Howard]] and [[Wikipedia:Curly Joe DeRita|"Curly Joe" DeRita]] served the role as the third of the [[Wikipedia:Three Stooges|Three Stooges]] at various points in the act's history.

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|149|7465}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Commandos in the Classroom

Wise dude321 — Wed, 08 Feb 2006 14:55:53 GMT

Wise dude321: /* Real-World References */

{{toonnav|Shorts|cheatcommandos4|Sick Day|TrogdorCon '97}}
[[Image:Commandos in the Classroom.PNG|thumb|Commandos in the Classroom!]]

The [[Cheat Commandos]] teach about inappropriate peer-2-teen choice behaviors.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Gunhaver}}, {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, {{Film|Reynold}}, {{Film|Blue Laser minion}}, {{Film|Firebert}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Reinforcements}}

'''Places:''' [[Cheat Commandos HQ]], [[Price Style]], Seedy Bar, Blue Laser HQ (Easter Egg)

'''Date:''' September 13, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:15

'''Page Title:''' Buy all our Teaching Aids and Filmstrips!

== Transcript ==
''{Open to Cheat Commandos headquarters; a title which reads "'MOVIE NIGHT!' written by A. Chimendez Jr." appears. Cut to some Cheat Commandos at [[The Screen]].}''

'''CRACKOTAGE:''' Movie night is my favorite night. I think it is my favorite night. Hee hee hoo hoo!

'''SILENT RIP:''' Are you even trying anymore?

''{Crackotage looks offended and sad.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' All right boys, time for a little R&R. Tonight we've got the old family favorite ''Pony Fights 2''!!!

''{the lights dim, and the big screen cuts to the green rating screen. It reads:}''
<blockquote style="background:#0C0; color:#FFF; padding:1em; width:500px; border:none; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">THE FOLLOWING FILM HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR 
CERTAIN AUDIENCES 
BY SOME PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT'S BEST 
 
IT BE RATED
{| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:none; border:1px #FFF solid; margin:0 auto; color:white"
|-
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | PG-13
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | FOR SEVERE CUSSING AND ''VERY'' ILLEGAL PONY FIGHTS
|}
</blockquote>

'''EVERYBODY:''' Yay! Yeah!

'''SILENT RIP:''' All right! PG-13!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Uh, sorry Reynold, ''{He flicks the lights back on.}'' I'm afraid lights-out for you is at oh-now hundred hours!

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Yeah, all that cuss-language might give you nightmares. Ah-ha ha ha.

'''REYNOLD:''' Oh, I can handle it, why I can even swear a cuss myself! A-hem. Diaper biscuits.

'''OTHER COMMANDOS:''' ''{unrestrained laughter}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Oh, I can't do anything right. I might as well go home and get teen pregnant.

''{The other commandos gasp, the Blue Las-Alert siren sounds once.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Easy there, Cheat Cuss-mando, you just made an inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behavior!

'''REYNOLD:''' A whaaa?

''{cut to the black and white Commandos in the Classroom logo, which looks like Reynold in a mortarboard cap pointing a pointer at an A+}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{singing}'' Commandos in the Classroom!

''{Cut to another black-and-white slide that reads "LESSON 4: INAPPROPRIATE PEER-2-TEEN CHOICE BEHAVIORS". At the bottom in fine print it reads "*TEACHERS, USE THIS TIME TO CATCH A NAP OR HAVE A SMOKE."}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Lesson four: Inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behaviors!

''{Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold in Cheat Commandos HQ}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Here, Reynold, lemme show you.

''{Gunhaver points the remote at the screen, which shows two ponies fighting in a field for a moment, then snows out to a diagram of a person's head showing the brain. The other commandos cheer for a second, then groan as the scene changes.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' I was watchin' the ponies...

'''GUNHAVER:''' The brain is divided into two halves: ''{The brain in the diagram gets a jagged line down the middle}'' the good half ''{A dotted line points to the left half saying "GOOD HALF"}'' and the evil half. ''{A dotted line points to the right half saying "EVIL HALF.}'' The good half likes positive things, like Self-Esteem, ''{the word "Self-Esteem" appears in the middle of the screen and moves through the mouth into the "good" half of the brain.}'' Oreo Cheesecake, ''{again, the words appear and move through the mouth and up into the brain}'' Bringing Your Old Man a Cold One, ''{again, then cut to a close-up of Gunhaver}'' and all our playsets and toys. ''{Gunhaver smiles a big grin toward the camera. Cut back to the diagram.}'' But the evil half likes ''{as each of the next four words is said, it appears from the "evil" half of the brain and moves to the right side of the screen}'' Littering! Loitering! Latering! Lootering! And all the other stuff that causes inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behaviors! ''{The other words vanish and are replaced by "Inappropriate peer-2-teen choice behaviors".}''

''{Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' But how do ''I'' keep from making peer-to-teen choice awards, Gunhaver?

'''GUNHAVER:''' If you find yourself in a sticky ''{makes "finger quotes"}'' teenage situation, just remember these three pro-positive life tools:

''{Cut to Silent Rip in a classroom, next to a Blue Laser minion. Both appear to be taking tests.}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' What did you get for number four, sir?

'''SILENT RIP:''' Uhhhh...

''{Gunhaver suddenly enters the screen from the bottom.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''Freeze!'' ''{The screen cuts to a diagram of a male body with "PRO-POSITIVE LIFE TOOL" written next to it, and a giant "#1" appears next to it.}'' Pro-positive life tool number one: ''{Gunhaver appears on the screen}'' say you have one of any debilitating gold rush era diseases! ''{He pulls out a book labeled "BIG BOOK OF DEBILITATING GOLD RUSH ERA DISEASES", and "BBODGRED" on the spine.}''

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

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Come on, man. I thought we were bros!

'''SILENT RIP:''' I can't! I have the typhoid! Or the cholera!

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Never mind. Your answers are gross, bro.

''{Silent Rip smiles. Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold, the latter of whom is now wearing a false beard and a prospector's hat, and is holding a mining pick.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Gold rush era diseases, eh?

'''GUNHAVER:''' Now you're getting it!

''{Cut to the supermarket, where two Blue Laser Minions are holding a lot of bottles labeled "WINE COOLA," some of them in their pants, and Fightgar is standing nearby.}''

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' Hey, man. We need you to put these wine coolers down your pants... er, down your headband.

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Oh, um, uh...

''{Again, Gunhaver suddenly jumps onto the screen.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''STOP!'' ''{The diagram of the body returns, but now, it's a woman's body. "#2" appears on the side and "EN SAP" at the bottom.}'' Pro-positive life tool numero two: ''{silhouettes of the two Blue Laser minions and Gunhaver appear with question marks over them. The minions are labeled "INAPPROPRIATORS"}'' Envision your Inappropriators ''{Gunhaver is labeled "STILL JUST YOU" and the minions turn into pizza slices.}'' as giant slices of pizza.

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

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Ah-ha ha ha! You're deep-dish! Ah-ha ha! And you've got extra cheese! Ah-ha ha ha ha! Oh, pepperoni!

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' What's with this guy?

'''SECOND BLUE LASER MINION:''' He sounds crazy. Should we shoot him?

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' Abso-total-lutely!

''{The second minion pulls out a large gun and aims it at Fightgar, who looks startled. The scene cuts back to Gunhaver and Reynold, who is now wearing a baseball cap and holding a bat, with a ball sitting next to him, and we can hear shooting over the next exchange.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' But Gunhaver, I've never had pizza before!

'''GUNHAVER:''' But you know what it looks like, don't you?

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{smiling}'' I think so!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Now you're getting it!

''{Cut to an alley next to a building labeled "Seedy Bar". Firebert walks by in the background, while the Blue Laser Commander is standing next to a building.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' ''{Jumping out}'' Hey, kid! Wanna smoke some ''candy'' ''{holds up chocolate bar}'' with me?

''{The diagram of the body, which now appears to be a bear, appears over the scene this time. "#3" appears on the right. Firebert and Blue Laser Commander lean back to make room for the diagram}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pro-positive life tool number three: ''{The diagram and "#3" disappear, and Silent Rip appears from the side of the building and throws a smoke bomb.}'' Have your light infantry create a thick smokescreen. ''{The commander starts hacking and coughing, while Firebert pulls out a gun and shoots it at the commander.}'' Then lay down some suppressive fire until the snipers are in position. ''{He stops firing.}'' But look out for surface-to-air antioxidant missiles! ''{Firebert jumps out of the way as three missiles, labelled "100% GREEN TEA" and painted with skulls-and-crossbones, just barely miss the Commander.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Ah!

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then by the time Reinforcements shows up...

''{Reinforcements shows up.}''

'''REINFORCEMENTS:''' Hey, guys.

''{Cut to a screen with Gunhaver.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ...Your mom ''{an image of a station wagon appears}'' should be waiting for you in the bus turnaround! ''{The theme music plays. Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold.}'' So, do you think you're ready to make ''{more finger quotes}'' appropriate inappropriate whatever thingies now?

'''REYNOLD:''' Yes sir! I'm gonna get high on life!

''{Silent Rip walks up.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' We're about to start the movie! You guys coming?

'''GUNHAVER:''' What do you think, Reynold?

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{thinks a moment, then grins}'' I've got dysentery!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Good job, little buddy! ''{pushes Reynold offscreen to stage left, then walks with Silent Rip to stage right}'' Man, I can't wait to see some serious pony carnage!

''{Fade to the Commandos in the Classroom logo again.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{singing}'' Commandos in the classroom!

''{Cut to an image that reads "NEXT WEEK... LESSON 5: LISTEN YOU GUYS, YOU SERIOUSLY NEED TO START SHOWERING EVERYDAY"}'' [sic]

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Next week, lesson 5: Listen you guys, you seriously need to start showering every day!

''{"THE END" and "BACK" appear at the bottom of the screen.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "Lesson" to see the "Commandos in the Classroom" Lesson 4 Worksheet.

:<div style="background:#F5F5F5; color:black; padding:8px; width: 240px; border:1px solid #CCC">'''LESSON 4''' '''WORKSHEET''' '''1. DRAW A PICTURE OF YOUR FAVORITE INAPPROPRIATE''' '''PEER-2-TEEN CHOICE BEHAVIOR''' <table align="center" style="border:1px black solid; background:none"><tr height="50"><td width="70"> </td></tr></table> '''2. WHY DO YOU THINK REYNOLD''' '''HAS NEVER TRIED PIZZA?''' ___________________________ ___________________________ <nowiki>*</nowiki>(TEACHERS, THIS WORKSHEET SHOULD BUY YOU 10-15 MORE MINUTES OF PEACE. FIX YOURSELF A DRINK, MAYBE!)</div>

*Click on "Guys" for Blue Laser to get the wrong end of the stick.
:''{The Blue Laser Commander and a minion are standing in their HQ, dressed as pizza slices. The text "OPERATION DRESS UP AS PIZZA!!" is flashing on a screen in the background.}''
:'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Um, I'm not entirely sure this is what they were talking about sir.
:'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Shut it! Pizza can't talk!

*Click on "Seriously" for the following exchange:
:''{Cut to Silent Rip and Crackotage in the HQ, with Pony Fights 2 playing in the background.}''
:'''SILENT RIP:''' Ah, you can do it. Try another one.
:'''CRACKOTAGE:''' I think my rhymes are truly broke! Broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke! Hoo-hoo, hweh-hweh! ''{Silent Rip scowls.}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Second audio program|SAP]] is an auxiliary audio channel for television that can be broadcast or transmitted both over the air and by cable TV. It is often used for an alternate language or descriptive video.
*[[Wikipedia:MPAA_film_rating_system#PG-13|PG-13]] is one of the film ratings used in the [http://mpaa.org/movieratings/about/content5.htm MPAA] film rating system. It is a strong caution to parents that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
*[[Wikipedia:Chicago-style pizza|Deep-dish]] (AKA "Chicago-style") is a style of [[Pizza|pizza]] in which the pizza is much thicker than usual, often requiring the use of a fork and knife to eat it.
*[[Wikipedia:Typhoid fever|Typhoid fever]], [[Wikipedia:Cholera|cholera]], and [[Wikipedia:Dysentery|dysentery]] are bacterial diseases generally associated with the ingestion of drinking water contaminated by improper sanitation. They are also generally associated with the Gold Rush era, as today's sanitation standards have all but wiped them out.
*[[Wikipedia:Antioxidants|Antioxidants]] are chemicals that prevent the [[Wikipedia:oxidation|oxidation]] of other chemicals.
*"Oh-now hundred hours" is a reference to military time, where the time is said as a single 4-digit number. For example, in military time 9 a.m. is 0900 hours (pronounced "Oh-nine hundred hours"), and 9 p.m. is 2100 hours ("twenty-one hundred hours").

===Trivia===
[[Image:Commandos4 problem4.PNG|right|thumb|Smell that purple ink!!]]
*The blackboard in the classroom sequence reads "ASSIGNMENTS", "TAKE TEST", and "STARE AT CLOCK UNTIL I COME BACK".
*In the same scene as above, Silent Rip's test paper reads "Problem 4: Compare and contrast your 2 most favorite '[[Wikipedia:Ernest P. Worrell|Ernest]]' movies. Show your work!"
*This is the first time Reinforcements is shown in his animated form, and also the first time he talks in his own voice.
*This is the longest "Short" cartoon on the website.
*The line "Come on, man, I thought we were bros." is the first time a Blue Laser Minion has ended a sentence without referring to the person he was speaking to as "sir" or "ma'am".

===Remarks===
*The episode is called "Movie Night", but when we see the headquarters, it's daytime.

===Goofs===
*"Every day" is misspelled "everyday" on the slide at the end. In that context, it should be the two-word adverb, not the one-word adjective.
*The clock in the classroom sequence has only 8 hours on its face, instead of 12.
*When Gunhaver is talking to Reynold after the brain picture appears, his left hand goes through his jacket for a split-second.

===Inside References===
*This episode of Cheat Commandos is written by [[A. Chimendez|A. Chimendez Jr.]]
*Gunhaver makes a reference to [[Cold Ones]].
*The lesson four worksheet seems to be based on the application form in [[CGNU]].

===Real-World References===
*The title is based on [http://www.ciconline.org/default.htm Cable in the Classroom], a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational programming to be aired in schools.
* The [[Wikipedia:Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]] is an awards ceremony shown annually on Fox since 1999 in which teens get to vote for the winners of various categories such as movies, music, and television.
*[http://www.kraftfoods.com/recipes/CakesPiesCheesecakes/CheesecakesBaked/OREOCheesecake.html Oreo Cheesecake] is a novelty dessert made by replacing the normal cheesecake crust with crushed [[Wikipedia:Oreos|Oreos]].
* When Reynold says "eh" it is a stereotype to Canada

==External Links==
*[[HR:cheatcommandos4.html|watch "Commandos in the Classroom"]]
*[[HR:cheatcommandos4.swf|view the Flash file for "Commandos in the Classroom"]]
*[[Forum:4934|forum thread re: Commandos In The Classroom]]
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montage

Wise dude321 — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 00:01:27 GMT

Wise dude321: /* Inside References */

[[Image:sbemail117.png|thumb|A girl. Or maybe a wagon. Filled up with pancakes.]]

'''Strong Bad Email #117'''

Strong Bad "creats" a few montages about a wagon full of pancakes.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Wagon Fulla Pancakes]], {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Pond]], [[The Movie Theatre]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Race Track]]

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

'''Date:''' November 8, 2004

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

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{announcing}'' Tonight on Strong Bad Email: Comedian Coach Z, actress Marzipan, and some guy from a zoo.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
Why don't you creat a montage? 
 
Steve 
Surf City, NJ</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "creat" as "cree-at" and reads NJ as "No Job"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' ''{in a high-pitched, mocking voice}'' Oooohhh! Why don't you creat an alternate reality where you don't have to spell correctly and I talk like this. And your name is Watered Down! ''{Strong Bad clears the screen and continues typing in normal voice.}'' A montage, eh Watered Down? Like, about whatever? Okay. I'll make a montage about...

''{cut to an empty field}''

Me. ''{Strong Bad appears}''

And a wagon. ''{a wagon appears}''

Full of pancakes. ''{pancakes appear in the wagon}''

''{Diamond wipe to Strong Bad and the wagon walking past Bubs's Concession Stand.}''

''{Wipe to a field where Strong Bad kicks the wagon calmly.}''

''{Cut to Strong Bad pulling the wagon uphill.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oooh, or maybe a montage of me falling in love with the wagon full of pancakes.

''{Heart wipe to Strong Bad in a boat with the wagon. They are both holding glasses of wine (or some sort of juice).}''

''{singing}''

Let's make this moment be the symbol of our lives 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon listening to a Taranchula LP on headphones.}'' 
We'll pawn your dad's computer 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon, under the stars. Strong Bad points to some shooting stars in the distance.}'' 
and we'll sail to paradise 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon spinning around, holding "hands".}'' 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon at the movies. Strong Bad drops some popcorn.}'' 
You're a girl... or maybe a wagon... 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon at a fast food place. Strong Bad puts ketchup on some fries while laughing and smiling.} 
filled up with pancakes 
''{Cut to Strong Bad frolicking across a field as the wagon follows.}'' 

'''STRONG BAD:''' Or maybe a montage of the wagon full of pancakes
''{Cut to a front door view of The Cheat and the wagon, both sporting business-class fedoras.}''
and The Cheat being down on their luck door to door salesmen.

''{Cut to The Cheat lying in the wagon as the wagon rolls past.}''

''{Several doors slam on The Cheat at different angles.}''

''{singing}''
You can't do it so give up now 
Whatcha gonna do when your dough runs out? 
Ain't that a drag? 
''{Cut to the wagon sitting in an arm chair while the Cheat lies on the floor in front, smoking.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{He stops singing.}'' No, I got it. A montage of the wagon full of pancakes training ''{Cut to Homestar in a black shirt that says "The #1" looking at the wagon in a field.}'' for the championship.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A wagon full of pamcakes? In the Champeenship?! I'd like to see ya try!

''{Zoom in on pancakes as training music starts to play.}''

''{Cut to the wagon climbing the stairs of a stadium.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}''
Guts, guts, and might ''{The wagon's handle slowly collapses on top of a barbell.}'' 
''{Cut to Strong Bad and the wagon on a track.}'' 
Lifting weights and feeling all right ''{Strong Bad clicks a stop watch.''} 
''{Cut to a silhouette of Strong Bad and the wagon running past a sunset and an ocean.}'' 
It's a showdown going downtown 
You're gonna mess around showdown 
''{Cut to the wagon ascending the bleachers again.}'' 
Put your nose down showdown 
''{Cut to quick shot of wagon jumping up and down at the top of the bleachers.}'' 

''{Cut to Homestar Runner and the wagon in a gym as Coach Z looks on in a referee costume.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hi-yah! Hi-yah! ''{Homestar kicks.}''

''{The wagon's handle falls on Homestar, just like it did while training with the barbell, and Homestar falls down.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oof!

'''COACH Z:''' The pamcakes wins!

''{A buzzer sounds and the score changes from 6–6 to 6–7 on the scoreboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Showdown.

''{Cut to Strong Bad at the Compy 386.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Those were some good montages, eh Watered Down? That was like, a montage of montages. The only thing we left out is the end credits photo montage. ''{Music starts up}'' Hit it!

''{Cut to a glossy of Strong Bad and the wagon in the boat.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{singing}''
Partying... ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to glossy of Strong Bad and the wagon on the beach.}''
It's the weekend... ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to glossy of Strong Bad and the wagon in the movie theater.}'' 
''{Cut to a closeup of The Cheat lying on the floor.}'' 
'''CAPTION:''' The Cheat never sold a single box of toner. He is currently unemployed. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still singing}'' And a wagon... ''party party party''. 
Full of pancakes... 
''{Cut to Homestar kicking in the gym.}'' 
'''CAPTION''': Homestar sold his "The #1" shirt for $3(US). He got a good deal. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still singing}'' ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to a glossy of Strong Bad frolicing across the field, the wagon not in the photo.}'' 
'''CAPTION''': Strong Bad went on to host some show on Animal Planet. 
It was cancelled before the first commercial break. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{still singing}'' And we're partying... ''party party party'' 
''{Cut to the wagon with a fedora.}'' 
'''CAPTION''': After winning the champeenship, the Wagon Fulla Pancakes did some local TV spots for a used car dealership. 
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing}'' It's the weekend... ''party party party'' 
And we're partying... ''party party party'' 
Everybody does it tonnniiight... 
'''CAPTION''': It currently resides in Long Beach with its spouse and 2 children.

''{Homestar quits singing.}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down onto the photo.}''

== Easter Eggs ==

*Wait a bit at the end to see what becomes of [[The Paper]].
<pre>The Paper stuck around until
email #173, at which time Strong Bad
upgraded to an inkjet printer.</pre>

*At the end, click on "4 Wheels" on the wagon to see Homestar, undefeated in spirit.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing in the now dark champeenship stadium}''
:I'm the best around
:Sombadubba sombadubba, take me down!
:I'm the best around!
:Dubba dubba dubbado, take me down!
:''{His score on the score board behind him turns from 0 to -1 as the buzzing sound is heard.}''

*At the end, click on "Strong Bad" to see another scene.
:''{Highly pixelated versions of Strong Bad wearing a pink jogging suit and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes are running through a highly pixelated city, which is the NYC backdrop (minus the [[Wikipedia:World Trade Center|World Trade Center]] towers) from Punch-Out from the NES.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' It's a showdown going downtown
:You're gonna mess around showdown
:Put your nose down showdown

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*In filmic terms, scholars David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson define a montage sequence as "a segment of film which summarizes a topic or compresses a passage of time into brief symbolic or typical images." Also, montage sequences generally represent a longer passage of time than the also-typical "dissolve" or "fade" techniques between shots.
===Trivia===
*This is an email [[Forum:1226#34044|that was sent in by an HRWiki member]]. Congratulations [[User:porplemontage|porplemontage]]!
*In the original version of this e-mail, the background was static while Strong Bad and the wagon were spinning around. It has since been fixed to blurred trees.
*At the current email rate (about one email in a little over two weeks), The Paper will be around until early May 2007.
*This email introduces an updated, more symmetrical version of the gray "horns" on Strong Bad's mask.
*The Champeenship fight is the first time we ever see Homestar unambiguously wearing [[Homestar's Pants|pants]] outside of Halloween 'toons (though he almost put on a pair in [[monument]]).
*This is the last proper [[Compy 386]] email before the disaster in [[virus]].

===Remarks===
*Homestar gets less money for a shirt than he gets for a half-eaten breakfast burrito in [[HR:auction.html|"Some Type of Online Auction"]].
*Strong Bad probably changed Steve's name to Watered Down to prevent another "[[Eh! Steve]]" crack, like he did in [[kids' book]] and [[different town]].
*The scoreboard in the gym has the word "TIMES" written under the timer.

===Goofs===
*As The Cheat keeps getting doors slammed in his face as a salesman, the last place he visits with the blue wall and white door, the door frame ends before the bottom of the toon's frame, and the right end of the door ends before the right of the frame.

===Glitches===
*Between The Wagon's picture and The Paper's picture, there's a split-second sound clip that sounds like the beginning of "It's" from the Champeenchip montage, and the easter egg at the end.

===Inside References===
*The scene with Strong Bad and the Wagon Fulla Pancakes sitting in the canoe is reminiscent of [[lures & jigs]], where Strong Bad and Coach Z fish in the exact same spot. This is probably prompted by the [[lures & jigs]] DVD Commentary, in which [[The Brothers Chaps]] decide to reuse the lake, and which was presumably recorded before this email came out. In doing so, TBC also reused [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], the ketchup and fries from [[funny]], the house from [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], and [[The Movie Theatre]].
*The song Strong Bad sings when he falls in love with the wagon is reminiscent of the style of [[The Kinda Long Haired Band]].
*The [[Taranchula]] album cover is the same one from the liner notes of [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]], on which their song [[Moving Very Slowly]] appears. The name "Taranchula" also appears in the e-mail [[band names]].
*Besides the [[The Cheat's Smoking Challenge|smoking game]] and [[big white face]], this is the first actual cartoon in which we see [[The Cheat's smoking|The Cheat smoking]]. Strong Bad originally acknowledged The Cheat's nicotine habit in [[Where's The Cheat?]]
*The sparkling water seen while Strong Bad is running on the horizon seems to be the same from [[Main Page 3]].
*The lyric "Lifting weights and feeling all right", from the song played during the training montage, may be a reference to [[dangeresque 3]]'s "Riding in a Corvette and feeling all right" lyric.
*"The #1" T-Shirt is loosely referenced by Strong Sad in the commentary of [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|In Search Of The Yello Dello]].
**Though the shirt Strong Sad refers to says "''I'm'' #1" according to him, as opposed to "''The'' #1."
*Strong Bad has a problem identifying things that rhyme with "agon" in song. In this email, he mistakes a wagon for a girl, and in [[dragon]] he mistakes a dragon for a man, or maybe a dragon man. He catches the mistake both times.
*This is solid proof that strong bad's imagination is broke

===Real-World References===
*The song Homestar is singing in the Easter egg ("You're the Best") comes from the 1984 classic ''[[Wikipedia:The_Karate_Kid|The Karate Kid]]''. Homestar's headband, bearing the design of an old Japanese flag, is also a reference to this film, and has appeared before in both [[pom pom]] and [[Theme Song Video]].
**There is actually a song called "Training Montage" from Rocky IV by Vince DiCola.
**The scene during which "You're the Best" plays in ''The Karate Kid'' is another well-known martial arts training montage.
*Much of the wagon's training sequence (especially the wagon "running" up the stairs) is a parody of the training sequence from the immortal boxing epic, ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]]''. It could also be seen as an homage to the Matthew Modine classic ''Vision Quest'' in which the steps of a stadium are used during the workout routine.
*The Strong Bad easter egg is a take on the popular NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!|Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!]]'', in which players saw a similar sequence in between bouts of various boxing circuits (the jumps from Minor to Major, and from Major to World).
**The ''Punch-Out!!'' sequence itself was a clear reference to the training sequence in ''[[Wikipedia:Rocky|Rocky]]''.
*There actually is a system call in the Unix operating system called <tt>creat</tt>. It creat(e)s a new file.
*The "some guy from a zoo" line by Strong Bad during the "Late-Night Talk Show"-style intro is most likely a reference to how such shows often resort to the gimmick of having zoo workers appear on the show, accompanied by their animal partners, whose mischievous antics can often get a cheap laugh from the audience.
*The Cheat not being able to sell any toner is reminiscent of the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Salesman (film)|Salesman]]'', where traveling salesmen have varying rates of success selling Bibles. The poorest-selling Bible seller of the group winds up losing his job.
*The line about Strong Bad's show being canceled before the commercial break may be a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Turn-On|Turn-On]]'', which was cancelled 10 minutes into its pilot episode.
*The End Credits Photo Montage song is reminiscient of the ''[[Wikipedia:Queen (band)|Queen]]'' song "Headlong."
*''[[Wikipedia:Animal Planet|Animal Planet]]'' is a TV network featuring programs that talk about all kinds of animals.

===Fast Forward===
*The Wagon Fulla Pancakes really ''does'' do some spots for a used car dealership, as it shows up in a commercial for [[Senor Cardgage]]'s in [[Senorial Day]].
*Strong Bad and his pink suit from the Easter egg show up again in [[rock opera]].
*Homestar's "weekend" song plays at [[The King of Town]]'s party of [[boring (really)]].

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

'''MATT:''' Listen... ''{Strong Bad says, "actress Marzipan" in the background.}'' And we've got Marzipan right here with us!

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously, indecipherable}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' He called you an actress. Isn't that nice?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' Seems like usually he calls you something worse than that.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah!

''{Matt and Mike both laugh.}''

'''MIKE:''' You're doing a good job acting right now, saying "Yeah" all the time.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thank you.

'''MATT:''' Oh, thank you. A new word.

'''MARZIPAN:''' So, what are we here for, today?

'''MIKE:''' We're doing the commentary for the "montage" email.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. We're here in this tiny, glass-enclosed booth, recording some commentary.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It is getting smelly in here, too.

'''MATT:''' It is. Mike and I have been in here all day.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It smells like Fritos.

'''MIKE:''' Have you ever seen this email before?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I... haven't.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Look, he's got a wagon fulla pancakes, isn't that something?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Those are not real pancakes.

'''MIKE:''' No? What are they?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I dunno, I think they're made out of plaster.

'''MATT:''' Look, Mike, there's the lake that did appear later as per your, uh, prophecy on the old DVD.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Your comments of the—

'''MIKE:''' ''{indecipherable}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that we were going to use it later and— and we did, just a few weeks after that I think.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It really is starting to smell.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Let's comment more on the— on the email. Is that— that was completely new, that— I mean it looks kind of like the one from — can't say "job" — doesn't it? But that theater—?

'''MIKE:''' It's been modified for the theater, yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Um, we should head back there someday, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' And maybe we will.

'''MATT:''' For a movie.

'''MIKE:''' Look, there's your friend The Cheat.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Look, the pancakes are wearing a hat, Marzipan.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I see.

'''MATT:''' And holding a briefcase somehow.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' And now they're enjoying a highball.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I didn't know that The Cheat smoked!

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' He's got a problem.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I didn't know that—

'''MIKE:''' ''{whispering}'' There's your boyfriend.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar had that— that's ''my'' shirt.

'''MATT:''' That's yours? Uh oh, 'cause he sells it later on in this email, so—

'''MARZIPAN:''' That was mine! I was wondering what happened to it.

'''MATT:''' He got a good deal for it, at least.

'''MARZIPAN:''' What'd he get?

'''MATT:''' Uh, I'm not sure. Probably, like, 17 dollars.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I'll tell him he needs to split the proceeds.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' He should. Sounds like it should ''all'' go to you; it was ''your'' shirt.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' A nice sunset.

'''MARZIPAN:''' It's okay.

''{Pause}''

'''MATT:''' Ohhh, Homestar looks like Daniel LaRusso. His Karate's a joke.

'''MIKE:''' "You think you can rely on that crane crap?"

'''MARZIPAN:''' He's actually trained in Tae Kwon Do.

'''MATT:''' Really? Homestar is?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Wow.

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's probably why he didn't do well with the Karate.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Oh ho! He learned the wrong martial art.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' What do you think of this, um, end of the— end of the movie photo montage?

'''MARZIPAN:''' I think it's okay.

'''MATT:''' See, look. Oh! He— no, sorry, I lied. He got it for three bucks. Not 17.

'''MIKE:''' You got a buck-fifty comin' to ya.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I— Animal Planet's my favorite program.

'''MATT:''' Hey, isn't "cancelled" spelled wrong there?

'''MIKE:''' Was it?

'''MATT:''' I think "cancelled" only has one L. Let's change that before we put out this DVD.

'''MIKE:''' We can— ''{Pause}'' Oh, it's not over yet.

'''MATT:''' Oh, it's not, Marzipan.

'''MIKE:''' You might think it's over, but it's not.

'''MATT:''' Say something!

'''MIKE:''' Now it's over.

===Fun Facts===
*Daniel LaRusso is the name of the main character from ''The Karate Kid''.
*"Cancelled" appears on both the website and DVD. Though both are correct ways of spelling, "canceled" is generally a more American way of spelling it.
*Unlike her prior DVD commentary appearances in emails 1-100, Marzipan has largely dropped the premise that homestarrunner.com is a show and not "real" life.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail117.html|watch "montage"]]
*[[HR:sbemail117.swf|view the Flash file for "montage"]]
*[[Forum:1226|forum thread re: "montage"]]

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Strong Bad's Room

Wise dude321 — Fri, 20 Jan 2006 15:06:17 GMT

Wise dude321:

[[Image:sb_room.png|thumb|Strong Bad's Room]]
'''Strong Bad's Room''' is the messy place where he plays video games. Surprisingly, we never see him sleep in his room, but rather on the couch in [[Strong Bad's Basement|The Basement]]. His room sports a [[Hanging_Objects#Strong Bad's Room|poster]] of a unicorn with a rainbow which hides the famous poster of [[Wikipedia:Farrah Fawcett|Farrah Fawcett]]. There is also a poster of [[Homestar Runner]], which Strong Bad sometimes throws darts at. He has a bag of chips on his floor (which has been there since [[The Cheat]]'s [[cheatday|birthday]] party), which a cockroach, possibly [[Gavin|Gavin]], enjoys. He also keeps his stereo here, which plays [[Wikipedia:Peter Frampton|Peter Frampton]] music as a black light lowers from the ceiling. His [[Atari 2600]] is kept in this room, and he is capable of playing the Nighttime Driving Type Game on it.

[[Strong Bad]]'s room has only appeared in Easter eggs in the [[Nighttime Driving Type Game]] and the [[Homestar Talker]]. According to the easter egg in night time driving this is the basement of the house.

[[Category: Individual Rooms]]

==See Also==

*[[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]]

The Best Decemberween Ever

Wise dude321 — Thu, 19 Jan 2006 16:21:48 GMT

Wise dude321: /* Remarks */

[[Image:bestdecemberween.PNG|thumb|A little Charlie Brown tribute]]

Homestar asks around trying to figure out the perfect [[Decemberween]] present for Strong Bad.

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

'''Places:''' [[Homestar's House]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[The Field]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

'''Date: ''' December 21, 2001

'''Running Time:''' 4:43

'''Page Title:''' Sponsored by Dolly Madison!

== Transcript ==

''{A "SPECIAL" logo appears on the screen and spins a few times as we zoom in on it. As this happens, it turns from blue to pink.}''

''{Music plays in the background. A calendar appears for the month of December, with most of the days crossed out in red X's. December 21st and 22nd (Friday and Saturday) become crossed out, then the camera zooms in on Sunday the 23rd. A title appears: "A new Homestar cartoon written and animated by the Brethren Chaps." This title is crossed out with a red X, and the camera pans to Monday the 24th. Another title appears: "Voices by Matt C. and Missy P." This title is then crossed out, and the camera pans to Tuesday the 25th, which is already labeled "Decemberween". This day is circled in red, and additional words appear, making the title read: "The Best Decemberween Ever". Fade out.}''

''{Fade in to Homestar's house, where it is snowing outside. The background music continues to play. Homestar walks out of his house wearing a brown hunter's hat. He walks a short distance and behind a brick wall, stopping next to Strong Sad, who is leaning on the wall. The music slowly fades out.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Sighs twice, with his breath visible. A long pause, and then he sighs again.}''

''' STRONG SAD:''' What's the matter, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{Surprised}'' Oh! Strong Sad! I can't decide what to get Strong Bad for Decemberween.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh... What do you mean?

''{Cut to a wide shot with Homestar and Strong Sad silhouetted.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I know he's kind of a jerk sometimes, and he says "holy crap" a lot, but I think if I get him the perfect present, he just might like me again.

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' What? People get presents for Decemberween? I always just get locked in the bathtub!

''{Cut to the original shot of both characters.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh... Right. Uh... I gotta go. ''{Homestar dashes off, temporarily leaving a cloud shaped like himself behind.}''

''{Cut to Coach Z and Homestar walking in front of some trees. The trees have signs on them.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Well, Homestar, I'll tell ya. Buying a Decemberween present for Strong Bad is like a great sports play.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Let me guess. I can't just rush into the score zone.

'''COACH Z:''' ''{stops and turns around}'' Hey, that's right!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{frustrated}'' Coach! That's your answer for everything!

'''COACH Z:''' Oh. ''{pauses, then holds up a bottle of blue mouthwash}'' Mouthwarsh? ''{begins gulping mouthwash down}''

''{Cut to Homestar and Marzipan in her house. Marzipan is wearing a green dress instead of her normal purple dress, and she is drawing protest signs.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...and then he said it was like a great sports play. And I didn't even think that applies to this situation.

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's great, Homestar. ''{starts writing on a blank sign: "DEC"}'' Why don't you just get him a shirt? He doesn't seem to have very many of those.

''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, I'm pretty sure he enjoys going topless.

''{The camera zooms back out.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, you could get him a sponge, or a Jew's harp, or you could make some him some Chex party mix... ''{by now, she has written "DECEMBER WEEN KILLS"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No way, those are terrible ideas.

''{Zoom in to Homestar's face again}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{laughing}'' Like, I don't even want to see what you got me this year. ''{chuckles}''

''{Cut to a close-up of Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{turning to Homestar angrily}'' Why don't you go bother somebody else?!

''{She drops her completed sign. Cut back to the original shot of Homestar and Marzipan. The new sign reads: "DECEMBER WEEN KILLS BUNNIES"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now that's a good idea!

''{The background music starts up again. Cut to a silhouette of Homestar walking among some trees, which sway back and forth in the wind. Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand, which has lights and holiday decorations all over it. Homestar walks up.}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey there, Homestar, what can I do for you on this fine holiday?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I can't find a freakin' present for Strong Bad.

'''BUBS:''' Well, you know what Coach Z says...

''{Zoom in on Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{annoyed, and leaning back}'' Yes, I know! I know!

''{Zoom back out.}''

'''BUBS:''' Oh, well, take a look around. I got all types of crazy crap!

''{Zoom in on Homestar again.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{holds up a NES cartridge: "Tag Team Wrestling"}'' No... ''{tosses it away, holds up a pair of gold, sparkling oven mitts with "SB" written in cursive letters}'' No... ''{tosses the gloves away, pulls out a Strong Sad voodoo doll with pins sticking out of it}'' Uh, are you allowed to sell this? ''{tosses the doll away, holds up a "Frampton Comes Alive" poster with an autograph addressed to Strong Bad}'' No...

''{Cut to a silhouette of Bubs' Concession Stand as seen from the side. The items Homestar discarded are laying in a pile behind him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{holds up a rectangular object}'' That's it! This is the perfect present!

''{Cut to a field with snow-covered trees in the background. The camera pans right to show several of the characters opening or exchanging gifts. Strong Mad and The Cheat are the first to appear. The Cheat opens a gift and his head explodes. Marzipan pans into the shot, followed by Coach Z in the foreground.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{opens her gift, a Coach Z scratch n' sniff 2002 calendar}'' Coach Z, this is nasty.

'''COACH Z:''' That's okay. Smell Orctober!

''{Camera continues panning, revealing Strong Bad and Pom Pom, and Homestar standing in the foreground. Strong Bad is wearing yellow earmuffs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holds up his gift and shakes it}'' Okay, let's see what we got from Homestar here...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Open it! Open it! That one's from me. It took me forever to pick it out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{opens his gift, which turns out to be a ''[[imdb:tt0120647|Deep Impact]]'' DVD}'' What?! The ''Deep Impact'' DVD?! You got me this for like the last three years, man!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I know! And you liked it so much, I decided to get it for you again!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, man! This is the worst Decemberween ever!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{simultaneously}'' This is the best Decemberween ever!

''{Cut to black, then fade back in to the field. All of the main characters except Strong Sad and Homsar are gathered together.}''

'''ALL except THE POOPSMITH and POM POM:''' ''{Singing to the tune of [[Wikipedia:O Tannenbaum|"O Christmas Tree"]]}'' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween.

''{Cut to a close-up of Marzipan}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' With bunnies running for their lives,

''{Pan left to The King of Town}''

'''KING OF TOWN:''' ''{holding up a bunny on a plate}'' I wish this one was super-sized!

''{Cut back out to the group shot}''

'''ALL except THE POOPSMITH and POM POM:''' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween!

''{Cut to Strong Sad entering from the right}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' What are you guys talking about?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moves in front of Strong Sad}'' Hey, who the crap let Strong Sad out?

''{Cut back out to the group shot.}''

'''ALL except THE POOPSMITH and POM POM:''' Decemberween, Decemberween, you're fifty-five days after Halloween!

''{Cut to a close-up of Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' I've got all types of crazy crap!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{enters the shot from the right}'' I bought Strong Bad a ''Deep Impact''!

''{Cut back out to the group shot}''

'''ALL except THE POOPSMITH and POM POM:''' Decemberween, Decemberween

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Coach Z's been drinking Listerine!

''{Music cuts out with a record scratch as Coach Z wobbles and falls face first into the snow. Fade to black.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*When Homestar is talking to Bubs at his concession stand, you can remove some of the Christmas lights and move them around just as in the [[Astro Lite]] game! To help do this, pause the toon by right-clicking and unchecking play.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:Jew's harp|Jew's harp]] is an ancient Eurasian instrument, also known as a jaw harp or mouth harp. Some believe it is called a 'juice harp' because the sound of the words 'juice' and 'jews' are similar. It should also be noted that some people consider the term Jew's harp offensive, and that the alternatives are generally preferred.

===Trivia===
*This toon marks the start of Strong Sad's voice becoming more "delicate," though some of his "fatigued" voice still remains at this time.
*The signs on the trees are as follows:
**3% APR!!!
**The Decemberator 2000
**Zero Down!
**[[Cheap as Free]]
**buy me! i'm awesome
**No you're not. I am.
*Marzipan's protest signs are as follows:
**DOWN WITH D'WEEN! ''(two signs)''
**I THINK IT'S TOO COMMERCIALIZED! ''(two signs)''
**DECEMBER WEEN KILLS BUNNIES
*The signs at Bubs' Concession Stand are:
**Concessions By Bubs
**ALL TYPES OF CRAZY CRAP
**WE "GOT" THE GOODS
**decem-berween stuff
*Among the items Homestar finds at Bubs' is a copy of the NES game ''[[Wikipedia:Tag Team Wrestling|Tag Team Wrestling]]''. The game's teams were called "The Ricky Fighters" and "The Strong Bads". Evidently, this game is where Strong Bad got his name.
*The Peter Frampton poster Homestar finds at the concession stand reads "Frampton Comes Alive!", and is autographed: "To: Strong Bad, Best Wishes! – P.F."
*This is the first cartoon where [[Decemberween]] is mentioned by its real name.

===Remarks===
*[[A Holiday Greeting]] had the same page title, as well as the same intro and loading screen.
*This cartoon seems to have been made during a transitionary period of sorts: The animation is of the most recent style, but the voices are the type that are associated more with the previous style. Notice, for instance, Homestar's pronunciation of "Strong Bad". Also, Bubs' Concession stand still has its old "Concessions by Bubs" sign, like from [[Where's The Cheat?]] and [[A Jumping Jack Contest]].
*Note Homestar's line about Strong Bad. "I think if I get him the perfect present, he just might like me again." This suggests that, like Strong Sad, Strong Bad used to be friends with Homestar, or at least tolerate him.
*The calendar at the beginning of the toon only shows 29 days in the month.
*The only character at the end who you can't hear sing is Pom Pom

===Goofs===
*Strong Sad has no arms while he is singing.
*During the singing, if you listen closely, you can hear little the Cheat squeaks. But the Cheat doesn't move.
*When Coach Z and Homestar stop, the "Buy me, I'm awesome" sign on the Christmas tree is covering up a little bit of the tree in front of it.
*Though Strong Sad walks in during the song, he does not appear in the main group shot. Also, Strong Bad snaps back to his original position in the group shot after having moved to block Strong Sad's view.

===Inside References===
*The oven mitts are a reference to [[In Search Of The Yello Dello DVD|In Search of the Yello Dello]], as is Coach Z's quote regarding the "great sports play".

===Real-World References===
*The introduction, with the spinning Special logo and sound effect, is a reference to the logo and sound that CBS used to preface their specials. The actual opening, used from 1973 to the late 1980's, is viewable [http://www.tv-ark.org.uk/international/video/cbsspecial1987.rm here] (this requires RealPlayer to view). This was used earlier in [[A Holiday Greeting]].
*The beginning of the toon contains many references to the [[Wikipedia:Peanuts|"Peanuts"]] cartoons by Charles Schulz, such as Homestar wearing a winter hat, similar to Charlie Brown's hat in "A Charlie Brown Christmas," and walking out of a house and along the low brick wall, Homestar sighing, along with the way Strong Sad's arms are drawn. Strong Sad plays the part of Linus and Homestar plays the part of Charlie Brown. It also pays homage at the end, when all the cast gets together and sings a song (which the Peanuts always did in their holiday specials). This ''may'' in fact be well-deserved kudos to the then-recently deceased Charles Schulz.
*The page title refers to [[Wikipedia:Dolly Madison|Dolly Madison Bakery]], a sponsor of various cartoon specials on CBS -- including Peanuts -- throughout the 1960's and 1970's.
*The title of this 'toon is based on the book, [[Wikipedia:The Best Christmas Pageant Ever|"The Best Christmas Pageant Ever"]], by [[Wikipedia:Barbara Robinson|Barbara Robinson]]. The plot has nothing in common except for the holiday theme, of course.
*[[The Cheat's Head Exploding|The Cheat's head exploding]] when he opened a present is possibly a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Smurfs|The Smurfs]], in which [[Wikipedia:Characters in the Smurfs#Jokey (aka Prisoner)|Jokey Smurf]] would give someone a present that would explode in the opener's face.
*[[Wikipedia:Listerine|Listerine]] (Coach Z's "mouthwarsh") is an over-the-counter mouthwash created by [[Wikipedia:Pfizer|Pfizer Inc.]] With an alcohol concentration between 21% and 26% w/v, it is possible to get drunk off of Listerine, as demonstrated by Coach Z. However, the alcohol in Listerine is denatured, which would cause him to regurgitate it before the effects of the alcohol could take effect.

===Fast Forward===
*Strong Sad getting locked in the bathtub, as mentioned in this toon, is later seen in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:xmas2001.html|watch "The Best Decemberween Ever"]]
*[[HR:xmas2001.swf|view the Flash file for "The Best Decemberween Ever"]]

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