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[edit] ReReReReAnimatorThe "low-to-no-budget horror film" Regenerator 4 is a reference to the cult classic B-Movie series ReAnimator. The ReAnimator series had three installments, and featured a disembodied head continuing to live, commanding its body, and grafting utilitarian appendages onto itself. From: disconnected Arguments for:
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[edit] Jim Henson's STUFF Shop"Creature Shop" might as well be a reference to Jim Henson's Creature Shop, which makes many animatronic and puppet characters. From: disconnected Arguments for: Arguments against:
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[edit] The bosomest of buddiesThe phrase "my head and body are normally the bosomest of buddies" is a reference to the 1980s TV show Bosom Buddies starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari. From: disconnected Arguments for: Arguments against:
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[edit] I am the Eggman?The KOT emblem is very similar to the emblem of Dr. Eggman from the Sonic the Hedgehog series, perhaps not coincidentally in the same email in which Homestar calls Strong Bad "Eggman." From: disconnected Arguments for:
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[edit] I am the other Eggman"Eggman" refers to Dr. Eggman (grandson of Gerald Robotnik), the main villain in the Sonic the Hedgehog series. From: disconnected Arguments for:
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[edit] Thing BadStrong Bad's regenerated "Head-nub" and "Nub-head" are very similar to certain forms of the Alien in John Carpenter's The Thing. From: disconnected Arguments for:
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[edit] V for validityThe Support the Municipality poster may be a reference to similar propaganda posters decribed in the book Nineteen Eighty-Four. The book featured a totalitarian state led by a mysterious dictator known only as Big Brother, who was often seen on posters along with the slogan "Big Brother is Watching You". (Alternatively, this could be a reference to V For Vendetta) From: disconnected Arguments for:
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Proposed revision: The "We're Onto You" poster could be a reference to the similar propaganda "Big Brother Is Watching You" from the book Nineteen Eighty-Four.
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[edit] Egg RollJust before Strong Bad's head gets his exhaust pipes, he rolls in the same way as the egg characters in the Flash animation Weebl and Bob. From: disconnected Arguments for:
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