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- | [[Image:PBTC.png|thumb|Powered by The Cheat, for The Cheat]]
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- | "'''Powered by The Cheat'''" toons are [[Flash]] toons created by [[The Cheat]] and his computers, [[Tangerine Dreams]] (2002-2004) and [[Monosodium Dreams]] (2006-present). Many of them are Flash toons within the [[Homestar Runner universe]]. The toons, which are a parody of the many poorly drawn Flash cartoons on the web, are usually packed with bad animation and [[Powered by The Cheat Character Variations|character depictions]], poor imitations of the characters' voices (provided by [[Mike Chapman]]), and senseless or nonexistent plots.
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- | It is never explained how The Cheat manages to imitate the other characters speaking English; in all regular toons, The Cheat speaks in his own native "The Cheat" language. He often [[Powered by The Cheat Cameo Appearances|incorporates himself into his cartoons]], sometimes in a [[Wikipedia:List_of_Hitchcock_cameo_appearances|Hitchcock-style cameo]], but usually portraying himself as superior to the other characters or receiving some sort of prize. The Cheat has won four prizes for these cartoons in "real" life, including an [[New Boots|iron cup full of Brunswick Stew]], a [[pizza]] for his "[[Everybody to the Limit]]" music video, the fabled "Pizza [[Trophy]]", and a slice of "chinstrap pizza".
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- | These animations show hints of The Cheat's fantasies and possibly insecure personality. The email [[mile]], which The Cheat guest-authored, is an ideal example of what he most desires yet cannot possibly possess. The Cheat shamelessly elevates his status in the eyes of others through praise given by his boss, [[Strong Bad]], while [[Marzipan]] finally gives him the attention and affection he has been craving. However, the two rarely exchange words outside of a fabricated Flash universe, despite having gone on one [[Date Nite|date]] together.
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- | The Cheat has provided animation for other [[Free Country, USA]] artists. He has also collaborated with the likes of [[The Skate Party]], [[They Might Be Giants]], and more.
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- | It has been refered to by Strong Bad in a Quote of the week as an outtake from [[Most In The Graveyard]] as "[your] regular animating crap"
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- | ==Powered by The Cheat Stuff==
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- | [[Image:sbemail87.PNG|thumb|"The Cheat is a millionaire!"]]
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- | *[[The Cheat Theme Song]]
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- | *[[Everybody to the Limit]]
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- | *[[Crazy Cartoon]] (part of the email [[crazy cartoon]])
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- | *Email [[mile#Powered by The Cheat|mile]]
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- | *[[These peoples try to fade me]] Video
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- | *[[New Boots]]
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- | *[[Seasonal Sweaters]]
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- | *[[Grumblecakes (video)]]
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- | *[[Main Page 15]]
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- | *[[Rap Song]]
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- | *[[Trudgemank]]
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- | ==Partially Powered by The Cheat Stuff==
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- | [[Image:Sbscreen.PNG|thumb|The credits squeeze from [[theme song]]]]
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- | *The Cheat made a short animation with the [[Grim Reaper]] crushing hearts in [[Strong Sad's Lament]] for his Valentine's Day entry.
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- | *Email [[website]] — The Cheat makes the Flash intro for [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Strong Bad's Website|website]].
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- | *Email [[marzipan]] — The Cheat makes a music video for [[Marzipan]]'s "[[Oh yeah yeah]]".
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- | *[[Experimental Film]] — The Cheat co-directs the music video for They Might Be Giants' "Experimental Film" with [[Strong Sad]].
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- | *[[Labor Dabor]] — The Cheat makes some bowling animations.
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- | *Email [[animal]] — Strong Bad's descriptions of the [[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals#Deep Sea Fangly Fish|Deep Sea Fangly Fish]] are rendered in PBTC style, and the style is seen again in two Easter eggs.
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- | *Email [[rock opera]] — Many of the visuals during the opera are in PBTC style.
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- | *Email [[bedtime story]] — The visuals in The Cheat's bedtime story with [[Moses Malone]] are completely PBTC style.
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- | *Email [[narrator]] — An Easter egg with the [[Marzipan]] Alien and [[Nebulon]] is done in PBTC style.
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- | *[[Summer Short Shorts]] — The second sequence is a PBTC cartoon set in the "Millionzoic Era".
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- | *Email [[theme song]] — An announcer interrupts the closing credits to advertise an upcoming show called ''Powered By The Cheat'', which that night would have featured [[Strong Mad]] getting his own talk show.
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- | *Email [[strong badathlon]] — PBTC versions of Strong Bad, The Cheat playing a guitar, and a hot girl are shown during the "Probably Something With Guitars, Lasers, Robots, and Hot Girls" event.
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- | *Email [[web comics]] — The Cheat has a web comic in which he makes PBTC-style drawings based on the senders' names of spam emails.
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- | *[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — A scene in which a [[Nintendo#Wii|Wii]] console explodes is drawn and animated in PBTC style.
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- | *Email [[love poems]] — An animated video of [[Tenerence Love]]'s "sweaty overweight jam" is labeled, "Director: The Cheat".
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- | *[[Where U Goin' 2?]] — The Cheat gets a freelance animation job, and a clip of his cartoon is shown.
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- | ==Responses==
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- | These are the responses of characters, mostly Strong Bad, after watching a toon with The Cheat. While most are discouraging, there is occasional praise.
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- | ! Toon !! Transcript
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- | |[[The Cheat Theme Song]]||
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- | '''THE CHEAT''': ''{The Cheat noises}''
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- | '''STRONG BAD''': Um, I dunno, The Cheat, I don't think it was very good... at all. I mean, the song was kinda catchy but the visuals were lacking, at best.
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- | '''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': This is the best video game I've ever played.
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- | |[[Everybody to the Limit]]||
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- | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{talking to The Cheat}'' Now that's what I'm talkin' about! That was amazing! I mean you—... I—... I can't b—... Chi-g-d-b ... He—g ... I'm buyin' you a pizza!
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- | |Email [[crazy cartoon]]||
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- | ''{the cartoon pans out to a badly drawn cartoon of Strong Bad and The Cheat watching the toon}''
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- | '''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, this is the greatest cartoon in the whole world! Have a trophy!
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- | ''{Strong Bad gives The Cheat a trophy}''
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- | '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''
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- | ''{Zoom out again to the ''actual'' Strong Bad and The Cheat.}''
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- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, I didn't do that! Did I?
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- | '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''
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- | '''STRONG BAD:''' I mean, it was good. I liked the way you worked in Eh! Steve, but I don't think it deserved a trophy. I don't even think it deserved a pizza! Maybe a pizza trophy.
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- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Purple boxing gloves?! Did you do any fact-checking before you turned this in? What if I did that to you? Oh yeah, The Cheat, he's a... stripèd, green rabbit! With two butts!
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- | '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{responds angrily}''
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- | '''STRONG BAD:''' But you made my underwears showing! Everybody knows I don't wear underwears!
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- | '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''
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- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Mmm... all right... You get an... iron cup. Full of Brunswick Stew. ''{places cup of stew on table}''
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- | '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{responds excitedly and pushes the cup over to his side of the table}''
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- | '''STRONG BAD:''' But lemme tell ya's. With a little extra effort, it would have been a trophy full of ''Steak-umms.''
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- | '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{sad The Cheat noise (in an "Awww" pattern)}''
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- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Guy drops a couple of JPEGs in his cartoon and thinks he's like, the guy who draws The Lockhorns or something. Now that guy knows funny!
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- | (to show these three randomized responses scroll the mouse over the email button)
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- | '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Exclamatory The Cheat noises}''
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- | '''STRONG BAD:''' Once again, your visual style just looks thrown together. It looks like you don't care.
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- | '''STRONG BAD:''' And what is that terrible voice? Is that supposed to be Homestar?
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- | '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Defensive The Cheat noises}''
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- | '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Questioning The Cheat noises}''
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- | '''STRONG BAD:''' The animation looks terrible. It's all jerky, ya know, like it was done by a two years old boy.
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- | '''COACH Z:''' The Chort, that was amazing! It's gonna rocket straight to the bottom of the BET charts!
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- | '''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''
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- | '''COACH Z:''' Oh, your payment. How's about a nice slice of chin strap pizza? ''{holds up a pizza slice that has a chin strap on it}''
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- | ''{The Cheat sinks out of view, making sick-sounding The Cheat noises.}''
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- | |[[Trudgemank]]||
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- | ''{The Cheat looks around for viewers and lowers his head, looking disappointed. He then gives himself a pizza trophy and begins applauding.}''
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- | {{recenttoons}}
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- | [[Category:Powered by The Cheat|*]]
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- | [[Category:Lists]]
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