Strong Bad and Coach Z's Relationship

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"Don't forget the lyrical rampages me and Coach Z are always going on."

Strong Bad and Coach Z usually don't get along, though there have been exceptions.

Strong Bad and Coach Z In Conflict

• A Jorb Well Done — Strong Bad mocks Coach Z's attempt to say "job" and asks him to make an even worse try before howling with laughter in his face.
• Pumpkin Carve-nival — Strong Bad (disguised as Homestar) gives Coach Z's pumpkin (shaped like the W logo for "The Wu-Tang Clan") a "2nd to last place" ribbon.
• Email current status — Strong Bad had placed Coach Z's head on Bubs' body (and vice-versa), much to his chagrin.
• Email dragon — Though Strong Bad lets Coach Z in on his "art lessons," he isn't pleased with Coach Z's results.
• Email sibbie — Coach Z is in Strong Bad's Fhqwhgads pronunciation class, though Strong Bad becomes annoyed with him, asking him to leave "like, an hour ago".
• Email cheatday — When Coach Z compliments Strong Bad on his email rhyme, and suggests they cut a demo together, Strong Bad claims not to need the "fools", and Coach Z decides that he and Bubs will be better off without Strong Bad.
• Email secret recipes — Strong Bad tricks Coach Z into swallowing some of The Cheat's hair.
• Email rampage — Strong Bad doesn't like Coach Z's attempts at making fun of Strong Sad.
• Email do over — Strong Bad suggests that calling Coach Z "Coach Zed" might make him suck less.
• Email record book — Strong Bad complains about Coach Z's random attempt to set a record.
• Email candy product — Strong Bad traps Coach Z's head inside a basketball.
• Email keep cool — Strong Bad forces Coach Z (and the other characters he hates, namely Homestar and the King of Town) into the pool during a thunderstorm.
• Email the movies — Strong Bad sings that "Coach Z is not that cool".
• Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene — Strong Bad is easily annoyed with Coach Z's attempts to help answer the email. In the commentary on the scene, he says working with Coach Z was a complete nightmare.
• Jibblies 2 — Strong Bad insists that Coach Z is not among the "good characters" and that he is one of the "lame characters".
• Email nightlife — Strong Bad does not enjoy Coach Z's freestyle.
• Blubb-O's Commercial — Strong Bad encourages The Cheat to shoot Coach Z with a harpoon.

Strong Bad and Coach Z Getting Along

• A Jorb Well Done — Strong Bad helps Coach Z say job.
• Email lures & jigs — Coach Z takes Strong Bad fishing.
• Email new hands — Strong Bad drops a beat for Coach Z.
• Scroll Button Song (May 19 – August 3, 2003) — Coach Z joined in on one of Strong Bad's scroll button songs.
• Email flashback — Tiny-Handed Strong Bad plays tennis on the moon with "his pal, the Coach Z."
• Email rampage — Coach Z and Strong Bad do a lyrical rampage together.
• Email stunt double, dangeresque 3 — Strong Bad casts Coach Z as Renaldo, Dangeresque's constant companion.
• Email hygiene — Coach Z is one of "Gene"'s friends in the video.
• Email couch patch — Coach Z mentions that Strong Bad had him over for gumbo one night.
• Happy Dethemberween — Coach Z is at Strong Bad's house while watching the Decemberween puppet special.
• Email rated — Strong Bad tries to get into the movie theater by pretending to be in his sixties and using Coach Z as one of his college-aged children for backup.