little animal
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Strong Bad Email #23
Ashley and Anthony ask what Strong Bad would do if a little animal came up to him.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, The Cheat, Strong Mad, 1936 Strong Bad (Easter egg), Strong Man (Easter egg), The Sneak (Easter egg)
Places: Computer Room, The Field (1936 version; Easter egg)
'Computer: Tandy 400
Date: April 15, 2002
Running Time: 0:54
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Transcript
STRONG BAD: Oh! What's this? An email? For me?!
What would you do if a little animal came
up to you.
crapfully yours,
Ashley and Anthony
STRONG BAD: {typing} Um, I don't really know. Let's find out. {He turns left and calls for The Cheat.} Oh, The Cheat! Come here for a moment!
THE CHEAT: Uynuen.
{The Cheat comes to Strong Bad.}
STRONG BAD: Ummmm...
{Strong Bad kicks The Cheat hard, causing him to fly offscreen. Strong Bad turns back to the computer and resumes typing.}
STRONG BAD: So, there's your answer. A little animal comes up to me... I'd kick it. {stops typing} Okay so until next week, everything is awesome an—
{Suddenly, Strong Mad appears next to Strong Bad looking very angry.}
STRONG BAD: Oh, er, hey big guy. Er, you know, I's just kicking The Cheat.
{The Cheat appears beside Strong Mad also looking angry. Strong Mad leans in menacingly.}
STRONG BAD: Er, it's a little joke. You know we got the people watching at home. Just trying to be kind of funny for 'em, with the joke. A joke-kick. I'm gonna KICK YOU TOO!! {kicks Strong Mad's knee}
STRONG MAD: RAAAAH!!
{Music starts playing as Strong Bad runs away across the room with Strong Mad chasing behind him. The Paper comes down.}
Easter Eggs
- Once Strong Bad starts running, click on his head or hit the 'o' key to toggle between this chase and a 1936-style cartoon featuring Sir Strong Bad being chased by Strong Man. If you look closely, you can see the background going the opposite way, as the 1936 characters are running backwards.
Fun Facts
Trivia
- This e-mail marks the first appearance of the Floppy Disk Container.
- This was the first email that was created with an egg that opens in the same page as the email itself (sb_email 22 was actually created much later.)
- This is the first time The Cheat has been kicked by Strong Bad.
- Strong Bad kicks with his left leg.
Glitches
- You can still click on the Tandy's contrast buttons while Strong Bad is running.It is also possible to adjust the contrast when Strong Mad is in front of the Tandy.
Inside References
- The song that plays when Strong Mad is chasing Strong Bad comes from the montage in Where's The Cheat?
Real-World References
- While Strong Mad chases Strong Bad through the house, they pass by the computer repeatedly in a manner similar to that of older cartoons, especially Tom and Jerry, where the background would paradoxically repeat itself over and over. The viewer can pretend they are running in a circle.
Fast Forward
- In do over, Strong Bad imagines how we would correct the "stnank" he commits in this email.
DVD Version
- If you click the hidden Strong Bad head in front of Strong Mad's foot, you'll get the same old-timey Easter egg as in the Web version, but with additional dialog by Sir Strong Bad, as well as a music change to The Homestar Runner's little ditty.
Easter Egg Transcript
1936 STRONG BAD: Dear feets. Stop. Don't fail me now! Stop. Signed, Strong Bad.
Fun Facts
- 1936 Strong Bad's dialog in the DVD bonus is done in the style of using a telegramophone, and is probably in particular a reference to his Easter egg appearances in 50 emails and flashback (which were not created at the time of this email, but were both created well before the DVD was created).
- Feets, Don't Fail Me Now is the title of a disco album by jazz artist Herbie Hancock.
