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! Disc !! Emails !! [[DVD Commentary Speakers|Commentaries]] !! Bonus Features !! Easter Eggs
! Disc !! Emails !! [[DVD Commentary Speakers|Commentaries]] !! Bonus Features !! Easter Eggs
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|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc One|1]]'''*
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|1-50<br/>[[some kinda robot]] {{--}} [[50 emails]]
|1-50<br/>[[some kinda robot]] {{--}} [[50 emails]]
|20/50
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* [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]]
* [[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]]
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|51-80<br/>[[website]] {{--}} [[stunt double]]
|51-80<br/>[[website]] {{--}} [[stunt double]]
|15/30
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* A video of [[Gary Palaroncini|Gary]] playing [[The Cheatar]]
* A video of [[Gary Palaroncini|Gary]] playing [[The Cheatar]]
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|81-100<br/>[[date]] {{--}} [[flashback]]
|81-100<br/>[[date]] {{--}} [[flashback]]
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*[[Some Extras]]
*[[Some Extras]]
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|101-130<br/>[[car]] {{--}} [[do over]]
|101-130<br/>[[car]] {{--}} [[do over]]
|All emails
|All emails
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* [[Puppets & Little Girl Outtakes]]
* [[Puppets & Little Girl Outtakes]]
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|131-160<br/>[[boring (really)]] {{--}} [[coloring]]
|131-160<br/>[[boring (really)]] {{--}} [[coloring]]
|All emails
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* [[alternate universe song video|A video]] of [[Matt Chapman]] singing.
* [[alternate universe song video|A video]] of [[Matt Chapman]] singing.
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|'''[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Six|6]]'''
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|161-200<br/>[[4 branches]] {{--}} [[email thunder]]
|161-200<br/>[[4 branches]] {{--}} [[email thunder]]
|All emails
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== Easter Eggs ==
== Easter Eggs ==
*Most of the emails have three kinds of secrets:
*Most of the emails have three kinds of secrets:
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**Audio commentary: Accessible by pressing the "Language" or "Audio" button. Not all emails have them.
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**Audio commentary: Accessible by pressing the "Language" or "Audio" button. On the first three discs, many emails do not have commentary.
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**Secret "angle": Accessible by pressing the "Angle" button. Usually used to display the short pop-ups that can appear when you click on different things ''during'' the emails.
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**Secret "angle": Accessible by pressing the "Angle" button. Usually used to display the short pop-ups that would appear when clicking on elements during the web version of emails.
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**Secret menu options: Once the email is over, you can press down from "Next" to find a hidden menu option{{--}}a little icon that looks like Strong Bad's head. (You typically have to press down several times to find the hidden icon.)  Sometimes there are secret options hidden under "Again," "Main," or "Next," and sometimes you have to browse around (left/right) from other hidden options to find them all. All Easter eggs are listed in the "DVD Version" sections of the [[Strong Bad Email]] articles.
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**Secret menu options: Hidden menu options {{--}} a little icon that looks like Strong Bad's head {{--}} can be found by navigating in directions other than the visible options (for instance, pressing "down" when menu options are listed left-to-right), often pressing more than once. All Easter eggs are listed in the "DVD Version" sections of the [[Strong Bad Email]] articles.
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*Each menu has a secret Easter egg viewable after a short period of time.
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*Each menu has a secret Easter egg that automatically plays after a short period of time.
==Fun Facts==
==Fun Facts==

Revision as of 18:57, 1 February 2023

This article is about the DVD set. For the actual emails, see Strong Bad Emails.
strongbad_email.exe
run "dvd description"
DVD series collecting
Strong Bad Emails 1-200
Released Disc 1, 2, & 3 set: November 9, 2004
Disc 4: July 25, 2005
Disc 5: June 5, 2007
Disc 6: November 24, 2008
1-200 Six Disc Set: November 9, 2020
Region 0 - NTSC format
DVD authoring and encoding Ryan Sterritt
Video footage and editing Ryan Sterritt
Mixed by Russ T. at Ruby Red Productions (Discs 1-3)
Cover design Craig Zobel (Discs 1-3)
3D animation Ryan Bradley (Disc 1)
Jacob Slutsky (Discs 1-5)
Ted Kotsaftis (Discs 1-5)
Jake Rodkin and Nick Herman (Disc 6)
Music Y-O-U (karaoke songs)
They Might Be Giants (different town, Disc 3)
Thanks to Willem Hartong and The Future Animators of the Future (Discs 1-3)
Randy Dudley at Planet Studio (Discs 1-3)
Lucky Yates (Disc 4)
Nick Niespodziani (Disc 4)
Jonathan Howe (Discs 4-5)
Peter Olson (Discs 4-5)
Karen Wagner (Disc 5)
Telltale Games (Disc 6)

strongbad_email.exe is the first Homestar Runner DVD series, primarily collecting Strong Bad Emails.

The first three discs, comprising the first 100 emails, were sold as a 3-disc box set; Discs 4, 5, and 6 were released in later years and sold individually. The original box set was first sold on the Flash Store, with the later discs releasing to the Yahoo Store. When the store moved to Shopify, only Disc 5 was available until its discontinuation in mid-2017; strongbad_email.exe DVDs were unavailable for purchase until 2020, when they were re-released in a 6-disc compilation.

Contents

Disc Contents

Disc Emails Commentaries Bonus Features Easter Eggs
1* 1-50
some kinda robot50 emails
20/50
2* 51-80
websitestunt double
15/30
3* 81-100
dateflashback
10/20
4 101-130
cardo over
All emails
5 131-160
boring (really)coloring
All emails
6 161-200
4 branchesemail thunder
All emails

* Discs 1-3 were sold bundled together in a box set.

Artwork

See main article: strongbad_email.exe DVD Artwork

Easter Eggs

  • Most of the emails have three kinds of secrets:
    • Audio commentary: Accessible by pressing the "Language" or "Audio" button. On the first three discs, many emails do not have commentary.
    • Secret "angle": Accessible by pressing the "Angle" button. Usually used to display the short pop-ups that would appear when clicking on elements during the web version of emails.
    • Secret menu options: Hidden menu options — a little icon that looks like Strong Bad's head — can be found by navigating in directions other than the visible options (for instance, pressing "down" when menu options are listed left-to-right), often pressing more than once. All Easter eggs are listed in the "DVD Version" sections of the Strong Bad Email articles.
  • Each menu has a secret Easter egg that automatically plays after a short period of time.

Fun Facts

Explanations

  • .exe is a file extension meaning "executable". An executable file contains code for a program and "executes" it in an operating system; .exe files are primarily used in Microsoft Windows or historically in DOS (e.g., "Peasants_Quest.exe" ran the Peasant's Quest program), but not on a Macintosh computer (which The Cheat uses). Specifically, "strongbad_email.exe" is what Strong Bad types on his computer to begin nearly every email, except for the following:

Trivia

  • This is The Brothers Chaps' 3D CGI debut.
  • When the DVD set was first released, it was in such high demand that the online store quickly ran out.

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