super powers
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| Strong Bad Email #25 |
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Aaron C. asks if the blue diamond on Strong Bad's head is the source of all his super powers.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, Coach Z, Homestar Runner
Places: Computer Room, Coach Z's Locker Room
Computer: Tandy 400
Date: Tuesday, April 30, 2002
Running Time: 1:17
Page Title: Tandy 400!!!
DVD: strongbad_email.exe Disc One
Contents |
Transcript
STRONG BAD: Strong Bad Email is filmed before a live studio audience.
Is that blue diamond kinda thing on your
forehead the source of all your super
powers? Or is it merely decorative?
Aaron C.
STRONG BAD: {typing} Well, sorta, Aaron. But see, there's only one power. Though I guess it is pretty super. Check it out.
{He turns to his left and picks up a Cold One. He tenses up in concentration, and his blue diamond starts glowing, making a beamy sound, first faintly, then finally reaching a powerful peak, causing the bottle cap to pop off. A little foam comes out of the bottle.}
STRONG BAD: {typing} So, there you go. It's not much, but as you can imagine it's a big hit with the ladies. {spoken} And {typed} So far I've only found it works with Cold Ones. {thoughtfully} But come to think of it...
{Cut to the locker room. Coach Z and Homestar are talking to each other.}
COACH Z: Oh, I'd definitely say it's just a result of tight pants.
{Strong Bad peeks out from behind a locker.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oooohh, tight paaants!
{Strong Bad uses the blue diamond on his forehead to make Homestar's cap pop off.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh!
{Strong Bad snickers. Homestar picks his cap up and looks back at Coach Z.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Sorry about that. What were we talking about?
COACH Z: The tightest of pants.
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh, right, right. Tight pants.
{Strong Bad uses his blue diamond to make Homestar's cap pop off again.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: What the -?
{Strong Bad snickers again as Homestar picks his cap up again.}
COACH Z: Are you okay there, Homestar?
HOMESTAR RUNNER: I don't know. Is my head getting bigger?
{The Paper comes down. Strong Bad makes Homestar's cap pop off for the third time, causing Homestar to once again have to retrieve it.}
COACH Z: Once again, I point the blame squarely at tight pants.
Fun Facts
Trivia
- This is the first email where the back of the Tandy 400 is shown.
- The YouTube description for this email is "The power behind the blue diamond-y thing on Strong Bad's mask is revealed."
Goofs
- During the brief pause before Strong Bad types the "C" in "Check it out", the "C" can be seen as the cursor blinks.
Inside References
- This is another mention of pants.
- Homestar and Coach Z's conversation is another instance of interrupted conversations.
Real-World References
- "Strong Bad Email is filmed before a live studio audience" is a spoof of similar announcements made before or after certain sitcoms, especially in the 1970s and '80s, to distinguish them from shows that used canned laugh tracks.
Fast Forward
- Strong Bad would later Tweet a drawing of himself using this power on a Cold One for Inktober.
External Links
- watch "super powers"
- watch "super powers" on the old Flash site
- view the Flash file for "super powers"
- watch "super powers" on YouTube
