tape-leg
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Strong Bad Email #19
Nicolas asks if Strong Bad's legs are made of tape.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad
Places: Computer Room
Date: March 25, 2002
Running Time: 0:58
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Transcript
STRONG BAD: {muttering} Ow-mnow, mnow, mnow... Ow-mnow, mnow, mnow... {stops muttering}
Dear strong bad,
my brothers are always telling me that your
legs are made of tape, is that true?
-Nicolas
STRONG BAD: Nee-co-las. {typing} They said my legs were made of tape?! WHAT?? I mean, do I look like some kind of tape-leg? I can guarantee you, man, I am not a tape-leg.
{Strong Bad stops typing and lifts his leg up, where we can see a piece of masking tape on the bottom of his shoe.}
STRONG BAD: I mean, look at this leg. Look... look at it there... Oh wait a minute, what's that on- OH, there's a little piece of tape on my shoe!
{Strong Bad removes the tape, and lowers his leg.}
STRONG BAD: {typing} That's what they were probably talking about. Yeah. You probably misunderstood them, man. No, they probably said I had tape on my leg or my shoe and you thought they said that my leg was made of tape. My leg is not made of tape. Pfffph! I must've just stepped on an innocent piece of tape...tape. {stops typing} All right, so until next week send me some good ones. You know, some good ones.
{The Paper comes out and it says "Click here to e-mail strong bad", click on the text to email him.}
Fun Facts
Explanations
- Nicolas's brothers may have gotten the idea that Strong Bad's legs were made of tape from halloweener, where duct tape was wrapped around Homestar's legs as part of a Halloween costume of Strong Bad.
- It's possible that the idea may have come from the way the reflection on Strong Bad's shoe is drawn: it has kind of a zig-zag look to it, similar to the pattern on the end of a piece of transparent tape when you pull it from the dispenser.
Trivia
- This is the first email in which Strong Bad does not say the word "Email" in his opening.
Remarks
- Not only can Strong Bad type with boxing gloves on, but he can do so with one hand, presumably. He types while he is ripping the tape off.
- It is not possible for Strong Bad to lift his leg that hihg, unless that blue diamond on his head give him the power to stretch his body like the guy on Fantastic Four.
Fast Forward
- Generally considered the worst Strong Bad Email, tape-leg is frequently referred to by other emails and toons on the site (see Tape leg).
