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[[Image:sbemail_lappy2.png|thumb|Strong Bad checks his email.]]
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'''Strong Bad Email''', frequently shortened to '''sbemail''', is the most frequently updated feature of the [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner website]]. It was originally a small feature introduced in 2001, in which [[Strong Bad]] would answer a fan-sent email, and commonly mocks the spelling and grammar of those who wrote to him. Although the animations were initially brief, the responses gradually grew to establish numerous [[Inside Jokes|inside jokes]], and [[Running Gags|running gags]] and catchphrases, as well as [[Email Spin-offs|spin-offs]], like [[20X6]], [[Teen Girl Squad]], and even the main character [[Homsar]]. A typical Strong Bad Email will include numerous [[Easter egg|Easter eggs]] and other hidden material, often found at the ending screen. Many Strong Bad Emails are satires of specific cultural references, such as [[action figure]], [[japanese cartoon]], and [[isp]].<!-- This need not be a complete list, three examples are fine. -->
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'''Strong Bad Email''', frequently shortened to '''sbemail''', is the most frequently updated feature of [[homestarrunner.com]]. It was originally a small feature introduced in 2001, in which [[Strong Bad]] would answer a fan-sent email, and commonly mocks the spelling and grammar of those who wrote to him. Although the animations were initially brief, the responses gradually grew to establish numerous [[inside jokes]], and [[running gags]] and catchphrases, as well as [[Strong Bad Email Spin-offs|spin-offs]], like [[20X6]], [[Teen Girl Squad]], [[Trogdor]], and even the main character [[Homsar]]. A typical Strong Bad Email will include numerous [[Easter egg|Easter eggs]] and other hidden material, often found at the ending screen. Many Strong Bad Emails, such as [[action figure]], [[japanese cartoon]], and [[isp]]<!-- This need not be a complete list, three examples are fine. -->, are satires of specific cultural references.
'''Page Title:''' Denny's Menu
'''Page Title:''' Denny's Menu
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168. [[your funeral]] <span style="color:red">new!</span><br>
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172. [[more armies]] <span style="color:red">new!</span><br>
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171. [[underlings]] <br>
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170. [[rough copy]] <br>
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169. [[from work]] <br>
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168. [[your funeral]]  <br>
167. [[the movies]] <br>
167. [[the movies]] <br>
166. [[unnatural]] <br>
166. [[unnatural]] <br>
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==DVD Releases==
==DVD Releases==
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*Emails 1-130 have been released on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] 4-disc DVD series.
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*Emails 1-130 have been released on the [[strongbad_email.exe]] 4-disc DVD series.  [[Strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]], containing Emails 131-160, is due this year according to a conference at [[Georgia Tech]].
===DVD Emails===
===DVD Emails===
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*[[Family Resemble<!--sic; we know this is misspelled-->nce]] <small>(Bonus Email #4)</small>
*[[Family Resemble<!--sic; we know this is misspelled-->nce]] <small>(Bonus Email #4)</small>
*[[Real-Live E-Mails]] <small>(Bonus [[Puppet Stuff]] Email)</small>
*[[Real-Live E-Mails]] <small>(Bonus [[Puppet Stuff]] Email)</small>
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*[[Accent]] <small>(Bonus Email #5)</small>
==Podstar Runner Releases==
==Podstar Runner Releases==
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The following shorts were originally associated in one way or another with the Strong Bad Emails. They are numbered by halves to show where they appeared chronologically in the list above. Numbers 99½B, 118½, and 158½ are not linked to from anywhere on the site.
The following shorts were originally associated in one way or another with the Strong Bad Emails. They are numbered by halves to show where they appeared chronologically in the list above. Numbers 99½B, 118½, and 158½ are not linked to from anywhere on the site.
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*170&frac12;. [[Sbemail 169 Deleted Scene]] <small>(A deleted scene from [[from work|sbemail 169]])</small>
*158&frac12;. [[Missing Lappy]] <small>(Messages on Strong Bad's answering machine, as the Lappy is missing.)</small>
*158&frac12;. [[Missing Lappy]] <small>(Messages on Strong Bad's answering machine, as the Lappy is missing.)</small>
*152&frac12;. [[Weclome Back]] <small>(Strong Bad tries to show an email he checked over summer vacation (in midair, no less), but hits "stop" instead of "record" on the video camera.)</small>
*152&frac12;. [[Weclome Back]] <small>(Strong Bad tries to show an email he checked over summer vacation (in midair, no less), but hits "stop" instead of "record" on the video camera.)</small>
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*119–Current [[HR:sbemail_lappy.swf|Lappy 486 menu]]
*119–Current [[HR:sbemail_lappy.swf|Lappy 486 menu]]
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==Fun Facts==
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==Fun Facts==
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===Trivia===
===Trivia===
*Some time during mid-2003, "updated mondays" on the main Strong Bad Email Menu changed to "updated somedays." Nothing like this is even noted in Lappy-era emails.
*Some time during mid-2003, "updated mondays" on the main Strong Bad Email Menu changed to "updated somedays." Nothing like this is even noted in Lappy-era emails.
*On the Compy 386 menus, Strong Bad types "<tt>dir /p</tt>", a [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] command used to list all the files in a directory, and to pause between each screen's worth of files.
*On the Compy 386 menus, Strong Bad types "<tt>dir /p</tt>", a [[Wikipedia:DOS|DOS]] command used to list all the files in a directory, and to pause between each screen's worth of files.
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*Not including Not Quite Strong Bad Emails, Strong Bad has checked 197 <!--PLEASE NOTE: This number takes into account each individual email Strong Bad has checked.  In some Strong Bad Emails he checks more than one.-->emails as of [[your funeral]].
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*Not including Not Quite Strong Bad Emails, Strong Bad has checked 201 <!--PLEASE NOTE: This number takes into account each individual email Strong Bad has checked.  In some Strong Bad Emails he checks more than one.-->emails as of [[more armies]].
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*<!--AS OF: the movies-->It would take 7 hours, 41 minutes, and 40 seconds <!--325085 frames plus 10 minutes and 10 seconds from the DVDs--> to watch every Strong Bad email, including the DVD exclusives but excluding clickable Easter eggs. Including clickable Easter eggs, it would take 8 hours, 23 minutes and 55 seconds. <!--355295 frames plus 10 minutes and 27 seconds from the DVDs-->
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*<!--AS OF: more armies-->It would take 7 hours, 58 minutes, and 41 seconds <!--335138 frames plus 13 minutes and 13 seconds from the DVDs--> to watch every Strong Bad email, including the DVD exclusives but excluding clickable Easter eggs. Including clickable Easter eggs, it would take 8 hours, 41 minutes and 56 seconds. <!--366068 frames plus 13 minutes and 30 seconds from the DVDs-->
*Email #22, "[[sb_email 22]]" was actually made between emails 40 and 41. It was originally skipped and later made and released under the title 'the lost email' right before Strong Bad replaced his computer with the Compy 386.
*Email #22, "[[sb_email 22]]" was actually made between emails 40 and 41. It was originally skipped and later made and released under the title 'the lost email' right before Strong Bad replaced his computer with the Compy 386.
*<!--AS OF: the movies-->Strong Bad Emails make up nearly 60% of the toons on the site.
*<!--AS OF: the movies-->Strong Bad Emails make up nearly 60% of the toons on the site.
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The link in the automated response leads to the [[Email Processing Room]].
The link in the automated response leads to the [[Email Processing Room]].
*After [[Random Toon|random.bat]] was implemented, the email list comes from the [[HR:rando.xml|rando.xml]] file. Before this, it was included in the Flash file.
*After [[Random Toon|random.bat]] was implemented, the email list comes from the [[HR:rando.xml|rando.xml]] file. Before this, it was included in the Flash file.
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*Occasionally, there is a [[Important Email Delays|lengthy gap]] between email updates. This is sometimes recognized at the start of the next email, as in [[army]], [[geddup noise]], and [[redesign]].
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*Occasionally, there is a [[Acknowledged Email Delays|lengthy gap]] between email updates. This is sometimes recognized at the start of the next email, as in [[army]], [[geddup noise]], and [[redesign]].
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===Glitches===
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*When viewed on the Wii's Internet Channel, you hear a snippet of the sound that plays when played when Random.bat is pressed when you load the page. This is because the Wii's Internet Channel does not pause the Flash file when it is supposed to. Also, when you click Random.bat, you always hear "How about this one?" after it selects an email.
===Remarks===
===Remarks===

Revision as of 02:17, 1 June 2007

Strong Bad Email menu
Strong Bad checks his email.
Strong Bad checks his email.

Strong Bad Email, frequently shortened to sbemail, is the most frequently updated feature of homestarrunner.com. It was originally a small feature introduced in 2001, in which Strong Bad would answer a fan-sent email, and commonly mocks the spelling and grammar of those who wrote to him. Although the animations were initially brief, the responses gradually grew to establish numerous inside jokes, and running gags and catchphrases, as well as spin-offs, like 20X6, Teen Girl Squad, Trogdor, and even the main character Homsar. A typical Strong Bad Email will include numerous Easter eggs and other hidden material, often found at the ending screen. Many Strong Bad Emails, such as action figure, japanese cartoon, and isp, are satires of specific cultural references.

Page Title: Denny's Menu

Contents

Strong Bad Emails

Lappy 486 Era

(November 2004 — present)

Compy 386 Era

(September 2002 — November 2004)

Tandy 400 Era

(August 2001 — September 2002)

DVD Releases

DVD Emails

The following emails only appear on the DVD set:

Podstar Runner Releases

Since January 30, 2006, Strong Bad emails have been released sometimes under a feature called Podstar Runner. It features popular Toons, Teen Girl Squads, and Strong Bad Emails in .m4v format. They are designed to be viewed on a Fifth Generation Apple iPod, but workable on a variety of other portable media players. Currently, it features these emails (in order of release, top being the earliest, bottom being the latest):

Not Quite Strong Bad Emails

The following shorts were originally associated in one way or another with the Strong Bad Emails. They are numbered by halves to show where they appeared chronologically in the list above. Numbers 99½B, 118½, and 158½ are not linked to from anywhere on the site.

Strong Bad Email Menus

Fun Facts

Trivia

  • Some time during mid-2003, "updated mondays" on the main Strong Bad Email Menu changed to "updated somedays." Nothing like this is even noted in Lappy-era emails.
  • On the Compy 386 menus, Strong Bad types "dir /p", a DOS command used to list all the files in a directory, and to pause between each screen's worth of files.
  • Not including Not Quite Strong Bad Emails, Strong Bad has checked 201 emails as of more armies.
  • It would take 7 hours, 58 minutes, and 41 seconds to watch every Strong Bad email, including the DVD exclusives but excluding clickable Easter eggs. Including clickable Easter eggs, it would take 8 hours, 41 minutes and 56 seconds.
  • Email #22, "sb_email 22" was actually made between emails 40 and 41. It was originally skipped and later made and released under the title 'the lost email' right before Strong Bad replaced his computer with the Compy 386.
  • Strong Bad Emails make up nearly 60% of the toons on the site.
  • Back in the Tandy 400 era (at least until July, 2002), emailing Strong Bad would result in this automated response:
Thanks for your freakin email. I hope it's not stupid.
Once I finish these swiss cake rolls I'll read it and if it's awesome enough,
I'll answer it on the site.
But if your email is terrible, then it gets R.E.D. alright.
The Cheat Reads it, Strong Mad Eats it, and I Deletes it.
Click Here to see us in action!
Check back every Monday to see if your email has what it takes.
Watch me while I'm awesome,
Strong Bad

The link in the automated response leads to the Email Processing Room.

  • After random.bat was implemented, the email list comes from the rando.xml file. Before this, it was included in the Flash file.
  • Occasionally, there is a lengthy gap between email updates. This is sometimes recognized at the start of the next email, as in army, geddup noise, and redesign.

Glitches

  • When viewed on the Wii's Internet Channel, you hear a snippet of the sound that plays when played when Random.bat is pressed when you load the page. This is because the Wii's Internet Channel does not pause the Flash file when it is supposed to. Also, when you click Random.bat, you always hear "How about this one?" after it selects an email.

Remarks

  • At Flashforward 2006, The Brothers Chaps gave a list of five things not to email Strong Bad about.
  • During most emails, you see the back of Strong Bad's head when he sits in front of the computer, which is why he often starts a new line before the text reaches the right side of the computer's screen. However, on the Strong Bad Email menu, you don't see his head at all. This is probably so the viewers can use the bottom scroll button without anything in the way.
  • During Missing Lappy, retirement A, and retirement B, when the Lappy was kidnapped, it was still used for the Strong Bad Email menu.

Real-World References

  • The page title refers to the Denny's chain of restaurants.

External Links

Strong Bad Email Info
Site Components Menu (Scroll Button Songs), Irregular Back Links, Irregular URLs, Page Titles, Descriptions, Podstar Runner
Emails by Title, Length, Intros (DVD, Part 1; Part 2), Subject, Greeting, Closing, Sender, Place, Outros, Release Dates
Running Gags Intros Relevant to the Email, Crapfully Yours, Until Next Time..., DELETED, Draw Trogdor Again, How do you type with boxing gloves on?
Spin-offs, Emails Edited by Strong Bad, Emails Taken in a Different Direction
Abdi LaRue, Ali and Ali's Sister, Bogus Mathematical Theorems, DNA Evidence, Edgar, Tape-leg
Email Number References, Acknowledged Update Delays
Background Emails, Nonexistent Emails
Technology Strong Bad's Computers (Malfunctioning, Surpassing Their Assumed Capabilities, Relationships, Stylized Text), Papers (Preeeeow), Floppy Disk Container
Analysis Statistics, Emails That Meet Strong Bad's Approval, Poorly Written Emails
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