Editing couch patch

[[Image:sbemail88.png|thumb|Teddy Graham Memories]]

'''Strong Bad Email #88'''

Somebody asks Strong Bad about the history behind the patch on his couch.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[The Poopsmith]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Little Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Coach Z]], [[The Cheat]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]]

'''Computer:''' [[Compy 386]]

'''Date:''' November 10, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 3:01

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm goin' to try something a little different. ''{typing}'' print out million dollar bill.exe

''{The computer responds with "Bad command or file name"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{not typing}'' What?  Oh. ''{typing}'' no for real, print me out a million dollar bill, man.exe

''{The computer responds with "Syntax error."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' um, this time, really print me out a million dollars bill.nofoolin'

''{The computer responds with "Cut it out, you."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{not typing}'' What the—!  Don't give me none of that crosstalk! Oh well, it was worth a shot.  Now on to... ''{sighs}'' on to the e-mail.

''{Strong Bad hits enter, types "strongbad_email.exe," and hits enter again}''

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">is there a story behiend the patch<br />
on the couch?  if so, do tell!<br />
<br />
form,<br />
your pal</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "behiend" as "buh-HEEND" and "form" like it's spelled}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, my pal! ''{typing}'' Well Palbert, it's a good story.  And now you all have to hear it.

''{Cut to flashback of Strong Bad in the basement with a sack acting all mysterious.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Seems I was looking for a place to hide all my Aztec gold.  But when I made the first incision, not only did I realize that I don't have any Aztec gold, ''{bag falls open to reveal it was full of oil filters}'' but I unleashed a stench of biblical proportions. 

''{Cut back to Strong Bad in front of the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' They had to call in a hazmat team just to hose me hose me hose me ''{typed then deleted, typed then deleted, then typed}'' down!

''{Cut to The Poopsmith wearing a "Has Matt?" suit hosing Strong Bad down as he screams.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I had to spend a fortune on Glade plugins.

''{Cut to Strong Sad standing next to Strong Bad at the computer.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Now wait a second! That's not how ''I'' remember it.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, and I'm sure every loser out there wants to hear your loser opinions, loser.

'''STRONG SAD:''' They do!

''{Cut to flashback of a young Strong Bad in the basement}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' I seem to remember a young Strong Bad thinking that Olympic sprinter Carl Lewis was a woman.  And that he was hot!

''{Young Strong Bad writes "Strong Bad LUVS Carla Lewis!!  and thinks shes hott!!" with a Sharpie on the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That is entirely untrue.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Lies!  All lies!

''{Cut to Homestar standing behind Strong Bad.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Clearly I'm the only one who remembers how it all went down.

''{Cut to flashback of Homestar laying on the couch in the basement.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was not so long ago that I was in Strong Bad's basement spitting Teddy Grahams all over the place.  One of them got stuck to the ceiling.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Homestar, shut up!  This is about that patch on the couch.  It's clearly already on there in your flashback.

''{Cut back to the two Brothers Strong and Homestar at the computer}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh oh ohhhhh.  I thought this week's e-mail was entitled "Teddy Graham Memories."

''{Cut to shadowed "This guy's voice has been digitally altered" interview session}''

'''MYSTERIOUS PERSON''' ''{Clearly Coach Z}'': No, no.  I got the ''real'' scoop.  Strong Bad had me over for Gumbo one night, and I don't know what kind of doodoo meat he was using in there, but I had to puke!

''{Cut to flashback of Coach Z's shadow in the basement}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' So I went downstairs and I noticed this little rip in the couch, so I puked in it!

''{Coach Z's shadow pukes in the couch. Cut back to interview session}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover}'' I... I'm sorry for what I done!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad in front of the computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I liked that gumbo!  I didn't use no doodoo meat.  ''{shaking fist}'' If I ever find out who that guy is...  Well, palbert, there's your answer.  Me? I'm gonna go over there.

''{Strong Bad starts to get up from his seat, but sits down again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{not typing}'' Oh wait! ''{typing}'' make homestar's head explode.exe

''{The computer responds with "No can do." The camera pulls back so we can see Strong Sad and Homestar again}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No can do.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh crap! this computer is worthless.

''{Zoom back to just Strong Bad and the computer. Strong Bad now gets up and leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*You can click on a hidden 'print out million dollar bill, please.exe" at the bottom to print a million dollar bill from the Compy.  This is more easily seen if you use the contrast knob to make the background blue.
*At the end you can click on the "make homestars head explode.exe" link to cut to a short of Homestar, again spitting [[Teddy Grahams]] all over [[Strong Bad's Basement|da basement]].
::''{cut back to the basement. Homestar is laying on the couch spitting Teddy Grahams all over again, with The Cheat standing nearby. After a few seconds, The Cheat's head explodes}''
::'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Dang, The Cheat. That computer's got something against you. Did you ever, like, pour Mountain Dew all over it?

== Fun Facts ==
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===Explanations===
*When The Poopsmith is hosing Strong Bad, he is wearing a blue shirt, reading "[[Has Matt?]]"  Possibly a "got milk?" take off, this is also a play on words with "hazmat", which stands for Hazardous Materials.
*This is the first time The Cheat's head exploded without showing his eyes after his head exploded (the next time was [[pizzaz]]).

===Inside References===
*In the "make homestars head explode.exe" Easter egg, Homestar Runner asks The Cheat, "Did you ever like, pour [[Mountain Dew]] all over it?" That is a reference to the email [[anything]], when Homestar Runner pours Mountain Dew all over Strong Bad's computer.
*[[The Cheat's Head Exploding]] is a running gag.
*The "Stench of Biblical Proportions" makes a sound similar to [[Bad Graphics Ghost]].
*The knife Strong Bad uses to cut open the couch is similar to the [[Big Knife]] of other Strong Bad Emails.

===Real-World References===
*Glade Plugins are air fresheners that plug into wall sockets.
*Little Strong Bad is wearing a shirt featuring a rather well known advertisement for [http://www.seerockcity.com/ "Rock City"], a tourist trap in the south.
*Carl Lewis is an actual sprinter from the Olympics.  He does have a sister who was an Olympic long jumper, but her name is Carol, not Carl.
*When Coach Z is silhouetted and his voice is altered, it is a reference to shows like [[Wikipedia:America's Most Wanted|''America's Most Wanted'']], where a witness wants to keep his/her identity safe. (i.e. Witness X)

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail88.html|watch "couch patch"]]
*[[HR:sbemail88.swf|view the Flash file "couch patch"]]

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