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- | [[Image:Sbemail194.png|thumb|" | + | [[Image:Sbemail194.png|thumb|"...fundamentally-sound college basketball players."]] |
Strong Bad educates us on the free toys found in cereal boxes. | Strong Bad educates us on the free toys found in cereal boxes. | ||
'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}} | '''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}} | ||
- | '''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]] | + | '''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Marzipan's House]] |
{{Comp|Lappy 486}} | {{Comp|Lappy 486}} | ||
- | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' April 21, 2008 |
'''Running Time:''' 3:08 | '''Running Time:''' 3:08 | ||
'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486 | '''Page Title:''' Lappy 486 | ||
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==Transcript== | ==Transcript== | ||
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- | ''{Strong Bad reads 'Hey ho, Strongbad' as 'Hey! Ho! Strongbad!' | + | ''{Strong Bad reads 'Hey ho, Strongbad' as 'Hey! Ho! Strongbad!' and 'cerial' as 'keh-ree-al'.}'' |
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ooh, I'm glad you asked Problem Brian. I've been wanting to give specially marked boxes of cereal a specially marked piece of my mind for some time now. | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ooh, I'm glad you asked, Problem Brian. I've been wanting to give specially marked boxes of cereal a specially marked piece of my mind for some time now. |
''{A dotted-line circle appears near the top of Strong Bad's head. Two lines appear, going from the circle to a new circle, this time larger and in front of Strong Bad's head. In the bigger circle, there is a picture of Strong Bad's brain.}'' | ''{A dotted-line circle appears near the top of Strong Bad's head. Two lines appear, going from the circle to a new circle, this time larger and in front of Strong Bad's head. In the bigger circle, there is a picture of Strong Bad's brain.}'' | ||
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''{Cuts to Strong Badia, where Strong Bad and The Cheat, wearing a ponytail and a helmet, respectively, are in the 'Riverquest Safariventure' box, with a hose running in front of it.}'' | ''{Cuts to Strong Badia, where Strong Bad and The Cheat, wearing a ponytail and a helmet, respectively, are in the 'Riverquest Safariventure' box, with a hose running in front of it.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' Ok, gang, now I'm gonna need everyone to lean hard to the right! ''{Strong Bad pulls out some sort of microphone and makes a clicking noise}'' |
''{Cut to Marzipan's kitchen. Strong Bad walks in from the right.}'' | ''{Cut to Marzipan's kitchen. Strong Bad walks in from the right.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' The first hazard to watch out for | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' The first hazard you have to watch out for is cereals with anything grown in Iowa in the name. You know... |
- | ''{ | + | ''{As Strong Bad says the items, boxes of Corn Flakes, Wheat Chaff, Oh T'meel, Cripsy[sic] Hog Crunchities, and Fundament-o's appear, in that order.}'' |
- | '' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ...corn, wheat, oats, hogs, fundamentally-sound college basketball players. Please, do stay away from these. Those cereals only ever put fitness-related crap in specially marked boxes. |
- | ''' | + | ''{A picture of a step counter appears against a blue background. In flashing letters on the bottom, it says 'One Free Takesteppa<sup>TM</sup> Step Take Monitor!}'' |
- | ''{ | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Voiceover}'' Oh, great! I can count how many steps I took today! |
- | ''' | + | ''{A picture of a defibrillator appears on-screen. At the top of the screen, it reads 'Clear?! One Free<sup>TM</sup> Defib Kit Inside!}'' |
- | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Voiceover}'' Fantastic! I can restart my heart if it stops! | |
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- | '''STRONG BAD:''' ''{ | + | |
''{Cut back to Marzipan's kitchen, where Strong Bad's face is on a box of 'Hypothetic-O's'.}'' | ''{Cut back to Marzipan's kitchen, where Strong Bad's face is on a box of 'Hypothetic-O's'.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' What you do want to look for are cereals with sound effects in the name. |
''{The box flies off-screen. When Strong Bad names the sound effects, boxes of Fruit Smax, Chocolate Breakfast Candy Bar Pops, Soundy Puffs, Blue Laser Blasts, and Sugar Rittled Gunshots in a Crowded Mall appear in order.}'' | ''{The box flies off-screen. When Strong Bad names the sound effects, boxes of Fruit Smax, Chocolate Breakfast Candy Bar Pops, Soundy Puffs, Blue Laser Blasts, and Sugar Rittled Gunshots in a Crowded Mall appear in order.}'' | ||
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''{Cut to Strong Bad standing in the kitchen. X, explosion, boxing glove, square, shoe, and [[Marshie]] shaped marshmallows appear around him.}'' | ''{Cut to Strong Bad standing in the kitchen. X, explosion, boxing glove, square, shoe, and [[Marshie]] shaped marshmallows appear around him.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' You know, the kind with the | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' You know, the kind with the squarey, sugared pieces of styrofoam that they claim are marshmallows. These are guaranteed to have a nice, big— |
''{Cut to a dirty Strong Bad hand reaching in the box of Cheat Commandos...O's}'' | ''{Cut to a dirty Strong Bad hand reaching in the box of Cheat Commandos...O's}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' —reach-your-nasty-unwashed-hand-straight-to-the-bottom-of-the-box toy in it. |
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''{Cut to Strong Bad standing in the kitchen with a box of Fruit Smax on the table.}'' | ''{Cut to Strong Bad standing in the kitchen with a box of Fruit Smax on the table.}'' | ||
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''{Cut back to Strong Bad standing.}'' | ''{Cut back to Strong Bad standing.}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' This means not only are they gonna make you buy ''{six more boxes of Fruit Smax appear}'' several more boxes that you have to cut the bar codes off of, but you're also gonna | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' This means not only are they gonna make you buy ''{six more boxes of Fruit Smax appear}'' several more boxes that you have to cut the bar codes off of, but you're also gonna— |
''{Cut to a close shot of a Cereal Flakes box. Above, the red text reads "FREE PLUSH CEREAL BOX" and the black text reads "WITH 25 PROOFS OF PURCHASE AND $15 SHIPPING AND HANDLING"}'' | ''{Cut to a close shot of a Cereal Flakes box. Above, the red text reads "FREE PLUSH CEREAL BOX" and the black text reads "WITH 25 PROOFS OF PURCHASE AND $15 SHIPPING AND HANDLING"}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' —have to involve your mom to write a check for the shipping and handling if she's back from Vegas! |
''{Record scratch. Cut back to Strong Bad standing, talking angrily}'' | ''{Record scratch. Cut back to Strong Bad standing, talking angrily}'' | ||
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''{Cut to the box}'' | ''{Cut to the box}'' | ||
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' They try and pass off the back of the box | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' They try and pass off the back of the box— |
- | ''{Box flips, revealing a cutout of Crack Stuntman's head, with holes at the sides so that it can be made into a mask | + | ''{Box flips, revealing a cutout of Crack Stuntman's head, with holes at the sides so that it can be made into a mask.}'' |
- | '''STRONG BAD:''' | + | '''STRONG BAD:''' —as some kind of prize. ''{Zoom in on the mask}'' That dotted line you expect me to cut along is like a toyless slap in my face! Masks, |
''{The image of Crack's face becomes a maze. [[Gunhaver]] appears in the bottom left at the maze's entrance, with a caption reading "Help! I'm lost!"}'' | ''{The image of Crack's face becomes a maze. [[Gunhaver]] appears in the bottom left at the maze's entrance, with a caption reading "Help! I'm lost!"}'' | ||
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'''STRONG BAD:''' mazes, | '''STRONG BAD:''' mazes, | ||
- | ''{The top part of the maze becomes a word search, most of which consists of uncommon letters, like "Q", while the words "'''BUY MORE CEREAL'''" appear in bold. [[Reynold]] is seen on the upper right, with a caption reading "Find 3 words! | + | ''{The top part of the maze becomes a word search, most of which consists of uncommon letters, like "Q", while the words "'''BUY MORE CEREAL'''" appear in bold. [[Reynold]] is seen on the upper right, with a caption reading "Find 3 words!}'' |
'''STRONG BAD:''' word searches, PAH! | '''STRONG BAD:''' word searches, PAH! | ||
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*[[Wikipedia:Whitewater#Classification of whitewater|Class 5 rapids]] have rocks, waves and possibly a steep drop, requiring advanced rafting experience. It is the second highest of the six whitewater classifications. | *[[Wikipedia:Whitewater#Classification of whitewater|Class 5 rapids]] have rocks, waves and possibly a steep drop, requiring advanced rafting experience. It is the second highest of the six whitewater classifications. | ||
*The UPC, or [[Wikipedia:Universal Product Code|Universal Product Code]], is a type of [[Wikipedia:barcode|barcode]] that is used to track the movement of store products. | *The UPC, or [[Wikipedia:Universal Product Code|Universal Product Code]], is a type of [[Wikipedia:barcode|barcode]] that is used to track the movement of store products. | ||
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===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
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*The Cheat Commandos O's box now has Fightgar saying "Those still aren't O's!", similar to Fightgar's comment "Those aren't O's!" on the box in [[Cheat Commandos...O's]]. | *The Cheat Commandos O's box now has Fightgar saying "Those still aren't O's!", similar to Fightgar's comment "Those aren't O's!" on the box in [[Cheat Commandos...O's]]. | ||
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=== Goofs === | === Goofs === | ||
*The "Problem Brian" Easter egg is still clickable when hidden by the closeup of Strong Bad's brain. | *The "Problem Brian" Easter egg is still clickable when hidden by the closeup of Strong Bad's brain. | ||
*Strong Bad's hair doesn't move in sync with his head in the Riverquest Safariventure scene. | *Strong Bad's hair doesn't move in sync with his head in the Riverquest Safariventure scene. | ||
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*The Email Strong Bad and Back buttons at the end of the email are still clickable when hidden by the Crack Stuntman mask's background in the Easter egg. | *The Email Strong Bad and Back buttons at the end of the email are still clickable when hidden by the Crack Stuntman mask's background in the Easter egg. | ||
=== Inside References === | === Inside References === | ||
- | *The chainsaw car is from [[what | + | *The chainsaw car is from [[what I want]]. |
*Strong Bad's ponytail was first seen in [[bike thief]] as part of his college student persona. | *Strong Bad's ponytail was first seen in [[bike thief]] as part of his college student persona. | ||
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*The walking man on the step counter is from [[50K Racewalker]]. | *The walking man on the step counter is from [[50K Racewalker]]. | ||
- | *Corn | + | *Corn Crunch was previously seen in [[death metal]], where it contained a full-size alto saxophone (contradicting Strong Bad's claims in this email). |
+ | *The "[[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA#Riverquest Safariventure|riverquest safariventure]]" ride was first seen in [[theme park]]. | ||
*Strong Bad pulls a [[Ser-g-geant Marshie]] toy out of the box of Cheat Commandos...O's. | *Strong Bad pulls a [[Ser-g-geant Marshie]] toy out of the box of Cheat Commandos...O's. | ||
- | **Also, one of the " | + | **Also, one of the "squarey, sugary pieces of styrofoam" marshmallows is shaped like [[Marshie]] himself. |
*This toon prominently features [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]]. | *This toon prominently features [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]]. | ||
*Strong Bad says to "leave [his] [[parents|mom]] out of this." | *Strong Bad says to "leave [his] [[parents|mom]] out of this." | ||
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=== Real-World References === | === Real-World References === | ||
- | + | *The opening of the email, "Hey, ho, Strong Bad," is said in a way reminiscent of "[[Wikipedia:Blitzkrieg Bop|Blitzkrieg Bop]]" by [[Wikipedia:Ramones|the Ramones]]. The song's chant was previously parodied in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]], in which [[Marzipan]] dressed up as [[Wikipedia:Joey Ramone|Joey Ramone]]. | |
- | *The opening of the email, "Hey, ho, Strong Bad," is said in a way reminiscent of " | + | * Strong Bad's [[Brains|brain]] is based off the second form of the final boss in the [[Nintendo#Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)|Super Nintendo]] game ''[[Wikipedia:Contra III: The Alien Wars|Contra III: The Alien Wars]]''. |
- | * Strong Bad's [[brain]] is based | + | * The Fundament-O's box resembles cereal brands like [[Wikipedia:Wheaties|Wheaties]], in which they put a popular athlete on the front of every box. |
- | * The Fundament-O's box resembles cereal brands like | + | * The 'One Free Takesteppa Step Take Monitor!' is a reference to the free [[Wikipedia:pedometer|pedometers]] which have actually come free in boxes of certain healthy cereals. |
- | + | *"Every step U take" is a line from the song "[[Wikipedia:Every Breath You Take|Every Breath You Take]]" by [[Wikipedia:The Police|The Police]]. | |
- | * The 'One Free Takesteppa Step Take Monitor!' is a reference to | + | * The [[portmanteau]] "funtivities" was coined by Michael Scott, a character in [[Wikipedia:The Office (U.S. TV series)|The Office]], during the episode entitled [[Wikipedia:Beach Games|Beach Games]]. |
- | *"Every step U take" is a line from the song " | + | *There is a cereal named [[Wikipedia:Smacks|Smacks]]. |
- | *" | + | *There was a cereal named [[Wikipedia:Corn Pops|Pops]] in 2007, previously Corn Pops, but was reverted after poor sales. |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
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{{Strong Bad Email}} | {{Strong Bad Email}} | ||
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