space program

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Pretender of the galaxy

Strong Bad Email #138

We learn of Strong Badia's space program.

Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, The Cheat, Strong Mad, Homestar Runner, The King of Town, Coach Z (Easter Egg)

Places: Computer Room, Strongbadia

Computer: Lappy 486

Date: November 14, 2005

Running Time: 3:44

Transcript

STRONG BAD: {singing} Email is the sound that would make when a young girl cries...

subject: space program

Dear Strongbad,
Does Strongbadia have a space program?
Doo doo crap,
Ryan
Raleigh, NC

{Strong Bad says "Da-da-da-da-da" before "Dear Strongbad", "Good jokes" instead of "Doo doo crap," pronounces "Raliegh," as "Rallee" and says "NC" as "Not cool."}

STRONG BAD: {typing} Who doesn't have a space program these days? I mean, don't, like, the Italians have a space program? Ours is called SBASAF {pronounced "space-saff"}. The Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil. {clears screen} The only problem is, ...

{fade to white, Strong Bad continues talking over}

STRONG BAD: ...we blew our whole budget on this kick-awesome logo...

{as he says this, the SBASAF logo appears - a rocket's path tracing the second S, and ending up in position as the first A}

STRONG BAD: ...and on our orientation filmstrip.

{Cut to a slide of the SBASAF logo, with "2005 Strong Badian Administration of Some Aluminum Foil" at the bottom}

VOICEOVER: SBASAF is a definately-for-profit orginisation, dedicated to the manned taping of aluminum foil to cardboard. {beep sound}

{another slide comes up - a styilised drawing of alien mountains, with a moon and a comet in the sky. A ten and five dollar note are visible, and a large arrow pointing beyond the mountains}

VOICEOVER: Our mission objective: to accompany 15 earth dollars on a round trip journey {beep} ...

{another slide, a drawing of a spaceship flying past a planet}

VOICEOVER: ... to the closest reaches of space. {beep}

{another slide, two astronauts, one lying on a bench with weights, the other saying "Gimme ONE more!!"}

VOICEOVER: While the muscular crew will age only a few hours, the cargo, according to our {beep} ...

{another slide, a portrait of Albert Einstein, saying "Hiya!"}

VOICEOVER: ... vague understanding of the theory of relativity, will have aged to an incredible {beep}} ...

{another slide, of three large gold bars in space, with the caption "THREE O' DEMS"}

VOICEOVER: ... one million dollars. And who is good enough at video games {no beep}...

{another slide, a photo of a TV screen with a joystick in front of it. On the screen is a typical 2-D one-on-one fighting game with "FIGHT!!!" written on it. The combatants are a hamburger and a ghost. The ghost has only 1/3 health.}

VOICEOVER: ... to accept such a dangerous mission? Why, none other than beef bullion-aire joyboy {beep} ...

{another slide, of Strong Bad wearing a headband with small wings on it, with pants made out of foil}

VOICEOVER: ... Space Captainface. Professional Captainface knows the true key to success is {no beep} ...

{another slide, of a girl smiling at the camera, with a polka-dot background}

VOICEOVER: ... to have as many hot 60's-looking girls in your filmstrips as possible. {no beep}

{another slide, two more girls, and a blue background}

VOICEOVER: Yeah, girls. Alright. {beep}

{another slide, The Cheat wearing a blue cap and sunglasses, with the caption Harold "Strap" Coopmore}

VOICEOVER: Hey, look! It's onboard mechanic Harold "Strap" Coopmore. Looks like he could use a grilled cheese sandwich

Easter Eggs

• At the end, click "S. CAPTAINFACE" to hear a log entry.

{Strong Bad is at the Lappy}

STRONG BAD: {typing} Captainface Log: The vinegar-baking soda drive on the Proud Anselmo has run out of fuel, stranding us in the Impellitteri Sector. There is shrapnel everywhere. It makes one wonder, does man truly {beep}

{The slide of Item 3b: "Grilled Cheese" comes into frame from the bottom, and stays a few seconds}

• At the end, click the tire to see Cadet Z at recruitment.

{slide of the 60's girls in silhouette, with a large question mark}

VOICEOVER: Will you be among the hot 60's-looking girls to wish strappin' Space Captainface a safe voyage? And if not...

{slide changes to a sad dog, with the caption "How Come?"}

VOICEOVER: ...how come?

{Coach Z's arm enters frame from the bottom}

COACH Z: I was told I was gonna get to pee in a cup!

{Pull back to see Coach Z watching Strong Bad next to a projection screen}

STRONG BAD: In due time, Cadet Z. In due time.

COACH Z: Oh, due time! Even better.

{Strong Bad looks slightly shocked}

• At the end, click the CD to see the back cover

SOUND F/X are not a joke!
featuring such favorite hits as:
- baby in a wagon
- drippy towel
- single bird tweet
- the hush of winter
- baseball in repose
- body falling downstairs
- sonar ping
- creaking rustiness
- sonar pong
- rub sequence              00003 or 2

Inside References

• The bust of president Martin Van Buren taped to the front of the Proud Anselmo appeared in the characters video for The Cheat.

External Links

• watch "space program"
• view the flash file for "space program"
• forum thread re: space program