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===Explanations=== | ===Explanations=== | ||
*Homestar's comment, "Hey, Strong Sad. [[Batman]]," may be referring to The Cheat's pose when Homestar walks in. With his arms in the air, he resembles the comic book character's mask in silhouette. | *Homestar's comment, "Hey, Strong Sad. [[Batman]]," may be referring to The Cheat's pose when Homestar walks in. With his arms in the air, he resembles the comic book character's mask in silhouette. | ||
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| + | *Homestar gets another "cinnamon beard" in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]]. | ||
===Trivia=== | ===Trivia=== | ||
Revision as of 07:02, 23 May 2005
Strong Bad Email #68
Strong Bad tries to pull a caper with The Cheat, but The Cheat screws it up. However, Strong Bad can't stay mad at him for long.
Cast (in order of appearance): Strong Bad, The Cheat, Homestar Runner, Strong Mad, Strong Sad
Places: Computer Room, Homestar's House, The Field
Date: March 31, 2003
Running Time: 2:50
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Transcript
STRONG BAD: strongbad, underscore, email, dot e-x-e. Enter.
{reading}
Dear Strong Bad, Why don't you and the Cheat pull a caper of some sort. It seems like there has been little cooperation between the two of you as of late. James Detroit Mi
{Strong Bad pronounces "Mi" like "me"}
STRONG BAD: {typing:} Well, you're right. It's no secret that The Cheat and I haven't been getting along very well.... since he screwed up our last caper.
{cuts to Strong Bad and The Cheat in Homestar's house at night, stealing his newspaper.}
STRONG BAD: I don't care about the crosswords, man, just the jumbles, the jumbles!
{The Cheat says something}
STRONG BAD: I don't know, go look over there.
{The Cheat says something and goes over to a table with a cow lamp on it}
STRONG BAD: No, look out! Oh, great, man.
{The Cheat knocks over the lamp, breaking it. A light turns on and Homestar comes out. He is wearing pajamas, and it appears he hasn't shaved. Strong Bad looks hastily for an escape and The Cheat puts his hands in the air.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: {tired} Oh, hey, Strong Sad. Batman. What are you guys doing in my house?
STRONG BAD: We've been ID'd! Every man for himself! {he and The Cheat run away}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Thanks for stopping by, you guys. Thanks for breaking my cow lamp.
{cuts back to the computer}
STRONG BAD: The Cheat, man. {Compy 386 starts playing music} Where did we go wrong? It seems like just yesterday we were setting fire to Strong Sad's underwears.
STRONG SAD: {offscreen} That was yesterday.
STRONG BAD: This one's for you. {singing to the Compy's music}
I got mad at The Cheat, uh!
For screwing up the jumble caper, uh!
I hope I don't see his name in the paper, in the obituaries
Cause that would mean he's dead.
{pulls back to show Strong Mad and Strong Sad standing next to the computer clapping to the beat}
The Cheat is not dead,
I'm so glad The Cheat is not dead.
The Cheat is not dead,
STRONG MAD: DEAD!
STRONG BAD: Ohhh, I'm so glad The Cheat is not dead.
The Cheat is not dead,
STRONG SAD: Dead!
STRONG BAD: So glad The Cheat is not— {stops singing} Just the claps! Just the claps... Strong Sad, I didn't know you had any rhythm.
STRONG SAD: Oh, sure, I've got tons of rhythm.
STRONG BAD: Keep it rolling for me guys, keep it rolling.
{Strong Bad runs out to the field where The Cheat is waiting for him. The Compy is still playing the music.}
STRONG BAD: The Cheat, I... I just wanted to say that...
{The Cheat says something that sounds like "I'm sorry"}
STRONG BAD: Oh, I can't stay mad at you!
{He rubs The Cheat's head. The Cheat says something}
STRONG BAD: Aww, how about a little kick for old times' sake?
{The Cheat places his arms akimbo and looks angry}
STRONG BAD: Nah, I'm just kidding, man. {makes several fake kicking motions; The Cheat prepares to dodge each one} Oh, what, watch me now! Had you there.
{The Paper comes down. About five seconds later, Homestar walks out. He is still in his pajamas.}
HOMESTAR RUNNER: You guys are so cute. {pause} Man, I should probably get dressed or something. What is it, like three in the afternoon? Looking good, Homestar.
STRONG BAD: Yeah, what's the deal? I didn't know you had to shave.
HOMESTAR RUNNER: Oh, I don't. It's cinnamon.
Easter Eggs
- After you see the Jumble Caper happen, you can click on the word "caper" to see their original plan.
"OPERATION JUMBLE JUMBLE" Objective: Steal Homestar's Jumbles Details: Strike in the wee hours. Don't knock over any cow lamps. Be cool. Say "hi" to any ladies encountered.
- At the end you can click on The Cheat's eyes to see what became of Strong Bad's rhythm section.
- {Cut back to Strong Bad's computer room. Strong Sad and Strong Mad are still clapping in time to the music}
- STRONG SAD: Um... do you think we can stop now?
- STRONG MAD: KEEP IT ROLLIN'!
- If you wait for some time after the end Homestar will come out in his pajamas. Click on his slippers to see a jumble. You can also print the jumble!
Fun Facts
Explanations
- Homestar's comment, "Hey, Strong Sad. Batman," may be referring to The Cheat's pose when Homestar walks in. With his arms in the air, he resembles the comic book character's mask in silhouette.
Fast Forward
- Homestar gets another "cinnamon beard" in Homestar Presents: Presents.
Trivia
- The answer to the Jumble is "UN TACO," and the scrambled words spell "This is a difficult one."
- This is the first appearance of Homestar's 5 o'clock shadow/cinnamon powder.
- At the end of the email the usual "a>" is not on the "back" button.
Goofs
- When you click on The Cheat's eyes at the end and it shows Strong Mad and Strong Sad, the contrast buttons are missing on Strong Bad's computer.
- Homestar's speech impediment lightened up. When he says "What is it, like, three in the afternoon?" his R's are very well enunciated compared to his full waking state.
- If you see the Easter egg with Strong Sad and Strong Mad still clapping, Homestar will have to walk out again.
Inside References
- Strong Bad favoring the Jumbles was first mentioned in The Interview.
- Homestar is wearing one of the shirts you can buy in the store.
DVD Version
- All of the Easter eggs are intact, except you can't print the Jumble, for obvious reasons.
- The DVD version features hidden creator's commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
Commentary Transcript
MATT: This is not about—uhm, this email is not about the little spice thingy...vegetable.
MIKE: Ohh, caper? I never even realized that caper...
MATT: It's the same. Spelled the same way.
MIKE: It's so weird. Like, words like polish and Polish. I was, like, 25 when I realized "Oh my gosh, these words are spelled the same way." {Matt laughs} It just never occurs to you. It never occured to me that caper... um, anyway.
MATT: OK, so, look, there's all the different Homestars in the background.
MIKE: Yep. This is a scene we've never seen before.
MATT: Yeah. There's Homestar's {Mike says something inaudible in the background} That cow lamp, though, is a lamp—we had a little illustration club and one week the theme was drawing lamps. And that was one of my lamps.
MIKE: It's a good one.
MATT: I'd like to make that lamp.
MIKE: I'd like to make that little, uh, desk—that little stand that the lamp was on.
MATT: Yeah. There's—Homestar's wearing, uh—number one, those bunny slippers are incredible. {Mike laughs a little} And terrifying. Are they—are they—they look kind of like their lips, not their ears.
{Mike laughs more}
MIKE: So, here, Strong Bad sings a song.
MATT: Yeah.
MIKE: Um...the, uhm...
MATT: It goes pretty well. It goes pretty well with the music he's playing.
MIKE: Mmm-hm.
MATT: Uhm, what else, Mike?
MIKE: Well, we could talk about the cinnamon on Homestar's face.
MATT: Yes.
MIKE: And how that was a trick of ours when we used to make movies, uh, when we were younger. We never would need to be dirty or have a five o'clock shadow or whatever. We would just get cinnamon and put it on our face.
MATT: Or potato—O'Boise's—
MIKE: {laughing a little} Yeah.
MATT: —in some cases. If you wanted to look like you had—
MIKE: Just crunch up some potato chips—
MATT: and wet your face and stick some O'Boise's on your face.
MIKE: Wow.
{pause}
MATT: Oh yeah. I love those—look, notice on the shag carpeting there's a couple of spots there just—on the wall where it's just missing. I those were, I think at one point, those behind the legs.
MIKE: {simultaneously} Right, between Strong Mad and Strong Sad. Right.
MATT: And that's why we didn't do it and then we moved it and never bothered to make the little...scrunt, whatever you call those, strands of carpet. "You know, joke kick." Hah, right?
MIKE: Oh, right, that's from an email.
MATT: I love the hands on hips The Cheat does, he never has done that and we did that. See? Now just look at him!
MIKE: He's so sassy.
MATT: I know. So there you go—
MIKE: No, Homestar's going to come out.
MATT: Oh yeah, Homestar comes out, so we get to keep talking.
MIKE: Yes, we can keep talking this time.
MATT: Come on, Homestar, where are—where are you at?
MIKE: He's got a cup of coffee. I like the cup of coffee.
MATT: Yeah, look at that steam! It's just little dots.
MIKE: It's good steam.
MATT: It matches nothing else on our website—
MIKE: Yeah.
MATT: Wearing his own T-shirt there.
MIKE: Yeah.
Fun Facts
- "The little spice thingy" Matt mentions is the caper.
- "O'Boises" was a brand of potato chip made by Keebler in the 1980s and 1990s.
- Matt's quote of "You know, joke kick?" is from little animal.
