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Teen Girl Squad Issue 10

2005-10-10T17:21:13Z

149.143.200.7: Uh, Y isn't a vowel

[[Image:TeenGirlSquad10.PNG|thumb|COLOR'D!]]

The Teen Girl Squad celebrates The Ugly One's sweet someteenth birthday in 24 great-smelling colors!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|So and So}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#A Mighty Warrior|A Mighty Warrior]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olympic Man and Coach|Olympic Man]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olympic Man and Coach|Coach]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Wave o' Babies|Wave o' Babies]], [[Wikipedia:George Washington|George Washington]], [[Wikipedia:Abe Lincoln|Abe Lincoln]], [[Wikipedia:Henry Rollins|Henry Rollins]], [[Thomas]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olda Boys|Olda Boys]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Quarterback|Quarterback]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Smiley Face Man|Smiley Face Man]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Possums|Possums]], [[Visor Robot]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Gift Exchange Lion|Gift Exchange Lion]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Hawaiian Guy|Hawaiian Guy]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#No I In Team Boy|No I In Team Boy]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Dinosaur|Dinosaur]], [[Mrs. Commanderson]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Scotsmen|Scotsmen]], [[Tompkins]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Fatty|Fatty]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Intercom|Intercom]], [[Manolios Ugly One]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Vultures|Vultures]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Trolls|Trolls]], [[Mr. Pitters]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Learner's Permit Girl|Learner's Permit Girl]], [[Arrow'd Guy]], {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}

'''Date:''' October 10, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:34

'''Page Title:''' Tenth Issue-versary!

== Transcript ==

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' TEEN GIRL SQUAD: TENTHENNIAL EXTRAVAGANZA! In 24 Great-Smelling Colors! Cheerleader! ''{groovy grapefruit pink}'' So-and-so! ''{visicious violent violet}'' What's Her Face! ''{radacious bodadical razberry blue!}'' The Ugly One! ''{gnarly nursing home green}''

''{we open up to a school lunch table}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Lunchtime gals. Now let's get ready to eat...

'''CHEERLEADER, SO-AND-SO, WHAT'S HER FACE:''' NO FOOD!

'''SO-AND-SO:''' Eating lunch is for weirdos.

''{The Ugly One walks on to the screen, with a tray of cafeteria food in her hand.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Holla grlfrndz. It's Corn and Corn Alone Day! ''{The Ugly One places the food on the table. Cut to a close-up of the corn. A small medieval warrior jumps out of the corn.}''

'''WARRIOR:''' Corn is no place for a mighty warrior!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' So... who wants to come to my sweet someteen birthday bash tonight?

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Is it going to be Nick-at-Night themed again?

'''SO-AND-SO:''' ''{slaps her forehead}'' I don't think I can stomach another show not on the WB.

'''CHEERLEADER:''' No! We can't come. We have... the... olympics... tonight!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Oh, cuz it's a boy/girl party...

''{close up of So-And-So and Cheerleader, who look rather insane.}''

'''CHEERLEADER, SO-AND-SO:''' a B'GRL PRTY??!?

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Taking the vowels out of words doesn't always make them cool.

'''SO AND SO:''' 'm srry.

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{Holding up a cellphone, of which the sound "the olympics are soooo dumb!" is emitting}'' So, coach just called and said the olympics are dumb. We'll be there like shareware!

''{we cut to an olympic race track. The olympics coach is standing next to a rather angry-looking burly man.}''

'''COACH:''' I don't know what they're talking about, I swear!

''{Cut again to the Teen Girl Squad}

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Now, more than ever before, let's get ready to look....

'''CHEERLEADER, SO-AND-SO, WHAT'S HER FACE, THE UGLY ONE:''' SO GOOOD! ''{the camera does a 360-degree spin around the girls}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Whoa! That was about the coolest thing ever! We gotta see that again. ''{the cartoon rewinds, and play back the 360-spin. At the end, however, What's Her Face is still spinning.}'' Uh-oh. We gotta spinner.

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Wheeeee! ''{her dialogue spins around in the text bubble}''

''{a title slide entitled "AT THE PARTY" (imprinted on a cigarette, which a man is smoking, appears. We cut to the boy/girl party. Various characters from previous TGS episodes are attending. We pan right to reveal the TGS. What's Her Face is still spinning.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Alright, wallflowers, watch a professional at work... I'm fit to get makey outey all over those uppaclassmen.

''{cut to three Scots, drinking beer.}''

'''SCOTS:''' ACHGH!

''{Cheerleader walks in.}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Any o'you boys wanna ditch this preschool party? I know of a couple HAWT junior college jams we could hit. ''{one of the Scots throws Cheerleader away from them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' CABER TOSSED!! ''{cut to a spinning What's Her Face.}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' I really want... some of these chips. ''{Dead Cheerleader falls at the feet of What's Her Face.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Tonk! Ponk!

'''SCOT:''' ''{off-screen}'' BAGH! Only 23 metres! ''{we cut to the bowl of chips. The warrior jumps out of the chips.}''

'''WARRIOR:''' Corn chips are no place for a mighty warrior! ''{the warrior impales What's-Her-Face with his spear as she rotates, and the upper half of What's-Her-Face's body falls off.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{grinding sound}'' LATHE'D!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Oww! I hope they have those corn chips in heaven!

''{cut to So-And-So and Tompkins, playing a Gameboy.}''

'''SO-AND-SO:''' Say, Tompkins, Brett Bretterson and I are Splitsville, so I'm lookin for a little rebound action!

'''TOMPKINS:''' Hecks no! I got Bowser on the ropes!

''{A Koopa shell comes out of the Gameboy and strikes So-And-So in the face.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' pØwned! ''{said "puh-owned"}'' Or however you say that...

''{we cut to The Ugly One's Father, standing at a microphone, speaking to the party crowd.}''

'''MANOLIOS UGLY ONE:''' OK, party people, get ready to give it up for my little girl on her sweet someteenth birthday... and remember, if you're looking for low prices on used and broken electronics, don't forget... Manolios Ugly One's Lectro-Pawn!

'''TOMPKINS:''' ''{offscreen}'' p4wned! ''{said "peh-awned"}''

'''MANOLIOS UGLY ONE:''' And here she is... THE UGLY ONE!

''{cut to the ugly one, wearing a red dress and ''much'' more attractive than before. The party music scratches to a halt.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Did ''I'' draw that new hotness?

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Thanks for coming to my party everyone! Now let's get it on like Diddy Kong!

''{all people at the party, including The Ugly One, begin dancing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ARROWED II! ELECTRIC- ''{Arrow'd Guy appears on the scren, wearing a tuxedo, holding a wedding ring in his hand, and with spikes on his back.}'' Wait a minute! Not this time, Mister! ''{Strong Bad places a new piece of paper on the screen, containing The Ugly One and a muscular Strong Bad in Egypt.}'' Oh, why, hello, The Ugly One, you're looking so makey outey tonight.

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Why thank you Sir Hotbod Handsomeface. So are you! ''{Strong Bad and The Ugly One start making out. We cut to Strong Bad at his desk, making out with the paper of The Ugly One. Zoom out to a broader view of the desk, revealing Strong Mad, Strong Sad, and The Cheat standing next to him, looking bemused.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh...mmm, not bad...oh, twice...

'''STRONG MAD:''' Oh?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Uh...

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{cheat noises}''

''{Strong Bad notices them, and quickly hides the paper.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh! Uh, this is a piece of uh... pizaaaaa... ''{Strong Bad shoves most of the paper into his mouth.}''

''{we cut to a crumpled & salivated paper, with the "IT'S OVER" screen appearing on the paper. A faint outline of the making-out scene is visible.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{slightly muffled}'' IT'S OVER!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{off-screen}'' Uh, Strong Bad, were you just first-baseing it with that piece of loose-leaf?!

==Easter Eggs==
* At the end, click on the "O" to play a scene with Manolios Ugly One.
*:'''MANOLIOS UGLY ONE:''' So okay, guys. Come down and be shopping at Manolios Ugly One's Lectro-pawn! ''{"come down and see us" flashes on the screen.}'' I have a price on broken VCR, smashed tape, or something like that. I'll be over here yelling, Manolios Lectro-pawn! ''{he appears upside-down from the top of the screen}'' Manolios Lectro-pawn! Or something like that.
* Click on the "!" to play a scene with the girls.
*:'''CHEERLEADER:''' It's our tenth Issue-versary!!! Let's do a clip show!!!
*:'''SO AND SO:''' Let's have a wedding!!
*:'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Let's have a baby!!!
*:'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Let's kill someone off!
*:'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Okay! ''{Cheerleader's head is turned upside-down, but with one ponytail still coming out of the "top" of her head, with the other ponytail on her backside and her arms and legs swapped. So and So is squished by a giant golf ball. The Ugly One is eaten by a carnivorous plant. What's Her Face has a lampshade over her head.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"pØwned" and "p4wned" are variations of the Internet slang, "[[Wikipedia:Pwn|pwned]]."

===Remarks===
*This cartoon uses a faster animation speed than any of the other ones before due to the 3-D sequence.
*This is the first time that 3-D animation was used in a Homestar Runner cartoon on the site.

===Goofs===
*When you zoom in on the paper with "ARROW'D II!" on it near the end, it just says "ARROWED"
*When Strong Bad rewinds the 3-D spin around, the "SO GOOD!" speech bubble disappears.

===Inside References===
* "ARROW'D II" is a reference to "ARROWED!" on [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]].

===Real-World References===
*The WB and [[Wikipedia:Nick at Nite|Nick at Nite]] (usually spelled as such) are both references to TV channels, [[Wikipedia:WB Television Network|WB network]] and [[Wikipedia:Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]].
*[[Wikipedia:Diddy Kong|Diddy Kong]] is a character that originated in [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Country|Donkey Kong Country]].
*[[Wikipedia:Bowser|Bowser]] is the main villain in the [[wikipedia:Mario|Super Mario]] series of video games. He is the king of the [[Wikipedia:Koopa|Koopas]], and a red Koopa shell is what hits So and So.
**Tompkins is playing it on a [[Wikipedia:Game Boy|Game Boy]].
*"ARROWED II! Electric..." is a reference to the movie [[Wikipedia:Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo|''Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo'']], which was a frequent running gag in riffs on [[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|Mystery Science Theater 3000]].
*The [[Wikipedia: Caber toss|Caber toss]] is a traditional scottish sport, usually involving a log of specific weight. However, the remark "BAGH! Only 23 metres!" does not apply to the sport, for distance does not matter, but how straight the throw is when it lands on the ground.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:tgs10.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 10"]]
*[[HR:tgs10.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 10"]]
*[[Forum:5318|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 10"]]

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[[Category:Teen Girl Squad]]

Sick Day

2005-10-03T15:40:07Z

149.143.200.7: /* Goofs */

The citizens of [[Free Country, USA]] are very unwell.

[[Image:sickday.PNG|thumb|Taking one for the team]]

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Sad's Room]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' October 3, 2005

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Running Time:''' 1:43

'''Page Title:''' Here Comes Sickness!

== Transcript ==
''{We are presented with a silent view of the Lappy, Strong Bad apparently absent, and the following email is on the screen.}''
<blockquote class="lappy email" style="background:black">
<div>subject: sick</div>Dear Strong Bad,

I've noticed you never seem to get sick. How do you 
stay so dang healthy all the time?

Sincerely Crap,

Grant, BC</blockquote>

''{Cut to a view of Strong Bad's desk. Strong Bad is severely ill and curled up into a ball under the table, coughing and shivering. A box of tissues that reads "Tish You!", lies next to him along with a mess of used up tissues. }''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{coughing}'' The Cheat! Get in here with my puke pail. ''{coughing}'' And bring me some tissues. Lots more tissues!

''{Homestar walks in from the right of the screen with a thermometer in his mouth and an obvious look of sickness}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad, my burps smell really bad. Check this out. ''{making breathing noises}'' Hang on.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh. Go away. I can't smell anything anyways.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, I'm betting you can smell these!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, well you're lucky it's your burps that smell. DO NOT go into Strong Mad's room. Or, as I've taken to calling it, Rotten Egglünd.

''{Cut to outside Strong Mad's room. The door is covered with police tape that reads "Quarantine!". There is a green haze coming out from the bottom of the door.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' SOMEBODY HEEEEELP!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad and Homestar in the Computer Room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh. The Cheat! What's taking so long with my tissues?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{in a green bucket that reads "Puke Pail for Him!"}'' ''(crying noises)''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{coughing}'' Oh well. I guess I'll just re-use some of these already re-reused ones. ''{grabs a tissue}'' Ow! They're pointy now!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad, I don't think you're going to be able to answer your word problem this week. So I'll take one for the team. Two trains enter a tunnel going four miles per hour. ''{As he talks, pictures of two trains, a tunnel, and the number 4 appear to his left.}'' At what time do they reach Poughkeepsie?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{groans and coughs while speaking}'' The Paapeeeer!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down, with a distorted noise. It appears crinkled and says "Strong Bad, I can't come in today".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh no, not you too! Can I blow my nose on you?

''{The Paper goes back up.}''

 [[Image:rottenegglund.png|thumb|Rotten Egglünd]]

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the word "healthy" at the end of the toon to see a short scene with Strong Sad.
:''{Strong Sad is laying in his bed. His face is green with spots and he has red around his eyes. The rest of his body is normal.}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{groans}'' This is the greatest day of my life! I feel like a few dollars!

*Click on the word "Crap" at the end to see a map of "Rotten Egglünd".

==Fun Facts==
===Remarks===
*[[Homestar]] has the wrong end of the thermometer in his mouth. The side with the bulb measures temperature.

===Goofs===
[[Image:ArmlessSB.PNG|thumb|Armless Strong Bad]]
*The bags under Strong Bad's eyes disappear shortly after his remark about Strong Mad's room, although they reappear later.
*When Strong Bad's eye bags disappear, the tint of his face changes.
*When Strong Bad reaches out for a tissue, he has no arm connecting to his glove.
**This happens again when he hurts himself on the pointy tissue.
**His arm usually wouldn't be able to stretch far enough to reach the tissue.
* When we zoom in to Homestar answering the "word problem," the desk behind him disappears and the shading changes. When we zoom out, the designs on the wall move.

===Real-World References===
* "Here Comes Sickness" is a song by [[Wikipedia:Mudhoney|Mudhoney]].
* [[Wikipedia:Poughkeepsie%2C_New_York|Poughkeepsie]] is a city in New York located in the Hudson River Valley between New York City and Albany.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sickday.html|Watch "Sick Day"]]
*[[HR:sickday.swf|View the Flash file for "Sick Day"]]
*[[Forum:5181|Forum thread re: Sick Day]]
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replacement

2005-09-21T13:39:44Z

149.143.200.7: /* Remarks */

[[Image:replacement.png|thumb|Please don't dig up the grave.]]

'''Strong Bad Email #105'''

Strong Bad looks for a replacement for when he retires.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Bubs]], [[Coach Z]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]], [[Homsar]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[The Stage]]

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

'''Date:''' June 8, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:16

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD''': Our next show is a family show. It...is...the email.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class= "compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
Have you ever thought who will take 
your place when you retire? 
 
Your friend, 
Jeffrey Desterhoft</blockquote>

''{typing}'' You've got a good point there, Jeffy. I suppose I can't keep checking these e-mails forever. I never really thought about finding an heir to my throne before. Come to think of it, what ever happened to my throne? ''{stops typing, picks up a phone, and talks into it, making a sound like a loudspeaker in a supermarket}'' Attention The Cheat. Customer needs assistance in e-mail. Customer needs assistance in e-mail. ''{puts down the phone, which is not attached to anything. The Cheat arrives in a blue employee's vest with his name on it}'' The Cheat, didn't I use to have a throne of some kind?

'''THE CHEAT''': ''{He points at the stool and makes The Cheat noises that sound like "it's right there."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': No, no, no, this is my ''stool''. I'm talking about a ''throne''. You know, it had, like...gold nuggets on it, and...a hundred cupholders...some of them velvety cushions...you know, a ''throne''. And I think I had a motorcycle, too. See if you can find those.

'''THE CHEAT''': Okay.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' I guess the best way to find a replacement is to subject a bunch of applicants to the same rigorous screening process that I subjected myself to ''{begins to sound unsure of what he is saying}'' when I started checking these emails?

''{Cut to the field. Strong Bad and Homestar are there.}''

I'm gonna hold up a last name, and you make fun of it. ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Gargleman" written on it.}'' Gargleman.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Crapface.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Dumweiner" written on it.}'' Dumweiner.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Um, crapface.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Butkus" written on it.}'' Butkus.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Crapface.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Crambert" written on it.}'' Crambert.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Crapface?

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Desterhoft" written on it.}'' Desterhoft.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Let me think about it, {''without hesitation''} crapface.

'''STRONG BAD''': Whoa! Perfect score!

''{Cut to the computer room. Strong Bad and Coach Z are there.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Let's hear your best "deleted." {''He presses a button on the keyboard and the Compy displays DELETED on a blue background, making the standard DELETED sound.''}

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">DELETED!</blockquote>

'''COACH Z''': DELORTED!

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#8B8B00; text-align:center">DELORTED!</blockquote>

''{Compy flashes DELORTED with a yellow background and we hear a distorted version of the DELETED sound. Strong Bad is in shock. Cut to the basement with Strong Bad and Bubs and a cardboard box with Strong Sad drawn on it sitting on the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Strong Sad's on the couch, watching TV. What do you do?

'''BUBS''': Kick him in the teeth!

'''STRONG BAD''': That's good, that's good, even though he might not have any teeth. What else?

'''BUBS''': Kick him in the grill!

'''STRONG BAD''': Yeah, yeah! Keep going!

'''BUBS''': Kick ''you'' in the grill! ''{He approaches Strong Bad yelling menacingly.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{nervously}'' No, no, Bubs, calm down, this is only a drill!

'''BUBS''': ''{He is currently yelling obscurely.}''

''{Cut to Marzipan's house with Strong Bad and Marzipan holding Carol.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Let's see your best "scroll buttons" song.

'''MARZIPAN''': ''{singing}'' And that's why I like to scroll, with scroll buttons!

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{sarcastically}'' Oh, right, right, the worst song I ever heard. Play another one!

'''MARZIPAN''': ''{singing}'' Scroll buttons are good, they move you up and down...

''{Strong Bad groans. Cut to the basement, with Strong Bad, Strong Sad, and the same cardboard box with Strong Sad on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Okay, Strong Sad, Strong Sad's on the couch, watching TV. What do you do?

'''STRONG SAD''': Go make him some hummus.

'''STRONG BAD''': Hummus?! No, try something else.

'''STRONG SAD''': Uh... Give him a foot massage.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He looks at Strong Sad's feet.}'' Those are not feet!

''{Cut to the field with Homestar, Strong Bad, and a cardboard box with The Cheat drawn on. Underneath the box, you can see the feet of the real The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Now I want you to pretend this is The Cheat, and give him a good, swift, kick in The Cheat!

''{Homestar bends one of his legs back, and then pauses.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Umm... Crapface.

''{Cut to Strong Bad in front of his computer}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Ugh. {''typing''} This screening process is neither processing nor screening very well. I suppose I should cut to the chase and haul out the big guns...DANCE CONTEST!

{''Cut to a stage. Music is playing. We see the top part of Strong Bad's head watching each contestant. First up is Marzipan, who spins her ponytail around while moving her head left and right. Next is Coach Z, who taps his right foot while waving his arms. Then we see Strong Sad simply twitching his fingers, Bubs shaking his arms while jumping up and down, Strong Mad just standing there, not dancing, simply yelling:''}

'''STRONG MAD''': I'M STRONG MAD! I'M STRONG MAD!!!

''{...Homsar is shuffling his feet all along the stage, and finally Homestar, lit by a spotlight. The music changes to what sounds like the tune of "Strangers in the night."}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{singing}'' And then I put it on my faaaaace...

''{Cut to Strong Bad at his computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' Uh, this dance contest is neither contesting nor dancing very well. Looks like I'm gonna be checking e-mails and kicking Cheats 'til the day I die. ''{stops typing}'' Whoa, that'd make an awesome tattoo! Or an even better epitaph!

''{Cut to the field at night. We hear crickets chirping, we see a crescent moon. A blank tombstone is on the foreground and as we hear Strong Bad's voice, his words are carved on the slab.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voice-over}'' Here lies Strong Bad ''{underneath, in slightly smaller letters}'' "Checking e-mails and kicking Cheats in the hereafter" ''{underneath}'' Buried with his hundred girlfriends ''{underneath}'' And like, a jillion dollars ''{underneath, in even smaller letters}'' Please don't dig up the grave.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on "Cheats":
=== Transcript ===
''{Cut to The Cheat near his lightswitch, still wearing his uniform.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen, into speakerphone}'' A-ttention The Cheat!

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Have you found that motorcycle yet? ''{slight pause}'' Maybe check in our...stock room.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Okay.

'''STRONG BAD:''' And Dana needs more quarters on register three.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Hummus|Hummus]] is a paste of pureed chickpeas usually mixed with sesame oil or sesame paste and eaten as a dip or sandwich spread.

===Remarks===
*The [[Disconnected Telephone|phone's]] cord isn't connected to anything, but it still seems to work.
*This is yet another incidence where the "The Cheat rule" has been broken. [[Strong Bad]] says he will be "kicking Cheats in the hereafter." No "The" is found before "Cheat."
*On the gravestone, the beginning quotation mark is backwards.
*The background music in the dance contest sounds like a similar, higher version of the [[Dangeresque]] theme.

===Inside References===
*Homestar's repeated use of "crapface" is related to the way he answered his first SB Email in [[50 emails]].
*Bubs' moves in the dance contest come from the game [[Dancin' Bubs]].
*Strong Bad first [[Kicking The Cheat|kicked The Cheat]] in [[little animal]].

===Real-World References===
*The Cheat is wearing a blue uniform, typical of [[Wikipedia:Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart]] employees, but Strong Bad uses a red phone, typical of [[Wikipedia:Target Corporation|Target]] stores.
*The name "Butkus" refers to [[Wikipedia:Chicago Bears|Chicago Bears]] Hall-Of-Fame linebacker [[Wikipedia:Dick Butkus|Dick Butkus]].

===Fast Forward===
*Marzipan's first scroll button song was later used on the [[Strong Bad Email Raps|Strong Bad Email Menu]], despite him saying that it was the worst song he ever heard.

==DVD Version==
*The DVD version features hidden creator's commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' What's he's saying right now is from an old audio recording that I made.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Matt, before we had a video camera, he and his friend, you know, would just make movies and...

'''MATT:''' Radio plays!

'''MIKE:''' On, aha, on audio cassette! He had a bad tape recorder.

'''MATT:''' And our friend TJ said that, and he could, he was like four or something and couldn't talk very well, or at least couldn't re-memorize lines at the time 'cuz he was so young, and it was called "The Hostess Cake": "Our next show is a family show. It is... The Hostess Cake"... Mike, how did he do that with his voice?! That phone's clearly not plugged in!

'''MIKE:''' It's like Coach Z's phone from another cartoon. I dunno. I dunno, Matt. I just make the cartoons.

'''MATT:''' That's clearly a Wal-Mart vest that The Cheat is wearing there, I think, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Also, there's "Alone in the Dark" back there. Is that... this is, okay, this is before that horrible "Alone in the Dark" movie that just came out.

'''MATT:''' Oh, yeah, did that already come out?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah! It was just in the theater for, like, two days.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Bad idea.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So, what are we— Which one is this? Replacements?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he's trying to find an heir to the throne!

'''MATT:''' Oooooh.

''{pause until Strong Bad holds up the "Desterhoft" card}''

'''MIKE:''' Hey, that's the name of the guy that sent the email!

'''MATT:''' That's a funny name.

'''MIKE:''' ''{imitates the "Deleted" buzzer, then again as Strong Bad DELETEs the email}''

'''MATT:''' ''{of "DELORTED"}'' Oof. That brown screen is gross. I like it. Now this is our friend [[Craig Zobel]], who... you all know. His favorite thing ever on our website is right here where Bubs attacks Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' That's just me being ba— being a lazy animator. It wasn't supposed to be funny.

'''MATT:''' ''{partially over the last line}'' No, that was you being a genius.

'''MIKE:''' It wasn't supposed to be funny.

'''MATT:''' It's hilarious.

'''MIKE:''' Didn't you record Strong Bad singing one of these scroll buttons songs for the scroll button menu?

'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm. I did.

'''MIKE:''' We oughtta use that.

'''MATT:''' Never have. Maybe we should. It's been the same one for a while now.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{of the box with Strong Sad's image}'' That Strong Sad drawing is pretty great. The Cheat clearly drew that for him. ''{after Strong Bad's "Those are not feet.}'' What are they called, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Soolnds?

'''MATT:''' Soolnd.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Um...

'''MIKE:''' So we got a dance party coming up where Coach Z is doing our friend Claire's dance.

'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm. I remember... that's a good dance.

'''MIKE:''' It is.

'''MATT:''' The Claire dance. I don't know if Claire knows that we have Coach Z doing her dance.

'''MIKE:''' Does she know we have a name for her dance?

'''MATT:''' I don't know if she knows that either. I hope she doesn't get mad.

'''MIKE:''' I did all this. That's why the dances are pretty lame.

'''MATT:''' Homestar is singing in a dance contest, Mike. He doesn't, he obviously doesn't know what's going on.

'''MIKE:''' Even if it was a singing contest, it was a pretty bad song.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I dunno what he's talking about, but I dunno what he just put on his face.

''{they laugh}''

'''MATT:''' It's a great song, I think. It's very interesting. It makes you wonder. What did— and what happened that spawned that?

'''MIKE:''' I don't wanna know.

''{pause until The Paper}''

'''MIKE:''' That's it.

'''MATT:''' Preeow.

===Fun Facts===
*[[Wikipedia:Hostess|Hostess]] is a manufacturer of various snack cakes and pastries, most famously the [[Wikipedia:Twinkie|Twinkie]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail105.html|watch "replacement"]]
*[[HR:sbemail105.swf|view the Flash file for "replacement"]]
*[[Forum:164|forum thread re: "replacement"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:Bubs Filmography]] [[Category:Coach Z Filmography]] [[Category:Homsar Filmography]] [[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]] [[Category:Marzipan Filmography]] [[Category:Strong Mad Filmography]] [[Category:Strong Sad Filmography]] [[Category:The Cheat Filmography]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

replacement

2005-09-21T13:35:59Z

149.143.200.7: /* Remarks */

[[Image:replacement.png|thumb|Please don't dig up the grave.]]

'''Strong Bad Email #105'''

Strong Bad looks for a replacement for when he retires.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Strong Mad]], [[Bubs]], [[Coach Z]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan]], [[Homsar]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[The Stage]]

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

'''Date:''' June 8, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:16

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD''': Our next show is a family show. It...is...the email.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class= "compy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
Have you ever thought who will take 
your place when you retire? 
 
Your friend, 
Jeffrey Desterhoft</blockquote>

''{typing}'' You've got a good point there, Jeffy. I suppose I can't keep checking these e-mails forever. I never really thought about finding an heir to my throne before. Come to think of it, what ever happened to my throne? ''{stops typing, picks up a phone, and talks into it, making a sound like a loudspeaker in a supermarket}'' Attention The Cheat. Customer needs assistance in e-mail. Customer needs assistance in e-mail. ''{puts down the phone, which is not attached to anything. The Cheat arrives in a blue employee's vest with his name on it}'' The Cheat, didn't I use to have a throne of some kind?

'''THE CHEAT''': ''{He points at the stool and makes The Cheat noises that sound like "it's right there."}''

'''STRONG BAD''': No, no, no, this is my ''stool''. I'm talking about a ''throne''. You know, it had, like...gold nuggets on it, and...a hundred cupholders...some of them velvety cushions...you know, a ''throne''. And I think I had a motorcycle, too. See if you can find those.

'''THE CHEAT''': Okay.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' I guess the best way to find a replacement is to subject a bunch of applicants to the same rigorous screening process that I subjected myself to ''{begins to sound unsure of what he is saying}'' when I started checking these emails?

''{Cut to the field. Strong Bad and Homestar are there.}''

I'm gonna hold up a last name, and you make fun of it. ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Gargleman" written on it.}'' Gargleman.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Crapface.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Dumweiner" written on it.}'' Dumweiner.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Um, crapface.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Butkus" written on it.}'' Butkus.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Crapface.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Crambert" written on it.}'' Crambert.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Crapface?

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He holds up a cue card with the word "Desterhoft" written on it.}'' Desterhoft.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Let me think about it, {''without hesitation''} crapface.

'''STRONG BAD''': Whoa! Perfect score!

''{Cut to the computer room. Strong Bad and Coach Z are there.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Let's hear your best "deleted." {''He presses a button on the keyboard and the Compy displays DELETED on a blue background, making the standard DELETED sound.''}

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#003893; text-align:center">DELETED!</blockquote>

'''COACH Z''': DELORTED!

<blockquote class="email" style="background:#8B8B00; text-align:center">DELORTED!</blockquote>

''{Compy flashes DELORTED with a yellow background and we hear a distorted version of the DELETED sound. Strong Bad is in shock. Cut to the basement with Strong Bad and Bubs and a cardboard box with Strong Sad drawn on it sitting on the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Strong Sad's on the couch, watching TV. What do you do?

'''BUBS''': Kick him in the teeth!

'''STRONG BAD''': That's good, that's good, even though he might not have any teeth. What else?

'''BUBS''': Kick him in the grill!

'''STRONG BAD''': Yeah, yeah! Keep going!

'''BUBS''': Kick ''you'' in the grill! ''{He approaches Strong Bad yelling menacingly.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{nervously}'' No, no, Bubs, calm down, this is only a drill!

'''BUBS''': ''{He is currently yelling obscurely.}''

''{Cut to Marzipan's house with Strong Bad and Marzipan holding Carol.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Let's see your best "scroll buttons" song.

'''MARZIPAN''': ''{singing}'' And that's why I like to scroll, with scroll buttons!

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{sarcastically}'' Oh, right, right, the worst song I ever heard. Play another one!

'''MARZIPAN''': ''{singing}'' Scroll buttons are good, they move you up and down...

''{Strong Bad groans. Cut to the basement, with Strong Bad, Strong Sad, and the same cardboard box with Strong Sad on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Okay, Strong Sad, Strong Sad's on the couch, watching TV. What do you do?

'''STRONG SAD''': Go make him some hummus.

'''STRONG BAD''': Hummus?! No, try something else.

'''STRONG SAD''': Uh... Give him a foot massage.

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{He looks at Strong Sad's feet.}'' Those are not feet!

''{Cut to the field with Homestar, Strong Bad, and a cardboard box with The Cheat drawn on. Underneath the box, you can see the feet of the real The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Now I want you to pretend this is The Cheat, and give him a good, swift, kick in The Cheat!

''{Homestar bends one of his legs back, and then pauses.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': Umm... Crapface.

''{Cut to Strong Bad in front of his computer}''

'''STRONG BAD''': Ugh. {''typing''} This screening process is neither processing nor screening very well. I suppose I should cut to the chase and haul out the big guns...DANCE CONTEST!

{''Cut to a stage. Music is playing. We see the top part of Strong Bad's head watching each contestant. First up is Marzipan, who spins her ponytail around while moving her head left and right. Next is Coach Z, who taps his right foot while waving his arms. Then we see Strong Sad simply twitching his fingers, Bubs shaking his arms while jumping up and down, Strong Mad just standing there, not dancing, simply yelling:''}

'''STRONG MAD''': I'M STRONG MAD! I'M STRONG MAD!!!

''{...Homsar is shuffling his feet all along the stage, and finally Homestar, lit by a spotlight. The music changes to what sounds like the tune of "Strangers in the night."}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER''': ''{singing}'' And then I put it on my faaaaace...

''{Cut to Strong Bad at his computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{typing}'' Uh, this dance contest is neither contesting nor dancing very well. Looks like I'm gonna be checking e-mails and kicking Cheats 'til the day I die. ''{stops typing}'' Whoa, that'd make an awesome tattoo! Or an even better epitaph!

''{Cut to the field at night. We hear crickets chirping, we see a crescent moon. A blank tombstone is on the foreground and as we hear Strong Bad's voice, his words are carved on the slab.}''

'''STRONG BAD''': ''{voice-over}'' Here lies Strong Bad ''{underneath, in slightly smaller letters}'' "Checking e-mails and kicking Cheats in the hereafter" ''{underneath}'' Buried with his hundred girlfriends ''{underneath}'' And like, a jillion dollars ''{underneath, in even smaller letters}'' Please don't dig up the grave.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on "Cheats":
=== Transcript ===
''{Cut to The Cheat near his lightswitch, still wearing his uniform.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen, into speakerphone}'' A-ttention The Cheat!

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Have you found that motorcycle yet? ''{slight pause}'' Maybe check in our...stock room.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Okay.

'''STRONG BAD:''' And Dana needs more quarters on register three.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Hummus|Hummus]] is a paste of pureed chickpeas usually mixed with sesame oil or sesame paste and eaten as a dip or sandwich spread.

===Remarks===
*The [[Disconnected Telephone|phone's]] cord isn't connected to anything, but it still seems to work.
*This is yet another incidence where the "The Cheat rule" has been broken. [[Strong Bad]] says he will be "kicking Cheats in the hereafter." No "The" is found before "Cheat."
*Every statement made by Homestar in this email ends with the word "face."
*On the gravestone, the beginning quotation mark is backwards.
*The background music in the dance contest sounds like a similar, higher version of the [[Dangeresque]] theme.

===Inside References===
*Homestar's repeated use of "crapface" is related to the way he answered his first SB Email in [[50 emails]].
*Bubs' moves in the dance contest come from the game [[Dancin' Bubs]].
*Strong Bad first [[Kicking The Cheat|kicked The Cheat]] in [[little animal]].

===Real-World References===
*The Cheat is wearing a blue uniform, typical of [[Wikipedia:Wal-Mart|Wal-Mart]] employees, but Strong Bad uses a red phone, typical of [[Wikipedia:Target Corporation|Target]] stores.
*The name "Butkus" refers to [[Wikipedia:Chicago Bears|Chicago Bears]] Hall-Of-Fame linebacker [[Wikipedia:Dick Butkus|Dick Butkus]].

===Fast Forward===
*Marzipan's first scroll button song was later used on the [[Strong Bad Email Raps|Strong Bad Email Menu]], despite him saying that it was the worst song he ever heard.

==DVD Version==
*The DVD version features hidden creator's commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' What's he's saying right now is from an old audio recording that I made.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Matt, before we had a video camera, he and his friend, you know, would just make movies and...

'''MATT:''' Radio plays!

'''MIKE:''' On, aha, on audio cassette! He had a bad tape recorder.

'''MATT:''' And our friend TJ said that, and he could, he was like four or something and couldn't talk very well, or at least couldn't re-memorize lines at the time 'cuz he was so young, and it was called "The Hostess Cake": "Our next show is a family show. It is... The Hostess Cake"... Mike, how did he do that with his voice?! That phone's clearly not plugged in!

'''MIKE:''' It's like Coach Z's phone from another cartoon. I dunno. I dunno, Matt. I just make the cartoons.

'''MATT:''' That's clearly a Wal-Mart vest that The Cheat is wearing there, I think, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Also, there's "Alone in the Dark" back there. Is that... this is, okay, this is before that horrible "Alone in the Dark" movie that just came out.

'''MATT:''' Oh, yeah, did that already come out?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah! It was just in the theater for, like, two days.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Bad idea.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So, what are we— Which one is this? Replacements?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, he's trying to find an heir to the throne!

'''MATT:''' Oooooh.

''{pause until Strong Bad holds up the "Desterhoft" card}''

'''MIKE:''' Hey, that's the name of the guy that sent the email!

'''MATT:''' That's a funny name.

'''MIKE:''' ''{imitates the "Deleted" buzzer, then again as Strong Bad DELETEs the email}''

'''MATT:''' ''{of "DELORTED"}'' Oof. That brown screen is gross. I like it. Now this is our friend [[Craig Zobel]], who... you all know. His favorite thing ever on our website is right here where Bubs attacks Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' That's just me being ba— being a lazy animator. It wasn't supposed to be funny.

'''MATT:''' ''{partially over the last line}'' No, that was you being a genius.

'''MIKE:''' It wasn't supposed to be funny.

'''MATT:''' It's hilarious.

'''MIKE:''' Didn't you record Strong Bad singing one of these scroll buttons songs for the scroll button menu?

'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm. I did.

'''MIKE:''' We oughtta use that.

'''MATT:''' Never have. Maybe we should. It's been the same one for a while now.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{of the box with Strong Sad's image}'' That Strong Sad drawing is pretty great. The Cheat clearly drew that for him. ''{after Strong Bad's "Those are not feet.}'' What are they called, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Soolnds?

'''MATT:''' Soolnd.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Um...

'''MIKE:''' So we got a dance party coming up where Coach Z is doing our friend Claire's dance.

'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm. I remember... that's a good dance.

'''MIKE:''' It is.

'''MATT:''' The Claire dance. I don't know if Claire knows that we have Coach Z doing her dance.

'''MIKE:''' Does she know we have a name for her dance?

'''MATT:''' I don't know if she knows that either. I hope she doesn't get mad.

'''MIKE:''' I did all this. That's why the dances are pretty lame.

'''MATT:''' Homestar is singing in a dance contest, Mike. He doesn't, he obviously doesn't know what's going on.

'''MIKE:''' Even if it was a singing contest, it was a pretty bad song.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I dunno what he's talking about, but I dunno what he just put on his face.

''{they laugh}''

'''MATT:''' It's a great song, I think. It's very interesting. It makes you wonder. What did— and what happened that spawned that?

'''MIKE:''' I don't wanna know.

''{pause until The Paper}''

'''MIKE:''' That's it.

'''MATT:''' Preeow.

===Fun Facts===
*[[Wikipedia:Hostess|Hostess]] is a manufacturer of various snack cakes and pastries, most famously the [[Wikipedia:Twinkie|Twinkie]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail105.html|watch "replacement"]]
*[[HR:sbemail105.swf|view the Flash file for "replacement"]]
*[[Forum:164|forum thread re: "replacement"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:Bubs Filmography]] [[Category:Coach Z Filmography]] [[Category:Homsar Filmography]] [[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]] [[Category:Marzipan Filmography]] [[Category:Strong Mad Filmography]] [[Category:Strong Sad Filmography]] [[Category:The Cheat Filmography]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

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2005-09-19T17:31:05Z

149.143.200.7: /* Fun Facts */

[[Image:main_page_23.PNG|220px|thumb|Oh, check me out, it's the front of my head!]]

Behind the set of a main page. Everything is flipped around, since we're seeing it from the back, and ink marks where all the buttons are.

'''Cast (In order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, [[Homestar Runner]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}

'''Icon:''' Piece of wood

'''Page title:''' "Backstage Pass!"

'''Date:''' September 19, 2005

*'''Toons''' — Coach Z pops up with a clapboard and says, "Main Page number 23, take one, action!" Homestar delays saying "Toons" until after he's gone.
*'''Games''' — A piece of wood falls off of the set, striking Homestar on the head. It reappears where it was after a few seconds.
*'''Characters''' — On the first mouse-over, Strong Bad jumps up and says "Oh, check me out, it's the front of my head!" while facing away from the user. On the second mouse-over, Strong Bad jumps up and says "Oh, check me out, it's the back of my head!" while facing toward the user.
*'''Downloads''' — The Cheat falls in front of Homestar and walks off.
*'''Store''' — A Homestar clone walks in front of Homestar and says, "'Sup, man?" Homestar replies, "'Sup!"
*'''E-mail''' — A piece of wood, presumably painted with Strong Sad's head on the opposite side, floats across the screen with the words "[[Wear a Bikini!]]" written on the back of it. From off screen Strong Sad holds up [[Strong Sad's Tape Player|his tape player]] into view and presses "Play," causing it to say (in Strong Sad's voice) "I'm the floating head of dooooom!!"

==Fun Facts==
* Unlike most of the other characters, The Cheat faces ''toward'' the screen on this page, meaning that if it was being seen from the "front," The Cheat would be facing backwards.
* When the Homestar clone walks by, he appears from in front of the buttons (for the intended viewer position). This is unusual, no characters except Homestar usually overlap the buttons in the background.
* The Weeklies buttons are not truly flipped. It should go in this order, left to right: [[Random Toon]], [[Sketchbook]], [[Weekly Fanstuff]], then [[Quote of the Week]].
** This goes for the main pages, too.
* If The Cheat falls while Homestar is walking past, Homestar is in front of The Cheat even though from the perspective he should be farther away.
* If you hold down the tab button on this menu, several hidden items become highlighted. You cannot click on them with your mouse, but you can select them by pressing enter.
** To the left of the visible recent updates button is another recent updated button.
** There is a yet another recent updates button where the recent updates button normally is.
** There is another [[First Time Here?]] button on the left side located where the First Time Here? button normally is ''relative to'' the recent updates button.
** There is yet another First Time Here? button off the right edge of where it normally is.
*The support behind Homestar's head would be visible from the front, but doesn't show up on any of the other main pages.

==External Links==
*[[HR:main23.html|go to Main Page 23]]
*[[HR:main23.swf|view the Flash file for Main Page 23]]
*[[HR:homepages_23.swf|view the homepages file for Main Page 23]]
*[[Forum:5023|forum thread re: Main Page 23]]
{{Main Page}}

[[Category: Main Pages]]

Cool Things

2005-08-15T18:51:09Z

149.143.200.7: /* Inside References */

[[Image:cool tapes.PNG|200px|thumb|COOL TAPES!]]

Homestar tries to do something constructive. Strong Sad gets a date. Marzipan forms a band with Strong Mad and The Cheat.

'''Cast (in order of apperance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' August 15, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:00

'''Page Title:''' Sittin' with a kitty...

== Transcript ==

''{COOL THINGS appears on Marzipan's carpet. We tilt up to see Homestar and Marzipan sitting on the couch. Marzipan is reading "Peter Threadbare", while Homestar just looks bored.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{yawns}'' Sitting on the couch is zero amount of fun when there's not a TV or hang glider in front of it.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, why don't you do something constructive? Like read a book, or write a novella.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Nah, I already did some writing today. And then I read what I wrote.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yay! Good for you. Can I see it?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' It's right over there. Check it out!

''{Homestar looks at the left wall. The camera view changes to show that "COOL TAPES" is written on the wall.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{offscreen}'' Why did you write "COOL TAPES" on my wall?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh, hello? ''{Cut back to the couch. Marzipan and Homestar both look annoyed.}'' Maybe because I like cool tapes?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, I hope you like "cool" painting, because this has got to go.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Mwa, mwa, mwaaaa!

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is inside, looking bored. Three cans of "yella paint" are stacked next to him. Homestar walks up to the stand.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say there, old Bubs! I need three cans of yella paint, and one pair of cool shades.

'''BUBS:''' Sorry, customer, I'm closed.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But you're standing right there. And I see the yella paint right next to you.

'''BUBS:''' But I'm closed! Cutbacks, layoffs, downsizing, you know the drill.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{He looks over his shoulder, then looks back at Bubs.}'' Hey, Bubs, can you steal three cans of yella paint for me?

'''BUBS:''' I never pass up a chance to stick it to the man! Here you go! ''{He gives the cans of paint to Homestar.}'' I slipped the cool shades in the can number two.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, Bubs. Power to the people!

'''BUBS:''' I heard that!

''{Cut to Homestar's silhouette walking away from the stand. We then cut a close-up of Homestar walking in the field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I think I'm gonna bust out my new cool shades. ''{He kneels down, opens one of the paint cans, and pulls out a pair of sunglasses that are completely covered in paint. He puts them on.}'' Cool! Everything's yellow and drippy.

''{Strong Sad enters.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hello, Dripping Yellow Madness!

'''STRONG SAD:''' What? I'm Strong Sad! Dripping Yellow Madness moved away after fifth grade!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Look, I'd love to stay and argue that you are in fact Dripping Yellow Madness, but this paint and I ''{He kicks on of the cans of paint}'' have a date with a wall!

'''STRONG SAD:''' I wish I had a date with a wall.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Go for it! Here. ''{He gives the paint cans to Strong Sad}'' You'll need these.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And, uh, good luck tonight.

''{He makes a clicking sound with his mouth, then walks off. He lands in a small hole. There is a sign next to it that says "death hole" in Strong Bad's handwriting. Homestar screams while falling in and continues to scream even when he's landed at the bottom.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{gradually getting quiter}'' Aaaaaaaaaaah...I'm at the bottom of a giant pit...

'''STRONG SAD:''' Homestar, take off those stupid cool shades.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, I should probably return these things.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{walking offscreen, singing}'' Oh, getting lucky tonight...

''{Paint runs down the screen. When it is gone, we see a close-up of Homestar, still wearing the cool shades.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey friend. Lemme get my money back for these cool shades.

''{The camera pulls back to show that Homestar is standing about a metre away from Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is inside, and there's a banner on the stand that says "UNDER OLD MANAGEMENT!!"

'''BUBS:''' Little bit closer, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh. ''{He walks closer, and walks past Bubs a bit. Bubs moves in front of him.}'' Lemme get my money back for these cool shades.

'''BUBS:''' Sure! You got your receipt?

'''HOMESTR RUNNER:''' Um, no. ''{He takes off his sunglasses.}'' The sales representative I dealt with gave them to me...free of charge. I believe...his name was Stan.

'''BUBS:''' Stan?! I fired that guy after the fifth grade! Without a receipt, I can only exchange them for something of lesser or much lesser value. And the only thing that qualifies is this! ''{He holds up a bag with four grapes in it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{He takes the bag}'' These'll do! These'll do juuust fine!

''{Cut to Homestar's silhouette walking away from the stand. The sun is lower than before, and the sky is a purplish color. Cut to a view of Homestar walking into Marzipan's house, then cut to Marzipan's living room, where Marzipan, Strong Mad and The Cheat are standing in front of the wall with "Cool Tapes" written on it. Strong Mad has an electric bass, The Cheat has a drum kit, and Marzipan has [[Carol]].}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' All right, boys. From the top. ''{Homestar's silhouette appears in the foreground.}'' One, two—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What in ''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar's face. He looks angry.}'' Pete Sampras is going on here?!

''{cut to a close-up of Marzipan's face.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, you took too long, so Strong Mad, and The Cheat and I formed a band called Cool Tapes. ''{She smiles sheepishly.}''

''{Cut back to a still-angry Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, really?! What kind of...music do you play?!

''{Cut to a wide shot of Marzipan, Strong Mad and The Cheat.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, here, we'll show you. We only have one song so far, and it's not quite finished, but here goes. Ready, boys?

''{Strong Mad, The Cheat and Marzipan all play their instruments.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' One, two, three four!

''Cool tapes are cool, 'cause they're where it is at,'' 
''Cool tapes are cool, and we like it like that!'' 
''Cool tapes! Cool tapes!'' 
''We like to get it down with the cool, cool tapes,'' 
''We like to get down with'' ...um... ''{the music stops}'' um...

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A bag of four grapes?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{music starts again} A bag of four grapes!''

''{We hear an audience cheering. Homestar pops up from the bottom of the screen and shakes the bag. A tape appears in the foreground that reads "THE END." Homestar peeks through one of the holes in the tape.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
* Click on "THE" on the cassette at the end to see a conversation with Strong Bad and The Cheat.
''{Strong Bad is lying on the couch in his basement, watching TV.}''

'''TV:''' ...same truck that tried to kill my Dad!

''{The Cheat enters, carrying his drumsticks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, The Cheat. We catch anything in the Death Hole today?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Makes The Cheat noises that sound like 'We caught the drippin' yellow madness.'}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? There's no way he could've been in there. He moved away after fifth grade!

* Click on "END" on the cassette at the end to see a T-shirt for [[Cool Tapes]].

== Fun Facts ==
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===Trivia===
*The crowd cheering sound effect is taken from the end of [[Everybody to the Limit (Live)]].

===Remarks===
*This is the first time Marzipan's teeth are shown.
*None of the paint remains on Homestar's face after he removes the cool shades.
*Paint appears to drip from Homestar's glasses into his mouth.
*Strong Mad's bass doesn't appear to be plugged into an amp.
*The tape at the end is the same shade of yellow as the yellow highlights that appear around buttons when tab is pressed, slightly obscuring the easter egg highlight over "The" and totally obscuring the highlight over "End".

===Goofs===
*When Marzipan closes her eyes and sings "...a bag of four graaaaapes!", you can see her closed eyes distort for a brief moment. This is because she and Homestar always blink every three seconds, and with her eyes closed, she attempts to blink over her closed eyes.

*The amp that is behind Marzipan when she's about to play her song disapears in the next scene.

===Inside References===
*The show Strong Bad is watching is a reference to the show The Cheat watched in [[privileges]].
*The amps that Marzipan plays through are from [[different town]].
*Strong Mad playing the bass was mentioned in [[guitar]], but this is the first time we've actually seen it.
*Homestar falling into Strong Bad's "death hole" is a reference to [[HomestarRunner.com: PAY PLUS!]] where Homestar falls into Strong Bad's "two foot pit."

===Real World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Pete_Sampras|Pete Sampras]] is a retired professional tennis player.
*"Stick it to the Man" and "Power to the People" were common phrases used during the Student Riots in the 1960s and '70s.
*The title phrase "Sittin' with a kitty..." is a lyric from the [[Wikipedia:Sonic Youth|Sonic Youth]] song "Kool Thing".
*Strong Mad's bass is the same shape as a [[Wikipedia:Hofner|Hofner]] 500/1 violin bass, the same kind [[Wikipedia:Paul_McCartney|Paul McCartney]] used in [[Wikipedia:Beatles|The Beatles']] early career.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:coolthings.html|watch "Cool Things"]]
*[[HR:coolthings.swf|view the Flash file for "Cool Things"]]
*[[Forum:4531|forum thread re: "Cool Things"]]

[[Category: Toons]]

privileges

2005-08-15T18:50:36Z

149.143.200.7: /* Goofs */

[[Image:sbemail74.png|thumb|"I think that truck might be trying to kill me!"]]

'''Strong Bad Email #74'''

Strong Bad upgrades The Cheat's privileges, and the little guy ends up in a crisper drawer.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[The Cheat]], [[Strong Sad]], [[Homestar Runner]]

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

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

'''Date:''' May 26, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:22

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Ohh-ho-oh ohh EEEEE-MAIL ME GIRL! ''{stops singing}'' Unh! Once times! Twice times!

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Dear strongbad, 
did you ever think about letting the 
cheat have some other privaleges 
since he helps you so much. 
 
from your friend crazyclemens</blockquote>

''{he pronounces "privaleges" as "pri-vah-lah-gez". He also says "strongbad" and "crazyclemens" quickly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Privileges eh, C.C.? It does seem like The Cheat is overdue. Let's see, the last time I upgraded his privileges was when I reinstated his bathroom privileges. ''{replaces period with semicolon}''; which he had previously abused. Let's see when he's due for an upgrade.

''{Cut to wide shot of Strong Bad sitting at the Compy. He turns to the left and shouts.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{calling out}'' Ohhh, The Cheat!

''{The Cheat walks up behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh, The Che—

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Squeaks}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' WHOA! ''{Strong Bad starts and falls forward off of his stool flat on his face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{winces}'' Jeez, The Cheat! Can't sneak up on a brother like that... ''{gets up and turns to face The Cheat}'' ...Lemme see your Strong Bad Rewards Score Card.

''{The Cheat holds up a yellow business card. The camera zooms in and we can read the card.}''

<pre> Strong Bad Rewards
Score Card

member name:
T. Cheat
¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

"Save up points to curry my favor!"</pre>

''{At the bottom of the card we can see that four of the five points have been punched already.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh! You only need one more point to become a Medallion Gold Plus Club member!

''{The Cheat squeaks with delight, and zips off. Drill noises are heard.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Ow! Both my face and hands!

''{The Cheat comes back}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Bwahahaha! That's definitely worth a point.

''{The Cheat hands him the score card, and Strong Bad punches out the last hole.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right! Now let's see what new privileges await you!

''{Strong Bad clears the screen and types '''run "medalliongoldplus.txt"'''. The screen clears and lists the privileges for the Medallion Gold Plus Club:}''

<blockquote class="compy email">Medallion Gold + Club Privileges 
------------------------------
* Crisper Drawer Use(not for sleeping) 
* Dominion over Pizza Toppings 
* Mute Button on TV Remote 
* Limited Use of Beamer Lighter 
* Ghost-write issue of TGS 
* Strong Mad Bath 
* Friday Night Study Session 
* Saturday Segwayday 
* Strong Bad Math 
* Use of Duct Tape 
* Braces 
* Uno</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah, look at some of these! The crisper drawer, I know you've been wanting to get in there! Ooh, and the mute button! You could do plenty with that! These are ''way'' better than the rewards Bubs gives out for selling his magazine subscriptions! "Oh, save up points to win a tropical vacation!" What a scam that was.

''{Cut to wide shot of Strong Bad sitting at the Compy, but The Cheat has already left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So what are you gonna do with your newfound powers, the Ch—

''{Strong Bad turns his head to discover that The Cheat has left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whuh? The Cheat?

''{Cut to the basement. The Cheat is lying in the crisper drawer in front of the TV, muting and unmuting it. The TV is playing ominous music and a man is talking.}''

'''MAN ON TV:''' ...think that truck is alive— ''{muted}'' ''{unmuted}'' —truck that tried to kill me— ''{muted}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Bing-bong!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Squeaks, sounds like "Hello" or "Come in."}''

''{Homestar enters from the left carrying a pizza box as The Cheat unmutes the TV again.}''

'''MAN ON TV:''' ...probably think I'm crazy, but that truck— ''{muted}''

''{While Homestar talks, The Cheat continues to mute and unmute the TV.}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Hey, The Cheat! Bubs asked me to bring you this pizza you ordered. It's a large, thin crust, with mushrooms and Pop-Tarts.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Squeaks, sounds like "Put it down."}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Okay!

''{Homestar drops the pizza on the couch as The Cheat unmutes the TV again.}''

'''MAN ON TV:''' ...chasing me as if it were trying to kill— ''{muted}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Soooo.... ''{produces some magazines}'' you wanna buy some magazine subscriptions?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes dismissive The Cheat noises, sounds like "Yeah, yeah, yeah..."}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aw, c'mon! Help me out! I'm trying to go to Acapulco.

''{The Cheat unmutes the TV again.}''

'''MAN ON TV:''' ...think that truck might be trying to kill me!

''{A screeching and crashing noise is heard on the TV before The Cheat mutes it again. Strong Bad pokes his head in from the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, C.C., The Cheat ended up in the crisper drawer. So until next week, so long, and thanks for all the privaleges ''{pronounces "privalages" as "pri-vah-lah-gez" again}''... I guess...

''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*You can no longer click on the word "abused" when Strong Bad says it, but originally it restarted the toon. It may have been a placeholder for an unactivated Easter egg, or it could have just been a glitch in the toon.
*You can click on the pizza box to see the top of it. (It says: "[[Bubs' Old Pizza]] 'It's-A Really Old'")
*You can click on the ''[[Fretmagic]]'' magazines after the paper comes down to see [[Gary Palaroncini]] demonstrate the "Hardest Chord Ever" (be sure to do this ''before'' torching them, see below.) '''Note''': The chord requires eleven fingers. Talk about a difficult chord!
<pre> The Hardest Chord Ever

Staten Island fretmaster Gary Palaroncini discovered
the 'hardest chord ever' last week in his basement studio.
Palaroncini had been in hot pursuit of the chord for the
better part of 6 years. "I finally got it!" said Palaroncini.
The chord is a combination of a diminished 9th and a
demonished 10th. "This chord is going to land me a
sweet record deal
with Shrapnel and
hopefully some
fine honies, too.
The chord was
perfected on a
Ibanez G800-XV.
Palaroncini's mom
is reportedly very
proud. </pre>
*After doing the above, you can also click on The Cheat's hand to get him to torch the lame magazines.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Ooh, three points.

''{Strong Bad pokes his head in again}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooooh, and another point for you, The Cheat.

== Fun Facts ==
===Remarks===
*The hole punches are in the shape of Strong Bad's boxing gloves.
*The Cheat makes use of four of his new privileges in this toon: the crisper drawer, the mute button, pizza toppings (mushrooms and Pop-Tarts), and the [[BMW Lighter|BMW Lighter]] (to torch Homestar's magazines).

=== Goofs ===
*Strong Bad and the stool are knocked to the ground, yet even though he never picks it up, he is still able to sit on it when checking The Cheat's new privileges.
*When Homestar walks in to deliver the pizza, his shirt changes color.
*The quote in the article ''The Hardest Chord Ever'' about how it landed Palaroncini a sweet record deal doesn't have a closing quote mark.

=== Real-World References ===
*"So long, and thanks for all the privaleges" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams's]] book, [[Wikipedia:So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish|''So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish'']].
*Possible references for the TV show The Cheat is watching:
**''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023 Duel]'', a 1971 TV movie starring [[Wikipedia:Dennis Weaver|Dennis Weaver]] as a commuter menaced by a mysterious, homicidal tanker truck driver. It was [[Wikipedia:Steven Spielberg|Steven Spielberg's]] first feature-length film.
**''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091499 Maximum Overdrive]'', a movie based on [[Wikipedia:Stephen King|Stephen King's]] story about trucks (among other things) that come to life and try to kill people.
**''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0085333 Christine]'', a movie based on a Stephen King novel about an evil antique car with a mind of its own.
*"The Flying Vee" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Gibson|Gibson's]] [[Wikipedia:Flying V|Flying V guitar]]. Gibson designed it in 1958, along with the Explorer, in an attempt to doff its conservative image. However, it worked too well, as it sold poorly at that time. It wasn't until the late 1960s and '70s, and especially the advent of heavy metal, that the Flying V gained renewed popularity.
*[[Wikipedia:Ibanez|Ibanez]] (mentioned in the "Hardest Chord" Easter egg) is a real guitar maker whose guitars are popular in heavy metal circles; however, it doesn't appear that they've ever made any model called "G800-XV."
*"Saturday Segwayday" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Segway|Segway]] scooter, a self-balancing scooter touted to revolutionize human transport. Investors expected hundreds of thousands of units to be sold, generating billions of dollars in sales in the first year. In reality, the Segway sold around only 10,000 units in its first few years and is still trying to overcome an identity crisis.
===Fast Forward===
*The TV show watched by The Cheat is watched by Strong Bad in [[Cool Things]].

== DVD Version ==
*The magazines come back after The Cheat torches them.
*The pizza easter egg is only available by using the angle button.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail74.html|watch "privileges"]]
*[[HR:sbemail74.swf|view the Flash file for "privileges"]]

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