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2005-08-22T06:58:42Z

BrettBretterson: /* Goofs */ Homestar's legs

[[Image:gn_robot.png|thumb|"Now spell 'Carp for brains.'"]]

'''Strong Bad Email #69'''

HockeymanJ05 writes in to ask which one of the emails is Strong Bad's favorite, and Strong Bad takes a trip down memory lane.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Grape Nuts Robot]], [[Bubs]], [[Coach Z]], [[The Cheat]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Gavin]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Sad's Room]] (seen through a hole in the wall), [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Places Strong Bad Made Up|The Stone Bridge]]

{{Comp|Compy 386}}, [[Tandy 400]]

'''Date:''' April 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:20

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:'''
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EMAIL!!! ''{This echoes and a wicked guitar solo plays while Strong Bad rocks out.}'' Whoa, that ruled. What function key do I gotta press to get that to happen again?

''{Tries to type the key again, eventually hitting Enter and loading the email:}''

<blockquote class="email">Hey Strong Bad, 
 
You have done so many of these 
e-mails which one would you say is 
the best, or your personal favorite. 
 
Thanks, 
HockeymanJ05</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces the name "Hockeyjockeymannooh... whatever".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Hockeyfriend, my emails are like my childrens. I love them all! But if I had to play favorites... Let's see...

''{Cut to the scene of [[invisibility]] where Strong Bad punches Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There's that one where they asked what I'd do if I was invisable ''{pronounces it like that}'', and I got to punch Homestar in the gut.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hey guys. Oof!

''{Homestar Runner is punched in the gut by an unseen force.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Owwww, those things are bad for you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Ooh, and that one where my computer exploded.

''{Cut to the scene of [[gimmicks]] with Strong Bad sitting at Tandy 400. It explodes and he is sent flying across the room and through the wall.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And then there's that one where Bubs built the Strong Bad Robot out of a box of Grape Nuts and a Speak & Spell.

''{Cut to Bubs and Strong Bad standing in a field with the Grape Nuts Robot.}''

'''GRAPE NUTS ROBOT:''' Now spell "Come back Ali. Come back Ali's sister."

'''STRONG BAD:''' No way! That sounds just like me! ''{Strong Bad does a number of double-takes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And that time where that girl wrote in and I drank a glass of soy sauce and thought I could fly Bubs' Concession Stand.

''{Cut to Strong Bad sitting on top of Bubs' Concession Stand. He's wearing aviation goggles and is holding a makeshift steering wheel. Empty soy sauce bottles are strewn about.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoohooo! Clear the launchway, man. We're takin' this baby ''TO THE MOOOOOOON''!

''{Strong Bad falls over backward behind the sign and the "D" falls off, onto Bubs' counter. Bubs puts up a sign that says "'D' for SALE".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, and who could forget... TAPE LEG TWO!

''{Cut to Strong Bad stitting at the Tandy 400. There's an e-mail on the screen which says:''

<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear strong bad again, 
my brothers continue to tell me that your 
legs are made of tape, are you sure it's not true? 
-Nicolas</blockquote>

''a> They still say my legs are made of tape?! WHAT?? I say again, do I look like some kinda tape-leg? I swear on Strong Sad's grave, man, I was never, nor will I ever be, a tape-leg.''

''{He sticks his foot in the air and it's covered with tape.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh and how 'bout that one where I left such a good prank call on Marzipan's answering machine that it exploded?

''{Cut to Marzipan's Answering Machine}''

'''STRONG BAD:''': ''{from answering machine}'' PRANK CALL!!

''{Marzipan's Answering Machine squeals and explodes, leaving behind only half of a tape labeled "Lilith Fair '99".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''': ''{voiceover}'' And then there's that really old one that asked what my favorite phrase was.

''{Cut to [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]]-style Strong Bad at the Tandy 400. An e-mail on the screen reads:}''

<blockquote class="tandy email" style="background-image:none;width:150px;text-align:center">Favorite phrase? -trixie</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in an old-style voice}'' I like-a to say, "Holy crap!"

''{Marshmallow's Last Stand-style Homestar appears.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in an old-style voice}'' Oh no, it's a Strong Baaaaad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And the one where Pom Pom and Coach Z got in that knife fight on the stone bridge.

''{Cut to stone bridge over a river. Coach Z and Pom Pom are facing each other with knives. Coach Z keeps dodging back and forth and Pom Pom deftly twirls his knife.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{to Pom Pom}'' Hoo-ah! Woo-ghi! I'm a blade-man, man!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And then the one where The Cheat drank a glass of soy sauce and tried to eat Bubs' Concession Stand.

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Empty soy sauce bottles are strewn about and The Cheat is gnawing away at the back corner.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises and growls}''

''{Pan to Strong Bad, atop Bubs' Concession Stand again with his aviation goggles and steering wheel.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hold on tight, The Cheat — we're blastin' offa ''TO THE MOOOOOOOON''!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So that's it, Soccerdude. That's pretty much the cream of the crop. There might be a few other good ones but uh, if you ask me it doesn't get any better than that Grape Nuts robot. ''{not typing}'' Okay, so.. OHHHHHH THAT'S THE END!!

''{Strong Bad's last line echoes, and he begins imitating a guitar, but the rockin' music doesn't come back.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, which button was it..?

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end you can click on the word "other" to see two bonus emails:
**Email One:
''{Strong Bad is sitting at the Tandy 400. There is an email on the screen.}''

<blockquote class="tandy email">Dear Strong Bad, 
 
Are you are real wrestle-man? I'm hope that u.r. 
-Pred</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' How about that time when Gavin wouldn't leave me alone?

''{Gavin crawls across the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{swatting at Gavin}'' Get outta here, man, I'm checking my email!
:*Email Two:
''{Strong Bad is sitting at the Compy. There is an email on the screen.}''

<blockquote class="email">Sup Strong Bad, 
Do that thing you do that one time. I 
wasn't watching and I missed it. 
Forever young, 
Zebbadee</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There was that one where the G and U keys were the only ones that weren't broken.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' guUU gu guu uuUUUuu gugug ug ug UG gu gu Gu gu

*You can also click on the words "Grape Nuts robot." Each time you click, you get a different Grape Nuts Robot quote:
**"Now spell 'Carp for brains.'"
**"Things were just about to start getting crazy-go-nuts."
**"Now spell '[[Double Deuce|Douuuuuuuuble Deuce]].'"
*Also at the end you can hit the "q" key to hear Strong Bad's email intro tune again.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*Only the first two emails ([[invisibility]] and [[gimmicks]]) are real. "Tape-leg 2" isn't real, although it refers to [[tape-leg]].

===Trivia===
*The side of the box of [[Wikipedia:Grape-Nuts|Grape-Nuts]] says, "This is a very healthy choice for your breakfast needs. Try it once or more, for best results. Ingredients: cereal, milk, more cereal, 2% milk, more ceral [sic], more milk, grape nuts, nuggets, nuggets, nuggets, assorted premium ingrediants [sic]." iron 0g, calcium 0g, fiber 0g, oats 0g, wheats 0g, Vit. C 0g, zinc 0g
*Coach Z’s original line during the knife fight with Pom Pom was "I'm a white guy with a knife!" This was changed within a week after the email came out. If you watch him closely, his head still bobs back and forth as if he's still saying his original line.
*The contrast knobs work during "Tape-leg 2" and the Gavin Easter egg.

===Remarks===
*The [http://www.albalagh.net/halal/col3.shtml alcohol content] in [[Wikipedia:Soy sauce|soy sauce]] is generally less than 2% by volume.
*It is debatable whether all of the emails featured are really part of the H*R continuity or not, especially with the Grape Nuts Robot's comeback in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8]].
*The two real emails both pertain to the fall of the Tandy 400 and the introduction of the Compy 386. It's possible that they are two of Strong Bad's favourites due to how much Strong Bad disliked the Tandy 400 in comparison to the Compy 386, as evidenced by his indifference while knocking the Tandy off the desk in invisibility and his interminable crying at the end of [[virus]].
*The Tape-leg 2 email was "sent" by the same person that wrote the original tape-leg email.

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad's Shift/Caps Lock and space bar keys were obviously also working in the email in the egg, not just G and U, not to mention being able to type "strongbad_email.exe" to pull the mail up in the first place.
**However, it is possible that all the keys except G, U, spacebar, and shift/capslock broke ''after'' he pulled up the email.
*When Homestar appears during the "Favorite phrase?" flashback, his legs are (probably intentionally, in keeping with the deliberately low-quality drawing and animation) not visible under the table.
*When Strong Bad shoos Gavin away from the screen, his arm doesn't show up in the reflection on the screen.
*At the end when Strong Bad is headbanging, you can see his chin protrude from the bottom of the Compy.

===Glitches===
*When you see the Grape Nuts Robot Easter egg, press Tab and hit Enter. The other Easter eggs of either the broken g and u keys, or the gavin emails will play. Pressing enter again without moving the mouse or anything will restart the same Easter egg. (This may not always work, it usually works best if you use Tab to highlight the Grape Nuts Robot on the Compy in the first place.)

===Inside References===
*"Now spell 'Come back Ali. Come back Ali's sister,'" is a reference to [[sisters]].
*"Now spell 'Douuuble Deuce,'" is a reference to [[the bird]] as well as [[20X6 vs. 1936]].
*Strong Bad pronounces the word "invisible" as "invisable," a reference to [[invisibility]].
*"Things were just about to start getting crazy-go-nuts" is a reference to [[The Luau]].

===Real-World References===
*The guitar riff in the intro is ostensibly from "The Game" by [[Wikipedia:Motorhead|Motorhead]].
*[[Wikipedia:Speak & Spell (game)|Speak & Spell]] was an educational toy sold in the late 1970s.
*Marzipan's answering machine tape says "lilith fair '99." [[Wikipedia:Lilith Fair|Lilith Fair]] was a music festival celebrating feminist musicians, and women in general.
*The soy sauce bottles have writing on them in yellow letters, with "KIKKO" being visible. This is most definitely a bottle of [[Wikipedia:Kikkoman Corporation|Kikkoman]] Soy Sauce.
*One of the Easter egg emails was from "Zebbadee," a character from a French/English children's TV program called [[Wikipedia:The Magic Roundabout|"The Magic Roundabout"]] who was played by [[Wikipedia:Sir Ian McKellen|Sir Ian McKellen]].
*"Forever Young" in Zebadee's Easter egg email is a reference to the 1973 [[Wikipedia:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan]] song that became a hit for [[Wikipedia:Rod_Stewart|Rod Stewart]] in 1988. Strong Bad also ends "[[dreamail]]" with "forever young."

== DVD Version ==
*The method for accessing the two bonus emails has been split. Click on the Strong Bad icon on the top left for the Gavin email, and bottom-left for the broken keyboard email.
*All three Grape Nuts robot quotes have been incorporated into the same clip.
*The guitar riff Easter egg is still there, accessible by clicking a Strong Bad Icon on the right side of the screen.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

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

'''MIKE:''' Oh, look at this. Listen to these chops!

'''MATT:''' Yeah, Mike did this. Lixx! Those are—

'''MIKE:''' Hot lixx!

'''MATT:''' L-I-X-X.

'''MIKE:''' I used to have this poster in my room of this red guitar and it said "HOT LIXX" and they were, like, smoking the guitar strings?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I think you're right.

'''MIKE:''' I think I got it for my 14th birthday, maybe?

'''MATT:''' Did Mom buy you a "HOT LIXX" poster? Or did you just go—

'''MIKE:''' No no no, I think I got it for my birthday, for my 14th birthda— whatever birthday I had in 8th grade, so probably my 14th birthday.

'''MATT:''' Like, from Mom?

'''MIKE:''' I think so.

'''MATT:''' That's amazing.

'''MIKE:''' That's a loving mother right there.

'''MATT:''' I know! Hot lixx.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah—

'''MATT:''' That's great.

'''MIKE:''' I also got some, um, some leather gloves with the fingers cut off. Like, weight-lifting gloves.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that's right.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Oh wait, that was one of my favorite parts of anything on our website, when Homestar Runner says, "Hey guys!" ''{starts cracking up}'' talking to floating boxes of Swiss Cake Rolls.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' I really want to make that robot.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we should. I bet Slocum could do that, Paul Slocum, the guy that's making the Atari 2600 Homestar Runner game. I bet he could—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, he could—

'''MATT:''' —figure that out.

''{Pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Drank some Kikkoman, that looks like.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. That really looks like that Kikkoman model.

'''MIKE:''' Regular Sodium. Or ''low'' Sodium.

'''MATT:''' Hey, Kikkoman, everybody says you're The Guy! Get it?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Stink— yeah.

'''MATT:''' Sounds like... the tape here, is really good, the tape floating down... watch this. Ah. Lillith Fair '99. Uh, this is, of course, a homage to when we... sucked—

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MATT:''' —at animation, and funny. The—

'''MIKE:''' Matt, do we not do that anymore?

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' We don't?

'''MATT:''' Uh, the Stone Bridge is uh, there is a Stone Bridge near here.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. We need to go film the Puppet Stuff there.

'''MATT:''' —some live action stuff. I like that, The Cheat gnawing on something. We should use that again.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' People, uh, would all the time email us, and probably still do, asking about how come they can't find those emails.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Well, it's because, we start, you know, making stuff—

''{Mike and Matt talk at the same time, resulting in an unintelligible sound}''

'''MIKE:''' People that aren't the smartest, you know... don't get the joke.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Joke it out.

=== Fun Facts===
*Matt mentions the [[Homestar Runner RPG]], in development for the [[Wikipedia:Atari 2600|Atari 2600]].
*The line "Hey, Kikkoman, everybody says you're the guy!" is a reference to [[1-Up|1-Up's]] line from [[japanese cartoon]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail69.html|watch "personal favorites"]]
*[[HR:sbemail69.swf|view the Flash file for "personal favorites"]]

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Heavy Lourde

2005-05-23T13:34:14Z

BrettBretterson:

[[Image:heavy_lourde.png|thumb|Yes, Homsar's under that.]]
[[Image:heavyhomsar.PNG|thumb|The Heavy Lourde doing what it does best.]]

The '''Heavy Lourde''' is a giant weight that gets dropped on various characters. Past squishings include:

*[[Homsar]] in the Strong Bad email "[[homsar]]."

*Homsar on his very own [[Homsar Main Page|"Legitimate Menu Page"]] when the "Games" button is selected.

*Stunt double [[Strong Sad]] in [[stunt double|Dangeresque II]].

== Fun Facts ==
* "Lourde" means "heavy" in French.
* This gag is perhaps spoofing Monty Python's Flying Circus, which had a similar running gag (the weight said "16 TONS" on it, though).
* The bi-lingual labeling on the weight is a reference to the multi-lingual labeling of items [[Wikipedia:Bilingualism_in_Canada|required]] in Canada and becoming more prevalent in the United States since the advent of [[Wikipedia:NAFTA|NAFTA]].
* It was for sale at [[Strong Bad]]'s [[garage sale]] for $2, referencing email #2, where it first appeared.
[[Category: Weapons]]

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2005-04-29T05:50:37Z

BrettBretterson: /* Transcript */

[[Image:gn_robot.png|thumb|"Now spell 'Carp for brains.'"]]

'''Strong Bad Email #69'''

HockeymanJ05 writes in to ask which one of the emails is Strong Bad's favorite, and Strong Bad takes a trip down memory lane.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Grape Nuts Robot]], [[Bubs]], [[Coach Z]], [[The Cheat]], [[Pom Pom]], [[Gavin]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Sad's Room]] (seen through a hole in the wall), [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[The Stone Bridge]]

'''Date:''' April 14, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 2:20

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:'''
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH EMAIL!!! ''{This echoes and a wicked guitar solo plays while Strong Bad rocks out.}'' Whoa, that ruled. What function key do I gotta press to get that to happen again?

''{Tries to type the key again, eventually hitting Enter and loading the email:}''

<pre>Hey Strong Bad,

You have done so many of these
e-mails which one would you say is
the best, or your personal favorite.

Thanks,
HockeymanJ05</pre>

''{Strong Bad pronounces the name "Hockeyjockeyman... oh whatever".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Hockeyfriend, my emails are like my childrens. I love them all! But if I had to play favorites... Let's see...

''{Cut to Homestar Runner in a field. A stack of [[Swiss Cake Rolls]] boxes float toward him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There's that one where they asked what I'd do if I was invisable ''{pronounces it like that}'', and I got to punch Homestar in the gut.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hey guys. Oof!

''{Homestar Runner is punched in the gut by an unseen force.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Owwwwww, those things are bad for you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Ooh, and that one where my computer exploded.

''{Cut to Strong Bad sitting at Tandy 400. It explodes and he is sent flying across the room and through the wall.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And then there's that on where Bubs built the Strong Bad Robot out of a box of Grape Nuts and a Speak & Spell.

''{Cut to Bubs and Strong Bad standing in a field with the Grape Nuts Robot.}''

'''GRAPE NUTS ROBOT:''' Now spell "Come back Ali. Come back Ali's sister."

'''STRONG BAD:''' No way! That sounds just like me! ''{Strong Bad does a number of double-takes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And that time where that girl wrote in and I drank a glass of soy sauce and thought I could fly Bubs' Concession Stand.

''{Cut to Strong Bad sitting on top of Bubs' Concession Stand. He's wearing aviation goggles and is holding a makeshift steering wheel. Empty soy sauce bottles are strewn about.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoohooo! Clear the launchway, man. We're takin' this baby ''TO THE MOOOOOOON''!

''{Strong Bad falls over backward behind the sign and the "D" falls off, onto Bubs' counter. Bubs immediately puts up a sign that says "'D' for SALE".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, and who could forget TAPE LEG TWO!

''{Cut to Strong Bad stitting at the Tandy 400. There's an e-mail on the screen which says:''

<pre>Dear strong bad again,
my brothers continue to tell me that your
legs are made of tape, are you sure it's not true?
-Nicolas</pre>

''a> They still say my legs are made of tape?! WHAT?? I say again, do I look like some kinda tape-leg? I swear on Strong Sad's grave, man, I was never, nor will I ever be, a tape-leg.''

''{He sticks his foot in the air and it's covered with tape.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh and how 'bout that one where I left such a good prank call on Marzipan's answering machine that it exploded?

''{Cut to [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]].}''

'''STRONG BAD:''': ''{from answering machine}'' PRANK CALL!!

''{Marzipan's Answering Machine squeals and explodes, leaving behind only half of a tape labeled "Lilith Fair '99".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''': ''{voiceover}'' And then there's that really old one that asked what my favorite phrase was.

''{Cut to [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (toon)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]] style Strong Bad at the Tandy 400. An e-mail on the screen reads "Favorite phrase? -trixie".}''

'''BADLY DRAWN STRONG BAD:''' ''{in really crappy voice}'' I like-a to say, "Holy crap!"

''{Really badly drawn Homestar Runner (without cap) appears.}''

'''BADLY DRAWN HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{in really crappy voice}'' Oh no, it's a Strong Bad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And the one where Pom Pom and Coach Z got in that knife fight on the stone bridge.

''{Cut to stone bridge over a river. Coach Z and Pom Pom are facing each other with knives. Coach Z keeps dodging back and forth and Pom Pom deftly twirls his knife.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{to Pom Pom}'' Hoo-ah! Woo-ghi! I'm a blade-man, man!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And then the one where The Cheat drank a glass of soy sauce and tried to eat Bubs' Concession Stand.

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. Empty soy sauce bottles are strewn about and The Cheat is gnawing away at the back corner.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises and growls}''

''{Pan to Strong Bad, atop Bubs' Concession Stand again with his aviation goggles and steering wheel.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hold on tight, The Cheat — we're blastin' offa ''TO THE MOOOOOOOON''!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So that's it, Soccerdude. That's pretty much the cream of the crop. There might be a few other good ones but if you ask me it doesn't get any better than that Grape Nuts robot. ''{not typing}'' Okay, so.. OHHHHHH THAT'S THE END!!

''{Strong Bad's last line echoes, and he begins imitating a guitar, but the rockin' music doesn't come back.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, which button was it??

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end you can click on the word "other" to see two bonus emails:
**Email One:
:::''{Strong Bad is sitting at the Tandy 400. There is an email on the screen.}''

<pre>Dear Strong Bad,

Are you are real wrestle-man? I'm hope that u.r.
-Pred</pre>

:::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' How about that time when Gavin wouldn't leave me alone?

:::''{Gavin crawls across the screen.}''

:::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{swatting at Gavin}'' Get outta here, man, I'm checking my email!
*Email Two:
:::''{Strong Bad is sitting at the Compy. There is an email on the screen.}''

<pre>Sup Strong Bad,
Do that thing you do that one time. I
wasn't watching and I missed it.
Forever young,
Zebbadee</pre>

:::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There was that one where the G and U keys were the only ones that weren't broken.

:::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' guUU gu guu uuUUUuu gugug ug ug UG gu gu Gu gu

*You can also click on the words "Grape Nuts robot." Each time you click, you get a different Grape Nuts Robot quote:
**"Now spell 'Carp for brains.'"
**"Things were just about to start getting crazy-go-nuts."
**"Now spell '[[Double Deuce|Douuuuuuuuble Deuce]].'"
*Also at the end you can hit the "q" key to hear Strong Bad's email intro tune again.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*Only the first two emails ([[invisibility]] and [[gimmicks]]) are real. "Tape-leg 2" isn't real, although it refers to [[tape-leg]].
===Trivia===
* The side of the box of Grape Nuts says, "This is a very healthy choice for your breakfast needs. Try it once or more, for best results. Ingredients: cereal, milk, more cereal, 2% milk, more ceral [sic], more milk, grape nuts, nuggets, nuggets, nuggets, assorted premium ingrediants [sic]." iron 0g, calcium 0g, fiber 0g, oats 0g, wheats 0g, Vit. C 0g, zinc 0g
*Coach Z’s original line during the knife fight with Pom Pom was "I'm a white guy with a knife!" This was changed within a week after the email came out.
*The contrast knobs work during "Tape-leg 2."

===Remarks===
* The alcohol content in soy sauce is very low. By the time someone would have drunk enough to become thoroughly inebriated, as Strong Bad was, his or her blood pressure would be so high he or she would have had a stroke.
**This may mean that Strong Bad and The Cheat have very low alcohol tolerance.
***Or just very low blood pressure.
*It is debatable whether all of the emails featured are really part of the H*R continuity or not, especially with the Grape Nuts Robot's comeback in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 8]].
*The two real emails both pertain to the fall of the [[Tandy 400]] and the introduction of the [[Compy 386]]. It's possible that they are two of Strong Bad's favourites due to how much Strong Bad disliked the Tandy 400 in comparison to the Compy 386, as evidenced by his indifference while knocking the Tandy off the desk in [[invisibility]] and his interminable crying at the end of [[virus]].

===Goofs===
* Strong Bad's Shift/Caps Lock, space bar, and comma keys were obviously also working in the email in the egg, not just G and U, not to mention being able to type "strongbad_email.exe" to pull the mail up in the first place.
* When Strong Bad shoos Gavin away from the screen, his arm doesn't show up in the reflection on the screen.
*At the end when Strong Bad is headbanging, you can see his chin protrude from the bottom of the Compy.

===Inside References===
*When the Grape Nuts Robot says "Now spell 'Come back Ali. Come back Ali's sister,'" it is a reference to the email [[sisters]].
*Strong Bad pronounces the word "invisible" like "invisable," a reference to [[invisibility]] where the word was spelled wrong in the email.
*When the Grape Nuts Robot says "Now spell 'Douuuble Deuce,'" it is referring back to the email [[the bird]].
* "Things were just about to start getting crazy-go-nuts" is a reference to "[[The Luau]]," in which Strong Bad says this when everyone but Strong Bad goes to Marzipan's luau.

===Real-World References===
*The guitar riff in the intro is ostensibly from "The Game" by Motorhead.
*[[Wikipedia:Speak & Spell (game)|Speak & Spell]] was an educational toy sold in the late 1970s.
*Marzipan's answering machine tape says "lilith fair '99." Lilith Fair is a music festival celebrating feminist musicians, and women in general.
**So why does Marzipan tape over it?
*The soy sauce bottles have writing on them in yellow letters, with "KIKKO" being visible. This is most definitely a bottle of Kikkoman Soy Sauce.
*One of the easter egg emails was from "Zebbadee," a character from a French/English children's TV program called "The Magic Roundabout."
*"Forever Young" in Zebadee's Easter egg email is probably a reference to Bob Dylan's song of the same name. It could also be a reference to the 1980s pop group Alphaville, who had a number one hit with a song and album of the same name in 1984 (and little else thereafter). Strong Bad also ends his "[[dreamail]]" (from the SB email of the same name) with "forever young."

== DVD Version ==
*The method for accessing the two bonus emails has been split. Click on the Strong Bad icon on the top left for the Gavin email, and bottom-left for the broken keyboard email.
*All three Grape Nuts robot quotes have been incorporated into the same video.
*The guitar riff Easter egg is still there — obviously not accessible by hitting "Q," but instead by clicking a Strong Bad Icon on the right side of the screen.
*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 [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]]}''

'''MIKE:''' Oh, look at this. Listen to these chops!

'''MATT:''' Yeah, Mike did this. Lixx! Those are—

'''MIKE:''' Hot lixx!

'''MATT:''' L-I-X-X

'''MIKE:''' I used to have this poster in my room of this red guitar and it said "HOT LIXX" and they were, like, smoking guitar strings?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I think you're right.

'''MIKE:''' I think I got it for my 14th birthday, maybe?

'''MATT:''' Did mom buy you a "HOT LIXX" poster? Or did you just go—

'''MIKE:''' No no no, I think I got it for my birthday, for my 14th birthda— whatever birthday I had in 8th grade, so probably my 14th birthday.

'''MATT:''' Like, from mom?

'''MIKE:''' I think so.

'''MATT:''' That's amazing.

'''MIKE:''' That's a loving mother right there.

'''MATT:''' I know! Hot lixx

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, that's great. I also got some, um, some leather gloves with the fingers cut off. Like, weight-lifting gloves.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that's right.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Oh that right there, that's one of my favorite parts is when Homestar Runner says "Hey guys!" ''{starts cracking up}'' to floating boxes of Swiss Cake Rolls.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' I really should make that robot.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we should. I bet Slokum could do that, Paul Slokum, the guy that's making the Atari 2600 Homestar Runner game. I bet he could

'''MIKE:''' figure

'''MATT:''' figure that out.

''{Pause}''

'''MIKE:''' So, Kikkoman, that looks like.

'''MATT:''' That really looks like that Kikkoman model.

'''MIKE:''' Regular Sodium. Kikkoman Sodium.

'''MATT:''' Hey, Kikkoman, everybody says you're The Guy! Get it?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Stink— yeah.

'''MATT:''' Sounds like... the tape right here, that looked really good, the tape floating down... watch this. Ah. Lillith Fair '99. Uh, this is, of course, a homage to when we... sucked.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MATT:''' In animation, and funny. The

'''MIKE:''' Matt, do we not do that anymore?

'''MATT:''' No.

'''MIKE:''' We don't?

'''MATT:''' Uh, the Stone Bridge, there is a Stone Bridge near here.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. We need to go film the Puppet Stuff there.

'''MATT:''' Some live action stuff. I like that, The Cheat gnawing on something. We should use that again.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' People would all the time e-mail us, and probably still do, asking about how come they can't find those e-mails.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Well, it's because, we start, you know, making stuff

''{Mike and Matt talk at the same time, resulting in an unintelligible sound}''

'''MIKE:''' People that aren't the smartest, you know... don't get the joke.

'''MATT:''' Joke it out.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail69.html|watch "personal favorites"]]
*[[HR:sbemail69.swf|view the Flash file for "personal favorites"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]][[Category:Bubs Filmography]][[Category:Coach Z Filmography]][[Category:The Cheat Filmography]][[Category:Pom Pom Filmography]] [[Category:Compy 386 Emails]]

Lil' Strong Bad

2005-04-25T05:36:03Z

BrettBretterson: smile!

[[Image:bellybutton.PNG|thumb|right|220px|Lil' Strong Bad's birthday (and [[Strong Bad's Drill|drill]])]]

'''Little Strong Bad''' (aka Lil Strong Bad) is the depiction of [[Strong Bad]] as a kid. He wears underwear and a shirt, unlike his grown-up counterpart, and seems to spend a lot more time smiling. His head is more circular than when he grows up (when [[The King of Town]] describes it as "a big ol' round ol' red ol' nasty ol' egg").

==Complete Filmography==
*'''Debut''': [[The Secrets That I Keep]]
* Email: [[stand-up]]
* Email: [[couch patch]]
* Email: [[origins]]
* Email: [[rock opera]]

[[Category: Character Variations]]

12:00

2005-03-10T05:10:58Z

BrettBretterson: /* Transcript */

[[Image:sbemail30.PNG|thumb|Bubs is a master craftsman]]

'''Strong Bad Email #30'''

Corey Dewey-Smith wants to know how to get his [[The VCR|VCR]] to stop blinking 12:00.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Bubs]]

'''Date:''' June 3, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 1:10

== Transcript ==
'''Strong Bad:''' I'll take Strong Bad Emails for a thousand, please.

<pre>Strong Bad,
My vcr keeps blinking 12:00 over and over. Do you
have any suggestions on how to fix it?

Thankyou,
Cory Dewey-Smith</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I had the same problem, Dewey-Smith. So I called in a professional to get the job done. Let's go see how he's dewing...um...doing. ''{Strong Bad leaves his seat and goes to Bubs at the workroom.}'' So Bubs, how is it coming?

'''BUBS:''' Oh, hey, Strong Bad. I think I'm almost finished. It took me a little while to figure out what I was going to do. Then I duct-taped an alarm clock to your VCR.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Duct-taped an alarm clock to the VC... See, I never would have thought of that! Okay, there's some hairs that seem to be stuck in the duct-tape here. Was that on purpose?

'''BUBS:''' Oh... no! That's just left over from my first idea, which was to duct-tape The Cheat to your VCR. He wasn't into that.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, I could have told you that, man. Well, anyways, thanks for your help, Bubs! And thank you, Cory... Dewey-Smith! So... join us next week when we'll be duct-taping clocks to all kinds of different stuff. ''{[[The Paper]] comes down.}''

== Easter eggs ==
* At the end, you can hit the "eject" button to eject a tape. You can then click the tape to put it back in. A different tape will come out each time. The tapes are:
** '''Yo! MTV Raps'''
** '''Condorman''' (1981 movie starring Michael Crawford)
** '''Hagler vs. Hearns''' (Mid 80s boxing match on HBO)
** '''YCDTOTV (season 2)''' (You Can't Do that On Television)
** '''Moscow Peace Festival'''
** '''car commercials'''
** '''"V"''' (Mid 80s miniseries)
** '''The Commish''' (Early 90s drama with Michael Chiklis)
** '''space shows'''
** '''M*A*SH* final episode''' (Highest rated final episode ever, misspelled in email)
** '''Joy of Painting'''
** '''Strong Mad's b-ball game'''
** '''Slam Dunk Contest (Spud Webb)'''

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
* The time on the alarm clock is the actual system time of your computer. This is done using an Action Script in Flash.

===Goofs===
* When Bubs turns around, his feet don't move at all. Bubs' torso just swivels 180-degrees to face Strong Bad.

===Real-World References===
* Strong Bad's intro is a very obvious reference to the game show Jeopardy.
* The tape labeled "YCDTOTV (season 2)" is a reference to "[http://www.ycdtotv.com You Can't Do That On Television]", a show that appeared on the Nickelodeon kids cable network in the 1980's.

==DVD Version==
*The time on the alarm clock now always reads 8:28 at the start of the email, which changes to 8:29 and 8:30 as the email progresses.
*The VHS tape Easter Egg only goes up to "YCDTOTV (season 2)"
*This email features hidden creators' commentary. You can access it by changing your DVD player's audio language selection while watching the email.

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

'''MATT:''' That's a reference to the TV show Jeopardy!. Yeah...

'''MIKE:''' I like how he says Dewey-Smith here. I've always liked that. Or, watch it! Oh, not that.

'''MATT:''' Not this time

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. ''{horrible Strong Bad imitation}'' Dewey Smith

'''MATT:''' ''{as Strong Bad}'' Dewey Dewey Dewey. Dewey Dewey.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, do the voice! Do Strong Bad's voice!

'''MATT:''' ''{as Strong Bad}'' Dewey Dewey Dewey Dewey.

'''MIKE:''' I love getting Matt to do Strong Bad's voice

'''MATT:''' Look, that's one of those, what do you call those work boards in the back?

'''MIKE:''' Pegboards.

'''MATT:''' Pegboards.

'''MIKE:''' My friend Tobin made homemade pegboard just by getting a piece of masonite and drilling the holes in just freehand and it was really bad and funny-looking.

'''MATT:''' So in, Mike, thi-

'''MIKE:''' Look, the No Loafing sign and his desk are-

'''MATT:''' There's also-

'''MIKE:''' -right there! So, apparently

'''MATT:''' Wait, is that supposed to be the same desk?

'''MIKE:''' I dunno.

'''MATT:''' You mean Strong Bad's computer desk is in the garage?

'''MIKE:''' There's the same color wall. Well, it looks like it...

'''MATT:''' I don't believe you, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Well...

'''MATT:''' I like that little, he's like ''{adopts semi-Strong Bad tone}'' "Aw, pshaw. I could've told you that." I like that.

'''MIKE:''' Wait, you- I like that.

'''MATT:''' ''{Strong Bad voice}'' Dewey Dewey Dewey Dewey Dewey Dewey.

'''MIKE:''' Aw, do it AGAIN, Matt!

'''MATT:''' ''{Strong Bad voice}'' Uh, holy crap!

'''MIKE:''' Holy crap. ''{laughs}''

== External links ==
* [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail30.html watch "12:00"]
* [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail30.swf view the flash file for "12:00"]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Tandy 400 Emails]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:Bubs Filmography]]

privileges

2004-12-02T05:52:50Z

BrettBretterson: Duel

[[Image:sbemail74.png|thumb|"Thanks for all the privaleges. I guess."]]

== Summary ==
'''Strong Bad Email #74'''

Strong Bad upgrades The Cheat's privileges.

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

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Ooh hoo hoo hoo E-MAIL ME GIRL! ''{stops singing}'' Unh! Once times! Twice times!

''{reading}''

<pre>Dear strongbad,
did you ever think about letting the
cheat have some other privaleges
since he helps you so much.

from your friend crazyclemens</pre>

''{he says "crazyclemens" quickly}''
''{he pronounces "privaleges" as pri-vah-lah-gez}''

'''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; which he had previously abused. Let's see when he's due for an upgrade. ''{calling out}'' Oh the Cheat! ''{The Cheat walks up behind him}'' Oh the Che-! ''{The Cheat says something and it surprises Strong Bad, causing him to fall off his stool}'' WHOAH! Geeze, the Cheat! Can't sneak up on a brother like that! Lemme see your Strong Bad Reward Score Card. ''{The Cheat holds up a card titled just that, with four out of five points punched in}'' Ooh! You only need one more point to become a medallion gold plus club member!

''{The Cheat squeaks with delight, and zips off. Chainsaw 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. ''{He punches out the last hole}'' Alright! Now let's see what new privileges await you! ''{opens a file called "medalliongoldplus.txt"}'' 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. So what are you gonna do with your newfound powers, the Ch- ''{He turns to find that The Cheat has already left}'' Whuh? The Cheat?

''{The Cheat is in the crisper drawer in front of the TV, watching TV and randomly muting and unmuting it.}''
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Bing-bong!

''{The Cheat responds with Cheat noises, Homestar walks on with a pizza in hand.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' 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}'' Okay! ''{Homestar puts the pizza on the couch}'' Soooo.... you wanna buy some magazine subscriptions?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{dismissively}'' Yeah, yeah, yeah...

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

''{Strong Bad peeks his head in}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, C.C., The Cheat ended up in the crisper drawer. So until next week, so long, and thanks for all the privalages... 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. Maybe this was a placeholder for something else, who knows.
*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 magazines after the paper comes down to see the "Hardest Chord Ever" (be sure to do this BEFORE torching them, see below.) Note: The kid playing the chord has eleven fingers!!! Talk about a difficult chord!
*After doing the above, you can also click on The Cheat's hand to get him to torch the lame magazines.

== Fun Facts ==
*"So long, and thanks for all the privalages" is a reference to Douglas Adams' book, "So long, and thanks for all the fish."
*The Cheat is using the [[BMW Lighter]] to torch Homestar's magazines.
*Three possible references for the TV show The Cheat is watching:
**''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067023 Duel]'', a 1971 TV movie starring Dennis Weaver as a commuter menaced by a mysterious, homicidal tanker truck driver. It was Stephen Spielberg's first feature-length film.
**It may be a reference to the Generation 2 Transformer Staxx because his alternate mode was a truck.
**It may also be a reference to the movie ''Maximum Overdrive'', based on Stephen King's story about trucks that come to life and try to kill people.
*"The Flying Vee" is a reference to Gibson's 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 1960's and 70's, and especially the advent of heavy metal, that the Flying V gained renewed popularity.
=== Contents of medalliongoldplus.txt ===
<pre>*Crisper Drawer Use(not for sleeping)
*Dominion over Pizza Toppings
*Mute Button on TV Remote
*Limited Use of Beamer Lighter
*Ghost-write issues of TGS
*Strong Mad Bath
*Friday Night Study Session
*Saturday Segwayday
*Strong Bad Math
*Use of Duct Tape
*Braces
*Uno</pre>
*In "Strong Bad Math" and "Strong Mad Bath" the M and the B are switched.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail74.html watch "privileges"]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail74.swf view the flash file for "privileges"]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Strong Bad Email]]
[[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]]
[[Category:The Cheat Filmography]]
[[Category:Strong Sad Filmography]]
[[Category:Homestar Runner Filmography]]

User:BrettBretterson

2004-12-02T04:08:28Z

BrettBretterson:

I am not imaginary!

Go Growlbacks!

marzipan

2004-12-02T04:07:34Z

BrettBretterson: umlauts, baby!

[[Image:sbemail59picture.png|thumb|"And I really don't like him at all"]]

:''This article is about the [[Strong Bad Email]]. For the [[Characters|character]], see [[Marzipan (character)]].''

'''Strong Bad Email #59'''

Strong Bad tries to prove that Marzipan loves him.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Marzipan (character)|Marzipan]]

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' There once was a man named email, and it is best for a while.

''{Reading email}''

<pre>Strong Bad,
So, if you're so good with the ladies,
how come I never see you with any? The
only female I've even seen even near you is
Marzipan, and she doesn't seem to
like you very much.

Ok, bye.
Emily C., Ohio</pre>

''{Strong Bad messes up around "The only female I've ever seen even near you," and also pronounces "Ohio" "O-weh-ho"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' What are you talkin' about, Emily? Marzipan can't keep her hands offa me! In fact, I had to change my screen name cause she was buggin' me so much. ''{clears screen}'' I'd be like, tryin' to write an email like... ''{typing}'' "Dear The Cheat" ''{stops typing}'' And then ''{Message Comes Up: "hooray4dolphins: 'sup strong bad? i heart you so much."}'' it'd come up, and I'd be like close the window. ''{Closes Message, starts typing}'' "Anyways, The Cheat, I was going" ''{Message Comes Up: "hooray4dolphins: i like all your muscles," Strong Bad closes it}'' "To ask you" ''{Message Comes Up: "hooray4dolphins: do you go hooray 4 dolphins? i do," Strong Bad closes it}''
"If I could borrow" ''{Message Comes Up: "hooray4dolphins: (Typed in Webdings font) i seriously hope you didn't somehow decode this. it would make me real sad," Strong Bad closes it}'' "That big knife!" ''{Message Comes Up: "hooray4dolphins: are you trying to fade me?," Strong bad closes it, clears screen, starts typing}'' And if that's not "enüff prüf", just watch this...

''{Scene cuts to Marzipan out in the field next to a sign laying against a Cinder Block saying '''Free Concert For Birds'''}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{singing}'' Oh yeah, oh yeah, and I really don't like him at all!

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, uh... ''{Combs back "hair" and puts his comb into the back of his pants}'' Is that another song about Homestar?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, it's about you.

'''STRONG BAD:''' About being in love with me?

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's disgusting. And I don't like your outfit.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I'm not telling you my new screen name.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well... I don't even know what a screen name is, so there you go. And if you'd please leave now, because I'm tinkering with my guitar.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah, well? Say you like me!

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, leave me alone.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Say you like me?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then do you like ''{quickly and quietly}'' Strong Bad?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No! You're just saying your name fast. Go away.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What about that guy whose brothers are Strong Mad and ''{quickly and quietly}'' Strong Sad?

'''MARZIPAN:''' That's still you! No!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then how about this one? Do you don't not dislike not Strong Bad?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Uh... I guess...

'''STRONG BAD:''' See! I told you you loved me! Ooh! I knew it all along! Wait until my friend Emily from Ohio {pronounces it "O-hee-oh"} hears this!!! Oooh! She loves me!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Whatever... Come on Carol, let's rock.

''{Scene cuts back to Strong Bad's computer room.}''

''{3 messages pop up from Cheatachu72, and [[The Paper]] comes down. A message from Strong Sad also comes up after a while}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the "makin' a video for a client" message at the end to see a Powered by The Cheat music video for Marzipan's song.
*Wait about 15 seconds after the end and a message from Strong Sad will pop up. The message says: vinegar toast? did you really think I'd fall for that?

== Fun Facts ==
* Strong Sad's message is a reference to how [[Mike Chapman]] once tried to feed his brother [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] brownies with toothpaste in them, only to have the younger brother retaliate with vinegar toast. (From [http://www.ajc.com/living/content/living/0703/21homestar.html ajc.com interview]. Free [http://www.bugmenot.com/view.php?url=ajc.com login required].)
*The images for the Marzipan video are:
**Marzipan in a field,
**A road,
**Cup of coffee,
**Beefy arm,
**"Hello My Name Is" Tag,
**Teeth,
**Florida,
**A Shirt with a gold necklace,
**Alarm Clock.

*In the first easter egg Marzipan's guitar is called "Carl," which is a part of [[The Cheat]]'s computer animation.

*When Marzipan IMs Strong Bad, she says "Are you trying to fade me?" which of course is a reference to the name of [[Coach Z]]'s new hit single, These Peoples Try to Fade Me.

*"don't not dislike not" would mean Marzipan does like Strong Bad, by two instances of double negation.

*Marzipan's "Free Concert for Birds" sign leans up against a cinder block, just like the stop sign in [[Strongbadia]].

*Marzipan throwing a free concert for birds may be a reference to the comic strip "Peanuts", where in one strip, Linus has a sign which reads "Free Pats" for birds.

*This email marks the first time [[Carol]] has been mentioned as Marzipan's guitar. Before then, the guitar was nameless, and had an M on it instead.

*When this email first came out, [[The Brothers Chaps]] registered the AIM name hooray4dolphins. It was always online with an away message, saying that Marzipan wasn't really using that screenname, since she doesn't use computers.

*The big knife is a reference to [[i love you]].

*If you wait for Strong Sad's message (Vinegar toast?) and then watch the Marzipan video, when you go back to the screen Strong Sad's message will no longer be there.

* The third message that Marzipan sent to Strong Bad is a code written in the font Webdings. It says, "I seriously hope you didn’t somehow decode this. It would make me real sad."

* The Cheat's screen name, cheatachu72, is probably a reference to the fact The Cheat looks like Pikachu, a character in the Pokemon video games. This is also alluded to in [[The Cheat Theme Song]].

== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version contains a hidden commentary by Mike, Matt, and Marzipan. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
**This commentary continues into the "Yeah Yeah" music video easter egg.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail59.html watch "marzipan"]
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail59.swf view the flash file for "marzipan"]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Strong Bad Email]][[Category:Strong Bad Filmography]][[Category:Marzipan Filmography]][[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]

animal

2004-12-01T08:51:37Z

BrettBretterson: /* Fun Facts */

[[Image:lappyemail.png|thumb|Strongbad checks his email for the first time on his Lappy.]]

'''Strong Bad Email #119'''

'''Cast (In order of appearance):''' [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]], [[Marzipan (character)|Marzipan]], [[Legendary Strong Bad Animals]], [[Baby Styles]], [[Sterrance]], [[The Cheat]]

Strong Bad has a new computer! Introducing... [[Lappy 486]]! Meanwhile, Spud Jr. asks Strong Bad what he would be like if he was his own made up animal.

== Transcript ==

''{Both Strong Bad and the [[Compy 386]] are absent from their usual place at the desk. Silhouettes of the Compy monitor and the keyboard are evident against the slightly faded wall and table. A tumbleweed rolls past.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' It is a time of desolation, chaos and uncertainty. Brother pitted against brother; babies havin' babies. Then one day, from the right side of the screen, ''{Strong Bad walks on from the right, carrying the folded-up Lappy}'' came a man. ''{sits down at the desk and places the Lappy on it}'' A man with a plastic rectangle. I MEAN LAPTOP COMPUTER! ''{unfolds the Lappy; the words "Lappy 486" appear on the screen with an accompanying note, then the Lappy's logo appears above; the screen becomes a black screen with a square bracket in the top left}'' Now that is a classy start-up noise! ''{imitating the start-up noise}'' Dum… ding! And check out all these speculations!

''{Some music starts playing. Cut to the set of The Show, with a silhouetted Lappy on the pedestal. As Strong Bad speaks, the camera zooms in and the Lappy becomes visible.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Lappy 486 weighs in at an extremely portable forty-two pounds ''{the words "42 POUNDS!!! (LBS.) appear in the top right}'' and features an impressive battery life ''{the words ""Several" color monitor" and "2 MB Hard Drive!" appear at the top of the screen}'' of one half of ten minutes. ''{the words "WARNING: FIVE MINUTE BATTERY LIFE" appear under the first slogan}'' The Lappy 486 ''{"512k RAM" appears next to the battery life warning}'' by Compy.

''{The slogan "Finally, a computer for your lap!" appears at the bottom of the screen next to a Compy logo. Cut back to the computer room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's see if this bad boy can check some emails. ''{types in "strongbad_email.exe" as with the Compy}''

<pre>subject: made up animal
Dear Strong Bad,
What would you like as if you were your own made up
animal
Sincerely,
Spud Jr.
</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Come now, Spud Jr. What would Spud Sr. think of such nightmarish grammar and punctuation? And poor Spudmom. ''"What would you like as if…"'' I at least hope you're good at sports, for their sake. ''{stops typing}'' All right, I'm done. ''{clears the screen and resumes typing}'' Well Stu-Pud Jr., If I was my own made up animal I would probably like as the coolest made up animal ever made up. I would have all the cool animal options and accessories:

:Claws
:Horns
:Tusks
:Tentacles
:Power Doors
:15 Year Drivetrain Warranty
:Proboscis ''{pronounced "pro-boss-kiss" throughout}''
:Segmented Eyes

''{Cut to the field, where Strong Bad stands with three segmented eyes, two antlers, two tusks, a proboscis, four claws on each hand and four tentacles. Homestar Runner is also present.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I say there, monstrosity. Do you know the times?

''{Strong Bad attempts to respond, but can only garble while foaming at the mouth. Homestar steps back, looking surprised. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh. I guess I couldn't really talk with that proboscis. Not that I'd have much of an answer for "Do you know the times," anyway. Hmmm. Maybe I could be one of those deep-sea fangly fishes.

''{Cut to the sea, rendered in Powered by The Cheat style.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' You know, the kind that have Christmas lights all over them, and those custom lures hanging over their heads.

''{An anglerfish with flashing lights adorning its body and Homestar's head for a lure appears.}''

'''HOMESTAR LURE:''' Right this way, everyone! Free puppies, ginger snaps ''{a fish version of The Cheat swims past}'' Pocket PCs…

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' 'Cept I'd also have an awesome back deck on me for dinner and dancing!

''{A deck appears on the fish's back. Zoom in to see a woman dancing on it with Strong Bad, with some typical Powered-by-the-Cheat techno-ish music playing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey there, lady-style, do you want to watch me bench-press a lot... of weights?

'''HOMESTAR LURE:''' ''{lowers onto the deck}'' Turn it out, Strong Bad, turn it out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, wait. ''{The Strong Bad on the deck disappears.}'' How could I enjoy the dinner and dancing if I'm already the fanglyfish?

''{Zoom out to see the full view of the "fanglyfish". Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Maybe I'm overthinking this. I should just come up with a cool name and the rest will like as itself. I would be called da huuuuuudge.

''{Cut to the field, where there is an enclosure. A sign on the front of the enclosure reads:}''

<pre>Please, for the love of Pete,
DO NOT feed Da Huuuuuudge</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Da huuuuuudge! ''{Pronounced as "hudge."} {a large, pus-colored, gelatinous creature with Strong Bad's eyes lands in the enclosure}'' Eew! No. No huuuuuudge. {Pronounced as "hudge" again.}

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{enters from right, silhouetted, outside the enclosure}'' Oh, wow! Look at the huuuuuudge! {Pronounced as "hudge" again.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Um… how about… the red steckled elbermung? ''{An open book descends into the frame with a picture of a red gastropod with a pattern like Strong Bad's mask around its eyes and huge lips. The text in the book reads:}''

<pre> R is for
Red steckled elbermung</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' No no no. ''{the lips, the eyes and the tail become annotated with the word "No" each time Strong Bad says the word}'' Um… the pardack? ''{some yellow lined paper descends into the frame. On it is a picture of a large blobby creature with Strong Bad's eyes, horns, one of Strong Bad's arms and Strong Sad's leg for the other arm. Text under it reads: "el pardack"}'' What the? ''{the pardack gains a speech bubble with the text "what the?"}'' Why do these keep coming out as nasty blob things?

''{Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Okay, okay, okay. Gotta look good for the Lappy. My made up animal would be called

''{Cut to Strongbadia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Sterrance. ''{a blue creature with stick arms and legs, wings and a pattern like Strong Bad's mask around its eyes appears. Some music starts playing}'' Hey, I did it! ''{Sterrance starts dancing}'' Look at Sterrance. Aw, Sterrance! I want one! Sterrance is way cuter than that stupid ugly old washed-up The Cheat I used to have.

''{Cut back to the computer room. The Cheat is standing by Strong Bad, looking angry.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, Captain Past-His-Prime himself.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I know you heard me. And I stand by it.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry Cheat noises; walks away}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{turns back to the Lappy}'' Don't worry about him, Lappy. That's just The Cheat. He uses ''{dismissively} new'' computers. Psssh! The Paper, come on down and meet your new brother! ''{The Paper begins to edge down}'' Come on! ''{he edges down a bit more}'' It's okay! ''{he edges back a bit}'' No, ah! Come on! ''{he edges down a bit}'' Lappy's not going to bite you or tear at your perforated edges! ''{he comes down a bit more}'' That's it! ''{he comes all the way down}'' Lappy, this is The Paper. He lets me know when I've stopped being funny! ''{The Paper comes down even more so that it now reads:}''

<pre> Enough already, Strong Bad
Click here to e-mail Strong Bad
strongbad@homestarrunner.com</pre>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oops! Sorry. Bye, everybody.

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on the word 'cuter' to show a small movie of Homestar's head on a lure next to the dancing girl in a dance club.
:''{The Homestar lure and the dancing woman are at a disco, Powered by The Cheat style. Two disco balls hang from the ceiling and a rough approximation of music is playing.}''
:'''HOMESTAR LURE:''' Hey there, baby-style. This is a nice dancing club, right? Do you have a phone at your house?
*Click on the words 'The Cheat' to see what the runners-up get.
:''{Cut to the pedestal of The Show again. The fanglyfish is on it.}''
:'''VOICEOVER:''' Second-place contestants receive deep sea fanglyfish. Promotional considerations by Sterrance. Strong Bad's wardrobe furnished by Styles Upon Styles. ''{Some text appears on the screen reading:}''
<pre>MR. BAD'S WARDROBE
PROVIDED BY
Styles
Upon
Styles</pre>
'''HOMESTAR LURE:''' Steep prices and trees! ''{these words appear on the bottom of the screen as he says them}''

== Fun Facts ==
*This, obviously, is the end of the [[Compy 386]] era and the beginning of the [[Lappy 486]] era.
*The [[Floppy Disk Container|disks]] read "Future Wars", an old DOS point-and-click adventure game.
*The Lappy was mentioned in the commentary on the DVD for the email [[invisibility]] when the Tandy was replaced by the Compy.
*You can't play with contrast anymore, but if you click your cursor on the screen, you can move the liquid inside it, the same as real LCD screens when you touch them with your finger.
*Strictly speaking, we shouldn't be able to see Strong Bad's reflection in Lappy's screen, because laptop screens aren't shiny like CRT screens are.
*One of Strong Bad's picks of animal accessories and options is listed as "Segmented Eyes," although he evidently meant "[[Wikipedia:Compound eye|Compound Eyes]]" in his trademark lingo.
*The Cheat swimming around in the sea looks like the yellow submarine from the classic animated movie [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063823/ Yellow Submarine].
*The deep-sea fangly fish looks like an [[Wikipedia:Anglerfish|Anglerfish]].
*The Christmas lights he mentioned on the fish refer to [[Wikipedia:Bioluminescence|bioluminescence]], which is used by various deep sea creatures to attract prey, among other functions.
*Strong Bad's pronunciation of "lure" when envisioning the fangly fish comes from [[lures & jigs]].
*The table has been re-drawn by [[TBC]], with thinner lines and no shadow along the back edge. You can see the obvious difference between this and [[virus]].
*The eerie, breezy sound at the beginning originated in [[ghosts]]. It is re-used in [[The System Is Down]] and [[Not the 100th Email!!!]]
**This time it's a reference to the Western movie cliché of the stranger from other parts drifting in to dispense frontier justice.
*The new email client bears a strong resemblance to a Unix/Linux email client, [http://www.sfsu.edu/~helpdesk/docs/using/upine.htm PINE].
*It looks like all Strong Bad has to do for an email to be "DELETED!" is type "ALT-D" -- as it shows on the bottom of his screen.
*The wall behind the computer had been expertly mended, leaving no seams or cracks. It is impossible to tell where the shot entered the wall after destroying Compy in [[virus]].
*The new page title is a reference to [[the facts]] in which Homestar says "not no more."
*The techno song played by the fangly fish seems to be a speedier version of the song from [[New Boots]], in which The Cheat "does a hip-hop dance" on Homestar's face.
*The Lappy's classic startup noise sounds somewhat like the startup tone on the older Macintoshes.

== External Links ==
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail119.html view "animal"] 
*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail119.swf view the flash file for "animal"]
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=1394 forum thread re: animal]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
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Where My Hat Is At?

2004-11-27T05:35:16Z

BrettBretterson: 404 link

[[Image:WhereMyHat.png|thumb|Where My Hat Is At?]]
The second Homestar Runner children's "book," and the first Homestar Runner web appearance. Homestar has lost his hat, and he can't play in the big game without it! Will he find his hat in time?

== Fun facts ==
*This is the first appearance of [[Coach Z]] & [[Bubs]], as well as the only appearance of [[The Umpire]]. Coach Z's name is spelled "Coach Zee."
*On the image with [[Bubs]], the page URL is hs1x, whereas the others are hs1, hs2, hs3, etc.
*If you click 'next' after the last image, you get a [[404'd|404 error]].

== External Links==
Read the [http://www.homestarrunner.com/hs1.html book].

[[Category: Early Work]]

User:BrettBretterson

2004-11-14T17:10:17Z

BrettBretterson:

I am not imaginary!

The Wheelchair

2004-11-14T17:09:17Z

BrettBretterson: John Callahan

[[Image:wheelchair.png|thumb|right|220px|The Wheelchair]]

'''The Wheelchair''' is a character from [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] that has [[Bubs]]' voice. For some reason, he really really wants to annihilate [[Eh! Steve]]. Strong Bad seems to think that Eh! Steve deserves it, though. Also, he likes to pronounce his "oo" vowels well, longly. Example: "I'll get you, Eh! Steve, if it's the last thing I doooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!"

The Wheelchair sometimes sports a Brooklyn accent, as evidenced by his pronunciation of the word boiled ("berled haliday cabbage") in [[Decemberween Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]]. Bubs is from Brooklyn. Ironically, [[Strong Bad]] chooses to affect a Brooklyn accent when he pronounces words like "soivice" in [[lackey]]; but the now-common replacement of an "oi" sound with "er" (e.g., "terlet") began as an overcompensation for the often-parodied tendency of Brooklynites to pronounce "er" as "oi." ("supoib" for superb, "Toity-toid" for Thirty-third street, or even "Ninja Toitles.")

The Wheelchair may be based on the work of [http://www.callahanonline.com John Callahan], a quadriplegic cartoonist from Portland, Oregon who often satirizes the disabled and other controversial subjects.

[[Category: Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Characters | Wheelchair, The]]