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Animation Sightings

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== 8-Bit Theater 3 ==
*In the bloopers for [http://www.ugoplayer.com/animation/8-bit-theater-3.html 8-Bit Theater 3], [[The Cheat]] is "summoned" in one, and [[Strong Bad]] appears on a [[Wikipedia:Mega Man 2|Mega Man 2]] boss screen in another. Even Homestarrunner.com is stated in the Special Thanks credits.

== Albino Blacksheep ==
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On [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/ AlbinoBlackSheep.com], there are many sightings embedded in its user-created flash cartoons. For example, on one particular Animutation, there is a screenshot from "StrongBadZone", where "STINY! GET ME A DANISH!" can be heard. 

Additionally, the filename of the aforementioned Animutation is a giveaway that the creator is a fan of Homestar Runner. [http://web.archive.org/web/20061004082647/http://abs.gprime.net/Your_Head_Asplode.swf]

Other animations on the website that have references in them include:
*[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/elvis Elvis Lives],
*[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/elvisnotincluded Elvis Not Included]
*[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/rockawayfish Rock-a-Way Fish]
*[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/fingertips The Fingertips Project] (a [[TMBW:Fingertips|song]] by [[They Might Be Giants]]).
*[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/horizontally Horizontally Continuous Image]
*[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/papasmurf The Smurfs "The Lost Episode"]

In [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/animator Animator vs. Animation] Strong Bad's [[Big Knives|Big Knife]] is drawn then scribbled out.

== Albuquerque: Part 1 ==
In [http://www.animutationportal.com/view/146 part 1] of Albuquerque (a [[Wikipedia:Albuquerque (song)|song]] by [[Wikipedia:Weird Al Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]]) animutation collabration, watch during the scene where "Jay Jay the Jet Plane" crashes into the ground and there is a shot of all the people who "died" (except for Colin Mochrie who put his chair in the upright position and folded up his tray table), notice that [[Stinkoman]] is one of the people who "died".

== AMV Hell 3:The Motion Picture ==
*In [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1296650760995189755&q=AMV+Hell+3 this] gigantic montage (1 hour!) of humorous and nonsensical anime clips, Ikari Shinji and Kensuke Aida from Neon Genesis Evangelion can be heard singing the song from an Easter egg in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]] in one segment.

*Additionally, earlier in the video, a segment of the [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] Fight Song from [[mascot]] is played with a clip from Azumanga Daioh.

== AMV Hell 4==
*A segment of the [[Trogdor]] song is played during a clip from Spirited Away.

== Arfenhouse 4!!!!==

After the parody Pac-Man trailer, a Notepad text document icon is seen talking to a Flash file icon. Another Flash file appears on screen with Strong Bad's facial design, and titled SBEMAIL 48572.SWF.
It can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odimzuiXFoo here].

== Artificial High 3 ==
In one scene, the message "Computer Over. Virus = very yes" shows up.
In another scene, Strong Bad is checking an unknown email.

== Bonus Stage ==
*In [http://bonusstage.keenspot.com/bonusstage1.html "Car" (v1)], there is an Easter egg at the end. Click on the note on the box. There is a reference to Homestar Runner on the note.
*In [http://bonusstage.keenspot.com/bonusstage8.html "Recap"], there is a passing reference to Strong Bad making video games. This episode came out not long after the email [[video games]], so that's probably what it refers to.
*In [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/155306 "Morbid" (v1)], Joel dies and goes to hell. Phil and Elly then die so they can rescue him, and while there, they meet Strong Bad, Homestar, and Coach Z. Apparently, Strong Bad got sick of the 'boxing glove emails' and jumped into a lake of fire, and Homestar and Coach Z followed. After they rescue Joel, Phil starts typing on a Compy 386 about how Bubs won the race, and Strong Sad shows up. (This episode was later removed, then changed in order to avoid legal trouble.) Despite the episode being changed, the season 2 intro still features the removed Strong Sad clip.
*In the Easter egg in [http://bonusstage.keenspot.com/bonusstage19.html "2 Pack"], they prank call someone who is supposed to be Strong Bad, but turns out to just be someone doing an impression of Strong Bad.
*In [http://bonusstage.keenspot.com/bonusstage30.html "Virtual Candy"], there is a commercial for a candy called "Kandy Commandoz". A small disclaimer flashes across the screen proclaiming "Not a ripoff of Homestar Runner", referring to [[Cheat Commandos]].
*In [http://bonusstage.keenspot.com/bonusstage60.html "Five Minute Story Hour"], the protagonist (who is a laptop) is referred to "Lappy" throughout the episode.

== Bush Bash ==
On this [http://tlchicken.com/bush/bushbash.swf flash] animation at tlchicken.com, a picture of [[Wikipedia:George W. Bush|President Bush]] and a flaming Earth that says "Burninating the Peasants since 2000" can be seen.

==Bloo toons==
In [http://bloo.porplemontage.net/3.html episode three], one bloo is dressed as Homestar Runner.

==A Cartoon About Nothing!==
*In [http://www.cartoonaboutnothing.com/stickman2.0.html "Stickman Vs. The Dot (New Version)"], there are two [[Teen Girl Squad]] references. When the shark chomps into the cannon, the caption "Chomp!" is displayed, complete with AhnbergHand font. Also, when The Dot erases the shark, it displays the caption "ERASE[[-'d|'d!"]]
*In [http://www.cartoonaboutnothing.com/warningpage.html "The Fun, Fun, Fun Cartoon Show!"], one of the "subliminal messages" is [[ye flask|"Get ye flask."]] A list of subliminal messages can be seen in an Easter egg at the end of the cartoon.

==Cartoon'd==
The name itself is a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squad]], especially its tendency to add a "[[-'d]]" to the end of words, and in the second [http://www.deviantart.com/view/28845605/ episode] the cartoon is affected by a [[The Virus|virus]]. There's a reference to Homestar Runner in which one of the main characters is stuck on a page from [[StrongBadZone]] with the caption "Your head a splode" then he is knocked over. Also, another main character is stuck on a desktop where we can see a Homestar icon. In addition, the entire cartoon is based on the HRWiki forums.
Lastly, when they are fighting, one of the characters uses an attack called "Foot in Mouth Disease", which may be a reference to [[Bug in Mouth Disease]]. However, this phrase (in and of itself a pun on Foot and Mouth Disease) has been in use for many years, having been used to describe poor verbal choices by Bill Clinton, George Bush and a host of others. Thus the relationship to Homestar Runner is questionable.

==Channel Frederator==

The website hosts a series called [http://www.channelfrederator.com/methminute39 Meth Minute 39], animated by Dan Meth. The first short is [http://www.channelfrederator.com/methminute39/episode/TMM_20070906 Internet People], which celebrates (in song form) various Internet celebrities, series and memes. [[Homestar Runner]] is shown several times and mentioned in the song.

Dan Meth's next series is called Nite Fite. Starting with [http://www.nitefite.com/episode/NTF_20080724_4 the 4th episode], there is a promo at the end for the subscribing to the series on iTunes. On the computer, the Homestar Runner "Seriously" [[wallpaper]] is visible.

In [http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2009/02/03/our-first-featured-filmmaker-kirsten-lepore/ Episode 165] of the main podcast, the cartoons are described as being "[[Awexome Cross|AWEXOMECROSS!]]".

In [http://www.channelfrederator.com/frederator/episode/CFR_20090901 Episode 195], when playing the guitar, the FredBot says he has the case of the [[guitar|"meedlies"]].

== Checkerboard Nightmare ==

[http://www.checkerboardnightmare.com A webcomic parodying and satirizing other webcomics] also took a stab at Internet animation in late 2004 with [http://www.checkerboardnightmare.com/retrocomics/20041230_animation2.sfw this Flash], featuring the main character replying to an email in Strong Bad-esque fashion with clickable words. (Note that to get the flash work properly you need to download it on your computer and change the extension into SWF)

== Chris.exe ==
Homestar makes a cameo in episode "Chris, Zanda and the treasure of Captain No Beard" of the popular flash series [http://www.chrisdotexe.tk chris.exe]

== ClaveMan ==
ClaveMan (Episode 1) - A [http://www.dinowax.com/ Dino Wax] Production.
Claveman poses as Homestar as one of his disguises to obtain free Popeye's biscuits.

== Curly Sam Pwnz All ==
In this short intentionally badly animated cartoon, Curly Sam brings his friend, Wonchop some mates. Among these is [[The Ugly One]]. The cartoon also ends with the classic, "It's Over" message from [[Teen Girl Squad]].

== Decline of Video Gaming 2 ==
In [http://www.flashplayer.com/animation/declineofvideogaming2.html this] animation, there are slight references to Homestar Runner, particularly [[Trogdor]]. While watching it, put on creator's notes.

== Dr. Wily Shorts Collection ==
At [http://www.planet-megaman.com planet-megaman.com], there is a flash animation called "[[Wikipedia:Doctor Wily|Dr. Wily]] Shorts Collection." Clicking on Dr. Wily's shorts will cause a short animation of Strong Bad and Homestar to pop up.

== Ducktales: The Auditions ==
In [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/119501 this] follow-up to the internet "Ducktales" series, Homestar Runner shows up as the fifth audition for the part of [[Wikipedia:Scrooge McDuck|Scrooge McDuck]].

== Ebolaworld ==
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*At [http://www.ebolaworld.com Ebolaworld.com], there is a Weekly Update titled Halloween Special. Taco-Man hosts a costume party for Halloween and Homestar makes an appearance at the very end. Watch it [http://www.ebolaworld.com/movies/weeklyupdate/19.html here].
*In the second part of the 2004 Viewers Choice Award Program-Related Activities Show, a crowd of many cartoon characters can be seen. Among them is Homestar Runner. Watch it [http://www.ebolaworld.com/movies/weeklyupdate/29_01.html here].
*On July 3, 2005, a cartoon called ''Ask Taco-Man'' was released. Taco-Man received many emails, 3 of which he read, regarding how the cartoon ripped off Strong Bad Emails. Homestar Runner appeared at the end, mistaking Taco-Man for Strong Bad. [[The Paper]] also came down at the end of the cartoon. Watch it [http://www.ebolaworld.com/movies/ask/01.html here].
**In [http://www.ebolaworld.com/movies/ask/03.html Ask Taco-Man #3], a parody of the 1940s Public Service Announcements, the narrator tells Billy not to address Taco-Man as "Strongbad."(sic)
***In the new version of Ask Taco-Man, on [http://www.youtube.com/user/ebolaworld Ebola World Youtube Account] the Public Service Anouncement from Ask Taco-Man #3 is included.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3xRrOoIiGk| Here]
*In the 4th part of the 2006 Viewers Choice Award Program-Rlated Activities Show, Tacoman takes out frustrations on a dead hacker and one of those frustrations listed is "Homestarrunner's popularity." [http://www.ebolaworld.com/movies/weeklyupdate/45.html]

*In "Night Trap" there is a part when Grandpa and grandma check the guests, go outside, then right when grandma and grandpa are standing in the stairs, quickly switch to the bedroom, then Homestar will appear in the screen for a brief moment.  It can be seen [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/345635 here.]

== Experiments and Crap ==
*In [http://xncstudios.tripod.com/ep5.html Episode 5], there are numerous references to Trogdor and [[-'d|-'d words]] in the subtitles.
*In [http://xncstudios.tripod.com/id31.html Episode 5.5], Trogdor makes a brief appearance toward the end.
*A lot of titles to newsposts make some Homestar Runner reference.

== Evil Josh & Billy ==
*In Episode 4, [http://eviljoshandbilly.keentoons.com/toons/ejb04.html E-vil], the phrase "It's Dot Com!" can be seen written on a wall.
*Also, in the episode [http://eviljoshandbilly.keentoons.com/toons/ejb07.html The Moonster Mash], Evil Josh shouts "Hang on tight, The Billy! We're blasting off to the MOOOOOOOOOOON!", referencing Strong Bad in [[personal favorites]].
*In [http://eviljoshandbilly.keentoons.com/toons/ejb08.html episode 8], [[Marshie]] appears and is roasted over a fire.

==Foo-La-La==
In one part of this [[wikipedia:Animutation|Animutation]], a screenshot from [[Homestar vs. Little Girl]] is briefly shown. [http://brasington.celestialbridge.net/foolala.html (see the animutation here)]

==Fred the Monkey==
[[Image:Sceb_Space_Chicken.png|thumb|111px|The man (or rather space chicken) behind the mailbag, Sceb!]]
*In the [http://www.fredthemonkey.com/mailbag/mailbag2.html second mailbag], the sender asks Sceb if he has ever been to Homestarrunner.com.
*In the Spiderman 2 movie review, Fred enters at the end wearing a Strong Bad mask.
*In the [http://www.fredthemonkey.com/mailbag/mailbag31.html thirty first mailbag], Sceb gets an email from "Stongbad 64". 

== Gary Brolsma Dot Net ==
One of the dancers in [http://files.redvsblue.com/haxx0r/rvb_numa_hires.wmv the Red vs. Blue Numa Numa Tribute] (42MB file) wears a Homestar Runner shirt. He is shown approximately 1:30 minutes into the video.

== Gorkwood ==
In [http://gorkwood.keithkosh.ca/episodes/episode3.html Episode 3 - Crazebook], near the middle of the episode Seth dons red boxing gloves and answers an email Strong Bad style.

== GEOweasel ==
*In the episode [http://geoweasel.net/gw1.html Computer] (or Dangerous Download) Nar says that he is "the computer guy here". When he says this, the C:\ prompt on the computer says "run sb_email.exe".
**The same scene is seen in a flashback in [http://geoweasel.net/gw8.html Brains Are Smart]. 
*The main menu of the [http://geoweasel.net new front page] has a button that reads "First Time Here?" much like any of the [[Main Pages]].
*[http://geoweasel.cartoonsdammit.com/virus.html The filler episode] has a shot of a computer reading "Compy 387".

==Group X==
There is a music video on Albino Blacksheep of a song done by Group X, at the end the music video has selection of play again or "Who made this?" Click that and the page text will say "www.Homestarrunner.com is the coolest!" [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/bang.php Here].

== Happy Tree Friends ==
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On the "Second Serving" DVD, [[Trogdor]] is listed as one of the additional contributors to the character interview section.

== High Score ==
*[http://www.highscoreonline.cartoonsdammit.com/homstray.html Jorbs a Plenti] — This is a Homestar cartoon entitled "Not Without My Application, AKA Jorbs a Plenti".
*[http://www.highscoreonline.cartoonsdammit.com/episode3.html Munched] — The rapidly moving credits has a reference to the [[Strong Bad Clock]]. ([http://img117.exs.cx/img117/2954/strongbadsighting.png Screenshot])
*[http://www.highscoreonline.cartoonsdammit.com/episode4.html Super Phil] — Features a Parents Day Spectacular, with "special guest star" [[What's Her Face]]. Later in a newspaper montage one of the subtitles says "Strong Sad Still A Loser."

== Homestarrunner Megamix ==
[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/226206 This] movie is entirely a Homestar fan-work.

== Homestar in College ==
Another Homestar [[HRFWiki:User: Jenny| fan]] made [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/282671 this] imitation Homestar Runner cartoon. In it, Homestar and Strong Bad talk about Crazy Go Nuts University.

== How It Should Have Ended ==
The [[Compy 386]] makes a brief appearance in [[Youtube:iIMb3hGzWW8|The HISHE Tron Rap]].

== Iris Rant ==
In the [http://www.deviantart.com deviantART] cartoon [http://www.deviantart.com/view/27633346/ Iris Rant], a DELETED! screen appears near the end of the toon. 


== Jaller: The Movie ==
In the full length [http://jaller.t35.com/movie.html Movie], Jaller mentions Homestar 23 Minutes and 37 Seconds into the movie.

== Kerri's Big Invention ==
At UGOplayer.com and Legendaryfrog.com, there is a movie entitled [http://www.UGOplayer.com/animation/kerrisbiginvention.html "Kerri's Big Invention,"]([http://aandk.legendaryfrog.com/movies_kbi_w.php 2]) and about halfway through the movie Kerri is drawing on a blackboard. When the whole blackboard is visible, in the lower left corner is a poorly drawn Homestar and Strong Bad. In the upper right the carrot shaped thing from the sketchbook on the Coach Z page can be seen.
*Also on Legendaryfrog.com, in another Ark & Kerrigan toon, named "Senya's Movie Review" is a scene where Ark and Kerrigan are playing with Alien and Predator toys. In the background are Cheat Commandos Action Figures and the Action Figure Storage Vehicle.

== The Kingdom Hearts Chronicles ==
During the scene in which [[Wikipedia:Sora (Kingdom Hearts)|Sora]] is in the cave, a picture of Old-school [[Homestar Runner]] can be seen on the cave wall.

== The Kingdom Hearts Chronicles 1.2 ==
During the preloader, one of Sora's signs says "Skittles and M&Ms look the same, but taste different." This is a reference to [[Malloween Commercial]].

== Konquest Adventure ==
In [http://tabmok99.mortalkombatonline.com/konquest_adventure_1.html this] movie's Shao Kahn special feature, one Kahn's quotes is "Both Strong Bad and I check our email, but I am way cooler than Strong Bad." Also, in the trailer, a sheet of paper that says "Shao's To Do List has "rip-off Strong Bad email" as one of the things listed.

== Lalala ==
Homestar and Strong Bad appear in various places in [http://www.ugoplayer.com/music/lalala_movie.php this] toon.

== Lost in Tijuana ==
At [http://www.jaydonaldson.com Jaydonaldson.com] and on [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/118798 Newgrounds.com] if you're not willing to pay the membership costs, Strong Bad's face shows up on a wanted poster about halfway through the animation.

==Love, Wink==
In [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view.php?id=127499 this] animation there is a dress up game while the animation is loading you dress Wink up as Homestar.

== Mario Busters Flash Movie ==
One of the scenes in [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/flashmb03.html this] movie is entitled "Donez's hed (sp) a splode".

== Megaman Polarity Movie 3 ==
In the gag reel, there is a scene of Strong Bad typing on the Compy, "And don't forget to watch this summer's new movie, 'Megaman Polarity 2: This Time It's Not Megaman Polarity 1.'"
[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/134782 Watch it here].

In the credits, where the heading is "Thank You For Watching!", Homestar Runner is credited.

==Mega Man Mega Movie Part 1==
When the King of Car subtitles say "your jorb", it is a reference to "[[A Jorb Well Done]]"

== Metroid Confusion: Parts 1 and 2 ==
*At [http://www.ugoplayer.com UGOplayer.com] (formerly Flashplayer.com), there is a movie entitled "[http://www.ugoplayer.com/animation/metroidconfusion.html Metroid Confusion]". At the beginning, there are three computers. One of them has the Homestar Runner [[main page]] displayed on its monitor. The end also borrows "[[Because, It's Midnite]]" and credits [[Limozeen]]. Additionally, when they are talking about how Samus is defenseless without her suit, zoom in on the second shelf to see a book, "[[The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest]]". Finally, at the beginning when they say, "We still have dessert!" and hold up the cookies, the sound when [[1-up]] finishes his level in Stinkoman 20X6 is heard.
*In [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/210716 Metroid Confusion Part 2], when right-clicking, one option is "Send Trogdor to my House". At the end of the movie, if the viewer clicks on the fine print giving homestarrunner.com some credit, there is a funny Homestar-Metroid crossover. They also mention "E3 20X6". In addition to all of that, if the commentary is watched, it mentions that the creator of these toons got the inspiration for the "Claymation Simulator" from Strong Mad's Doug the Dino in [[the facts]]. Also, in Fox McCloud's drawing, there is a book called "TROGDOR The Musical". The back of the book reads, "The Burninator himself stars in his first-ever musical that won three Academy awards and a couple of free coffees at Starbucks. Experience the magic, the majesty, the consummate V's!". The creator also mentions [[20X6]] at the end of the movie.

== [http://neptunecircle.com/movies/view.php?id=44/ Neptune Circle] ==
*In the "PJ Wireless Episode 2" toon, PJ is seen dressed as Homestar, at which point the charecter, Rocky says "No, that's copyright infringement" after which PJ responds with the classic Homestar line "I know, can you bewieve it?". It can be found [http://neptunecircle.com/movies/view.php?id=41/ here].
*In "PJ Wireless Episode 3", the regular crew are shown in a flashback to their life as babies. At the end, Clarance mentions that "Homestar did a babies episode three weeks ago", referencing [[flashback]]. It can be found [http://neptunecircle.com/movies/view.php?id=44/ here].
*For the website's 2005 April Fools' Day prank, they replaced the front page with a fake MySpace page for the character, Clarence. Clarance has no friends in the cartoon series, so his friends list on his fake MySpace page is filled with pictures of himself in disguises. One disguise is the King of Town, complete with crown, beard and mustache. Also, the name listed for that "friend" is "City Sovren" [''sic''], a parody of the name "King of Town". An archive of that April Fools' prank can be found [http://neptunecircle.com/april06/ here].

== Naruto: The Abridged Series ==
In many episodes, the phrase "Log[['d]]!" is heard when someone uses the Substitution Jutsu.

== No Relationship Please ==
On [http://www.funnyjunk.com/ FunnyJunk.com], there is a toon called [http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/onething.htm No Relationship Please]. At the end, if the viewer clicks "Who Made This?" the creator, wesley, states that "www.Homestarrunner.com is the coolest!!!!"

== Numa Numa Sprite Dance ==
In this Numa Numa themed flash animation on Newgrounds, there is a Strong Bad sprite dancing to this song, alone with other sprites, like the dancing banana sprite. It can be found [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/228832/ here].

== Numastar Runner ==
A flash video made not long after [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] came out. It has references to very recent Homestar toons. Watch it [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/276948 here].

==Oh Christmas 3==
When the movie fast forwards into the "nonsense" section when the stick figure appears right after that "Eh Steve" appears on screen for about 5 seconds.

== One Ring To Rule Them All 2 ==
There is a scene that bears a striking resemblance to the [[Old-Timey]] cartoons. It uses the same background music.
[http://www.flashplayer.com/animation/ring2.html Watch it here].

Additionally, one of the hippie chicks in the "Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" sequence is briefly seen wearing a badge that reads "[[Wear a Bikini!]]"

== Oxhorn ==
One of the characters Staghorn, wears a helmet all the time (even while in formalwear) and claims it's his face, similar to [[Strong Bad]]. In "Oxhorn's Christmas Special",  Staghorn says his helmet ''is'' his face, to which Oxhorn replies "What are you, Strong Bad?"

Also, in [http://www.wegame.com/watch/Mighty_Morphin_Midget_Gnomes_UNITE/ Mighty Morphin' Midget Gnomes UNITE!], the credits say Gnome Wrangling was handled by [[A. Chimendez]]

== Parody Rangers the Movie ==
The White Ranger's Gnarwal Sword looks, and sounds, like Homsar.
Even Splooge refers to Lord Zet as Coach Z.

== Potter Puppet Pals Adventure ==
*In the "Stopper on my Pain" scene of [http://stl.dreamerstoday.com/potterprev.htm this] unfinished musical ''[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]]'' spoof, where Professor Snape sings about a lost love, Homestar Runner runs past.
*In another scene, titled "Half Giant, Baby", Draco Malfoy is ostracizing Hagrid, and the words "OSTRA CIZE'D!" is seen. In the same scene, The Cheat is seen. While Hagrid is flipping through photos, as soon as as he starts taking away the photo of him with a teddy bear, pause and the teddy bear has turned into The Cheat.

== [http://www.freewebs.com/salazardsden Raichu and Salazard] ==
*In Raichu and Salazard 1, during the restaurant scene, [[The Geddup Noise]] is heard when Raichu gets up.
*In Riachu's Little Sayings, Alec Trode's hat reads "YOUR HEAD A TRODE".

== ''Retarded Animal Babies'' ==
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In episode 10 when they are walking past the websites, jokingly calling each one gay, www.homestarrunner.com is the first one.

== Robotbox and Cactus ==
On Robotbox and Cactus [http://www.eatthattoast.com/d/20050105.html episode 13 "Internet",] Cactus receives a computer that crashed down from space, and boasts to Robotbox that he's on the internet now. Robotbox goes into his own segment much similar to a Strong Bad Email. Other parodies include random appearances by 'Pole' (Bonus Stage's Joel) 'Gil' (Bonus Stage's Phil) and 'Coach F' who says "YEOWRGHHHHH!", then his head explodes.

== Sailor Moon: The Abridged Series ==

When Serena's crumpled "fanfic" hits the man who's secretly Tuxedo Mask, the narrator says, "Paper[['d|'d!]]"

== Senya's Review: Alien vs. Predator ==
In [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/231099 this] flash film by the flash artist Legendary Frog, Ark and Kerrigan are at one point playing with [[Wikipedia:Xenomorph|Alien]] and [[Wikipedia:Yautja|Predator]] action figures. In the background, the [[Cheat Commandos]] action figure storage vehicle can be seen with [[Gunhaver]] and SilentRip inside. [[Firebert]] and [[Reynold]] also appear in front of the "Der Wunder Box."

== Sonic F ==
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyoFoL4YtV4 In episode 1], when Sonic goes to attack the robots, the screen turns into a piece of paper, then Sonic is shown attacking the robots with Teen Girl Squad style animation and the theme playing in the background, then someone in a Strong Bad voice says SpinDash'd.

== Space Monkey Mafia ==
During a [[Wikipedia:Scooby-Doo|Scooby-Doo]] style chase scene in part two of [http://www.thespacemonkeymafia.com/episodes.html this] flash cartoon, [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] will walk from the far left door to the far right door. Clicking on the painting of [[Atari Dragon|the yellow dragon (Yorgle)]] from the [[Wikipedia:Adventure (Atari 2600)|Atari game ''Adventure'']] (as seen on [[Main Page 13]]) will trigger this Easter egg.

== Strongbad's Present for Suro ==

In this Flash animation by Marius Fietzek, [http://www.majusarts.de/film/flash/suros27ster.html shown here], Strong Bad is playing the Megaman 9 game for the Wii console before Homestar barges in to ask Strong Bad if he got a present for Suro's 27th birthday (real name Thorsten, Marius's IRL brother). The short also featured a plug for the second episode of Telltale Game's Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, Strongbadia the Free.

== Strongium ==
A fan animation parodying {{inlinecontentwarning|Gore|Gore}}[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/243164 this] well known Newgrounds movie called ''Lilium'' using Strong Bad and Strong Sad, as well as some other references. It can be seen [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/247837 here].

== Super Cheeseball ==
In the Ask Evil Cartoons (which are very similar to the Strong Bad Emails), Strong Bad is listed in the credits as an actor. The credits move very fast and it is very easy to miss. [http://www.supercheeseball.com/superche/ask/askmenu.html Click here].

== Tails and his GBA ==
When [[Wikipedia:Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] is listening to the radio, one thing heard is Homestar's line from [[crying]], and the "ooncha ooncha" song from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]. Strong Bad comes out in the very end and says "its over. go home people." In the right click menu any time in the movie, one of the options is "goto Homestar Runner?" Also, the words on top are in Strong Bad's printing. It can be seen [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/223256 here].

== Tails and his GBA 2 ==
At the very beginning when Tails is playing a poorly made game on his GBA, an 8-bit Tails ends up attacking an 8-bit Strong Bad with his sword. It can be seen [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/240970 here].

== Tails and his GBA 3 ==
If the Megaman game pak is chosen, Tails goes through 3 battles, each battle he wins he gets a "LMAO" with a random picture. One of the random pictures is a 8-Bit Strong Bad. It can be seen [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/308399 here].

== Teasdale Times Two ==
*In [http://teasdale.porplemontage.com/episode.php?n=1 Episode 1], there's a part where Clan rHrN is on a piece of paper, and gets hit with a Legal Document, and he says, "OW! My rights as an internet n00b!", which is a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad]].

== The Goth Kid 2 ==
When ''The Goth Kid 2'' is chosen under animations, there will be a poster in the background of Homestar and Strong Bad, Warning this cartoon has been rated M. View it [http://www.chizanimations.com/menu.html here].

== The Joe & Bob Show! ==
*[http://joeandbob.blazestudio.com/episodes/joeandbob10.html Episode 10] is named after, [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]], it's called "Lookin at a Thing in a Box".

== The Real Rubyrulez ==
*The Cheat makes a cameo appearance in Episode 7.8. It can be seen [http://realrubyrulez.porplemontage.com/TRRS1E7_8.html here].
*A poorly drawn Homestar Runner plays a minor role in Episode 11. It can be seen [http://realrubyrulez.porplemontage.com/TRR11.html here].

== TTA (TV Tome Adventures) ==
http://tta.fireball20xl.com/

In Episode #1, Flamegirl says "Do you know how many internet edicate [sic] laws you're breaking by typing in all-caps like that?", an obvious reference to the email [[sugarbob]].

In TTA: The Movie Part I, the Stinkoman Level 2 ("PICK A BONE!") music can be heard playing in the background during one of the scenes.

== Ultimate Naruto Fan Flash ==
In #4, at the end, Kankuro sees his puppets singing and moshing and says "Dot dot dot" which is a direct quote from [[Under Construction]]. And, in the credits, it says '... "Dot dot dot" homestarrunner.com"

== WALL-E ==

In the featurette "WALL-E and Eve", when it cuts to Austin Lee, a [[The Cheat]] can be seen in the background (to the right of his head)

== Waterman ==
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At [http://watermanstudios.com Waterman Studios], the Strong Bad ice pop is advertised for sale on the side of the ice-cream truck that shows up in several of the episodes.

In the "interview" with Sarah Michelle Geller, Brian mentions "pouring glowstick in [Devon and Chris'] Mountain Dew". This is a reference to [[techno]].

==Weebl and Bob==
In the cartoon [http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/email/ email], there is a mention of [[Strong Bad]], and the episode could possibly be parodying [[Strong Bad Email]]s itself.

== Word Crimes ==

[[Trogdor]] appears [http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File:wordcrimes.jpg very briefly] in the kinetic typography [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc music video] for "Weird Al" Yancovic's "Word Crimes", at approximately the 1m:39s mark.

== YouTube ==
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Various members have uploaded the podcasts from Homestar Runner.

In [[YouTube:uw8B4zBRFlA|Smack Materazzi Up]], one of the things that knocks Materazzi over is Homestar doing the butt dance.

After seeing a commercial for the Chronicles Of Narnia video game that mentioned downloading the cheats for the game, someone was inspired to create a fake commercial based on Homestar Runner content, completing it on December 1, 2005. He only uploaded it to [[YouTube:FjvKobp5EBw|YouTube]] later on October 19, 2006.

A [[YouTube:hQTNBWIdLeI|video]] to [[Wikipedia:"Weird Al" Yankovic|"Weird" Al Yankovic's]] "Genius In France" by [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=gallomallet gallomallet] includes the Teen Girl Squad-influenced phrase "Totally Different'd".

There are two videos set to the audio from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]] and [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 2]] using footage from [[Wikipedia:Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]]. [[YouTube:hL3EVs9W_4M|Issue 1]], [[YouTube:UL84o7nEqw4|Issue 2]]

Teen Boy Squad [[YouTube:x7E9GXWBIoc|1]] and [[YouTube:HIq0I-qdQKc|2]] based on Teen Girl Squad.

Strong Bad Email mentioned in [[YouTube:8Z_nLAu55IQ|YOUTUBE theater ep 1]]

A fan animated a [[YouTube:LmiP47FfprQ|music video]] about Strong Bad and Strong Sad.

Another [[YouTube:yYr5_DOeg38|fan animated video]] focusing on a zombie uprising.

In the video called [[YouTube:fpHcgkXp_4w|WiiWars]], the player has most of the characters on his wall.

In the video [[YouTube:3b_aXGgMMzw |The Brawl Parody]] Mario quotes Strong Bad's line "Whoa, what am I doing in this tiny box? Oops, hope you got the extended warranty."

The user [http://youtube.com/user/convito ConVito], also a member of this wiki's forum, has dubbed some Strong Bad Emails along with other users.

In [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbLMh8qCFI0 this video] uploaded by Mathematical, one person says that his Astral Beast was [[Trogdor the Burninator]].

The user [http://www.youtube.com/user/masterofhomestar masterofhomestar] (A.K.A. Electric Star) has a series of videos parodying clips from Homestar Runner and putting them into a compilation.

The user [http://www.youtube.com/user/murifan2008 murifan2008] made an Episode series called "The Movie of the Century" which includes many game and cartoon characters including Homestar Runner.

The user [http://www.youtube.com/user/jacknjellify jacknjellify], also a user on this wiki, has a logo which looks like the Homestar Runner logo. They have made some references to Homestar Runner in the show "Battle for Dream Island". [[YouTube:ylVsfdU5pxo|This episode]] contains a line from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]] at the end, and in [[YouTube:8LY0o_CgPR8|this episode]], a character yells out "TROGDOR!"

== Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series ==
[http://www.dailymotion.com/LittleKuriboh/video/x1fdal_ygo-the-abridged-series-episode-nin Episode 9] of the popular parody series shows Seto Kaiba summoning a dragon to the tune of "[[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]]".

In Episode 35, after Ishizu says Yami Yugi's real name is Yami, a title card appears reading "[4Kids![['d]]]".

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== 8-Bit Theater 3 ==
*In the bloopers for [http://www.ugoplayer.com/animation/8-bit-theater-3.html 8-Bit Theater 3], [[The Cheat]] is "summoned" in one, and [[Strong Bad]] appears on a [[Wikipedia:Mega Man 2|Mega Man 2]] boss screen in another. Even Homestarrunner.com is stated in the Special Thanks credits.

== Albino Blacksheep ==
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On [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/ AlbinoBlackSheep.com], there are many sightings embedded in its user-created flash cartoons. For example, on one particular Animutation, there is a screenshot from "StrongBadZone", where "STINY! GET ME A DANISH!" can be heard. 

Additionally, the filename of the aforementioned Animutation is a giveaway that the creator is a fan of Homestar Runner. [http://web.archive.org/web/20061004082647/http://abs.gprime.net/Your_Head_Asplode.swf]

Other animations on the website that have references in them include:
*[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/elvis Elvis Lives],
*[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/elvisnotincluded Elvis Not Included]
*[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/rockawayfish Rock-a-Way Fish]
*[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/fingertips The Fingertips Project] (a [[TMBW:Fingertips|song]] by [[They Might Be Giants]]).
*[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/horizontally Horizontally Continuous Image]
*[http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/papasmurf The Smurfs "The Lost Episode"]

In [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/animator Animator vs. Animation] Strong Bad's [[Big Knives|Big Knife]] is drawn then scribbled out.

== Albuquerque: Part 1 ==
In [http://www.animutationportal.com/view/146 part 1] of Albuquerque (a [[Wikipedia:Albuquerque (song)|song]] by [[Wikipedia:Weird Al Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]]) animutation collabration, watch during the scene where "Jay Jay the Jet Plane" crashes into the ground and there is a shot of all the people who "died" (except for Colin Mochrie who put his chair in the upright position and folded up his tray table), notice that [[Stinkoman]] is one of the people who "died".

== AMV Hell 3:The Motion Picture ==
*In [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1296650760995189755&q=AMV+Hell+3 this] gigantic montage (1 hour!) of humorous and nonsensical anime clips, Ikari Shinji and Kensuke Aida from Neon Genesis Evangelion can be heard singing the song from an Easter egg in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 5]] in one segment.

*Additionally, earlier in the video, a segment of the [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] Fight Song from [[mascot]] is played with a clip from Azumanga Daioh.

== AMV Hell 4==
*A segment of the [[Trogdor]] song is played during a clip from Spirited Away.

== Arfenhouse 4!!!!==

After the parody Pac-Man trailer, a Notepad text document icon is seen talking to a Flash file icon. Another Flash file appears on screen with Strong Bad's facial design, and titled SBEMAIL 48572.SWF.
It can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odimzuiXFoo here].

== Artificial High 3 ==
In one scene, the message "Computer Over. Virus = very yes" shows up.
In another scene, Strong Bad is checking an unknown email.

== Bonus Stage ==
*In [http://bonusstage.keenspot.com/bonusstage1.html "Car" (v1)], there is an Easter egg at the end. Click on the note on the box. There is a reference to Homestar Runner on the note.
*In [http://bonusstage.keenspot.com/bonusstage8.html "Recap"], there is a passing reference to Strong Bad making video games. This episode came out not long after the email [[video games]], so that's probably what it refers to.
*In [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/155306 "Morbid" (v1)], Joel dies and goes to hell. Phil and Elly then die so they can rescue him, and while there, they meet Strong Bad, Homestar, and Coach Z. Apparently, Strong Bad got sick of the 'boxing glove emails' and jumped into a lake of fire, and Homestar and Coach Z followed. After they rescue Joel, Phil starts typing on a Compy 386 about how Bubs won the race, and Strong Sad shows up. (This episode was later removed, then changed in order to avoid legal trouble.) Despite the episode being changed, the season 2 intro still features the removed Strong Sad clip.
*In the Easter egg in [http://bonusstage.keenspot.com/bonusstage19.html "2 Pack"], they prank call someone who is supposed to be Strong Bad, but turns out to just be someone doing an impression of Strong Bad.
*In [http://bonusstage.keenspot.com/bonusstage30.html "Virtual Candy"], there is a commercial for a candy called "Kandy Commandoz". A small disclaimer flashes across the screen proclaiming "Not a ripoff of Homestar Runner", referring to [[Cheat Commandos]].
*In [http://bonusstage.keenspot.com/bonusstage60.html "Five Minute Story Hour"], the protagonist (who is a laptop) is referred to "Lappy" throughout the episode.

== Bush Bash ==
On this [http://tlchicken.com/bush/bushbash.swf flash] animation at tlchicken.com, a picture of [[Wikipedia:George W. Bush|President Bush]] and a flaming Earth that says "Burninating the Peasants since 2000" can be seen.

==Bloo toons==
In [http://bloo.porplemontage.net/3.html episode three], one bloo is dressed as Homestar Runner.

==A Cartoon About Nothing!==
*In [http://www.cartoonaboutnothing.com/stickman2.0.html "Stickman Vs. The Dot (New Version)"], there are two [[Teen Girl Squad]] references. When the shark chomps into the cannon, the caption "Chomp!" is displayed, complete with AhnbergHand font. Also, when The Dot erases the shark, it displays the caption "ERASE[[-'d|'d!"]]
*In [http://www.cartoonaboutnothing.com/warningpage.html "The Fun, Fun, Fun Cartoon Show!"], one of the "subliminal messages" is [[ye flask|"Get ye flask."]] A list of subliminal messages can be seen in an Easter egg at the end of the cartoon.

==Cartoon'd==
The name itself is a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad|Teen Girl Squad]], especially its tendency to add a "[[-'d]]" to the end of words, and in the second [http://www.deviantart.com/view/28845605/ episode] the cartoon is affected by a [[The Virus|virus]]. There's a reference to Homestar Runner in which one of the main characters is stuck on a page from [[StrongBadZone]] with the caption "Your head a splode" then he is knocked over. Also, another main character is stuck on a desktop where we can see a Homestar icon. In addition, the entire cartoon is based on the HRWiki forums.
Lastly, when they are fighting, one of the characters uses an attack called "Foot in Mouth Disease", which may be a reference to [[Bug in Mouth Disease]]. However, this phrase (in and of itself a pun on Foot and Mouth Disease) has been in use for many years, having been used to describe poor verbal choices by Bill Clinton, George Bush and a host of others. Thus the relationship to Homestar Runner is questionable.

==Channel Frederator==

The website hosts a series called [http://www.channelfrederator.com/methminute39 Meth Minute 39], animated by Dan Meth. The first short is [http://www.channelfrederator.com/methminute39/episode/TMM_20070906 Internet People], which celebrates (in song form) various Internet celebrities, series and memes. [[Homestar Runner]] is shown several times and mentioned in the song.

Dan Meth's next series is called Nite Fite. Starting with [http://www.nitefite.com/episode/NTF_20080724_4 the 4th episode], there is a promo at the end for the subscribing to the series on iTunes. On the computer, the Homestar Runner "Seriously" [[wallpaper]] is visible.

In [http://frederatorblogs.com/channel_frederator/2009/02/03/our-first-featured-filmmaker-kirsten-lepore/ Episode 165] of the main podcast, the cartoons are described as being "[[Awexome Cross|AWEXOMECROSS!]]".

In [http://www.channelfrederator.com/frederator/episode/CFR_20090901 Episode 195], when playing the guitar, the FredBot says he has the case of the [[guitar|"meedlies"]].

== Checkerboard Nightmare ==

[http://www.checkerboardnightmare.com A webcomic parodying and satirizing other webcomics] also took a stab at Internet animation in late 2004 with [http://www.checkerboardnightmare.com/retrocomics/20041230_animation2.sfw this Flash], featuring the main character replying to an email in Strong Bad-esque fashion with clickable words. (Note that to get the flash work properly you need to download it on your computer and change the extension into SWF)

== Chris.exe ==
Homestar makes a cameo in episode "Chris, Zanda and the treasure of Captain No Beard" of the popular flash series [http://www.chrisdotexe.tk chris.exe]

== ClaveMan ==
ClaveMan (Episode 1) - A [http://www.dinowax.com/ Dino Wax] Production.
Claveman poses as Homestar as one of his disguises to obtain free Popeye's biscuits.

== Curly Sam Pwnz All ==
In this short intentionally badly animated cartoon, Curly Sam brings his friend, Wonchop some mates. Among these is [[The Ugly One]]. The cartoon also ends with the classic, "It's Over" message from [[Teen Girl Squad]].

== Decline of Video Gaming 2 ==
In [http://www.flashplayer.com/animation/declineofvideogaming2.html this] animation, there are slight references to Homestar Runner, particularly [[Trogdor]]. While watching it, put on creator's notes.

== Dr. Wily Shorts Collection ==
At [http://www.planet-megaman.com planet-megaman.com], there is a flash animation called "[[Wikipedia:Doctor Wily|Dr. Wily]] Shorts Collection." Clicking on Dr. Wily's shorts will cause a short animation of Strong Bad and Homestar to pop up.

== Ducktales: The Auditions ==
In [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/119501 this] follow-up to the internet "Ducktales" series, Homestar Runner shows up as the fifth audition for the part of [[Wikipedia:Scrooge McDuck|Scrooge McDuck]].

== Ebolaworld ==
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*At [http://www.ebolaworld.com Ebolaworld.com], there is a Weekly Update titled Halloween Special. Taco-Man hosts a costume party for Halloween and Homestar makes an appearance at the very end. Watch it [http://www.ebolaworld.com/movies/weeklyupdate/19.html here].
*In the second part of the 2004 Viewers Choice Award Program-Related Activities Show, a crowd of many cartoon characters can be seen. Among them is Homestar Runner. Watch it [http://www.ebolaworld.com/movies/weeklyupdate/29_01.html here].
*On July 3, 2005, a cartoon called ''Ask Taco-Man'' was released. Taco-Man received many emails, 3 of which he read, regarding how the cartoon ripped off Strong Bad Emails. Homestar Runner appeared at the end, mistaking Taco-Man for Strong Bad. [[The Paper]] also came down at the end of the cartoon. Watch it [http://www.ebolaworld.com/movies/ask/01.html here].
**In [http://www.ebolaworld.com/movies/ask/03.html Ask Taco-Man #3], a parody of the 1940s Public Service Announcements, the narrator tells Billy not to address Taco-Man as "Strongbad."(sic)
***In the new version of Ask Taco-Man, on [http://www.youtube.com/user/ebolaworld Ebola World Youtube Account] the Public Service Anouncement from Ask Taco-Man #3 is included.[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3xRrOoIiGk| Here]
*In the 4th part of the 2006 Viewers Choice Award Program-Rlated Activities Show, Tacoman takes out frustrations on a dead hacker and one of those frustrations listed is "Homestarrunner's popularity." [http://www.ebolaworld.com/movies/weeklyupdate/45.html]

*In "Night Trap" there is a part when Grandpa and grandma check the guests, go outside, then right when grandma and grandpa are standing in the stairs, quickly switch to the bedroom, then Homestar will appear in the screen for a brief moment.  It can be seen [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/345635 here.]

== Experiments and Crap ==
*In [http://xncstudios.tripod.com/ep5.html Episode 5], there are numerous references to Trogdor and [[-'d|-'d words]] in the subtitles.
*In [http://xncstudios.tripod.com/id31.html Episode 5.5], Trogdor makes a brief appearance toward the end.
*A lot of titles to newsposts make some Homestar Runner reference.

== Evil Josh & Billy ==
*In Episode 4, [http://eviljoshandbilly.keentoons.com/toons/ejb04.html E-vil], the phrase "It's Dot Com!" can be seen written on a wall.
*Also, in the episode [http://eviljoshandbilly.keentoons.com/toons/ejb07.html The Moonster Mash], Evil Josh shouts "Hang on tight, The Billy! We're blasting off to the MOOOOOOOOOOON!", referencing Strong Bad in [[personal favorites]].
*In [http://eviljoshandbilly.keentoons.com/toons/ejb08.html episode 8], [[Marshie]] appears and is roasted over a fire.

==Foo-La-La==
In one part of this [[wikipedia:Animutation|Animutation]], a screenshot from [[Homestar vs. Little Girl]] is briefly shown. [http://brasington.celestialbridge.net/foolala.html (see the animutation here)]

==Fred the Monkey==
[[Image:Sceb_Space_Chicken.png|thumb|111px|The man (or rather space chicken) behind the mailbag, Sceb!]]
*In the [http://www.fredthemonkey.com/mailbag/mailbag2.html second mailbag], the sender asks Sceb if he has ever been to Homestarrunner.com.
*In the Spiderman 2 movie review, Fred enters at the end wearing a Strong Bad mask.
*In the [http://www.fredthemonkey.com/mailbag/mailbag31.html thirty first mailbag], Sceb gets an email from "Stongbad 64". 

== Gary Brolsma Dot Net ==
One of the dancers in [http://files.redvsblue.com/haxx0r/rvb_numa_hires.wmv the Red vs. Blue Numa Numa Tribute] (42MB file) wears a Homestar Runner shirt. He is shown approximately 1:30 minutes into the video.

== Gorkwood ==
In [http://gorkwood.keithkosh.ca/episodes/episode3.html Episode 3 - Crazebook], near the middle of the episode Seth dons red boxing gloves and answers an email Strong Bad style.

== GEOweasel ==
*In the episode [http://geoweasel.net/gw1.html Computer] (or Dangerous Download) Nar says that he is "the computer guy here". When he says this, the C:\ prompt on the computer says "run sb_email.exe".
**The same scene is seen in a flashback in [http://geoweasel.net/gw8.html Brains Are Smart]. 
*The main menu of the [http://geoweasel.net new front page] has a button that reads "First Time Here?" much like any of the [[Main Pages]].
*[http://geoweasel.cartoonsdammit.com/virus.html The filler episode] has a shot of a computer reading "Compy 387".

==Group X==
There is a music video on Albino Blacksheep of a song done by Group X, at the end the music video has selection of play again or "Who made this?" Click that and the page text will say "www.Homestarrunner.com is the coolest!" [http://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/bang.php Here].

== Happy Tree Friends ==
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On the "Second Serving" DVD, [[Trogdor]] is listed as one of the additional contributors to the character interview section.

== High Score ==
*[http://www.highscoreonline.cartoonsdammit.com/homstray.html Jorbs a Plenti] — This is a Homestar cartoon entitled "Not Without My Application, AKA Jorbs a Plenti".
*[http://www.highscoreonline.cartoonsdammit.com/episode3.html Munched] — The rapidly moving credits has a reference to the [[Strong Bad Clock]]. ([http://img117.exs.cx/img117/2954/strongbadsighting.png Screenshot])
*[http://www.highscoreonline.cartoonsdammit.com/episode4.html Super Phil] — Features a Parents Day Spectacular, with "special guest star" [[What's Her Face]]. Later in a newspaper montage one of the subtitles says "Strong Sad Still A Loser."

== Homestarrunner Megamix ==
[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/226206 This] movie is entirely a Homestar fan-work.

== Homestar in College ==
Another Homestar [[HRFWiki:User: Jenny| fan]] made [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/282671 this] imitation Homestar Runner cartoon. In it, Homestar and Strong Bad talk about Crazy Go Nuts University.

== How It Should Have Ended ==
The [[Compy 386]] makes a brief appearance in [[Youtube:iIMb3hGzWW8|The HISHE Tron Rap]].

== Iris Rant ==
In the [http://www.deviantart.com deviantART] cartoon [http://www.deviantart.com/view/27633346/ Iris Rant], a DELETED! screen appears near the end of the toon. 


== Jaller: The Movie ==
In the full length [http://jaller.t35.com/movie.html Movie], Jaller mentions Homestar 23 Minutes and 37 Seconds into the movie.

== Kerri's Big Invention ==
At UGOplayer.com and Legendaryfrog.com, there is a movie entitled [http://www.UGOplayer.com/animation/kerrisbiginvention.html "Kerri's Big Invention,"]([http://aandk.legendaryfrog.com/movies_kbi_w.php 2]) and about halfway through the movie Kerri is drawing on a blackboard. When the whole blackboard is visible, in the lower left corner is a poorly drawn Homestar and Strong Bad. In the upper right the carrot shaped thing from the sketchbook on the Coach Z page can be seen.
*Also on Legendaryfrog.com, in another Ark & Kerrigan toon, named "Senya's Movie Review" is a scene where Ark and Kerrigan are playing with Alien and Predator toys. In the background are Cheat Commandos Action Figures and the Action Figure Storage Vehicle.

== The Kingdom Hearts Chronicles ==
During the scene in which [[Wikipedia:Sora (Kingdom Hearts)|Sora]] is in the cave, a picture of Old-school [[Homestar Runner]] can be seen on the cave wall.

== The Kingdom Hearts Chronicles 1.2 ==
During the preloader, one of Sora's signs says "Skittles and M&Ms look the same, but taste different." This is a reference to [[Malloween Commercial]].

== Konquest Adventure ==
In [http://tabmok99.mortalkombatonline.com/konquest_adventure_1.html this] movie's Shao Kahn special feature, one Kahn's quotes is "Both Strong Bad and I check our email, but I am way cooler than Strong Bad." Also, in the trailer, a sheet of paper that says "Shao's To Do List has "rip-off Strong Bad email" as one of the things listed.

== Lalala ==
Homestar and Strong Bad appear in various places in [http://www.ugoplayer.com/music/lalala_movie.php this] toon.

== Lost in Tijuana ==
At [http://www.jaydonaldson.com Jaydonaldson.com] and on [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/118798 Newgrounds.com] if you're not willing to pay the membership costs, Strong Bad's face shows up on a wanted poster about halfway through the animation.

==Love, Wink==
In [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view.php?id=127499 this] animation there is a dress up game while the animation is loading you dress Wink up as Homestar.

== Mario Busters Flash Movie ==
One of the scenes in [http://www.smbhq.com/nc/flashmb03.html this] movie is entitled "Donez's hed (sp) a splode".

== Megaman Polarity Movie 3 ==
In the gag reel, there is a scene of Strong Bad typing on the Compy, "And don't forget to watch this summer's new movie, 'Megaman Polarity 2: This Time It's Not Megaman Polarity 1.'"
[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/134782 Watch it here].

In the credits, where the heading is "Thank You For Watching!", Homestar Runner is credited.

==Mega Man Mega Movie Part 1==
When the King of Car subtitles say "your jorb", it is a reference to "[[A Jorb Well Done]]"

== Metroid Confusion: Parts 1 and 2 ==
*At [http://www.ugoplayer.com UGOplayer.com] (formerly Flashplayer.com), there is a movie entitled "[http://www.ugoplayer.com/animation/metroidconfusion.html Metroid Confusion]". At the beginning, there are three computers. One of them has the Homestar Runner [[main page]] displayed on its monitor. The end also borrows "[[Because, It's Midnite]]" and credits [[Limozeen]]. Additionally, when they are talking about how Samus is defenseless without her suit, zoom in on the second shelf to see a book, "[[The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest]]". Finally, at the beginning when they say, "We still have dessert!" and hold up the cookies, the sound when [[1-up]] finishes his level in Stinkoman 20X6 is heard.
*In [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/210716 Metroid Confusion Part 2], when right-clicking, one option is "Send Trogdor to my House". At the end of the movie, if the viewer clicks on the fine print giving homestarrunner.com some credit, there is a funny Homestar-Metroid crossover. They also mention "E3 20X6". In addition to all of that, if the commentary is watched, it mentions that the creator of these toons got the inspiration for the "Claymation Simulator" from Strong Mad's Doug the Dino in [[the facts]]. Also, in Fox McCloud's drawing, there is a book called "TROGDOR The Musical". The back of the book reads, "The Burninator himself stars in his first-ever musical that won three Academy awards and a couple of free coffees at Starbucks. Experience the magic, the majesty, the consummate V's!". The creator also mentions [[20X6]] at the end of the movie.

== [http://neptunecircle.com/movies/view.php?id=44/ Neptune Circle] ==
*In the "PJ Wireless Episode 2" toon, PJ is seen dressed as Homestar, at which point the charecter, Rocky says "No, that's copyright infringement" after which PJ responds with the classic Homestar line "I know, can you bewieve it?". It can be found [http://neptunecircle.com/movies/view.php?id=41/ here].
*In "PJ Wireless Episode 3", the regular crew are shown in a flashback to their life as babies. At the end, Clarance mentions that "Homestar did a babies episode three weeks ago", referencing [[flashback]]. It can be found [http://neptunecircle.com/movies/view.php?id=44/ here].
*For the website's 2005 April Fools' Day prank, they replaced the front page with a fake MySpace page for the character, Clarence. Clarance has no friends in the cartoon series, so his friends list on his fake MySpace page is filled with pictures of himself in disguises. One disguise is the King of Town, complete with crown, beard and mustache. Also, the name listed for that "friend" is "City Sovren" [''sic''], a parody of the name "King of Town". An archive of that April Fools' prank can be found [http://neptunecircle.com/april06/ here].

== Naruto: The Abridged Series ==
In many episodes, the phrase "Log[['d]]!" is heard when someone uses the Substitution Jutsu.

== No Relationship Please ==
On [http://www.funnyjunk.com/ FunnyJunk.com], there is a toon called [http://www.funnyjunk.com/pages/onething.htm No Relationship Please]. At the end, if the viewer clicks "Who Made This?" the creator, wesley, states that "www.Homestarrunner.com is the coolest!!!!"

== Numa Numa Sprite Dance ==
In this Numa Numa themed flash animation on Newgrounds, there is a Strong Bad sprite dancing to this song, alone with other sprites, like the dancing banana sprite. It can be found [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/228832/ here].

== Numastar Runner ==
A flash video made not long after [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]] came out. It has references to very recent Homestar toons. Watch it [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/276948 here].

==Oh Christmas 3==
When the movie fast forwards into the "nonsense" section when the stick figure appears right after that "Eh Steve" appears on screen for about 5 seconds.

== One Ring To Rule Them All 2 ==
There is a scene that bears a striking resemblance to the [[Old-Timey]] cartoons. It uses the same background music.
[http://www.flashplayer.com/animation/ring2.html Watch it here].

Additionally, one of the hippie chicks in the "Ballad of Bilbo Baggins" sequence is briefly seen wearing a badge that reads "[[Wear a Bikini!]]"

== Oxhorn ==
One of the characters Staghorn, wears a helmet all the time (even while in formalwear) and claims it's his face, similar to [[Strong Bad]]. In "Oxhorn's Christmas Special",  Staghorn says his helmet ''is'' his face, to which Oxhorn replies "What are you, Strong Bad?"

Also, in [http://www.wegame.com/watch/Mighty_Morphin_Midget_Gnomes_UNITE/ Mighty Morphin' Midget Gnomes UNITE!], the credits say Gnome Wrangling was handled by [[A. Chimendez]]

== Parody Rangers the Movie ==
The White Ranger's Gnarwal Sword looks, and sounds, like Homsar.
Even Splooge refers to Lord Zet as Coach Z.

== Potter Puppet Pals Adventure ==
*In the "Stopper on my Pain" scene of [http://stl.dreamerstoday.com/potterprev.htm this] unfinished musical ''[[Wikipedia:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]]'' spoof, where Professor Snape sings about a lost love, Homestar Runner runs past.
*In another scene, titled "Half Giant, Baby", Draco Malfoy is ostracizing Hagrid, and the words "OSTRA CIZE'D!" is seen. In the same scene, The Cheat is seen. While Hagrid is flipping through photos, as soon as as he starts taking away the photo of him with a teddy bear, pause and the teddy bear has turned into The Cheat.

== [http://www.freewebs.com/salazardsden Raichu and Salazard] ==
*In Raichu and Salazard 1, during the restaurant scene, [[The Geddup Noise]] is heard when Raichu gets up.
*In Riachu's Little Sayings, Alec Trode's hat reads "YOUR HEAD A TRODE".

== ''Retarded Animal Babies'' ==
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In episode 10 when they are walking past the websites, jokingly calling each one gay, www.homestarrunner.com is the first one.

== Robotbox and Cactus ==
On Robotbox and Cactus [http://www.eatthattoast.com/d/20050105.html episode 13 "Internet",] Cactus receives a computer that crashed down from space, and boasts to Robotbox that he's on the internet now. Robotbox goes into his own segment much similar to a Strong Bad Email. Other parodies include random appearances by 'Pole' (Bonus Stage's Joel) 'Gil' (Bonus Stage's Phil) and 'Coach F' who says "YEOWRGHHHHH!", then his head explodes.

== Sailor Moon: The Abridged Series ==

When Serena's crumpled "fanfic" hits the man who's secretly Tuxedo Mask, the narrator says, "Paper[['d|'d!]]"

== Senya's Review: Alien vs. Predator ==
In [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/231099 this] flash film by the flash artist Legendary Frog, Ark and Kerrigan are at one point playing with [[Wikipedia:Xenomorph|Alien]] and [[Wikipedia:Yautja|Predator]] action figures. In the background, the [[Cheat Commandos]] action figure storage vehicle can be seen with [[Gunhaver]] and SilentRip inside. [[Firebert]] and [[Reynold]] also appear in front of the "Der Wunder Box."

== Sonic F ==
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyoFoL4YtV4 In episode 1], when Sonic goes to attack the robots, the screen turns into a piece of paper, then Sonic is shown attacking the robots with Teen Girl Squad style animation and the theme playing in the background, then someone in a Strong Bad voice says SpinDash'd.

== Space Monkey Mafia ==
During a [[Wikipedia:Scooby-Doo|Scooby-Doo]] style chase scene in part two of [http://www.thespacemonkeymafia.com/episodes.html this] flash cartoon, [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] will walk from the far left door to the far right door. Clicking on the painting of [[Atari Dragon|the yellow dragon (Yorgle)]] from the [[Wikipedia:Adventure (Atari 2600)|Atari game ''Adventure'']] (as seen on [[Main Page 13]]) will trigger this Easter egg.

== Strongbad's Present for Suro ==

In this Flash animation by Marius Fietzek, [http://www.majusarts.de/film/flash/suros27ster.html shown here], Strong Bad is playing the Megaman 9 game for the Wii console before Homestar barges in to ask Strong Bad if he got a present for Suro's 27th birthday (real name Thorsten, Marius's IRL brother). The short also featured a plug for the second episode of Telltale Game's Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, Strongbadia the Free.

== Strongium ==
A fan animation parodying {{inlinecontentwarning|Gore|Gore}}[http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/243164 this] well known Newgrounds movie called ''Lilium'' using Strong Bad and Strong Sad, as well as some other references. It can be seen [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/247837 here].

== Super Cheeseball ==
In the Ask Evil Cartoons (which are very similar to the Strong Bad Emails), Strong Bad is listed in the credits as an actor. The credits move very fast and it is very easy to miss. [http://www.supercheeseball.com/superche/ask/askmenu.html Click here].

== Tails and his GBA ==
When [[Wikipedia:Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]] is listening to the radio, one thing heard is Homestar's line from [[crying]], and the "ooncha ooncha" song from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]]. Strong Bad comes out in the very end and says "its over. go home people." In the right click menu any time in the movie, one of the options is "goto Homestar Runner?" Also, the words on top are in Strong Bad's printing. It can be seen [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/223256 here].

== Tails and his GBA 2 ==
At the very beginning when Tails is playing a poorly made game on his GBA, an 8-bit Tails ends up attacking an 8-bit Strong Bad with his sword. It can be seen [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/240970 here].

== Tails and his GBA 3 ==
If the Megaman game pak is chosen, Tails goes through 3 battles, each battle he wins he gets a "LMAO" with a random picture. One of the random pictures is a 8-Bit Strong Bad. It can be seen [http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/308399 here].

== Teasdale Times Two ==
*In [http://teasdale.porplemontage.com/episode.php?n=1 Episode 1], there's a part where Clan rHrN is on a piece of paper, and gets hit with a Legal Document, and he says, "OW! My rights as an internet n00b!", which is a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad]].

== The Goth Kid 2 ==
When ''The Goth Kid 2'' is chosen under animations, there will be a poster in the background of Homestar and Strong Bad, Warning this cartoon has been rated M. View it [http://www.chizanimations.com/menu.html here].

== The Joe & Bob Show! ==
*[http://joeandbob.blazestudio.com/episodes/joeandbob10.html Episode 10] is named after, [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]], it's called "Lookin at a Thing in a Box".

== The Real Rubyrulez ==
*The Cheat makes a cameo appearance in Episode 7.8. It can be seen [http://realrubyrulez.porplemontage.com/TRRS1E7_8.html here].
*A poorly drawn Homestar Runner plays a minor role in Episode 11. It can be seen [http://realrubyrulez.porplemontage.com/TRR11.html here].

== TTA (TV Tome Adventures) ==
http://tta.fireball20xl.com/

In Episode #1, Flamegirl says "Do you know how many internet edicate [sic] laws you're breaking by typing in all-caps like that?", an obvious reference to the email [[sugarbob]].

In TTA: The Movie Part I, the Stinkoman Level 2 ("PICK A BONE!") music can be heard playing in the background during one of the scenes.

== Ultimate Naruto Fan Flash ==
In #4, at the end, Kankuro sees his puppets singing and moshing and says "Dot dot dot" which is a direct quote from [[Under Construction]]. And, in the credits, it says '... "Dot dot dot" homestarrunner.com"

== WALL-E ==

In the featurette "WALL-E and Eve", when it cuts to Austin Lee, a [[The Cheat]] can be seen in the background (to the right of his head)

== Waterman ==
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At [http://watermanstudios.com Waterman Studios], the Strong Bad ice pop is advertised for sale on the side of the ice-cream truck that shows up in several of the episodes.

In the "interview" with Sarah Michelle Geller, Brian mentions "pouring glowstick in [Devon and Chris'] Mountain Dew". This is a reference to [[techno]].

==Weebl and Bob==
In the cartoon [http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/email/ email], there is a mention of [[Strong Bad]], and the episode could possibly be parodying [[Strong Bad Email]]s itself.

== Word Crimes ==

[[Trogdor]] appears [http://hrwiki.org/wiki/File:wordcrimes.jpg very briefly] in the kinetic typography [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Gv0H-vPoDc music video] for "Weird Al" Yancovic's "Word Crimes", at approximately the 1m:39s mark.

== YouTube ==
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Various members have uploaded the podcasts from Homestar Runner.

In [[YouTube:uw8B4zBRFlA|Smack Materazzi Up]], one of the things that knocks Materazzi over is Homestar doing the butt dance.

After seeing a commercial for the Chronicles Of Narnia video game that mentioned downloading the cheats for the game, someone was inspired to create a fake commercial based on Homestar Runner content, completing it on December 1, 2005. He only uploaded it to [[YouTube:FjvKobp5EBw|YouTube]] later on October 19, 2006.

A [[YouTube:hQTNBWIdLeI|video]] to [[Wikipedia:"Weird Al" Yankovic|"Weird" Al Yankovic's]] "Genius In France" by [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=gallomallet gallomallet] includes the Teen Girl Squad-influenced phrase "Totally Different'd".

There are two videos set to the audio from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]] and [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 2]] using footage from [[Wikipedia:Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon|Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon]]. [[YouTube:hL3EVs9W_4M|Issue 1]], [[YouTube:UL84o7nEqw4|Issue 2]]

Teen Boy Squad [[YouTube:x7E9GXWBIoc|1]] and [[YouTube:HIq0I-qdQKc|2]] based on Teen Girl Squad.

Strong Bad Email mentioned in [[YouTube:8Z_nLAu55IQ|YOUTUBE theater ep 1]]

A fan animated a [[YouTube:LmiP47FfprQ|music video]] about Strong Bad and Strong Sad.

Another [[YouTube:yYr5_DOeg38|fan animated video]] focusing on a zombie uprising.

In the video called [[YouTube:fpHcgkXp_4w|WiiWars]], the player has most of the characters on his wall.

In the video [[YouTube:3b_aXGgMMzw |The Brawl Parody]] Mario quotes Strong Bad's line "Whoa, what am I doing in this tiny box? Oops, hope you got the extended warranty."

The user [http://youtube.com/user/convito ConVito], also a member of this wiki's forum, has dubbed some Strong Bad Emails along with other users.

In [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbLMh8qCFI0 this video] uploaded by Mathematical, one person says that his Astral Beast was [[Trogdor the Burninator]].

The user [http://www.youtube.com/user/masterofhomestar masterofhomestar] (A.K.A. Electric Star) has a series of videos parodying clips from Homestar Runner and putting them into a compilation.

The user [http://www.youtube.com/user/murifan2008 murifan2008] made an Episode series called "The Movie of the Century" which includes many game and cartoon characters including Homestar Runner.

The user [http://www.youtube.com/user/jacknjellify jacknjellify], also a user on this wiki, has a logo which looks like the Homestar Runner logo. They have made some references to Homestar Runner in the show "Battle for Dream Island". [[YouTube:ylVsfdU5pxo|This episode]] contains a line from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 4]] at the end, and in [[YouTube:8LY0o_CgPR8|this episode]], a character yells out "TROGDOR!"

== Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series ==
[http://www.dailymotion.com/LittleKuriboh/video/x1fdal_ygo-the-abridged-series-episode-nin Episode 9] of the popular parody series shows Seto Kaiba summoning a dragon to the tune of "[[Trogdor (song)|Trogdor]]".

In Episode 35, after Ishizu says Yami Yugi's real name is Yami, a title card appears reading "[4Kids![['d]]]".

[[Category: Sightings]]

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2014-08-09T06:58:17Z

Ch'marr: /* Summary */

== Summary ==
Trogdor appearing the music video for Weird Al Yancovic's "Word Crimes"

== Licensing ==
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2014-08-09T06:55:15Z

Ch'marr: Trogdor appearing the music video for Weird Al Yanchovich's "Word Crimes"

== Summary ==
Trogdor appearing the music video for Weird Al Yanchovich's "Word Crimes"
== Licensing ==
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3 Times Halloween Funjob

2011-06-05T18:01:35Z

Ch'marr: real life reference re page title

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|ween03|Malloween Commercial|Fan Costume Commentary}}
[[Image:ween03.png|thumb|Contact from beyond the grave?]]

Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat go toilet-papering. Strong Sad and Marzipan try to contact the spirit of [[Credenza]], her dead ficus plant. The rest of the crew go trick-or-treating.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Stinkoman}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Goblin}}

{{costumeslink}}

'''Places:''' [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Spooky Woods]], [[The Stick]], [[The Halloween House]], Tennis Court (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Wednesday, October 29, 2003

'''Running Time:''' 6:00

'''Page Title:''' Get Scared NOW! Ask me how!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

==Transcript==

''{The scene opens with Homestar Runner at Bubs' Concession Stand, finalizing a transaction.}''

'''BUBS:''' ...and 16 cents is your change. ''{drops the change on the counter}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa, Free money!

'''BUBS:''' So, what are you gettin' into tonight, Homestar?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I dunno. ''{rubs his foot on the ground}'' Marzipan and those are gonna try to summon the spirit of her dead ficus plant, but that sounds dumb and boring. So I'll probably just end up trick-or-treatin'.

'''BUBS:''' What about Strong Bad? What's he doin'?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I dunno. You can never tell with that guy.

''{Strong Bad approaches the concession stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ok, Bubs. I'll have 90 rolls of toilet paper and 60 dozen eggs. ''{looks around}'' ...And a corn dog.

'''BUBS:''' I got it all packed up for you in the wagon 'round back.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks, pally.

''{Strong Bad and Bubs go around back.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''What'' is he ''up'' to?

''{titles:}''

<pre>3 TIMES HALLOWEEN FUNJOB!

a halloween-type cartoon by the brothers chaps

talkings by matt and missy

MU-HU-HA-HA</pre>

'''MARZIPAN:''' Now Strong Sad, I need to make contact with Credenza. Homestar watered him with Yoo-Hoo while I was in Miami and he died and now I really miss him.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Okay. I'll need a photograph of the deceased ''{she gives him one}'' and two box Oreos. ''{Marzipan does a slight double-take.}''

''{cut to Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat in their costumes with their supplies for the evening}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this is gonna be so great you guys. Everybody's houses and pumpkins and trees won't know what hit 'em. ''{quickly and high-pitched}'' This is gonna be great!

''{The King of Town walks up.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Hey, guys. What's up? What are we doing here? Making omelettes? Going to the bathroom? I'm cool with that.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Get out of here, old man! We're gonna be pelting people like you and houses like your castle with these eggs.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' C'mon! Let me hang out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' No way! Forget it! C'mon, los dudes. Let's go hit Marzipan's gaze-bo.

''{they all leave and the King of Town chases after them.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I'm dressed to Hamburgle... Robble! Robble!

''{cut to Homestar, Pom Pom, Coach Z, and Bubs standing around in their costumes}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I bet I get... a million pounds of candy this year. A million pounds!

'''BUBS:''' Whatever. I'm goin' for quality over quantity.

'''COACH Z:''' Same here, Bubsy. I'm holdin' out for cookies with gold-plated chocolate chorps!

''{Bubs sighs}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' We'll see about that. C'mon, Pom Pom. Let's go find some houses giving away lead candies!

''{Cut to a view of the sky.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Let 'er rip! ''{The Cheat grunts as many rolls of toilet paper are thrown into the air. The camera pans back to show that The Stick is covered, while Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat stand nearby.}'' Yes! All will tremble at the crack of our eggs and the hush of our 2-ply toilet papers.

''{The King of Town walks up again.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I know how to use toilet paper. Let me try.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Listen... ahem... "Your Highness". We're about to egg the everloving crap out of your castle. It just won't be any fun if you're standing there!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Yeah it will! On account o' I'm totally cool!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quickly and quietly}'' No, you're not. ''{in a normal voice}'' But we're prepared to give you a dozen of these eggs ''{The Cheat grunts as if saying "here" as he lays down a carton of eggs in front of The King of Town}'' and let you wash it down with a roll of toilet paper, ''{Strong Mad throws a roll of toilet paper next to the eggs}'' in exchange for you leaving us alone for the rest of eternity.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{delighted}'' It's a deal! ''{The King runs off, taking his eggs and toilet paper with him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's what I thought.

''{cuts to a door opening to reveal Coach Z and Bubs}''

'''BUBS:''' What the? Oh, I remember this house from a couple of years ago.

'''COACH Z:''' Track or Trort!

'''BUBS:''' C'mon, man.

'''COACH Z:''' Okay, Trick or Treat.

''{At this point you can choose what candy to give them by dragging it onto them.}''
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==== Swedish Fish ====
'''COACH Z:''' Oh, the Swordish Forsh!

'''BUBS:''' What did I just tell you?

'''COACH Z:''' Cut me some slack. It's a crowd-pleaser.

''{door closes}''

==== Delicious "Bag" ====
'''COACH Z:''' What is that? One of them old school candies? I got some old school for youse. ''{rapping}'' This year Halloween falls on a weekend. Me and Geto Boys are trick-or-treatin'. Robbin' little kids for bags.

'''BUBS:''' Uh... he doesn't really mean we've been out robbin' little kids. ''{door begins to close}'' No, wai— ''{slam}''

==== Zagnut ====
'''BUBS:''' Aw, ZAG-nut!

'''COACH Z:''' Yeah. Aw, Zagnut!

'''BUBS:''' No, no. Aw, ZAAAG-nut!

'''COACH Z:''' Right, right. Aww, ZAAAAG-nut!

'''BOTH:''' AWWWWWW— ''{slam}''
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''{You can also choose nothing by clicking anywhere on the screen, but not giving them a treat. If you do this, the door closes, and reopens with Stinkoman dressed as Speed Racer. You can also drag the pumpkin near the door onto Bubs or Coach Z to trigger this.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Check out my new cohs-PLAY! I'm a demon on wheels!

==== Zagnut ====
'''STINKOMAN:''' I can't eat that kind of bar because I'm in training. Don't you have any of the other kinds of bars? You know... energy bars... or power bars... or training bars?

==== Prawn ====
'''STINKOMAN:''' I love prawns. Simple as that! ''{dances}''

==== Jar labeled "Akira" ====
'''STINKOMAN:''' Eh. Ew. Aah! Nnn! Eh! Ew! Ahhhhh! ''{Giant tentacles and veins start coming out his body where his right arm should be}'' That tickles.
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''{cuts to Pom Pom and Homestar walking along}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wow, Pom Pom. Did you know that lady? Why'd she give you a hundred bucks? All's I got was a dang old Bit o' Honey.

''{they stop at The Poopsmith, dressed up, who is sticking his shovel in and out of a pile of [[whatsit]]}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Okay, Pom Pom. You knock this time. ''{Pom Pom does nothing}'' Fine. I'll ring the doorbell. Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding! ''{He rocks his head back and forth as if his head were a bell}'' The Poopsmith! Trick or treat! ''{The Poopsmith offers a scoop of whatsit. Pom Pom bubbles and leaves}'' Suit yourself. More for me. Lay it on me, Poop-Stick!

''{cuts to Strong Sad in his seance}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Credenza! Credwenzia! Credernz—

'''MARZIPAN:''' It's been two hours and we haven't heard anything. Credenza must hate me.

'''STRONG SAD:''' No, no! Maybe I just need to do this some more. Credenzel!!!

''{they hear a knocking sound}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' What's that? That must be him.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yup. That sounds like a ficus.

''{Cut to Homestar Runner on the porch}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Let, me, in. ''{hits the door with his head as each word is spoken}'' Da, da, da. Let me in!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{opening the door}'' Hey, you're not a dead ficus plant!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're so smart. I'm Homestar Runn—

'''MARZIPAN:''' Get in here, you guys. You're gonna scare away Credenza.

''{Cut to the King of Town, eating the last of his toilet paper.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Doo! Not bad for a first course. ...I'm still hungry.

''{cuts back to everyone at Marzipan's house}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I told you I'd get a million libs of candy.

'''BUBS:''' That sure doesn't smell like candy.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sniffs the bag}'' ''{slightly angry}'' Hey, you're right! Poopsmith, did you give me some bum candy?

'''BUBS:''' ''{snickers}'' He sure did!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Any minute now. ''{electrical disturbances occur}'' Oooo!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Whoa! Electrical disturbances. There's definitely a powerful spirit present.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{leans into the scene}'' You mean, like, the spirit of giving?

''{Outside, the King of Town is eating a string of candy corn lights}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{eating noises}''

''{Marzipan walks up}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' You've got to be kidding me! Stop doing that right now.

''{she goes back in}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Stop what? I don't do nothing!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Stupid, stupid King of Town. He gets on my nerv— ''{loud banging occurs}'' What the crap!?

'''STRONG SAD:''' I think this is it!

''{outside, Strong Mad is punching the side of the house with a roll of toilet paper over and over}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WAH! WAH! WAH! WAH!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sitting on throne made from stacks of toilet paper rolls}'' Uhhh, that's not really the conventional way to roll a house, but, uh, whatever works!

''{cut to inside, showing Strong Mad punching a hole in the side of the house.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' HIGGINS!!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, hi, Strong Mad. ''{mumbles}'' Stupid. This is stupid. He ate the candy corn lights.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa. What's going on in here? You guys having one of those stupid moron parties or something?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Okay. Everybody say it with me this time.

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is boring! 
'''STRONG SAD AND MARZIPAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Credenza! 
'''COACH Z:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Cradernza!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Witch's brew! 
'''STRONG SAD AND MARZIPAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Credenza! 
'''COACH Z:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Cradernza!

''{A sudden gust of wind blows the candles out and the room goes dark.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Whoa. The lights went out.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa. Magic.

'''BUBS:''' Yup. I've dealt with this before. Lights: definitely out.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' And somebody's a-grabbin' a-my butt.

''{the lights come on and there is a ficus plant on the table}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Credenza! You're alive!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Saints be praised! Credenza's alive!

'''STRONG SAD AND MARZIPAN:''' Yay!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ...and Strong Bad got to throw toilet paper at stuff!

'''STRONG BAD, STRONG MAD, AND THE CHEAT:''' Yay!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:'''... and I got a million pounds of candy! ''{No one cheers.}'' ''{quietly, to himself}'' Yay. ''{to the group}'' ...and the goblin showed up, dressed up like up a Santam'n.

''{cut to The Goblin, who dances. His trademark music plays as he does.}''

'''ALL:''' Yay!

==Easter Eggs==
*In the scene where you give Bubs and Coach Z candy, any mouse click that doesn't result in candy being given results in Stinkoman appearing, dressed as Speed Racer ([[#Zagnut 2|see the transcript]]).

*When the door opens for the candy giving scene, including the Stinkoman section, the light switch by the door can be flipped by clicking on it. It is not believed to have any effect.

*When Homestar says "I told you I'd get a million libs of candy" you can click on The Poopsmith's head until the scene ends to see Homsar's secret costume, Slash from Guns N' Roses.
*:''{lights dim, Homsar enters from the left}''
*:'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaAaI'm open for interpretation! ''{waddles out}''

[[Image:Homestar puppet as McEnroe.jpg|thumb|You can't be serious!]]
*At the end when everyone is standing around, click the rightmost candycorn light (the one that's not lit) to see a bonus video. See "External Links" to view this video.
:''{Puppet Homestar is at a tennis court dressed as John McEnroe, holding a tennis racket.}''

:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Seriously! You can't be serious! That ball was on the line! ''{taps ground with his racket}'' Come on! I don't believe this. ''{he throws his racket on the ground and storms off.}''

*After the cartoon is over you can click on some people to make things happen. These people are:
**'''The Poopsmith'''
*:''{The Poopsmith rockets off to the right, flaming. (This is M.Bison's Psycho Crusher move)}''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cool. Flaming Poopsmith.
*:''{The Poopsmith reappears from the left.}''
**'''Strong Bad'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Bad, I really like your El Debarge costume.
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm not El Debarge.
*:'''BUBS:''' No, no, he's Miami Sound Machine.
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I'm not.
*:'''COACH Z:''' He's Terence Trent D'arby!
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I'm Carmen freakin' Mir—no, wait. I'm Ozone. From Breakin'.
**'''Strong Sad'''
*:'''COACH Z:''' Well, Strong Sad, this is a beautiful house you got here.
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' This is not my beautiful house!
*:'''COACH Z:''' Oh, and I haven't been introduced to your beautiful wife yet, neither.
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' This is not my beautiful wife!
**'''The Cheat'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, The Cheat... Um... Dress up as something different next year. Thing's creeping me out.
**'''Bubs'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say, Bubs, I really like your dirty man outfit.
*:'''BUBS:''' Whatever you say, Homestar.
**'''Marzipan'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Marzipan, what's with your sweater costume?
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' The Log Lady, huh? ''{amused}'' Maybe you should get together with the Poopsmith!
**'''Coach Z'''
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Coach Z, I really like your Wesley Snakes outfit.
*:'''COACH Z:''' I'm Kool Moe Dee! You know, from The Treacherous 3?
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, see, I only saw Treacherous 1 and 2, so, um, I wouldn't know.

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*When Homestar says "I told you I'd get a million libs of candy", he is trying to pronounce the abbreviation of pounds: "lbs".
*[[Wikipedia:Cosplay|Cosplay]] (as mentioned in Stinkoman's greeting) is a form of dress-up done usually at anime conventions, where people dress up as anime characters they enjoy.
*A [[Wikipedia:Credenza|credenza]] is a piece of furniture, usually wooden, with a long top and several drawers for storing dinner- and silverware. It is most commonly used as a buffet setting for large meals. Less commonly, a [[Wikipedia:Credenza desk|credenza desk]] is a piece of office furniture having a long flat top and often containing file drawers, a kneehole, and accessories for a computer.

===Trivia===
*[[Wikipedia:Bit-O-Honey|Bit o' Honey]], [[Zagnut Bars|Zagnut]], and [[Wikipedia:Swedish fish|Swedish Fish]] are actual candies.
*The first sound the King of Town makes when he eats the candy corn lights is the same as when he eats the food flung at him in the game [[Revenge of the King]].
*There are a total of ten Easter eggs in this cartoon, even more than the Strong Bad Emails [[flashback]] and [[email thunder]].
*In the [[Sketchbook (museum)|Sketchbook]], it is revealed that a rejected Marzipan costume for an early Halloween toon was also a Speed Racer costume, [[Wikipedia:Speed Racer#The characters|Trixie]].
*If you zoom in on the change Bubs gives Homestar, all of the coins (a dime, a nickel, and a penny) have George Washington on them, even though George Washington is only on the U.S. quarter and one-dollar bill in real life.
*The noise Stinkoman makes when he dances (when you give him the prawn) is the same sound effect that [[Pan-Pan]] uses to talk.
*This is the first Homestar Halloween toon to actually include the word "halloween" in the title.
*This is the first major Halloween toon where the loading screen does not include any type of game.
*Up until [[Halloween Fairstival]], this was the longest holiday toon on the site.

===Remarks===
*This Halloween episode carries on the tradition in which a secret scene with Homsar is activated by interacting with the Poopsmith somehow.
*In every other Halloween episode (except the first, for the obvious reason that Homsar didn't exist yet), activating Homsar causes him to appear with the rest of the group at the end. This episode is the exception—whether or not you activate Homsar and/or Stinkoman, they do not appear at the end.
*This is one of the first times that Coach Z demonstrates his ability to speak without his trademark Upper Midwestern accent.
*The rings around The Cheat's right "foot" (part of his Izzy costume) may suggest that this portion of his anatomy is actually a tail.
*When Homestar and Pom Pom are walking together, you can see that Homestar's wig shakes, but Pom Pom's necklace stays in place.
*In the final group shot, each time you click on a character to activate an Easter egg, Strong Bad closes his mouth (whether or not he has any lines) and opens it again once each egg is finished. Coach Z's arm also moves a little bit when Easter Eggs are activated in the last scene.
*During the scene with the "electrical disturbance," it is unclear how problems with the house's power could be affecting the candles on the table, seemingly the only light source in the room.
*Homestar knocks on Marzipan's door with his head, although it is implied elsewhere that his arms are merely [[Lack of Visible Arms|invisible]].

===Goofs===
*When Homestar kicks the ground, he leaves a mark on it that disappears after Strong Bad shows up.
*When The Cheat and The Brothers Strong leave The Stick after their deal with the King of Town, The Cheat's torch reappears in his hand/paw.
*When Bubs says he has all of Strong Bad's stuff 'round back, his upper arm looks disconnected from his lower arm.
*When Strong Sad chants "Credenza" with the rest of the group, his mouth doesn't move.
*During every Easter egg on the end screen accessible by clicking on a character, Strong Mad is illuminated.
*When the lights flicker back on and Credenza is resurrected, the candles on the table disappear until the zoom-out when all characters exclaim "Yay!"
*During every Easter egg at the end Strong Bad's mouth closes slightly.
*When Bubs says he has all of Strong Bad's stuff 'round back, he goes through the back door without opening it.

===Inside References===
*The Cheat's costume refers to the first Homestar Runner book, which was written during the 1996 [[Olympics]] in Atlanta when Mike Chapman was a light rigger for the Australian telecasts of those games.
*Strong Bad's response to everyone's [[What are you supposed to be?|incorrect guesses about his costume]] make reference to his line in [[Homestarloween Party]] ("I'm Carmen freakin' Miranda!") and his line in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]] ("I'm Carmen freakin' Sandiego!").
*The [[Delicious "Bag"]] first appeared in [[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]].
*This toon marks the fourth time [[Witches' Brew]], an inside joke of tremendous proportions, has been mentioned.
*Though now focused on the King of Town's castle, Strong Bad previously wanted to "egg the everloving crap" out of Marzipan's house in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 7.0]].
*Bubs's line "I remember this house from a couple of years ago.", as well as the whole scene, is an obvious reference to [[The House that Gave Sucky Treats]].
**In addition, the [[Wikipedia:Detroit Tigers|Detroit Tigers]] baseball cap worn by Strong Mad as part of his Magnum, P.I., costume was previously worn by Pom Pom as part of his Michael Moore costume in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*Strong Mad also had visible chest hairs in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].
*Homestar Runner knocks on Marzipan's door with his head. In [[The Reddest Radish]], ''she'' knocked on ''his'' door in the same way.
*This is another appearance of [[Loose Coins]].

===Real-World References===
[[Image:Akirarunner.png|thumb|200px|That tickles!]]
*The pills you give to Stinkoman are a reference to the animé film ''[[Akira]]'', where a similar thing happened to [[Wikipedia:Tetsuo Shima|Tetsuo]].
*[[Wikipedia:Yoo-Hoo|Yoo-Hoo]] is the name of a chocolate soft drink that is popular in America.
*Coach Z's old school rap is the beginning of the fourth verse of the [[Wikipedia:Geto Boys|Geto Boys]]' 1991 hit song "Mind Playin Tricks On Me."
*The line "I'm a demon on wheels!" from Stinkoman's intro is taken from the [[Wikipedia:Speed Racer|Speed Racer]] theme song.
*The flaming maneuver the Poopsmith does when you click on him is M. Bison's Psycho Crusher attack from the [[Street Fighter]] series. The move was known in earlier versions of SFII as the "flaming torpedo". Hence, the reference to a "flaming Poopsmith".
*When Strong Mad bashes a hole in the house he yells "Higgins!" This is a reference to the show [[Wikipedia:Magnum, P.I.|Magnum, P.I.]] (where Strong Mad's costume comes from). Higgins is the manager of the estate where Magnum lives.
*The line Homestar says to Coach Z at the end of the toon, "I really like your Wesley Snakes outfit," is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wesley Snipes|Wesley Snipes]], the actor who played the character Blade in all three [[Wikipedia:Blade (movie)|Blade]] movies.
*"Robble! Robble!" was the Hamburglar's [[Wikipedia:Catchphrase|catchphrase]].
*The photo of Marzipan's dead ficus plant that appears in the introduction and during the seance resembles "[[Wikipedia:Chuck the Plant|Chuck the Plant]]" from various LucasArts Adventure Games.
*[[Wikipedia:El DeBarge|El DeBarge]] and [[Wikipedia:Terence Trent D'Arby|Terence Trent D'Arby]] are 1980s R&B artists, and [[Wikipedia:Miami Sound Machine|Miami Sound Machine]] is a 1980s salsa band best known for their lead singer [[Wikipedia:Gloria Estefan|Gloria Estefan]].
*[[Strong Sad]]'s lines at the end—"This is not my beautiful house! This is not my beautiful wife!"—are lyrics from the song "Once in a Lifetime" by [[wikipedia:Talking Heads|Talking Heads]]. This is appropriate, as Strong Sad's "big suit" costume is the one worn by their lead singer, [[wikipedia:David Byrne|David Byrne]], in the concert movie [[wikipedia:Stop Making Sense|Stop Making Sense]].
*Homestar's line "Let, me, in! (Da Da Da) let me in!" is a reference to "Shall We Dance?", a duet from the musical "[[Wikipedia:The King and I|The King and I]]", in which the orchestra plays the "Da Da Da" rhythm.
*Homestar's line about houses giving away lead candies is a reference to a [[Wikipedia:Moral panic|moral panic]] that occurred during the 1980s, in which there was much fear of people giving away candy that had been tampered with to children. Some of the more popular suspects were apples injected with drugs, candies with needles broken off into them, and as Homestar remarks, pieces of lead wrapped in candy wrappers.
**Homestar could also be looking for a quick way to reach his goal of one million pounds of candy, as lead is well known as a rather massive element.
*[[Wikipedia:Oreo|Oreos]] are a popular brand of cookie.
*When Marzipan catches the King of Town eating her candy corn lights he says, "I don't do ''nothing''!" He is imitating the bumbling bellhop Manuel from [[Wikipedia:Fawlty Towers|Fawlty Towers]].
* The page title is a parody of [[Wikipedia:Herbalife|Herbalife]]'s slogan "Lose Weight Now, Ask Me How".

==DVD Version==
*The Homsar Easter egg is automatically enabled; no selecting required.
*The Stinkoman Easter egg is enabled by selecting the pumpkin at Bubs's feet with your DVD remote (rather than selecting a candy).
*You no longer have the opportunity to see who is dressed up as who at the end, like you can on the website.
*All of the ending Easter eggs play automatically. They are played in this order:
**Strong Bad
**Coach Z
**Strong Sad
**Marzipan
**Bubs
**The Cheat
**The Poopsmith
*When the toon is played in "Play All", the treat for Coach Z and Bubs is automatically picked for you. Also, Stinkoman's scene is automatically unlocked and his treat is automatically picked for you as well. The treats automatically picked are:
**'''Coach Z and Bubs''': Zagnut
**'''Stinkoman''': "Akira" Jar
*To access the Easter egg involving Puppet Homestar, push down on the remote control until the H*R logo lights up.
===YouTube Version===
*Same as DVD play all version, but includes the Puppet Stuff Easter egg at the end.

==See Also==

*[[3 Times Halloween Funjob Costumes]]

== External Links ==
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**[[HR:tennis.html|watch the Easter egg tennis video]]
**[[HR:tennis.swf|view the Flash file for the tennis video]]

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Limozeen vs. sloshy

2010-09-12T17:36:00Z

Ch'marr: /* Real World References */

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[[Image:Limozeenvssloshy.png|thumb|200px|The label made us do it!]]

[[Limozeen]] and [[sloshy]] cover each other's trademark songs.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Limozeen}}, [[Larry Palaroncini]], [[sloshy]], [[Teeg Dougland]] (Easter egg), [[Gary Palaroncini]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[Outer Space]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, September 17, 2007

'''Page title:''' The Label Made Us Do It!

'''Running time:''' 1:35 (cover songs); 2:13 (Because, It's Midnite); 0:48 (We Don't Really Even Care About You); 6:10 (all four songs combined)

==Transcript==

''{[[The Cheat's record player]] appears on a table in Strong Bad's basement. An album cover slides onscreen, which reads "limozeen" (in sloshy's logo's font) "vs. SLOSHY" (in Limozeen's logo's font). Two feet are seen: one Hollywood Boulevard and one wearing jeans and a [[Chuck Taylor All-Star]]. At the bottom of the screen, it reads "A. Limozeen plays sloshy's 'We Don't Really Even Care About You'" and "B. sloshy plays Limozeen's '[[Because, It's Midnite]]'". Each has "listen", "download", and "hear the original" next to it. By default, Limozeen's version of "We Don't Really Even Care About You" plays.}''

===Limozeen's cover of "We Don't Really Even Care About You"===
'''LIMOZEEN BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY PALARONCINI:''' We don't really even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't really even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't rrreally even care! About you!

'''LARRY:''' Get out of my backyard! 
Or maybe don't. 
'Cuz I'm about to watch a movie! 
A movie movie movie movieee!

'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't rrreally even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't really even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' Rrre rrron't rrreally rrreven care! About you! Right now.

''{guitar solo}''

'''LARRY:''' Oh, I'm feelin' sloshy!

'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't really even! 
'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' ''{louder}''We don't really even! 

'''BACKUP SINGERS:''' We don't really even 
'''LARRY:''' We don't really even care! About you! About you!

''{much quieter and with an acoustic guitar:}''

'''LARRY:''' We don't really even... 
We don't really even... all right. 
Take it slow, take it fast, take it 'round town, 
We don't care about you 
Da-row mow mow mow!

''{fade}''

===sloshy's cover of "Because, It's Midnite"===
Walkin' the streets, I got a feelin', 
It's leather tough, you betta believe it. 
Wakin' up late, asleep in the gutter. 
Breakin' the chains, you better cut me some, 
Cut me some...

I got the heart-heart of a lion, 
And the wings of a bat, why? 
(Because, it's midnite.) 
I got the heart-heart of a lion, 
And the wings of a bat, why? 
(Because, it's midnite.)

Liquid and leather, 
(Liquid and leather.) 
In equal measure. 
(In equal measures.) 
Champagne glass. 
(Champagne glass, champagne glass.) 
Mix 'em together. 
(Mix it, mix it.)

Sweet city sweat, vampire love, 
Crimson flows down from the wings of a dove. 
Oh, floatin' over the pavement, a guitar takes flight. 
I'm wearin' really tight pants! Because it's midnite.

(I got the) Heart-heart of a lion, 
And the wings of a bat, why? 
(Because, it's midnite.) 
I got the heart-heart of a lion, 
And the wings of a bat, why? 
All right, we're done here.

==Easter Eggs==
*While the music is stopped, click on the lightning bolt to see a [[Limozeen: "but they're in space!"]] cartoon:
:''{Teeg Dougland is standing in the back of the Space Machine and addresses the members of Limozeen.}''
:'''TEEG DOUGLAND:''' I'm afraid I've got some bad news, boys. sloshy's tour van is getting away.
:''{Cut to Larry shaking his fist at Gary}''
:'''LARRY:''' Gary, hit 'em with some hot lixx!
:''{A guitar rises up in front of Gary and he grins. Cut to an external shot of the Space Machine, flying through space firing lasers while a guitar solo plays. The lasers hit the broken-down van of sloshy as it flies away.}''
:''{Cut to the interior of the sloshy van as the guitar music fades. One band member is driving, one is turned around in the shotgun seat, and one (the glasses-wearing bassist) is sitting in the back seat.}''
:'''SLOSHY MEMBER 1:''' Uh, hey man, did you remember to recharge the shields?
:'''BASSIST:''' Yeah... Yeah, we don't have any shields.
:'''SLOSHY MEMBER 1:''' Oh... Do we have any cigarettes left?
:'''BASSIST:''' Yeah, we got cigarettes. ''{holds up pack of cigarettes}''
:'''SLOSHY MEMBER 1:''' Awwwesome.
:''{The guitar solo resumes and the sloshy van explodes.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*The format of the single is known as a [[Wikipedia:Split album|split single]] with two different bands on one release. Split singles where two bands cover each other's songs are often done by indie labels to promote the label and the two bands, thus the page title.

===Trivia===
*The [[Audio Quality|sound quality]] of the toon has been upped considerably, resulting in clearer sound than other cartoons, similar to [[Homestar Presents: Presents]] and [[An Important Rap Song]].
*This is the first time the entire original ''Because, It's Midnite'' has been made publicly accessible. Previously it had only been available through [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Four]] and [[Strong Bad Sings and Other Type Hits]]. A sound clip has also appeared temporarily in the [[Strong Bad Email]] menu.
**It is also the first permanent publicly accessible version of the original We Don't Even Really Care About You, having previously been a [[Quote of the Week]].
*The Easter egg is not only the first Limozeen: "but they're in space!" toon that was featured outside of [[Strong Bad Email]], it is also the first not to feature the "comic relief", [[Mary Palaroncini]].

===Remarks===
*The space background used in the space chase scene in the Easter egg has a noticeable seam.
*In the Limozeen cover, the lead vocals are trilled in some parts, resulting in a rolled R sound even when there are no Rs.
*The sloshy cover is shorter than the original.
*As mentioned in [[concert]], one of the members of sloshy has his back to the camera throughout the Easter egg.
*Counting all four songs together, this is the longest [[Toons#Shorts|Short]] by nearly two minutes.
*sloshy's version of "Because, it's Midnite" skips a whole verse, chorus, and solo (the line starting with "Sunset Strip").

===Inside References===
*The album is produced under the label "[[Cheap as Free]] Music".
*The boot on the cover of the album is a Hollywood Boulevard, previously worn by Strong Bad in [[concert]].
*The Easter egg references [[smoking]].
*A dual artist single record was previously seen in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2]], when the King of Town and The Cheat used Marzipan's answering machine to record a "split 7-inch".

===Real World References===
*The pack of cigarettes is a pack of [[Wikipedia:Marlboro (cigarette)|Marlboros]].
*The album cover resembles that of [[Wikipedia: Jump Back|Jump Back]] by the [[Wikipedia: Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]]
*The record player is a [[Wikipedia:Fisher Price|Fisher Price]] children's record player, model 49B8.

==External Links==
*[[HR:limozloshy.html|watch "Limozeen vs. Sloshy"]]
*[[HR:limozloshy.swf|view the Flash file for "Limozeen vs. Sloshy"]]
*[[HR:limozeen dontcare.mp3|download Limozeen's cover of ''We Don't Really Even Care About You'']]
*[[HR:sloshy midnite.mp3|download sloshy's cover of ''Because, It's Midnite'']]
*[[Forum:12473|forum thread re: "Limozeen vs. Sloshy"]]

[[Category:Shorts]]

independent

2009-10-08T17:17:27Z

Ch'marr: fixing typo (or is that "copy-o" ? )

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[[File:idependent.png|thumb|"Independent films are called that for a reason: they are ''independent'' of anything good."]]
Strong Bad points out the differences between the two warring types of independent films.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Lan Handermannek]], {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[The Field]], [[The Movie Theater]]

{{Comp|Compé}}

'''Date:''' Monday, August 10, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 5:20

'''Page Title:''' Compy Compé

==Transcript==
''{Strong Bad sits at his computer, which is now, of course, the [[Compé]]. The Compé's logo fades in while the computer sighs and a shine appears in the background. The logo then retracts itself and fades out, at which point the screen is replaced with a desktop. The wallpaper is a blurry, slightly pixelated shot of grass. There is a single icon on the top-left corner of the desktop: a pixelated image of Strong Bad's head in an envelope, titled "sbemail.exe". A pixelated cursor is seen on the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''Hey!'' Who taped a full-color photo to my computer screen? ''{rubs the screen}'' It won't come off!

''{Cut to wider shot. The Cheat is standing next to Strong Bad.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''What?'' ''{turns towards and points to the Compé}'' Those are actual graphics? ''{turns back to The Cheat}'' ''And'' I can change it to be whatever I want? ''{Turns back towards the Compé}'' ''{singing}'' Oh, best thing ever! Best thing ever! ''{quickly and mumbled}'' This is the best thing ever!''

''{Strong Bad moves the mouse and right clicks the screen. A contextual menu appears with the items "Options", "Sounds", "Icons", and "Change Desktop". He clicks the "Change Desktop" option, and the grass wallpaper is replaced by an image of Strong Bad dancing in [[The Basement]]. It is a close-up of Strong Bad's butt, which has a lens flare on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rapping}'' To check my email, all gotta do is click. All that old typin' made my boxing gloves sick. ''{Double clicks on a "sbemail.exe" icon. An email pops-up.}''

{{compeemail}}
Dear Strong Bad, 
Does Strong Badia ever host an independent film 
festival? 
-=Evil Gif=- 
Phoenix, Arizona
{{compeemailend}}

''{Strong Bad says "a hideous growth on my butt festival?" instead of "an independent film festival?". He corrects himself by saying "Err... wait. Independent film festival?", to which he then mumbles "Sorry about that. I get those two mixed up." Instead of "Evil Gif", he says "Evil Moms choose Evil Gif". He pronounces "Gif" as "Jiff", and does so whenever he says the name later in the email. He pronounces "Phoenix, Arizona" as "Phoeniz, Arixona".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well Gif, the short answer is no. The long answer is ''{forcefully, after a short pause}'' NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! ''{after a short delay, he types these four exclamation marks}'' Independent films are called that for a reason: they are ''independent'' of anything good.

''{clears screen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And these days, they seemed to be locked in a civil war that will hopefully end in the extermination of both sides. I am, of course talking about independent films vs. indie films. "What's the diff?" you may ask. ''{quickly}'' Because apparently you're in a big hurry. ''{goes back to a normal pace}'' Well, it's as plain as

''{cut to split shot of Strong Sad in his room with an old film-reel camera at his eye, and Pom Pom in the Field with a bottle of water}

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Strong Sad and Pom Pom!

''{Strong Sad lowers the camera and both characters look towards the viewer.}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbling noises}''

''{The left side of the half, Strong Sad's side, expands to take up the entire screen. We can now see his "BOYS DON'T CRY" poster on the wall. There is a dead plant on a square pillar which Strong Sad is now looking at, and is pointing his camera, to.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Sad is on the independent film side. ''{Strong Sad moves the camera, which has been in his right hand, to the right, where he presses two buttons of some sort. He is now looking at the camera, which is pointed at the plant again.}'' He's the lifer artist-type that went to film school.

'''STRONG SAD:''' I minored in holding on wide shots for too long!

''{There is a three or four second pause.}''

''{Cut to a movie theater screen. A few empty seats are shown on the bottom. On the screen is a black and white movie that consists of the dead plant Strong Sad was filming. There appears to be two puzzle pieces in front of the pot. The film zooms into what appears to be the shadow of the square pillar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And he's making some ''boring'', very personal, no budget film.

''{Cut to a close-up Strong Sad in his room, still with the camera.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Actually, I've succeeded in going ''lower'' than no budget! I'm making the world's first faux-budget film! The entire thing's being financed with ''{pulls up several colored pieces of paper}'' Monopoly money!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And, best of luck to you.

''{Cut back to the Compé}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Pom Pom on the other hand, represents ''indie'' films. The slicker, catchier name they came up with that seems to perform better in the 18 to 24 demo.

''{Cut to Pom Pom in a director's chair, with his back to the viewer. To his left is a digital studio camera on a tripod, and to his right is a table with a coffee maker and some Styrofoam cups on it. To the right of his chair there is a traditional megaphone. "POM-POM" is stenciled in on the chair. He is talking on his cell phone, wearing sunglasses, and holding a water bottle.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' He's a tech-savvy hipster whose dad owns his own studio, ''{the logo for "[[Pom Pictures]]" appears and fades away}'' and relies on using middle names and/or initials to somehow solidify his indie cred.

''{As Strong Bad talks, Pom Pom's director's chair is zoomed in on, and the stenciled name on it changes from "POM-POM" to "POM THOMAS POM" to "J. POM THOMAS POM" to "J. POM THOMAS C. POM" to "J. WILLIAM POM THOMAS C. POM".}''

''{There is then a cut to what appears to be a three-ring binder. The three-ring binder opens to a page explaining the budget:}''

<blockquote>
'''Budget''': 30 Million 
Every dollar we spend 
makes it look like 5 dollars we ''didn't'' spend. 
So get spending! </blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}''He'll spend a 30 million dollar budget, trying as hard as he can to make it ''look'' like he only spent a few hundred thousand.

''{Cut to the movie theater as seen earlier. A seemingly hand-drawn animated version of the studio logo is shown, along with pop music. The logo is zoomed in on.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The first step is to spend millions on a hand-drawn title sequence—

''{The logo pops away and is replaced with the orange text "presents" in orange cursive text, which starts in the center, and moves to the right. A cloud forms in the top-right corner and moves northwestwards. Then "presents" pops away and is replaced with "an indie film by" in white text. A typical city skyline is drawn from left to right. Also, the red letters "J WILLIAM POM THOMAS C POM" appears under "an indie film by". This text continues to grow in size, and the cloud still moves northwestward, almost out of view.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —that looks like it was made by some Junior High kid during Pre-Algebra. ''{The (tilted) mathematical equation "18x+14y" appears in blue and moves in a diagonal line from bottom to top in the bottom-right corner of the movie screen.}''

''{Everything besides the mathematical equation, which is still moving, goes away. A boom box is drawn on the movie screen, with the speakers moving back and forth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, and don't forget the indie soundtrack by unknown ''{The movie screen pans up to reveal the text "indie-tronic soundtrack by [[she likes cloth]]"}'' bands, whose songs are already in every car commercial ever.''

''{The screen pans down past the boom box. A car that appears to be a fourth generation [[Wikipedia:Nissan Motors|Nissan]] [[Wikipedia:Nissan Altima|Altima]] is drawn, and colored completely white.}''

'''SINGER:''' ''{in a high-pitched voice}'' Gets really great gas mileage! ''{the word "mileage" is pronounced differently}''

''{As the singer sings, the text "THE NEW '04" appears under the car, and "18 mpg" appears under the previous text. The text and the image of the car then fade away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The title of the movie is either—

''{A female character, similar to [[Missy Palmer]], is drawn with a yellow shirt, orange hair, and blue glasses. A male character similar to [[Mike Chapman]] is drawn across the screen from her, with a white shirt, black glasses and a yellow sock cap.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —two of the cleverly named main characters,—

''{The text "Chester + Meg" appears, and a heart is drawn around it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —or the city and state in which it takes place.

''{As he says the previous line, the text "Chester + Meg" becomes "Megchester, NY". Another city skyline is drawn under this text.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, in fact, just call it "city comma state".

''{As Strong Bad says the previous line, the text changes to "city, state", and then to "city (comma) state". The movie screen then fades to white after a pause, and transitions to a black and white picture open book with the following on it, with two puzzle pieces to the side:}''

<blockquote>
If not for inspiration, to 
wit, because, as it were, only 
begotten from greed, whosoever 
would make its plaintiff clear. 
 -Nobody U. Know 
 (deceased)
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Meanwhile, Strong Sad names his movie by picking a few boring—
''{There is a zoom in on the page, with all of the text almost completely fading out except for "because, as it were".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —words from the middle of a boring sentence, and makes his own—

''{A tear is shown falling, and lands on the "cau" in "because", causing the ink to fade out a short distance down the page.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —soundtrack by weeping softly—

''{Cut to Strong Sad in his room. He is kneeling by his bed with his head in the "bell" of a Saxophone. A microphone is to the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —into the wrong end of a saxophone.

''{The camera zooms in on the view of the microphone to Strong Sad's head. A light bass noise and the light weep of Strong Sad can be heard. The Saxophone moves around, generating a guitar-like noise. Then there is a cut back to the movie theater. It is the same screen as it was before, however the text "a filmic thought-excursion by Strong Sad" appears underneath "because, as it were". The "soundtrack" continues to play.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' His film will star a washed-up TV actor ''{The just introduced text is replaced by "starring"}'' that hasn't worked in ten years, in a desperate attempt ''{That text is replaced with "i mean, re-introducing"}'' to reinvent himself.

''{The text "homestar runner" appears under the previous text. There is a record scratch and abrupt cut to close-up of Homestar Runner in the field. The soundtrack has stopped.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angrily}'' Hey, whadaya lookin' at me for?

''{Cut back to the Pom Studios Production Notebook, on the same page as before.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pom Pom's movie has A-list—

''{The page flips to a picture of an actor with a five o'clock shadow, with stitches on his cheek, and something behind his ear. The photo is labeled "Lan Handermannek" at the top.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —movie stars, but they're all working "for scale". ''{The text "will work for scale" is put, as if stamped, on the photo.}'' Which I can only assume is a solid—

''{Cut to a screen with the text "PAYSTUB:" at the top. In the background there is the Pom Pictures logo tiled. A golden scale liquefies from the bottom up. The text "Pay to the order of: Lan Handermannek" is under the scale.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —gold scale, with both sides ''perfectly'' balanced ''{Five gold bars begin to pop on each side of the scale}'' with gold bricks. As for what it's about—

''{Cut to a blank brick wall with the banner "COMING THIS SUMMER!" On the top. As Strong Bad talks, the poster for a movie called "<nowiki>></nowiki>CYBER.COMA.STATIC" rolls out in the space below the banner. It is space themed, featuring what appears to be a photo of [[Matt Chapman]] in yellow, red-lensed glasses with a laser gun.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —an indie film's plot is pretty much the same as any summer blockbuster,—

''{The text on the poster, "In the dead of space, dealing with aliens is the easiest part of the voyage", is enlarged.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —but just switch out any mention of the word "space" ''{The text "space," moves slightly upwards and out of place.}'' with the word, "small factory town", ''{As he says this, the words appear in sync, and in the hand-drawn style seen earlier.}'' replace "aliens" ''{The word "aliens" wiggles.}'' with "quirky, dysfunctional family", ''{The text is replaced in the same manner as before. Dysfunctional is hyphenated. The poster, which is masked, begins to fade into a different poster.}'' And replace "voyage" ''{The text "voyage" moves to the right and off screen.}'' with... "journey". ''{The text "journey." appears in a typewriter effect.}''

''{The sentence transitions away, and the camera zooms in on the poster for "city (comma) state" there are clouds, the city skyline, a road, and a female character and male character waving to each other.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' In the dead of a small factory town, dealing with your quirky, dysfunctional family is the ''easiest'' part of the journey.

''{Cut to an advertisement for "because, as it were" on paper, stapled to a pole. The camera continues to zoom in on the paper:}''

<blockquote style="text-align:center;">
join us for an 
'''ART HOUSE''' 
'''OPENING''' 
(Shot of because, as it were) 
'''one showing 8PM''' 
followed by director 
whining
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Once finished, Strong Sad's independent film will enjoy a small, art house opening.

''{Cut to a zoom out of Strong Sad, who is to the right of the pole.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' You forgot the apostrophe-"s"! This film is opening at this guy called ''Art's'' ''{Cut back to the paper. The paper is corrected in red, but no pen visible.}'' house!

''{Cut to a close up of Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' He's got like ''three'' couches! ''{In an excited tone, he pumps his right fist}'' Ou-tta-sight!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And, best of luck to you.

''{Cut to a shot of (from left to right) Marzipan, Strong Mad, Bubs, and Coach Z standing in line at the movie theater, with Senor Cardgage acting as the usher. Two ''city (comma) state'' posters are on the wall, with the words "NOW PLAYING" above them. The camera slowly pans to the right}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pom Pom's little movie that could opens on 2,000 screens the first weekend, expanding to 10,000 the next.

''{Cut to Strong Bad and The Cheat (who has popcorn) sitting the theater.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And wouldn'tcha know it? This movie was ''{moving his head around}'' ''sooo'' cheap to make, that he still has money left over to take out—

''{Strong Bad pulls up a booklet labeled "Local Trade Papes" with the slogan "For your considerasche". The poster for ''city (comma) state'' is on the front page, and under is the text "Best Indie Film".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —full page ads in all the local trade papers during award season! ''{puts booklet away and stares down.}'' That movie is all heart. ''{Wipes his boxing glove on his face, as if he was wiping his nose after holding up tears.}''

''{Cut back to the Compé.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' There you have it, Evil Jeff. The difference between a hideous growth on my butt, and a ''profitable'' hideous growth on my butt. I know you wanted us to have some film festival with all the characters, and you'd get to see little bits of everybody's movies, but I didn't do that. ''{scornfully}'' Because I hate you. OOOoooooooo!! Now who's evil? Forget GIFs ''{Types ".gifs".}'', man. I'm an evil tif ''{Types ".tif".}''! Or maybe an evil 24-bit ping ''{Types ".png".}'' with alpha channel. Or maybe an evil ''{Speaking as if confused.}'' targa ''{Pauses.}'' file? Whatever those are.

''{An "Ah-ha!" is heard from the Compé as the [[Compé-per]] pops up in the bottom-left corner of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Looks like I've gone The Paper-less with this new computer. Can I at least customize that sound it makes?

''{The Compé-per retracts, and pops-up again with a distorted version of [[The Paper]]'s [[Preeeeow]] sound.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''That's'' what I'm talking about!

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the first "hideous growth on my butt" to see a filming session with Homestar and Strong Sad.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{slowly}'' I just... don't think I can handle... eating this... asparagus. ''{holds up a limp-looking piece of asparagus}''
*:'''STRONG SAD:''' Cut, cut!
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angrily}'' What was wrong with that take? I mean, whaddya expect for two pinks and a green? ''{holds up Monopoly money}'' I'm not... Bernardo Ralph Shawn, you know. Sounds like he'd be some type of famous actor.
*Also, click on "OOOoooooooo!" to see the poster and tagline of cyber.coma.static.
*:''{the poster slowly zooms in}''
*:'''NARRATOR:''' In the dead of space... dealing with aliens is the ''easiest'' part of the voyage.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Graphics Interchange Format|.gif]], [[Wikipedia:Tagged Image File Format|.tif]], [[Wikipedia:Portable Network Graphics|.png]] and [[Wikipedia:Truevision TGA|targa]] are all [[Wikipedia:Raster graphics|raster]] image file formats.
** An [[Wikipedia:Alpha compositing|alpha channel]] is a channel stored in many image formats, dictating the opacity of the individual pixels, allowing for transparency and semi-transparency.
** 24-bit refers to a color range supported by the PNG image format, indicating it can support over 16 million different colors, which is 2 to the power of 24.
** It is possible, though not common, for a 24-bit PNG to have an alpha channel by declaring a specific color to be completely transparent, and all other colors would be completely opaque. More commonly, a 32-bit PNG is used, where 24 bits are used as in the 24-bit PNG to store color information, and 8 bits are used to store a value indicating the amount of transparency for the [[Wikipedia:Pixel|pixel]].
*Being [http://www.actorpoint.com/acting-articles/actorpay.html "paid to scale"] means the actor is agreeing to accept the actor's union minimum rather than a higher salary for a role.
*Pom Pom's note book is labeled "Mondo PrePro". [[Wikipedia:Mondo film|Mondo]] is Italian for "world", but is used for films that are intentionally provocative. "PrePro" is short for [[Wikipedia:Pre-production|pre-production]], the stage of the film when budget and personnel are figured out.

===Remarks===
*Despite his contempt for the genre, Strong Bad had previously made his own independent films in [[stunt double]], [[dangeresque 3]], and [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]. These films can be considered to be independent as they were unassociated with any major film studios, despite falling outside of Strong Bad's personal views of the genre.
*The [[Wikipedia:Monopoly (game)|Monopoly]] Money that Homestar Runner is given is the incorrect color (assuming he is using a recent American edition as the colors have changed over time). In actuality, pink is for $5 bills, and green is for $20 bills.
*The plot of Pom Pom's indie film is changed to "In the dead of small factory town..." and "...dealing with quirky, dysfunctional family..." but the narrator reads it as "...of '''a''' small factory town..." and "...dealing with '''your''' quirky, dysfunctional family..."
*The water level in the bottle that Pom Pom is drinking from never goes down.
*It's odd that Strong Bad didn't notice his desktop before, since he had turned it on (and presumably connected to his ISP) in [[Compy Catalog]].
*In [[weird dream]], Strong Bad seemed to disapprove of email clients which can be run simply by clicking an icon rather than typing a command line, but here he seems to find not having to type to be an advantage.
*Even though you can see some of the keyboard, you never see Strong Bad's boxing gloves.
*Strong Bad selects a new desktop image and customized sound of the Compé-per without specifying any file locations.
*When viewing the list of emails, the background image is still the picture of grass, instead of Strong Bad's customized image.

===Goofs===
[[File:independentgoof.png|thumb|right|What? Those are actual lace goofs?]]
*When [[The Cheat]] walks up the first time, and the camera zooms out, the sbemail.exe icon disappears.
*When Strong Bad types "I am, of course talking about...", he leaves out a comma after "of course".
*The back button goes to the Toons menu instead of the email menu.
*When the camera zooms into the city (comma) state poster, the wall and the poster get closer at different speeds.
*When Strong Bad turns his head back to The Cheat after saying "Those are actual graphics?", his mask laces remain in place, then disappear.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When Strong Bad said, "Pom Pom on the other hand", he failed to type "the". This was fixed later after release.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad has a picture of his [[big butt]] for the wallpaper.
*The email icon resembles the photo of Strong Bad that appears on [[New Paper]].
*Strong Bad raps about how [[How do you type with boxing gloves on?|typing made his boxing gloves sick]].
*[[Lan Handermannek]] and the "Mondo PrePro" notebook originated in [[Comic Book Movie]].
*The characters on ''[[city (comma) state]]'' title screen are traces of [[Mike Chapman]] and [[Missy Palmer]].
**[[Matt Chapman]] also plays the character in ''Cyber.Coma.Static''.
*The band, "[[she likes cloth]]", originates from [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 12]].
*[[Gold|Gold bars]] appear in this email.
*Strong Sad is seen [[Strong Sad Smiling|smiling]].
*Strong Bad admits that he took the email in a [[Emails Taken in a Different Direction|different direction]].
*Strong Bad mentions Pom Pom's [[Parents|dad]].
*The Local Trade Papes has [[Words with Omitted Syllables|omitted syllables]] when it says, "For your Considerasche".
*Strong Sad pulls the Monopoly money out of [[hammerspace]].

===Real-World References===
* "Evil Moms choose Evil Gif" is a play on [[Wikipedia:Jif (peanut butter)|Jif peanut butter]] tag line, "Choosy Moms choose Jif". This was also referenced in the Toons Page description of the previous week's toon, [[Compy Catalog]].
*"Megchester" is a play on [[Wikipedia:Manchester (town), New York|Manchester, New York]] or other places across the world that end in -chester.
* "Pom Pom's little movie that could" is an allusion to the children's book [[Wikipedia:The Little Engine That Could|The Little Engine That Could]].
* The animated intro in Pom Pom's indie movie is a reference to films which use hand-drawn style opening credit sequences, such as [http://www.shadowplaystudio.com/juno/ this one] from [[Wikipedia:Juno (film)|Juno]], which was directed by [[Wikipedia:Jason Reitman|the son]] of a [[Wikipedia:Ivan Reitman|famous director]].
* The logo of the Local Trade Papes is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Variety (magazine)|Variety]], one of the most famous and long-running entertainment trade magazines still in publication today.
*The car shown in the intro to Pom Pom's indie film is actually a 2007-2008 [[Wikipedia:Nissan Maxima|Nissan Maxima]], which actually got 19 City/25 Highway MPG in 2008.


==YouTube version==
On September 2, 2009, a DVD-like version of independent was [[YouTube:kjwlrvcKcfI|released]] to [[YouTube]]. It differs from the version on the website in the following ways:
*The entire sequence with The Cheat telling Strong Bad how to change his desktop is deleted; the YouTube version starts with Strong Bad's email song.
*The K and Es in "she likes cloth" are colored in.
*The ending is completely changed after the line "There you have it, Evil Jeff. The difference between a hideous growth on my butt, and a ''profitable'' hideous growth on my butt." The altered script is as follows:

:'''STRONG BAD:''' Now, if you'll excuse me, I gotta go raid Pom Pom's craft soivice table. Can't get enough of those artisinal cheeses and that extra healthy water.

:''{Strong Bad gets up, making The Geddup Noise, and the Compé-per appears with the simulated The Paper sound, reading "the end."}''

==External Links==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}

dictionary

2009-09-02T02:51:57Z

Ch'marr: grammar correction

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[[File:dictionary.png|thumb|Fo' My Own Words!]]
Strong Bad talks about his very own dictionary.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Shut Up, Lady|Shut Up Lady]], {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Homsar}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Field]], [[Marshmallow's Last Stand (place)|Marshmallow's Last Stand]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[The Stage]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], [[Basement of The Brothers Strong]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[The Movie Theater]] (Easter egg), [[Strong Badia]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Compé}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, September 1, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 3:48

'''Page Title:''' Compy Compé

==Transcript==
''{Strong Bad is at the Compé, this time with a Where's An Egg? II wallpaper.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Oh, people can you feel me? To e-mail me? Also, please don't try to really feel me? ''{double-clicks on the strongabad_email.exe icon}''

{{compeemail|1=
Dear Strong Bad, 
You are the superest, awesomest guy ever. That 
makes you sawesome. Do you have a Strong Badian 
dictionary fo your own words? 
Sincerely Yours, 
Costrick
}}
''{"fo" is pronounced as written. Strong Bad hesitates a little when saying "Costrick"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Course I do Cross-stitch. ''{rapping}'' You think the regular dictionary can handle all the quotient quotables I'm droppin' on a daily basis? Those dictionaries are only good for helping ''{cut to a scene of The Cheat in the bathroom, standing on two dictionaries, and brushing his teeth}'' The Cheat brush his teeth ''{cut to a scene outside in The Field, Homestar walking in frame right}'' and helping Homestar lose his teeth.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hurl!

''{Strong Bad throws the dictionary at Homestar's head}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Tooth! ''{a giant tooth flies out of Homestar's mouth and lands on the ground. Homestar leans over to look at it}''

''{Cut back to the Compé}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' For something this sawesome, I had to once again call upon the finest name in names to put in front of book titles. And thus was born unto the world, ''{cut to a close up of the book}'' ''Count Longardeaux's Strong Badian Jerktionary Fo' My Own Words!''

''{Strong Bad puts a [[sticky note]] on the book}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quickly}'' Or ''Count Longardeaux's Strong Badian talkwords for saying from your mouth'', for short.

''{Cut back to the Compé}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' We all know the main problem with dictionaries is that there are too many words, and not enough butterscotch sauce! So I went ahead and dribble-drabbled a little boodroscotch all over it. Kinda like a frou frou dessert ''{cut to a slow zoom of the book on a plate, drizzled with sauce; music is playing in the background}'' at a chichi restaurant, restaurant.

'''OLD LADY:''' Oh, that looks sinfully—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{record scratch}'' Shut up, shut up, lady! The sauce makes the pages stick together—

''{Cut to a scene with Strong Sad trying to read the sauce covered book, flipping pages back and forth}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' which makes for way less words!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey, this dictionary goes straight from "crap-valanche" to "puke-valanche"!

''{Cut to a close-up of the book, this time opened to the "Suffix" section}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And that brings us to the Suffix section. ''{each "suffix" is highlighted in turn}'' -valanche, -quake, -rnado, -onsoon.

''{Cut to Strong Bad standing behind the butterscotch covered book}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All the great natural disaster suffixes are included!

''{Cut to a sample from the book}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{smoothly}'' This suckquake of a movie is a complete wastenado of my seven bucksonsoon.

''{Diamond wipe to Strong Bad smiling in front of many colored lines, disco music playing in the background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now ''that's'' talking like a Strong Bad dude!

''{Cut back to the Compé}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' For some words, words alone are not enough to define them. That's why my dictionary has scratch n' sniff stickers!! I mean, how are you going to define a word like ''{cut to Strong Bad opening the book to the P's}'' paunch, without smelling ''{Strong Bad puts a stick with a Strong Sad caricature that reads "Paunch it up!"}'' Strong Sad considerable paunch!

''{Cut to Strong Sad in his room, arms akimbo, angrily standing in front of the open book}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' My paunch does not smell! ''{Strong Sad slaps his body to punctuate the last words}''

''{Cut to all the main characters gathered on The Stage}''

'''ALL:''' Yes it does!

''{Crowd claps and the curtain closes}''

''{Cut back to the Compé}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Not to be outdone by that no-talent schwa sound, the Strong Badian Dictionary features several gutteral utterances, or you guessed it ''{Cut to a "Family Feud" display which already reads "Zsa Zsa" and "Kneepads". A quick scale is heard when "Gutterences" is revealed, followed by a buzzer}'' gutterences ''{cut back to the Compé}'' that are used to express complete disinterest in specific people.

''{Cut to Strong Bad twirling a football, screen right in the locker room. Coach Z enters screen left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There's the "pffgh!" sound ''{tattered piece of paper comes down}'' for Coach Z.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, Strong B'd! Wanna hear about my glory days on the fierld?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pffgh!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The "aungh!" sound ''{Strong Bad remains in the same place, but the scenery changes to a fenced area, with Marzipan holding Carol and standing in front of a microphone}'' for Marzipan.

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{amplified}'' Wanna hear my cover of "Glory Days"?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aungh!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And of course, the ever popular ''{scene shift again, this time to the Basement of the Brothers Strong, with Strong Sad sitting on the couch}'' "graaauuughnck!!" sound for you-know-who.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Talk?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Graaauuughnck!!

''{Cut back to the Compé}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' In order to keep the power of the Strong Badian language from falling into the hands of lesser minds, I've built booby-traps right into the dictionary. Nothing gets rid of Homestar for a few hours like an endless "see also" loop.

''{Cut to Homestar, looking fatigued, and wearing night clothes, reading the dictionary at night in the kitchen}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' "Crap for brains", see also "carp for brains". See also "brain for brains". See also "crap for brains". See also— Man, this is the best choose my own adventure I've ever play-read!

''{Cut back to the Compé}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And there you have it Caustic. The Strong Badian dictionary. From A:ab-abber to Z:zawesome. ''{quickly}'' Available where ever fine made up reference books are sold. ''{normally}'' Oh! And speaking of, The Cheat's probably done brushing his teeth now. Better go see if ''someone'' can go pee-pees in um potty all by hwimswelf. Ugh! The Cheat training... what're ya gonna do?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Give him the goods, Compé...-per.

''{Strong Bad gets up, making [[The Geddup Noise]], and the [[Compé-per]] appears. Crossfades to a dictionary page entitled "Today's Entries".}''

==Easter Eggs==
* Clicking on "Cross-Stitch" at the beginning brings up a [[needlepoint]] picture of Strong Bad.
* Clicking the V in the school play scene brings up a [[Playbill]] advertising "Yes it does".
* At the end, click "Broodroscotch" to see some broodroscotch fall on the word. Click it again to see it disappear.
* At the end, click "raspberry sauce" to see a scene of Homsar in Strong Badia.
:'''HOMSAR:''' ''{holding the dictionary; his hat floats off while he speaks}'' Krrrrronk there, Rubbermaid, can you redirect me to the nearest Puke-valanche?
:''{The Tire bounces away.}''
* At the end, click "hwimswelf" to see a scene of Homestar in the movie theater.
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{wearing his viking helmet}'' This suckquake of a movie is a total wastenado of my seven bucks-forest fire.
*Click on the Sawesome Jack sticker to see an extension of the Family Feud scene, adding 51 points for "Onion Bubs".

==Fun Facts==
===Today's Entries===
* '''broodroscotch ''n.-''''' a sweet, boodro-based sauce that doubles as a kudrow-based adhesive.
* '''dribble-drabble ''v.-''''' the act of making frozen cheesecake appear delicious by scribbling raspberry sauce over it.
* '''gutterances ''n.-''''' low growly noises made to express utter disdain at another person's very existence.
* '''hwimswelf ''n.-''''' The Cheat's carpet & couch and satin sheets ruining owndangself.
* '''sawesome ''adj.-''''' not unlike having the qualities of an awesome sauce.
* '''zawesome ''adj.-''''' see crap-for-brains.

===Explanations===
*A [[Wikipedia:quotient|quotient]] is the result of a [[wikipedia:division (mathematics)|division]] operation.
*[[Wiktionary: frou-frou|Frou frou]] (usually spelled with a dash) means fancy. [[Wiktionary:Chichi|Chichi]] means trendy or chic. Both words are derived from [[French]].

===Trivia===
*The natural disaster suffixes Strong Bad mentioned are for "avalanche", "earthquake", "tornado", "monsoon", and "forest fire".

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad himself can be seen behind Pom Pom when the main characters protest that Strong Sad's "paunch smells." His body is even moving, indicating that he is saying "Yes it does."
*When Homestar flips from "crap-for-brains" to "carp-for-brains", he flips from near the end of the dictionary to near the beginning, even though both words start with C. He looks up "brain-for-brains" near the end of the dictionary as well. Also, when he flips from one section to another, one section has a "C" on the page, and the other has a "P", just as it did in the Strong Sad scene.
*There is a double-space between "little" and "boodroscotch".
*The suffix "-onsoon" (hinting at [[Wikipedia:Monsoon|monsoon]]) does not fit in the list because monsoon is actually not considered to be a natural disaster.

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad doesn't type the "a" in "droppin' on ''a'' daily basis."
*When it zooms in on the dictionary after Strong Bad says "Shut up, lady!", the lower left corner of his mouth protrudes from his head slightly while he's talking.
*In the definition for "boodroscotch", the word "that" is repeated.
*The Back button leads to the [[TV_Time_Toons_Menu|Toons menu]], instead of the [[sbemail menu]].

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad's desktop appears to advertise a sequel to [[Where's an Egg?]]
*One of the dictionaries The Cheat is seen standing on is labeled "Thick n' Nasty DICTIONARY", a reference to the Thick n' Nasty burger seen in [[Blubb-O's Commercial]].
*This is another instance of [[Shut Up, Lady]]. Her quote "That looks sinful" directly reflects a quote in [[bottom 10]].
*Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]] when saying "Now that's talkin' like a Strong Bad dude!"
*The music that plays in the Easter egg featuring The Movie Theater is from [[city (comma) state]].
*The entire email is about [[portmanteaus]].
*Count Longardeaux first appeared in [[record book]].
*[[Trivia Time]] appears again in Homestar's kitchen.
*Coach Z calls Strong Bad "[["man" pronounced as "m'n"|Strong B'd]]".
*The colored lines background previously appeared in [[Coach Z's 110%]].
*The email mentions "[[peeing|pee-pee]]", [[crap]], [[for brains]], [[Ab-Abber 2000|ab-abber]] and [[paunch]].
*The Sawsome Jack! sticker is labeled "Awesome Sauce", from [[funny]].
*The sound clip of an audience cheering and an unseen character screaming "[[Onion Bubs]]!" repeatedly is taken directly from [[original]].
*"Carp for brains" and "Brain for brains" are references to [[personal favorites]] and [[invisibility]], respectively.
*[[Homestar's teeth|Homestar's tooth]] falls out of his mouth.
*Strong Sad and Homsar mention a [[puking|Puke-valanche]].
*The "cross stitch" resembles [[Needlepoint]].
*On the scoreboard it mentions [[Team Kneepads]].
*The Cheat is mentioned to pee by his [[Own Dang X|owndangself]].
*Homsar's quote is similar to one by [[Senor Cardgage]] in [[fan club]].
*The "wastenado of my seven bucks-forest fire" remarks are similar to [[best/worst X bucks I ever spent]].
*The scene where all the characters appear on the stage to shout in unison is taken from [[rock opera]].
*Homestar remarks that the dictionary is the [[Best/Worst X ever|best choose my own adventure he's ever play-read]]

===Real-World References===
*"Quotient Quotables" is a reference to Potent Potables, a common category on [[Wikipedia:Jeopardy!|''Jeopardy!'']].
*The screen that pops up at "Gutterances" and "Onion Bubs" is a reference to the game show [[Wikipedia:Family Feud|Family Feud]]'s Fast Money Round. The screen also references actress [[Wikipedia:Zsa Zsa Gabor|Zsa Zsa Gabor]].
*"[[Wikipedia:Glory Days (song)|Glory Days]]" is a song written and performed by [[Wikipedia:Bruce Springsteen|Bruce Springsteen]].
*The "[[Wikipedia:Mumford High School (Michigan)|Mumford Phys. Ed. Dept.]]" T-shirt Homestar wears is the same design as the T-shirt worn by [[Wikipedia:Eddie Murphy|Eddie Murphy]] as Axel Foley in ''[[Wikipedia:Beverly Hills Cop|Beverly Hills Cop]]''.
*In the "Yes, it does" Easter egg, ''[[Wikipedia:Mr. Holland's Opus|Mr. Holland's Opus]]'' is mentioned.
*The symbols used by Strong Bad for different utterances are a parody of the [[Wikipedia:International Phonetic Alphabet|International Phonetic Alphabet]].
*The entry for "boodroscotch" references actress [[Wikipedia:Lisa Kudrow|Lisa Kudrow]]. "Kudrow-based adhesive" may be a reference to the film [[Wikipedia:Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion|Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion]]; in one scene Kudrow claims to have invented the formula for the adhesive on the back of Post-Its.
*Homestar's remarks during the "see also" loop makes reference to the [[Wikipedia:Choose Your Own Adventure|Choose Your Own Adventure]] books popular in the 1980s and 1990s.
*[[Wikipedia: Rubbermaid|Rubbermaid]] is a global marketer of consumer and commercial products including such well-known brands as Rubbermaid food storage, home organization, and refuse container products
*Sawesome Jack is a reference to Saucy Jack, a name signed by [[Wikipedia: Jack the Ripper|Jack the Ripper]], or the song about said man by [[Wikipedia: Spinal Tap|Spinal Tap]].

==External Links==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:Teen Girl Squad Issue 15

2009-05-15T16:09:12Z

Ch'marr:

==Krakow!==
I think it is notable that the onomatopoeia "Krakow" is used, especially with that spelling. While there is no direct mention of Poland (except for [[other days]]...), the linking with the Calvin & Hobbes strip makes it more plausible. The coincidence of TBC using that particular spelling for an explosion is too great to ''not'' be reference to something. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 20:10, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
: Naw, it's just an onomatopoeia. The fact that "Krakow" is the capital of Poland in no way makes its appearance in this toon any more meaningful or funny. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:14, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::But i'd call the calvin reference plausible... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 20:23, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::: Not that one either. Calvin uses it as gunfire. TGS15 uses it as a thunderclap. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:28, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
::::I don't know of specifics, but I'm reasonably certain I've heard "KRAKOW" as a thunder sound effect before this instance. Or something close, anyways. At the very least, it brings [[Wikipedia:Kracko|Kracko]] to mind. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 20:35, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:I think its likely that they did purposely use the sound effect Krakow knowing its a city in Poland as one of those meaningless references they do now and then. The Calvin & hobbes thing is a bit of stretch... I dont think TBC are specifically referring to C&H, theres no other connection to C&H except that they both happened to use "krakow" as a sound effect. I think its most likely that both TBC and C&H both happened to think that "krakow" sounds a lot like a sound. - [[User:Del Taco?|Del Taco?]] 00:12, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
::Just for the record, Krakow is not the capital of Poland; Warsaw is. As for its significance, I was wondering that myself when I saw and 'scribed it. I have to say I think it's intentional; otherwise I can't see why they'd spell it that way (I think it'd be more like "crackow" otherwise), but how to mention that as a Fun Fact, if at all, I'm not at all sure. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:51, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
:::I actually just saw a reference on TV Tropes mentioning a cartoon called "Krakow!". I ''still'' don't think that's a reference, but it's proof that it can refer to something other than Poland. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:31, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
:::PS. And like Dorian above, I too know that I've heard it used as an onomatopoeia for thunder before this. Not everything has to be a reference. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 02:33, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

== Religious reference? ==

Was Arrow'd Guy supposed to be God right there? Is it notable? --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 21:47, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:No and No. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 21:33, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
::Will you please explain why you disagree, NFITC1? {{User:MichaelXX2/sig}} 21:37, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
:::Yes. The Arrowed Guy is supposed to be some kind of god-like, or high authority figure. The divine symbols are there - Being (or pretending to) being all-knowing, the echoing, coming from the sky behind a thunderstorm. But he's not the deity we refer to as God (the Biblical God). Also, I think that mentioning it in the fun facts, will be ruining the joke, since the divine symbols I mentioned are common knowledge. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:36, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

== Greg Fuel? ==
Did anyone else think of Gay Fuel when the can of Greg Fuel was shown? It was a big internet meme a couple years back among the nerdiest of nerds, so it might have a connection to the 4 Gregs. --[[User:Solcott|Solcott]] 21:51, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
: For being a "big internet meme", this is the first I've heard of it. Or am I not nerdy enough? --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:57, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:: I should have probably said it was a "big internet meme" on the stupider parts of the internet, like YTMND and 4chan :-) --[[User:Solcott|Solcott]] 22:03, 11 May 2009 (UTC)
:::According to wikipedia, [[Wikipedia:Gay Fuel|Gay Fuel]] was, in fact, an [[Wikipedia:Category:Internet memes|internet meme]]. It's not enough to convince me that it is a reference, but he's right that it was one. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 22:05, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

== An Old Classic ==

Could "Sparrow'd" also reference the running gag about killing birds? {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 22:02, 11 May 2009 (UTC)

I think when they say an old classice. It's changing the arrow'd stuff. I wou;dn't say that the birds actually die, do they? [[User:Goodjorb|Goodjorb]]
: I think that changing "Arrowe'd" to "Sparrow'd" is like what Michael Scott did in The Office. Could this be a reference? [[user:Origonalname]]
::Goodjorb, the fact they don't die would be part of the twist. The TGS birds have gone from being killed to doing the killing. {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 00:08, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:::WOu;dn't that not be a killing bird gag but a bird gag in general? [[User:Goodjorb|Goodjorb]]

"Sparrow'd" may be a reference to "Sparrowed" meaning to "get drunk". Viz: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=sparrowed -- [[User:Ch'marr|Ch'marr]] 16:09, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

== Carboard ==
That's just how he talk, y'all biscuitheads. You don hatta say erry letter.
: Agreed, but it does sound like he says the 'd' in 'cardboard.' [[User:Durniel|Durniel]] 07:01, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
: Yea, Durnya'll, but he dan't say the d, ya'll biscuitheads.--[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 09:56, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
::I agree with what I can understand from those messages. TBC probably spelt it that way on purpose. Y'all biscuitheads. {{User:Acam30/sig}} 22:03, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

== Cheerleader Cheerleader name ==

Could Cheerleader being referred to as "Cheerleader Cheerleader" be a real world reference to jokes similar to the Mario Bros. be referred to as "Mario Mario" etc? I'm sure the Mario gag isn't the only reference, just the only one I could think of (also more relevant in the HR universe as TBC are big Nintendo fans). [[Special:Contributions/173.11.82.162|173.11.82.162]] 18:00, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
:No. Cheerleader is going to the prom with Cheerleader Brian, who is a male cheerleader called Brian, so So and So calls her Cheerleader Cheerleader because she is a female cheerleader called Cheerleader. It's a joke. No reference. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 18:39, 12 May 2009 (UTC)

== WTR? (What the Robot?) ==

When Japanese Culture Greg is Uncanny Valley'd, I noticed distinct wires in his inside. Does this mean <strike>Mrs. Crabbable</strike> he is an android too? --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 23:35, 12 May 2009 (UTC)
:I noticed that too. Notable? {{User:Thy Not Dennis/sig}} 16:11, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:: It really doesn't look much like wires to me. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:26, 13 May 2009 (UTC)

== TENERROW'D ==
Did anyone else notice that when TOMPKINS was TENERROW'D he had 'ten arrows' in him? I think this is intentional.
[[Special:Contributions/66.93.122.4|66.93.122.4]] 03:29, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
: Huh, interesting. The obvious pun was Tenerence + Arrow'd; I didn't even think to count them. Mind, you can see ten points, but not ten feathers. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 06:02, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
::Hm. Maybe it's a reference to that optical illusion, where there are more feathers than tips. {{User:Thy Not Dennis/sig}} 11:27, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:::Or it's a reference to the fact that Strong Bad is a poor artist, or the fact that Tompkins is turned part-way. Not everything is a reference! Stick to talking about the ten arrows in this subtopic. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:23, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
::::OK, well I don't think it's a reference, just a play on Tenerence's name. {{User:Thy Not Dennis/sig}} 20:24, 13 May 2009 (UTC)
:::::What a convenient double meaning! Ever think it could be both? [[Special:Contributions/168.179.160.71|168.179.160.71]] 23:07, 14 May 2009 (UTC)
::::::This is one of those rare cases where my opinion is, intentional or not, it's interesting enough to be notable. That siad, i think it probably was intentional. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:48, 14 May 2009 (UTC)

Talk:4 Gregs

2009-02-19T18:16:22Z

Ch'marr: /* Huzzah */

== The inside refrence no one has been waiting for!==

The toon menu description(The spin-off no one has been waiting for!)is a refrence to narrator.--[[User:Mariofan1000|Mariofan1000]] 08:11, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
"The spin-off no one was ''asking'' for" is what it says actually, but you're right, this is a reference to something, I just can't remember what.

:[[Strong Badman Characters#Scanton|The CROSSOVER no one was asking for!]] [[Special:Contributions/216.11.35.3|216.11.35.3]] 16:31, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

== Unwritten Fun Facts ==

Who's doing the Explanations, Remarks, and Real-World References? {{User:Neox/sig}} 09:41, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
:Whoever has one to plug in. Duties aren't assigned, and fun facts are never "inprogress". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 09:48, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
::I just added a RWR. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to try to go back to sleep kthxbai. Insomnia sucks. Good night! {{User:Neox/sig}} 10:06, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
:Indeed, many toons ''don't'' have all three of the categories you mentioned, because there's nothing to say. It's not an automatic "this is a toon, so it '''always''' has Explanations, Trivia, Remarks, and both types of References" sort of deal. (Not saying that this toon can't have them. Just saying it's not automatic. The subcategories are added as needed.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 10:07, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

== 5 Gregs??? ==

Shouldn't it be noted that there's a regular Greg, making it 5 Gregs? [[User:Kumquaticus|*BOOM!*Kumquaticus*BOOM!*]] 12:39, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
:He's not part of the gang, I guess. [[Special:Contributions/72.95.4.185|72.95.4.185]]

== Misspelled Japanese? ==

Regarding the Okasan remark: I dunno, I'm kinda hesitant to say a transliteration of a japanese word is misspelled. It depends on the system of romanization you use. The fact we have is kind of akin to saying "Tokyo is misspelled. It is more properly spelled Tookyoo or Toukyou" -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.151.171|132.183.151.171]] 17:02, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

I was thinking the same thing. Besidies, I don't think the a with the macron is in the font. Also, it wouldn't fit over ''moms'' very well if there were two a's. --[[User:Alexie|Alexie]] 17:55, 16 February 2009 (UTC)

In either romanization, it should be spelled "okāsan" or "okaasan" not "okasan". The difference between "Tokyo" and "okāsan" is that "Tokyo" is technically an English word, just like "Japan" is an English word and not a romanization of a Japanese word. It might also be worth mentioning that he mispronounced the word. He prounouced it like it was spelled (with one 'a') instead of how "okāsan" is supposed to be pronounced; which is why that macron or second 'a' is so important. "Okasan" literally means "hill-three" or "Mr. Hill". Incidentally, "Tokyo" in Japanese would be either "Tōkyō" or "Toukyou", but not "TooKyoo". Just sayin' :P {{User:TrueTsumetai/sig}} 01:00, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
:The pronunciation part has some merit, I agree. -[[Special:Contributions/128.103.10.17|128.103.10.17]] 01:08, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

== Unpluralized plurals? ==

So I remember from a while back a conversation about adding a page for unpluralized plurals... using a singular for something that would ordinarily be pluralized (like Bubs' quote "And it sold like [[DNA Evidence|'''hotcake!''']]"). The page wasn't created because there weren't three instances, but now we have Tompkins' quote "Ow! All my '''client!'''" There was a third instance way back, but now it's slipped out of my head, if anyone can recall it... {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 19:23, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
:I can, it was my idea, and it's on a main page talk archive somewhere. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:25, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
::[[HRWiki:Main Page Talk Archive 23#Singularized pluralizations|Here it be.]] {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:28, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
:::Ah yes, "the '74s was the prime of my dating [[Decemberween Short Shorts|'''year''']]" was the third example. I'd say this merits a page, although there is the issue of finding a good commando name... {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 19:30, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
::::"Singular instead of plural"? {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:52, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
:Well, I decided to go ahead and [[Singular Instead of Plural|create it]]. It could certainly use some cleaning up though... {{User:GuardDuck/sig}} 04:19, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
:::::I could've sworn Ornament Z said '''"years"'''. {{User:Neox/sig}} 13:12, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
::::::Try watching it again. He CLEARLY says "year". That's the whole joke that he only had one. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:53, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

== Can you use this pic I made? ==
[[:Image:Sci-FiGregUhh.PNG]] {{User:Neox/sig}} 21:35, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
:Use it for what? Where? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 21:39, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
::Anything; anywhere kthxbai. {{User:Neox/sig}} 13:14, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

== HAXXORED ==

Is that a real word or isn't it? {{User:Coach z's cool/sig}} 22:41, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
:It's as much of a real word as any [[internet slang]] is... so it depends on your definition of "real word". Mine says "no". {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:00, 16 February 2009 (UTC)
::But it is not a word created by the Brothers Chaps. People use it on the internet. It means "Hacked". {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 00:08, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
:::Ah, I see. {{User:Coach z's cool/sig}} 00:38, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

== Is that what they're saying? ==

When the teen girl squad voice says "SciFi Greg, 1 Greg, D n' D Greg, 2 Greg, etc., the article says "D n' D Greg, 2 Gregs, with an s. But in the toon, they say it without an s and write it without one until they say "4 Gregs!" I hope I didn't confuse anyone... Let me know if I totally lost everyone.
:You're right! I fixed it in the transcript. {{User:Homestar-winner/sig}} 00:14, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

== "Both my names" ==

A reference to Cheerleader and Virginia/Joy/Jennifer? Maybe? [[User:TTEchidna|TTEchidna]] 00:15, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
:Nah, it's just a joke that he got her name completely wrong and yet somehow she's happy that he ''only'' got ''both'' her first and last names wrong. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:13, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

== Spread ==

I am a football freak, and i know terms when i see them. The spread is an offense which usually consists of 3 to 5 wide recievers. To beat the spread, is to have a defense in which the spread is negated. The explanations say it is a gambling thing, which could be correct, but, it does not apply to this.
:I think the gambling definition fits the context better. -[[Special:Contributions/128.103.10.17|128.103.10.17]] 00:45, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
::How? They're at a FOOTBALL game. I think the football definition fits a whole lot better. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:47, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
:::People spread bet on football all the time. Saying "at least" beat the spread seems to imply that the mascot doesn't believe the team can win, but they should at least try to beat the spread number set by bookies. -[[Special:Contributions/128.103.10.17|128.103.10.17]] 00:48, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
::::Or it could mean "at least make one decent play" {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 00:55, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
:::::Of course. I said that I think it fits the gambling context better, meaning it fits both to a degree. It's pretty ambiguous. -[[Special:Contributions/128.103.10.17|128.103.10.17]] 00:59, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
::::::And i'm saying that i'm not sure that's the case. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 01:00, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
:::::::It's not ambiguous at all. The Growlbacks have 0 points, and the visitors have 24, presumably six seconds into the second quarter (we know it's the first half, and if it's only six seconds into the ''game'' then the home team is ''really'' in trouble (I suppose it would be possible if the Growlbacks received the kickoff three times, all three times they muffed the ball in or very near their own end zone and the visitors recovered it and scored touchdowns, and all three times they went for a two-point conversion)). Suffice it to say they're getting creamed, and at this rate they'll lose 96 to 0 or worse. The mascot would just like them to do well enough to defy the oddsmakers. A Google search for [[Google:"beat+the+spread"|"beat the spread"]] turns up far more results for gambling than an offensive formation, of which WikiAnswers gives an excellent [http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_does_it_mean_to_beat_the_spread explanation]. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 04:05, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
"Beat the spread" is clearly a gambling reference. Yes, "spread" is a football term, but "beat the spread" means what It's Dot Com explained.--[[User:Big Dog|Big Dog]] 04:17, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
:The first thing I thought when he said it was gambling. I've never heard anyone ever say "beat the spread" when they're on defense. I understand the concept of the phrase, but it makes no sense. It's the ''spread'' that beats the ''defense'', not the other way around. If the defense beats the spread, then it's just a good play. [[Special:Contributions/24.165.150.118|24.165.150.118]] 12:18, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

== G ==

The G on the chest of The Mascott/Greg from AP Math class is another reference to [[G]]'s. --[[User:Zonis|Zonis]] 03:23, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
:I think it's a reference to the team name, the Growlbacks.--[[User:Big Dog|Big Dog]] 19:27, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
::It's probably both. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 19:30, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

== Escher? ==

So the ending where the gregs are drawing the comic of the girls drawing the comic of the gregs really reminds me of the famous [[Wikipedia:Drawing Hands|Drawing Hands]] lithograph by Escher. I feel like at the very least that sequence has to be referencing SOMETHING and this was the first thing that came to mind. Thoughts? {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 06:13, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
:I think if it was a reference to the Escher image, then there would be a more obvious, visual, reference. Now, seriously, that sequence was so amazing that you can't believe it's original? Give the guys some credit! ;-){{User:Loafing/sig}} 07:39, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

== Open source is free software ==

@DeFender1031:
You said "that's not true though, there's more to open source than being free" when editing http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/4_Gregs

Free as in freedom. The Free Software Foundation, the GNU Project and I prefer it be called free software, so that _freedom_ is at the forefront of people's minds when they use "open source" software. Open source is a name popularized by people who didn't want to talk about the political and ethical decisions made when using free software("Open source") So, the Free Software Foundation being the ones responsible for the Free Software Movement, which is what started all free software, and lead to "open source" software. Also, GNU prefers "Linux" be called GNU/Linux. Free software such as Firefox, GIMP, Audacity, and GNU/Linux itself wouldn't exist without freedom being at the forefront of these respective company's minds. So, if FSF and GNU prefer the name "free software" over "open source" it should be called so.

So I was right to add "Though more appropriately called free software." in the Explanations section.

:There are two problems with this: a) most readers here will read that as "free as in beer" rather than "free as in freedom" and (more importantly) b) open source does not mean free. You can have proprietary software that you pay for that is also open source. Considering that it's not that relevant for the homestar runner universe, we should only give a minimal definition of the term and not go into the discussion whether open source means free or not.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 09:39, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

== TBC Material or Fansite? ==

Was [http://tompkins.tv/ Tompkins' Hot Lady Escort Service] created by TBC or by eager fans? See, I noticed that the webpage has a link to our 4 Gregs article and thought about adding this fact to [[The Brothers Chaps' Fansite Acknowledgments]]. But I don't actually know who registered the website. Can anyone help? {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:41, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
:Clearly a fansite. Similar to virtualpizz. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 16:53, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

== Custom music styles ==

Did anyone notice how when the four Gregs are being announced the instrumentals change to match each one? Like SciFi Greg had some futuristic-sounding music, D n' D Greg had what sounded like minstrel music, Open Source Greg had some digital sounds, and Japanese Culture Greg had a Japanese instrument (I don't know what it's called). Just thought it was kinda neat. I didn't want to put it because I didn't know if it would be considered important or not.
:Yes, that would be perfect information for the transcript if nowhere else. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:16, 17 February 2009 (UTC)

== All my client are belong to us ==

"All my client" seems like an "all your base" reference to me, especially since open source Greg is into computers. [[User:Unbalanced|Unbalanced]] 23:45, 17 February 2009 (UTC)
:I think "are belong to us" is conspicuous by its absense. Without it, all we have is "All" + possessive pronoun + singular noun, which seems too generic to be a solid reference. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 00:11, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
::I beg to differ. To me, every time i see "All" + possessive pronoun + singular noun + distinctively nerdy context = "all your base". I think it's very likely a reference, though i'm not 100% certain. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 02:59, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
:::The singular would seem to be a reference to how little business Tompkins is doing.--[[User:Big Dog|Big Dog]] 04:08, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
::::I kinda agree. It's too generic to be a reference, and it's more like the joke about Coach Z's dating year. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.138.189|132.183.138.189]] 04:10, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
:::::You make a good point, i hadn't thought of it quite like that. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 04:16, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
::::::To touch on a point you made above, I don't think there's distinctively nerdy context. Tompkins's website is for a hot-lady escort service, which isn't nerdy at all. If it were Open Source Greg's website, then the content would be different and almost certainly would be distinctively nerdy, but it's not his. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 05:18, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
:::::::You already got me to agree... [[Malloween Commercial|WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?!]] {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 05:44, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
::::::::Well, perhaps I should have said "to touch on a point DeFender made above", since I was attempting to persuade anyone who reads this discussion, not just one person. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 19:00, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
:::+1 think its a reference to "all your base". The ''instant'' I saw the reference in the toon I thought that, and actually jumped into this article to see if you fine folk caught it. -- [[User:Ch'marr|Ch'marr]] 18:08, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

== Lowercase I's ==

Why is there no link? I know for a FACT that there are SEVERAL instances in this toon. {{User:Neox/sig}} 02:48, 18 February 2009 (UTC)
:Strong Bad's handwriting doesn't count, because that font's UPPERCASE I's have dots. All the TGS stuff is out because of it. See the lowercase i article for more info. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 03:00, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

== Krenshar ==

In D&D, a [http://www.d20srd.org/srd/monsters/krenshar.htm Krenshar] is a cat-like creature that is able to pull the skin off its face. This may be a reference to the mascot's mask.
:That's a good point. Regular Greg removes the cat mask from his face, like a krenshar can remove the skin from its face. I think it's worth noting. -[[Special:Contributions/132.183.138.189|132.183.138.189]] 16:03, 18 February 2009 (UTC)

== Cars ==

Is it just me, or is the background music strikingly similar to Gary Numan's "Cars?" No, it's probably not worth listing on the page, but it is an interesting coincidence, nonetheless. [[User:KatAngel|KatAngel]] 16:29, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

== Huzzah ==

"Huzzah" could be a reference to the, often-downloaded, freeware video game "Cave Story", where "Huzzah" is spoken by Balrog on each appearance. See the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Huzzah wikipedia entry]. "Huzzah" in reference to Balrog turned into a minor Internet meme. -- [[User:Ch'marr|Ch'marr]] 18:16, 19 February 2009 (UTC)

Talk:4 Gregs

2009-02-19T18:15:57Z

Ch'marr: /**/Huzzah

Talk:4 Gregs

2009-02-19T18:08:18Z

Ch'marr: /* All my client are belong to us */

unnatural

2007-12-23T02:58:40Z

Ch'marr: Foreshortening is not that, but is instead where a limb (for example) appears short because it's pointing forward. I don't know the name of the "technique" that marzipan is talking about, though :)

{{sbenav|166}}
[[Image:Sbemail166.png|thumb|"It's a giant Bubs from outer space!"]]

Bubs has grown to 100 feet tall! How will the other characters deal with this decidedly unnatural disaster?

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Bubs}} ([[King Bubsgonzola Supreme]]), {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Badia]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[The Field]], [[The Classroom]], [[The Island]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]] (Easter Egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, February 5, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:10

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' I am Strong Bad, and I am not making an "I approve this email" joke.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: storms</div>
Hey Strongbad, 
 
'Sup, man? So I was just wonderin', does Strong Badia 
ever have natural disasters, like hurricanes 'n stuff?
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad enunciates "'Sup, man", "wonderin'", and "'n stuff" and reads the lack of a name as "From, Nobody".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{dodges around}'' Hey! Whoa! Heh! Watch where you're flinging those apostrophes nobody. You could hurt somebody. You could hurt... yourself.

''{Strong Bad turns away from his Lappy as quiet music begins to play.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking as if in a public service announcement}'' Hi. I'm regular Strong Bad. If you or someone you love is an anonymous apostrophe flinger, please call our hot-free number. ''{waves his hand as 1-800-APOSTROHOLIC appears in yellow lettering}'' Or give them a charley horse right away.

''{Strong Bad turns back to his computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' As for H.R. Hurricanesnstuf, we've dealt with disasters, but mainly those of a decidedly UNnatural s-s-s-sort.

''{Cut to Strong Bad and The Cheat having a tea party in Strong Badia.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and that's when I tampered with the DNA evidence!

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

''{The ground shakes as the table bounces and the dishes clatter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! ''{a second shake}'' What the—

''{Cut to a long shot as the ground bounces a third time.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh-oh. The King of Town must be getting a mega-physical.

''{An enormous gray foot crashes down from the sky, destroying a section of the fence and sending everything flying.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' WHA!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{very startled The Cheat noises}''

''{Japanese music plays as a pan upwards reveals the giant to be Bubs, dubbed "King Bubsgonzola Supreme".}''

'''SINGERS:''' King Bubsgonzola! King- King Bubsgonzola, Supreme!

'''BUBS:''' ''{roars}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{terrified, as the camera zooms in}'' It's a giant Bubs from outer space! ''{the camera jumps back and starts zooming in again}'' Or... mutated by radiation! ''{the camera jumps back and starts zooming in yet again}'' Or... from the depths of the ocean! ''{the camera jumps back and starts zooming in one more time}'' Or... flushed down the toilet!

''{Homestar appears a few feet from Bubs's giant foot.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh my crap! Bubs turned us all into ants! That fortune cookie knew what he was talking about! C'mon, everyone. Let's go steal a slice of chocolate cake from that picnic table over there.

''{As Homestar is about to run, we wipe to a silhouette of Bubs as the background flashes orange with every crushing step as he stomps to The King of Town's castle. Japanese music is heard. Bubs roars.}''

''{Cut to The King of Town sitting at a table with a few bites taken out of it as the ceiling of the castle begins to fall.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ooh! Whoo! What am I, getting my mega-physical?

''{Transition to Marzipan and Strong Sad at a "Free Art Classes for Losers" seminar. Marzipan has painted a picture of a big apple and a tree, while Strong Sad has painted a yellow bar with the word "Death" on it. Asian music and Bubs's footsteps can be heard in the background.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' See? The apple's not giant. It's just in the foreground.

''{Bubs's giant foot crashes away the sign and Strong Sad's painting as Strong Sad runs away screaming.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{roars}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{unfazed}'' See? Bubs' foot isn't giant. It's just in the foreground.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Things were looking grim, so we called an emergency town meeting. We needed an organized forum for people to shout out their ideas all at the same time!

''{Cut to a slow pan of characters at a Town Meeting.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I think we should kill it! I think we should kill it!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{overlapping}'' We must try and understand this creature! We must try and understand this creature!

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

'''COACH Z:''' ''{overlapping}'' I say we try to run the picket fence at him. A box in one!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' It's just in the foreground! People, it's just in the foreground!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{inexplicably passing by again}'' ''{angry The Cheat noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{overlapping}'' We must protect the queen! I have six legs!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sarcastic}'' So of course, the nerdy scientist-type had it all figured out.

''{Cut to Strong Sad standing next to a chalkboard and a [[booOOMbox|boombox]].}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' I knew we had to try and understand this poor creature. So I recorded his roars and played them back at high-speed. Listen to my extremely scientific findings! ''{presses play}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{roaring}''

''{Strong Sad presses fast-forward.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{slightly faster roar}''

''{Strong Sad presses fast-forward.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{slightly faster, semi-coherent}'' Chicken wings!

''{Strong Sad presses fast-forward}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{in normal tone}'' Don't eat my chicken wings!

''{Strong Sad presses stop.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Something in Bubs' chicken wings must have caused him to mutate and he's been trying to warn us all alon—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Cut to the chase. How do we kill it?

'''STRONG SAD:''' We don't. I was able to mix-up an anti-chicken-wing... which is really just a bowl of Kashi. ''{he holds up said bowl}'' It's the culinary opposite of chicken wings.

''{Drums play during a pan to the chalkboard, then the chalkboard fades into reality as silhouettes of Coach Z with a catapult, The Cheat, Marzipan, Strong Bad, Strong Sad, and giant Bubs stand at the ready. Coach Z lets fly the catapult of Kashi. Bubs can be heard swallowing it.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{roars as he suddenly shrinks back to normal size}'' ...don't eat my chicken wings!

'''STRONG SAD:''' We know! The chicken wings will make us grow a hundred feet tall!

'''BUBS:''' No they won't!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then why didn't you want us to eat your chicken wings?

'''BUBS:''' 'Cause they mine! And they good!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Then how did you grow a hundred feet tall?

'''BUBS:''' Oh, that. Well, it's kind of embarrassing, but I accidentally flushed myself down the toilet while I was shaving.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You have to shave?

'''COACH Z:''' ''{leaning in}'' You have a terlet?!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{running up holding a bitten leaf above his head}'' C'mon, you guys! Let's all go jump in somebody's pants! Everybody, single file! ''{drops leaf and marches away}'' Hup-two-three-four!...

'''BUBS:''' Well, I better mosey on. ''{Fade cut through black to a beach that looks a lot like [[The Island]].}''

''{Japanese music plays as Bubs walks out to sea.}''

'''SINGERS:''' King Bubsgonzola! King-King Bubsgonzola, Supreme!

''{A Japanese symbol in gold appears as the screen fades to black. Cut to Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{heartily}'' But Strong Badinians ''{he has some difficulty pronouncing this}'' are a strong people. We will recover. We will rebuild. We will reduce, reuse, recycle!

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. After a while, Strong Bad says the following.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' We will be kind. We will rewind!

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Nohito.PNG|thumb|Huge in Japan]]
* Click on H.R. Hurricanesnstuff (prior to the cutaway to Strong Badia) to see a poster for "The Perfectly Baffling World of H.R. Hurricanesnstuff", featuring a variant of the Homestar Puppet resembling H.R. Pufnstuf.
* Click on Homestar's star after he mentions the fortune cookie to see what it said.
<div style="border:1px solid black; background:white; padding:6px; margin:6px 4em; width:16em">Bubs gonna turn you ALL into ants!</div>
* At the end, click on "reduce" to see Strong Bad trying to flush himself down the toilet.
*:''{Strong Bad spins around in the toilet, grinning, while The Cheat watches. It stops}''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Try it again. I think I'm starting to mutate.
*:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Affirmative The Cheat noises}''
*:''{The Cheat flushes the toilet}''
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Wheeeeee!
* At the end, click on "reuse" to see a poster of King Bubsgonzola Supreme.
* At the end, click on "recycle" to see Marzipan making Strong Bad recycle.
*:''{Marzipan and Strong Bad are standing in a field. A recycling box is next to Marzipan.}''
*:'''MARZIPAN:''' No, I heard you say it!
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' Marzipan, I was just saying other things that start with R-E.
*:'''MARZIPAN:''' I don't care. You said it. Now let me see your cans.
*:'''STRONG BAD:''' What!?


==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*Strong Bad's [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaking of the fourth wall]] is likely in reference to [[Wikipedia:very special episode|very special episodes]], wherein an actor from the TV show will speak directly to the audience at the end of the episode.
*The idea of mutating after being flushed down a toilet is a reference to animals mutating in sewers, an urban myth popularized in science fiction.
*Coach Z suggests sports defensive plays, "[[Wikipedia: Box-and-one defense|box-and-one]]" and the picket fence. The picket fence is used in many different sports and denotes three or more people in a line defending.
*"1-800-APOSTROHOLIC" refers to addiction centers such as those that help people with [[Wikipedia: alcoholism|alcoholism]].
*Homestar's suggestion for everyone to "go jump in somebody's [[pants]]" is a reference to the expression "[[Wikipedia:Ants in the Pants|ants in the pants]]", used to describe someone who is restless or anxious.

*A [[Wikipedia:Charley horse|Charley horse]] is a term used to describe a contusion or bruising of the quadricep muscles, most commonly caused by a sudden impact to the anterior thigh.

===Trivia===
*Bubs's roars are really his line "Don't eat my chicken wings!" [[Wikipedia:Audio timescale-pitch modification|pitch shifted]] down 2 octaves.
*The floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#dune 2|dune 2]]".
*The line "We will be kind. We will rewind." was added shortly after the email was released.
*When the email was first released, Marzipan's recycle bucket was empty. Cold Ones and Coldson Lite cans were later put inside it.
*Marzipan's recycling bin has a design on the side that consists of several arrows making a star shape. The universally recognized [[Wikipedia:Recycling symbol|recycling symbol]] commonly found on recycling bins has a similar design where three arrows form a triangular [[Wikipedia:Möbius strip|Möbius strip]].
*This is the first time we see Strong Bad's [[toilet]].
*This email contains [[Strong Bad Smiling]].

===Remarks===
[[Image:twin cheats.png|thumb|Two The Cheats!?]]
*In the scene with everyone talking in the meeting, as the camera pans to the right, [[Twin Characters|two The Cheats]] are seen, and are briefly on the screen at the same time.
*The "reduce" and "recycle" Easter eggs stated above do not work while Strong Bad is saying "We will be kind. We will rewind!". This is probably to accommodate the Easter eggs, which jump back to when they were clicked.
*The music during the apostrophe public service announcement is taken from [[CGNU]].
*Strong Sad's recording of Bubsgonzola's voice is labeled "Bubsgonzola: The Demos".
*The plan to shrink Bubs back to normal was dependent on Bubs's growth being due to something being wrong with his chicken wings. If we accept Strong Sad's logic for his plan, then it shouldn't have worked given that Bubs's growth had a different cause (i.e. he had flushed himself down the toilet).
*Strong Sad [[Hammerspace|produces the bowl of Kashi out of nowhere]]; he just reaches off-screen and the bowl appears in his hand.
*The tank in Strong Bad's toilet must refill extremely quickly, given that The Cheat could flush again almost immediately.
*The Japanese symbol when Bubs walks into the water resembles "[[Image:edge.jp.png|20px|端]]", which can mean "end" (however, this character means the end of a physical object like a street, or an edge; end in the sense intended here should be "[[Image:end.jp.png|20px|終]]" or "[[Image:finish.jp.png|20px|完]]").
*The Japanese on the King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster reads "[[Image:concession.jp.png|82px|譲歩の人]]" ''Jōho no Hito'', roughly meaning "person of concession" (though the meaning of "concession" is not that of "Concession Stand", rather a synonym for "compromise"). A better translation would be "[[Image:Baiten no Hito.png|82px|売店の人]]" ''Baiten no Hito''.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad types "Watch where you're flinging those apostrophes nobody" he forgets to put a comma between "apostrophes" and "nobody."
*After the apostroholic public service announcement, the words "could hurt...yourself" disappear off the screen; then "hurt...yourself" reappears, but the "could" is gone. As the screen pages down, the "c" in "could" can be seen briefly.
*Strong Bad appears to insert an extra space in between the comma after "Hurricanesnstuf" and "we've."
*Throughout the email, Marzipan's dress has one button which is not shiny like the others.
*The red circle on the record button on Strong Sad's tape player disappears when the play button is depressed, and reappears once the recording stops.
*The tape in the boombox is playing while moving from right to left when it can only play when moving from left to right.

===Inside References===
[[Image:unnatural tea party.png|thumb|One lump or two?]]
*Marzipan mentioned [[DNA evidence (running gag)|DNA evidence]] being tampered with while at a tea party with [[Homsar]] in the previous email, [[strong badathlon]].
**The table and tea set from that scene are reused in a [[Wikipedia:Palette swap|palette swapped]] version for this email.
*The fortune cookie Easter egg is in the style of the old [[Fortune Cookies]] game.
**Before the paper is fully unfolded, it also says other things, like the [[Fortune Cookies#Trivia|original]].
*Strong Bad also asked Homestar if ''he'' had to shave in [[caper]].
*Strong Sad's painting has the word "[[Death]]" written on it.
*The "free art classes for losers." sign is a reference to the "free concert for birds" sign from [[marzipan]], and the similar "free concert" sign from [[Seasonal Sweaters]].
*Marzipan teaching painting is also a reference to [[Joy of Painting]], where Marzipan (albeit with an afro and beard) paints a landscape.
*The King of Town appears to be [[Eating Non-Food Items|eating his table]]. Similarly, the leaf that Homestar carries appears to have bite marks taken out of it.

===Real-World References===
*"I am Strong Bad, and I am not making an '[[Wikipedia:I approve this message|I approve this email]]' joke" is a reference to American political campaign advertising. Candidates are required by law to state their name and approval of the ad.
*King Bubsgonzola Supreme is a reference to [[Wikipedia:kaiju|kaiju]] monsters such as [[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]], [[Wikipedia:King Ghidorah|King Ghidorah]], and [[Wikipedia:Mothra|Mothra]]. The "King" in his name might allude to King Ghidorah or [[Wikipedia:King Kong|King Kong]].
** Furthermore, the methods that Strong Bad suggests how King Bubsgonzola Supreme got big are common plot devices in kaiju films.
** The scene in which King Bubsgonzola Supreme makes his entrance and the theme music plays as well as the end scene are references to [[Wikipedia:The Godzilla Power Hour|The Godzilla Power Hour]].
**The scene with Bubs going into the water and the Japanese symbol is a reference to Godzilla movies, some of which contain a similar sequence (usually at the end of the story) in which Godzilla slowly makes his way back out to sea after wreaking havoc or defeating an enemy.
**Strong Sad's idea of playing Bubs's roars backwards at high speed is a reference to the original ''[[Wikipedia:King Kong (1933 film)|King Kong]]'' in which King Kong's roars were actually lions' roars played backwards at half speed.
*H.R. Hurricanesnstuff is a reference to [[Wikipedia:H.R. Pufnstuf|H.R. Pufnstuf]], an infamously surreal kids' show with a brightly colored dragon as the star which began running in 1969.
*[[Wikipedia:Kashi Company|Kashi]] is a natural foods producer owned By Kellogg's, Inc. It is also the name used to market the company's proprietary combination of 7 whole grains and sesame which appears in the bowl.
*Strong Bad's line "[[Wikipedia:Cut to the chase|Cut to the chase]]. How do we [[Death|kill]] it?" is taken from the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Hellboy (film)|Hellboy]]''.
*The drumbeats occurring when Bubsgonzola arrives, and when Bubs is leaving in the final two scenes, are taken from [[Wikipedia:Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings|Age of Empires II]].
*Coach Z's suggestion for dealing with the monster by "running the Picket Fence at him" is a reference to a line in the film ''[[Wikipedia:Hoosiers|Hoosiers]]'', originally delivered by Dennis Hopper.
*[[Wikipedia:Reduce, Reuse, Recycle|Reduce, Reuse, Recycle]] is a slogan used by conservationists to encourage consumers to save resources.
*"We will be kind. We will rewind" is a reference to "Be kind, please rewind", a slogan once commonly used by video rental stores (such as [[Wikipedia:Blockbuster Inc.|Blockbuster]]) to remind the customer to rewind [[Wikipedia:videotape|VHS tapes]] prior to returning them.
*The sound and shot of Bubs shrinking is a reference to the arcade game [[Wikipedia:Rampage (arcade game)|Rampage]].

===Fast Forward===
*The King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster will make a return appearance in [[the movies]].
*The DNA scene would be revisited in the big toon [[DNA Evidence]], where it is revealed Strong Bad's role in tampering the DNA evidence was simply he prompted Bubs to tamper it.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|166|10767}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:the movies

2007-07-15T16:12:16Z

Ch'marr: /* Just You Watch. Some day I'm gonna be... */

==newb alert==
Sorry guys, I'm still new at this. I hate to leave my entries for others to clean up; I promise to learn more soon :) [[User:Mohan37|Mohan37]] 07:21, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:Don't sweat it. That's why wikis can be edited by anyone. Welcome aboard. [[User:0rion|0rion]] 10:59, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

== ASCII movie ==

Could the ASCII movie possibly be a reference to this [http://geekswithblogs.net/btinkler/archive/2005/03/21/26915.aspx Star Wars ASCII Movie] [http://www.asciimation.co.nz/ (can also be seen here)]? I don't know how common full length ASCII movies are, but something tells me they aren't that popular. --[[User:Electricnet|Electricnet]] 07:53, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
: Could be, although it's kind of a stretch, seeing as the actual "movie" SB watches doesn't have anything to do with Star Wars; maybe if the movie was something sci-fi. I think, more than anything, it's just a reference to SB being hopelessly behind with technology, like when he refered to the Cheat's monitor as having its back chopped off, etc. But then again, what do I know? haha -- [[User:Mohan37|Mohan37]] 07:57, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::I agree, it's likely not a specific reference to any one ASCII instance. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 09:50, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
I was totally not aware of this movie, but HOLY CRAP it is amazing!!! Thanks for directing us to this! But, no, I don't think it is a reference.[[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 04:30, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
I'm surprised people are doubtful of this. How is watching an ASCII movie on your computer NOT a referance to that? [[User:Rexisfed|Rexisfed]] 19:43, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Chili's fajitas ==

This was probably rightfully removed — while the utensils are identical to those used at Chili's, I'm not surprised that they are used elsewhere. Also, the Mariachi band doesn't fit with Chili's. At any rate, the resemblance of the utensils is strong enough that I think it's worthy of posting on the talk page. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 09:57, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
*The pans, wooden trays, and tortilla containers that accompany The King of Town's fajitas are the same style as those served at the popular restaurant chain [[Wikipedia:Chili's|Chili's]].

Just to verify that this is not a fun fact, I've seen identical platters at a local Mexican restaurant as well as an Indian restaurant. I guess they've become very popular lately.--[[User:Bobo the King|Bobo the King]] 17:56, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

I've been to three non-Chili's restaurants in the past year that used the EXACT SAME STUFF. Not a reference to anything in particular. --Steve Worek
:Plently of Mexican places do that and pretty much every time freshly-cooked fajitas are served, they put it in those types of dishes. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 22:23, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::It's just funny how you should say that because just yesterday I went to an Authentic Mexican restaurant, and the EXACT utensils were used. There is no reference to anything in particular, just Mexican food. --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:38, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:::And I was at about five last week. None of us got fajitas, but there's a Mexican restaurant in the town next to us that uses those same dishes. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 22:43, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Well, it seems it's settled then. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:48, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::Wow, I'll say. Good work, guys! {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:19, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:Chili's is not a Mexican restaurant. It's continental. Just FYI. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Dangeresque 3 = Duke Nukem Forever (sorta) ==

For some reason, the Dangeresque 3 poster reminded me of a poster I once saw at the local gaming store of Duke Nukem Forever several, several, several years ago. I'm trying to do an image search to see if I can find it (with little luck right now). Anyway, when you think about it, the Dangeresque 3 poster has all those dates scratched off then it says "We'll See..." and Duke Nukem Forever had a buch of dates set, but had delays, delays, and delays, then finally, according to 3D Realms's site, it says [http://www.3drealms.com/duke4/ "When it's done."] - {{User:Neo_foxx000/sig}} 13:09, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

:That's what I thought. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 17:11, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

== Bwoken ==

I keep getting a 404'd when I try to watch this email. Is something wrong with the site, or did someone pour Mountain Dew on my computer again?

Hit Control + F5, that should do it. --{{User:TotalSpaceshipGuy3/sig}} 20:22, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

== Dangeresque Poster ==

Should I note (perhaps in "Remarks") that the pair of glasses on the Dangeresque 3 poster seems to be made for three eyes?

==Ice Cold Refreshment==

The "ice cold refreshment" trivia refers to [[Wikipedia: Coca-Cola|Coca-Cola]] games and trivia ads seen before a film. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 17:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
: There are plenty of companies that sponsor trivia screens. And plenty of ice-cold refreshments. I'm drinking a Pepsi as we speak. [[User:Mohan37|Mohan37]] 17:43, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::the red background with the filmstrip on the side is associated with coke. {{User:Csours/sig}} 21:06, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::Yes, coca cola is definitely the major sponsor of trivia things at the theater. it looks exactly like that -[[User:JamesDean|JamesDean]] 00:17, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Also, Coca-Cola is headquartered in Georgia. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

==Common Problems==

The most common problems with people talking during a film are:
# Giving away the plot during a suspenseful or comedic scene
# Commenting on every scene

[[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 17:09, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

: I think this is too high a level of "detail." There's not really an authoritative source to compare these statements to. I could, for instance, claim that the most common problem during movies is people making out. Or crappy movies. Doesn't seem like it's noteworthy enough for inclusion on the page. [[User:Mohan37|Mohan37]] 17:24, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::Forget it then. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:33, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== How much detail? What's a fact? ==
What is the standard for a "fun fact?" Some stuff seems kind of obvious or a stretch like
* "Please turn off your..." usually refers to cell phones and pagers.
* The refreshment trivia about popcorn pricing refers to the common problem with cinemas overpricing their food.
How do you decide if a piece of trivia is noteworthy or, well, just trivial? [[User:Mohan37|Mohan37]] 17:33, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

:Yeah, those really explain the obvious. That's common for early stages of articles; everybody is simply adding everything they can think of. The week or so after the release of the toon is then usually spent debating which facts are important and which aren't.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 19:03, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

::You might take a look at [[HRWiki:Standards#Fun Facts]]. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:13, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:: Those two "fun facts" leapt out at me as being outrageously unnecessary. Then I came here to find that duly noted. Someone be '''bold''' and remove them.

== Bet? Dare? Challenge? ==

After reading off the name and location of the e-mail sender, what is SB talking about when he tells The Cheat "Told you I could do it."? I'm assuming that he was just proving to TC that he could read the details without mangling them, but it might be some more specific inside reference that I'm not aware of. Either way, I think it deserves a mention in the "Explanations" section. - [[User:Uglinessman|Ugliness Man]] 17:41, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:Seems obvious that he was refering to his tendency to mangle names and places. Whether that's noteworthy, I leave it to others to decide. [[User:Mohan37|Mohan37]] 17:43, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::I concur. Ding! Er, I mean, yes, it was his tendency to mangle places and names. Note that he still mangles Cooper's name ''after'' he points out "Todja I could do it!" to The Cheat. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:46, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:::That's the first thing I thought of when I saw that part. "Oh, he finally got through a closing without messing it up!" Also, Cooper reminded me of Megas XLR. That show is kewl. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 22:27, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::::I took it to mean that he could get through one without making fun of it. Obviously he makes fun of some of the endings to the emails, but I think The Cheat may have thought he couldn't do it without making some joke about it. {{User:NFITC1/sig}} 20:02, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

== Faceless Strong Sad ==

If you view the flash (.swf) file, right at the point where Homestar starts singing "Ever and more! Ever and more!", Strong Sad's face is BLANK. (He seems to lose his features the minute he goes off-screen.) It's off the left edge of the screen when viewing it "normally", so would that be considered a glitch or not? I'm not sure what the proper protocol is ...

In case you want to see what I'm talking about, here's a [http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/8776/blankpn7.png Screen Shot] of it (hosted by ImageShack ...)

--[[User:Bobsmith84|Bobsmith84]] 18:08, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
: We do not note "missing" objects outside the frame. The only times we note something unusual outside the frame is if it is something that does not appear in the 'toon itself, like some items in [[garage sale]] or the [[Mustaches|mustache]] in [[Senorial Day]]. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:14, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

::Gotcha. Thanks! (Noted for future reference.) --[[User:Bobsmith84|Bobsmith84]] 19:15, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

== Karate Car ==
Could the "Karate Car" movie be considered a reference to [[Wikipedia:The Karate Kid|Karate Kid]]?
:How? --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 21:54, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::Well, obviously, the names are vaguely similar! Isn't it obvious? Note, that was sarcasm. I'm getting somewhat annoyed at all this "scraping for references" going on here these days... =P -{{User:YK/sig}} 21:59, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Well, it's not "Karate Kid" therefore it is not a reference. But I see what you mean by scraping for references. Like, in unnatural Homestar makes a reference to chocolate cake from the previous email and everybody's like "Oh, it is not a reference, he only referenced to the exact thing that just happened last email, just like Strong Bad." --{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:24, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::::No need to get testy, I was just trying to contribute...I'll try to stop "scraping for references."
I suppose the stick animation thing could be a reference to Xiao Xiao or other similar web based stick animations (particularly Xiao Xiao #8 where the character actually does flip over a moving car).
:After watching [http://www.xiaoxiaomovie.com/movie/movie08.htm Xiao Xiao #8], I see a few similarities, but nothing definite indicating a direct referance. I mean the cars are different (the villian in Xiao Xiao #8 appears to be in a SUV) and the manner of the dodge is different as well (ASCII Stickly Man did a dramatic frontwards summersault jump where as the hero in Xiao Xiao #8 appears to have jumped onto the hood and ran to the back of the villians car and hopped off). - {{User:Neo_foxx000/sig}} 14:25, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:I would think that, given the computer medium, its appearance and the name, it would more likely be a reference to Karateka, if, in fact, it is a reference at all.
::To the unsigned posted above. I made a post in [[Talk:Karate Car]] last night taking a guess as to what you may be talking about. - {{User:Neo_foxx000/sig}} 13:58, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Actually, I was referring to the Broderbund game Karateka with my comment. My apologies for the lack of signature, as well, I didn't have an account at the time. But after reading your ideas, that actually works way better. [[User:Sabrewing|Sabrewing]] 22:02, 25 February 2007 (UTC)
::::I too thought about the Broderbund game called Karateka, but then I recalled from my younger days of when I played on my neighbor's Famicom that there was no sort of car (sports car or otherwise) in the game. So I did a bit of research on the word "Karateka" and long story short, I typed it all on [[Talk:Karate Car]]. - {{User:Neo_foxx000/sig}} 00:39, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

==Forty-Twan? Forty-Twone? ==
Any reason for it to be 'twan' rather than 'twone'? It seems like Senor Cardgage is mangling the phrase 'forty-one' to me... {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 22:10, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:Sounds like "twan" to me. Good luck making sense of a lot of stuff Senor Cardgage says. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 22:16, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

::Hm, I think it's forty-twone. Like, a mini-[[Portmanteaus|portmanteau]] of "two" and "one". {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:21, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Know what I think?? I think that the MOVIE everyone's seeing is called "Forty-Twone" and that Senor Cardgage and Strong Bad say, "'Forty-Twone' is on your LEFT.", like when movie peoples tell moviegoers where their specified theater is. I definitely hear an f in those sentences. -{{User:WeirdAl/sig}} 23:31, 20 February 2007 (UTC) (PS: This is now my favorite email! Yay, I have one!)

:Yep, I agree. Though Senor Cardgage always says things that are "almost one word and not quite another", what he's getting at is that theater number Forty-twhatever is on their left. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 23:34, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
::I think that Senor Cardgage says "lest" and Strong Bad says "left"
:::They both say "lest" to my ears. SB seems to enunciate the "s" clearly on purpose. -- homsanymous
:::I think "twan" is better since it is pronounced that way. "Twone" sounds like "phone" to me. e.g. Twan is to Taiwan. Twone is to phone. {{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 16:50, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
::::That's a reasonable point. Perhaps "twon" then. It needs to reflect the fact that he's combining "two" and "one". — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:58, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

== Crowdbreaking ==
So maybe I just don't speak very good "Homestar Runner", but it sounds to me like he says "crowdbreaking" instead of "groundbreaking". [[User:Hrjogger|Hrjogger]] 23:42, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
:It's groundbreaking. That actually makes sense in the context. Just for future notice, whenever you think a character says something that doesn't make sense compared to what we already have in the transcript, you probably just heard wrong. Thanks for posting your opinion, though! :) -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 23:46, 20 February 2007 (UTC)
No, I don't think he says "crowdbreaking", as there's no such thing. The "N" is clearly audible, and there's no "N" in crowd. Being that I've been to a couple of groundbreakings myself, I fully understand the sentiment of "what is the point of those things?" Plus "crowdbreaking" just isn't funny and doesn't make sense. So until next time, keep making stupid remarks, and I'll keep making fun of them. I mean, answering them. Preeeeow. 
[[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 23:53, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

==Please Turn Off Your==

"Please turn off your..." usually refers to electronic devices such as cell phones and pagers. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:24, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

Yes, that's already in explanations, why did you repeat it here? [[User:DeFender1031|DeFender1031]] 00:28, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

:Someone removed it. I'll put it back. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:30, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::I really don't think that needs to be explained. That's why I removed it earlier. Someone further up the page already noted that it is too obvious. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:50, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

==The Cheat talks again!==

Doesn't the first thing that The Cheat say sound ironically like "Yeah, yeah."? [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 00:35, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:The Cheat has done that before, it's no big mystery. -{{User:Stinkoman K/Sig}} 00:49, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== The Homestar ==

I think that Homestar singing "Ever More" is a reference to Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven." Anyone agree with me?
:I'd have to say no, seeing as it doesn't make any sense whatsoever in this context. If "The Raven" was a song, and this was a Halloween toon, then it may have been plausible.--{{User:NevaDie/sig}} 03:03, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::For the record, "The Raven" was made into a song in the 1970s by the Alan Parsons Project. Which is a good song, but doesn't sound anything like what Homestar says.[[User:Spell4yr|Spell4yr]] 06:34, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:No, sorry. It's totally not in the right context, and "Ever and more" foesn't really sound like it would be from "The Raven," where the repeated words are "nevermoer" and "evermore" along with very similar permutations. I'd say that this is much too far of a stretch (Strong Bad could do cartwheels for as long as this is a stretch). [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 04:34, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Subtitle madness ==

Can anyone tell me why people have started adding subtitles that show one part of a quote at the left, then the second in the middle or right? It just seems really unnecessary to me. [[User:Tony Myers|Tony Myers]] 04:46, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

:I don't see any subtitles being rendered side-by-side in this email. It might be my userscript is out of date (?). Are the subtitles being spoken by two characters? (Or, a soundeffect in addition to speech?). {{User:Bryanc/sig}} 04:55, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

::He's talking about where sometimes in the script, the line is shown gradually, rather than all at once. It's generally used if the pieces are too small to make them a line of their own, but showing them all at once would spoil some punchline... though more often it's added for comedic effect (such as Homestar in [[long pants]]), and I agree that it's a bit overused in this way (every now and again is fine, but it doesn't need to be used every email). {{User:Phlip/sig}} 05:03, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Progrum? ==

In the transcript, the announcements says to turn off bazookas before the "progrum." This is, I assume, a phonetic rendering of the way the announcer pronounces the word "program" in the cartoon. My personal experience probably doesn't matter much, but I've heard "progrum" (as the announcer says it) used as a conventional pronounciation of the word "program." Perhaps a phonetic spelling isn't necessary?

BTW, this seems to suggest that the cartoon's pronounciation is conventional.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/program

:The transcriber noticed it because the word [[Progrum|progrum]] has been used before.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 05:01, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::I believe, unless something's specifically spelt out for us, we try to match what was said phonetically (a good example being Coach Z). Furthermore, "[[Progrum|progrum]]" is something of an inside joke on H*R. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 05:02, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:::Yes, that is an acceptable pronunciation; the only reason we spell it that way when we transcribe it is that [[:Image:sbinterview logo.png|it has appeared as such in print]]. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 05:07, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree with that, certainly; however, the page still calls it an intentional mispronunciation; since "progrum" is an acceptable pronunciation, perhaps it should be re-worded?

:That makes sense to me — I changed it. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 13:53, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

== Coach Z is not my lover ==

Is it just me, or does [[Strong Bad]]'s singing of "Coach Z is not that cool" in the email intro sound very much like some parts of [[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]]'s [[Wikipedia:Billie Jean|Billie Jean]]? See the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlFC70EFBQQ music video at youtube] to have a listen. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 17:07, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:Hey, you're right! It does sound a lot like that line down to the beat of where SB goes "here comes an email" matching the lyric after that being "She's just a girl." - {{User:Neo_foxx000/sig}} 18:46, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::I concur. That's a VERY strong resemblance. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 19:13, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I refuse to watch anything Michael Jackson unless it was from before he got so creepy, so I'm not watching that video anytime soon. However, if you guys say it's a reference, go ahead and put it on the page. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 19:18, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
::::Actually, Billie Jean (the original release) was one of his first hit singles, back in 1983. Way before he started changing his skin tone and letting his fame get to his head. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 22:28, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:::::Now that I actually watched it (and thought it was pretty cool), it's becoming abundently clear that ''this'' email is referencing that song. For sure. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 23:36, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
Ahem. I was alive (and in college) (!) when Billie Jean was released. It's possibly a reference, but I think that's a real stretch. I think the next line, "Here comes an email," doesn't match up at all. --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 04:39, 22 February 2007 (UTC) 
:I doubt it's a blatant reference, so much as a resemblance. In other similar cases, Strong Bad's song has "sounded like" the RWR song, but hasn't been close enough to it to count as a direct reference, and he usually concludes with something much more ad-hoc anyway. So this follows the same pattern. That's why I worded the RWR as "bears a strong resemblance to", not "is a reference to" or "parody of". {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:20, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
::It sounds a lot like Spill the Wine by Eric Burdon and War. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 16:42, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

Skunkguy, Michael Jackson didn't change his skin on purpose. He has vitiligo.
:He sure made a big deal about all the plastic surgery he was getting for it. Maybe in order to hide his condition? {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 23:18, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:Vitiligo? You got a source on that? People with vitiligo usually have a blotchy, uneven loss of pigment. Michael's skin looks uniformly gray. --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 19:50, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
::There's no real reason to talk about this here. Internet forum/wiki/MySpace + Michael Jackson = many, many pages worth of posts. The email song sounds a lot like Billie Jean, so it deserves a mention at least. -{{User:Brightstar Shiner/sig}} 20:48, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I do want to leave a quick reply for Mike there, though: I was aware of MJ having a condition (didn't know what it was called) that caused splotchy skin pigmentation as you described. I have no issue with that. Nor do I have an issue with him getting a pigment job to hide these effects. What I did have an issue with was the big deal he made out of getting plastic surgery, along with his many other forms of general weirdness. ... That said, Brightstar Shiner is right, and we should move any further discussion about Jackson himself off of the wiki. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 18:11, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

Are you guys sure? I am huge fan of MJ and to me it sounds '''nothing''' like Billie Jean... [[User:MJN SEIFER|MJN SEIFER]] 21:58, 14 March 2007 (UTC)

== Bazoka? ==

Should we list "Strong Bad's Bazoka" under weapons? - {{User:HeyMama/sig}} 04:14 pm, Febuary 21st 2007.
:See [[Strong Bad's Bazooka]]. That's category is Weapons.--{{User:Theyellowdart/sig}} 22:58, 21 February 2007 (UTC)

== Wisecracking Transmission! ==

Just a thought, but Strong Sad's mention of "that commercial with the wisecracking transmission" might be a reference to the Cottmans Automotive commercials with the talking cars.
:You have a good idea there. However, there have been other commercials with talking cars. Chevron comes to mind. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 05:58, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

==Nokia?==

The tune Strong Bad hums sounds more like revely. [[User:Retromaniac|Retromaniac]] 23:54, 21 February 2007 (UTC)
:Did you check out the Wikipedia page? Nokia itself claims that the Nokia tune is an original work, but if you listen to "Gran Vals," it's exactly the same. The nokia tune sounds nothing like ''Reveille'', at least to me.
::As a former bugler who played "Reveille" '''every darn morning''' I can assure you, this is NOT Reveille. It is, however, a clear reference to the Nokia ringtone. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 04:38, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

==Luked so Wilson?==

Okay, I have generally bad hearing, but in the easter egg it sounds to me like Homestar is saying that "cinema has never before listened so willingly." Makes more sense considering he was conversing with the screen.
:The reasoning is that the other Easter egg (the refreshment trivia one) also mentions Luke Wilson. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 06:37, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:: i originally thought it said lisped so wilson, but on further consideration, and after reading the other easter egg, i now agree h*r says luked. {{User:Csours/sig}} 00:17, 23 February 2007 (UTC)

== Weebl and Bob ==

This reference to Homestar's Viking hat and wobbling was removed and then put back in. It doesn't look like we have a STUFF discussion going on...any opinions on this? I personally am not familiar enough with the reference to make a judgement. --[[User:Bigscarymike|BigScaryMike]] 04:25, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:If anyone cares to see the episode, you can view it [http://www.weebls-stuff.com/wab/history6 here]. I don't think it's a ref. Homestar bobs back and forth all the time. Maybe if the hat obscured his view... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 04:42, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
::I looked at it for reference. In addition to not thinking it's particularly funny, I also do not think it's a reference. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 07:43, 22 February 2007 (UTC)
:::I thinks its a reference to runescape's berserker helm, espesially as the trumpeter is wearing run e armor. but i know im a crackpot. {{User:Csours/sig}} 00:17, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
== two and one ==
when gron sad raises his finger, he does it in a weird order: frame 1400 {{User:Csours/sig}} 00:19, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
:You're right, it looks as though he puts up his middle finger first and then his forefinger... I didn't notice that! [[User:EYanyo|EYanyo]] 17:48, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
:: Unless we assume that was his [[Left Handedness|left hand]], which it looks more like it is. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 17:49, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
:::look at the thumb. also hold up your left had like strong sad and see how it looks. {{User:Csours/sig}} 21:11, 24 February 2007 (UTC)
:Definatly left hand. Immediatly following the camera change, Stong Sad is seen from the front putting his left hand down. -Eaglescout1984 15:05, 26 March 2007 (GMT)

== Another kind of Potemkin (sp?) ==

Besides the battleship, there's also a Potemkin in the Guilty Gear series, who is one hulking fighter. Yeah, I guess the character got his name from the battleship, but I thought that that fact should be pointed out.

or it could be making fun of translations from japanese 2 english, and "pokemon" (or however the crap u spell it)
:...how? {{User:Kahteh/sig}} 22:51, 23 February 2007 (UTC)
::The egg specifically says "''Battleship Potemkin''"... It's not going to be a reference to something else. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 01:59, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

== "Here comes an email" ==

The tune for the second line of Strong Bad's intro is pretty clearly the main riff of "Snail Shell" by [[They Might Be Giants]], just in a much lower key, as the low-pitched Strong Bad is singing it. Hear the song on Google Video [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5293960515227182374 here] (listen to the opening riff and the line "I want to thank you"). This would mark the second time that a SB Email intro is done in the style of a They Might Be Giants song, the first being [[different town]] with "Ana Ng" (which is already listed on that page). -[[User:69.122.203.50|69.122.203.50]] 20:41, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

==not the most recent==
There's a new sbemail.

== DNA Evidence Subplot ==

I'm not saying I don't want there to be one, but if it turns out there isn't we can look back at this as a sign because it would be hard to work the movie into it, unless it was a newsreel. [[User:Bad Bad Guy|Bad Bad Guy]] 00:19, 14 April 2007 (UTC)
:Could also be written off as just coincidence. Or ignored altogether. If there even IS a subplot... --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 03:42, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

== Unnecessary S's ==

I'm pretty sure unnecessary s's are an inside reference. One of the dates crossed off on the Dangeresque 3 poster is Memorials Day. Could we add this?--{{User:}}

== King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster ==

Just wanted to say that I mentioned that the egg was linked from "reuse", not to help people find the egg but to show that it was like TBC were making a note to themselves to reuse it in another email. Perhaps a bit of stretch and not very well explained when I put it on the page, oh well. - [[User:Quolnok|Quolnok]] 16:36, 15 June 2007 (UTC)
:Way more than "a bit of a stretch", pal. Think more along the lines of Mr Fantastic levels of stretching. I mean, ''how do you know'' that TBC planned to reuse the poster when they made unnatural and therefore linked it from "reuse"? The more likely senario was that they got Cooper's email, designed the cinema, needed some movie posters and thought, "Hey, we can use that King Bubsgonzola Supreme poster from last week as an inside reference!" It's a complete coincidence. {{User:The Chort/sig}} 16:47, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

== Concession Stand Easter Egg ==

Someone jsut posted this trivia.

"The easter egg of the video trivia may refer to Bub's concession stand."

I do not think this is true. I was gonna remove it, but I wasn't sure. Thoughts? [[User:D&d greg|D&d greg]] 14:21, 21 June 2007 (UTC)

== Closed STUFF ==

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=== Shelling Out a Reference ===
{{stufffact|The first line of Strong Bad's intro song for this email bears a strong resemblance to the chorus of "[[Wikipedia:Billie Jean|Billie Jean]]", by [[Wikipedia:Michael Jackson|Michael Jackson]]. '''The second line is sung to the tune of the riff of "Snail Shell" by They Might Be Giants.'''}}

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== Just You Watch. Some day I'm gonna be... ==

This comment near the start of the e-mail sounds like a reference to a movie (or three). Any ideas? Is this worth a "real world reference" ? -- [[User:Ch'marr|Ch'marr]] 16:12, 15 July 2007 (UTC)

Talk:the movies

2007-07-15T16:11:34Z

Ch'marr: /**/Just You Watch. Some day I'm gonna be...

road trip

2006-09-05T05:48:57Z

Ch'marr: re-doing spelling correction :)

{{sbenav|156|theme song|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Roadtrip_sbemail156.png|thumb|"Road Trip City, Here We Come!"]]

Strong Bad and The Cheat go on a road trip. Or more accurately, a car trip. Or even more accurately, a car.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], Inside The [[Gremlin]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' September 4, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:20

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
{{inprogress}}
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Good morning, Mr. Email, there's a call for you on line 2. ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: road trip</div>
Dear Fatty bad, 
Do you ever go on road trips with your gang?

That guy, from that place
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "I've actually lost two pounds in the last nine months, thank you very much" instead of "fatty" and "Pete from Pete's parents' basement" instead of "That guy, from that place".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah! Me and The Cheat, we're roadtripcionados. And one thing I've found, is that every good road trip needs a good inside joke that only the people that ''went'' on the road trip will get. ''{clears screen}'' And your friends that ''didn't'' go on the roadtrip will want to kill your legs every time you bring it up. These days, I make up the inside joke before I go on the roadtrip, just in case one doesn't happen. For this road trip, we'll make it... jumbo/LARGE. Get it? jumbo/LARGE? It's like a maxymoron.

''{Cut to the Field. Strong Bad and The Cheat are standing in front of the Gremlin; an object covered by a yellow-splotched cloth is on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, you ready to go, The Cheat? Why is Strong Mad hiding under that not-originally-yellow-spotted sheet from Strong Sad's bedroom? Not my bedroom.

''{Pan to the right so that the entire object covered by the sheet is visible}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises. Pulls back the cloth to reveal many stacked aluminum cans. Excited The Cheat noises.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Eighty-something cases of Bull Honkey! ''{close-up of Strong Bad}'' That's my favorite caffeinergy sauce! ''{back to wider view}'' Oh, this road trip is ''definitely'' going to be ''{dances}'' jumbo/LARGE.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{looks annoyed, quizzical The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just laugh at it. It's an inside joke. Going to be hilarious.

''{Cut to the inside of the Gremlin. The Cheat is sitting behind the wheel. Strong Bad enters the passenger's seat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Road trip city, here we come!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Keys? I don't have any keys. Look, the only thing I know about this car is what Bubs told me. And that's that the windows and doors are broken and you can't open them from the inside.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{looks annoyed}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. Right. ''{under his breath}'' That was pretty poor planning on my part.

''{Cut to a distant view of a silhouette of the Gremlin against a yellow sky}}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{calling out}'' Bubs? Green Bubs? ''{a tumbleweed rolls by}'' Anybody?

''{cut back to inside the car}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, forget it. I'm not gonna let a little setback like this ruin our road trip. What we need is some grub. Pull over at this next exit over here.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{turns the steering wheel}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know a little roadside diner called Beneath the Passenger's Seat. ''{goes under the seat}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{surprised The Cheat noises}''

''{Cut to a view of the passenger's seat from above. Strong Bad's leg is visible on the right}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, we got a small order of petrifries ''{brings out three French fries covered in hair}'', a large melt shake that's almost eaten through the cup ''{brings out a, old cup that says "Melt Shake" and is stained brown on the bottom}'', ooh, and for dessert, a hot-sucked booderscotch in desperate need of a shave ''{brings out an orange, egg-shaped candy covered with hair}''.

''{return to front view of the Gremlin}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, cool, that was disgusting. Now alls we need to wash the taste out of our brains is some jammin' tunes!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{exclamatory The Cheat noises. Brings out a CD that says "road trip mix".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A mix CD! ''{singing}'' That, my friend, is jumbo/LARGE. Now, let's put it in and crank it up!

''{cut to view of Gremlin's dashboard , which contains an eight-track player labeled "8-TRAX".}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{tries to put the CD in the eight-track player. The Cheat noises.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, just force it in there. ''{return to front view of the Gremlin}'' I'm sure that thing's forwards compatible.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{pushes CD into player. The edges of the CD break off.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah, The Cheat. These are some jammin' tunes! ''{singing}'' And now we're jammin'! ''{in falsetto}'' Jammin' tunes! Jammin tunes ''{in his normal voice}'' Now we're jammi— ''{shouting quickly}'' Oh, who am I kidding; this is the worst road trip over! ''{puts his head down on the dashboard}'' The Cheat ''{cut to silhouette view of the Gremlin}'', we're gonna die in this Gremlin!

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

''{The sky darkens}''

'''SINGERS:''' ''{unseen, in high voices}'' And now we're jammin'! Jammin' tunes! Jammin' tunes! And now we're jammin'! Yo, lo, lo!

''{cut to view of Strong Bad and the Cheat in the Gremlin, this time from an angle}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Like, look at that little thing over there! ''{cut to a view looking up at the car roof}'' That could be a whole nother world. With a whole nother Strong Bad and The Cheat stuck in a Gremlin. ''{a light shines on The Cheat.}''

''{cut to a view looking out the window; Homestar Runner is standing outside holding a flashlight}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looking annoyed}'' All right, young lovers. Move it along! What do you think this is, Make-out Point?

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Honkem.png|thumb|"Honk 'em if ya got 'em!"]]
*Click on the eighty-something cases of Bull Honkey to see a close up of a Bull Honkey can.
*Click on the car bumper when Homestar finds Strong Bad and The Cheat to see a bumper sticker.
*At the end, click on "everybody" to see a conversation between Bubs and Coach Z.
:'''COACH Z:''' Whaddya mean, I'm the green Bubs? If anything, you're the orange Coach Z!
:'''BUBS:''' The first person to call me the orange Coach Z is going to get a free consultation with my friends Jacoby and Meyers. ''{balls his fists}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*Petrifries is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Petrified|Petrification]], which is the process by which organic material is converted into stone or a similar substance.
*"Forwards compatible" is a takeoff of the term [[Wikipedia:Backward compatibility|backwards compatibility]], used for technology that can take the place of older products.

===Trivia===
*This is the first time we see the interior of The [[Gremlin]].
*There actually appears to be 204 cans of [[Bull Honkey]], not the 80-something cans assumed by Strong Bad.

===Inside References===
*"Bull honkey" is a reference to [[record book]], in which Strong Bad set the record for "Longest Bull Honkey".
*The [[Gremlin]] makes another appearance. It was last seen in [[Senorial Day]].

===Real World References===
*The energy drink "Bull Honkey" is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Red Bull|Red Bull]].
*[http://www.jacobyandmeyers.com/ Jacoby and Meyers] is the name of a prominent legal firm in the United States.

==External Links==

{{sbemailextlinks|156|9722}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

road trip

2006-09-05T05:42:31Z

Ch'marr: spelling

{{sbenav|156|theme song|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Roadtrip_sbemail156.png|thumb|"Road Trip City, Here We Come!"]]

Strong Bad and The Cheat go on a road trip. Or more accurately, a car trip. Or even more accurately, a car.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], Inside The [[Gremlin]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' September 4, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:20

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
{{inprogress}}
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Good morning, Mr. Email, there's a call for you on line 2. ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: road trip</div>
Dear Fatty bad, 
Do you ever go on road trips with your gang?

That guy, from that place
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "I've actually lost two pounds in the last nine months, thank you very much" instead of "fatty" and "Pete from Pete's parents' basement" instead of "That guy, from that place".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah! Me and The Cheat, we're roadtripcionados. And one thing I've found, is that every good road trip needs a good inside joke that only the people that ''went'' on the road trip will get. ''{clears screen}'' And your friends that ''didn't'' go on the roadtrip will want to kill your legs every time you bring it up. These days, I make up the inside joke before I go on the roadtrip, just in case one doesn't happen. For this road trip, we'll make it... jumbo/LARGE. Get it? jumbo/LARGE? It's like a maxymoron.

''{Cut to the Field. Strong Bad and The Cheat are standing in front of the Gremlin; an object covered by a yellow-splotched cloth is on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, you ready to go, The Cheat? Why is Strong Mad hiding under that not-originally-yellow-spotted sheet from Strong Sad's bedroom? Not my bedroom.

''{Pan to the right so that the entire object covered by the sheet is visible}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises. Pulls back the cloth to reveal many stacked aluminum cans. Excited The Cheat noises.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Eighty-something cases of Bull Honkey! ''{close-up of Strong Bad}'' That's my favorite caffeinergy sauce! ''{back to wider view}'' Oh, this road trip is ''definitely'' going to be ''{dances}'' jumbo/LARGE.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{looks annoyed, quizzical The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just laugh at it. It's an inside joke. Going to be hilarious.

''{Cut to the inside of the Gremlin. The Cheat is sitting behind the wheel. Strong Bad enters the passenger's seat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Road trip city, here we come!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Keys? I don't have any keys. Look, the only thing I know about this car is what Bubs told me. And that's that the windows and doors are broken and you can't open them from the inside.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{looks annoyed}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. Right. ''{under his breath}'' That was pretty poor planning on my part.

''{Cut to a distant view of a silhouette of the Gremlin against a yellow sky}}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{calling out}'' Bubs? Green Bubs? ''{a tumbleweed rolls by}'' Anybody?

''{cut back to inside the car}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, forget it. I'm not gonna let a little setback like this ruin our road trip. What we need is some grub. Pull over at this next exit over here.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{turns the steering wheel}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know a little roadside diner called Beneath the Passenger's Seat. ''{goes under the seat}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{surprised The Cheat noises}''

''{Cut to a view of the passenger's seat from above. Strong Bad's leg is visible on the right}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, we got a small order of petrifries ''{brings out three French fries covered in hair}'', a large melt shake that's almost eaten through the cup ''{brings out a, old cup that says "Melt Shake" and is stained brown on the bottom}'', ooh, and for dessert, a hot-sucked booderscotch in desperate need of a shave ''{brings out an orange, egg-shaped candy covered with hair}''.

''{return to front view of the Gremlin}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, cool, that was disgusting. Now alls we need to wash the taste out of our brains is some jammin' tunes!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{exclamatory The Cheat noises. Brings out a CD that says "road trip mix".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A mix CD! ''{singing}'' That, my friend, is jumbo/LARGE. Now, let's put it in and crank it up!

''{cut to view of Gremlin's dashboard , which contains an eight-track player labeled "8-TRAX".}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{tries to put the CD in the eight-track player. The Cheat noises.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, just force it in there. ''{return to front view of the Gremlin}'' I'm sure that thing's forwards compatible.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{pushes CD into player. The edges of the CD break off.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah, The Cheat. These are some jammin' tunes! ''{singing}'' And now we're jammin'! ''{in falsetto}'' Jammin' tunes! Jammin tunes ''{in his normal voice}'' Now we're jammi— ''{shouting quickly}'' Oh, who am I kidding; this is the worst road trip over! ''{puts his head down on the dashboard}'' The Cheat ''{cut to silhouette view of the Gremlin}'', we're gonna die in this Gremlin!

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

''{The sky darkens}''

'''SINGERS:''' ''{unseen, in high voices}'' And now we're jammin'! Jammin' tunes! Jammin' tunes! And now we're jammin'! Yo, lo, lo!

''{cut to view of Strong Bad and the Cheat in the Gremlin, this time from an angle}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Like, look at that little thing over there! ''{cut to a view looking up at the car roof}'' That could be a whole nother world. With a whole nother Strong Bad and The Cheat stuck in a Gremlin. ''{a light shines on The Cheat.}''

''{cut to a view looking out the window; Homestar Runner is standing outside holding a flashlight}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looking annoyed}'' All right, young lovers. Move it along! What do you think this is, Make-out Point?

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Honkem.png|thumb|"Honk 'em if ya got 'em!"]]
*Click on the eighty-something cases of Bull Honkey to see a close up of a Bull Honkey can.
*Click on the car bumper when Homestar finds Strong Bad and The Cheat to see a bumper sticker.
*At the end, click on "everybody" to see a conversation between Bubs and Coach Z.
:'''COACH Z:''' Whaddya mean, I'm the green Bubs? If anything, you're the orange Coach Z!
:'''BUBS:''' The first person to call me the orange Coach Z is going to get a free consultation with my friends Jacoby and Meyers. ''{balls his fists}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*Petrifries is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Petrified|Petrification]], which is the process by which organic material is converted into stone or a similar substance.

===Trivia===
*This is the first time we see the interior of The [[Gremlin]].
*There actually appears to be 204 cans of [[Bull Honkey]], not the 80-something cans assumed by Strong Bad.

===Inside References===
*"Bull honkey" is a reference to [[record book]], in which Strong Bad set the record for "Longest Bull Honkey".
*The [[Gremlin]] makes another appearance. It was last seen in [[Senorial Day]].

===Real World References===
*The energy drink "[[Bull Honkey]]" is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Red Bull|Red Bull]].
*The whole email sounds like he's explaining what he did on his summer vacation.
*Jacoby and Meyers is the name of a prominent legal firm in the United States.

==External Links==

{{sbemailextlinks|156|9722}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

road trip

2006-09-05T05:41:46Z

Ch'marr: spelling, based on likely real-world reference

{{sbenav|156|theme song|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Roadtrip_sbemail156.png|thumb|"Road Trip City, Here We Come!"]]

Strong Bad and The Cheat go on a road trip. Or more accurately, a car trip. Or even more accurately, a car.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], Inside The [[Gremlin]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' September 4, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:20

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
{{inprogress}}
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Good morning, Mr. Email, there's a call for you on line 2. ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: road trip</div>
Dear Fatty bad, 
Do you ever go on road trips with your gang?

That guy, from that place
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "I've actually lost two pounds in the last nine months, thank you very much" instead of "fatty" and "Pete from Pete's parents' basement" instead of "That guy, from that place".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah! Me and The Cheat, we're roadtripcionados. And one thing I've found, is that every good road trip needs a good inside joke that only the people that ''went'' on the road trip will get. ''{clears screen}'' And your friends that ''didn't'' go on the roadtrip will want to kill your legs every time you bring it up. These days, I make up the inside joke before I go on the roadtrip, just in case one doesn't happen. For this road trip, we'll make it... jumbo/LARGE. Get it? jumbo/LARGE? It's like a maxymoron.

''{Cut to the Field. Strong Bad and The Cheat are standing in front of the Gremlin; an object covered by a yellow-splotched cloth is on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, you ready to go, The Cheat? Why is Strong Mad hiding under that not-originally-yellow-spotted sheet from Strong Sad's bedroom? Not my bedroom.

''{Pan to the right so that the entire object covered by the sheet is visible}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises. Pulls back the cloth to reveal many stacked aluminum cans. Excited The Cheat noises.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Eighty-something cases of Bull Honkey! ''{close-up of Strong Bad}'' That's my favorite caffeinergy sauce! ''{back to wider view}'' Oh, this road trip is ''definitely'' going to be ''{dances}'' jumbo/LARGE.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{looks annoyed, quizzical The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just laugh at it. It's an inside joke. Going to be hilarious.

''{Cut to the inside of the Gremlin. The Cheat is sitting behind the wheel. Strong Bad enters the passenger's seat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Road trip city, here we come!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Keys? I don't have any keys. Look, the only thing I know about this car is what Bubs told me. And that's that the windows and doors are broken and you can't open them from the inside.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{looks annoyed}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. Right. ''{under his breath}'' That was pretty poor planning on my part.

''{Cut to a distant view of a silhouette of the Gremlin against a yellow sky}}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{calling out}'' Bubs? Green Bubs? ''{a tumbleweed rolls by}'' Anybody?

''{cut back to inside the car}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, forget it. I'm not gonna let a little setback like this ruin our road trip. What we need is some grub. Pull over at this next exit over here.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{turns the steering wheel}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know a little roadside diner called Beneath the Passenger's Seat. ''{goes under the seat}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{surprised The Cheat noises}''

''{Cut to a view of the passenger's seat from above. Strong Bad's leg is visible on the right}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, we got a small order of petrifries ''{brings out three French fries covered in hair}'', a large melt shake that's almost eaten through the cup ''{brings out a, old cup that says "Melt Shake" and is stained brown on the bottom}'', ooh, and for dessert, a hot-sucked booderscotch in desperate need of a shave ''{brings out an orange, egg-shaped candy covered with hair}''.

''{return to front view of the Gremlin}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, cool, that was disgusting. Now alls we need to wash the taste out of our brains is some jammin' tunes!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{exclamatory The Cheat noises. Brings out a CD that says "road trip mix".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A mix CD! ''{singing}'' That, my friend, is jumbo/LARGE. Now, let's put it in and crank it up!

''{cut to view of Gremlin's dashboard , which contains an eight-track player labeled "8-TRAX".}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{tries to put the CD in the eight-track player. The Cheat noises.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, just force it in there. ''{return to front view of the Gremlin}'' I'm sure that thing's forwards compatible.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{pushes CD into player. The edges of the CD break off.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah, The Cheat. These are some jammin' tunes! ''{singing}'' And now we're jammin'! ''{in falsetto}'' Jammin' tunes! Jammin tunes ''{in his normal voice}'' Now we're jammi— ''{shouting quickly}'' Oh, who am I kidding; this is the worst road trip over! ''{puts his head down on the dashboard}'' The Cheat ''{cut to silhouette view of the Gremlin}'', we're gonna die in this Gremlin!

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

''{The sky darkens}''

'''SINGERS:''' ''{unseen, in high voices}'' And now we're jammin'! Jammin' tunes! Jammin' tunes! And now we're jammin'! Yo, lo, lo!

''{cut to view of Strong Bad and the Cheat in the Gremlin, this time from an angle}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Like, look at that little thing over there! ''{cut to a view looking up at the car roof}'' That could be a whole nother world. With a whole nother Strong Bad and The Cheat stuck in a Gremlin. ''{a light shines on The Cheat.}''

''{cut to a view looking out the window; Homestar Runner is standing outside holding a flashlight}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looking annoyed}'' All right, young lovers. Move it along! What do you think this is, Make-out Point?

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Honkem.png|thumb|"Honk 'em if ya got 'em!"]]
*Click on the eighty-something cases of Bull Honkey to see a close up of a Bull Honkey can.
*Click on the car bumper when Homestar finds Strong Bad and The Cheat to see a bumper sticker.
*At the end, click on "everybody" to see a conversation between Bubs and Coach Z.
:'''COACH Z:''' Whaddya mean, I'm the green Bubs? If anything, you're the orange Coach Z!
:'''BUBS:''' The first person to call me the orange Coach Z is going to get a free consultation with my friends Jacoby and Meyers. ''{balls his fists}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*Petrifries is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Petrified|Petrification]], which is the process by which organic material is converted into stone or a similar substance.

===Trivia===
*This is the first time we see the interior of The [[Gremlin]].
*There actually appears to be 204 cans of [[Bull Honkey]], not the 80-something cans assumed by Strong Bad.

===Inside References===
*"Bull honkey" is a reference to [[record book]], in which Strong Bad set the record for "Longest Bull Honkey".
*The [[Gremlin]] makes another appearance. It was last seen in [[Senorial Day]].

===Real World References===
*The energy drink "[[Bull Honkey]]" is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Red Bull|Red Bull]].
*The whole email sounds like he's explaining what he did on his summer vacation.
*Jacoby and Meyers is the name of a prominant legal firm in the United States.

==External Links==

{{sbemailextlinks|156|9722}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

road trip

2006-09-05T05:31:59Z

Ch'marr: /* Real World References */

{{sbenav|156|theme song|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Roadtrip_sbemail156.png|thumb|"Road Trip City, Here We Come!"]]

Strong Bad and The Cheat go on a road trip. Or more accurately, a car trip. Or even more accurately, a car.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], Inside The [[Gremlin]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' September 4, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:32

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
{{inprogress}}
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Good morning, Mr. Email, there's a call for you on line 2. ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: road trip</div>
Dear Fatty bad, 
Do you ever go on road trips with your gang?

That guy, from that place
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "I've actually lost two pounds in the last nine months, thank you very much" instead of "fatty" and "Pete from Pete's parents' basement" instead of "That guy, from that place".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, yeah! Me and The Cheat, we're roadtripcionados. And one thing I've found, is that every good road trip needs a good inside joke that only the people that ''went'' on the road trip will get. ''{clears screen}'' And your friends that ''didn't'' go on the roadtrip will want to kill your legs every time you bring it up. These days, I make up the inside joke before I go on the roadtrip, just in case one doesn't happen. For this road trip, we'll make it... jumbo/LARGE. Get it? jumbo/LARGE? It's like a maxymoron.

''{Cut to the Field. Strong Bad and The Cheat are standing in front of the Gremlin; an object covered by a yellow-splotched cloth is on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, you ready to go, The Cheat? Why is Strong Mad hiding under that not-originally-yellow-spotted sheet from Strong Sad's bedroom? Not my bedroom.

''{Pan to the right so that the entire object covered by the sheet is visible}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises. Pulls back the cloth to reveal many stacked aluminum cans. Excited The Cheat noises.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Eighty-something cases of Bull Honkey! ''{close-up of Strong Bad}'' That's my favorite caffeinergy sauce! ''{back to wider view}'' Oh, this road trip is ''definitely'' going to be ''{dances}'' jumbo/LARGE.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{looks annoyed, quizzical The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just laugh at it. It's an inside joke. Going to be hilarious.

''{Cut to the inside of the Gremlin. The Cheat is sitting behind the wheel. Strong Bad enters the passenger's seat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Road trip city, here we come!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Keys? I don't have any keys. Look, the only thing I know about this car is what Bubs told me. And that's that the windows and doors are broken and you can't open them from the inside.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{looks annoyed}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. Right. ''{under his breath}'' That was pretty poor planning on my part.

''{Cut to a distant view of a silhouette of the Gremlin against a yellow sky}}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{calling out}'' Bubs? Green Bubs? ''{a tumbleweed rolls by}'' Anybody?

''{cut back to inside the car}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, forget it. I'm not gonna let a little setback like this ruin our road trip. What we need is some grub. Pull over at this next exit over here.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{turns the steering wheel}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I know a little roadside diner called Beneath the Passenger's Seat. ''{goes under the seat}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{surprised The Cheat noises}''

''{Cut to a view of the passenger's seat from above. Strong Bad's leg is visible on the right}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, we got a small order of petrifries ''{brings out three French fries covered in hair}'', a large melt shake that's almost eaten through the cup ''{brings out a, old cup that says "Melt Shake" and is stained brown on the bottom}'', ooh, and for dessert, a hot-sucked booderscotch in desperate need of a shave ''{brings out an orange, egg-shaped candy covered with hair}''.

''{return to front view of the Gremlin}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, cool, that was disgusting. Now alls we need to wash the taste out of our brains is some jammin' tunes!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{exclamatory The Cheat noises. Brings out a CD that says "road trip mix".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A mix CD! ''{singing}'' That, my friend, is jumbo/LARGE. Now, let's put it in and crank it up!

''{cut to view of Gremlin's dashboard , which contains an eight-track player labeled "8-TRAX".}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{tries to put the CD in the eight-track player. The Cheat noises.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, just force it in there. ''{return to front view of the Gremlin}'' I'm sure that thing's forwards compatible.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Honkem.png|thumb|"Honk 'em if ya got 'em!"]]
*Click on the eighty-something cases of Bull Honkey to see a close up of a Bull Honkey can.
*Click on the car bumper when Homestar finds Strong Bad and The Cheat to see a bumper sticker.
*At the end, click on "everybody" to see a conversation between Bubs and Coach Z.
:'''COACH Z:''' Whaddya mean, I'm the green Bubs? If anything, you're the orange Coach Z!
:'''BUBS:''' The first person to call me the orange Coach Z is going to get a free consultation with my friends Jacoby and Myers. ''{balls his fists}''

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*This is the first time we see the interior of The [[Gremlin]].
*There actually appears to be 204 cans of [[Bull Honkey]], not the 80-something cans assumed by Strong Bad.

===Inside References===
*"Bull honkey" is a reference to [[record book]], in which Strong Bad set the record for "Longest Bull Honkey".
*The [[Gremlin]] makes another appearance. It was last seen in [[Senorial Day]].

===Real World References===
*The energy drink "[[Bull Honkey]]" is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Red Bull|Red Bull]].
*The whole email sounds like he's explaining what he did on his summer vacation.
*Jacoby and Meyers is the name of a prominant legal firm in the United States.

==External Links==

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{{Strong Bad Email}}

Floppy Disk Container

2005-04-16T18:45:21Z

Ch'marr: Big Five made other games for the TRS80, too.

The Floppy Disk Container sits to the right of [[Strong Bad]]'s computer. It shows the latest game he has been playing. This page catalogs appearances of the Floppy Disk Container, with screenshots, the toon or emails where it appeared, a brief explanation of the game mentioned on the floppy disk, and sources of supplementary material about the game. The majority of the labels are names of computer games and mostly from the '80s.
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! Image !! Appearances !! Explanation !! Sources
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| [[Image:Floppy_little_animal.PNG|150px|Blank 5.25 Inch Disk]] || [[little animal]], [[superhero name]] || The 5.25 inch disks were the standard disk until the 3.5 inch floppies came out. The 5.25 inch disks are what gave both kinds of disk the title 'floppy', as you could easily bend the disks, enough to nearly fold them over without them breaking. They were replaced by the 3.5 inch floppies in the early 1990's, which have been mostly replaced by the compact disc. The 3.5 disks still survive by being rewritable, and are therefore used for transferring very small files. They will likely be completely replaced by the compact disc and USB thumbdrive within a few years, once repeatedly rewritable compact discs are perfected and USB ports are universal. The first floppy-less computers were made by Apple, and many computers replace the Floppy drive with an 8-in-one memory card reader. || [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk Wiki]] [[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk-drive1.htm Here]] [[http://www.accurite.com/FloppyPrimer.html Here]] [[http://www.douglasmedia.com/prod8.html Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_ghosts.PNG|150px|Tongue Of The Fatman]] || [[ghosts]], [[50 emails]] || Tongue of The Fatman was a fighting game for DOS and Commodore 64, released in 1989. You choose from different alien races (including Human) with different abilities and fighting styles, purchase weapons and devices, and fight your way through multiple opponents to face the Fatman. Some of the more innovative features include being able to place wagers on the outcome of the fight, and the phenomenon of a special move becoming less powerful the more you use it to balance gameplay. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,1067/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?name=Tongue+of+The+Fatman Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/31897.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_morning_routine.PNG|150px|Lode Runner]] || [[morning routine]], [[cheat talk]] || Lode Runner was a strategy type game for DOS and Apple, originally created in 1983. It was originally an ASCII game, where you (Jake Peril) were simply a $ sign (The enemies were ¶'s). The object of the game was to win back treasures stolen by the Evil Empire. Eventually re-released on the Apple II as 'Miner', it featured real graphics. Finally Miner was submitted to Brøderbund and was finally published, under the name 'Lode Runner'. There have been countless versions of this game made, generally by random people and circulated over the Internet. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,243/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=651 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/26603.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lode_Runner Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_current_status.PNG|150px|Loom (Disk 1 of 24)]] || [[current status]] || Loom was an adventure game for the PC, released in 1989. It was one of a variety of games created by LucasFilm Games, before they decided to exclusively make the very popular 'Star Wars' games. You are Bobbin Threadbare, the mysterious "Loom child" and member of the Weaver Guild who must embark on a perilous journey to follow his guild members who were turned into geese and flew away from the Loom island. All puzzles are solved using a variety of spells cast from a magical staff, with no traditional inventory. There weren't actually 24 disks, at least not for the original version. There was the option of Six 5.25" Double Density (360KB) disks, or three 3.5" Double Density (720KB) floppies. Loom was also later released on CD-ROM with a bonus soundtrack disc bundled with Creative brand sound cards. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,176/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=655 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11465.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LOOM Wiki]] [[http://www.creative.com Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_huttah!.PNG|150px|Star Flight]] || [[huttah!]] || Starflight was a ship game for the PC, released in 1986. Mankind has left earth due to an exhaustion of resources, and need to colonize another planet. Then basically you just travel around the galaxy mining, gathering crew, fighting aliens, and trying to figure out why star systems are being blown up, without getting blown up with them. A very long winded game. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,115/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=2086 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11678.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_interview.PNG|150px|Rise Of The Dragon]] || [[interview]] || Rise Of The Dragon was a puzzle game for DOS, Amiga, and Sega CD, released in 1990. It was Dynamix's first game, presented in a Blade Runner-like environment and story. You assume the role of ex-cop William “Blade” Hunter, contracted to root out the source of a deadly new drug, MTZ, that ships in patch form and has a tendency to turn users into lizard creatures before killing them. There are a couple of arcade sequences but they are forgiving since they can be skipped if you die enough times. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,98/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=910 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11129.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_unused_emails.PNG|150px|Friendly Ware]] || [[unused emails]] || Friendly Ware was a software package for the PC, released in 1987. It was released by Friendlysoft, written in BASIC, and rendered in text mode via clever use of ASCII characters. The games included Master Mind, Nevada Dice, Killer Maze (navigate 3D mazes), Sea Battle (find a submarine with depth charges), Boggy Marsh (find monsters in a marsh), Hangman, Tic-Tac-Toe (unbeatable against computer), Wildcatter (an oil drilling simulation), Othello, Peg Leap (basic remove pegs game), Blackjack, Dominoes, Golf, Head Coach (a football simulation), Match (a Memory-style game) and Towers of Atlantis (a Towers of Hanoi game). Other software included a number of financial programs, eye and ear tests, an ASCII drawing program, a biorhythm charter (which suffers from the Y2K bug), sports prediction software, and a computing tutorial. || [[http://www.bhlegend.com/php/show.php3?game=1287 Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_caper.PNG|150px|Manhunter New York]] || [[Arcade Game]], [[caper]] || Manhunter New York was an adventure game for DOS, Atari ST, and Amiga, released in 1988. It was made about a year into Sierra On-Line, by Dave, Barry, and Dee Dee Murray. It is set 16 years into the 'future', in the year 2004. In 2002 The Orbs, an alien race composed of enormous eyeballs, invaded the planet Earth, mainly New York. Two years later, in 2004, you play a Manhunter, who's only job is to track down human criminals and bring them to justice. Another 'first person, point and click' type game. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,24/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=680 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11668.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhunter_%28game%29 Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_big_white_face.PNG|150px|World Games]] || [[big white face]] || World Games was a sports game for DOS and Commodore 64, made in 1987. It was made by Epyx, a company that made mostly sports games. World Games was a great collection of sports games from around the globe. It had not only good gameplay, but it was also educational, as each event started with an excellent introduction screen that gives both the background of the sport and basic rules. Some of the more enjoyable games included the scottish Caber Toss and and the spanish Bull Riding. || [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=1287 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/16987.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_privileges.PNG|150px|Space Shipper]] || [[privileges]] || Space Shipper is a fictitious game made by [[Videlectrix]], and looks to be a Gradius/1943-esque shooter clone. Fiendish lasers threaten to destroy the solar system! Explosions are taking over the galaxy!! It's Memorial Day and YOU were the only Spaceshipper who didn't have plans. Pilot your StarZoom to freedom! And time and a half!! || [[http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_funny.PNG|150px|Odell Lake]] || [[funny]] || Odell Lake was an "educational" arcade game for the Apple II, released in 1986. It was created by MECC, a company known for making many educational games. It was a simulation game in which you take the role of a fish in Odell Lake, Oregon. you meet various forms of animal and plant life, including other types of fish. Each time you meet another animal or a plant, you must decide what to do. Your decisions determine whether or not you survive! || [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/921849.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_sibbie.PNG|150px|50K Race Walk]] || [[sibbie]] || [[50K Racewalker]] is a game made by [[Videlectrix]], programmed by [[Jonathan Howe]]. The aim of the game is to alternate pressing left and right for nearly a full day in order to finish. If a player presses buttons too fast or out of sequence, he or she will be overwhelmed with an annoying "FAULT" message. According to Videlectrix, you take a few (million) steps in the game, and you won't (will) be disappointed. Left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, right, OOPS! You lose. || [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/50K_Racewalker HRWiki]] [[http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_demos.html Vidx]] [[http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_anything.PNG|150px|7th Guest]] || [[anything]] || The 7th Guest was a puzzle game for DOS and Windows, released in 1993. It was created by Virgin Interactive Entertainment, the same people to bring you Shogun. It's set in the Stauf mansion, Stauf being a maker of toys that became cursed, making the children who had them quite ill. He invited 6 guests to his house to unravel the mysteries of the building, then he invites the 7th guest, you. Once there, you have to solve a variety of puzzles. There's an atmosphere as well that tries to tie it all together, including clips of actors and sound effects, but the majority of the game is a big puzzle collection. The puzzles don't have directions or instructions, meaning you have to learn through trial and error. Not a game for the ages, but an entertaining collection of puzzles. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,283/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11550.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_the_process.PNG|150px|Tass Times In Tonetown]] || [[the process]] || Tass Times in Tonetown was an adventure game for PC, Apple II, Atari ST, Amiga, and Commodore 64, released in 1986. It's a quirky, underrated game made by Activision. Your job: visit Tonetown, a psychadelic, punkrock alternate reality to save your grandpa from a hideous crocodile creature named Franklin J. Snarl. You also have the aid of your dog who not only talks but becomes a star reporter. The puzzles are numerous but mostly easy. With a world of floating phones, triangular moons, and wacky puzzles, all created through your grandpa's dreams thanks to the "dream hoop" he invented, Tass Times in Tonetown is an extremely original game enjoyed by Adventure game fans. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,90/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=1130 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11093.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_mile1.PNG|150px|One On One]] || [[mile]] || One on one was a pioneering sports game for the Commodore 64, released in 1984. It was one of Electronic Arts' first games, a company known best for their quality sports games. This basketball game is a faithful translation of the real thing, with fouls and traveling calls, free throws, a three-point line, and even a shot clock. There are a number of gameplay options--play for a certain amount of time or first to a set score, winner's or loser's outs, etc. Players have a fatigue bar that decreases when running around and replenishes when holding still; fatigued players don't move as quickly. It had decent graphics for it's time period, but substandard sound effects. Despite this it was still a decent game, for it's time. || [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/2721.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_mile0.PNG|150px|Cheat Style Floppy]] || [[mile]] || They're blank floppy disks animated by the cheat. The titles are unseen until you click on them, revealing the titles of the disks in easter eggs. Like the real floppy disk container stolen by the cheat in 'puppet time', there's not too much to say about them. || [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk Wiki]] [[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk-drive1.htm Here]] [[http://www.accurite.com/FloppyPrimer.html Here]] [[http://www.douglasmedia.com/prod8.html Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_mile2.PNG|150px|Out Of This World]] || [[mile]] || Out of this world was an Action Adventure game for DOS, Windows 3.X, SNES, Atari ST, Amiga, Genesis, and 3DO, made in 1991. You assume the role of Lester, a young physics professor, who suddenly finds himself on a strange alien world after lightning strikes his particle experiment. It's a cinematic game featuring realistic vector graphics and animation. It has plenty of animated cutscenes and and ambient sound effects, despite fitting on one 5.25 disk. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,564/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11089.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Another_World_%28video_game%29 Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_mile3.PNG|150px|Nitemare 3-D]] || [[mile]] || Nitemare 3D was an action game, obviously 3D, for DOS and Windows 3.X, made in 1994. It was made by Gray Design Associates, a company not known for much else. It's linked to the Hugo house of horror series in that you assume the role of Hugo in an attempt to save Penelope. You basically go through a three dimensional house of horrors defeating all sorts of evil bad graphics things, in a bad graphics environment. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,2595/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/12022.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitemare_3D Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_couch_patch.PNG|150px|Old Game]] || [[couch patch]] || The title "Old game" could either simply be a generic title for an old 80's or 90's game, or 'It's a funny old game', the only game name remotely close to the floppy disk label. It was a sports game released for Windows in 1996. It's a light-hearted, amusing soccer game, with cartoon drawings to depict players, and an animated soccer ball that bounces on the pitch to signify each team's advances in the match. It also has features including player drafting, training schedule, sponsor and finances, and formation selections. Fatuige even plays a big role in the matches' outcome. There is also a short time limit for you being manager of the team, preventing you from building your team very high, and winning many championships, a low point for a game such as this. || [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=1596 Udogs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_kind_of_cool.PNG|150px|Nabunagas Ambition]] || [[kind of cool]] || Nobunaga's Ambition was a turn-based strategy game for DOS, NES, SNES, Amiga, and Genesis, released in 1988. It was set in Japan's "Warring States" period, in the 16th century. You take on the role of Nobunaga Oda, a merciless ruler and great strategist, or one of the other daimyos and try to conquer Japan. Through turns you manage your armies (recruit new soldiers, train army, buy weapons etc.), keep your subjects happy, form alliances, or play dirty and hire ninjas to bribe & assassinate. When a daimyo becomes an old man, he will die of old age or sickness, giving this game a time limit. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,5825/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=770 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/7984.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_army.PNG|150px|Seicross (Suckcross)]] || [[army]] || Seicross, Aka "Suckcross", was a Sports Action game for DOS and the NES, released in 1988. It was made by FCI another little known game making company. The planet Colura and their peaceful inhabitants, the Petras, have been attacked by another badly named and much more hostile tribe known as the Basrah. While most of the Petras have hidden underground, there are still a few left out in the open, and it's your job to cruise on a bike through numerous terrains, scooping Petras up to safety. The graphics are simplistic, the music poor and repetitive, the controls are touchy, the game is basically the same thing over and over, and doesn't really have much of an ending. Quite deserving of the title 'Suckcross'. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,22/gameId,15184/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/8104.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_video_games.PNG|150px|Bio Menace]] || [[video games]] || Bio Menace is a classic sidescrolling adventure shooter game for DOS, released in 1993. It was created by Apogee, a company known for creating many adventure sidescrollers during that era. Basically, a scientest releases a pile of mutants and holds the world hostage, and it is up to Snake Logan to save the day. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,236/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3144 Udogs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_lackey.PNG|150px|Maniac Mansion]] || [[lackey]] || Maniac Mansion was an adventure game for DOS, Apple II, NES, Atari ST, Amiga, and Commodore 64, released in 1987 by LucasFilm Games. It featured multiple characters to choose from, four possible endings, multiple solutions to the puzzles, and a very non-linear structure in general, giving the player a wide range of methods to win. The plot is to save the girlfriend of one of your characters. The only hurdle is the residents of, and the building itself, the Maniac Mansion. It's made to be a spoof on every cheesy action/horror/sci-fi movie of the 80's, making the game a purposeful joke. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,714/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=4894 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11439.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Mansion Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_stupid_stuff.PNG|150px|Hypou Blade]] || [[stupid stuff]] || Hypou Blade could be refering to 'HyperBlade', said with a Homestar speech impediment. HyperBlade was a Hockey game released for Windows in 1996. Made by Activision, HyperBlade introduces the 3D battlesport of the future. Players engage in a futuristic street-hockey style game with a very different twist. Body-checks (weapons are included) go for blood in this game as players can be gruesomely eliminated from the game. Power-ups, speed boosts, ramps, and simple team management (for substitutions) are all part of the experience. Some strategy is required for play, but it's mostly pure action. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,3/gameId,1776/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=4625 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11800.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_different_town.PNG|150px|BAAL]] || [[different town]] || BAAL was a little known Action game for the Atari ST and Commodore 64, released in 1989. You are member of the Time Warriors, an elite commando unit sent into an alien lair to defeat Baal, a crazy demon who is bent on conquering Earth. Featuring groutesque looking aliens, BAAL has a reputation as being a mildly disturbing action game. Overall, besides the creepy look of the game, there is little surprise or challenge to keep anyone playing to the end. A rather lackluster shooter. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,24/gameId,3850/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=1569 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/search/index.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_Puppet_Time.PNG|150px|Puppet Style Floppy]] || [[Puppet Time]] || It's a real floppy disk container. May be labeled, but the quality is too poor to see. Like the blank floppy disk animated by the cheat in 'mile', there's not too much to say about it. || [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floppy_disk Wiki]] [[http://computer.howstuffworks.com/floppy-disk-drive1.htm Here]] [[http://www.accurite.com/FloppyPrimer.html Here]] [[http://www.douglasmedia.com/prod8.html Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_flashback.PNG|150px|Cave Quest]] [[Image:Floppy_onetune.PNG|150px|Cave Quest (on the DVD)]] || [[flashback]], [[strongbad_email.exe Disc One]] || Cave Quest was an adventure game that [[The Brothers Chaps]] made while they were younger, likely the late 1980's or 1990's. They made it on the Apple II, and it supposedly had "gorgeous low-res Apple II C+ graphics." || [[http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,416 Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_SBIIJC.PNG|150px|Shogun]] || [[Strong Bad Is In Jail Cartoon]] || Shogun was an Adventure game for DOS, released in 1988. It was made by Virgin Interactive Entertainment, the same people that brought you 7th Guest. Basically you wander around as one of a number of characters, trying to build up your rapport with the people. If that fails, you can also battle and plunder, working your way up to the status of Shogun. You can also collect items during your adventures, including weapons and armour. The game doesn't end until you die or become Shogun. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1645/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=1538 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/28231.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_car.PNG|150px|Ugh-lympics]] || [[car]] || Caveman Ugh-lympics was a sports game for DOS, NES, and Commodore 64, released in 1988. It was made by Electronic Arts, a company well known for making quality sports games. In this early game of theirs you assume the roles of various cave men while competing in prehistoric sports, namely saber race, mate toss, clubbing, firemaking, dino race and dino vault. The controls are somewhat awkward, but with up to a 4 player option, and fun events fun to watch, Caveman Ugh-lympics makes for a short but fun, quirky game. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,4230/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=183 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/1418.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_haircut.PNG|150px|Tengen Classix]] || [[haircut]] || Tengen Classix was likely a collection of the best classic games made by Tengen. Tengen was name given to Atari so they could make and trade games for the Nintendo Entertainment System after Atari was refused a license by Nintendo. It made games from 1985 through to 1993. They made games for a wide array of platforms, from Amiga to ZX Spectrum, and everything in between. Over 40 games were credited to them, with titles such as Paperboy 1&2, Tetris, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Ms. Pac-Man, Hydra, and many many more. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/o,100/j,1359/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/company.php?id=402 Udogs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengen_%28company%29 Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_replacement.PNG|150px|Alone In The Dark]] || [[replacement]] || Alone in the Dark was an Action Adventure game for DOS and 3DO, released in 1992. It was made out to be a horror game by Interplay, a 3D adventure game with some action thrown in, loosely based on the works of H.P. Lovecraft. You play a character that is driven to investigate a "suicide" in an old Louisiana mansion. Little do you know, however, of the lurking horrors that await you. Many enemies, few weapons, and one goal: Escape alive. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,325/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11071.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_in_the_dark Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_cheatday.PNG|150px|Bushido]] || [[cheatday]] || Bushido was an Action game for DOS, released in 1983. It was made by Ebenel Enterprises, a company who's best and only credit was Bushido. It was a martial arts fighing game set in feudal Japan with a simple premise: fight a multitude of enemies in a multitude of settings. Very repetitive, but a pioneer of the martial arts fighting genre. In japanese, bushido means "way of the warrior". ||[[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1351/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=159 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/1378.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_the_facts.PNG|150px|Thexder]] || [[the facts]] || Thexder was an Action game for DOS, Apple II, and Amiga, released in 1987. It was a platform shooter from Japan, with many levels and diverse enemies that gradually increase in difficulty. You pilot a Robotech-style robot capable of switching from a mech into a jet at any time, complete with auto-aim, rechargable energy, and a short term shield that can be activated to protect you from harm. It didn't have a save option however, so playing for an hour just to die at the same point eventually starts to get frustrating. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,49/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=1150 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11765.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_lunar_lander.PNG|150px|Lunar Lander]] || [[time capsule]] || Lunar Lander was an arcade game using vector graphics made by Atari in 1979. It was later ported to the Atari 400/800 home computers line. The goal of the game was to correctly land a lunar module on the surface of the moon. If the player miscalculates the module's landing, the module will either fly off into space or crash hard against the moon's surface. Due to the simplicity of the design, it has spawned countless flash copies on the internet. || [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3895 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/coinop/arcade/data/3817.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunar_Lander Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_extra_plug.PNG|150px|Death Track]] || [[extra plug]] || Deathtrack was a Racing game for DOS, released in 1989. It was made by Dynamix, with a simple premise. In the future, races are held across America where the drivers race for money, and their lives. You are the rookie. Welcome to Deathtrack. You start the game with a meagre sum, choose from one of three cars, either speedy, powerful, or armored. You race, you win, and your winnings can be used to upgrade your car's armour, weapons and parts to eventually make your car nearly invincible. Which comes in handy, since this game doesn't really have an ending. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1758/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=1538 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/31898.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_WOTRlevel2.PNG|150px|WOTR Level 2]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Two]] || WOTR is likely short for War of the Ring, a Role playing game for Windows, released in 2003 by Sierra. In this game you can choose to lead the forces of Good or Evil as each struggle to control the One Ring. The game is split into two 10-mission campaigns, and follow storylines not focused on in the books or movies. In the Good campaign, you follow Legolas, Gimli and Boromir as you manage to show up in Rivendell just in time to join the Fellowship of the Ring. In the Evil campaign, you must lead the forces of Sauron, break out of Mordor and besiege the city of Minas Tirith. This is the newest featured game to date, being at least 10 years later than the next latest release. The significance of the game being on Level 2 is currently unknown. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/windows/lord-of-the-rings-war-of-the-ring Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/563555.html Faqs]] [[http://www.warofthering.com/ Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_k_spe.PNG|150px|Unknown...]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]] || It is currently a mystery as to what exactly this Floppy is labeled. However, it might be Kid Speedy, a fictitious game by [[Videlectrix]]. Who's faster than Kid Speedy? EVERYBODY!! This little fatso is the slowest poke in the bunch. Try not to get dead last while avoiding sweets and insults in this hilarious arcade-style race 'em up. || [[http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_PQWhereEgg.PNG|150px|Peasant's Quest/Where's An Egg?]] || [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]] || [[Peasant's Quest]] and Where's An Egg are both games made by [[Videlectrix]]. Peasant's Quest was actually made, and released August 2nd, 2004. It is a text based game where you assume the role of a Peasant on a Quest to defeat [[Trogdor (character)|Trogdor]]. Where's an egg is currently a ficticous game proposed by Videlectrix. In this hard boiled adventure game, you must help the Boise police force find a missing egg. Not in Mancuso's garage? Try Brodermaker's gymbag. Everyone's a suspect when "Where's an Egg?" is the game that you are playing. And that's this game!! || [[http://www.hrwiki.org/index.php/Peasant%27s_Quest HRWiki]] [[http://www.videlectrix.com/videlectrix_catalog.html Vidx]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_virus.png|150px|Spy Vs Spy]] || [[virus]] || Spy Vs Spy was a strategy game for Apple II, NES, Atari ST, Amiga, Sega Master System, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum, released in 1984. It was first published by First Star Software and based on the M.A.D magazine comics with the same name about the slapstick antics of two spies trying to kill each other with improbably complex and elaborate traps and weapons. A fun two player game, enjoyed with a friend or against the computer. You assume the role of either the black spy or the white spy, and try to beat your counterpart before the time bell rings. Find the needed objects hidden throughout the embassy, and set creative booby traps for your foe. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,31/gameId,7332/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/data/8151.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_animal.PNG|150px|Future Wars]] || [[animal]] || Future Wars was an Adventure game for DOS, Atari ST, and Amiga released in 1990. It was Delphine Software's debut and first attempt at a graphic adventure game with a point-and-click interface. A right click brings up the verb menu. After choosing one of the six commands, you point the mouse over the desired target and execute with a left click. You assume the role of a common, little window cleaner, when you find a time machine in your chiefs back office. Thus begins your adventure in both the past and the future. Evil aliens, beautiful girl, and sometimes very frustrating puzzles make up the bulk of this game. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,2205/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=1644 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/11160.html Faqs]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_Main_Page_22_02.png|150px|Oregon Trail]] || [[Main Page 22]] || The Oregon Trail was an educational game for DOS, Windows, and Apple II, first released in 1985. It was made by MECC, a company known for making educational games, with Oregon Trail being it's most notable accomplishment. As a covered wagon party of pioneers, you head out west from Independence, MO to the Willamette River and valley in Oregon. You first must stock up on provisions, and then, while traveling, make decisions such as when to rest, how much food to eat, etc. It incorporated strategy and planning ahead along with discovery and adventure as well as action (hunting and floating down the Dalles river). It also spawned several remakes and sequels. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,746/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=2972 UDogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/26639.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_%28computer_game%29 Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_Main_Page_22_01.png|150px|Oregon Trail 2]] || [[Main Page 22]] || The Oregon Trail II was an educational game for Windows, released in 1996. It was also made by MECC, the second in a line of several remakes of the classic game. In this sequel to Oregon Trail you can do much more than its predecessor. You can travel to Salt Lake City or Oregon City, and start at several different places. You also have to deal with problems along the way, including starvation, broken appendages, and those sort of things. You'll probably even lose several members of your wagon along the way. But that's okay, as long as they don't include yourself. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/gameId,2217/ Moby]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/data/32195.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oregon_Trail_%28computer_game%29#The_Oregon_Trail_2 Wiki]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_dreamail.png|150px|Miner 2049er]] || [[dreamail]] || Miner 2049er was an Arcade game created by Big Five Software for PC, Apple II, Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Commodore 64, and ColecoVision, released in 1983. You assume the role of Bounty Bob, traveling through a mine in search of treasure, in a game similar to to the classic Arcade game 'Donkey Kong'. In this game, however, you clear a level by walking over all the platforms, changing their color as you go. To reach all of the floor sections, you will need enlist the help of ladders, elevators, slides, springboards, and even cannons! Collecting artifacts will render you temporarily invincible against the radioactive creatures wandering the mine. Beat all 10 levels and you win. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,4/gameId,8724/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=3714 UDogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/apple2/data/29175.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miner_2049er Wiki]] [[http://www.bigfivesoftware.com/ Big5]]
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| [[Image:Floppy_secret_recipes.PNG|150px|Battle Chess]] || [[secret recipes]] || Battle Chess was a very popular chess program for DOS, Amiga, 3DO, Apple II, Atari ST, Commodore 64, and the NES, released by Interplay in 1988. Instead of the traditional representations of chess pieces, the game featured lifelike representations of the medieval classes the pieces are based on. For example, the pawns are depicted as armored soldiers, the rooks are depicted as monsters made of stone, and the queen is depicted as a sultry sorceress. Whenever one piece captures another, the game depicts the two pieces engaging in battle. The captured piece meets a gruesome and occasionally hilarious end. You can play against a friend or against the computer, which offers ten levels of difficulty, the highest of which can give even seasoned chess players a challenge. ||
[[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1950/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?gameid=5009 UDogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/nes/game/587120.html Faqs]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Chess Wiki]]
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| [[Image:colorado.PNG|150px|Colorado]] || [[rock opera]] || Colorado was a historical adventure game for DOS, Amiga, and Atari ST, released by Silmarilis in 1990. The second survival game after Le Fetiche Maya, Colorado casts you as fearless adventurer who must deal with the Indians and wildlife in your search for the legendary Cheyenne goldmine. In addition to standard weapons, special objects such as a ship's horn lend an extra level of atmosphere and complexity to the already novel game. ||
[[http://www.mobygames.com/game/sheet/p,2/gameId,1722/ Moby]] [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=213 UDogs]]
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| [[Image:fiendish_freddys.png|150px|Fiendish Freddys]] || [[long pants]] || Fiendish Freddy's Big Top O' Fun was a circus activity game for DOS, made by Mindscape in 1989. The game involved you at a circus performing in various acts, such as trapezing and tightrope walking. All the while, you have an evil clown/property developer named Fiendish Freddy trying to obstruct your completion of the event, such as throwing smoke bombs during the knife throw. He does this because with each completion of the event, you raise money, but if you don't raise enough money after all the events, Freddy will demolish the circus to make way for a new office building. || [[http://www.the-underdogs.org/game.php?id=405 Udogs]] [[http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/c64/data/570728.html Faqs]] [[http://www.ysrnry.co.uk/articles/fiendishfreddysbigtopofun.htm Here]]
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| [[Image:Floppy Pay Plus.PNG|150px|Hunt the Wumpus]] || [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] || Hunt the Wumpus was an early computer adventure game based on a simple hide-and-seek format, later released on the TI-99 and 4A graphing calculators in 1981. A mythical creature called a Wumpus is sleeping somewhere in a series of maze-like caves, and your goal is to hunt it down! The cave is hazardous, with bottomless pits, cave bats, and of course, the Wumpus. If you run into the Wumpus, it will wake up and eat you. Deduce from clues the location of the Wumpus, and when you think you know, let fly your arrow! If it's a hit, you win, but if you miss, you are eaten. The original version for mainframes was exclusivly text based, but the calculator version featured graphics as well. || [[http://www.mobygames.com/game/47/hunt-the-wumpus Moby]] [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt_The_Wumpus Wiki]]
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