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Baddest of the Bands

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[[Image:Sbcg4ap103 strongbad.png|thumb|right|"Are you ready to be musically, sonically, and if all goes according to plan, PHYSICALLY assaulted?!!"]]

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'''''Baddest of the Bands''''' is the third episode of ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]]''. It has been rated E10+ by the ESRB for Crude Humor, Mild Cartoon Violence, Mild Suggestive Themes and Use of [[Alcohol]]. Story written by Mike Stemmle and [[The Brothers Chaps]].

When Strong Bad's beloved Fun Machine goes up in smoke, he must organize and win his own Battle Royale of the Bands to afford the costly repairs. But he's up against some stiff competition! Can he rock the stage and win the big cash prize, or will he be drowned out by the competition?

A brief trailer for the game is included in ''[[Strong Badia the Free]]'' and on the [http://www.telltalegames.com/ Telltale Games website].

'''Cast:''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Homsar}}, {{film|Limozeen}}, {{film|Marshie}}, [[Biscuitdoughhandsman]], [[Horrible Painting]], {{film|Drive-Thru Whale}}

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[[House of the Brothers Strong]] 
[[Basement of the Brothers Strong|Basement]] 
[[Laundry Room of the Brothers Strong|Laundry Room]] 
[[Strong Bad's Room]] 
[[Living Room of the Brothers Strong|Living Room]] 
[[Kitchen of the Brothers Strong|Kitchen]] 
[[Strong Mad's Room]] 
[[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong|Bathroom]] 
[[Strong Sad's Room]] 
[[Computer Room]]
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[[Marzipan's House]] 
[[Club Technochocolate]] 
[[Coach Z's Locker Room]] 
D.O.I. Concert 
Cool Tapes Concert 
Two-O-Duo Concert 
PomStar concert 
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[[The Field]] 
[[Bubs' Concession Stand]] 
[[Strong Badia]] 
[[Gremlin|Cool Car]] 
[[Snap Shak]] 
[[Drive-Thru Whale|The Drive-Thru Whale]] 
[[The Stick]] 
[[The Brick Wall]] 

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'''Date:''' Monday, October 27, 2008

{{dvd|SBCG4AP Collector's DVD}}

== Preview Transcript ==
[[Image:SBCG4AP 3 Preview.png|thumb|"Hmm, tough crowd."]]
''{The screen shows "On the next episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People" and cuts to a closeup of Strong Bad's face as he holds a microphone, while microphone feedback is heard}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{yelling into the microphone}'' Alllllll right, expensive ticket holders!

''{Cut to The Cheat on a set of drums, then back to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Are you ready to be musically, sonically...

''{Cut to Strong Mad playing a bass guitar}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and if all goes according to plan...

''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...PHYSICALLY assaulted?!!

''{Cut out to see that Strong Bad's band was seen atop Bubs' Concession Stand. The music stops suddenly; only a howling wind is heard in the background. Homestar watches from the ground}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Boooo...

''{Cut to a shot of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hmm, tough crowd.

''{Cut to a gray background, showing the word BADDEST written in AC/DC-type font. Strong Bad's boxing glove-clad hand is then seen adding a strip of red label tape to the bottom of the word displaying the remainder of the title, OF THE BANDS, on it. Then the usual message, "Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People — New episode every month!", is featured. Cut to [[The Brick Wall]], and Bubs, The Cheat and Coach Z standing in front of it. Bubs and Coach Z each [[Kicking The Cheat|kick The Cheat]] back and forth between them.}

'''COACH Z:''' ''{rapping}'' 
My name is Coach Z, 
And Bubs is my cohort. 
Put on your Cheat kickers, 
And let's kick-a The Chort!

== Screenshots ==
<gallery>
Image:HotBabelianOdysseyTitle.png|<center>[[Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey]]</center>
Image:SBCG4AP-BotB-Club Techno.png|<center>Club Technochocolate</center>
Image:SBCG4AP Inside Marzipan's House.PNG|<center>Inside Marzipan's house</center>
Image:SBCG4AP-BotB-The Track.png|<center>The locker room</center>
Image:SB Limozeen Cutout.PNG|<center>Strong Bad with "celebrity judges"</center>
Image:DOI.png|<center>DÖI</center>
Image:BandCoolTapes.png|<center>Cool Tapes</center>
Image:BandPomStar.png|<center>PomStar</center>
Image:BandTwo-ODuo.png|<center>Two-o Duo</center>
</gallery>

== Inventory ==
*"3 O'Clock Twist"
*Aerosol [[Cheese]] Spray
*Alarm
*Album Cover Photo
*Bat Hutch
*Billy Club
*Bleach
*Bleach Photo
*Bleached Bats
*Bucket of [[Butter]]
*[[BMW Lighter]]
*Cool Tapes Entry Form
*"DeButt"
*Defaced Album
*Defaced Coloring Book
*"Doin' The Wigglie"
*Entry Forms
*Fake Sword
*"Food Related Love"
*[[FunMachine|Fun Machine]]
*German Helmet
*Glossy Photo
*Hangar Antenna
*"Hugo Left Me Miserable"
*Instant Camera
*"Left Shift-Alt-Delete"
*Letter
*Limozeen Coloring Book
*Limozeen Contest Flyer
*Lobster
*Pomstar Entry Form
*[[Poodonkis]]
*"Roll with the Punches"
*Security Jacket
*Signed Glossy
*"Slide to the Right, Y'all Bridesmaids"
*Squealin' Larry Limozeen Microphone
*Starfish
*Stencil
*[[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]] (now with shovel attachment)
*Toilet Paper
*Whale Photo
*Zen Rock

== Ranks ==
#Folk Filker
#Scat Oboist
#Wooden Fish Enthusiast
#Electric Slide Kazooer
#Contra Bassist
#Spandex Screamer
#Big Hair Wailer
#Three-Necked Axeman
#Nordic Percussion Lord
#Spikey Rock Deity
#Impossibly Rocked Out

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*When asked "what's the word?" after Strong Bad has sabotaged both the Cool Tapes and the Two-O-Duo, The Cheat replies (in cheat-speak) "Schadenfreude." Schadenfreude is pleasure derived from another's misfortune.
*[[Wikipedia:Filk music|Filk]] is folk music with a fantasy or science fiction theme, and is often based on parodies of well known songs.
*Strong Bad uses [[wikipedia:Forced perspective|forced perspective]] to make Poodonkis look larger than the Gremlin.
*Oil spills on land are typically taken care of by spreading an absorbent substance like sand or a specially made product over them, then sweeping it away. Lighting it on fire is occasionally used, though generally only in small spills on water.
*Marzipan's Zen garden is a [[wikipedia:Japanese rock garden|Japanese rock garden]].
*A [[wikipedia:Matzah ball|matzah ball]] is a Jewish dumpling made from ground matzo (unleavened bread) and typically used in soups.
*Marzipan's "pepper taser" is probably just [[wikipedia:Pepper spray|pepper spray]].
*A forty is normally a forty-ounce bottle of beer.
*Strong Bad refers to the photo of Limozeen by the non-polluted pond as lacking a certain "je ne say wha?". This is a play on "je ne sais quoi", which refers to a quality that cannot be easily identified.
*The [[wikipedia:Interstate 97|I-97]] is an interstate highway that lies entirely within [[wikipedia:Anne Arundel County, Maryland|Anne Arundel County, Maryland]]. It is the shortest Interstate with a two-digit number, and the only Interstate that is entirely within a single county.
*[[wikipedia:Ambergris|Ambergris]] is a waxy grey substance found in the digestive system of sperm whales, and was formerly used in the manufacture of perfume.

===Trivia===
*Two of the e-mails sent to Strong Bad are from Mike S. and Mark Darin. The former name is probably Mike Stemmle, and both are [http://www.telltalegames.com/company/ourteam/ designers with Telltale Games].
*This is the only episode of ''SBCG4AP'' in which the [[Poopsmith]] does not physically appear, and is the first in which [[Senor Cardgage]] appears, though not physically.
*This is the first ''SBCG4AP'' episode that does not begin with Strong Bad checking his email.

===Remarks===
*Coach Z pronounces "Cheat" correctly, and then incorrectly.
*This is the first episode of ''SBCG4AP'' for the included [[Teen Girl Squad]] not to be created via the player's input.
*The nailed-shut door in Marzipan's house initially appeared in [[Quality Time]], where it was just a closet. Here, it is declared to lead to the kitchen.
*One of the Awesomeness points in ''[[Strong Badia the Free]]'' involved setting the clothes on Strong Bad's bed on fire. In this episode, however, attempting to do so will have him remark that they're not flammable.
*Marzipan gets upset about the pollution of the pond, but litters thrice by crumpling up what Strong Bad shows her and tossing it away.
*The game has an [http://Baddestofthebands.com offical website].
*In this episode, Strong Bad claims to not know how to work the dryer, yet in [[Strong Badia the Free]], he gets a pair of pants from the dryer, claiming he put them in the dryer to shrink them to his size.
*This episode has several [[portmanteaus]]: rockumentary (from "rock" and "documentary"), Rock-dezvous (from "rock" and "rendezvous"), chocoholism (from "chocolate" and "alcoholism"), Tour-Bus-mozeen {from "tour bus" and "Limozeen").
*According to Strong Sad, Marzipan keeps The Cheat and Strong Mad in Cool Tapes by letting them each write one song per album. This is probably a reference to George Harrison and Ringo Starr's status in [[The Beatles]]. A song by Strong Mad can be heard by playing Doin' the Wigglie twice at the Club during extended play.
*Technically, since "ply" is a count of the number of layers in toilet paper, half-ply toilet paper would not be possible. It is, however, a reference to the nonabsorbent single-ply toilet paper typically found in public and sport-location restrooms. Seven-ply toilet paper would probably be so thick as to be unusable.
*[[Larry Palaroncini]] is the only Limozeen band member to speak throughout the whole game.
*The live lobster that appears during the game's final events is bright red. However, in the real world, lobsters only become bright red after being cooked.
*After winning the contest, Strong Bad still has the entry form.
*If you talk to Marzipan or Coach Z after sabotaging Pomstar, Homestar will repeat the whale even if the antenna isn't pointed towards him.

===Goofs===
*Only some of the songs include subtitles.
*Strong Bad misspells his own name as "Strongbad" several times when answering the in-game emails.
*Using the turntable in Extended Play would result in the usual response from Pom Pom and Homestar, even though the latter is absent from the scene.
*When controlling Homsar, the user can change both the pitch and volume of the theremin, but a single antenna theremin (like Homsar's) can only detect pitch.
*Despite what Strong Bad usually says when you try to use the Taranchula Black Metal Detector indoors, you can use it without a hitch at Coach Z's when he's not there.
*There are a lot of subtitle mistakes, such as:
**Strong Bad's comments during Limozeen: Hot Babelian Odyssey misspell "Nebulon" as "Nebuloid".
**Pom Pom is always hyphenated, and Two-O-Duo is always missing the second hyphen (though it always has two on in-game text).
**When Strong Bad asks about Homsar's Theremin, he says "What the crap is that?" when the subtitles say "What the heck is that?"
*When trying to pour bleach down the toilet, Strong Bad's dialogue and subtitles are completely different.

===Glitches===
* Sometimes, when pulling out your map, a map icon will still be shown after you switch to the "How Awesome I am" chart. This has occurred in every other episode as well.
* If the DÖI poster is dug up in extended play, the King of Town's guitar will be heard even though he's not there.
*Characters' eyes and mouths will sometimes vanish when entering a scene.
*When the metal detector is used at the Cool Tapes stage, Strong Bad will respond as though he is indoors.
*When the security robot pops up at Bubs' store, you can take a picture of it with the Instant Camera, and it'll freeze. Bubs won't come over and the alarm will stop.
*On the Two-O-Duo stage, if you make Coach Z move left (his left) for his last move, but you skip through the scene of him moving, once the cutscene is over, he will still be on stage left-- in the same place as Bubs, causing their sprites to be mixed together. If you try to examine Coach Z, instead of him dancing, it will just show the empty space where he used to be.
*If you wait until after making the speaker fall at the DÖI stage before pushing the prop release button for the first time, the King of Town can still be heard hitting the speaker with his guitar when shown slurping up the missing piece of cable even though he isn't actually shown swinging it.

====Wii Version====
*In extended play, continuing to use the "Do the Wigglie" record on Pom Pom's turntable will earn you each Limozeen manual page one after another. 

===Inside References===
*The line said by Bubs towards the beginning, "It'll be an illegitimate business!", is more than likely to be a reference to a line by Homsar on [[Homsar Main Page|his secret menu page]] when you place your cursor over the button for the store: "LEGITIMATE BUSINESS!"
*This is another appearance of [[Kicking The Cheat]].
*Strong Bad refers to his Fun Machine as [[Senor]] Fun Machine.
*Strong Sad has a [[Hollerin' Jimmy's]] Bat Hutch and a [[West Is Lip]] poster in his room.
*Strong Bad asks Strong Sad how he got the fake sword out of Pompomerania, which reflects upon the events of Strong Badia The Free. He also comments on how Pom Pom re-claimed the katana.
*Strong Bad also mentions the trophies won during [[Homestar Ruiner]]. Coach Z replies that he sold them for two bucks.
**Strong Bad also comments that the shower in the locker room still smells like "Homestar onion soup", referring to the incident in [[Homestar Ruiner]] where Strong Bad tricked Homestar into rubbing himself with onions.
*Strong Bad mentions the map that he made in Homestar Ruiner which was subsequently eaten by the King of Town in Strong Badia the Free.
*Strong Bad offers Homestar Runner "total stardom", the same thing [[Thorax Corporation]] tries to sell.
*Examining the cable attached to the speakers on the DÖI stage will cause Strong Bad to lament that this has become an obstacle in an episode without hedge shears, swords, or [[nunchuck]] [[guns]]. He used hedge shears in ''[[Homestar Ruiner]]'', a sword in ''[[Strong Badia the Free]]'' and in ''[[8-Bit is Enough]]'', and a [[Nunchuck Gun]] in ''[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]'' (the next episode).
*Wade from Bat-Aid refers to Marzipan once as "[[Melissa Palmer|Melissa-pan]]".
*Bubs claims he built the stages with [[No Hands On Deck!|galvanized nails]].
*[[The Poopsmith]] and [[Senor Cardgage]] are among the candidates being considered as Pom Pom's singer.
**The Poopsmith is wearing the same suit in Pom Pom's picture as he does in the email [[senior prom]].
*Strong Bad tells The Cheat, "Don't forget to [[wear a bikini!]]"
*The King of Town's guitar solo when he is introduced is identical to the tune played by Strong Bad's Black Metal Detector.
*When counting out how much money Strong Bad got from the sign-ups, Bubs says to "carry the [[G]]".
*Strong Bad previously Toilet Papered The Stick in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
*Strong Bad mentions [[pants]] and [[underwear]] several times.
*Strong Mad mentions [[Snake Boxer 5|Lady Snake Parade]].
*Strong Bad gets the [[jibblies]] whenever he sees the [[Horrible Painting]] in Strong Mad's wardrobe.
*Bubs uses [[Biscuitdoughhandsman]] in advertising.
*Homestar and Marzipan's [[lack of visible arms]] is mentioned. Homestar comments that he doesn't have any ''hand''fuls of cash, while Strong Bad mentions Coach Z wanting Marzipan's hand.
*Strong Bad's head was referred to as being husky in [[modeling]].
*When Strong Sad passes by Bubs' Concession Stand with the security jacket, he hums the [[sloshy]] song "We Don't Really Even Care About You".
*The tune played when The Cheat receives the fake sword is the last part of the [[Strong Badathlon]] fanfare.
*Many of Strong Bad's lines when putting on clothing in the [[Snap Shak]] are slightly-paraphrased quotes from [[modeling]].
*Strong Bad referring to Homsar as a typo was a reference to his [[homsar|email of origin]].
*If you use the fake sword on the Hot Car before getting the defaced album, Strong Bad says the fake sword is like "negative zero", refrencing Level 8 of [[Stinkoman 20X6]].
*This game has many uses of one's [[Own Dang X]].

===Real-World References===
*The glitched Hot Babelien Odyssey screen has red, yellow, and blue random letters on the right half, similar to the famous [[Wikipedia:Kill Screen|kill screen]] from [[Wikipedia:File:Split Screen in Pac Man.gif|Pac Man]].
*Strong Bad's "I just sprayed three cans of 4W-DD in it this morning!" is a reference to the spray-on lubricant WD-40.
*The performance on the rooftop in the preview could be modeled after [[The Beatles]]' final public performance.
*The name "Bat-Aid" is a play on the band [[Wikipedia:Band Aid (band)|Band Aid]].
*Bubs refers to Coach Z as the "Thin Green Duke", a reference to [[Wikipedia:David Bowie|David Bowie]]'s persona The Thin White Duke.
*The riff that Strong Bad sings for "Save/Load" is based on [[Wikipedia:Breaking The Law|"Breaking The Law"]] by [[Wikipedia:Judas Priest|Judas Priest]].
*The line Strong Bad sings for "Quit" is based on "Don't Stop Believing" by [[Wikipedia:Journey (band)|Journey]].
*The Limozeen video game is possibly a reference to the Atari 2600 game, [[Wikipedia:Journey Escape|Journey Escape]], which featured the band [[Wikipedia:Journey (band)|Journey]].
*Strong Bad calls Strong Sad "[[Wikipedia:Sister Christian|Sister Christian]]". He also refers to him as "[[Wikipedia:Rocket to Russia|Teenage Lobotomy]]".
*The name of Strong Bad's band "DÖI" is a possible reference to [[Wikipedia:Dio_(band)|Dio]], a heavy metal band named after and fronted by [[Wikipedia:Ronnie James Dio|Ronnie James Dio]].
*One of the potential word choices for the umlautted O in DÖI is "Oyster". This is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Blue Öyster Cult|Blue Öyster Cult]] which is the band that started the trend of using [[Wikipedia:Heavy metal umlaut|heavy metal umlauts]] by placing a nonfunctional umlaut over the "O" in Oyster.
*Strong Sad's explanation of the theremin is paraphrased from the [[Wikipedia:Theremin|Wikipedia page]] for the instrument. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Theremin&oldid=247904256]
*Strong Bad tells the players not to confuse fog-bats with [[Wikipedia:Foghat|Foghat]].
*The cover art and lyrics for "Hugo Left Me" are based on [[Wikipedia:Les Misérables|''Les Misérables'']], originally written by Victor Hugo. The album says it's by "The Frollos"; Frollo was a character in one of Hugo's other works, ''[[Wikipedia:The Hunchback of Notre Dame|The Hunchback of Notre Dame]]''.
*Strong Bad's declaration of "One Fish, Two Fish, Starfish, Carfish" and the subsequent dialogue references [[Wikipedia: One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish|''One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish'']] by [[Dr. Seuss]].
*Strong Bad's line spoken as he TPs the Stick is a reference to [[Wikipedia:A Charlie Brown Christmas|''A Charlie Brown Christmas'']].
*Strong Bad refers to Homestar as "Very White", a reference to [[Wikipedia:Barry White|Barry White]].
*Coach Z standing in front of Marzipan's house holding a boombox references an iconic scene in the 1989 romantic comedy [[Wikipedia:Say Anything... (film)|''Say Anything...'']], where Lloyd Dobbler (John Cusack) romances Diane Court (Ione Skye) by standing in front of her bedroom window with a boombox playing "In Your Eyes" by Peter Gabriel.
*Strong Bad asking Marzipan if she plans to bite off Pazquel's head, The King of Town's on-stage devouring of bats, and Marzipan's allegation of Limozeen performing bat-head-biting all refer to a notorious episode in the career of heavy metal musician [[Wikipedia:Ozzy#Drugs, alcohol, and animal abuse|Ozzy Osbourne]].
*If the Limozeen Coloring Book is used on Strong Bad, he uses the phrase "and name them George" - ths is a reference to a [[Looney Tunes]] short called ''[[Wikipedia:The Abominable Snow Rabbit|The Abominable Snow Rabbit]]'' involving [[wikipedia:Bugs Bunny|Bugs Bunny]] and the Abominable Snowman.
*If you click on the fuse box at the DÖI Stage, Strong Bad remarks how his "frustration was sure to blow a 50 amp fuse." This is a reference to the [[wikipedia:Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]] song "You Can't Always Get What You Want", where there is a line with a similar meaning.
*After the speaker has been brought down on the DÖI stage, Strong Bad mentions that it must be Cobain-proofed, a reference to ''Nirvana'' member [[wikipedia:Kurt Cobain|Kurt Cobain]], who was known to destroy guitars and speakers at the climax of a performance.
*Strong Bad calls Bubs a [[Guitar Hero|keytar hero]].
*Strong Bad mentions the King of Town's Richard Pryor impression as being white - [[wikipedia:Richard Pryor|Richard Pryor]] was a black American comedian who was known for his unflinching examinations of racism.
*After looking at the pond after bleach has been poured into it, Strong Bad will shed a tear. This a parody of a [[YouTube:j7OHG7tHrNM|famous PSA from the early 1970s]] starring [[Wikipedia:Iron Eyes Cody|Iron Eyes Cody]].
*Strong Bad sends his Limozeen contest entry to Staten Island, 10301. 10301 is the zip code for part of [[wikipedia:Staten Island|Staten Island]], one of the five boroughs of New York City.
*While playing Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey, Strong Bad references [[wikipedia:Inaugural address of John F. Kennedy|John F. Kennedy's inaugural address]] ("Ask not what your country can do for you...") and the tagline for the movie [[wikipedia:Alien (film)|Alien]] ("In space, no one can hear you scream").
*When searching for Canadian coins in his bed, Strong Bad mentions that he fails to find a single Loonie. A [[wikipedia:Loonie|Loonie]] is a Canadian one dollar coin, called such because is displays a common loon, a type of bird, on the front.
*Strong Bad twice mentions [[wikipedia:Rabies|rabies]], a fatal brain disease sometimes carried by animals such as bats. He also cautions Strong Sad not to foam at the mouth, one of the common symptoms of rabies.
*Strong Sad's "designy, foreign, put-it-together-yourself" bookshelves and vaguely Swedish-sounding name "Flurgendroon" are a reference to [[wikipedia:IKEA|IKEA]] and similar companies, who sell furniture disassembled in flat-pack boxes, for the buyer to assemble themselves.
*Bubs' diamond-encrusted plantanium record is a reference to [[wikipedia:Music recording sales certification|diamond and plantinum records]], which are given to artists for selling a certain number of albums, though the actual number varies depending on location.
*Strong Bad's mention that the Gremlin has a smoke screen and missiles is a reference to [[wikipedia:List of James Bond vehicles|James Bond's cars]], which were typically equipped with similar devices.
**It could also be a reference to the arcade game [[wikipedia:Spy Hunter|Spy Hunter]]
*Bubs' wish that Coach Z would behave like an O.G. is a reference to [[wikipedia:O.G. Original Gangster|O.G. Original Gangster]], an album by Ice-T.
*Coach Z's doggerel "Yo, what light breaks through yonder window there... it's Marzipan, and she's got yellow hair" is a reference to the famous balcony scene from [[wikipedia:Romeo and Juliet|Romeo and Juliet]]. ("But soft! What light from yonder window breaks? 'Tis the East, and Juliet is the sun!"} He also mangles the line "wherefore art thou, Romeo", though since the line means "why are you Romeo?" rather than "where are you, Romeo?", he's misusing it as well.
*Strong Bad calls the fake sword "Suxcalibur", a reference to King Arthur's sword [[wikipedia:Excalibur|Excalibur]].
*Strong Mad's "T-K-O" when cheering the King of Town is a reference to [[wikipedia:Knockout|'''T'''echnical '''K'''nock'''o'''ut]], a term used in boxing. It may also indicate that Strong Mad is dyslexic.
*Limozeen mention the [[wikipedia:Moscow Music Peace Festival|Moscow Music Peace Festival]].
*Strong Bad calling the King of Town the King of Townshend refers to [[Wikipedia:Pete Townshend|Pete Townshend]] of [[Wikipedia:The Who|The Who]]. Strong Bad's comparing King of Town's actions to Townshend at the end of [[YouTube:7xZOrWK6d4g|a famous performance of "My Generation"]].
*One of Homestar's lines is sung to the tune of the main theme from [[The NeverEnding Story]].
*Strong Bad asks the cardboard cutout of Limozeen "How in the name of Yngwie did Homestar get so smooth?" This is a reference to Swedish guitarist [[Wikipedia:Yngwie Malmsteen|Yngwie Malmsteen]].
*Strong Bad's calling his coloring book a "Interactive Chromatic Short-Form Novel" is a reference to mature-age readers referring to comic books as "Graphic Novels".
*[[wikipedia:Chaka Khan|Chaka Khan]] is a female American singer.
*Bubs' farewell line to Strong Bad, "Rock over London! Rock on Chicago", is a reference to schitzophrenic songwriter [[wikipedia:Wesley Willis|Wesley Willis]], who would often use the lines in his songs.
*Strong Sad's plan to become a snooty rock journalist and then sell the rights to the story of his exploits to a snooty independent movie studio refers to [[wikipedia:Cameron_Crowe|Cameron Crowe]], who worked for Rolling Stone as a teenager and turned his story into the movie ''[[wikipedia:Almost_Famous|Almost Famous]]''.
*The line "Roadie Miscommunication Breakdown!" and So-And-So's consequent "It's always the same!" refer to the [[Wikipedia:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]] song [[Wikipedia:Communication Breakdown|Communication Breakdown]].
*Strong Bad says his stage prop is "almost better than a flying pig" and "maybe cooler than a giant robotic demon".
**"Flying Pig" is a reference to a prop used in some performances by classic rock band [[wikipedia:Pink Floyd|Pink Floyd]]. It was also used on some of [[wikipedia:Roger Waters|Roger Waters']] solo tours.
**"Giant Robotic Demon" could be a reference to classic metal band [[wikipedia:Iron Maiden|Iron Maiden]], who uses elaborate stage props in their concerts, including giant puppets of demons and monsters.
*Strong Bad refers to the Gremlin as having plus four armor, while the fake sword is negative zero. This is a reference to items in role-playing games which give a numerical boost (or penalty) to one or more of a character's stats.
*In the scene where Strong Bad realizes which characters are left for his band, The King of Town is eating a [[Wikipedia:Wii Remote|Wii remote]].
*Homsar's theremin is labelled "Theremaxxx."; the ''PAIA Theremax'' really is a brand of theremin.
*The Two-O-Duo's "DeButt" album cover is based on [[Wikipedia:Run-D.M.C.|Run-D.M.C.'s]] album ''[[Wikipedia:King of Rock|King of Rock]]''.
*Strong Bad's line "The power of rock compels you!" during the Limozeen game is a reference to "The power of Christ compels you!", a line from ''[[Wikipedia:The Exorcist|The Exorcist]]''.

===Fast Forward===
*At the end of the game, Strong Sad comments that Strong Bad's video game "sounds pretty dangerous". Strong Bad replies, "No. Sounds..." then hums the opening theme to ''Dangeresque 1: Dangeresque, Too?'' as the camera zooms in on his ''[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]'' poster. ''Dangeresque 3'' later becomes the main focus of the next SBCG4AP episode.
**The next episode's events are further forshadowed in extended play, when examining the calendar in the computer room makes Strong Bad say "Well, now that I've gotten my broken Fun Machine repaired, maybe today's the day I get to work on Dangeresque 3."
*When Strong Bad sees the Gremlin, he claims it has a smoke screen and missiles. We find this to be true (sort of) in ''Dangeresque 3''.

==External Links==
*[[Telltale:strongbad/baddestofthebands|Official Episode Webpage]]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6683 Telltale Games Forum thread re: ''Baddest of the Bands'']
*[[Forum:14803|forum thread re: "Baddest of the Bands]]
*[http://www.gamespot.com/wii/adventure/strongbadbaddestofthebands/news.html?sid=6198561&part=rss&tag=gs_all_games&subj=6198561 Gamespot Preview of ''Baddest of the Bands''] {{inlinecontentwarning|Spoilers|The external website linked here may contain spoilers.}}
*[http://www.baddestofthebands.com The official website for ''Baddest of the Bands'']
===Reviews===
*[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/strongbadsep3baddestofthebands Metacritic review summary]
*[http://www.gamespot.com/wii/adventure/strongbadbaddestofthebands/news.html?sid=6198561&part=rss&tag=gs_all_games&subj=6198561 Gamespot preview]
*[http://www.gameproarcade.com/article/104194/interview-mike-stemmle-on-strong-bad-episode-3/ Game Pro Arcade preview and interview with Mike Stemmle]
*[http://www.gameproarcade.com/article/104308/review-strong-bad-episode-3/ Game Pro Arcade review]
*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/923/923960p1.html IGN review]
*[http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/10/strong_bad_episode_3_baddest_of_the_bands WiiWare World review]
*[http://cheatcc.com/wii/rev/strongbadscoolgameforattractivepeople3baddestofthebandsreview.html CheatCode Central review]
*[http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3171061&p=44 1UP review]
*[http://www.jolt.co.uk/index.php?articleid=12135 Jolt Online review]
*[http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,935 Adventure Gamers review]
*[http://www.cubed3.com/review/650/ Cubed3 review]
*[http://www.gamervision.com/gamer/coop/reviews/article/strong_bad_s_cool_game_for_attractive_people_episode_3_baddest_of Gamervision review]
*[http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/reviews/420/ Adventure Classic Gaming review]
*[http://pc.vggen.com/reviews/review.php?id=414&p=1 Video Game Generation review]

{{SBCG4AP}}

yes, wrestling

2011-10-03T12:03:32Z

TJDevil02: /* Fun Facts */

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[[Image:yes, wrestling.png|thumb|"Never before had two chairs and a potted plant so transformed the wrestling ring!"]]
Strong Bad demonstrates various costumes and gimmicks from his wrestling career.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|The King of Town}} (voice only), {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, Gary the Legend, {{Film|Strong Sad}} (as Gardenboy)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Gymnasium]], [[The Field]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, November 27, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 4:41

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Six}}

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Emailin' from the left and to the right, emailin' on a Tuuuuesday night!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: none</div>
Dear awesome Strong Bad. 
Could you please show us some of your awesome wrestling 
moves. 
Gardenboy 
Bfn SA 
</blockquote>

''{After "Strong Bad", Strong Bad says "Period. That's the best sentence ever written!" He reads the location as "Best friends never, South Africa".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well Gardenboy, as a crafty ring veteran, I can let you in on a little secret: being an awesome wrestler has nothing to do with awesome wrestling moves! ''{clears screen}'' It's all about awesome costumes, gimmicks, and dinosaur tranquilizer fueled ranting and raving! I got my first big break with cable access's longest named wrestling organization: All World Mid-Pro Shirtless Championship Entertainment, or AWMPSCE. ''{pronounces "OMP-skee"}'' Of course, they wanted me to be one of those lame masked wrestlers at first, but I had gimmickier plans.

''{Cut to a photograph of Strong Bad wearing a crown and a wrestling suit that has a crown printed on it. The picture is labeled "Sir Boliver Turnbuckle".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Sir Boliver Turnbuckle and his signature move:

''{Another picture appears with Strong Bad in his Turnbuckle outfit standing behind Strong Sad, with Strong Bad's arm grabbing Strong Sad below his own arm. The picture is labeled "Master of the 1/8th Nelson!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The one-eighth nelson!

''{Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' That was back in the days when pretending to be a pompous Brit was considered a ''premium'' gimmick. Once I started getting more popular, my next incarnation was

''{Cut to the Gymatorium's doors. A piece of paper with an AWMPSCE logo is taped on sideways.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover}'' And hailing from the age of exploration, the namer of nations,

''{The doors swing open. Strong Bad is posing behind them. He is wearing an orange beret, a frilly white shirt, and a brown vest. The words "il Cartographer" appear at the bottom of the screen.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' il Cartographer!

''{Strong Bad poses as though he's expecting applause, but all that can be heard are some singers and the King of Town.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Booooooo!

'''BACKING SINGERS:''' il Cartographer!

'''LEAD SINGER:''' He makin' the maps!

'''BACKING SINGERS:''' il Cartographer!

'''LEAD SINGER:''' He takin' no crap!

''{Strong Bad steps forward and throws pieces of paper at the empty seats.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And one of my gimmicks was that I'd always come into the ring throwing—

''{One of Strong Bad's papers stops in front of the camera. It is a map of the Gymatorium and shows the way from one of the seats ("here be you") to "the can", as the toilet is labeled. The map is labeled "Ye Olde Restroom Trail".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' maps to the restrooms into the crowd!

''{Cut to the ring; Strong Bad is holding a flag.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{fake Italian accent}'' I claim-a this saggy ring in the name of il Cartographer!

''{He taps the flag and it unfurls itself and flaps in imaginary wind, showing an image of Strong Bad's beret with "the il-est" written below it.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Booooo!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' That was back when my big feud with Homestar Runner was in full swing!

''{Cut to a closeup of Homestar Runner's torso. He is wearing red pants that read "'EM UP!" in bold white lettering and has cinnamon on his chest. The screen slowly pans back.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Ladies and gentlemen! Joining me backstage in historic empty high school gymnasium—

''{The Announcer can now be seen standing next to Homestar, who is facing away from the camera.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' is a man that needs no introduction. Introducing: The Jack 'Em Up Kid!

''{The words "The Jack 'Em Up Kid" appear at the bottom of the screen. Homestar turns toward the camera. His chest has what appears to be cinnamon "stubble" on it, and his hat has no propeller.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, you know, announcer man, that's right! Hoo, yeah! Jack 'Em Up Kid, empty high school gymnasium, ''{holds up a belt with bacon and eggs carved into the buckle}'' Sizzleweight Belt on the line! Hoo, yeah! That's right! That's correct! That's precisely what I'm talking about! I got the drive, I got the commotion! I can't believe it! Hoo, yeah! el Photographer, whatchoo gonna did? ''{raises his pants on each word}'' When you get jacked up? ''{snaps the elastic band, which muffles his speech}'' By the Jack 'Em Up Kid!

''{Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And that feud carried over into my tag team phase with Strong Mad. Naturally, there were several misfires before we found our groove.

''{Cut to Strong Bad and Strong Mad dressed like tourists. Strong Mad is wearing a purple Hawaiian shirt, while Strong Bad wears a pair of sunglasses and has sunscreen smeared over his nonexistent nose. Both wear fishing hats and cameras.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nothing can stop the Wild Vacationers!

''{"The Wild Vacationers" appears at the bottom of the screen. With a blip, the scene cuts to Strong Bad and Strong Mad in black spandex outfits. Strong Bad is wearing a headband with a big knife tucked into it, and his pants have a wooden board, a wrench, and one other unidentifiable object in them. Strong Mad has a razor blade lodged in his bleeding and apparently scarred forehead, a hammer tucked into his singlet, and the outline of a gun fully inside his singlet. A chainsaw blade can be seen behind him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You betta not mess with the Foreign Object Brothers!

''{"The Foreign Object Bros." appears at the bottom of the screen. With a blip, the scene cuts to Strong Bad and Strong Mad wearing spiky shoulder pads. Strong Mad's singlet is red and has "RAX" written on it. Strong Bad wears a green mohawk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Rax and Arby: The Sanctum of Spiky Shoulder Pads.

''{"The Sanctum of Spiky Shoulder Pads" appears at the bottom of the screen. With a blip, it cuts to the Announcer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' But we finally settled on...

''{The screen pans over to Strong Bad and Strong Mad with heavy facepaint. Strong Mad's singlet reads "FACEPAINT CONNECTION".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Facepaint Connection! Jack 'Em Up Kid, Gary the Legend, when we step into the ring with the insidious Mr. Cheatayama,

''{Pans over to show The Cheat with a bowler derby and facepaint that resembles a mustache and goatee. He is holding a whisk. It pans back after a moment.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You better hope for your guts and your mercy ''{looks confused for a moment}'' can save you at this Sunday's PayPerViewver Series.

''{"PayPerViewver Series - Sunday 9PM" appears at the bottom of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I didn't climb the mountains and breathe the facepainted fumes just to let you two walk away with the title I'm done take me off the air! ''{frantically}'' TAKE ME OFF THE AIR!!!

''{Static cuts to Homestar, still in his Jack 'Em Up Kid outfit, holding a microphone.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hoo, yeah! That's right! Facepaint Connection! You can't resist the power of all the screamin' Jack 'Emites and Jack 'Emettes out there when I pin you to the ground for a count of three which is the legal way to win a match in this wrestling federation the last time I checked. Gary the Legend, take it away!

''{He holds the microphone out to his partner. The screen cuts back, revealing that there is nobody there.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that Gary the Legend was Homestar's ''imaginary'' tag team partner.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{to "Gary"}'' You tell 'em! You tell 'em, Gary! Hoo, yeah!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Eventually I began wrestling as my own dang self and finally achieved what every wrestler strives for: my own in-ring interview segment! Never before had two chairs and a potted plant so transformed the wrestling ring!

''{Cut to the Gymatorium.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{from offscreen}'' It's time for another installment of—

''{The words "Strong Bad's Folding Chair DUNGEON" appear onscreen. The word "DUNGEON" drips blood.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{from offscreen}'' Strong Bad's Folding Chair Dungeon!

''{Cut to the ring, where Strong Bad can be seen with a microphone. Behind him is a table with a potted plant and a skull on it, with two folding chairs next to it. A red rug sits underneath it all.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Welcome back to the darkest dankest regions of my dungeon! My prisoner this week is the current fizzleweight belt holder: The Jack 'Em Up Kid!

''{Homestar, still in costume, jumps into the ring.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hoo, yeah! Hoo, yeah!

''{Strong Bad hits him with one of the folding chairs, knocking him out. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So you see Gardenboy, you should stop trying to perfect the Summer Squash Suplex and instead get yourself a rake, a straw hat, maybe a watering can and start screaming about how your opponents are gophers!

''{Cut to the Gymatorium's doors. Singing can be heard in the background. The doors open to reveal Strong Sad with a hat, rake, and watering can.}''

'''BACKING SINGERS:''' Gardenboy!

'''LEAD SINGER:''' He's plantin' the seeds!

'''BACKING SINGERS:''' Gardenboy!

'''LEAD SINGER:''' He's pullin' out the weeds!

'''BACKING SINGERS:''' Gardenboy!

'''LEAD SINGER:''' He's gonna bring ya to your knees!

'''BACKING SINGERS:''' He's the il Cartographer, I mean, Gardenboy!

'''STRONG SAD:''' All right, all you gophers out there, ha-bring-it-on!

''{He holds up the watering can, which spouts two flames. [[New Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Jack 'Em T-shirts.png|thumb|What you gone did when you get jacked up?]]
*While Homestar is taunting The Facepaint Connection, click on the "S" in the [[AWMPSCE]] logo to see [[T-shirts]], a bumper sticker, and a foam thumb promoting the Jack 'Em Up Kid.
*At the end, click on Strong Sad's hat to see the Announcer interviewing Strong Mad:
*:'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And Rax, anything you'd care to add?
*:'''STRONG MAD:''' BEEF AND CHEDDAR! FIVE FOR FIVE!
*At the end, click on Strong Sad's watering can to see a Halloween parody scene with Homestar and the Brothers Strong in the [[Halloween|Field at night]] as il Cartographer, a Facepaint Connection member, Gardenboy, and The Jack 'Em Up Kid.
*:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Bad. I really like your Rudy from ''Fat Albert'' costume.

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*"Bfn" stands for "[[Wikipedia:Bloemfontein|Bloemfontein]]", one of South Africa's three capital cities.
**Strong Bad reads it as "best friends never," which is a play off of the acronym "BFF," meaning "Best friends forever."
*The "1/8 nelson" is not a wrestling hold, but the half-nelson and three-quarter [[wikipedia:Nelson hold|nelson]] are amateur wrestling holds designed to get a quick pinfall, and the full nelson (which is illegal in NCAA wrestling) is a famous submission hold in the professional ranks.
*A [[Wikipedia:cartographer|cartographer]] is a mapmaker.
*"Masked wrestling" is [[Wikipedia: Lucha Libre|Lucha Libre]], a Mexican form of pro wrestling (which Strong Bad was initially designed after).

===Trivia===
*This sbemail was released Tuesday night instead of the usual Monday morning, as Strong Bad points out in his opening song.
*This is the first time that Homestar's body under the neckline is shown uncensored.
*Homestar's hat doesn't have its propeller.
*The week after the email's release, a [[Main Page Message]] reading "old strong bad email" was posted as a link to it.
*The summary for the [[Podstar Runner]] RSS feed reads, "Strong Bad discusses the various costumes and gimmicks from his wrestling days."

===Remarks===
*"Gymatorium" is a [[portmanteau]] of gymnasium and auditorium.
*The All World Mid-Pro Shirtless Championship Entertainment has a lot of shirt-wearing wrestlers. il Cartographer, in particular, is not only wearing a frilly shirt but a fine leather vest.
*"Il Cartographer" is incorrect Italian for "The Cartographer". The correct Italian would be "Il Cartografo".
**Additionally, "The Il Cartographer" is redundant as it uses the article twice.

===Goofs===
*Il Cartographer's hat does not move in sync with his head.
*When Strong Bad puts up his "il-est" flag, the floor reads "AWMPSE" instead of "AWMPSCE."
*There is a noticeable break in the cricket soundtrack in the costume Easter egg, at the end.
*Strong Bad's "The Vacationers" sunglasses lack earpieces.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Initially, when Strong Bad says "dinosaur tranquilizer fueled ranting and raving", "fueled" was misspelled on the computer screen as "feuled". This was fixed the next day.

===Inside References===
*The subject of this email is [[professional wrestling]].
*Homestar Runner, as The Jack 'Em Up Kid, has a wrestling belt with an image of [[bacon]] and [[eggs]].
*Homestar is wearing what could be described as a form of [[long pants]].
*Strong Bad, as il Cartographer, wears an orange [[beret]].
*The Easter egg for clicking on the watering can is a reference to the ending of most [[Halloween]] cartoons, including the [[What are you supposed to be?|inability to recognize Strong Bad's costume]].
*The Cheat, as the Insidious Mr. Cheatayama, wears a black [[bowler hat]].
*As one of the Foreign Object Brothers, Strong Bad has a [[big knife]] tucked in his [[headband]].
*As one of the Foreign Object Brothers, Strong Mad has a razor stuck in his forehead, which is causing him to [[blood|bleed]]. Also, in "Strong Bad's Folding Chair DUNGEON", the word "DUNGEON" is dripping with blood.
*At the end of the email, Strong Sad's watering can inexplicably spurts [[fire]].
*The singers for Strong Sad's entrance music are the same singers for [[The Thnikkaman]]'s theme song. A voice similar to [[Crackotage]]'s can be heard among the singers.
*The scoreboard shows an [[Scoreboard#Irregular Scores|irregular score]] of "?" for the Home team, and viewing the Flash file reveals the other score to be "$", both seen in [[the paper]].
*Homestar has [[cinnamon]] on his chest.
*The King of Town is heard [[The King of Town Booing|booing]].
*Strong Bad's wrestling Homestar, as well as Strong Mad being his tag team partner, are both allusions to [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]].
*During Strong Bad's rant as a member of the Facepaint Connection, he appears to give the [[double deuce]].
*Strong Mad has a [[gun]] in his singlet as one of the Foreign Object Brothers.
* Strong Bad mentions his [[Own Dang X|Own Dang Self]]

===Real-World References===
====Wrestling References====
*The Cheat's character is based on famous wrestling manager "[[Wikipedia:Harry Fujiwara|Mr. Fuji]]".
*Strong Bad's interview segment is based on many wrestlers having interviews segments (most famously [[Wikipedia:Roddy Piper|Roddy Piper]]'s [[Wikipedia:Piper's Pit|Piper's Pit]]") mid-show.
*"Pay-per-viewver Series" refers to [[Wikipedia:Survivor Series|Survivor Series]], a [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] pay-per-view event.
*The Sanctum of Spiky Shoulder Pads is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Road Warriors|Road Warriors]] tag team (aka the Legion of Doom), who became famous for their shoulder pads covered in spikes.
*As a member of The Foreign Object Brothers, Strong Mad has a sledgehammer hidden in his tights. This is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Triple H|Triple H]] who uses such a hammer as a trademark foreign object.
*The razor blade lodged in Strong Mad's forehead as part of his costume as a Foreign Objects Brother references [[Wikipedia:Blading (professional wrestling)|blading]], the method that professional wrestlers use to make themselves bleed mid-match. Blading involves using a razor blade like Strong Mad's to surreptitiously cut oneself mid-match so that nobody notices that the cut is self-inflicted. Many older wrestlers have noticeable scar tissue on their forehead (much like Strong Mad does in the clip) from blading hundreds of times in their careers.
*The Wild Vacationers is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Wild Samoans|Wild Samoans]] tag team who were managed by [[Wikipedia:Lou Albano|Captain Lou Albano]]. Albano would often wear a Hawaiian shirt to the ring, much like the Vacationers.
*The Facepaint Connection is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Blade Runners|Blade Runners]], a tag team in Bill Watts' old [[Wikipedia:Universal Wrestling Federation (Bill Watts)|UWF]]. Both of its members would become icons, [[Wikipedia:Sting (wrestler)|Sting]] and the [[Wikipedia:Warrior (wrestler)|Ultimate Warrior]].
** Strong Bad's interview talking about The Jack 'Em Up Kid is a twist on an [[Wikipedia:Ultimate Warrior|Ultimate Warrior]] interview, which were, more often than not, nonsensical.
*Homestar's costume and stage-name resemble that of veteran pro-wressler Shawn Michaels, [[Wikipedia:Shawn Michaels|the Heartbreak Kid]].
*Homestar's quote, "Whatchoo gonna did, when you get jacked up by the Jack 'Em Up Kid?" is a twist of [[Wikipedia:Hulk Hogan|Hulk Hogan]]'s famous interview-ending catchphrase, "Whatcha gonna do when Hulkamania runs wild on you?!" In addition, beginning "Well you know, announcer man..." is similar to Hogan's famous interview opening, "Well ya know something, Mean Gene...", addressed to long-time wrestling personality [[Wikipedia:Gene Okerlund|"Mean" Gene Okerlund]]. Homestar also talks about his Jackemites, similar to the Hogan's hulkamaniacs.
*Homestar's frequent use of the phrase "Hoo yeah!" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Randy Savage|Macho Man Randy Savage]], whose famous catchphrase was "Oooh yeah!"
*Strong Bad saying, "TAKE ME OFF THE AIR!!!" is a reference to a [[Wikipedia:Paul Heyman|Paul Heyman]] shoot promo from an episode of ''[[Wikipedia:ECW on TNN|ECW on TNN]]'' in 2000.
**It could also be a reference to an interview from "Macho Man" Randy Savage in 1980, in which he promises to destroy his opponent and then, as Strong Bad does, quickly ends by twice demanding to be taken off the air.
*"Dinosaur tranquilizer fueled ranting and raving" is a reference to an event that happened on the television show ''[[Wikipedia:WWE Friday Night SmackDown!|SmackDown!]]'' in February 2005, when then-champion [[Wikipedia:John Layfield|John Bradshaw Layfield]] was shot with a [[Wikipedia:Tranquilizer dart|tranquilizer dart]] and went into a rant with an inflatable dinosaur in front of a Tokyo crowd.
* Strong Bad's comment of "That was back in the days when pretending to be a pompous Brit was considered a premium gimmick" relates to wrestlers such as the "Lord" Steven Regal ([[Wikipedia:Darren Matthews|William Regal]]), [[Wikipedia:Dave Taylor (wrestler)|"Squire" Dave Taylor]] and [[Wikipedia:Bobby Eaton|"Earl" Bobby Eaton]] ([[Wikipedia:The Blue Bloods|The Blue Bloods]]), as well as a reference to other wrestlers who falsify their claim to British royalty.
* The "Entertainment" in AWMPSCE is a reference to WWE, World Wrestling Entertainment, who changed their name in 2002 from the World Wrestling Federation, or WWF, in response to a cease-and-desist order from the [[Wikipedia:World Wide Fund For Nature|World Wide Fund For Nature]], formerly the World Wildlife Fund, who used the same initials.
* Gary the Legend is a reference to wrestler and commentator "Larry The Legend," also known as [[Wikipedia: Larry Zbyszko|Larry "The Living Legend" Zbyszko]].
* Strong Sad/Gardenboy's flame-throwing watering can is a reference to TNA wrestler/booker/owner [[Wikipedia:Jeff Jarrett|Jeff Jarrett]], who often makes his entrance holding a pyro-spewing guitar over his head.
*Gymatorium is also a reference to the "[[wikipedia:Dallas Sportatorium|Dallas Sportatorium]]" where the old indie promotion [[Wikipedia:World Class Championship Wrestling|WCCW]] used to hold their matches.

====Other References====
*Strong Bad and Strong Mad as Arby and Rax refers to restaurants [[Arby's]] and [[Wikipedia:Rax (restaurant)|Rax]], both of which specialize in roast beef sandwiches.
**A "Beef 'n Cheddar" is a sandwich available at Arby's restaurants. The sandwiches are periodically sold "Five for $5."
*[[Wikipedia:Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids|Fat Albert and Rudy]] were 1970s cartoon characters created and hosted by [[Bill Cosby]], based on his stand-up comedy routine.
*Homestar's theme song as a wrestler is a slowed-down version of the main theme from [[Wikipedia:Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!|Punch-Out!!]] for the [[Nintendo|Nintendo Entertainment System]].

===Fast Forward===
*A "fanimation" was posted on the [[Weekly Fanstuff 2007#WF-2007-11-29|Weekly Fanstuff]] on November 29th, 2007, using [[Cheat Commandos]] figurines; [[Reynold]] as Gardenboy, [[Gunhaver]] as il Cartographer, and the [[Blue Laser Commander]].
*Strong Sad appears again as the Gardenboy in an Easter egg in [[hremail3184]].

==DVD Version==
{{commentary|email=true}}
== Commentary Transcript ==
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''MATT:''' Why do you think this one is called, "Yes comma Wrestling," Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Well, because you know, Strong Bad sort of always avoided, that he's a Mexican wrestler.

'''MATT:''' Oh.

'''MIKE:''' A Luchador.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, I don't like that word.

'''MIKE:''' Luchador?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{slight pause}'' I half blame Jack Black.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs softly}''

'''MATT:''' And I half blame that cartoon, that everybody thought we were ripping off early on. Is that cartoon still around even?

'''MIKE:''' I dunno.

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Have we outlasted it? I hope.

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

'''MATT:''' We grew up watching wrestling, ''{pronounces the t sound in wrestling that is otherwise silent}'' Mike.

'''MIKE:''' We did. We used to watch it—

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' We'd go to great gramma's house and watch wrestling.

'''MIKE:''' I don't remember that.

'''MATT:''' Yeah but, Donnie said he ''{unintelligible}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Donnie did. ''{laughs}'' Yeah. I remember watching it on noon, at noon, on Sunday afternoon, All American Wrestling.

'''MATT:''' Yup. Except that one, remember that one Lent when we gave up watching wrestling?

'''MIKE:''' That was rough.

'''MATT:''' That was hard, hard to get through.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' That was— I'm sure, I'm sure God appreciated us giving up wrestling.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. I'm uh— I remember this one time where brother Mike, uh. I forget who Hulk Hogan was wrestling, maybe The Iron Sheik?

'''MIKE:''' No, it was Greg the Hammer Valentine.

'''MATT:''' Oh, there you go. And so Mike, uh, put on a, a homemade Hulkamania shirt? Or did you have a real one?

'''MIKE:''' I had one at some point, but I definitely had a homemade one too.

'''MATT:''' It may have been, uh, the real one. And then he had a Hulkamania finger, "Hulkamania's Runnin' Wild" finger or whatever.

'''MIKE:''' A glossy maybe?

'''MATT:''' Stuck that on— yeah glossy of Hulk Hogan. And I think maybe even that drawing that Donnie's friend Adam had drawn of Hulk Hogan.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{laughs}'' Uh huh.

'''MATT:''' And uh, he made this little shrine, to just sort of be like, all right—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' During the match, as if it were live. I was like, "Okay if I set all this stuff up, Hulk's definitely gonna win."

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' So the il Cartographer is kind of, uh, the genius.

'''MATT:''' Mm hmm.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, what was another one of his, that was uh Lanny Poffo's— He would read, read poems on a frisbee—

'''MATT:''' yup.

'''MIKE:''' and then through them out to the crowd.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Very—

''{Homestar pulls tights up}''

'''MATT:''' He really jacked those pants up, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Uh, our friend Cooper, made up a rapper, back in the day named, M.C. Jack 'Em Up.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Forgot about M.C. Jack 'Em Up.

'''MATT:''' Those should— Wild Vacationers could als— could also be the Wild Hunter S. Thompsons.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Look at that. The Road Warriors—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' RAX.

'''MATT:''' —slash Legion of Doom, slash, who else was there?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, Demolition.

'''MATT:''' Demolition.

'''MIKE:''' Legion of Doom and Road Warriors were the same. They just has, and the—

'''MATT:''' Look at the Insidious Mr. Cheatiyama!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' What is he going to do with that whisk?!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah, the manager that always had a, uh, totem.

'''MATT:''' ''{both laugh}'' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Mouth of the South had his megaphone, Jim Cornette had a Tennis Racket. ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Mr. Fuji had his cane.

'''MATT:''' Bobby Heenan never really had anything, did he?

'''MIKE:''' No.

'''MATT:''' He just had a— a glittery jacket, with his name on it usually.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' The Slickster had a boombox. ''{laughs}''

'''MATH:''' ''{laughs}'' Uh, I would kinda like to, um. I think I'd like a wrestling show. Somewhere— I'm surprised no one made a wrestling show that is just this. Like there's no match, like you don't see, I— uh— you don't see any matches. You just see the in between.

'''MIKE:''' Oh yeah. Just the—

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' It's kinda like that, uh, brawl thing. Our— our local improv, one of our local improv places did— basically did that. They would just do the in-between match stuff, and then they would play, they'd just like everybody would watch them—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Oh it was a wrestling game?

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' —play some like, WWF game, for like, the Playstation.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' And then they'd com— they'd do commentary over that, but then it would go back to them—

'''MIKE:''' Interviewing?

'''MATT:''' Yup.

'''MIKE:''' So they still do this. They still have these in ring interview things, where they just like—

'''MATT:''' Put a carpet down? ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Put a carpet, and maybe one prop down, and then have an interview that ends up being— turning into a little fight.

''{Strong Bad hits Homestar over the head with a folding chair}''

'''MATT:''' Oh, man that was rough.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs simultaneously}''

'''MATT:''' Oh yeah, who— shouldn't you know if you're gonna be guest on one of those, ''{Mike starts to laugh}'' in— in— in ring interview programs, that like, this is probably going to turn into a wrestling match at some point? You're in a wrestling ring, for Pete's sake.

''{Garden Boy theme song plays}''

'''MATT:''' That's a good theme song there.

'''MIKE:''' Mm hmm.

'''MATT:''' Did— we never owned "Piledriver" did we? Or "Piledriver Volume 2?"

'''MIKE:''' No. I dunno why.

'''MATT:''' Oh yeah.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' 'cause we certainly— we we're certainly still in thick of, in to being all— being into all of that when it came out.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{sadly}'' Oh.

===Fun Facts===
*[[Wikipedia:Hunter S. Thompson|Hunter S. Thompson]] was a well known novelist famous for writing [[Wikipedia:Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (book)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]], which was later adapted into a [[Wikipedia:Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|1998 movie of the same name]] directed by Terry Gilliam.
*[[Wikipedia:Piledriver – The Wrestling Album 2|Piledriver - The Wrestling Album 2]], or as Matt called it, "Piledriver," was actually the second in a series of WWF wrestling music to be released in vinyl format in 1987. There was a VHS version released as well, but an album named, "Piledriver Volume 2" does not exist.
*While the Road Warriors and Legion of Doom were the same group of wrestlers, they only used the name Legion of Doom in the WWF.
*The Brothers "half blame Jack Black" since Black starred in the movie Nacho Libre, which was about a Mexican wrestler.

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[[Category:Podstar Runner]]

Booth 101

2011-01-31T19:21:02Z

TJDevil02:

[[Image:trogdorcon.PNG|200px|thumb|So we're not really selling gamertags?]]
'''Booth 101''' is where [[Strong Bad]] and [[The Cheat]] sold "gamertags" at [[TrogdorCon '97]]. The booth has a wooden top with blue curtains draping off the sides of it. On the top right of the booth, there is a white sign reading "booth 101". On the wooden top there is a sign reading "gamertag?" Behind the booth are boxes labeled "GAMERTAG?", and neither Strong Bad nor The Cheat know what's in the boxes. There is a white banner hanging behind it, with the words "[[TROGDOR]]-CON" painted on it with pink.

The Cheat provided the $500 required to reserve the booth, apparently stealing it from Strong Sad (though Strong Bad rather unconvincingly denies he knows this).

While they were behind the booth selling gamertags, they encountered [[Strong Sad]] and [[Homestar Runner]], who were both in costumes as they made their appearance. No exact location is known about the booth, only that is at a convention similar to "DragonCon".

[[Category: Places]]

Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective Responses (Brainblow City)

2011-01-09T21:42:38Z

TJDevil02: /* DangeCar-esque */

[[Image:SBCG4AP-D3-Brainblow_City.png|thumb|Brainblow City: a town as hard as steel and twice as gray.]]

[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] has many responses when you talk to various characters and interact with various objects. These are the responses from [[The Field|Brainblow City]] in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].

{{SBCG4AP Responses notation legend}}

==Brainblow City Set==
===On first arrival===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{The camera pans away from one of the City Limits signs.}'' Brainblow City... ''{The camera view changes to Strong Bad and Coach Z approaching the "city" - rather, the brick wall with a tall painted cardboard stand behind it.)'' ...a town as hard as steel and twice as gray. She is like a fine lady type... treat her right and she'll make you cupcakes shaped like Cold Ones, but treat her wrong and she'll kick you in the knees, step on your face with a stiletto heel, take your wallet and totally ruin your credit score.
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{reluctantly}'' Yeeaah... your woman scares me. I'll just wait here by the wall where it's safe. You go on ahead!

===After the helicopter jump===
''{The scene re-materialises at the Brainblow City set. Homestar can be seen operating the camera and walking off, with Strong Bad standing behind him. Jump cut to Strong Bad jumping down from the Brick Wall, followed by another jump cut transitioning to his line.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Another perfect landing out of a helicopter! Now I just need to find... ''{speaks slowly}'' ...some way to get to the Sun! Hmmm...

===In extended play===
:'''ON-SCREEN CAPTION:''' Set Tours: Brainblow City
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Here we are on the set of Brainblow City, the seedy underworld in which Dangeresque 3 takes place. ''{Looks at the city backdrop}'' Our modelers spend many halves of hours creating the sets that bring the city to life! Let's take a look around!

===Brainblow City===
:'''In extended play only'''

:'''STRONG BAD:''' This is one of the many matte paintings we used to make the Dangeresque 3 sets seem bigger than they actually are. ''{Turns to the camera}'' This one was actually painted by a guy named Matt!

===Renaldo===
====Renaldo → Cutesy Buttons====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Cutesy Buttons better be ready to fork over several sacks of cash for rescuing her and getting her rainforest formula!
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{infatuated}'' I'd just be happy to get a hug from Marzipan.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{annoyed}'' What?
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{distressed}'' What?! I said nothing!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Cutesy Buttons better be ready to fork over several sacks of cash for rescuing her and getting her rainforest formula!
:'''COACH Z:''' If she doesn't, we'll frame her for a bank robbery and send her up the river!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' That's kinda harsh!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Cutesy Buttons better be ready to fork over several sacks of cash for rescuing her and getting her rainforest formula!
:'''COACH Z:''' Well, it's not about the money for me, Dangeresque. I just want to be a hero one more time before I retire.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You'll always be a hero to me, Renaldo.
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{unsettled}'' ...Uncomfortable...!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Cutesy Buttons better be ready to fork over several sacks of cash for rescuing her and getting her rainforest formula!
:'''COACH Z:''' Don't worry, she's an Environmental Conservationist, I'm sure she's loaded!

====Renaldo → Stickanee Flower====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I heard a rumor that Brainblow City is the only place left in the world where the rare Stickanee Tree can be found.
:'''COACH Z:''' That's fantastic! That means we won't have to travel the globe for this case like we did back in '91 when we were on the trail of the two-legged man!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I guess I didn't really think that one through too carefully.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You know, this isn't the first time I've come in contact with the rare Stickanee flower.
:'''COACH Z:''' Are you talking about that girl in Paris again? You've gotta let that go! After all, you ended up leaving her stranded in Cairo!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{curiously}'' You don't think she's still mad about that?
:'''COACH Z:''' Keep your head in the game, Dangeresque!

==Agent Blue==
===Whale===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Pssst... Agent W. What's the inside word?
:'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Turn around! The terrarium's been flooded!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{curiously}'' Hmmm, yes, I have no idea what that means.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' The Eagle is in the Pantry...
:'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Tame your hunger monster, try our half-hearted taco meal!
:{{short hr}}
:'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Please pick up your Le Burger and French Fries and leave the tulip on the counter.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Do I get any change?
:'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Please, stay the way you are.
:{{short hr}}
:'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' No more games, I'll take your rock and beat you with it.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on now, let's not make this personal!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Pssst... are you the one they call... Deep Spout?
:'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' On a sunny day, don't forget to bling out your power tools.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{understandingly}'' Right, of course!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Pssst... Code Blue... I need some info.
:'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' When in Rome, show off whatcha got.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' But I'm not ''in'' Rome!
:'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' That'll be 2000 Yen.

'''In extended play'''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, the Drive-Thru Whale. ''{Pause}'' I have no idea how this got in the movie. Anyone? No? Ugh, it's probably a union thing.

===Nunchuck Gun → Whale===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Whips out his nunchuck gun}'' Put 'em up, dirtbag! ''{The whale's water spout flies up into the air, then reappears from inside the whale.}''

'''If the spout is bent'''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Whips out his nunchuck gun}'' Put 'em up, dirtbag! ''{The whale's water spout flies off, arcs over and knocks the box off the top of the Photo Booth, then reappears from inside the whale.}''

===Rock → Whale===
:''{Strong Bad whacks the whale with the rock. The rock stops dead when it makes contact, leaving Strong Bad vibrating in reaction, cartoon-style}''
:''{The whale's spout is now bent at an angle}''

==Brainblow City Prison==
===Brainblow City Prison===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, the old Brainblow City Prison. I can't tell you how many times I've broken in and out of this place. ''{Turns to the camera}'' Seriously, I can't tell you. I'm under a gag order from the courts.

'''In extended play'''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' When we came up with the idea for a jail, we knew that Bubs' Concession Stand would be the perfect location. But we were surprised to learn that it actually used to be a tiny prison, and that Bubs was the only inmate!
:'''BUBS:''' I used to sell foot-long hot dogs with files hidden in 'em to myself!

===Diamonocle===
:''{First time only}''
:'''BUBS:''' Danger-skew!!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Listen, Diamonicle... I know you have a grudge against me for locking you up in this joint, but I need to break into some scumbag kidnapper's hideout and you are gonna help me!
:'''BUBS:''' Relax! Turns out, prison's the best thing that ever happened to me! Getting shivved repeatedly in the yard really puts things into perspective. I'm a new man!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Are you sure? I was kind of looking forward to locking you in a cell and beating the answers out of you. I mean a crooked cop's gotta stay bent, right?
:'''BUBS:''' ''{bends down}'' If you want, you can crack me over the head with this bottle of Bull Honkey Sport... ''{holds up the aforementioned can}'' Only $3.99 a bottle! "It's like sweatin' on the inside!"
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{annoyed}'' Hey, I told you, no product placement!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I need some info, Diamonicle.
:'''BUBS:''' I'm your inside man!

'''In extended play'''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Bubs! Say "hi" to all the fans out there!
:'''BUBS:''' I don't do interviews. It's in my contract.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' What? No! This isn't an interview... it's a documentary!
:'''BUBS:''' Oh, well that's different. I get time-and-a-half for those!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohhh.

====Diamonocle → Renaldo====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Good thing Renaldo isn't here right now, he hates to see hardened criminals go all soft serve. Says he's got no respect for tough guys that turn out to be wimps!
:'''BUBS:''' Where is ol' Fez Head?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummm... He's waiting back at the brick wall... where it's safe.

====Diamonocle → Diamonocle ====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, I have a kidnapping to solve and a hideout to break into. You're gonna have to tell me all your secrets.
:'''BUBS:''' Now why would I wanna do that?

====Diamonocle → Diamonocle → Angel====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Because, like you said, you're a new man! You've even lost a few pounds!
:'''BUBS:''' ''{warm-heartedly}'' Can you really tell?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah. Your monacle's even looking a little loose!
:'''BUBS:''' I've already had it taken in twice! Well, OK, I guess I can tell you. Don't let this get out, but I never did any of that stuff myself!
:''{Continued below}''

====Diamonocle → Diamonocle → Devil====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Threateningly}'' Because if you don't I'll have you transferred to Tri-Lambda Penitentiary!
:'''BUBS:''' With all the white-collar criminals, hackers and illegal downloaders of anime?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' That's right: NERD PRISON!
:'''BUBS:''' You can't do that to me, man! What'll become of my street cred?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Then 'fess up, or get ready to heavily protect your pocket!
:'''BUBS:''' Okay, you win, Dangeresque. The truth is, I never did any of that stuff!
:''{Continued below}''

====Diamonocle → Diamonocle → either option====
:''{Continued from Angel or Devil options above}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{shocked}'' What?
:'''BUBS:''' I always hired guys to do that stuff for me! If you want to break into a kidnapper's hideout and rescue the hostage, you're gonna need the two best minds in the business... but you're not gonna like it!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{annoyed}'' Why do people keep telling me that?
:'''BUBS:''' Both are people from your past. One is an expert kidnapping solver, and the other is the man with the plan!

====Diamonocle → Perducci silhouette====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Who is this "man with the plan"?
:'''BUBS:''' The "plan" is literally the architectural plans to the kidnapper's hideout. You'll definitely need those for breakin' in purposes! And the "man" is your long time arch enemy... Perducci! ''{mispronounced as "Per-dookie"}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looks up and waves his fist}'' PERDUCCI!!!
:'''BUBS:''' He's set up shop in an abandoned night club on the edge of Brainblow City!
:''{To '''Diamonocle → Cancel'''}''

====Diamonocle → Dadgeresque silhouette====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Expert Kidnapping Solver... is that even a real job?
:'''BUBS:''' It used to be. And this man was the best, that is until he got mixed up in a case that he just couldn't solve. It drove him mad! Mad I say!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, I thought you said this was someone from my past. I don't know any kidnapping solvers!
:'''BUBS:''' Oh, you know him more than you know that you know that you know... him... or somethin'. Ask your partner Renaldo, he'll know where to find him!

====Diamonocle → Sultry Buttons====
:'''Only appears after Renaldo gets kidnapped'''

:'''STRONG BAD:''' Let me ask you something: How do you con the lady-types out of all their expensive jewel-ery?
:'''BUBS:''' Oh that's easy, man. You've just gotta find a place they find romantic, give them a couple of presents, and tell 'em you're dying of pretendicitis! They practically throw their money at you!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' That could work, if I had any idea what city Sultry Buttons thought was romantic.

====Diamonocle → The Sun====
:'''Only appears after Renaldo gets kidnapped'''

:'''STRONG BAD:''' I need to get to the Sun. Got any criminal projectives for me?
:'''BUBS:''' Well, you could steal yourself a rocket-powered car, or some rocket boots, or a jet-pack filled with rocket fuel.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, I don't know where to find any of that stuff. Maybe I can just find a rocket.

====Diamonocle → Cancel====
:'''Normally'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' If I need any more info, I'll be back.
::'''BUBS:''' You know where to find me! At least for the next 5 to 10!

:'''The first time after speaking about the expert kidnapping solver'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks for the info, Diamonicle. Sounds like me and a certain "to be retired sooner than he thinks" partner of mine need to have a little talk.
::''{Cue wipe transition back to the Brick Wall. Strong Bad had just walked his way back.}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' So, Renaldo, a little Baron tells me you know something about an expert kidnapping solver.
::''{Change viewpoint to Coach Z. The sound of wind hitting a microphone can clearly be heard.}''
::'''COACH Z:''' Uh oh. Now, I don't think that's something we should be talking about.
::''{Change viewpoint back to normal.}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I thought we were partners! What are you hiding from me?!
::''{Change view back to Coach Z. More wind can be heard.}''
::'''COACH Z:''' He's no good for this case, Dangeresque! Forget about him!
::''{Change viewpoint back to normal.}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Who?! Who are you talking about?
::'''COACH Z:''' YOUR FATHER!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Dadgeresque? My father is the kidnapping solver?
::'''COACH Z:''' Yes, that's why he left you. Because he went mad! He's no help to us.
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Where is he now?
::'''COACH Z:''' Last I heard he was wondering around Venice, but-
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Then pack your bags, Renaldo! We're going to France! ''{Jump cut}'' We're going to Italy!

====Big Knife → Diamonocle====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Waving around the knife}'' Hey, I think this would make a pretty good shiv!
:'''BUBS:''' Now how would I get THAT past security? Ooh, I know! Give it here!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh, whatever you have in mind is something I do NOT want to see. I think I'll hold on to it.

====Blueprints → Diamonocle====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Holding out the blueprints}'' Take a look at this!
:'''BUBS:''' Those look like the plans I sold to Perduke-cci!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You've seen these before?
:'''BUBS:''' Yeah, I got a hundred of them back in my cell.

====Nunchuck Gun → Diamonocle====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Whipping out his nunchuck gun}'' You're under arrest!
:'''BUBS:''' I know I am! I'm already in prison!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah. ''{Puts it away}''

====Romantic Photo → Diamonocle====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Holding out the photo}'' Check me out!
:'''BUBS:''' Looking good. Hey, is that you, Sultry Buttons and a Stickanee flower? I got one of those done too! ''{Holds up a photo exactly like the one Strong Bad has, except that it has himself with a huge mustache in place of Dangeresque.}''

====Trinket → Diamonocle====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Pulling out the trinket}'' What do you and your criminal mind make of this?
:'''BUBS:''' Hmm... maybe it's a key of some kind. I used to use big ol' chunks of metal like that to bust locks open all the time!

===Sign===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading the sign}'' Visiting hours: not now. ''{Turns to camera}'' I'm not really interested in having a face-to-face with guys I sent to the pokey anyway. They do not like it when I call it "the pokey".
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{reading the sign}'' Visiting hours: not now. ''{Turns to camera}'' Guess that means come back later.

===Tuft of Grass===
:'''Only clickable once'''

:'''STRONG BAD:''' What the heck is this? ''{Finds a monocle}''
:'''BUBS:''' Oh, that's proably one of my spare monocles! It must have rolled through the bars to freedom!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I gotta remember to try this thing on myself! I wonder if it'll make me look more diabolical and German?

==City Limits==
===City Limits Sign===
:'''Either sign'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't go any further in this direction. It's too not dangerous enough for me to bother with.

:'''Sign near the prison'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Looks like I've reached the Brainblow City Limits. Nothing more this way but desolate wastelands and probably tar pits.

:'''Sign near the car'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm wanted outside Brainblow City for "Undisclothed Violations". If I go beyond this point, I could be shot on sight.

====Nunchuck Gun → City Limits Sign====
:''{First time only, and only on the sign near the prison}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{pulls out the nunchuck gun}'' Okay, sign, this is border control. Do you have any fruit to declare? ''{A bed sheet falls out of the sign}'' Whoa! That's way better than fruit! ''{Strong Bad picks it up}'' Wow! Dangeresque-brand Renaldo bed sheets! They wet themselves so you don't have to!

==DangeCar-esque==
===Cool Car===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' My trusty DangeCar-esque. I've just had all its cool gadgets upgraded to cool cool gadgets! Be patient, my high performance pal, your time to shine will come soon enough! ''{turns away from the car}'' Foreshadowing!!

'''In extended play'''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Originally, the car auto-autopilot was going to have the ability to talk back to me. But when Mr. Dee Williams pulled out, we just... you know... it just didn't seem the same any more.
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Walking past, singing to the tune of ''Billie Jean''}'' Billy Dee is not my lover...

===Metal Detector===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{digs up a bullet}'' Check out this stray bullet, apparently monogrammed by... ''{confused}'' ...Killingyouguy?

==Car Chase Scene==
:''{The camera zooms in towards the car, with Strong Bad driving in it. The Cheat can be seen in the background moving a tree back and forth, simulating the car's movement.}''

:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holds a VCR to the side of his head}'' You got the- you got the Big Daddy D calling all agents! Please check in!
:'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' Breaker, breaker! I lost track of Renaldo, but I'm catching up fast! I'll be there as soon as I can! Over! ''{imitates static}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Make it snappy, Yellow 5! ''{camera zooms out to show Strong Mad "chasing" him}'' I've got a smokey on my six... and this round... sixes are wild! ''{puts down the VCR}''
:''{The camera moves to give the illusion of the car taking hard corners.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' AND MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN CUT! Looks like I'll have to do some extravehicular activities. Good thing my car was recently upgraded to receive voice commands... which I'll probably only use this one time and then forget about it forever. Take over, auto-autopilot!
:''{Strong Bad jumps up onto the roof of the car, with the autopilot - Bubs's security robot - taking over the driving.}''

===After a few actions===
:''{If Strong Bad is on the car's hood, he will jump back to the roof. A toy helicopter held by Coach Z is brought in front of the camera, with a small Cardboard Marzipan model taped onto one of its windows. Occasionally, Coach Z will spin the helicopter's main rotor with his other hand.}''

:'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' Dangeresque, it's me! What's going on down there?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummm... now is not really a good time to chat. Get that chopper closer!
:'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' I can't get any closer! You try to be taller!

===Autopilot===
'''On occasion'''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Activate voice commands!

====Autopilot → Brakes====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Engage the EMERGENCY BRAKE!
:''{The Autopilot pulls the brake. Nothing happens.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sheepishly}'' Oh right, the brakes are cut.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Engage the EMERGENCY BRAKE!
:''{The Autopilot pulls the brake. Nothing happens.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' With the brakes cut, I gotta find another way to slow this car down!

====Autopilot → Escape Hatch====
:'''If Strong Mad hasn't been pushed back'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Release the ESCAPE HATCH!
::''{The hatch door lifts, but Strong Mad closes it while running.}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! Quit tailgating... unless you have some Cold Ones and potato salad to share!

:'''If Strong Mad has been pushed back'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Release the ESCAPE HATCH!
::''{The hatch door opens.}''

====Autopilot → Missiles====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' FIRE FORWARD MISSILES!
:''{A cardboard missile - presumably thrown by The Cheat - is launched in front of the car. Nothing happens.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, ''that'' was useless.

====Autopilot → Oil Slick====
:'''If Strong Mad hasn't been pushed back'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's see how well Tiny can keep up on an OIL SLICK!
::''{The Cheat runs behind the car and pours grease from a Blubb-O's cup under Strong Mad's feet, who then starts to pretend to slip.}''
::'''STRONG MAD:''' I'M SLIPPING ON OIL!
::''{After the next action, Strong Mad recovers and starts running normally again.}''

:'''If Strong Mad has been pushed back'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' OIL SLICK!
::''{The Cheat runs behind the car and pours grease onto where Strong Mad's feet should have been.}''
::'''STRONG MAD:''' YOU MISSED!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{turns to the camera}'' I guess it's only effective when people are right up all in my grill.

:'''If Strong Mad is underneath the hatch'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I wonder if this'll work again? OIL SLICK!
::''{The Cheat runs behind the car and tips the cup of grease near Strong Mad's feet, but nothing comes out.}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, no.

====Autopilot → Sawmerang====
:'''If Strong Bad hasn't obtained a Sawmerang yet'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Deploy the SAWBLADE BOOMERANG HUBCAPS!
::''{The camera focuses to one of the tires, before showing a jump cut transition to that tire having a cardboard sawmerang placed onto it.}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, if there were cool tanks, or maybe a street luger driving beside me right now, they would be so totally shredded!

:'''If the hubcaps have been deployed but not taken'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Deploy the SAWMERANG HUBCAPS!
::''{Shot of the wheel with hubcaps in place}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Huh? I guess to deploy the hubcaps again, I need to un-deploy them first. I'll have to remember to install that feature next time.

:'''If Strong Bad already has a Sawmerang'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Deploy the SAWMERANG HUBCAPS!
::''{The camera focuses to the same tire that had a sawmerang materialize before. This time, nothing happens.}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! They don't replenish? Fine! I'll just have to use the one I already have.

====Autopilot → Smokescreen====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hit 'em with the SMOKE SCREEN!
:''{Jump cut to the car now showing a firework taped onto it. A blast of smoke from it covers Strong Mad.}''
:'''STRONG MAD:''' SMOKE IS FOR DOPES!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! That didn't even slow him down! Must be from years of henching in smokey dives!

===Front===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm gonna have to slow this car down the prehistoric way! ''{jumps down and pushes his back against the front}'' Owwww!!! Oww oww oww oww oww! ''{jumps back up}''
:'''If Strong Mad has been pushed back'''
::'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{edges closer to the car}'' I'M GETTING CLOSER!
:'''If Strong Mad is close to the car or hasn't been pushed back, he bumps into the hatch while running.'''

===Hatch===
:'''When on the hood'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' There's no way I can jump... ''{accentuation on "jump"}'' ...to the top of that hatch from here!

:'''If Strong Mad isn't underneath the hatch door'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Joop!
::''{Strong Bad jumps onto the hatch, which starts to close as soon as he lands on it. He starts slipping on the door as he struggles to return to the roof.}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Bad idea! Bad idea! ''{falls onto his back and rebounds onto the roof}'' Oof!
::'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' You almost had it, Dangeresque! See if you can prop that hatch up with something!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{aloud to himself}'' See if you can patch your trap up with something!
::'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover}'' What?
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looks up}'' Nothing!

:'''If Strong Mad is underneath the hatch door'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Looks like I'm gonna have to-
::'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{voiceover, interrupts}'' Shut up and get up here!
::''{Strong Bad jumps onto the hatch and for the helicopter. He holds onto one of the railings for it, before climbing on board. The scene transitions to the inside of the helicopter.}''

===Helicopter===
:'''When on the roof'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Errgh! ''{Jumps and reaches for the helicopter}'' I just can't reach it from here! I need to find a way to get higher!

:'''When on the hood'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm WAY too far from the helicopter! I'm not even gonna try to jump... ''{accentuated the same way as the catchprase "looks like I'm gonna have to jump..."}'' ...from here.

====Nunchuck Gun → Helicopter====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Aims the nunchuck gun at the helicopter}'' Don't make me use this on you, Cutesy Buttons!
:'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Shot of her inside the helicopter}'' Don't you threaten me, Dangeresque. I'll leave you here!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' No! Just... wait. I'll find a way to get to you!

===Killingyouguy===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh no! Killingyouguy is right on my tail in this high-speed stunt-spectacular car chase! If he catches up, I'm done for!
:'''STRONG MAD:''' CAR CHASE! CAR CHASE!!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Aren't you getting tired yet?
:'''STRONG MAD:''' NEVER!!

====Nunchuk Gun → Killingyouguy====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{points the gun at Strong Mad and imitates gunfire}'' Pchew! Pchew! Pchow! Pchew!
:'''STRONG MAD:''' I'M BULLET PROOF!!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Bullet proof?! That's hardly fair! ''{puts the gun away}''

====Small Rock → Killingyouguy====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' A puny little rock like this won't do anything against that pummeling machine!

====Scissors → Killingyouguy====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Not a bad idea, but the blades on these scissors are nowhere near deadly enough to affect that guy!

===Roof → Hood===
:''{Strong Bad jumps to the hood.}''
:'''Hood → Roof has the same effect, albeit in reverse.'''

===Sawmerang===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{jumps to the hood if he's not already there}'' Only a black belt in Pad Prik Pork like myself can remove one of these Sawmerang hubcaps while it's still spinning. ''{hangs off the car from the side, waiting for the perfect moment to grab the... spinning hubcap}'' Ennhhh... ennnhhh... ''{takes the Sawmerang and jumps back up to the hood}'' Got it!

====Sawmerang → Killingyouguy====
:'''If Strong Mad isn't slipping on the oil slick'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{jumps to the hood if he's not already there}'' This oughtta slow the big guy down! SAWMERANG!
::''{Strong Bad throws the Sawmerang at Strong Mad, who loses his balance while running. A jump cut shows Strong Bad's throwing animation in reverse, creating the effect of the Sawmerang rebounding back to him. Cut back to Strong Mad, regaining his balance.}''
::'''STRONG MAD:''' QUIT IT! I ALMOST TRIPPED!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, he stumbled a bit, but not much else. Sure was fun though!

:'''If Strong Mad is slipping on the oil slick'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{jumps to the hood if he's not already there}'' Hey Killingyouguy! You should have "saw" this coming!
::''{Strong Bad throws the Sawmerang at Strong Mad, who gets knocked back and lands in a sitting position. A jump cut shows Strong Bad's throwing animation in reverse, creating the effect of the Sawmerang rebounding back to him. Cut back to Strong Mad, whom returned to his feet.}''
::'''STRONG MAD:''' YOU KNOCKED ME DOWN! ''{starts running, with the camera view showing that he's slightly further away from the car}'' NOW I'M BACK!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! That guy is unstoppable!

:'''If Strong Mad is underneath the hatch'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' This oughtta slow the big guy down! SAWMERANG!
::''{Strong Bad throws the Sawmerang at Strong Mad, but it simply deflects off of the hatch.}''
::'''STRONG MAD:''' YOU MISSED!

==Helicopter Set==
===Inside===
:''{Continues from the car chase scene. Interior of the helicopter, with Marzipan at the controls.)''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{seductively}'' What took ya so long?
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Uh huh. You're lucky you made it out alive!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I had the situation totally under control, babe. And I got your formula! ''{gives the formula to Marzipan}''
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Now I can save the rainforest! I'll start by planting a nursery in my backyard! ''{The camera viewpoint changes to show both Strong Bad and Marzipan, the latter suddenly wearing a parachute on her back.}'' Goodbye Dangeresque, I'll never forget you! ''{jumps out of the helicopter}'' Ahhhhhhh...
:''{During the next line, the camera pans out to focus on Strong Bad. Marzipan can be seen leaving the set.}''
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{voiceover, imitates static}'' Dangeresque, it is I, Uzi Bazooka!
:''{Jump cut to Strong Bad holding the VCR to his head.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You're too late, Bazooka! I already gave the formula back to Cutesy Buttons!
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{voiceover}'' I don't care about the formula! I never did! I just want to make you suffer! And now I have kidnapped your partner, Renaldo!
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{voiceover; the camera shakes during his line}'' Dangeresque! Don't listen to him!
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{voiceover}'' I'm taking him to my secret space station on the sun! If you want to save him, come and get him! ''{gets confused about the line's emphasis}'' ...Come and GET him... COME and get him... come AND get him... Yeah, go with the first one.
:''{Strong Bad lowers the VCR unamusingly. Cue a jump cut to him standing near the helicopter's entrance.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Yep. Looks like I'm seriously gonna have to jump! ''{jumps out from the entrance}''
:''{The player is taken back to the Brainblow City Set at this point.}''

===Outside===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that is just... nothing. ''{Walks behind the camera}'' Strong Sad, I told you to strike the helicopter set! ''{There is a thump and the camera shakes}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Ow! I said I'll get it later!

==Kidnapper's Hideout==
:'''The player is automatically taken here after obtaining the plans and rescuing the hostage.'''

:''{The Kidnapper's Hideout set is located at the top of Bubs' Concession Stand. The scene begins with Strong Bad climbing to the roof.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{grunt}'' Come on guys, according to... ''{pulls himself onto the roof with another grunt}'' ...Perducci's plans, the best way to break in is through the roof!
:''{The camera swings around, showing Homestar present in the scene.}''
:'''HOMESTAR:''' That's what I ''wanted'' you to think! You fell right into our trap!
:''{The camera pans out to show him standing near Strong Mad and the Cheat, with Marzipan standing behind them. The camera then changes viewpoint to show Strong Bad, now standing near Coach Z and Senor Cardgage.}''
:'''COACH Z:''' Holy gorsh! It's Dangeresque Too?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{shocked}'' Dangeresque Too? How could you? And with such an awesome name. ''{raises his fist and speaks bitterly and slowly}'' I thought we were friends!
:'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' ''{walks around behind Strong Bad}'' Is this where I pawnder my old pidgeon?
:''{Camera view changes back to Homestar.}''
:'''HOMESTAR:''' You thought wrong, Dangeresque! Call me... UZI BAZOOKA!
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{lowers his bazooka}'' Mehr!
:'''HOMESTAR:''' Now, give me the formula and I'll give you this computer disk of highly important rocket launch codes! ''{holds up a blue floppy disk}''
:'''COACH Z:''' Hey! Professor Experimento's launch codes! We need those!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' No dice, traitor Joe!
:'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh yeah, well what if I... ''{raises a blue toy gun}'' ...shoot your dad?
:''{A gunshot sound effect is heard. The scene changes perspective, now showing Senor Cardgage on the ground clutching his chest with one hand and his head lying on some newspaper - apparently sleeping.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looks up, distressed}'' NOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!
:'''HOMESTAR/THE CHEAT/STRONG MAD:''' ''{off-sync with each other}'' HA HA HA HA HA!!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' No, Dad! ''{crouches down towards Senor Cardgage}'' Don't you... sniff... die on me!
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{concerned}'' Oh, he don't look too good.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{anguished}'' Don't do this, Dad! You have to hang on! Did you ever know that you're my hero? We've only just begun! You're the wind beneath my wings! Umm... She Bop!
:'''COACH Z:''' ''{subdued}'' He's gone, Dangeresque.
:''{During Coach Z's line, Senor Cardgage is seen leaving the scene.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{anguished}'' WHYYY!!! He was my father! It's not fair! Oh cruel world! ''{pronounced "cru-elle wuh-rorld"}'' ''{starts speaking distraughtfully}'' How could you take my only father from me? Why now? Whhhyyyyy?! ''{angrily turns towards Homestar}'' BAAZZOOOKAAAA!!!! ''{Pulls out his nunchuk gun}''
:''{A Mexican stand-off commences, with everyone aiming guns at everyone else. During this scene, Marzipan will advance one space to the right per action, if she is able. If any of the bad guys backs into her, they will catch her and send her back to the start.}''

===Killingyouguy===
:''{Strong Mad and The Cheat jump to the front row, Homestar jumps to the back.}''

:''{First time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hold it right there, Wide Load!
:'''STRONG MAD:''' I'M JUST SHORT FOR MY WIDTH!
:'''COACH Z:''' All we want is the girl!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' And the disks! Don't forget the disks.
:'''HOMESTAR:''' No way, Jose! ''{Pronounces it with the J}''

===The Cheat===
:''{Homestar and The Cheat jump to the front row, Strong Mad jumps to the back.}''

:''{First time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Give me what I want or I'll shoot your fuzzy little buddy!
:'''COACH Z:''' He'll do it! I've seen him exterminate yellow spotted hamsters before!
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{annoyed}'' Mrrreehhhh!
:'''HOMESTAR:''' Whoa, whoa, whoa... take it easy! Ix-nay on the amster-hay!

===Uzi Bazooka===
:''{Homestar and Strong Mad jump to the front row, The Cheat jumps to the back.}''

:''{First time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You killed my father! Prepare to... ''{speaks quickly}'' ...have a bullet from my Nunchuk Gun pierce your flesh causing internal injuries and bleeding which, if left unchecked, could cause you to die!
:'''COACH Z:''' That's far enough!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hand over the girl and the disks, scumball... bag!
:'''HOMESTAR:''' Forget it, Dingle-esque! Besides, these aren't even ''my'' stolen disks of important launch codes. I'm just holding them for Perducci!

===Renaldo===
:''{Homestar jumps to the front row, Strong Mad and The Cheat jump to the back.}''

:''{First time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Renaldo, tell Bazooka we want the girl and the disks!
:'''COACH Z:''' Ahhh! Bazooka, we want the girl and the disks!
:'''HOMESTAR:''' No!
:'''COACH Z:''' He said no. Sorry, Dangeresque, I did my best.

===If Killingyouguy bumps into Cutesy Buttons===
:'''STRONG MAD:''' HEY!!!
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Ooops! I'll... just be back over here. ''{goes back to her starting position}''

===If The Cheat bumps into Cutesy Buttons===
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Okay, okay, I'm going back! ''{goes back to her starting position}''

===If Uzi Bazooka bumps into Cutesy Buttons===
:'''HOMESTAR:''' Hey, just where do you think YOU'RE going, Missy?
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Who, me? Uh, nowhere. Just... gonna go back over here. ''{goes back to her starting position}''

===When Cutesy Buttons reaches the disk===
:''{Marzipan walks to Homestar's left and pinches the disk from him.}''
:'''MARZIPAN:''' I've got the disks! Good work stalling them until I could clear an escape route, Dangeresque!
:'''HOMESTAR:''' Hey, you tricked me! Take 'em down, Killingyouguy!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{turns away from Homestar, with Marzipan and Coach Z doing the same}'' Uh oh! Looks like we're gonna have to jump!!
:''{All three prepare to jump. The scene cuts to the jump being enacted by their respective stunt doubles - Strong Sad, Cardboard Marzipan and a bonsai tree with Coach Z's Z, though Cardboard Marzipan and the bonsai tree are the wrong way around. All three of them land flat on their faces. Cue a jump cut to Strong Bad, Marzipan and Coach Z standing up from that position, in the same order as they were on the roof.}''
:'''COACH Z:''' That was close! ''{points ahead of him}'' Uh oh, here they come!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Everybody scatter! We'll meet up at the rendez-vous ''{pronounced "rondess-vouce"}'' point!
:''{All three run in different directions. After they all leave, Coach Z walks to the other side of the camera's viewpoint, presumably to turn it off. The player is automatically taken to the car chase scene at this point.}''

==Shark Pond==
===Shark Pond===
:'''Before Credenza gets put in'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looks directly at the water}'' Man, those sure are some... way under the water sharks!

:'''While Credenza is in the pond'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hah! That ought to get Cutesy Buttons' attention!

:'''In extended play'''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' The shark pond set also doubles as a lava pit, a pie factory, a piranha sandwich and a curséd kiddie pool.

====Plant → Shark Pond====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, stupid plant. Can you swim? 'Cause you're about to get... WATERED! ''{Tosses the plant into the pond}''

====Stickanee Flower → Shark Pond====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Holds the flower over the pond}'' Whoa, those sharks are going crazy over this dumb flower! I wonder if they're vegetarians. I better not get too close, I need this flower. ''{Puts it away}''

==Snap Shak==
===Wardrobe===

:'''On first entry'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I guess it could't hurt to have a few more mug shots made. ''{Goes inside}'' Hey, I remember this place! This is the old Inter-galactional Department of Under Cover Disguises!

:'''First entry in extended play'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' This is our wardrobe department. Follow me! ''{Goes inside}''

:'''On entry'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm ready for my close-up!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, let's do this!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Time for some modeling styles!

:'''On exit'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Catch ya on the flip side, The Cheat!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, I guess I'd better get back to... whatever it was I was doing before.
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' That's enough modeling for today.

:'''When falling over the edge'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hoop! ''{Falls from above, or horizontally across the floor}'' Aaahh! ''{Lands back where he started}''
::{{short hr}}
::''{Every third time, and when already inverted}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hoop! Whoa! ''{Lands on the other side of the floor}''

:'''When finding the secret clothing item'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Looking good!

===The Cheat===
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Quizzical The Cheat noises}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah I want my picture taken!
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Extended oration in Cheat-speak}''
:'''STRONG: BAD:''' Hang on, I'm gonna need some help. The Paper, take a note! ''{The Paper comes down, containing instructions for using the photo booth}''

===Any clothing item → Strong Bad===
:''The following lines are spoken only occasionally, but in order, when some item is put on. If an item has a unique line listed below, that line is always spoken the first time the item is put on, and only the first time.''

:'''STRONG BAD:''' Soak it in, ladies.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Styles upon styles!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Who, me?
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's-a do lunch.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Whatever, baby.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm on a collision course with sultriness...
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh?
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ahhh?
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Check me out!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Is this me or what?
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Why yes, I HAVE done some modeling before.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Lookin' good!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Charming!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh, ah-ha-ha!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Do you have the time?

====Hats====
=====Carabowdit Hair → Strong Bad=====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' What? Yeah, it's a girl's wig, so what? I got book smarts! I don't need look smarts!

=====Homestar's Head → Strong Bad=====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{In Homestar voice}'' Oh, hewwo. I'm a no-armed whitey. I wrote the book on having a stupid butt. It's called "Tennis Pwactice for Jeffwey".

=====Knit Cap → Strong Bad=====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm ready for the big heist! Those smoky red laser beams don't stand a chance when I'm in this get up!

=====Red Chef Hat → Strong Bad=====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Today we're making The Cheat a L'Orange. It's considered a delicacy in East Strong Badia.

====Shirts====
=====Max Shirt → Strong Bad=====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' This is the most rarest, awesomest shirt ever! I have got to get a picture of me in this to make all my friends jeal-aws! Man, they only wish they had this hotness!

=====Sports Jacket → Strong Bad=====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll see you in court! Or Wall Street! ...or something.

====Accessories====
=====Championship Belt → Strong Bad=====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Well that's right, announcerman, the Sizzle-Weight Belt is back where it belongs! And Jack-em-up Kid, you're going down! ... kid.

=====Thin Mustache → Strong Bad=====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{In Old-Timey Strong Bad voice}'' I'll tie you to the dastardly train tracks! And wear a cape for no good reason!

====Outfits====
=====King of Town's Crown + King of Town's Beard → Strong Bad=====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Doo-hoo-hoo! I'm the King of Town! Faaaat! Faaaaaaaaaaaat! That's the sound of me breathing.

=====Thin Mustache + Beret → Strong Bad=====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{In a fake French accent}'' Oh, Mademoiselle! Oh, Cosmopolitan! Oh, Elle! Oh, Vogue! Oh... how you say... Redbook?

===Box===
:'''When it's on the roof of the photo booth'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{struggles to reach for the box}'' I can't... quite... reach it...!

:'''When it's on the ground'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Looks underneath}'' Awesome. ''{Finds a hat}'' Oh man. ''{Calling}'' Wardrobe! Someone left this out! ''{Angrily}'' No no, I'll take care of it. I'll just put it back in the photo booth myself.

====Small Rock → Box====
:'''When it's on the roof of the photo booth'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Throws the rock at the box. It doesn't move}'' Well... that was useless.

==The Stick==
===Stickanee Tree===
:'''Before the flower gets picked'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' The rare Stickanee. Looks like this was the last flower on the last tree. Good thing I got that Lorax framed for murder!

:'''After the flower gets picked'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' It ''does'' look kinda plain now. Just some dead branches hangin' off.
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{anguished}'' Oh, what have I done?! In an attempt to save the rainforest I've wiped out an entire forest of tree!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' You know what? I don't even care. Rare plant extinctor ''is'' the 12th profession listed on my business card.

:'''In extended play'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I know it's impossible to tell, but the rare Stickanee Tree in this movie was actually... a-THE STICK! The Stick spent nine hours a day with a team of seven make-up artists, thirteen puppeteers, and seven... er, key grips, just to complete the illusion.

====Diet Cola → Stickanee Tree====
:''{First time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Here you go, little stick. ''{Pours cola on the stick, causing it to produce a box of cereal}'' Whoa! You sprouted a... something!

'''Formula → Stickanee Tree will have the same effect'''

====Knife → Stickanee Tree====
:'''If Strong Bad does not have a branch'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't worry, The Stick, this is gonna hurt me a lot more than it hurts you. Actually, that's a really big lie I just told you right there just now. ''{Pulls out the knife and swings it past the Stick, producing a branch lying on the ground}''

:'''If Strong Bad already has a branch'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm not THAT cruel. No need to hack off another branch when I already have one!

====Safety Scissors → Stickanee Tree====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' These safety scissors are probably sharp enough to cut through oatmeal, melted butter, or freshly baked milkshakes, but there is ''no way'' they can take down ''this'' mighty timber!

===Branch===
:''{Strong Bad picks up the branch without saying anything.}''

===Cereal Box===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Takes the box}'' This actually looks like a nutritious part of your healthy breakfast, and not at all like a cheap marketing tie-in that has absolutely nothing to do with this movie!

===Flower===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' This must be the rare Stickanee flower that Professor Experimento needs for the formula. I'll just carefully remove this last delicate blossom... ''{takes it}''

{{stub}}

{{SBCG4AP}}

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senior prom

2011-01-09T04:30:22Z

TJDevil02: undid revision 716246; actually WAS there

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[[Image:Senior prom.PNG|thumb|"You people are a sweet delight! Just one big almond paste filled sweet delight!"]]

<s>The King of Town gets his very own quite popular cartoon show!</s> Strong Bad crashes a senior prom, only to have it backfire on him.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film |Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, [[The Knight|Knight]], [[The Hornblower|Hornblower]], [[The Blacksmith]], {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film |Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Announcer}} (voice only), {{Film|Pom Pom}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Stages#The Gymnasium Stage|The Stage]], [[Gymnasium]], [[The Field]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Wednesday, May 3, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:16

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==

''{Open to a shiny red background. A King of Town emblem appears on the screen. As the singers sing, the words "Very Own Popular Cartoon" appear below the King of Town head. The King of Town head moves to the music a little.}''

'''SINGERS:''' The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show!

''{The words "The King of Town's" appear above the KOT emblem.}''

'''SINGERS:''' The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show!

''{The word "Quite" is written between "Own" and "Popular", and "Show!!" is inserted after "Cartoon". The music stops.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Let the King have some!

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ''{quick voiceover as the screen darkens}'' The King of Town's Very Own Popular Cartoon Show will not be seen this week. Instead we bring you: Strong Bad's Very Popular Cartoon Show, already in progress.

''{Cut to the Lappy with the email already displayed. Scene starts with Strong Bad saying "rong Bad..."}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: prom</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
I was wondering did you ever have a senior prom. 
If so, what was it like? 
Matt M. WA
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "walrus association" for WA.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, man! Would you Walrus Association people please leave me alone? I will pay my dues when you send me my tusks! ''{clears screen}'' Anyways, I have personally never had a senior prom, Matt. I have, however, ''crashed'' my fair share of Senior Proms, Senor Proms, Homecoming Dances, Shortcoming Prances, and Off-Site Team-Building Pottery Classes. But the best Senior Prom I ever crashed was the 'Entrapment All Up On the Moon' Dance. It all started one day, when I received some very disappointing news...

''{Cuts to the Floppy Disk Container side of the computer desk with Strong Mad and The Cheat. A cassette tape sits on top of a [[clock radio]]. The message 'an answering machine (trust me)' is taped to the clock radio, keeping the hour number open as if it was the message counter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{feigning disappointment}'' Oh man you guys... I'm totally bummed. Listen to this message I just got...

''{Cut to a closeup of the clock radio. Strong Bad is partially visible on the left, holding one of his boxing gloves up to his mouth and looking away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a high-pitched voice}'' Hey... Bunmuffin... It's Deli...lelia. They need me to go back up to Mars to help out that robot that got stuck in the sand. So I won't be able to go to the dance with you.

''{Cut back to the group shot. Strong Mad and The Cheat look annoyed, and The Cheat's arms are folded.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still in fake voice}'' I left you some cold meatloaf under the fridge. ''{voice returns to normal, but he continues to feign disappointment}'' Ooh...

''{Cut to close-up of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{feigning disappointment}'' That little robot's stuck in the sand ''again!'' I guess I don't have a date for the dance.

''{Cut back to group shot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking normally}'' Oh well... Looks like you two losers ''{Strong Mad looks shocked and then angry}'' and me one cool guy will just have to crash the ever-loving style out of it! Now listen close to my mastardly plan!

''{Fade to black, then cut to and zoom in on [[All the King's Men|All the King's Men]]'s bass drum, then fade to the band on stage. Cut to a banner reading "Entrapment All Up On the Moon", then pan down to Homestar and Marzipan dancing on the gym floor. Homestar is wearing a tuxedo and a black propeller cap, and Marzipan is wearing a red formal dress and her hair is now curled.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh... Don't look now Marzipan, but I think we're the hottest couple at the prom.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar, as always, we're the only couple at the prom.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But what about Strong Sad and Deborah?

'''MARZIPAN:''' That is unmistakably Coach Z.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Who?

''{Cut to the drink table where Coach Z is pouring Listerine into the punch. Coach Z is wearing a [[Wikipedia:Dickie|dickie]] and bow tie and Strong Sad is wearing a space suit.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Coach Z, you oughta be ashamed of yourself.

''{Coach Z fumbles and drops the Listerine.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' You're supposed to be our ''chaperon!'' ''{says with a French accent while waving his hand}''

'''COACH Z:''' Are you kiddin'!? I'm just lookin' out for all yer hygienes. Have ya ever talked to one of these kids up close!? Their breaths is ''terbirle''!

''{Someone turns off the light, plunging the scene into pitch darkness. There is a thud sound and a record scratch. Everyone at the prom gasps.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Hey! Watch those hands, David Coppafeel!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, David!

''{The lights turn back on, revealing Strong Bad, The Cheat and Strong Mad in the center separating Homestar Runner and Marzipan. Homestar continues to dance while Strong Bad speaks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's right, senior citizens! This prom is officially crashed! Now peep my mastardly plan! I rigged up this button—

''{Cuts to a close up of Strong Bad's hand, which is holding a remote control with a big red button labeled "GO!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —so that when I mash go on it, everybody's pants will POOF AWAY! It's a mass pantsing, see?

''{He presses the button and the [[DELETED]] buzzer sounds.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' What!?

''{With dramatic music, the scene quickly cuts to the pants area of Marzipan, then Coach Z, and then really quickly Homestar Runner, Strong Sad, The Poopsmith, The Blacksmith, The Knight, Strong Mad, The Cheat, before finally stopping on Strong Bad. He is apparently the only one at the prom wearing pants. The camera scrolls up from Strong Bad's pants to his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gotta be kiddin' me! I'm the only one that wears any pants?!

''{Strong Bad's pants poof away, showing white boxers with lipstick kisses on them.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And now to announce your Prom King and Queen! This year's Prom King is... Pom Pom! ''{applause}''

''{Cut to an area of the gymnasium that features the banner and cut-out forms of Nebulon and The Moon.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' ''{spoken words appear onscreen}'' Accepting the award for Pom Pom is Homestar Runner because Pom Pom's at a much cooler private school prom.

''{Homestar walks out wearing a crown and then takes a swig of Listerine and starts gargling, sounding exactly like Pom Pom.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{Cut to an excited Marzipan}'' And your Prom Queen is... Strong Bad ''{Marzipan looks bewildered}'' with no pants on! ''{applause}''

''{Cut back to Homestar. Pant-less Strong Bad walks in from the left wearing a tiara and holding seven roses.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh thank you so much! ''{applause}'' You people are a sweet delight! Just one big almond paste filled sweet delight!

''{Homestar leans forward, kicking his foot backwards. Cut back to an angry Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Every freakin' year. ''{blows one of her bangs out of her face}''

'''VOICE FROM OFFSCREEN:''' Ohhhh, yeah!

''{Marzipan looks surprised, it then cuts to the rest of the gym, who all gasp. Then it cuts to The Poopsmith who shakes his head and shrugs his shoulders. Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And the best part, was that I also got a twenty-dollar gift certificate to the All-You-Can-Eat Old Folks' Cafeteria. Man, I ate my weight in creamed fish and okratinis. Alright, I gotta get outta here. I'm taking Delilelia to see David Coppafeel perform. ''{gets up and leaves}''

''{Cut to a shot of the whole computer desk with Strong Bad standing to the side.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hurk! ''{jumps offscreen}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==

*Click on WA when Strong Bad says "Walrus Association" to see a business card for the Walrus Association:
<blockquote>Matt M. 
Walrus Association 
 
Phone: 555-TUSQ 
Mobile: GIMME A WEEK OR SO 
 
"Koo koo ka-choo or summat"</blockquote>
[[Image:Senor Prom '95.PNG|thumb|Senor Prom '95]]
*Click on "senor prom" to see a photo of an ice sculpture of [[Senor Cardgage]] slowly melting a bit on a sheet of paper. It has "Senor Prom '95" autographed on it.
*At the end, click on "Delilelia" to see the actual beginning of the email.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing}'' Can you see that I've got email styles, c'mon c'mon, can you see that I've got email styles? Dear Str—
*Click on "Coppafeel" at the end to see a conversation with Homestar Runner and Pom Pom.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man. My pants got so poofed away at the prom this year. ''{Pom Pom looks annoyed}'' So I was wearing all these types of long pants, and they just got poofed away. So embarrassing.
:'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well maybe I ''will'' keep telling myself that!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*A senior [[Wikipedia:Prom|prom]] is a formal dance held at the end of the final year of high school (around the time of year that this email was produced), chiefly in the [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]]. Musical entertainment, refreshments, and adult [[Wikipedia:Chaperon|chaperons]] are often present at these events.
*An "[http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0308c&L=ads-l&D=1&F=&S=&P=6102 okratini]" is a martini served with a pickled [[Wikipedia:Okra|okra]] pod instead of an olive.
*"Summat" is regional English slang for "something."

===Trivia===
[[Image:kotvoqpcs.png|Let the king have some!|thumb|right]]
*The filename for the SWF file is the expected "sbemail151", but the HTML file is "kotpoptoon" and the HTML file "sbemail151.html" does not exist.
**The email was [[Main Page Messages|announced on the main page]] as a new toon as a prank; when it was released the message button read "king of town toon!"
**Later in the week, the button was changed to "Strong Bad Email".
*The label on the disk in the Floppy Disk Container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#broderbund classics|broder bund classics]]".
*This is the first time The Blacksmith has appeared in any Homestar Runner cartoon since his debut in [[The King of Town DVD]] six years previously.
*The Strong Sadstronaut was previously seen in the weekly [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-03-30|Sketchbook]].
*[[Nebulon]] appears as one of the decorations at the dance.
*[[The Moon]] on the banner first appeared in [[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]].

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad is wearing boxer shorts when his pants poof off. However, in [[New Boots]], he claims he doesn't wear "[[Underwear|underwears]]."
*Assuming Strong Bad's button worked the way it was supposed to, and Homestar was not telling the truth in the Easter egg, he was not wearing pants. This further adds to the mystery of [[Homestar Runner's Pants]].
*Since an okratini is a drink, Strong Bad could not have ''eaten'' his weight in them, unless he consumed the okra pods.
*When Strong Bad addresses the audience and compares them to an almond-paste-filled sweet delight, he is describing the real confection of [[Wikipedia:Marzipan|marzipan]].
*Although it was stated in [[highschool]] that all the characters looked different in high school, all the characters appear as they would normally. This may be due to Strong Bad's "doodle memory", though it may also be, considering their ages are neither implied nor stated, that they are still ''in'' high school. However, in the short toon [[On Break]], Strong Bad states that he, Homestar, and Coach Z are grown men.
*Marzipan implies that the characters attend the prom each year, despite the senior prom being a once-in-a-lifetime event for most high school students.
*The band performing is named "''All'' the King's Men". However, [[The Little Chef Guy]] and [[The Cleric]], who first appeared with the rest of the king's men in [[The King of Town DVD]], are notably absent from the band.
*In this email, Strong Bad's imaginary girlfriend's name is spelled "Delilelia". However, in the following [[Quote of the Week]], it was spelled "Delelilia".
*Mastardly is a [[portmanteau]] of master and dastardly.
*After Marzipan says "Watch those hands, David Coppafeel" and the lights come on, Strong Mad is the only character whose hands are near her.

===Goofs===
*When the scene is focused on Strong Sad and Coach Z, it can be seen that the table is on the blue mat. However in the following far shot, it is on the wood.
*In the Easter Egg, right after Strong Bad brings up the email, his head doesn't move, even when he reads the first half of the introduction.
*When the scene is focused on Strong Sad and Coach Z, the scoreboard is at the far right of the screen. Then, when the lights cut out and the scene focuses on Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat, the scoreboard is in the exact same place even though the camera has zoomed out.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the email first came out, right before Marzipan says "That is unmistakably Coach Z", her eyes showed up where her mouth should have been.

===Glitches===
*When Homestar keeps his eyes shut while standing next to de-pantsed Strong Bad, his regular pair of blinking eyes appears every few seconds beneath his already closed lids.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Poopsmith spokemaybe.png|thumb|What does The Poopsmith need with a mic, anyway?]]
*The lipstick pattern on Strong Bad's shorts is the same as the one in [[video games]].
*"Senor proms" is a reference to the common [[Senor|mispronunciation]] of Señor, and is further highlighted by the Senor Cardgage Easter egg.
*In this email, Coach Z makes a [[concoction]] by spiking the punch with [[Listerine]]. Coach Z was previously seen drinking Listerine in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]].
*Strong Bad previously fabricated a story about a girl leaving him to go to another planet in his [[autobiography]].
*This email makes some references to [[robots]].
*In the Easter egg, Homestar Runner's stubborn insistence that he was wearing long pants at the prom is a reference to [[long pants]], an email in which Homestar goes crazy after Strong Bad accuses him of not wearing any pants. This email also deals with [[pants]] in general.
*This is another instance of [[mashing]].
*Strong Bad uses a [[single-button remote control]].
*The name of the dance is "Entrapment [[All Up On]] the Moon".
*While it isn't certain that "Ohhh Yeah" was spoken by The Poopsmith, a similar voice was used in [[different town]] to demonstrate what he would sound like.
*Strong Bad last expressed a desire for tusks in [[animal]].
*Strong Bad claimed he crashed his fair share of Shortcoming [[Prancing|Prance]]s.
*The "missing" email song is similar to that of [[radio]] (both mentioning "email style").
*Strong Bad plans to "crash the ever-loving [[style]] out of" the prom, as well as singing about "e-mail styles."
*The "okratini" and Coach Z's spiking the punch bowl with [[Listerine]] are references to [[alcohol]].
*Strong Bad becoming the Prom Queen is an example of [[gender confusion]].

===Real-World References===

*[[Wikipedia:David Copperfield (illusionist)|David Copperfield]] is a popular illusionist.
*The "Entrapment All Up On the Moon" dance and the outfits worn by the band are references to the "Enchantment Under the Sea" Dance from the ''[[Back to the Future]]'' movie trilogy.
*The phrase "Koo koo ka-choo" on the business card in the Easter egg refers to the song "[[Wikipedia:I Am the Walrus|I Am the Walrus]]" by [[The Beatles]]. This is a common [[Wikipedia: mondegreen|mondegreen]] of the actual phrase from the song, "GOO GOO GOO JOOB".
*[[Wikipedia:Listerine|Listerine]] is an antiseptic mouthwash that contains alcohol.
*The "robot on Mars that got stuck in the sand again" is a reference to the Mars Exploration Rover [http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/spotlight/20051212.html Opportunity], which got stuck in a sand ripple on April 26, 2005.
*[[All the King's Men!]] is a reference to the nursery rhyme [[Wikipedia:Humpty Dumpty|Humpty Dumpty]], as well as [[Wikipedia:The Kingsmen|The Kingsmen]], the band famous for their recording of the song "Louie, Louie," and the novel, "All the King's Men."
*Strong Bad's remark, "It's a mass pantsing, see?" is an example of stereotypical "mobster speech", which was popularized by [[Wikipedia:Edward G. Robinson|Edward G. Robinson]] in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Little Caesar_(film)|Little Caesar]]''.
*The King of Town's line, "Let the King have some!" could be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Firehose (band)|fIREHOSE]] (a side project of one of Matt Chapman's favorite bands, [[Wikipedia:Minutemen (band)|The Minutemen]]) song, "Let the Drummer Have Some," from their ''[[Wikipedia:fROMOHIO|fROMOHIO]]'' album.


===Fast Forward===
*The King Of Town really would get his Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show in [[KOT's VOQPCS!]].
*The tune from the Easter egg showing the email intro is used for [[An Important Rap Song]].
*Strong Sad also wears his astronaut helmet in [[Ever and More!]].
*Strong Bad has no pants on in [[Main Page 24]] and [[nightlife]].
*Deborah is mentioned in [[Happy Dethemberween]] as [[Marzipan]]'s "hot cousin".
*The Poopsmith would actually sing in [[email thunder]].
*[[Coach Z]] wears his Bow tie and dickey in [[Coach Z pukes in dude's toupee]], which uses the same setting where the drinking table and punch bowl is.

== DVD Version ==

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

=== Commentary Transcript ===

('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], and [[Ryan Sterritt]])

'''MATT:''' Don't believe it for a second, you guys!

'''MIKE:''' I wish I ''could'' believe it, unfortunately! ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''RYAN:''' Sounds like a good show.

'''MIKE:''' I know, it would be good. I think there's definitely gonna be— have to be a laugh track, if we ever make this...

'''MATT:''' Make it like a sitcom...

'''RYAN:''' ''Three's Company''.

'''MIKE:''' It's all the uh... the Chef—

'''MATT:''' The Chef and the—

'''MIKE:''' and the Blacksmith

'''MATT:''' —Blacksmith and the S— the Scribe. ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Is there— does he have a scribe? What do we call him?

'''MATT:''' The Bishop? The Clergyman?

'''MIKE:''' Oh, the trumpeter guy? I don't know what we call him.

'''MATT:''' No, what's the religious guy called?

'''MIKE:''' Oh, I call him the... Clergyman, I think.

'''MATT:''' The Cleric?

'''MIKE:''' The Cleric.

'''MIKE:''' Anyways, as Strong Sad said...

'''MATT:''' That's Strong Bad, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Whi— now, which— who are you?

'''MATT:''' I'm Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, okay.

'''MATT:''' This is Brian.

'''MIKE:''' Alright.

'''RYAN:''' Brody, Brian.

'''MATT:''' Strong ''Bad'' is the wrestleman.

'''MIKE:''' Mm-hmm. Alright.

'''MATT:''' Did you go to any of your proms, Ryan, in high school?

'''RYAN:''' I went to senior prom.

'''MATT:''' Did you?

'''RYAN:''' 'Cause I had a tux from Jazz Band.

'''MATT:''' Oh, nice!

'''RYAN:''' Get closer.

'''MIKE:''' Say that again. I had a tux—

'''RYAN:''' I... I went to prom.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' He had a tux from Jazz Band! 'Cause he's a jazz man!

'''RYAN:''' "Mr. Jazzman," they called me. ''{pauses}'' Did you guys go to prom?

'''MATT:''' Uh, I did not. Oh, uh, I went to junior prom. Yes.

'''RYAN:''' J. P.

'''MATT:''' And uh, I went to— I think I wore a shoulder holster. I was dressing up as a Reservoir Dog for junior prom. And I wore a shoulder holster underneath my suit. No gun in it, but just—

'''MIKE:''' Probably couldn't get away with that now.

'''MATT:''' —probably get you expelled, and ''{laughs}'' sent to Homeland Security. ''{laughs}'' Do high schools have their own office of Homeland Security?

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

'''RYAN:''' Color codes.

'''MATT:''' Y—you can either go to the clinic, or you can get sent to Homeland Security. ''{pause}'' Oh, portmanteaus! -tooks. Portmantooks. ''{pause}'' Oh, Ryan. ''{pause}'' Your cousin, Marvin Berry!

'''MIKE:''' Is that the tuxes that they're wearing?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, pretty much the same as— I don't know what that band is called, in ''Back to the Future''.

'''MIKE:''' Marzipan's hair looks pretty good there, doesn't it?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, done up! Marzi.

'''MIKE:''' But it doesn't look like her ponytail seems to be the same size, so I don't know where the rest of that hair is coming from—

'''MATT:''' It's extensions.

'''MIKE:''' I guess it's all extensions, yeah.

'''MATT:''' See, Strong Sad dressed up in a costume to go to the prom, just like I did!

'''MIKE:''' What is the deal with those flap things that old-timey tuxedos...

'''MATT:''' I don't know! They're always in cartoons, and like somebody can't keep it tucked in from smackin' 'em in the face.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah! I feel like it's in maybe some ''Three Stooges'' or something! But what is it?

'''MATT:''' I dunno.

'''MIKE:''' Why couldn't they just wear a shirt?!

'''MATT:''' It can roll up— I can roll up like a shade, though, apparently, and go ''{imitates a shade spinning around}'' right underneath your... ''{pauses}'' Poof away! [[Little Girl]] one time said that clouds poof away.

'''MIKE:''' If— if you tried to lift a cloud it would poof away.

'''MATT:''' ''{in response to Strong Bad's pants being poofed away}'' Oh! ''{pauses}'' I feel like when we were writing this, that we— we wrote this at the time when we— we got to this point and we're like, "Oh, wait. Yeah, Strong Bad's like kinda the only one that ''has'' any pants on"—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' —and we hadn't decided that in advance; we didn't quite know what was gonna happen.

'''MIKE:''' That was always the case: it seemed like if you went to a— ''didn't'' go to your own prom, but went to some other school, preferably a pr— a private school, prom, it was—

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' —you had some hot girlfriend that nobody else knew that probably didn't exist—

'''MATT:''' —and maybe you were hanging out in your basement by yourself that night... You were at the ''private'' school prom!

'''MIKE:''' Oh, watch this. Watch her poof her ha—hair.

'''MATT:''' Oh!

'''MIKE:''' That's sh—

'''MATT:''' What— Wait, hey, was that The Poopsmith? Nun-uh, "I don— I don't know!" says The Poopsmith.

'''MIKE:''' I think that was the Blacksmith, probably.

'''MATT:''' Yeah? ''{in a deep, raspy voice}'' Oh.

'''RYAN:''' The Cleric.

'''MATT:''' ''{In the deep, raspy voice}'' Oh, yeah. ''{laughing, in his normal voice}'' It was definitely the Cleric. ''{pauses}'' Um, creamed fish sounds disgusting. Do you think we can get some creamed fish upstairs at Piccadilly, you guys?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Okratinis sound pretty good, though.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. We're headin' up there. Coppafeel. ''{pauses}'' Oh! ''{in response to Strong Bad's jump offscreen}''

''{laughter}''

=== Fun Facts ===
*''[[Wikipedia:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'' was [[Wikipedia:Quentin Tarantino|Quentin Tarantino]]'s first feature film and featured six gunmen in suits.
*The [[Wikipedia:United States Department of Homeland Security|United States Department of Homeland Security]] is an government agency devoted to anti-terrorism in the United States.
*[[The Three Stooges]] were an American comedy act that starred in several short films.
*When Matt says, "Your cousin, Marvin Berry", he is directly quoting part of a line from ''[[Wikipedia:Back to the Future|Back to the Future]]''. Marvin Berry is the leader of the band on whose tuxedos All the King's Men!'s costumes are based. His cousin, according to a call he makes, is musician [[Wikipedia:Chuck Berry|Chuck Berry]].
*Matt makes reference to a [[Wikipedia:Piccadilly Cafeterias|Piccadilly cafeteria]].

==External Links==

*[[HR:kotpoptoon.html|watch "senior prom"]]
*[[HR:sbemail151.swf|view the Flash file for "senior prom"]]
*[[Forum:8142|forum thread re: "senior prom"]]

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

senior prom

2011-01-09T04:29:01Z

TJDevil02: /* Explanations */ (How is this NOT on the page?)

{{redirects|kotpoptoon}} {{for|[[Toons#Shorts|short]] featuring The King of Town's show|The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show!!}}
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[[Image:Senior prom.PNG|thumb|"You people are a sweet delight! Just one big almond paste filled sweet delight!"]]

<s>The King of Town gets his very own quite popular cartoon show!</s> Strong Bad crashes a senior prom, only to have it backfire on him.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film |Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, [[The Knight|Knight]], [[The Hornblower|Hornblower]], [[The Blacksmith]], {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film |Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Announcer}} (voice only), {{Film|Pom Pom}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Stages#The Gymnasium Stage|The Stage]], [[Gymnasium]], [[The Field]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Wednesday, May 3, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:16

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==

''{Open to a shiny red background. A King of Town emblem appears on the screen. As the singers sing, the words "Very Own Popular Cartoon" appear below the King of Town head. The King of Town head moves to the music a little.}''

'''SINGERS:''' The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show!

''{The words "The King of Town's" appear above the KOT emblem.}''

'''SINGERS:''' The King of Town's Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show!

''{The word "Quite" is written between "Own" and "Popular", and "Show!!" is inserted after "Cartoon". The music stops.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Let the King have some!

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ''{quick voiceover as the screen darkens}'' The King of Town's Very Own Popular Cartoon Show will not be seen this week. Instead we bring you: Strong Bad's Very Popular Cartoon Show, already in progress.

''{Cut to the Lappy with the email already displayed. Scene starts with Strong Bad saying "rong Bad..."}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: prom</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
I was wondering did you ever have a senior prom. 
If so, what was it like? 
Matt M. WA
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "walrus association" for WA.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, man! Would you Walrus Association people please leave me alone? I will pay my dues when you send me my tusks! ''{clears screen}'' Anyways, I have personally never had a senior prom, Matt. I have, however, ''crashed'' my fair share of Senior Proms, Senor Proms, Homecoming Dances, Shortcoming Prances, and Off-Site Team-Building Pottery Classes. But the best Senior Prom I ever crashed was the 'Entrapment All Up On the Moon' Dance. It all started one day, when I received some very disappointing news...

''{Cuts to the Floppy Disk Container side of the computer desk with Strong Mad and The Cheat. A cassette tape sits on top of a [[clock radio]]. The message 'an answering machine (trust me)' is taped to the clock radio, keeping the hour number open as if it was the message counter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{feigning disappointment}'' Oh man you guys... I'm totally bummed. Listen to this message I just got...

''{Cut to a closeup of the clock radio. Strong Bad is partially visible on the left, holding one of his boxing gloves up to his mouth and looking away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in a high-pitched voice}'' Hey... Bunmuffin... It's Deli...lelia. They need me to go back up to Mars to help out that robot that got stuck in the sand. So I won't be able to go to the dance with you.

''{Cut back to the group shot. Strong Mad and The Cheat look annoyed, and The Cheat's arms are folded.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{still in fake voice}'' I left you some cold meatloaf under the fridge. ''{voice returns to normal, but he continues to feign disappointment}'' Ooh...

''{Cut to close-up of Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{feigning disappointment}'' That little robot's stuck in the sand ''again!'' I guess I don't have a date for the dance.

''{Cut back to group shot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{speaking normally}'' Oh well... Looks like you two losers ''{Strong Mad looks shocked and then angry}'' and me one cool guy will just have to crash the ever-loving style out of it! Now listen close to my mastardly plan!

''{Fade to black, then cut to and zoom in on [[All the King's Men|All the King's Men]]'s bass drum, then fade to the band on stage. Cut to a banner reading "Entrapment All Up On the Moon", then pan down to Homestar and Marzipan dancing on the gym floor. Homestar is wearing a tuxedo and a black propeller cap, and Marzipan is wearing a red formal dress and her hair is now curled.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh... Don't look now Marzipan, but I think we're the hottest couple at the prom.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar, as always, we're the only couple at the prom.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But what about Strong Sad and Deborah?

'''MARZIPAN:''' That is unmistakably Coach Z.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Who?

''{Cut to the drink table where Coach Z is pouring Listerine into the punch. Coach Z is wearing a [[Wikipedia:Dickie|dickie]] and bow tie and Strong Sad is wearing a space suit.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Coach Z, you oughta be ashamed of yourself.

''{Coach Z fumbles and drops the Listerine.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' You're supposed to be our ''chaperon!'' ''{says with a French accent while waving his hand}''

'''COACH Z:''' Are you kiddin'!? I'm just lookin' out for all yer hygienes. Have ya ever talked to one of these kids up close!? Their breaths is ''terbirle''!

''{Someone turns off the light, plunging the scene into pitch darkness. There is a thud sound and a record scratch. Everyone at the prom gasps.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Hey! Watch those hands, David Coppafeel!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, David!

''{The lights turn back on, revealing Strong Bad, The Cheat and Strong Mad in the center separating Homestar Runner and Marzipan. Homestar continues to dance while Strong Bad speaks.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's right, senior citizens! This prom is officially crashed! Now peep my mastardly plan! I rigged up this button—

''{Cuts to a close up of Strong Bad's hand, which is holding a remote control with a big red button labeled "GO!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —so that when I mash go on it, everybody's pants will POOF AWAY! It's a mass pantsing, see?

''{He presses the button and the [[DELETED]] buzzer sounds.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' What!?

''{With dramatic music, the scene quickly cuts to the pants area of Marzipan, then Coach Z, and then really quickly Homestar Runner, Strong Sad, The Poopsmith, The Blacksmith, The Knight, Strong Mad, The Cheat, before finally stopping on Strong Bad. He is apparently the only one at the prom wearing pants. The camera scrolls up from Strong Bad's pants to his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gotta be kiddin' me! I'm the only one that wears any pants?!

''{Strong Bad's pants poof away, showing white boxers with lipstick kisses on them.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And now to announce your Prom King and Queen! This year's Prom King is... Pom Pom! ''{applause}''

''{Cut to an area of the gymnasium that features the banner and cut-out forms of Nebulon and The Moon.}''

'''VOICEOVER:''' ''{spoken words appear onscreen}'' Accepting the award for Pom Pom is Homestar Runner because Pom Pom's at a much cooler private school prom.

''{Homestar walks out wearing a crown and then takes a swig of Listerine and starts gargling, sounding exactly like Pom Pom.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{Cut to an excited Marzipan}'' And your Prom Queen is... Strong Bad ''{Marzipan looks bewildered}'' with no pants on! ''{applause}''

''{Cut back to Homestar. Pant-less Strong Bad walks in from the left wearing a tiara and holding seven roses.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh thank you so much! ''{applause}'' You people are a sweet delight! Just one big almond paste filled sweet delight!

''{Homestar leans forward, kicking his foot backwards. Cut back to an angry Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Every freakin' year. ''{blows one of her bangs out of her face}''

'''VOICE FROM OFFSCREEN:''' Ohhhh, yeah!

''{Marzipan looks surprised, it then cuts to the rest of the gym, who all gasp. Then it cuts to The Poopsmith who shakes his head and shrugs his shoulders. Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And the best part, was that I also got a twenty-dollar gift certificate to the All-You-Can-Eat Old Folks' Cafeteria. Man, I ate my weight in creamed fish and okratinis. Alright, I gotta get outta here. I'm taking Delilelia to see David Coppafeel perform. ''{gets up and leaves}''

''{Cut to a shot of the whole computer desk with Strong Bad standing to the side.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hurk! ''{jumps offscreen}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy. [[The Paper]] comes down.}''

==Easter Eggs==

*Click on WA when Strong Bad says "Walrus Association" to see a business card for the Walrus Association:
<blockquote>Matt M. 
Walrus Association 
 
Phone: 555-TUSQ 
Mobile: GIMME A WEEK OR SO 
 
"Koo koo ka-choo or summat"</blockquote>
[[Image:Senor Prom '95.PNG|thumb|Senor Prom '95]]
*Click on "senor prom" to see a photo of an ice sculpture of [[Senor Cardgage]] slowly melting a bit on a sheet of paper. It has "Senor Prom '95" autographed on it.
*At the end, click on "Delilelia" to see the actual beginning of the email.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Singing}'' Can you see that I've got email styles, c'mon c'mon, can you see that I've got email styles? Dear Str—
*Click on "Coppafeel" at the end to see a conversation with Homestar Runner and Pom Pom.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, man. My pants got so poofed away at the prom this year. ''{Pom Pom looks annoyed}'' So I was wearing all these types of long pants, and they just got poofed away. So embarrassing.
:'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well maybe I ''will'' keep telling myself that!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*A senior [[Wikipedia:Prom|prom]] is a formal dance held at the end of the final year of high school (around the time of year that this email was produced), chiefly in the [[Wikipedia:United States|United States]]. Musical entertainment, refreshments, and adult [[Wikipedia:Chaperon|chaperons]] are often present at these events.
*An "[http://listserv.linguistlist.org/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind0308c&L=ads-l&D=1&F=&S=&P=6102 okratini]" is a martini served with a pickled [[Wikipedia:Okra|okra]] pod instead of an olive.
*"Summat" is regional English slang for "something."
*Strong Bad calls everyone an "almond paste filled delight". Oddly, the dish ''marzipan'' is filled with almond paste.

===Trivia===
[[Image:kotvoqpcs.png|Let the king have some!|thumb|right]]
*The filename for the SWF file is the expected "sbemail151", but the HTML file is "kotpoptoon" and the HTML file "sbemail151.html" does not exist.
**The email was [[Main Page Messages|announced on the main page]] as a new toon as a prank; when it was released the message button read "king of town toon!"
**Later in the week, the button was changed to "Strong Bad Email".
*The label on the disk in the Floppy Disk Container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#broderbund classics|broder bund classics]]".
*This is the first time The Blacksmith has appeared in any Homestar Runner cartoon since his debut in [[The King of Town DVD]] six years previously.
*The Strong Sadstronaut was previously seen in the weekly [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-03-30|Sketchbook]].
*[[Nebulon]] appears as one of the decorations at the dance.
*[[The Moon]] on the banner first appeared in [[Mr. Shmallow (toon)|Mr. Shmallow]].

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad is wearing boxer shorts when his pants poof off. However, in [[New Boots]], he claims he doesn't wear "[[Underwear|underwears]]."
*Assuming Strong Bad's button worked the way it was supposed to, and Homestar was not telling the truth in the Easter egg, he was not wearing pants. This further adds to the mystery of [[Homestar Runner's Pants]].
*Since an okratini is a drink, Strong Bad could not have ''eaten'' his weight in them, unless he consumed the okra pods.
*When Strong Bad addresses the audience and compares them to an almond-paste-filled sweet delight, he is describing the real confection of [[Wikipedia:Marzipan|marzipan]].
*Although it was stated in [[highschool]] that all the characters looked different in high school, all the characters appear as they would normally. This may be due to Strong Bad's "doodle memory", though it may also be, considering their ages are neither implied nor stated, that they are still ''in'' high school. However, in the short toon [[On Break]], Strong Bad states that he, Homestar, and Coach Z are grown men.
*Marzipan implies that the characters attend the prom each year, despite the senior prom being a once-in-a-lifetime event for most high school students.
*The band performing is named "''All'' the King's Men". However, [[The Little Chef Guy]] and [[The Cleric]], who first appeared with the rest of the king's men in [[The King of Town DVD]], are notably absent from the band.
*In this email, Strong Bad's imaginary girlfriend's name is spelled "Delilelia". However, in the following [[Quote of the Week]], it was spelled "Delelilia".
*Mastardly is a [[portmanteau]] of master and dastardly.
*After Marzipan says "Watch those hands, David Coppafeel" and the lights come on, Strong Mad is the only character whose hands are near her.

===Goofs===
*When the scene is focused on Strong Sad and Coach Z, it can be seen that the table is on the blue mat. However in the following far shot, it is on the wood.
*In the Easter Egg, right after Strong Bad brings up the email, his head doesn't move, even when he reads the first half of the introduction.
*When the scene is focused on Strong Sad and Coach Z, the scoreboard is at the far right of the screen. Then, when the lights cut out and the scene focuses on Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat, the scoreboard is in the exact same place even though the camera has zoomed out.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the email first came out, right before Marzipan says "That is unmistakably Coach Z", her eyes showed up where her mouth should have been.

===Glitches===
*When Homestar keeps his eyes shut while standing next to de-pantsed Strong Bad, his regular pair of blinking eyes appears every few seconds beneath his already closed lids.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Poopsmith spokemaybe.png|thumb|What does The Poopsmith need with a mic, anyway?]]
*The lipstick pattern on Strong Bad's shorts is the same as the one in [[video games]].
*"Senor proms" is a reference to the common [[Senor|mispronunciation]] of Señor, and is further highlighted by the Senor Cardgage Easter egg.
*In this email, Coach Z makes a [[concoction]] by spiking the punch with [[Listerine]]. Coach Z was previously seen drinking Listerine in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]].
*Strong Bad previously fabricated a story about a girl leaving him to go to another planet in his [[autobiography]].
*This email makes some references to [[robots]].
*In the Easter egg, Homestar Runner's stubborn insistence that he was wearing long pants at the prom is a reference to [[long pants]], an email in which Homestar goes crazy after Strong Bad accuses him of not wearing any pants. This email also deals with [[pants]] in general.
*This is another instance of [[mashing]].
*Strong Bad uses a [[single-button remote control]].
*The name of the dance is "Entrapment [[All Up On]] the Moon".
*While it isn't certain that "Ohhh Yeah" was spoken by The Poopsmith, a similar voice was used in [[different town]] to demonstrate what he would sound like.
*Strong Bad last expressed a desire for tusks in [[animal]].
*Strong Bad claimed he crashed his fair share of Shortcoming [[Prancing|Prance]]s.
*The "missing" email song is similar to that of [[radio]] (both mentioning "email style").
*Strong Bad plans to "crash the ever-loving [[style]] out of" the prom, as well as singing about "e-mail styles."
*The "okratini" and Coach Z's spiking the punch bowl with [[Listerine]] are references to [[alcohol]].
*Strong Bad becoming the Prom Queen is an example of [[gender confusion]].

===Real-World References===

*[[Wikipedia:David Copperfield (illusionist)|David Copperfield]] is a popular illusionist.
*The "Entrapment All Up On the Moon" dance and the outfits worn by the band are references to the "Enchantment Under the Sea" Dance from the ''[[Back to the Future]]'' movie trilogy.
*The phrase "Koo koo ka-choo" on the business card in the Easter egg refers to the song "[[Wikipedia:I Am the Walrus|I Am the Walrus]]" by [[The Beatles]]. This is a common [[Wikipedia: mondegreen|mondegreen]] of the actual phrase from the song, "GOO GOO GOO JOOB".
*[[Wikipedia:Listerine|Listerine]] is an antiseptic mouthwash that contains alcohol.
*The "robot on Mars that got stuck in the sand again" is a reference to the Mars Exploration Rover [http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/spotlight/20051212.html Opportunity], which got stuck in a sand ripple on April 26, 2005.
*[[All the King's Men!]] is a reference to the nursery rhyme [[Wikipedia:Humpty Dumpty|Humpty Dumpty]], as well as [[Wikipedia:The Kingsmen|The Kingsmen]], the band famous for their recording of the song "Louie, Louie," and the novel, "All the King's Men."
*Strong Bad's remark, "It's a mass pantsing, see?" is an example of stereotypical "mobster speech", which was popularized by [[Wikipedia:Edward G. Robinson|Edward G. Robinson]] in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Little Caesar_(film)|Little Caesar]]''.
*The King of Town's line, "Let the King have some!" could be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Firehose (band)|fIREHOSE]] (a side project of one of Matt Chapman's favorite bands, [[Wikipedia:Minutemen (band)|The Minutemen]]) song, "Let the Drummer Have Some," from their ''[[Wikipedia:fROMOHIO|fROMOHIO]]'' album.


===Fast Forward===
*The King Of Town really would get his Very Own Quite Popular Cartoon Show in [[KOT's VOQPCS!]].
*The tune from the Easter egg showing the email intro is used for [[An Important Rap Song]].
*Strong Sad also wears his astronaut helmet in [[Ever and More!]].
*Strong Bad has no pants on in [[Main Page 24]] and [[nightlife]].
*Deborah is mentioned in [[Happy Dethemberween]] as [[Marzipan]]'s "hot cousin".
*The Poopsmith would actually sing in [[email thunder]].
*[[Coach Z]] wears his Bow tie and dickey in [[Coach Z pukes in dude's toupee]], which uses the same setting where the drinking table and punch bowl is.

== DVD Version ==

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

=== Commentary Transcript ===

('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], and [[Ryan Sterritt]])

'''MATT:''' Don't believe it for a second, you guys!

'''MIKE:''' I wish I ''could'' believe it, unfortunately! ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''RYAN:''' Sounds like a good show.

'''MIKE:''' I know, it would be good. I think there's definitely gonna be— have to be a laugh track, if we ever make this...

'''MATT:''' Make it like a sitcom...

'''RYAN:''' ''Three's Company''.

'''MIKE:''' It's all the uh... the Chef—

'''MATT:''' The Chef and the—

'''MIKE:''' and the Blacksmith

'''MATT:''' —Blacksmith and the S— the Scribe. ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Is there— does he have a scribe? What do we call him?

'''MATT:''' The Bishop? The Clergyman?

'''MIKE:''' Oh, the trumpeter guy? I don't know what we call him.

'''MATT:''' No, what's the religious guy called?

'''MIKE:''' Oh, I call him the... Clergyman, I think.

'''MATT:''' The Cleric?

'''MIKE:''' The Cleric.

'''MIKE:''' Anyways, as Strong Sad said...

'''MATT:''' That's Strong Bad, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Whi— now, which— who are you?

'''MATT:''' I'm Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, okay.

'''MATT:''' This is Brian.

'''MIKE:''' Alright.

'''RYAN:''' Brody, Brian.

'''MATT:''' Strong ''Bad'' is the wrestleman.

'''MIKE:''' Mm-hmm. Alright.

'''MATT:''' Did you go to any of your proms, Ryan, in high school?

'''RYAN:''' I went to senior prom.

'''MATT:''' Did you?

'''RYAN:''' 'Cause I had a tux from Jazz Band.

'''MATT:''' Oh, nice!

'''RYAN:''' Get closer.

'''MIKE:''' Say that again. I had a tux—

'''RYAN:''' I... I went to prom.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' He had a tux from Jazz Band! 'Cause he's a jazz man!

'''RYAN:''' "Mr. Jazzman," they called me. ''{pauses}'' Did you guys go to prom?

'''MATT:''' Uh, I did not. Oh, uh, I went to junior prom. Yes.

'''RYAN:''' J. P.

'''MATT:''' And uh, I went to— I think I wore a shoulder holster. I was dressing up as a Reservoir Dog for junior prom. And I wore a shoulder holster underneath my suit. No gun in it, but just—

'''MIKE:''' Probably couldn't get away with that now.

'''MATT:''' —probably get you expelled, and ''{laughs}'' sent to Homeland Security. ''{laughs}'' Do high schools have their own office of Homeland Security?

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

'''RYAN:''' Color codes.

'''MATT:''' Y—you can either go to the clinic, or you can get sent to Homeland Security. ''{pause}'' Oh, portmanteaus! -tooks. Portmantooks. ''{pause}'' Oh, Ryan. ''{pause}'' Your cousin, Marvin Berry!

'''MIKE:''' Is that the tuxes that they're wearing?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, pretty much the same as— I don't know what that band is called, in ''Back to the Future''.

'''MIKE:''' Marzipan's hair looks pretty good there, doesn't it?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, done up! Marzi.

'''MIKE:''' But it doesn't look like her ponytail seems to be the same size, so I don't know where the rest of that hair is coming from—

'''MATT:''' It's extensions.

'''MIKE:''' I guess it's all extensions, yeah.

'''MATT:''' See, Strong Sad dressed up in a costume to go to the prom, just like I did!

'''MIKE:''' What is the deal with those flap things that old-timey tuxedos...

'''MATT:''' I don't know! They're always in cartoons, and like somebody can't keep it tucked in from smackin' 'em in the face.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah! I feel like it's in maybe some ''Three Stooges'' or something! But what is it?

'''MATT:''' I dunno.

'''MIKE:''' Why couldn't they just wear a shirt?!

'''MATT:''' It can roll up— I can roll up like a shade, though, apparently, and go ''{imitates a shade spinning around}'' right underneath your... ''{pauses}'' Poof away! [[Little Girl]] one time said that clouds poof away.

'''MIKE:''' If— if you tried to lift a cloud it would poof away.

'''MATT:''' ''{in response to Strong Bad's pants being poofed away}'' Oh! ''{pauses}'' I feel like when we were writing this, that we— we wrote this at the time when we— we got to this point and we're like, "Oh, wait. Yeah, Strong Bad's like kinda the only one that ''has'' any pants on"—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' —and we hadn't decided that in advance; we didn't quite know what was gonna happen.

'''MIKE:''' That was always the case: it seemed like if you went to a— ''didn't'' go to your own prom, but went to some other school, preferably a pr— a private school, prom, it was—

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' —you had some hot girlfriend that nobody else knew that probably didn't exist—

'''MATT:''' —and maybe you were hanging out in your basement by yourself that night... You were at the ''private'' school prom!

'''MIKE:''' Oh, watch this. Watch her poof her ha—hair.

'''MATT:''' Oh!

'''MIKE:''' That's sh—

'''MATT:''' What— Wait, hey, was that The Poopsmith? Nun-uh, "I don— I don't know!" says The Poopsmith.

'''MIKE:''' I think that was the Blacksmith, probably.

'''MATT:''' Yeah? ''{in a deep, raspy voice}'' Oh.

'''RYAN:''' The Cleric.

'''MATT:''' ''{In the deep, raspy voice}'' Oh, yeah. ''{laughing, in his normal voice}'' It was definitely the Cleric. ''{pauses}'' Um, creamed fish sounds disgusting. Do you think we can get some creamed fish upstairs at Piccadilly, you guys?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Okratinis sound pretty good, though.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. We're headin' up there. Coppafeel. ''{pauses}'' Oh! ''{in response to Strong Bad's jump offscreen}''

''{laughter}''

=== Fun Facts ===
*''[[Wikipedia:Reservoir Dogs|Reservoir Dogs]]'' was [[Wikipedia:Quentin Tarantino|Quentin Tarantino]]'s first feature film and featured six gunmen in suits.
*The [[Wikipedia:United States Department of Homeland Security|United States Department of Homeland Security]] is an government agency devoted to anti-terrorism in the United States.
*[[The Three Stooges]] were an American comedy act that starred in several short films.
*When Matt says, "Your cousin, Marvin Berry", he is directly quoting part of a line from ''[[Wikipedia:Back to the Future|Back to the Future]]''. Marvin Berry is the leader of the band on whose tuxedos All the King's Men!'s costumes are based. His cousin, according to a call he makes, is musician [[Wikipedia:Chuck Berry|Chuck Berry]].
*Matt makes reference to a [[Wikipedia:Piccadilly Cafeterias|Piccadilly cafeteria]].

==External Links==

*[[HR:kotpoptoon.html|watch "senior prom"]]
*[[HR:sbemail151.swf|view the Flash file for "senior prom"]]
*[[Forum:8142|forum thread re: "senior prom"]]

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[[Image:Blubb-OsCommercial.png|thumb|"Blubb-O's. You guessed it, we're called Blubb-O's."]]
Come the heck down to Blubb-O's!

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Drive-Thru Whale}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Peacey P}}, {{film|Bubs}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Strong Badia]] ([[Behind the Fence]]), [[Blubb-O's]], [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' Monday, March 10, 2008

'''Running time:''' 1:53

'''Page title:''' See Participating Stores for Details!
==Transcript==

''{Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat are walking along behind the fence in Strong Badia. Corny advertisement music plays quietly under them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{haltingly, as a bad actor}'' Man, you guys! All this walking around behind the fence being a young person sure has gotten my hunger all up in a dander!

''{Suddenly, the Drive-Thru Whale shoots up from the ground in front of them}''

'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Relinquish your pipes please, fellas!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{exaggeratedly}'' Relinquish our pipes? We'd love to!

''{Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat all start laughing. The scene fades slightly as a huge Blubb-O's logo comes on screen, with the words "Come The Heck Down" written underneath.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Come the heck down to Blubb-O's and try your dang self the Blubb-O's Classic.

''{The scene changes to a red background and a burger appears, with a label below saying "Classic" when the announcer names it.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' The Original. The Regular. The New Original. The Old Classic.

''{Each time the announcer mentions another burger, the burger's image [[Flipped_Images|flips horizontally]] and a label with the new burger's name stacks on top of the previous ones. Then, a huge deep-fried triangle of fish appears between a burger bun, and another label appears over the others saying "Isosceles Fish Sandwich??"}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' And the Isosceles Fish Sandwich. Wait, fish sandwich? ''{A record scratch and the music stops.}'' We have a fish sandwich? Has anybody ever ordered that thing?

''{A beep is heard as the scene cuts abruptly to a kitchen with a lettuce, two onions, and two tomatoes lying on a counter top.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' At Blubb-O's, all our vegetables are hand tossed through a refreshing cascade of water, and chopped in mid air.

''{As the announcer mentions this, the vegetables are thrown through a waterfall and chopped in half with a knife. The scene then changes to a Blubb-O's restaurant counter, with Homestar behind it, looking exhausted, wearing a yellow deli-style hat with the Drive-Thru Whale on it and a yellow apron.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Welcome the crap to Blubb-O's. Would you like to try a combo meal ''{holds up a Blubb-O's meal bag}'', some Chipotle Potato Nudules ''{holds up a small paper dish with some [[French Fries|fries]]}'', or our Attempt-At-Competing-With-National-Coffee-Chains Premium Mocha-Chip Meltshake? ''{holds up a cup with some cocoa beans and the word "PREMIUM" printed on it}''

''{The camera cuts to Marzipan on the other side of the counter.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' I just have a question: Do you actually use whale meat, or just regular fast food meat? I just need to know how hard I should protest you.

''{Marzipan holds up two signs, one with the Drive-Thru Whale with the text "SAVE THE BLUBB-O WHALE", and the other with a caricature of the Drive-Thru Whale looking worried, with the text "really SAVE THE BLUBB-O WHALE". Cut to the field. Coach Z is in a large Drive-Thru Whale costume with some balloons next to him.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{laughs}'' Family fun, and I'm talkin' about men in costumes, is what Blubb-O's is all about.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey there kids! I'm the Drive-Thru Whale! ''{Jumps up and down and shouts.}'' I'll chop off your legs!

''{The view changes and Strong Sad is standing beside him.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Sometimes it seems like you're ''trying'' to go to prison, Coach Z.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, three square meals a day!

''{The camera pans to the left where Strong Bad and The Cheat sit in a cardboard box with "HMS Locash" written on the side. Strong Bad is wearing his Archibald outfit from [[A Decemberween Pageant]] and holding a harpoon, and The Cheat has a harpoon gun.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thar she blows, The Cheat! Aim for the blowhole!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{looks at Strong Bad and makes The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? Whoa, I didn't even see Coach Z standing in a whale costume. Yeah, shoot him too!

''{As the sound of The Cheat firing the harpoon gun is heard, the scene cuts to a red background with a pale Blubb-O's watermark.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' And now for a limited time, introducing the Blubb-O's Thick 'n Nasty.

''{A burger with an extremely thick patty falls into frame, and a gold plate with "THICK 'n NASTY" on it appears on top. A drawing of Peacey P then pops up with a speech bubble saying "that's right. ya'll blubb-o heads. the thick 'n nasty!"}''

'''PEACEY P:''' That's right, ya'll Blubb-O heads. The Thick 'n Naaaaaaasty. ''{grunts}''

''{The camera pans right until a picture of Peacey P's mouth, with gold teeth with "THICK 'N NASTY" engraved on them, fills the screen with another speech bubble saying "eeungh!" The camera then cuts to the image of the Blubb-O's logo with "YOU GUESSED IT...WE'RE CALLED BLUBB-O'S" written below it.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Blubb-O's. You guessed it, we're called Blubb-O's.

''{A speech bubble appears briefly saying "REGISTER DOES NOT CONTAIN MORE THAN FIFTY DOCTORS." The logo shifts slightly off-center, and rubbery sounds are heard, as if the logo were on a balloon.}''

'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Register does not contain more than fifty doctors.

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the whale's spout to see Bubs ordering a burger.
:''{An angry Bubs is seen through the grill of the Drive-Thru Whale.}''
:'''BUBS:''' No, I will not slice my fingers thin! I just wanna dang hambloiger!
:''{Cut to see Bubs in the [[Gremlin]], without wheels and on cinder blocks, pulled up next to the Drive-Thru Whale.}''
:'''BUBS:''' I got places to be, man!
:'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' You're living a lie. Would you like cash back?

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The name "Isosceles Fish Sandwich" is a play on an [[Wikipedia:Triangle#Types of triangles|isosceles triangle]], a triangle with at least two of its three sides identical in length.
*"HMS" is a British Naval designation used on ships, standing for [[Wikipedia:Her Majesty's Ship|Her Majesty's Ship]] or [[Wikipedia:His Majesty's Ship|His Majesty's Ship]] depending on the gender of the monarch.
*Drive-Thru Whale's line "register does not contain more than fifty doctors," is a corruption of "register does not contain more than fifty dollars", a notice similar to one that businesses or restaurants might display to deter robbery.
*To take something with a grain of salt is to have doubts about whether it is true.

===Trivia===
*The Blubb-O's menu behind Homestar reads:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|BLUBBO CLASSIC || 1.99 || NUDULES || 5.99
|-
|THE ORIGINAL || 2.99 || KETCHUP PACKET || 6.99
|-
|THE REGULAR || 3.99 || COFFEE STIRRER || 7.99
|-
|THE NEW ORIGINAL || 4.99 || GRAIN OF SALT || 8.99
|}
*Originally, each vegetable was cut as soon as it went through the waterfall, but this was changed soon after the toon was uploaded, so that they all get washed and then chopped separately.
*The background shown on the loading screen and during the scenes that show the burgers and the vegetables is the same [[HR:puppet_background.swf|background]] used for [[Puppet Stuff]], with red instead of blue.

===Remarks===
*According to [[road trip]], Bubs should not have been able to open the Gremlin's windows from the inside, and none of the car's external features suggest they could be opened from outside the vehicle.
*The Gremlin's passenger-side window is completely opaque, and appears to be covered by a sheet of steel or other gray material.

===Goofs===
*When The Cheat turns around to talk to Strong Bad in the HMS Locash, his lower back (or leg) pokes outside the box.

===Inside References===
*"Would you like to try a combo meal...?" was the Drive-Thru Whale's first line in [[Drive-Thru]].
*Strong Mad was shown holding a Blubb-O's bag in [[nightlife]].
*"I'll chop off your legs!" is a variation of "Sever your leg please, sir", and the background music is a variation of the Whale's music from [[Drive-Thru]].
*The term "meltshake" was first used in [[road trip]].
*Strong Bad is wearing his [[Archibald]] costume from [[A Decemberween Pageant]] when attempting to harpoon Strong Sad. 
*Bubs saying he wants "a dang hambloiger" is an instance of [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]].
*"Nudules" were last mentioned in [[from work]]. There they were also associated with whales.
*Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]], and so does [[Strong Mad Smiling|Strong Mad]].
*Homestar's greeting is "Welcome the [[crap]] to Blubb-O's."
*The Blubb-O's announcer says to "try [[Own Dang X|your dang self]] the Blubb-O's Classic."

===Real-World References===
*Sandwiches named "The Original", "The Regular" and "The New Original" may be a reference to the pseudo-band [[Spinal Tap]]. Early in their history they changed their name to The New Originals when they discovered that The Originals was already in use. According to the band, The Originals later changed their name to The Regulars.
*The Attempt-At-Competing-With-National-Coffee-Chains Premium Mocha-Chip Meltshake is a reference to how many fast food outlets, like [[McDonald's]], are touting their new "high-quality" coffee drinks as a way of competing with [[Wikipedia:Starbucks|Starbucks]].
*The sign on Strong Bad's cardboard box boat reads "HMS Locash", a reference to Robert LoCash, screenwriter of [[Wikipedia:CB4|CB4]], [[Wikipedia:Naked_Gun_33⅓:_The_Final_Insult|Naked Gun 33⅓]], and [[Wikipedia:BASEketball|BASEketball]].
*The phrase "Save the Blubb-O Whale", which appears on [[Marzipan's protest signs]], is derived from the name of [http://www.savethewhales.org/ Save the Whales], a non-profit organization founded in 1977 which focuses on marine mammal welfare.
*The Thick 'n Nasty is a parody of the [[Wikipedia:Big N' Tasty|Big N' Tasty]], a hamburger from McDonald's that was designed to compete with [[Wikipedia:Burger King|Burger King]]'s Whopper.
*Strong Bad's line, "Thar she blows!" is a famous quote from the [[Wikipedia:Herman Melville|Herman Melville]] novel [[Wikipedia:Moby-Dick|Moby-Dick]].

===Fast Forward===
*Coach Z's whale costume reappears in [[On Break]].

==External Links==
{{extlinks|blubbos|13717|youtube=H5kmOrQa0kA}}

[[Category:Shorts]]

Donut Unto Others

2010-11-19T21:23:33Z

TJDevil02: /* Remarks */ (Seriously, you can check it out on YouTube too. They're right!)

{{toonnav|Shorts|doughnutstand|4 Gregs|Where U Goin' 2?}}
[[Image:Doughnut.png|thumb|"Do you dough-not want one?"]]
Homestar Runner opens his own [[doughnut]] stand, sparking a fierce marketing war between himself and Bubs.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]], [[Do-Nots]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]

'''Date:''' Monday, April 6, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 3:56

'''Page Title:''' Hey There, Doughnut Rush!

==Transcript==
''{Homestar is seen cutting out dough rings in Marzipan's Kitchen. Marzipan enters}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, that's sweet! Are you making me homemade doughnuts for the 16th anniversary of our 17th breakup?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Um, no. No way. Um, no way. You know how I've always dreamed of being my own boss at the doughnut factory!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{looking annoyed}'' No, since when?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Why, just last night! ''{Clouds fill the screen, then recede to the edges. A scene depicting Homestar's dream is shown. He is seen wearing a shirt with the Mexican flag on it, standing next to a high-jumping pit. He has only one leg}{voiceover}'' I dreamt that I was a French long-jump champion with eight wooden legs!

'''MARZIPAN:''' And...that made you want to start a doughnut  shop?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yes sir! Like I said, it's a boyhood dream of mine. Could you pass me that recipe?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Picks up a small note from the table}'' There's just this square of TP that says... ''{cut to a close-up of the note}'' "dog-nut" on it.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, yeah. That's it. My secret recipe.

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Sighs}'' I'm gonna go talk to anyone else but you.

''{Cut to The Field. Homestar is in a makeshift doughnut stand formed from a large [[cardboard box]] marked "Do-Nots" with a window cut out of it. A fat fryer can be seen bubbling in the back.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I honestly wonder how many million doughnuts I'll sell on my first day. Three? Four? Eight? I've gotta be ready for the 3:09 p.m. doughnut rush, you know? Ooh, here it comes.

''{Bubs, with a red face and an exceptionally furious expression, enters from the right. As he speaks, cartoon smoke clouds emit from his head.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{with forced restraint}'' Well, hello, Hooomestar!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey there, doughnut rush. What can I get for you?

'''BUBS:''' ''{continuing his forced restraint}'' It's really great to very see you, Homestar!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{nervous}'' Umm... it's good to see you, too, I guess.

''{As Bubs says the following, we cut to a shot revealing that Homestar's stand is right next to Bubs', facing it, and that Homestar's legs are outlined under the window in dotted lines}''

'''BUBS:''' I'm ''delighted'' you've decided to set up shop about ''ten feet away'' from me!

''{cut back to Homestar and Bubs}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, we could be a conglomerate, like KFC-Taco Bell-Radisson-Texas Instruments-NASA!

'''BUBS:''' Yes! That is a really ''{holding out his right fist}'' outstanding ideeeaaaa! ''{places his fist down}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Um, Bubs? Are we in a fight?

''{as Bubs speaks, his face slowly returns to its normal blue color}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{slightly calmer}'' What do you think, man?! You opened up a competing doughnut place right across the street from me!

''{zooms out to the gap between the stores. Note that there is no street, but a field}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{examining the grass between the two stands}'' The street?

'''BUBS:''' Right across the way from me!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But I thought you sold questionable medical coverage.

''{Cut to a close-up of Bubs, with his Concession Stand visible in the background with a sign "Why not Donuts?" on the original sign.}''

'''BUBS:''' That was two hours ago. ''{changes to his normal expression, now speaking normally}'' Now I'm in the doughnut bidness. ''{with a straight line eyebrow}'' How's that coverage working out for you, by the way?

''{Cut back to the two and the box.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{holds up a big stack of paperwork}'' Great so far!

'''BUBS:''' ''{back to an angry face}'' I gotta get ready for the big 3:09 p.m. doughnut rush. When next we meet, 'twill be on the doughnut field of battle! ''{Cut to a silhouette of the scene. Bubs marches to his stand imitating a military drum cadence}'' Dubba dup dup dup, dubba dup dup dup, dubba dup dup da daa ba dup dup dup!

''{Cut to a shot of a clock that strikes 3:09. Cut back to a shot of the two stands. The King Of Town appears in a puff of smoke.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Oof! All right, gentlemen, here's how this is gonna go down. I need fried dough so bad it hurts! According to the data I got back from Taco Bell-NASA, ''{places a hefty stack of paperwork on the ground}'' we're gonna need in the 3 to 8 million range to maintain my caloric intake. Now, commence marketing bombardment!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Mine's is homemade! ''{holds up a spoon with some doughnut batter and a few hairs on it}''

'''BUBS:''' Mine's is shipped from a 3rd world country named Homemáde, so I can legally print "From Homemade" on the prepackaged package. ''{holds up a package of his doughnuts that says "FROM HOMEMÁDE!"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I've got grit, gumption, and an adorable speech ''{exaggerating his usual speech impediment}'' impootaboot.

''{The King of Town pops his crown up in surprise and turns to see an angry Bubs putting his right arm in a curl.}''

'''BUBS:''' My name's Bubs, I talk hard and fast.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Available in 57 different varieties!

'''BUBS:''' One flavor ''{the word "regular" appears above his head}'', over a hundred different names for it! ''{various names that all are variations of "regular" appear around Bubs}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{holds up a newspaper}'' Marzipan raves "Hey! Get outta my kitchen, you!"

'''BUBS:''' ''{cut to a shot of a box of toothpaste labeled "Bubs' Donuts!"; as he says each descriptions, it appears onscreen}'' Fights cavities! Cleans Teeth! ''{A cartoon Bubs appears in the bottom right corner, bearing the following message in a speech bubble}'' The American Dental Association does not approve the preceding statements.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' All right, all right, all right. You both make excellent cases, but I've come to my decision.

'''BUBS:''' ''{sticks his right arm out in alarm}'' Health Inspector! Cheese it, everyone!

''{Bubs closes his stand}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Ooh! ''{he disappears in another puff of smoke}''

''{Strong Bad, in silhouette, is seen coming up and walks towards Homestar with a clipboard in his hand.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey potential customer, would you like several million doughnuts?

'''STRONG BAD:''' No. I don't want ''one''.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' But do you dough-''not'' want one? Hmmm?

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm the health inspector, here to hopefully shut you down. Now rub this swab under your grease trap and bring it back.

''{Homestar takes the swab and rubs it on the fat fryer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yes sir, Inspector Heath! ''{Homestar starts humming the theme to Inspector Gadget}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{To himself}'' ...And we'll do a little ''{rolls the l}'' bit of ''this''! ''{Strong Bad slaps a note marked "F" on the side of Homestar's stand, causing it to fall over. Smoke begins to rise from it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ah! My face!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{laughs and walks away}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' My delicious fried face! Bubs, is this covered by my questionable medical coverage? At least questionably so? Bubs?

''{Cut to a long shot of both stands in silhouette. Bubs opens the back of his stand and is seen sneaking away.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{to the tune of "Mysterioso Pizzicato"}'' Root, root, root, root, doodloodloodloodloodloo, doot doot doot doo...

''{A circle of "ends" appears, the top of which is pink. A back button appears.}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
* The toon's title is a pun on the [[Wikipedia:Ethic of reciprocity|ethic of reciprocity]], commonly known as the "Golden Rule," which is often expressed as "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you."

===Trivia===
*[[Trivia Time]] can be seen in the Kitchen.
*The [[News Articles|newspaper]] reads:
{| style="border-collapse: collapse; border: 3px solid #999"
| style="color:#999; font-family:Times New Roman,serif; font-size:1.5em; line-height:1em; padding:5px; text-align:center;" | The Imaginary Newspapes
|-
| style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif; font-size:2em; padding:5px; text-align=center;" |MARZIPAN RAVES:
|-
| style="color:#999; font-family:Times New Roman,serif; font-size:1.25em; text-align:center;" | Hey! Get outta my kitchen, you!
|-
| style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif; font-size:1.1em;" | FCUSA - The Marzipan was stunned today when she woke to find a totally legit donut  enterprise operating out of her own dang kitchen. Mexican high jumper Homestar Garcia Colon was unavailable for comment but French long jumper Chateau 'Octo' Etoile broke out the ol' soft shoe.
|}
*At the end of the toon, if you remove Bubs' silhouette using a decompiler, you can see that he is wearing [[The Thnikkaman]]'s "tH".

===Remarks===
*In Marzipan's kitchen, the sink seen in [[Where's The Cheat?]] has disappeared.
*When Bubs warns that the health inspector is coming, he looks and points in a direction different from the one from which Strong Bad (as a health inspector) comes.
*Though he dreamt he was a French long-jump champion with eight wooden legs, Homestar is seen with a [[Spanish|Mexican flag]] on his shirt with one leg in front of the pole vault. ''(See Real-World References)'' ''(See Inside References)''
*As evidenced by the mat behind him, Homestar appeared to be in a high-jump competition, not a long-jump.
*Bubs's larger eye changes color depending on the color of his skin.
*As noted by commenters on YouTube, the King of Town says "I've come to my decision" at the 3 minute 9 second mark of the cartoon, taking "the 3:09 donut rush" to new levels.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Bubs_head_fade_glitch.png|thumb|I'm delighted you've decided to set up a solid color line about ten feet away from me!]]
* Homestar's "secret recipe" is not on the table before he has his dream flashback.
* A line on Bubs's face delays changing color when he calms down after arguing with Homestar.
* As Strong Bad enters the scene in a silhouette, the left side of Homestar's doughnut stand is not completely touching the ground.
**As well, a piece of the yellow background is visible underneath the bottom-right corner of Bubs' Concession Stand, as if it were not level on the ground.
* When closing his eyes while speaking to Strong Bad, a part of Homestar's eye does not disappear, resulting in a small black spot on his forehead.

===Inside References===
*Homestar claims he was a [[French]] long-jump champion. The French name in the newspaper, "Chateau Etoile" roughly means "Home Star". ''(See Remarks)''
*[[Trivia Time]] is shown in the kitchen.
*Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]] in this short.
*Strong Bad pulls the F slip out of [[hammerspace]].
*In Homestar's newspaper, Marzipan is once again referred to as "The Marzipan" as she was in [[Date Nite]]. This is another example of [[integral article]]s before names.
*When the Health Inspector comes up, Bubs says, "Cheese it!", which is what Strong Bad says to Strong Mad and The Cheat when they steal Marzipan's radish in [[The Reddest Radish]].
*Homestar also used the words "Dough-''not''" in place of "not" in [[Weclome Back]].
*"Do-Nots" is phonetically similar to the phrase "doe not", used by Senor Cardgage in [[Senorial Day]] ("You doe NOT want to miss any Senorial Day savings action!!")
*The song played when Bubs and Homestar "fight over" the King of Town is also played during [[No Hands on Deck!]].
*The fanfare playing during Homestar's dream sequence is the last half of the 2007 [[Strong Badathlon]]'s fanfare.
*The newspaper mentions Marzipan's "[[Own Dang X|own dang]] kitchen..."
*Bubs is said to sell [[Questionable Services|questionable]] medical coverage.

===Real-World References===
* Homestar hums the theme to [[Wikipedia:Inspector Gadget|Inspector Gadget]].
* The flag that Homestar wears in his dream is the [[Wikipedia:Flag of Mexico|flag of Mexico]].
* Several of the companies that Homestar lists as a conglomerate are real companies:
** [[Wikipedia:KFC|KFC]] and [[Wikipedia:Taco Bell|Taco Bell]] are restaurants owned by [[Wikipedia: Yum! Brands|Yum! Brands]] that often share a building.
** [[Wikipedia:Radisson Hotels|Radisson]] is a hotel chain owned by [[Wikipedia:Carlson Companies|Carlson Companies]].
** [[Wikipedia:Texas Instruments|Texas Instruments]] is a semiconductor and electronics maker.
**[[Wikipedia: NASA|NASA]] is the United States space agency, not part of a conglomerate.
*Bubs's line about being able to legally say his doughnuts are "from Homemade" is a reference to an [[Snopes:business/genius/usa.asp|urban legend]] in which Japan supposedly renamed one of its cities to "Usa" in order to claim that its products were "Made in USA".
*Homestar's line about "57 different varieties" refers to the slogan of the American condiment company [[Wikipedia:H. J. Heinz Company|Heinz]].
*The music Bubs hums at the end is a piece called "Mysterioso Pizzicato" and is commonly used as stock music for sneaking characters or villains.

==External Links==
{{extlinks|doughnutstand|15231|youtube=uAzzoGCYw2U}}
[[Category:Shorts]]

independent

2010-11-18T02:30:02Z

TJDevil02: /* YouTube version */

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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 a [[Compé-per|pop-up bubble]] 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 pop-up bubble 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.

===Trivia===
*The [[FeedBurner Page#Sbemail - Independent|RSS description]] for this toon reads:
<blockquote>'''Strong Bad says''' - Some nerd asks about some crap that I hate like usual and I get a new computer. This is an instance of somebody asking me for something very specific and I instead do an ever-so-gentle dance around what they really want me to say and do. I love to sit back and imagine their dissatisfaction as an increasingly frustrated bald programmer type sitting in a cubicle filled with greasy empty fast food bags. But then again, I like to imagine a lotta things are frustrated bald fast food bag swimmers so, y'know, wahtever.</blockquote>

===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.
*Strong Bad is seen in the theatre during this email, some time after he was banned from the theatre in [[the movies]].

===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.
*While zooming in on the city (comma) state poster, the outline of one of the buildings (second from the left) moves erratically as the camera gets closer.

===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]].
*City ([[comma]]) state has "comma" in it.

===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|Toons Menu]] 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 [["Er" pronounced as "Oi"|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==
{{sbemailextlinks|203|15716|youtube=kjwlrvcKcfI}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

being mean

2010-11-18T00:52:01Z

TJDevil02: /* Goofs */ (THAT'S REDUNDANT!)

{{sbenav|199}}
[[Image:beingmeanscreenshot.PNG|thumb|"This is why besing mean is not always the best choice."]]

Nice Dad comes to Strong Bad for advice on teaching his kids... not to be like Strong Bad.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Hungry Shark]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[The Classroom]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, September 8, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 3:26

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Six}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I had to pay the doctor just to have this email removed. A-so smooth.

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: being nice</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
I know you think being mean is fun, but I'm trying to teach 
my kids that that isn't right. Can you say something about 
being nice and point out why being mean isn't always the 
best choice. Thanks! 
-Nice Dad</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You're coming to ''me'' for nice lessons? You expect ''me'' to tell your wussy kids that being mean isn't the best choice? I wonder what other gems are in your sent mail outbox.

''{Strong Bad types in "other_gems.exe", bringing up another email, accompanied by a ding.}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: chum</div>
Dear Hungry Shark, 
I'm trying to teach my wounded, bleeding sea lions that 
tearing other creatures apart is not the answer, and I 
immediately thought of you!! 
Your Pal, 
Nice Dad</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad picks up a drawing of a bloody-toothed shark at a laptop with the caption "HUNGRY SHARK EMAiLS" when he says "thought of you."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And there's probably one like...

''{Strong Bad types "more_other_gems.exe" as he says this, bringing up a third email.}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: role model</div>
Hey 42 year-old online game playing man-child that still lives with his ex-wife's parents, 
It's me, Nice Dad! The boys need a lesson about 
responsibility and personal hygiene. Got time to stop by tonight 
between Goblin Keep Sieges? 
-N.D.</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad picks up a drawing of a goblin with the caption "GOBLiN KEEP SiEGE" when he says "Goblin Keep Sieges."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' The only time I know of when being mean isn't the best choice is when someone nearby is holding a ''really'' tall ice cream cone.

''{Cut to Strong Bad and Homestar in the Field. Homestar is licking an ice cream cone that towers above the top of the screen. Strong Bad is smiling. Ice cream truck music plays in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey wow, Homestar. That's a great same-shirt-you-always-wear you have on today.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, Strong Bad. Did you want some of my...

''{Strong Bad approaches him and kicks him in the leg, knocking him over. The ice cream cone flies into the air and lands on his face in pieces.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' OW!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wahahahaha!

''{Homestar starts to lick the ice cream again. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oh, wait. Being mean is the best choice there too. Look, this is clearly not a job for me Nice Dad (translation: Uncool Dad). When it comes to teaching kids about behavior and choices and various other words from parenting books, there's only one place to look for answers, the Drama Club!

''{Cut to the King of Town in the Classroom. On the chalkboard behind him, a gun labeled "BANG" has been drawn on the right-hand side and a large blob labeled "BRAINS" has been drawn on the left-hand side. The camera "rotates" around him until it faces him straight-on, so it looks like the gun is shooting The King of Town in the head.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Listen up, class. Instead of watching me doze off for the last ten minutes like we usually do, I've got a special treat for you all today. The drama club is going to perform a state-required skit about being nice, so we can avoid losing our accreditation! Now, give it up... for Coach Z's Nicetown Players!

''{Cut to the side of the room. The lights dim as Coach Z, Marzipan, and Strong Mad enter. They get into various still poses and smile. A couple claps are heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' You suck.

''{Slow music begins to play. A spotlight goes up on Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Oh, man. What a great pratty. I wonder what kid's house this is.

''{The spotlight goes out, and another one comes up on Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' I wonder if he likes me. Will I make the team? I wish my parents would stop fighting.

''{The spotlight goes out, and a third comes up on Strong Mad.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' IS THIS MY CUE?

''{The lights go up. Zoom in on Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, Pants Pull-Upper! Nice pulled-up... pants!

''{Camera Pans right to Marzipan.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' I shouldn't laugh, but I want to fit in. Good one, Head Male Cheerleader!

''{Zoom out showing all three. Strong Mad runs away, causing the room to shake.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' BOO-HOO-HOO-HOO...

''{Close-up of Coach Z and Marzipan. Coach Z leans against the wall, causing Marzipan to lean away from him.}''

'''COACH Z:''' My parents' room is out of town in my car. Wanna go park out?

'''MARZIPAN:''' But what about that poor nerd?

'''COACH Z:''' Ah, who cares about...

''{Wide shot of original stage area. Strong Mad runs in brandishing a baseball bat with spikes on the end. He swings it at Coach Z as Marzipan screams. Just before the bat makes contact with Coach Z's head, they all freeze and the lights dim. After a short pause, Strong Mad starts to tap Coach Z on the head with the bat. He smiles mischievously and laughs quietly, while Coach Z says "Ow." "Stop." "Quit it." Marzipan comes forward to speak.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' This is why besing mean is not always the best choice.

''{Strong Mad raises the bat. Cut to Coach Z. The lights are back up.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Drap it! ''{A rap beat begins to play.}'' 
Now being mean ain't the greatest choice! 
My name's Coach Z and I—

''{The King of Town appears in front of him and the lights dim.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Aaaand we've run out of time.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' You suck.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' See how lame that was Nice Dad? I'm sure your kids could learn all sorts of crap-kicked-out-of-them lessons from superbly acted dramatizations like that. But don't take it from me, let's hear from our resident parenting expert, Hungry Shark.

''{He holds up the Hungry Shark Emails picture again.}''

'''HUNGRY SHARK:''' Sometimes the taste of blood in the water is just so sweet, makes me wanna... I just gon... ''{voice becomes no longer gravelly}'' uh, I'm gonna eat your kids.

''{[[New Paper]] comes down. Strong Bad moves the picture down so the "HUNGRY SHARK EMAiLS" caption becomes visible.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
*When the King of Town is in the middle of the screen, click on the right-hand side of the chalkboard to change the image. It switches between:
**A [[gun]] shooting the King labeled "BANG" and a blob on the other side of him labeled "[[BRAINS]]"
**An [[Olympic]] stadium with a torch bearer setting the King's head ablaze
**Two striped horns on the King's head labeled "[[croissants]]?"
**A creature with the King's crown as its lower jaw
**Some ice cream in the King's crown labeled "ice cream 99¢"
**A spear impaling the King labeled "THUCK!"
*At the end of the email, click on the logo on Hungry Shark's computer to hear the rest of Coach Z's rap song.
:''{The scene cuts to an album cover labeled "COACH Z GETS NOICE!" with an insert that says "Learn all sorts of crap-kicked-out-of-you lessons!" and shows Coach Z holding a large Ice Cream cone like Homestar.}''
:'''COACH Z:''' Drap it! ''{The rap beat begins to play.}'' 
:Now being mean ain't the greatest choice! 
:My name's Coach Z and I likes to get noice! 
:If you don't believe me, listen to my voice; 
:I'll tell ya why being ''nice'' is the greatest choice!

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This email is listed as "being mean" in the Strong Bad Email and Podcast menus, but "being nice" in the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons menu]].
*The summary for the [[Podstar Runner]] RSS feed reads, "Strong Bad tries to give Nice Dad advice on not being mean."

===Remarks===
*[[Strong Bad Smiling|Strong Bad smiles]] while talking to Homestar, [[Strong Mad Smiling|as does Strong Mad]] in the being nice act.

===Goofs===
* When clubbed on the head by Strong Mad, Coach Z's arms are briefly separated at the elbow.
* When you change the chalkboard by way of the Easter Egg, it reverts to the "Gun & Brains" image when the King turns his head.

===Inside References===
*The music that plays during the ice cream cone scene is the music from [[Bubs]]' [[Baloney Sammich truck]].
*Marzipan uses the word "[[Be's|be's]]", in the same way as Homestar in [[candy product]].
*The croissant-like horns in the King of Town Easter egg are a reference to [[3 Wishes]].
*This is another instance of [[blood]].
*This email features a case of [[Lowercase i's]] in place of Regular I's in the case of "HUNGRY SHARK eMAiLS" and "GOBLiN KeeP SieGeS". 
*Coach Z saying "Drap it!" before his rap song is a reference to [[your funeral]].
*The first eight beats of Coach Z's rap song are the same played after the first three lines of [[These peoples try to fade me]].
*Coach Z mentions [[pants]].

===Real-World References===
* The bad acting presentation and Coach Z's rap song parody after-school good-behavior shorts from the early '90s, such as [[Wikipedia:Don't Copy That Floppy|Don't Copy That Floppy]].

==DVD Version==
*The scene with the chalkboard's changing images behind the King of Town is enabled automatically.
{{commentary|email=true}}

=== Commentary Transcript ===

('''Commentary by:''' [[Homestar Runner]], [[Mike Chapman]])

'''HOMESTAR:''' Mike why didn't you call this email ''besing mean''?

'''MIKE:''' Besing mean? Well it's a Strong Bad Email, and Strong Bad— says ''being'' mean. Only you say besing mean.

'''HOMESTAR:''' No, it's the real way to do it. Strong Bad be's mean.

'''MIKE:''' D—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Do you see the difference? I can say being mean, I know what that means.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Strong Bad doesn't be mean to me.

'''MIKE:''' He ''be's'' mean?

'''HOMESTAR:''' He be's me's.

'''MIKE:''' Wait, bees?

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{laughs}'' Well—

'''MIKE:''' Are bees involved?

'''HOMESTAR:''' It's as stinging as a bee.

'''MIKE:''' Oh.

'''HOMESTAR:''' He ''has'' used— He HAS used bees. Prepeviosly.

'''MIKE:''' Hot bees?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Hot bees.

''{pause}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' So, why would you ask Strong Bad be's nice, you know?

'''MIKE:''' It teaches kids to be's nice?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''HOMESTAR:''' He's a poor role model. Wu- Wuubuger. Wuggha- WUUBUGER.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughes}'' Havin' some problem, with the wor—

'''HOMESTAR:''' No, I got it now. Just had it in close to the mike.

'''MIKE:''' Oh okay ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah. ''{pause}'' Umm... ''{pause}'' You know. Why does that guy live with his ex-wife's parents?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' What kind of weird arrangment is ''that'' like?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' His ex-wife probably left him for... stunt man?

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''Oooh''!

'''MIKE:''' Or a—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Like Crack Stuntman?

'''MIKE:''' Rodeo clown?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Okay.

'''MIKE:''' And the parent-in-laws probably felt sorry for him because—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oooh, look at all of those flavors! I had, um, Green Mint.

'''MIKE:''' Uh-huh.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yellow Sun.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Purple... Grapes.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Uh-huh.

'''HOMESTAR:''' And the other color, which we didn't get a chance to look at.

'''MIKE:''' So grape, artificially grape, artificial grape flavor, are—

'''HOMESTAR:''' I'd had some grape gaterwag.

'''MIKE:''' Doesn't taste like grapes.

'''HOMESTAR:''' No, it tastes like melted grape-flavored popsicles.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughes}'' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Which doesn't taste like grapes either. OOH! Look at that!

'''MIKE:''' Look at that 3-D rotation.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That almost looks like cinema''tic''!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Do you think it's quite cinematic?

'''MIKE:''' What is happening to the King of Town here?

'''HOMESTAR:''' It looks like he's getting the brain blow.

'''MIKE:''' Mm-hmm.

'''HOMESTAR:''' The ol' Brainblow city. ''{pause}'' Yay! ''{Claps hands}'' Yay!

'''MIKE:''' Have you ever seen these guys before?

'''HOMESTAR:''' I have. One time they put this one on called "Use the Band-Aid".

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' The scrape— The scrapinator.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' There was some nice spotlights in that classroom.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's kinda white already for the— these spot lights, suprising.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' ''{kicking}'' I'm gonna kick this door here, Homestar.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Strong Mad doesn't even have no pants on. He wears a wresling gear. How come he doesn't have that chinstrap that wrestlers use?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' That has the headphones on it.

'''MIKE:''' I don't think Strong Mad, I think it would be impossible to construct a headgear for Strong Mad.

'''HOMESTAR:''' We oughta try it.

'''MIKE:''' He doesn't have ears to cover up.

'''HOMESTAR:''' See, look, Marzipan knows what's up! That-a girl Marzipan! Give her the juice!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''HOMESTAR:''' Aw, man, this is the worst part! In the band-aid one, he just went like "band-aid, all the time, laughing man with band-aid brand."

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' All right.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah. It was all a big advertisement for ''{higher voice}'' band-aid bran.

'''MIKE:''' Bandages, not band-aid.

'''HOMESTAR:''' It's called bandages, more—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''BOTH:''' More Bandages.

'''HOMESTAR:''' 'Cause I got more bandages than you.

'''MIKE:''' Are you asleep again right now?

'''HOMESTAR:''' What WHAT?

'''MIKE:''' Are you asleep again?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Not anymore. ''{now scared}'' I'm gonna have nightmares about that shark. ''{pause}'' ''{more scared}'' Ah blah blah blah...

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

===Fun Facts===
*Homestar mentions [[Crack Stuntman]] and [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective|Brainblow City]].
*Homestar's line about "more bandages than you" is a reference to [[nightlife]], as is Mike's inquiring reply as to whether Homestar is asleep.

== External Links ==
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Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon

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[[Image:jailcartoon01.png|thumb|Strong Bad gets his mugshots taken]]

After escaping from jail, Strong Bad and The Cheat try to pull off "one last job" before retirement.

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

'''Places:''' [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[Computer Room]], [[Jail]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Badia]], [[Smoky Office]], [[The King of Town's Castle]], [[Marzipan's House]] (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, March 22, 2004

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

'''Page Title:''' The Bighouse!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{Open with the silhouette of Bubs' Concession Stand at night, and the woods behind it. Strong Bad and The Cheat, clad in black, sneak up to the back of the stand. They glance around to make sure nobody is watching.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' You said it, The Cheat. Once we get our hands on Bubs' fundraiser candy bars, our troubles will be ''over''! We can retire, maybe get a little place in Strong Badia, I dunno.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, remember the drill: go straight for the crispy crackly ones. Don't waste your time on them plain ol' chocolates. Those things are fool's gold! Okay, hand me the explosives.

''{The Cheat hands Strong Bad a bunch of [[Fthoom-Bang]] brand bottle rockets duct-taped together and then lights them with the [[BMW Lighter]]. Strong Bad sets them against the back door of Bubs' stand, and then they both take cover. The rockets launch and fireworks explode in the sky.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, I told you to remove the ''fthoom''! ''{The Cheat covers his face}'' All we needed was the ''bang''!

''{Homestar Runner arrives, making car-alarm siren noises.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Weh ooh weh ooh weh ooh weh...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh no, we've been found ou—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' DoooooooOOOOOOOOOOWIP! DoooooooOOOOOOOOOOWIP!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh no, we've—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Mang Mang Mang Mang!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' DooooooooDEEEEEEEEEEdooooooooDEEEEEEEEEE! ''{He stops, leans forward, and looks at Strong Bad expectantly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{exasperated, after a pause}'' Oh no we've been found out.

''{Coach Z walks up behind them}''

'''COACH Z:''' I mighta guessed you was behind all this!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Coach Z, get these low-lifes out of my sight!

''{Coach Z starts dragging them off. Strong Bad's heels leave little trails of dirt in the ground as he is dragged along.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You set me up! You set me up! The Cheat, tel-tell him that he set you up. ''{The Cheat starts squealing with him}'' YOU SET ME UP!!!

''{Cut to title sequence. Mugshots of Strong Bad appear along with the titles. '''"THE BROTHERS CHAPS PRESENT"''' '''"THE FIRST CARTOON IN A WHILE"''' '''"WE LIKE TO CALL IT"''' '''"STRONG BAD IS IN JAIL CARTOON"''' '''"MISSY AND MATT ON VOCALS"''' '''"MIKE ON DRUMS"''' Cut to Strong Sad sitting at a table, writing a letter and narrating.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Dear Prisoner Number 5408, aka Strong Bad, aka Professor Tor Coolguy, I can only hope your incarceration turns your life around as much as it has mine. I feel... cooler, and... less like I suck so bad. I've made some changes around the house. Your computer room is now my Tai Chi space.

''{Cut to the computer room, where Strong Sad has set up calligraphy scrolls, Taijitu (Yin Yang symbols), and a candle, while he performs tai chi.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hai-toh... Beng... Gait!

''{Cut back to him writing}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, I gotta go. Marzipan and I have a ''{[[Foreign Words|enunciates heavily]]}'' baklava in the oven. Hoping you don't get shivved, Strong Sad.

''{Cut to jail, which is just a cardboard box with seven slits cut in it sitting in the field. Strong Mad is visiting, and Strong Bad has a hairnet on. Judging by the tally marks on the inside of the cell, he and The Cheat have been there for a week.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You gotta get us outta the joint, man! I don't think The Cheat is gonna make it.

''{Cut to The Cheat, who is frothing at the mouth and has hair sticking all over the place, going crazy. He's standing by three metal cans marked Food, Water, and Eww.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WRAH!

''{Strong Mad lifts up the box}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sweet lady freedom! Let's make out!

''{The Cheat wipes off the froth and fixes his hair.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises, which sound like "Let's make out!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, shut up! What, are you horning in on my girl? Only I get to make out with—

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. Right. The escaping.

''{They run off. Strong Mad puts the box down and stands there for a while, blinking, before holding up a yellow jackhammer labeled "JACK HAMMA!" smashed into a yellow cake with pink icing and put on a plate.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' I BROUGHT YOU A CAKE!

''{Cut to the field. Marzipan is reading a newspaper, and Homestar walks up to her.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, lady.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar, did you know that crime is on the rise?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, no. Is it?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yes, things are very serious now. So what are you going to do to protect me?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Um, I could put a dash between "Homestar" and "Runner" from now on.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Really? You'd do that for me?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{laughs}'' No, of course not.

''{Marzipan frowns and glares. Strong Bad and The Cheat run past in the distance, carrying off the King of Town's crown.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh man, The Cheat, we struck it rich this time! Now we can retire to ''da MOOOOOOOOOOOON''!!

''{Cut to inside police headquarters. Coach Z and Bubs are doing a police sketch of the thief of the King of Town's crown.}''

'''BUBS:''' So, describe to me what the perpetrator looked like.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Had a head like a big ol' round ol'...

'''BUBS:''' Okay...

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ...red ol'...

'''BUBS:''' Uh-huh...

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ...nasty ol' egg.

'''BUBS:''' I see...

'''THE KING OF TOWN''': And hands looked like biscuit dough!

'''BUBS:''' Uh-huh. Is this the man?

''{Bubs holds up a sketch of a guy in a sweater with the number 7 on it with biscuit dough hands and a craggy face, looking nothing like Strong Bad. He has a speech bubble saying "I did it!!"}''

'''COACH Z:''' It was Biscuit Dough Hands Man! I knew it!

''{Cut to Strong Badia. Strong Bad and The Cheat are hiding out behind the fence, where they've stashed all their loot. Among their loot is a cookie jar that looks like Trivia Time, the framed picture titled "Thank You" from Marzipan's house, and some bags labeled "some savings". The Cheat is wearing the King of Town's crown.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, The Cheat! Quit being such an old The Cheat. We gotta come out of retirement for this one last job.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{replies}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nononono, nononono! It's like this: the ransom money becomes the new retirement money. And the retirement money becomes the new college fund. And the college fund... eh, we blow on a really tricked-out van.

''{The Cheat ponders, then agrees. Strong Bad turns aside and starts talking to himself}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yes! Another victim claimed by Strong Bad's Powers of Persuasion. No living The Cheat can resist the P.O.P.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hang on, I'm not done yet! ''{turns aside again}'' And eh... um... okay I was done. Let's go.

''{Cut to the inside of the King of Town's castle, nighttime. The King of Town arrives home.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Poopsmith, I'm home! Man, I feel like some serious biscuit dough. Poopsmith? ''{goes outside}'' Poopsmith!

''{Goes to the pile of whatsit. The shovel is there, the pile is there, but the Poopsmith is not.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Poopsmith?! ''{Zoom in on the shovel}''

'''BACKGROUND VOICES:''' Dun-dun-DUN!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' THEY'VE STOLEN MY POOPSMITH!!

''{Cut to the field. Homestar Runner and Pom Pom are there, and Homestar has a flashlight.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, Pom Pom, the Poopsmith is missing, and we gots to find him. We're your first and last line of defense! Only ''you'' can prevent scouting! Boy, do we need forest fires!

''{turns around for a second, and then turns back to Pom Pom}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A-ha! Pom Pom! ''{clicks the flashlight on and shines it in his face}'' What are you doing out past curfew?

'''POM POM:''' ''{perplexed bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Don't play games with me, Roundy-Man! Just who are you working with?

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar Runner, eh? Sounds like a no-goodnik to me!

''{Starts clicking the light on and off in Pom Pom's face, who's now very annoyed.}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{annoyed bubble noises}''

''{Homestar sniffs him}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pom... did you step in something?

''{Cut to Strong Badia, daytime, behind the fence. Frank Bennedetto, an iPod, and the Poopsmith are the latest additions to Strong Bad's stash. The Poopsmith is tied-up and duct-taped across the mouth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, doodie[[m'n]]. It's time to deliver my ultimate ultimatum. The Cheat! Ready with the viderocamera!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}'' ''{holds up a camera with "property of kevin" written on it. He begins filming.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, hang on! Almost forgot to disguise my identity. ''{puts on a red ski mask with a cutout for his nose}'' Now we're ready. Attention, whatever weirdos are concerned about the Poopsmith!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{off screen}'' Oh, hey Strong Bad. ''{camera pans to see Homestar standing right there, Pom Pom close behind}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the—? Aww, holy ''crap''! I ''thought'' I smelled bacon! How'd you find us?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' We followed this mysterious trail the Poopsmith left!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Eww!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That, and we got an anonymous tip from Strong Sad.

''{Strong Sad peeks out from behind the fence}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' I told them you were behind the fence.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You sold me out. You sold me out! The Cheat, tell him that he... Oh, never mind.

''{Coach Z and Bubs walk up}''

'''BUBS:''' Oh, man! It's just Strong Bad.

'''COACH Z:''' Once again, Biscuit Dough Hands Man slips through our fingers.

''{They grab Strong Bad and The Cheat and drag them off, The Cheat making The Cheat noises in protest}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, kids and people, it just goes to show, Strong Sad doing tai chi is really, really funny.

''{Strong Sad peeks out from behind the fence again}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What? It was! ''{Homestar starts imitating Strong Sad's tai chi}'' You were all like Pah-ku-lah! Honh! Pwing!

''{Marzipan walks in with a plate full of baklava}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Who wants some ''bak-a-lava''? ''{the cartoon fades out}'' ''Baka-mah-lava'', anybody?

''{The cartoon sits at the "THE END" screen for a while, then fades in to Marzipan's Answering Machine.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{on the answering machine}'' Hi, this is Marzipan. ''{beep}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{on the answering machine}'' Hello, Marzipan! This is Professor Tor Coolguy! I was just calling to see if you'd be interested in PREPARING FOR YOUR ''DOOM''!! Er...e... not really calling to see, uh... I shouldn't have really given you a choice, I mean, uh... you should just go ahead and prepare for your doom. Cause it's on its way, man. It's gonna be some doom. ''{beep}''

''{Cut to jail. Strong Mad is still outside the jail.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holding the can of 'eww' as if it were a tin-can telephone}'' Ho-ho! Great idea, The Cheat. Even on the inside, Professor Tor Coolguy cannot be stopped!

'''BACKGROUND VOICES:''' Dun-dun-DUN!

''{the cartoon fades out again, back to the "THE END" page. After a while, it cuts to Strong Badia at nighttime, behind the fence. The loot isn't there anymore, but The Poopsmith is, tied-up and with duct-tape over his mouth. After a while, Homestar Runner walks up to him, clicking the flashlight on and off in his face.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, buster, move it along here! Nothing to see, nothing to see! ''{continues to click the flashlight on and off in his face for a while, pauses, then pulls out the sketch of Biscuit-Dough Hands Man}'' Is this you?

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*"Shivved" is prison slang for being stabbed. A "[[Wikipedia:Shiv (weapon)|shiv]]" is an improvised sharp knife-like weapon made in prison.
*[[Wikipedia:Baklava|Baklava]] is a Turkish dessert, popular in Greece. A recipe for it can be found at [http://www.eatgreektonight.com/recipes/desserts/baklava.html EatGreekTonight.com].
*The line "I thought I smelled bacon" refers to the derogatory term "pigs" for police. Phrases like this were often used on police or detective TV shows in the '70s by criminals and shady informants when the police show up unexpectedly.
*Strong Mad baked a cake with a [[Jack Hamma|jack hammer]] in it for Strong Bad and The Cheat. It is a common cliché in movies for someone to bake a cake with a file in it and give it to someone in prison so that they can use the file to break out.

===Trivia===
*The stolen goods that Strong Bad and The Cheat have stashed behind the fence were:
**[[The King of Town]]'s Crown
**The Poopsmith
**The [[Trivia Time]] Cookie Jar
**[[Senor Cardgage]]'s [[Aldi Bag]]
**[[Strong Sad's iPod]]
**Pom Pom's [[Pom Pilot]]
**[[Frank Bennedetto]] of the [[Homestarmy]]
**The "Thank You" sign from Marzipan's living room
**Bags of "some savings"
*The [[Periodicals|newspaper]] Marzipan is reading says:<blockquote><big>'''The Latest News'''</big> It's all true. All the rumors are true. The crime is on the rise in our very own town. Trust me on this one. I know what I'm talking about. No, wait. I don't. I make stuff up sometimes. That's cool, though, right? Good. I'll keep doing it then. It's a lot easy than fact checking. That stuff can be annoying.</blockquote>
**This is then repeated eight times to fill up the paper.
*After The Poopsmith is captured, Strong Sad's iPod is present behind Strong Bad near the fence. The screen of this device says:
**playlists
**songs
**settings
*The title of the page is "The Bighouse!". At one time, however, when the toon first appeared, the title was "Compy 386!!" just like a [[Strong Bad Email]]. This was fixed and changed to "The Bighouse!" within the first day.
*The Fireworks are called "Fthoom-Bang Brand bottle rockets".
*If the [[Floppy Disk Container]] in [[Computer Room|Strong Bad's computer room]] is zoomed in on during Strong Sad's tai chi, it reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#shogun|shogun]]". This complements the East-Asian–related furnishings in the room.
*The [[Glossary#V|Videro]] camera says "Property of [[Kevin]]."
*Every main character except [[Homsar]] appears in this cartoon.

===Remarks===
*The [[opening credits]] refer to this as the "FIRST CARTOON IN A WHILE," and rightly so, since the last one was [[Parsnips-A-Plenty]], made a year-and-a-half earlier.
[[Image:reversed pom pilot.png|thumb|200px|He likes talking to his "seidal"]]
*Pom Pom's [[Pom Pilot]]'s screen is flashing. The screen is also reversed, so if the toon is paused when the screen is on and zoom in, icons for "Internet," "Solitaire," and "The Ladies" can be seen on the wrong side of the screen and with the words backwards. There is also a blank spot in the place where the "e-mail" icon was seen in [[the bird]].
*The Poopsmith's mouth is duct-taped shut, despite his vow of silence.
*Strong Bad is wearing a hairnet when he is in "jail", but he has no hair, as he said in [[haircut]].
*According to the markings on the wall of the jail, The Cheat and Strong Bad have been in jail for about a week.
*In the beginning, when The Cheat and Strong Bad are sneaking over to Bubs' Concession Stand, the noise of their walking sounds like gravel. However, once the camera zooms in, what they're walking on is revealed to be grass.
*As Coach Z is dragging The Cheat and Strong Bad to jail, Strong Bad's feet make mud tracks, yet The Cheat's feet leave no tracks. This could possibly be explained by the fact that The Cheat is lighter.
*The [[Bear holding a Shark]] is missing from behind the fence.
*Homestar's flashlight makes two clicks when he turns it on and off, like a push-button flashlight. It appears to have a switch though, which should make only one click.

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad's shadow in the concession stand's door shows him without his balaclava.
*During the scene with Homestar and Pom Pom trying to find the Poopsmith, the Homestar and Pom Pom sprites are shown at full brightness, even though it's dark outside, and even though Homestar was shown in the dark earlier in the cartoon at 75% brightness.
*In one of the mugshots, Strong Bad's right eye is smaller than his left.
*The Doorknob to the concession stand overlaps the doorframe, so assuming that there is a knob on the other side, the door wouldn't be able to open at all.
*Coach Z walks in after Strong Bad says "You sold me out!". When he walks out, the Z on his medallion is backwards.
*The screen on the Pom Pilot in the scene with the Poopsmith tied up behind the fence is mirrored from normal.

===Inside References===
*The phrase "We can retire to [[The Moon|the MOOOooooooooooooon!]]" is a reference to [[personal favorites]].
*Homestar's first Tai-Chi pose is the same pose old-timey Homestar does in one of the movies for [[Kick the Can]] and [[20X6 vs. 1936]].
*The bags of "some savings" are the same bags as "the payoff" bag in [[unused emails]].
*Strong Bad calling The Poopsmith "doodiem'n" is another example of [["Man" pronounced as "m'n"]].
*This toon contains many references to [[biscuits]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Tai chi chuan|Tai Chi]] is "an internal Chinese martial art often practiced with the aim of promoting health and longevity."
**The characters in the background as Strong Sad is practicing Tai Chi are, on the left, the three characters for Tai Chi (Mandarin taijiquan), and on the right, the two characters for [[Wikipedia:Qigong|Qigong]], a system of motion and breathing similar to Tai Chi.
*Homestar's quote "Only ''you'' can prevent scouting! Boy do we need forest fires!" is a take off of a popular commercial featuring [[Wikipedia:Smokey the Bear|Smokey the Bear]], a sophisticated bear who acted as a forest ranger and taught about fire safety when camping in the woods in all of his commercials. His main catchphrase at the end of all of his commercials was "Only YOU can prevent forest fires!" Since 2001, Smokey's catchphrase has been "Only YOU can prevent wildfires!" to reflect the United States Forest Service changing the emphasis of their policy on forest fires from absolute prevention to controlled burning.
**Homestar may also be confusing [[Wikipedia:Scouting|The Boy Scouts of America]] with Smokey Bear commercials. "Boy, do we need scouting!" is a quote attributed to former President and Eagle Scout [[Wikipedia: Gerald Ford|Gerald Ford]].
*Prof. Tor Coolguy is a sort of play on [[Wikipedia:Characters in Guilty Gear#Sol Badguy|Sol Badguy]], a character from [[Wikipedia:Guilty Gear|Guilty Gear]].
*The Cheat's "Henchman" shirt at the start of this cartoon is a homage to the shirts worn by the henchmen on the old '60s "[[Batman]]" show. The villains' lackeys wore shirts with their cheesy codename on them. The shirts were almost always black with plain white lettering.
*The series of sirens and buzzes that Homestar Runner makes when he discovers Strong Bad and The Cheat (each time interrupting Strong Bad as he tries to say "Oh no, we've been found out") is a takeoff on the well-known Viper car alarm.
*Strong Bad wearing a hairnet while incarcerated is a nod to ''[[Wikipedia:O Brother, Where Art Thou?|O Brother, Where Art Thou?]]'' and the character Ulysses Everet McGill's wearing a hairnet to sleep.

===Fast Forward===
*The newspaper Marzipan was reading in this cartoon was used again in [[secret recipes]] and [[candy product]].
*In the Email [[other days]], Strong Bad mentions his arrest.
**Likewise, this may have been mentioned by Marzipan in [[A Death-Defying Decemberween]], when she comments that his hot chocolate is a "wonderful byproduct of [his] parole".
*Strong Bad's plans to use the "college fund" to buy a "really tricked-out van" is later reused in [[Strong Bad is a Bad Guy]], in which it's revealed that he has a "master plan" to "buy a custom conversion van".
*The Fthoom-Bang brand bottle rockets reappear in [[Date Nite]].
*Professor Coolguy supplies Coolguy's Law in [[slumber party]].
*The hat worn by Strong Bad reappears in [[Homestar Ruiner]].
*Strong Sad wanted Strong Bad to go back to jail in [[Strong Badia The Free]] when Strong Bad is placed under house arrest.
== DVD Version ==
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
*The scene with the Poopsmith is made into a separate, selectable egg instead of a waiting egg.

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

'''MATT:''' Take it away, Ryan.

'''MIKE:''' Ryan Sterritt's gonna do this whole commentary by himself!

'''RYAN:''' Ohhh... I am... I like the fireworks that are coming up. Not saying that much, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' You're on your own, man.

'''RYAN:''' I'm on my own here. It's gonna be a good one.

'''MIKE:''' Ryan's visibly nervous, guys.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we won't make him—

'''MIKE:''' We'll bail him out.

'''RYAN:''' Bail me out like I'm in jail.

''{Matt and Mike cheer.}''

'''MATT:''' Apropos! 

'''MIKE:''' This guy's like... Spartus attack.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' So The Cheat is wearing, uh, one of the Henchman sweaters that he borrowed from one of the Joker's Henchmen from the '60s Batman—

'''MIKE:''' Movie this time!

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Not from that one episode that everything else is from.

'''MATT:''' That's true! That's true.

'''MIKE:''' It's from the Batman ''movie''.

'''MATT:''' There's some sweet shadow effects coming off from those flashes there.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, you did those, good job.

'''MATT:''' I'll tell the same story that I did on our first run of this commentary where there was this guy that parked next to the parking place that I rode to school in the car of in...?

'''MIKE:''' ''{chuckling}''

'''MATT:''' ...to high school...?

'''RYAN:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Robert Frost!

'''MATT:''' Uhh, anyways, and he had that very same car alarm that went through the different alarms and every day when we would leave school and kick his tires and set it off.

'''RYAN:''' As you should.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. What's a 16-year-old need with a car alarm living in Dunwoody, Georgia? That's what I want to know.

'''RYAN:''' What does a car alarm really get you?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, in these days you just ignore them.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' If movies tell me anything, it means nothing. You just drive off with the alarm going on and lay low for a while...across the border. ''{Commenting on "Prisoner #5408}'' That's the street number of a friend of ours. A ''former'' street number of a friend of ours.

'''MIKE:''' A former ''friend'' of ours.

'''MATT:''' No, no!

'''MIKE:''' That guy... I don't even know who it is.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Umm... ''{Strong Sad is talking about Tai Chi}'' What's he playing there?

'''MIKE:''' Uh—

'''MATT:''' I can't even— I can't even tell.

'''MIKE:''' The disk in the diskette.

'''MATT:''' It might have been Shogun.

''{Unintelligible}''

'''MIKE:''' ...So you were, in the first run of the commentary, you also said there was an alternate take where it's not only his Tai Chi space but his Chai tea space.

'''RYAN:''' I remember that.

'''MATT:''' That's right. It was Quote of the Day recently.

'''MIKE:''' Oh. That's a funny joke, Tai Chi and Chai tea.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{Strong Mad lifts up the jail and The Cheat fixes his fur.}'' Lookit— did you see The Cheat grin, really Mike-animatidly fixes his hair in the background...

'''MIKE:''' That's— That's just mean. That's just mean-spirited.

'''MATT:''' I'm just kidding. ''I'' might have even animated this whole part, I dunno.

'''RYAN:''' I think ''I'' did, actually.

''{Matt and Mike laugh.}''

'''MATT:''' Jack Hamma! We should make a... Sledge-Hammer-type '70s TV show called Jack Hamma. What do you think of the "Yeah, no" phenomenon, Ryan, where if I'm asking you something and I say, "Hey Ryan, did you see the new stuff about apple.com?" And you say, "Yeah, no!" "Uhh, they did ''this''."

'''RYAN:''' It's also like the "I'm not sayin'; I'm just sayin'" phenomenon.

'''MATT:''' Right, exactly.

'''RYAN:''' I'm not sayin', but... I'm just sayin'.

'''MATT:''' You're clearly sayin'.

'''RYAN:''' ''{chuckles}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{Strong Bad and The Cheat are running with the King of Town's crown.}'' Look at The Cheat moving there, he's just kind of gliding along!

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Slithering.

'''MIKE:''' Slytherin?

'''MATT:''' Shut up. ''{laughs}'' Um, so for some reason in this cartoon, Ryan...Homestar, Coach Z, and Bubs, and sort of Pom Pom are some kind of law...governing...agency. And no— And never again really.

'''MIKE:''' ''{Screen transition showing Strong Badia}'' Camera move.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it was a nice camera move. Thanks.

'''MIKE:''' Mondo.

'''MATT:''' It's Trivia Time! They've taken Trivia Time from off of Marzipan and/or Homestar's kitchen shelf.

'''MIKE:''' I don't think we've really established whose kitchen that is.

'''MATT:''' I think people assume it's Marzipan's.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I think it's Marzipan's.

'''MATT:''' Dude, I don't want to hint at any cohabitation here, okay?

'''MIKE:''' ''{awkward pause}'' Me neither.

'''RYAN:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Okay! I'm with you! Um, so the tricked-out van, um, you see in that Strong Bad is a Bad Guy... Mario Paint cartoon.

'''MIKE:''' Uh huh.

'''MATT:''' He wants to get a custom conversion van. It's a recurring dream of his.

'''MIKE:''' What do you think the King of Town's coming back from?

'''MATT:''' Feeding?

'''MIKE:''' You think he's just coming back from—?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, from the station.

'''MIKE:''' Okay, he went directly home? You don't think he stopped anywhere in between?

'''MATT:''' Naw.

'''MIKE:''' ''{quietly}'' Dun-dun-duh.

'''MATT:''' Hey let's all do it, all three of us. Ready?

'''ALL:''' Dun-dun-duhh!

'''MIKE:''' It sounds a little better with Ryan, doesn't it?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''RYAN:''' The trio.

'''MATT:''' Do the— Yeah, you do the high part, Ryan, this time.

'''RYAN:''' Uh oh.

'''MATT:''' Ready?

'''RYAN & MATT:''' Dun-dun—!

'''MATT:''' Duhhh!

'''RYAN:''' ''{high singing}'' Duhhh? ''{lower}'' Duhh.

'''MIKE:''' ''{chuckles}'' Yeah.

'''RYAN:''' We're good, we're good.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''RYAN:''' Is that a real flashlight sound?

'''MATT:''' Uh, it is, it's from my Maglite.

'''RYAN:''' Ooh. Is that one where you push in—?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it's a little plungery-looking guy.

'''RYAN:''' Mm-hmm.

'''MATT:''' My six-cell Maglite. That I got for my twenty-fourth birthday.

'''RYAN:''' Was there ever a Biscuit Dough Hands Man shirt?

'''MIKE:''' Nah, I wish there was.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Let's do that. The Biscuit Dough Man on one side and Montenegro on the other side.

''{Mike and Ryan laugh.}''

'''MIKE:''' "Oh yes?"

'''MATT:''' Top-seller.

'''MIKE:''' We would sell... one—

'''MATT:''' The three of us.

'''MIKE:''' —to me! Oh, the three— All three of us would buy it.

'''MATT:''' Look, they stole that video tape— that video ''camera'', rather, from Kevin. The same Kevin that called Marzipan, you think?

'''MIKE:''' I think so!

'''MATT:''' That ski mask gives Strong Bad magical reverb!

''{All laugh}''

'''MATT:''' —when he puts it on.

'''MIKE:''' But— No, it's not the ski mask because he's still got it on!

'''MATT:''' He turned it off! He turned it off.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, oh.

'''MATT:''' Variable speed.

''{Matt and Mike chuckle.}''

'''MATT:''' Um, they stole Senor Cardgage's Aldi bag. So that's further— further, uh, evidence that maybe Senor really exists.

'''MIKE:''' —he does exist?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, if his Aldi bag full of candy bars is floating around out there. ''{pause}'' Uh, our niece used to do Homestar's impression of Strong Sad here a lot, and she would jump down on her knees here at the end, and I was always afraid she was gonna, like, break her knees or bruise her legs up real bad. ''{Homestar goes "Pwing!" and lands on his knees}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{chuckles a little}'' She would jump—!

'''MATT:''' She would do that really violently and we were like, "What are you doing??", and finally she would tell us that she was doing her Homestar impression.

'''MIKE:''' —of... Strong Sad.

'''MATT:''' ''{mocking Marzipan's "Baka-mah-lava" in a high voice}'' Mah-nah deh-teh-teh?? ''{Cartoon ends, more or less}'' So, we've got a bit more time here, guys.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, we do?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Ryan?

'''MATT:''' Tor Coolguy.

'''RYAN:''' Tor Coolguy.

'''MIKE:''' ''{softly}'' ohhh...

''{Pause. The gang mumbles at once, not knowing what to say.}''

'''MATT:''' This is the last commentary we're doing on the DVD, guys!

'''MIKE:''' Hey, good job guys!

'''RYAN:''' We did a great job.

'''MIKE:''' We all stepped up.

'''RYAN:''' Round of applause?

''{They clap.}''

'''MIKE:''' Wooo!

'''RYAN:''' We gave our A-game.

'''MIKE:''' We gave our A-game to them.

'''RYAN:''' Hundred and ten... percent.

'''MATT:''' Yeah... what else? The Cheat's all messed up again, already. ''{laughter}'' You put him in that box and his hair—

'''MIKE:''' He's been in there for seven days!

===Fun Facts===
*[[Wikipedia:Sledge Hammer!|Sledge Hammer!]] was a mid-'80s TV show parodying the "cop on the edge" character type.
*At one point, the word "Slithering" is mispronounced "Slytherin". Slytherin House is one of the dorms at Hogwarts Academy in the [[Wikipedia:Harry Potter|Harry Potter]] series of books.

==See Also==
*[[Crimes committed by Strong Bad]]

== External Links ==
*[[HR:jailcartoon.html|watch "Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon"]]
*[[HR:jailcartoon.swf|view the Flash file for "Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon"]]

[[Category:Toons]][[Category:DVD Commentary]]

Commandos in the Classroom

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[[Image:Commandos in the Classroom.PNG|thumb|Commandos in the Classroom!]]

The [[Cheat Commandos]] teach about inappropriate peer-2-teen choice behaviors.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Gunhaver}}, {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, {{Film|Reynold}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Minion}}, {{Film|Firebert}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Reinforcements}}

'''Places:''' [[Cheat Commandos HQ]], [[Price Style]], Seedy Bar, [[Blue Laser HQ]] (Easter Egg)

'''Date:''' Tuesday, September 13, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 4:15

'''Page Title:''' Buy all our Teaching Aids and Filmstrips!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}
== Transcript ==
''{Open to Cheat Commandos headquarters; a title which reads "'MOVIE NIGHT!' written by A. Chimendez Jr." appears. Cut to some Cheat Commandos at [[The Screen]].}''

'''CRACKOTAGE:''' Movie night is my favorite night. I think it is my favorite night. Hee hee hoo hoo!

'''SILENT RIP:''' Are you even trying anymore?

''{Crackotage looks offended and sad.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' All right boys, time for a little R&R. Tonight we've got the old family favorite ''Pony Fights 2''!!!

''{the lights dim, and the big screen cuts to the green rating screen. It reads:}''
<blockquote style="background:#0C0; color:#FFF; padding:1em; width:500px; border:none; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">THE FOLLOWING FILM HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR 
CERTAIN AUDIENCES 
BY SOME PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT'S BEST 
 
IT BE RATED
{| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:none; border:1px #FFF solid; margin:0 auto; color:white"
|-
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | PG-13
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | FOR SEVERE CUSSING AND ''VERY'' ILLEGAL PONY FIGHTS
|}
</blockquote>

'''EVERYBODY:''' Yay! Yeah!

'''SILENT RIP:''' All right! PG-13!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Uh, sorry Reynold, ''{He flicks the lights back on.}'' I'm afraid lights-out for you is at oh-now hundred hours!

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Yeah, all that cuss-language might give you nightmares. Ah-ha ha ha.

'''REYNOLD:''' Oh, I can handle it. Why, I can even swear a cuss myself! ''{clears throat}'' Diaper biscuits.

'''OTHER COMMANDOS:''' ''{unrestrained laughter}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Oh, I can't do anything right. I might as well go home and get teen pregnant.

''{The other commandos gasp, Fightgar covers his mouth in surprise, Slient Rip spills some of his popcorn, and the Blue Las-Alert siren sounds once.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Easy there, Cheat Cuss-mando, you just made an inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behavior!

'''REYNOLD:''' A whaaa?

''{cut to the black and white Commandos in the Classroom logo, which looks like Reynold in a mortarboard cap pointing a pointer at an A+}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{singing}'' Commandos in the Classroom!

''{Cut to another black-and-white slide that reads "LESSON 4: INAPPROPRIATE PEER-2-TEEN CHOICE BEHAVIORS". At the bottom in fine print it reads "*TEACHERS, USE THIS TIME TO CATCH A NAP OR HAVE A SMOKE."}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Lesson four: Inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behaviors!

''{Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold in Cheat Commandos HQ}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Here, Reynold, lemme show you.

''{Gunhaver points the remote at the screen, which briefly shows two ponies fighting in a field. The other commandos start to cheer but then immediately groan as the picture changes to a diagram of a person's head showing the brain.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' I was watchin' the ponies...

'''GUNHAVER:''' The brain is divided into two halves:

''{The brain in the diagram gets a jagged line down the middle}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —the good half—

''{A dotted line points to the left half saying "GOOD HALF"}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —and the evil half.

''{A dotted line points to the right half saying "EVIL HALF.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' The good half likes positive things, like Self-Esteem, ''{the word "Self-Esteem" appears in the middle of the screen and moves through the mouth into the "good" half of the brain.}'' Oreo Cheesecake, ''{again, the words appear and move through the mouth and up into the brain}'' Bringing Your Old Man a Cold One, ''{again, then cut to a close-up of Gunhaver}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' —and all our playsets and toys.

''{Gunhaver smiles a big grin toward the camera. Cut back to the diagram.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' But the evil half likes—

''{as each of the next four words is said, it appears from the "evil" half of the brain and moves to the right side of the screen}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Littering! Loitering! Latering! Lootering! And all the other stuff that causes inappropriate peer-to-teen choice behaviors!

''{The other words vanish and are replaced by "Inappropriate peer-2-teen choice behaviors". Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' But how do ''I'' keep from making peer-to-teen choice awards, Gunhaver?

'''GUNHAVER:''' If you find yourself in a sticky ''{makes "finger quotes"}'' teenage situation, just remember these three pro-positive life tools:

''{Cut to Silent Rip in a classroom, next to a Blue Laser minion. Both appear to be taking tests. On the blackboard is written, "ASSIGNMENTS", "TAKE TEST" and "STARE AT CLOCK UNTIL I GET BACK". Silent Rip's assignment reads, "Problem 4. Compare and contrast your 2 most favorite 'Ernest' movies. Show your work!"}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' What did you get for number four, sir?

'''SILENT RIP:''' Uhhhh...

''{Gunhaver suddenly enters the screen from the bottom.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''Freeze!''

''{The screen cuts to a diagram of a male body with "PRO-POSITIVE LIFE TOOL" written next to it, and a giant "#1" appears next to it.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Pro-positive life tool number one:

''{Gunhaver appears on the screen}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' say you have one of any debilitating gold rush era diseases!

''{He pulls out a book labeled "BIG BOOK OF DEBILITATING GOLD RUSH ERA DISEASES", and "BBODGRED" on the spine. Cut back to the classroom.}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Come on, man. I thought we were bros!

'''SILENT RIP:''' I can't! I have the typhoid! Or the cholera!

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Never mind. Your answers are gross, bro.

''{Silent Rip smiles. Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold, the latter of whom is now wearing a false beard and a prospector's hat, and is holding a mining pick.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Gold rush era diseases, eh?

'''GUNHAVER:''' Now you're getting it!

''{Cut to the supermarket, where two Blue Laser Minions are holding a lot of bottles labeled "WINE COOLA," some of them in their pants, and Fightgar is standing nearby.}''

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' Hey, man. We need you to put these wine coolers down your pants... er, down your headband.

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Oh, um, uh...

''{Again, Gunhaver suddenly jumps onto the screen.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''STOP!''

''{The diagram of the body returns, but now, it's a woman's body. "#2" appears on the side and "EN SAP" at the bottom.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Pro-positive life tool numero two:

''{silhouettes of the two Blue Laser minions and Fightgar appear with question marks over them. The minions are labeled "INAPPROPRIATORS"}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Envision your Inappropriators ''{Fightgar is labeled "STILL JUST YOU" and the minions turn into pizza slices.}'' as giant slices of pizza.

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

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Ah-ha ha ha! You're deep-dish! Ah-ha ha! And you've got extra cheese! Ah-ha ha ha ha! Oh, pepperoni!

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' What's with this guy?

'''SECOND BLUE LASER MINION:''' He sounds crazy. Should we shoot him?

'''FIRST BLUE LASER MINION:''' Abso-total-lutely!

''{The second minion pulls out a large gun and aims it at Fightgar, who looks startled. The scene cuts back to Gunhaver and Reynold, who is now wearing a baseball cap and holding a bat, with a ball sitting next to him, and we can hear shooting over the next exchange.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' But Gunhaver, I've never had pizza before!

'''GUNHAVER:''' But you know what it looks like, don't you?

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{smiling}'' I think so!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Now you're getting it!

''{Cut to an alley next to a building labeled "Seedy Bar". Firebert walks by in the background, while the Blue Laser Commander is standing next to a building.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' ''{Jumping out}'' Hey, kid! Wanna smoke some ''candy'' ''{holds up chocolate bar}'' with me?

''{The diagram of the body, which now appears to be a bear, appears over the scene this time. "#3" appears on the right. Firebert and Blue Laser Commander lean back to make room for the diagram}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pro-positive life tool number three:

''{The diagram and "#3" disappear, and Silent Rip appears from the side of the building and throws a smoke bomb.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Have your light infantry create a thick smokescreen.

''{The commander starts hacking and coughing, while Firebert pulls out a gun and shoots it at the commander.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Then lay down some suppressive fire until the snipers are in position. ''{He stops firing.}'' But look out for surface-to-air antioxidant missiles!

''{Firebert jumps out of the way as three missiles, labeled "100% GREEN TEA" and painted with skulls-and-crossbones, just barely miss the Commander.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Ah!

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Then by the time Reinforcements shows up...

''{Reinforcements shows up.}''

'''REINFORCEMENTS:''' Hey, guys.

''{Cut to a screen with Gunhaver.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ...Your mom ''{an image of a station wagon appears}'' should be waiting for you in the bus turnaround!

''{The theme music plays. Cut back to Gunhaver and Reynold.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' So, do you think you're ready to make ''{more finger quotes}'' appropriate inappropriate whatever thingies now?

'''REYNOLD:''' Yes sir! I'm gonna get high on life!

''{Silent Rip walks up.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' We're about to start the movie! You guys coming?

'''GUNHAVER:''' What do you think, Reynold?

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{thinks a moment, then grins}'' I've got dysentery!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Good job, little buddy!

''{Gunhaver pushes Reynold offscreen to stage left, then walks with Silent Rip to stage right}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Man, I can't wait to see some serious pony carnage!

''{Fade to the Commandos in the Classroom logo again.}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{singing}'' Commandos in the classroom!

''{Cut to an image that reads "NEXT WEEK... LESSON 5: LISTEN YOU GUYS, YOU SERIOUSLY NEED TO START SHOWERING EVERYDAY"}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' Next week, lesson 5: Listen you guys, you seriously need to start showering every day!

''{"THE END" and "BACK" appear at the bottom of the screen.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "Lesson" to see the "Commandos in the Classroom" Lesson 4 Worksheet.

:<div style="background:#F5F5F5; color:black; padding:8px; width: 240px; border:1px solid #CCC">'''LESSON 4''' '''WORKSHEET''' '''1. DRAW A PICTURE OF YOUR FAVORITE INAPPROPRIATE''' '''PEER-2-TEEN CHOICE BEHAVIOR''' <table align="center" style="border:1px black solid; background:none"><tr height="50"><td width="70"> </td></tr></table> '''2. WHY DO YOU THINK REYNOLD''' '''HAS NEVER TRIED PIZZA?''' ___________________________ ___________________________ <nowiki>*</nowiki>(TEACHERS, THIS WORKSHEET SHOULD BUY YOU 10-15 MORE MINUTES OF PEACE. FIX YOURSELF A DRINK, MAYBE!)</div>

*Click on "Guys" for Blue Laser to get the wrong end of the stick.
:''{The Blue Laser Commander and a minion are standing in their HQ, dressed as pizza slices. The text "OPERATION DRESS UP AS PIZZA!!" is flashing on a screen in the background.}''
:'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' Um, I'm not entirely sure this is what they were talking about sir.
:'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Shut it! Pizza can't talk!

*Click on "[[Seriously]]" for the following exchange:
:''{Cut to Silent Rip and Crackotage in the HQ, with Pony Fights 2 playing in the background.}''
:'''SILENT RIP:''' Ah, you can do it. Try another one.
:'''CRACKOTAGE:''' I think my rhymes are truly broke! Broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke, broke! Hoo-hoo, hweh-hweh!

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Second audio program|SAP]] is an auxiliary audio channel for television that can be broadcast or transmitted both over the air and by cable TV. It is often used for an alternate language or descriptive video.
*[[Wikipedia:MPAA film rating system#The addition of the PG-13 rating|PG-13]] is one of the film ratings used in the [http://mpaa.org/FlmRat_Ratings.asp MPAA] film rating system. It is a strong caution to parents that some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
*[[Wikipedia:Chicago-style pizza|Deep-dish]] is a style of [[pizza]] in which the pizza is much thicker than usual, often requiring the use of a fork and knife to eat it.
*[[Wikipedia:Typhoid fever|Typhoid fever]], [[Wikipedia:Cholera|cholera]], and [[Wikipedia:Dysentery|dysentery]] are bacterial diseases generally associated with the ingestion of drinking water contaminated by improper sanitation. Today's sanitation standards have all but wiped them out in developed countries, though they were common in the United States during the gold-rush era.
*[[Wikipedia:Antioxidants|Antioxidants]] are chemicals that prevent the [[Wikipedia:oxidation|oxidation]] of other chemicals.
**[[Wikipedia:Green tea|Green tea]] has been identified as a source of [[Wikipedia:flavonoids|bioflavonoids]], a type of antioxidant, hence the "100% Green Tea" labels on the missiles.
*"Oh-now hundred hours" is a reference to the military use of the 24-hour clock, where the time is stated as a single 4-digit number. For example, using the 24-hour clock, 9 a.m. is 0900 hours (pronounced "Oh-nine hundred hours"), and 9 p.m. is 2100 hours ("twenty-one hundred hours").

===Trivia===
[[Image:Commandos4 problem4.PNG|right|thumb|Smell that purple ink!!]]
*The blackboard in the classroom sequence reads "ASSIGNMENTS", "TAKE TEST", and "STARE AT CLOCK UNTIL I COME BACK".
*In the same scene as above, Silent Rip's test paper reads "Problem 4: Compare and contrast your 2 most favorite '[[Wikipedia:Ernest P. Worrell|Ernest]]' movies. Show your work!"
*This is the first time Reinforcements is shown in his animated form, and also the first time he talks in his own voice.
*This is the longest "Short" cartoon on the website (although technically [[Limozeen vs. Sloshy]] has a longer running time if you add the length of all four songs together). This toon is in fact longer than a few of the main cartoons.
*The line "Come on, man, I thought we were bros." is the first time a [[Blue Laser Minion]] has ended a sentence without referring to the person he was speaking to as "sir" or "ma'am".

===Remarks===

*The episode is called "Movie Night", but when we see the headquarters, it's daytime.
*When Gunhaver sees Reynold, he appears to turn a lightswitch on at the edge of the screen. But when the camera zooms out (when Fightgar starts talking), you can see there is no lightswitch in sight.
*Cuss-mando is an example of a [[portmanteau]].

===Goofs===
*"Every day" is misspelled "everyday" on the slide at the end. In that context, it should be the two-word adverb, not the one-word adjective.
*The clock in the classroom sequence has only 8 hours on its face, instead of 12.
*When you are looking at the wider view of the HQ, the panel to the right of Reynold is blank. But when you get a close-up of Reynold, the panel has a bunch of buttons on it.

===Inside References===
*This episode of Cheat Commandos is written by [[A. Chimendez|A. Chimendez Jr.]]
*The [[rating screen]] appears at the beginning of ''Pony Fights 2''.
*Gunhaver makes a reference to [[Cold Ones]].
:*There is also a reference to [[alcohol]].
*The grocery store scene takes place in the same aisle as [[Shopping for Danger]].
:*The same toon's "Blue Las-Alert" is recycled as the alarm when Reynold swears.
*The lesson four worksheet seems to be based on the application form in [[CGNU]].
*There are a couple of instances of [[smoking]].
*Reynold's remark, "I might as well go home and get teen pregnant", is another instance of [[pregnancy]].
*There is another reference to [[pants]] in this cartoon.
*Lesson 5 is another mention of [[showering]].

===Real-World References===
*The title is based on [http://www.ciconline.org/default.htm Cable in the Classroom], a non-profit organization dedicated to providing educational programming to be aired in schools.
*The [[Wikipedia:Teen Choice Awards|Teen Choice Awards]] is an awards ceremony shown annually on Fox since 1999 in which teens get to vote for the winners of various categories such as movies, music, and television.
*[http://www.kraftfoods.com/recipes/CakesPiesCheesecakes/CheesecakesBaked/OREOCheesecake.html Oreo Cheesecake] is a novelty dessert made by replacing the normal cheesecake crust with crushed [[Wikipedia:Oreos|Oreos]].

===Fast Forward===
*Pony fights would be mentioned again in [[2 Part Episode: Part 2]].

== DVD Version ==
*The Lesson 4 worksheet Easter egg has been deleted.
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

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

'''MATT:''' Do you remember watching things like this when you were in school, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, back in the '80s we used to have to watch movies that were made in the '60s about peer pressure, hygiene, and...

'''MATT:''' Yeah. They taught me several things.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, like...

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

'''MIKE:''' ...you needed to use deodorant, and,—

'''MATT:''' Absolutely!

'''MIKE:''' —The importance of showering and dressing out before gym class...

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ...why you couldn't wear your black jeans and trenchcoat out on to the blacktop! Now you can't wear your black jeans and trenchcoat at all.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, because you'll... you'll be a bad kid.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' I don't wanna get...

''{pause until Reynold begins saying his "swear"}''

'''MIKE:''' A-hem!

'''MATT:''' One of the original lines for that was him saying "crap-dang-fire", which is something our friend Jamie's mom, uh, used to say sometimes, she'd say "Crap-dang-fire!"

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' ''{regarding Reynold's "teen pregnant" line}'' Ooh, that set off the, uh—

'''MIKE:''' Blue Las-Alert! ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' That was such a bad thing he said that it thought Blue Laser was... ''{laughs}'' up to no good!

''{pause until the "Commandos In The Classroom" logo is shown on screen}''

'''MATT:''' Nice little logo you made, there, Mikey.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, Matty!

'''MATT:''' How often do you think we compliment things that we did—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' —or say, or talk about how much we like what we did on these commentaries?

'''MIKE:''' I really like that tie that Reynold's wearing.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

''{pause until divided brain is shown on the screen}''

'''MIKE:''' I enjoy drawing brains, I gotta tell ya.

'''MATT:''' You did a good job on that brain. Looks real good.

''{after a long pause}''

'''MATT:''' Ummm, what else, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Um, ''{pause}'' I'm kinda just watching the cartoon right now...

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' ...I haven't seen it in a while.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' This is one of those ones, sometimes the cartoons that take a long time to make, I don't wanna watch for a long time. Sometimes I find that a year has gone by and I never watched the cartoon since the second we published it.

'''MATT:''' That's good.

'''MIKE:''' This might be one of those.

'''MATT:''' Assignments: Take test, stare at clock until I get back.

'''MIKE:''' That's a good teaching tool.

'''MATT:''' I'm pretty sure I got those instructions written on the board a few times during the course of schooling.

'''MIKE:''' I forget, what does his thing say?

'''MATT:''' His paper? Is that the one about Ernest movies?

'''MIKE:''' "Which is your favorite Ernest movie?" or something? I think there are way more Ernest movies out there there realizes.

'''MATT:''' That's true

'''MIKE:''' Are those bottles empty?

'''MATT:''' NO! That's why you can see the bubbles in there.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''MATT:''' That's just a really crystal-clear, uh, a crisp, clear wine cooler, Mike! Goes down smooth!

'''MATT:'''So those Pro-Positive Life Tool icons don't seem to make any sense. The first one was a girl's- a guy's body ingesting something, now it's a girl's circulatory system ingesting something, and the last time, it's, like, a bear that's devouring the logo.

'''MATT:''' ''{in response to Fightgar getting shot}'' OH! So did Fightgar just get killed?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, maybe.

'''MATT:''' I like how Reynold's costume continues to change. Now he's a little kid.

'''MIKE:''' ''{indecipherable}''

'''MATT:''' He's little Jimmy out on the, uh, ballfield!

'''MATT:''' I wanna go to Seedy Bar!

'''MIKE:''' And, there's the bear.

''{pause until Firebert fires on Blue Laser}''

'''MATT:''' He's not a very good shot, Firebert. He's maybe two feet away from Blue Laser and can't hit him.

'''MIKE:''' Is that the first time Reinforcements said anything?

'''MATT:''' I think that's the first cartoon appearance of Reinforcements.

'''MATT:''' I like how they also kinda treat this like they're celebrities. The cartoon characters are like, ''{Gunhaver's voice}'' "Yeah, they're makin' me do this, I owe some customer service."

'''MIKE:''' Owe some customer... community service, maybe?

'''MATT:''' ''{normal voice}'' Community service, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' Customer service... you gotta go clean up the side of the highways for customer service.

'''MATT:''' ''{Gunhaver's voice}'' Thank you for calling MindSpring, this is Gunhaver! May I have your e-mail address or account number, please?

'''MATT:''' ''{normal voice}'' I remember our teacher having that conversation with us in fifth grade.

===Fun Facts===
*Matt's mention of MindSpring refers to his previous job at MindSpring before he quit to do Homestar Runner full time.

==External Links==
*[[HR:cheatcommandos4.html|watch "Commandos in the Classroom"]]
*[[HR:cheatcommandos4.swf|view the Flash file for "Commandos in the Classroom"]]
*[[Forum:4934|forum thread re: Commandos In The Classroom]]

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Baddest of the Bands Responses (Battle of the Bands stages)

2010-09-29T08:22:19Z

TJDevil02: /* DÖI Stage — Off-stage */

[[Image:SB Limozeen Cutout.PNG|thumb|"Is it hard to judge a Battle of the Bands from thousands of miles away?"]][[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] has many responses when you talk to various characters and interact with various objects. These are the responses from the stages of the four [[Bands in Baddest of the Bands|bands]] in [[Baddest of the Bands]].

{{SBCG4AP Responses notation legend}}

==Limozeen==
:''{The Limozeen standee gives the same responses to the same menu options regardless of where it is, and so they've been grouped together in order to streamline the page}''

==="Limozeen"===
:''{First time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, what is THIS supposed to be?
:'''LARRY:''' We're from the band Limozeen, Strong Bad! Here to judge your Battle Royale of the Bands! For your Rip-Roarin' Rock-dezvous with Limozeen!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You're not Limozeen, you're a piece of cardboard with some cheap speakers and a microphone.
:'''If spoken to for the first time any stage save the DÖI stage'''
::'''LARRY:''' And cameras!
:'''If spoken to for the first time at the PomStar or Two-O-Duo stages'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Sarcastic voice}'' Oh, sorry.
::'''LARRY:''' And don't forget the waving arms! ''{Arm waves}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' This is the most disappointed I've been in Limozeen since their court-ordered PSAs against Chocoholism.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey there, "Limozeen" ''{Strong Bad makes air quotes}''
:'''LARRY:''' Strong Bad! Are you rockin' yet?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah.

===="Limozeen" → Strong Bad====
:'''Only appears at the DÖI stage'''

:'''STRONG BAD:''' How about that DÖI, huh? They're really tearin' it up!
:'''LARRY:''' I'm about to tear up their entry form if they don't find a song to play soon! At least their lousy lead singer got off-stage.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' So, what are DÖI's chances of winning the Battle of the Bands?
:'''LARRY:''' ChanCES? They barely even have a CHA, never mind a full CHANCE! Maybe if every other band mysteriously started to suck all of the sudden.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hmm... sudden mysterious suckage? I might be able to help with that... ''{Rubs hands together}''

===="Limozeen" → Cool Tapes====
:'''Only appears at the Cool Tapes stage'''

:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages the Cool Tapes'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't believe everybody's gettin' all crazy-go-nuts ''{does a little wiggle-dance}'' for Marzipan's preachy-screechy band!
::'''LARRY:''' Believe it, man! The Cool Tapes make me wanna jump aroud and smash some furniture! I just wish that cute blonde that keeps talkin' would STOP... keep... talkin'.
::'''MARZIPAN''' I'd like to dedicate these next sixteen bars to the plight of our friendly sea mammals... and the ongoing destruction of our dwindling wetlands... and the struggle against the exploitation of women in the media.
::'''LARRY:''' Man! What a downer!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Intrigued}'' Hmmm...
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' C'mon, you don't REALLY think Marzipan's group's all that great, do you?
::'''LARRY:''' Man, if they'd just stop getting all political, the Cool Tapers'd be running away with this contest!

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages the Cool Tapes'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I guess the Cool Tapes won't be winning any contests today.
::'''LARRY:''' Well, maybe a contest for worst song I ever heard, but not your Battle of the Bands.

===="Limozeen" → PomStar====
:'''Only appears at the PomStar stage'''

:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages PomStar'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' You guys are cardboard professionals, maybe you can tell me: how in the name of Yngwe did Homestar get all smooth?
::'''LARRY:''' I don't know, man! It's like Pom Pom puked all his style right into Homestar's mouth, like a mama bird feeding her chicks!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' That is interestingly disgusting!

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages PomStar'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, PomStar sure didn't disappoint at disappointing.
::'''LARRY:''' That mess was crazy with a K! I thought Homsar was the one who said the insane stuff, not Homestar!

===="Limozeen" → Two-O-Duo====
:'''Only appears at the Two-O-Duo stage'''

:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages the Two-O-Duo'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Why is the crowd going so nutso for Coach Z's not-so good rapping?
::'''LARRY:''' It's not the rhymes they love, it's the moves! ''{Shot of Two-O-Duo}'' All great bands know how to move on stage, and the Two-O-Duo's got moves that proves!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Proves what?
::'''LARRY:''' Proves that terrible rhyming can be overcome by uncontrollable spazzing!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' So it's really just Coach Z's quote-unquote "dancing" that's keeping the Two-O-Duo from losing the Battle of the Bands?
::'''LARRY:''' Yeah, totally!

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages the Two-O-Duo'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Is it me, or has the crowd turned against the Two-O-Duo?
::'''LARRY:''' Bad dancing is the number-one problem facing at-risk youngsters, Strong Bad. These guys are a menace!

===="Limozeen" → Limozeen====
:''{First time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' So, if you're not really here, where are you... really?
:'''LARRY:''' We're 'zeenin' down I-97 in our Tour-Bus-mozeen, beaming our mascara'd eyes, teased hair, and pierced ears to you via satellite!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' So... basically you're sitting in a tour bus with some crappy webcams.
:'''LARRY:''' ''{Rolling his Rs... and Ws}'' Rock 'n' roll webcams!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ugh.
:{{short hr}}
:''{Second time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Is it hard to judge a Battle of the Bands from thousands of miles away?
:'''LARRY:''' Well, don't tell anyone, but we really don't do much judging at these things!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' What?
:'''LARRY:''' We let the Squeedily-Dee-O-Meter do it!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You're letting a soulless machine be the judge of MY Battle of the Bands? That's awesome!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' At first I was disappointed you guys didn't show up in person, but I think I actually like the Squeedily-Dee-O-Meter much better.
:'''LARRY:''' Yeah, that thing gets ALL the groupiest groupies when he tours with us.

===="Limozeen" → Battle of the Bands stage====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' What's the current status of the Battle?
:'''LARRY:''' The Squeedily-Dee-O-Meter knows all, li'l man!

===="Limozeen" → Cancel====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, it's been real (or not), but I've got a show to run.
:'''LARRY:''' Later!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Keep it "real" ''{Strong Bad makes air quotes}'' Limozeen.
:'''LARRY:''' Hey! Was that a jab?
:'''If said at the Two-O-Duo stage'''
::'''LARRY:''' Don't make us come down there, punk!
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I think I'll go look for something more, um, animated to talk to for a while.
:'''LARRY:''' Bye!

====Bleach → Limozeen====
:'''While at any stage save the Two-O-Duo stage'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, Limozeen?
::'''LARRY:''' Yeah, Strong Bad?
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Pulls out the bleach}'' Would you mind holding this bleach for a couple of minutes? It's kind of a product-placement thing.
::'''LARRY:''' Totally! I hold bleach all the time! Bleach in my hair, bleach in my jeans, bleach in puke stains!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks! Hmmm... ''{Looks for a place to hang the bleach, and sees none}'' Crap! This cardboard cut-out doesn't have any useful hand-holds! ''{Puts the bleach away}''
::'''LARRY:''' Aww, man! I wanted to be holding bleach.
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' There's no place on THIS cardboard cut-out to put that.

:'''While at the Two-O-Duo stage'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, cardboard-zeen!
::'''LARRY:''' What is it, dude?
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Could you hold onto this bleach for a minute?
::'''LARRY:''' Whatever you say, man. After all, it's YOUR Rip-Roarin' Rock-dezvous with Limozeen!
::''{Strong Bad hooks the bleach over the standee's thumb. The weight of the bottle pulls the hand down, causing the bleach to pour into the pond.}''
::'''LARRY:''' Hey man, should we be pouring bleach into this pristine pond?
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't worry, it's eco-friendly bleach. It'll make it way pristinier.
::'''LARRY:''' Well all right!
::''{The pond fish float belly-up to the surface}''

====Billy Club → Limozeen====
:'''While at any stage save the PomStar stage'''
::''{First time only}''
::''{Strong Bad pulls out the billy club}''
::'''LARRY:''' Take it easy with that thing, Strong Bad!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I ain't gonna hurt ya. I just need you to hold it.
::'''LARRY:''' Luscious! Billy clubs are my third-favorite kind of club!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Looks for a place to put the club, but sees none}'' Rats, there's no place to put it.
::'''LARRY:''' Aww! ''{Strong Bad puts the club away}''
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' There's no place on THIS cardboard cut-out to put that.

:'''While at the PomStar stage'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Brandishes the club at the standee}'' Hey, cardboard impostors. Can your little webcam feel pain? ''{Hits the standee}''
::'''LARRY:''' Ow! What was that for?
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, sorry. I was just, uh, giving you this billy club.
::'''LARRY:''' Whoa, cool! ''{Strong Bad puts the club on the standee's hand}'' We can have a hot cop chick hold on to this in our next video!

====Camera → Limozeen====
:'''While at the PomStar stage, and it is empty-handed'''
::''{Note that '''Camera → Whale''' has the same effect}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Gets out the camera}'' Okay, everybody look stiff and lifeless. ''{Takes the photo}'' Hmmm... the delicious combination of heavy metal and fiberglass whale IS compelling, but it's missing that special something to tie it to the railroad tracks.

:'''While at the PomStar stage and it has the billy club'''
::''{Note that '''Camera → Whale''' has the same effect}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Gets out the camera and backs up}'' Okay, whale, work with me... ''{Takes the photo, which is then displayed to the player}'' Wow, this looks great! If you squint your eyes, it kinda looks like Perry's whaling the ambergris out of the whale! Or is it Gary?

:'''While at the Two-O-Duo stage, and it is empty-handed'''
::''{Note that '''Camera → Pond''' has the same effect}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Gets out the camera and backs up}'' Hmm, let's see... ''{Takes the photo, looks, then puts it away}'' Nice juxtaposition of big hair and big water, but it lacks a certain je ne say wha...

:'''While at the Two-O-Duo stage and it has the bleach'''
::''{Note that '''Camera → Pond''' has the same effect}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Gets out the camera and backs up}'' Okay, this looks promising... ''{Takes the photo, which is then displayed to the player}'' Hot sprinkly dang! This totally looks like Limozeen's polluting the sprinkly heck out that pond!

===Squeedily-Dee-O-Meter===
:'''When no bands have been sabotaged'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, I'm gonna have to engage in some serious sabo-too-ji if I want to make those other bands blow more chunks than DÖI.
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Yep, we still suck.

:'''When one band has been sabotaged'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, NOW we're getting somewhere. But with Homsar and the King of Town in my band, I'm gonna need to make sure EVERY other act gets a nice big slice of suck pie.
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Nothin' new here.

:'''When two bands have been sabotaged'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' That's two miserable bands down, one soon-to-be miserable band to go! Bwah-ha-haaaa!

:'''When all three bands have been sabotaged'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Nothin' new here.
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Yep, we still suck.

==Cool Tapes Stage==
'''On the first arrival in the scene'''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's see what Marzipan's stupid band has cooked up.
:''{Cool Tapes finishes a song}''
:'''HOMESTAR:''' Yaayy!
:'''BUBS:''' All right, all right!
:'''LARRY:''' Outta sight, man!
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Thank you! Thank you! For our next number, we'd like to take you on a musical journey I like to call "The Same Riff for Several Minutes".
:''{As Cool Tapes start playing, the camera pans over the rapt spectators, including Strong Bad.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, they've been practicing! But, it's nothing I can't find a way to sabotage.

'''At intervals when in the scene, before Strong Bad sabotages the Cool Tapes'''
:'''MARZIPAN:''' I'd like to dedicate these next sixteen bars to the plight of our friendly sea mammals...
:{{short hr}}
:'''MARZIPAN:''' ... and the ongoing destruction of our dwindling wetlands...
:{{short hr}}
:'''MARZIPAN:''' ... and the struggle against the exploitation of women in the media.

'''After showing Marzipan the third piece of anti-Limozeen evidence'''
:'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Microphone feedback}'' Listen up, everyone! I've got a new song I want to sing. A song about our so-called "judges!" It's called "Limozeen... Is Not Very Nice"
:'''BUBS:''' What?
:'''HOMESTAR:''' Say what?
:'''LARRY:''' We're what?
:'''MARZIPAN''' ''{singing}'' Limozeen is not very nice. Beating baby whales is not very nice. That's why I call this song Limozeen is not very nice. Objectifying women is not very nice. That's why I call this song... I'll sing it all day long... Limozeen is not very nice! Cool Tapes, Coo-hool Tapes!
:''{Long silence}''
:'''HOMESTAR/BUBS/LARRY:''' Booo!
:'''LARRY:''' Those tapes aren't very cool at all! You guys get negative eight million points for writing a catchy anti-Limozeen anthem!
:''{A shot of the Squeedily-Dee-O-Meter showing the Cool Tapes' approval drop like a rock. Strong Bad laughs evilly}''

===Banner===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' "Cool Tapes"... I'M the one who's supposed to be into obsolete media and electronics!

===Billy Club===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, hello, billy club.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' You want it?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't you need it?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Not really. I prefer to keep the peace through rational discourse.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Derisively}'' Yeah, that'll work. ''{Takes the billy club}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Backed up by ten thousand volts!
:''{Strong Sad electrocutes Strong Bad with his taser. Strong Bad hits Strong Sad with the billy club. Strong Sad wheezes}''

===Box===
:''{First time only. Strong Bad looks under the box, and finds a page of the Limozeen game manual}''
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Looks under the box}'' Oh, man.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Looks under the box}'' Ugh.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Looks under the box}'' Nope.

===Bubs===
:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages the Cool Tapes or the Two-O-Duo'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Yo, Bubs! Shouldn't you be on-stage with Coach Z?
::'''BUBS:''' I put him on an extended dance break. He'll be fine for a couple hours at least!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' So...
::'''BUBS:''' Don't bother me while I'm cheerin', man! Yayy!

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages the Cool Tapes, but before he sabotages the Two-O-Duo'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Shouldn't you be on-stage with Coach Z right now?
::'''BUBS:''' Yeah, I probably should. Now that the Cool Tapes have lost their cool, we might be able to win this thing!
::'''MARZIPAN:''' AND another thing!
::'''HOMESTAR:''' Another thing? Booo!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Um...
::'''BUBS:''' Don't hassle me while I'm booin', man! ''{Softly}'' Booo!

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages the Two-O-Duo, but before he sabotages the Cool Tapes'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, that Coach Z hits like a girl! I don't see any bruises, welts or anything!
::'''BUBS:''' Yeah, but my pride, ego and reputation all suffered internal bleeding!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' So...
::'''BUBS:''' Don't bother me while I'm cheerin', man! Yayy!

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages both the Two-O-Duo and the Cool Tapes'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' So I guess the Two-O-Duo's comeback is kaput?
::'''BUBS:''' Kaput and kaputie! At least we're not the only group having a bad day.
::'''MARZIPAN:''' And have you noticed that as Limozeen's hair gets taller, the hole in the ozone layer gets bigger?
::'''LARRY:''' Boooo-uh!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Um...
::'''BUBS:''' Don't hassle me while I'm booin', man! ''{Softly}'' Booo!

===The Cheat===
:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages the Cool Tapes'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, The Cheat!
::'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages the Cool Tapes'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hmm... The Cheat is looking a bit, dare I say it, overwhelmed.
::'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh!

===Homestar===
:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages the Cool Tapes or PomStar'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, shouldn't you be on-stage pursuing your laughable dreams, or somethin'?
::'''HOMESTAR:''' Mister Pom Pom is giving my golden vocal chords a break while he plays an extended piano solo, which is super cool because it gives me a chance to make Marzipan think I support her! Yaayyy!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' So...
::'''HOMESTAR:''' Don't stop me now, SB, I'm being supportive! Yaayy!

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages the Cool Tapes, but before he sabotages PomStar'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Shouldn't you be crooning and gooning on the PomStar stage?
::'''HOMESTAR:''' Well, I WAS taking a break to pretend to support my girlfriend, but now I'm just kind of embarrassed...
::'''MARZIPAN:''' AND I heard that Limozeen bites the heads off of endangered albino bats!
::'''LARRY:''' Man, we dropped that from our act years ago!
::'''BUBS:''' Boooo!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey--
::'''HOMESTAR:''' Don't bother me! I'm busy turning on my girlfriend! Booo!

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages PomStar, but before he sabotages the Cool Tapes'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, didn't you used to be the "star" in PomStar?
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Angrily}'' I KNEW I shouldn't have listened to Pom Pom and his crazy radio walkie-talkie scheme! I'm able to walk and talk all by myself at least half the time.

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages both PomStar and the Cool Tapes'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, Marzipan's REALLY turned the crowd against her.
::'''HOMESTAR:''' I know! It's sooo scandalous!
::'''MARZIPAN:''' And do you know who REALLY killed the electric car? That's right, Limozeen.
::'''LARRY:''' It was an accident! It pulled out right in front of us!
::'''BUBS:''' Booo!

===Marzipan===
:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages the Cool Tapes'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey! Marzipan!
::'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Sing-song voice}'' I'm busy right now, Strong Bad.
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I'd better wait until she's taking a break.

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages the Cool Tapes'''
::'''MARZIPAN:''' Limozeen spelt backwards is "Neezomil." Think about it, people!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I... think I'll catch up with Marzipan after the show.

===Strong Mad===
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno how Strong Mad differentiates between strings with those thumbs he has for fingers... and those forearms he has for thumbs!

===Strong Sad===
:''{First time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, useless. Can you get me back and/or on-stage?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' I'll let you pass if you can answer my riddle: what has a mask, a bad attitude, and smells like burnt ozone?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ahh...
:'''STRONG SAD:''' You!
:''{Strong Sad electrocutes Strong Bad with his taser. Strong Bad punches Strong Sad in the stomach. Strong Sad wheezes}''
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Move it along, citizen!

==DÖI Stage — Off-stage==
===On the first arrival in the scene===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ... Now, I know we've all been rehearsing our brains out, which wasn't a problem for you, Homsar, so I think it's finally time to name our band! In the spirit of solid rockidarity, we'll each pick a word...

:''{The player is presented with a menu of five unlabeled options for each of Strong Bad, the King of Town and Homsar in order. The end result of each combination is the same, but the options produce the following words:}''
:'''Strong Bad:'''
:# Diamond
:# Devastating
:# Deluxe
:# Degenerate
:# Demonic
:'''The King of Town:'''
:# Octopus
:# Omelette
:# Oyster
:# Oatmeal
:# Oliveloaf
:'''Homsar:'''
:# Itch Machine
:# Iguanodon
:# Insurance
:# Incorporated
:# Insomniacs

:''{When the name has been selected:}''

====Devil====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' No offence, but that's the worst thing I've ever heard, and you're both idiots. Let's try it again... ''{Name selection repeats}''

====Angel====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hmmm... well, it's not as heavy or as metal as I'd like, but brain-crunching music like ours can make even the dumbest band names seem cool. ''{Turns to the mic}'' Okay world, get your socks ready to be rocked off by... ''{A close-up of each letter in the band's acronym is shown, as Strong Bad repeats each of the words selected above.}'' A-one, a-two, a-come and feel the brain crunch! ''{Some artistic shots follow of the King of Town and Homsar playing their respective instruments, before returning to Strong Bad, who shakes his head}'' Wow. We ss-ss-ss-ss-suck. If I wanna win this thing, looks like I'm gonna have to go out and sabotage all the other bands. ''{A shot of the Squeedily-Dee-O-Meter, showing DÖI losing by a significant margin}'' You guys keep... uh... rockin'. I'm gonna go, um, find some groupies, or something. ''{Gets off the stage}''
:'''KING OF TOWN:''' Make sure they bring dip!

===Banner===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Deep, echoing voice}'' D! O! I! ... Nope, still not menacing.

===Coloring Book===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' What's this? ''{Picks up the coloring book}'' Sweet! An unspoilt Limozeen Coloring Book! VG condition, light cover wear, some creasing. ''{Puts it away}'' Oh, I'm gonna spoil this thing rotten!

===DÖI===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I didn't think it was possible, but from down here, my band looks even worse.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' STOP SUCKING!
:'''KING OF TOWN:''' Thank you! We'll be here all week!

===Homsar===
:'''In extended play. Clicking on the Theremaxx has the same effect'''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I shoulda figured you'd still be here.
:'''HOMSAR:''' I leave my itch machine on pause, mostly!
:''{Theremin mini-game starts, though Homsar can no longer hit his head on the fuse box.}''

===Metal Detector===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' What the- ''{Finds a poster}'' A DÖI poster? I never gave any approval for these! It does kinda rule, though. Okay, I approve.

==DÖI Stage — On-stage==
'''After Strong Bad has sabotaged all three bands, the scene automatically changes here.'''

:''{Homsar and the King of Town standing on the stage. Suddenly, Strong Bad jumps up onto the stage}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, boys, thanks to the brilliance of your fearless leader, DÖI is about to win the battle of the bands! Let's just see the proof on the ol' Squeedily-Dee-O-Meter! ''{Shot of the aforementioned meter showing DÖI not quite winning}'' Oh, horse parts! We're still behind! Looks like we'll actually have to rock... somehow.
:''{The screen goes black, then comes up again to show the King of Town and Homsar playing their instruments. Strong Bad appears on the top speaker suspended over the stage}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, expensive-ticket holders! Are you ready to be musically, sonically, and if all goes according to plan, physically assaulted?!! ''{Strong Bad drops to the microphone on the stage. Crickets chirp. Shot of Bubs, Coach Z, Homestar and Marzipan in front of the stage, unmoved.}'' Hmm, tough crowd... of people in bands I just sabotaged. ''{Shot of the Squeedily-Dee-O-Meter, where DÖI's approval rating drops to the bottom of the scale}'' Lucky for me, I've got a secret weapon to make up for my band's overall suckiness! ''{Gradually more excited}'' Almost better than a flying pig, maybe cooler than a giant robotic demon, is my stage prop to end all stage props! ''{Close-up of some closed curtains at the back of the stage}'' Guaranteed to drive this stupid crowd into a frothing metal frenzy! Once I push that big red button over there, ''{Close-up of said button}'' the prize money, the prize glory, and the prize ladies will be mine! ''{Afterthought}'' Oh, and I'll finally be able to fix my Fun Machine.

===Bats===
:'''Only present after the fan gets disabled'''

:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Waves his hands at the bats}'' Go on! Get out of here! Scram! Vamoose! Endele! Beat it! ''{Gives up}''

:'''Before the lever gets pulled'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hmm... looks like my patented "waving my arms around like a lunatic" style won't do the trick here.

:'''After the lever gets pulled'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, craptastic! How's the audience ever gonna see my show-stopping stage-propping with all these bats and fog in front of it?

===Button===
:''{First time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, prop release button, do what you were born to do! ''{Presses the button... nothing happens. Strong Bad presses the button several more times, then looks up... to see a break in the wire.}'' What the crap? Who's been gnawing through my electrical cable?
:''{Cut to the King of Town just slurping up the last few bits of cable. He burps}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Probably should have seen that one coming. Time for Plan X! All I have to do ''{shots of each step as Strong Bad lists it}'' is climb that ladder, make my way across the stage lights, (hope that speaker won't get in my way) and pull the Emergency Prop Release Lever!
:{{short hr}}
:''{Second time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Yep, still broken. I'm gonna have to climb that ladder and use the Emergency Prop Release Lever instead.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Shouting}'' You're dead to me, button, you hear me? Dead!

===Fan===
:'''Before it has been disabled'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Attempts to walk towards the fan, but gets driven away}'' That's the fan I rented to swirl fog around on stage. It may be a little too powerful, because all the fog is being blown into the next county.

:'''After it has been disabled'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' It's out biggest fan! And like most of our fans, it's fried and useless.

===Fog Machine===
:'''Before the fan has been disabled'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' That's the dry-ish ice fog machine Bubs talked me into renting. It was supposed to make our performance all spooooky and creeeepy, but all the fog's being blown away by that stupid fan... that Bubs also talked me into renting.

:'''After the fan has been disabled'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, the good news is, now that Homsar's burned out the fan, we've finally got some good creepy fog up here. The BAD news is, without something to swirl it around, it's all gathered in one spot.

====Butter Tureen → Fog Machine====
:''{Note, the butter tureen is called the lobster bucket before Strong Bad picks it up}''

:'''Before the lever has been pulled'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, I'd love to pour butter in the fog machine, but that stupid sandbag's covering the intake hatch. ''{Pans up to show the sandbag is attached to the manual release lever}''

:'''After the lever has been pulled'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Pours the butter into the intake. The fog comes out all buttery}'' Butter plus dry ice equals... well, I'm not mathematician, but that sounds like the cool-dratic formula to me! ''{Shot of the butter-coated bats}'' Hmm, bleached buttered bats. Sounds like an appetizer at your neighborhood American bistro franchise.
::'''KING OF TOWN:''' ''{Stops whacking the speaker with his guitar}'' Did someone say bleached buttered BATS?!! ''{Turns around to see them, then jumps into the air, catches one in his mouth, and eats it. As he finishes it and jumps for another:}''
::'''HOMESTAR:''' K-O-T! K-O-T!
::'''WHOLE AUDIENCE:''' K-O-T! K-O-T!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow. This is WAY grosser than when some kid's older brother just tells you about it.
::''{As the King of Town finishes the last bat, the whole audience cheers. A shot of the Squeedily-Dee-O-Meter shows DÖI's approval rating shooting to the top, causing it to start exploding}''
::'''LARRY:''' Fan-freakin'-tastic, man!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Sliding to the mic}'' Ladies and gentlemen! I give you ''{deep resonating voice}'' DÖI!!!
::''{A shot of Strong Bad's ultimate prop is shown. It's a cardboard cutout of a hand-drawn Strong Bad with spikes coming out of his gloves and "DÖI" written above, stuck to the wall.}''
::'''WHOLE AUDIENCE:''' K-O-T! K-O-T! ''{The King of Town jumps onto the crowd, who carries him off on their shoulders}'' K-O-T! K-O-T!
::'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{Following along behind}'' T-K-O! T-K-O!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Shouting after them}'' Whoa! My amazing stage prop drove you all so crazy that you accidentally carried the wrong guy off on your shoulders! That's cool! I'll just wait here until you realize that and come back for me!
:: ''{The camera zooms out to show Strong Bad is completely alone on the stage. Strong Bad knocks the mic stand over. The scene automatically changes to [[Baddest of the Bands Responses (House of Strong)#Game Epilogue|the game epilogue at the House of Strong]].}''

===Fuse Box===
:'''Before the fan has been disabled'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Looks like that hastily-rigged fuse box is plugged into the giant fan. Too bad I can't reach it from way down here.
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Fuse box... fan.

:'''After the fan has been disabled'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I always suspected my frustration would eventually blow a fifty-amp fuse.

===Giant Speaker===
:'''When still in the rafters'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll never be able to pull that lever while the MegaWoofer's in the way.

:'''After it has been brought down'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, that speaker sure can take a lot of damage... musta been Cobain-proofed.

===Helmet===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Struggles towards the helmet while being blown back by the fan}'' Must... grab... German... hat... ''{Makes a lunge for the helmet and grabs it, before being blown away, and unintentionally doing an awesome knee-slide halfway across the stage.}'' Whooaaa!
:'''HOMESTAR:''' That man slid! That man slid on his knees!
:'''COACH Z:''' Oh, he's safe, he is safe!
:'''LARRY:''' I haven't seen moves like that since the Moscow Music Peace Festival!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Walking to the mic}'' Wait, wait, I haven't got to the cool part, yet!

===Homsar===
:'''Before the fan has been disabled'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, let's rock this electronic whatchamajigit!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's jam, Homsar!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Move over and let a REAL master drive this inexplicable instrument for a while.

::''{Strong Bad is given control over Homsar's movements. Up and down movements of the cursor control Homsar's height (and the pitch of the note he's singing), while movements away from the central pole control his radius of orbit (and volume). If Homsar is not wearing the helmet, putting the cursor near the top left or right corners of the screen causes Homsar to hit his head on the fuse box. If he '''is''' wearing the helmet, the following happens:}''

::''{The spike on Homsar's helmet penetrates the fuse box, electrocuting him and causing sparks to fly.}''
::'''HOMSAR:''' Ououou-b-b-b-b-b!
::'''COACH Z:''' All right! Pyrotechnical!
::'''LARRY:''' An old classic with a new twist!
::''{The fan grinds to a halt}''
::'''HOMSAR:''' Piiiiie!
::''{The high-pitched harmonics in Homsar's voice attract the albino bats that have been flying around since they were released from Marzipan's house way back when.}''
::'''LARRY:''' Live bats? Impressive!
::'''BUBS:''' What a show, man!
::''{The bats and the fog congregate in the middle of the stage, right in front of the curtains covering Strong Bad's ultimate stage prop. Homsar pulls himself free as Strong Bad walks to the mic.}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Save some for later, guys! I haven't unleashed my amazing prop yet!

:'''After the fan has been disabled'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I think Homsar's doing just fine without any more... "help" from me...

====Helmet → Homsar====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Jumps up and places the helmet on Homsar's head}'' Hold still, you weird little misspelling!
:''{Strong Bad walks to the mic}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ladies and Gentlemen, Baron von Homsar, der Commisar of Metal!
:'''MARZIPAN:''' He's so dangerous!
:'''HOMESTAR:''' I wish I was that cool! Stupid letters E and T!
:'''LARRY:''' Nice work! Weird instrument is the new four-necked guitar!

===King of Town===
:'''Before the speaker has been brought down'''
::''{First time only}''
::''{Strong Bad walks to the mic}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Ladies and gentlemen, the King of Town!
::'''KING OF TOWN:''' What's that? Oh! ''{Plays a solo... which was rather plagiarised from the Taranchula Black Metal Detector... and which ends with him striking his bucket with his guitar, knocking the lobster out.}''
::{{short hr}}
::''{Strong Bad walks to the mic}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Once again, metal-lovers and meat-lovers, the KOT!
::'''KING OF TOWN:''' What's that? Oh! ''{Plays the same solo, complete with bucket-whacking.}''

:'''After the speaker has been brought down'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow! Check out the King of Townsend!

===Ladder===
:'''Before the fan has been disabled'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, ladder, prepare to get ladded! ''{Strong Bad attempts to walk towards the ladder, but gets driven back by the fan.}'' Ergh! Stupid fan.
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Strong Bad attempts to walk towards the ladder, but gets driven back by the fan.}'' Ergh! Yeah, that's not gonna work.

:'''After the fan has been disabled'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Climbing the ladder}'' Ooh! I've always wanted to be the creepy guy-in-the-rafters at a concert!
::{{short hr}}
::''{Strong Bad climbs up/down the ladder}''

===Lever===
:'''From the stage'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' That's the Emergency Prop Release Lever, which can be used to, um, release props... in an emergency.
::'''Before the speaker has been brought down'''
:::'''STRONG BAD:''' Not sure I'll be able to reach it with that humungous bass speaker in the way, though.

:'''From the rafters'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, spectacle lovers! Feast your spectacles on the coolest stage prop ever deployed by manbeast or beastman! ''{Winds the... "lever", causing the curtains to part and the sandbags to shift, but the result is hidden by the fog and the bats. Strong Bad slides to the floor}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Ta-daa!
::'''HOMESTAR:''' Booo!
::'''LARRY:''' Whoa! Major stagecraft misfire!
::''{Shot of the stage prop being obscured by the fog and the bats}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Curse you, fog-bats! Not to be confused with Foghat!
::''{Shot of the Squeedily-Dee-O-Meter as DÖI's approval drops to zero... despite no visible rise since the last time it dropped to zero.}''

===Lobster===
:'''Only separately clickable after the King of Town's first solo'''

:'''STRONG BAD:''' Here, lobby-lobby-lobby. ''{Picks up the lobster}'' Kids, this may look like fun, but Strong Bad is a stunt driver on a closed course, with team of licensed crustacean wranglers backing him up. So remember, NEVER put live buttered lobsters down your pants. Unless, y'know, you've got five bucks running on it. Then knock yourself out. ''{Puts the lobster away}''

===Lobster Bucket===
:'''Before the speaker has been brought down'''
::''{Strong Bad reaches for the bucket, but is prevented from taking it by the King of Town swinging his guitar at him.}''
::'''KING OF TOWN:''' Hey!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Yikes! Man, the King of Town isn't fooling around with his axe-axe!

:'''After the speaker has been brought down'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hmmm, the lobsters are all gone, but there's still a lot of butter left. ''{Takes the bucket}''

===Speaker Cable===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hmmm... that speaker cable looks like it's the only thing keeping the MegaWoofer from crashing to the stage in a shower of sparks and flames! Of all the episodes to be caught without a sword, hedge shears or nunchuck gun...

====Lobster → Speaker Cable====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Gets the lobster out}'' I wonder if this lobster's claws are sharp enough to cut through this cable! ''{Strong Bad clamps the lobster's claw on the cable... to no avail}'' Hmm... guess not. I'd bett--
:'''KING OF TOWN:''' There you are!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh-oh.
:'''KING OF TOWN:''' Thought you could get away from me, did you?
:''{The king of town swings for the lobster with his axe but misses, which cuts the cable, sending the lobster straight up, and the speaker straight down. The lobster falls on top of the speaker. The members of the audience cheer. The lobster pops up behind the speaker, waving his claws at the King of Town, causing him to strike at it with his guitar, but it ducks away. This happens continually from here on}''
:'''LARRY:''' Totally awesome!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' If you liked that, you're gonna LOVE my stage-prop! ''{Guestures to the curtain-obscured prop.}''

===Theremaxx===
:''{First time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' What the crap is that?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' The theremin is one of the first electronic instruments ever created, and the first to be played without actually touching it. Invented by Leon Theremin in 1919 after the outbreak of the Russian Civil War--
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Interrupting}'' I repeats, what the crap is that?
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't know what a theremin is, but I'm pretty sure that's a ginormous one.

==PomStar Stage==
'''On the first arrival in the scene'''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, let's see if Homestar can remember his lines without somebody there to coach him along. ''{Sees Homestar on stage with headphones on}'' What in the...?!
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Sings}'' That's why I think we should break up, but still be allowed to make out sooooometimes! ''{stops singing, the rest of the sentence is said with a smooth voice}'' No strings attached, girl. Thank you, thank you twice.
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Yaayy!
:'''COACH Z:''' Marry me, Homestar!
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Smooth voice}'' Oh, you're too kind, too kind. We sure have some lovely lady-types in the audience tonight.
:''{Marzipan and Coach Z sigh lovingly}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' What the crap? At auditions, Homestar could barely string two words together, much less smooth-talk anyone. Something's fishy... and I need to find that fish, gut it, and deep-fry it.

'''At intervals when in the scene, before Strong Bad sabotages PomStar'''
:'''HOMESTAR:''' You know the veggie lovers? Some people say they're crazy, lovin' their veggies and all...
:{{short hr}}
:'''HOMESTAR:''' But I say hey, brother. Lay off the veggie-lovers...
:{{short hr}}
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ... they ain't hurtin' nobody...
:{{short hr}}
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ... except maybe a kumquat or two...
:{{short hr}}
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ... so let's give some love back to the veggie lov-ers...
:{{short hr}}
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ... some love 'n' some soul...
:{{short hr}}
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{singing to the theme from ''Neverending Story''}'' Oh, vegetable lovin' wo-man! Ain't nobody put her down, put her down, put her dooooown...

===Banner===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' PomStar, two not-so-great tastes that taste like a grate together. Y'know, like a sewer grate. Something that would have gross green stuff on it.

===Coach Z===
:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages PomStar or the Two-O-Duo'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Aren't you supposed to be on-stage with Bubs?
::'''COACH Z:''' Aw, Bubs is doing one of his extended keytar solos, so I thought I'd come over here and get my swoon on. ''{Sighs}''
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Coach Z--
::'''COACH Z:''' Quit your yabbering, Strong Bad! I've got some grade-A swoonin' to do here! ''{Sighs}''

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages PomStar, but before he sabotages the Two-O-Duo'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey Coach Z, shouldn't you be on-stage with Bubs doing whatever it is you do?
::'''COACH Z:''' Yeah, I probably should. With Homestar up there spoutin' gibberish, the Two-O-Duo's gonna clean their clocks!
::'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' The average person produces almost a liter of saliva a day!
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Monotone}'' The average person produces almost a liter of saliva a day!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Umm...
::'''COACH Z:''' Can't talk now, Strong Bad, I've got displeasure to voice! Boo!

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages the Two-O-Duo, but before he sabotages PomStar'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Tired of trying to make things work as the One-O-Uno?
::'''COACH Z:''' Aw, Bubs'll be back. He loves me like a brother... ''{Pauses}'' Hates me like a brother too!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Coach Z--
::'''COACH Z:''' Quit your yabbering, Strong Bad! I've got some grade-A swoonin' to do here! ''{Sighs}''

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages both the Two-O-Duo and PomStar'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Shouldn't you be on-stage trying to salvage what's left of the Two-O-Duo?
::'''COACH Z:''' Maybe I should! With the PomStar Vocal Experience going nutso, I might be able to pull off an upset!
::'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Insert tab A into sprocket G!
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Monotone}'' Insert tab A into sprocket G!
::'''MARZIPAN:''' Gross! Boooo!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Umm...
::'''COACH Z:''' Can't talk now, Strong Bad, I've got displeasure to voice! Boo!

===Drive-Thru Whale===
:'''If the antenna is missing or pointing backwards'''
::'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Your friends are all laughing at you behind your back!
::'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Angrily}'' Do you mind? Some of us are trying to enjoy the concert.
::{{short hr}}
::'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' There's no love like bonobo love!
::'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Haughtily}'' I hate it when people talk during the bands!
::'''COACH Z:''' Yeah, keep it down, Moby Dork!

:'''If the antenna is pointing towards Limozeen'''
::'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' In many cultures, large nostrils are a sign of virility.
::''{The whale's line comes out of the Limozeen cut-out's speakers}''
::'''LARRY:''' Yeah, totally!

:'''If the antenna is pointing towards Strong Sad'''
::'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' If seal is punctured, notify supervisor at once.
::''{Shot of Strong Sad. The whale's line comes out of his radio}''
::'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Without pressing "talk" on the radio}'' Uh, I didn't copy that. What should I do with my seal again? Over.

:'''If the antenna is pointing towards Homestar'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, NOW let's see what happens.
::'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' If I wanted your opinion, I'd eat your brain!
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Smooth voice}'' And I've got a personal message I want to send out to each and every one of y'all. ''{Shouting}'' If I wanted your opinion, I'd eat your brain!
::'''MARZIPAN/COACH Z/POM POM:''' ''{Simltaneously}'' WHAT?/What in the--/''{Surprised bubbles}''
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Smooth voice}'' No wait, cats and dogs, what I meant to say was--
::'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' If swelling persists for more than three hours, consult your physician immediately.
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Monotone}'' If swelling persists for more than three hours, consult your physician immediately.
::'''COACH Z:''' Ugh, how am I supposed to swoon to THAT jargle?
::'''MARZIPAN:''' Homestar, you were melting my heart! Now you just sound like you're melting!
::''{Marzipan and Coach Z alternate booing. A shot of the Squeedily-Dee-O-Meter showing PomStar's approval drop like a rock}''
::'''LARRY:''' Wow! Major breakdown!
::''{Strong Bad laughs}''
::{{short hr}}
::'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' This igloo has been weather-proofed for your viewing pleasure!
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Monotone}'' This igloo has been weather-proofed for your viewing pleasure!
::'''COACH Z:''' Booo!
::'''MARZIPAN:''' That's not artistic, that's just random and stupid!
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Normal voice}'' What am I saying?
::''{Strong Bad laughs}''

::{{short hr}}
:'''During Extended Play'''
::'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' There's no love like bonobo love!

====Billy Club → Drive-Thru Whale====
:''{Strong Bad whacks the whale with the club. The club stops dead when it makes contact, leaving Strong Bad vibrating in reaction, cartoon-style}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oww-ww-ww-ww-ww! ''{Recovers}'' Ouch! Man, not only is that thing incomprehensible, it's indestructible too!

====Hanger → Drive-Thru Whale====
:''{If not already done at The Field}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Watch in horror as I merge fish and technology in one ungodly combination!
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Walks past}'' Actually, the whale is really a mammal, and--
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Rise, Fish-hanger, RISE! ''{Strong Bad jams the hanger into the whale's blowhole. Sparks fly}'' Sparks! That's an evil experiment's way of saying "thanks!"

===Homestar===
:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages PomStar'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Varry White!
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Smooth voice}'' I just wanna give a shout-out to all the carbon-based life-forms in the audience tonight. Must be a convention in town, or something...
::'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Doe-eyed}'' He's so sincere!
::'''COACH Z:''' It's like he found my letters and read each one out loud!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I gotta figure out how Homestar's pulling off this smooth charade. Oh, wait! ''{To Homestar}'' Hey, play "Smooth Charade!"
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!
::'''HOMESTAR:''' Can't talk now, Strong Bad. I'm on my way to scoring a career-ending gig at a Vegas hotel!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I'd end your career right now if I could figure out how you're doing this!
::'''HOMESTAR:''' Next up, we'd like to do a little number called "Smooth Charade." ''{Singing}'' Oh, smoooooth charade.

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages PomStar'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Homestar!
::'''HOMESTAR:''' Please, baby, let me explain! ''{To Strong Bad}'' Strong Bad! Get me outta here!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Stage-shouting}'' I'm sorry, I can't hear you! The suck is turned up too loud!
::'''MARZIPAN/COACH Z:''' Booo!

:'''In Extended Play'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Dude. It's over.
::'''HOMESTAR:''' It's not over until some fat lady sings, Strong Bad! ''{Sings}'' Oh, smooth charaaade...
::'''STRONG BAD:''' The fat lady sang over a month ago... only, it was a guy, and he wasn't singing so much as he was eating bats... but the point is you lost, and I won. Again.
::'''HOMESTAR:''' I'll show you, Strong Bad. ''{Getting more agitated}'' I'll show 'em all! Homestar's gonna be a star baby! Um... star, comma, baby.
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, absolutely no fame really DOES change people.

===Marzipan===
:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages PomStar or the Cool Tapes'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, shouldn't you be on-stage with the rest of your "Cool" Tapes?
::'''MARZIPAN:''' The Cheat's in the middle of a one-hour drum solo, so I thought I'd come over and watch Homestar embarrass himself. But I never expected him to be so ''{Doe eyes}'' genuinely charming... ''{sighs dreamily}''

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages PomStar, but before he sabotages the Cool Tapes'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Shouldn't you be on-stage torturing innocent music lovers with your folksy pop rock?
::'''MARZIPAN:''' Maybe I should! Goodness knows there's nothing interesting going on around here any more...
::'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Please evacuate the crumple zone!
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Monotone}'' Please evacuate the crumple zone!

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages the Cool Tapes, but before he sabotages PomStar'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Shouldn't you be on-stage lobbing more musical hand-grenades at the judges?
::'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Firmly}'' Carol and I are taking a much-needed break from those nasty Limozeeners. ''{Calmly}'' And what better way to calm down than by listening to Homestar's dreamy voice? ''{Sighs dreamily}''

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages both the Cool Tapes and PomStar'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Shouldn't you be on-stage abusing your celebrity judges?
::'''MARZIPAN:''' Maybe I should. THIS train has obviously left the station... and collided with a herd of grass-fed cattle.
::'''DRIVE-THRU WHALE:''' Pinch the skin before injecting.
::'''HOMESTAR:''' Pinch the skin before injecting.
::'''COACH Z:''' Who do you think you are, Homestar? Homsar?

====Bleach-dumping Photo → Marzipan====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Take a look at this photo! ''{Shows Marzipan the photo}''
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh dear! Those poor fish! Gimme that! ''{Marzipan takes the photo, crumples it up, and throws it away}'' People who despoil the environment like that really baba my ganoush.

====Whale-beating Photo → Marzipan====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Check THIS out, Marzipan. ''{Shows Marzipan the photo}''
:'''MARZIPAN:''' Trials of life! Who could be so cruel? Gimme that! ''{Marzipan takes the photo, crumples it up, and throws it away}'' People who assult peaceful sea mammals really steam my dumplings!

====Teen Girl Squad Meets Limozeen → Marzipan====
:'''Before Strong Bad draws in it'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey Marzipan, take a look at this!
::'''MARZIPAN:''' Aren't you a little old to be playing with coloring books, Strong Bad?
::'''STRONG BAD:''' It's not a coloring book! It's an Interactive Chromatic Short-Form Novel!

:'''After Strong Bad draws in it'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Looky here, Marzipan. ''{Shows Marzipan the book}''
::'''MARZIPAN:''' What's this? Oh my, what's Limozeen doing to those--? Oh, that's not nice! Gimme that! ''{Marzipan takes the book, crumples it up, and throws it away}'' I get very upset when I see women being exploited in the media, even if it IS a poorly-drawn coloring book.
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Poorly drawn?

{{short hr}}

:'''Immediately after the first piece of anti-Limozeen evidence is shown to Marzipan'''
::'''MARZIPAN:''' Still, we all make mistakes now and then. I once accidentally wore a fur coat for an entire date before I realised it wasn't a faux-fur, but faux-faux fur, made from real faux-fauxs.

:'''Immediately after the second piece of anti-Limozeen evidence is shown to Marzipan'''
::'''MARZIPAN:''' Those Limozeeners better watch themselves, or I don't know what I'll do.

:'''Immediately after the third piece of anti-Limozeen evidence is shown to Marzipan'''
::'''MARZIPAN:''' In fact, I think I've had just about enough of Limozeen and their not-at-all-nice behavior! ''{scene changes to the Cool Tapes stage}''

===Pom Pom===
:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages PomStar'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Pom Pom!
::'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles angrily}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, you DO look pretty busy. Sorry.
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Smooth voice}'' Leave me alone! Can't you see I'm busy playing the piano?
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hmm, THAT was curious.
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey--
::'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles angrily}''
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Smooth voice}'' I SAID, leave me alone, Strong Bad.
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hmm...

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages PomStar'''
::''{First time only}''
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Smooth voice}'' Some people ask me what I think of the fans.
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey PP, the fans look pretty POed.
::'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles angrily}''
::'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Smooth voice}'' Well the fans can all kiss my inflated yellow butt, aww, yeah. No, wait.
::'''MARZIPAN/COACH Z:''' Booo!
::'''LARRY:''' Whoa, insulting the audience, bad form!
::{{short hr}}
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!
::'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles angrily}''
::'''HOMESTAR:''' Get out of my face!
::'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Angrily}'' Hmmph, maybe I will.
::'''COACH Z:''' I don't think I've been this insulted in several minutes!

===Strong Sad===
:''{First time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, useless. Can you get me back and/or on-stage?
:'''STRONG SAD:''' I'll let you pass if you can answer my riddle: what has a mask, a bad attitude, and smells like burnt ozone?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Ahh... Y--
:''{Strong Sad electrocutes Strong Bad with his taser. Strong Bad punches Strong Sad in the stomach}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Wheezes, then speaks into the radio}'' Mama Elephant, this is Baby Elephant, we've got a situation here. Over.
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Smooth voice}'' This is Baby Elephant. We've got a situation over here.
:{{short hr}}
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey!
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Move it along, citizen!
:''{Strong Sad electrocutes Strong Bad with his taser. Strong Bad punches Strong Sad in the stomach}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{Wheezes, then speaks into the radio}'' Baby Elephant scores again! Over.
:'''HOMESTAR:''' ''{Smooth voice}'' Baby Elephant scores again. O-ver.

==Two-O-Duo Stage==
'''On the first arrival in the scene'''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' DÖI might not be the best band in any given ten-foot radius, but at least we're better than the Two-O-Duo.
:''{Shot of the Duo playing}''
:'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles excitedly}''
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Happy The Cheat noises}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' You've gotta be kidding me!
:'''BUBS:''' ''{Rapping and playing the keytar}'' I may be soft 'round the middle, but I'm still hardcore,
:'''BUBS/COACH Z:''' ''{Simultaneously}'' We're/he's stealing stuff from my/his own dang store!
:'''COACH Z:''' And we're out
:'''BUBS:''' Hang on!
:'''COACH Z:''' I said, and we're out. ''{Music stops}''
:'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles admiringly}''
:'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Impressed The Cheat noises}''
:'''LARRY:''' These guys put the REALLY old back in old-school!
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Great. The ONE act I thought would be worse than DÖI is actually kickin' it live!

===Banner===
:'''STRONG BAD:''' "Two-O-Duo." That banner would look a lot cooler with a few umlauts.

===Bubs===
:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages the Two-O-Duo'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Bubs! You're a keytar hero!
::'''BUBS:''' Can't talk now, Strong Bad! I gotta get ready to segue into Coach Z's next dance break!

===The Cheat===
:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages the Two-O-Duo or the Cool Tapes'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, The Cheat, why aren't you laying the beat down for Marzipan?
::'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' A Strong Mad bass solo? I can't imagine why you'd want to miss that...

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages the Two-O-Duo, but before he sabotages the Cool Tapes'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Can't stop staring at the flaming wreckage of the Two-O-Duo reunion?
::'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Angry The Cheat noises}'' Meh!
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Word.

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages the Cool Tapes, but before he sabotages the the Two-O-Duo'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Had to get away from the heat Marzipan was bringing down, huh?
::'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Angry The Cheat noises}''

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages both the Cool Tapes and the Two-O-Duo'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' What's the word, The Cheat?
::'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' What's a Schadenfreude?

===Coach Z===
:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages the Two-O-Duo'''
::''{Coach Z dances and shakes}''
::'''THE CHEAT/POM POM:''' ''{Excited noises/bubbles}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Dangit. Coach Z's fancy dancin' prancin' is making everybody forget that his lyrics is whack.
::{{short hr}}
::''{Coach Z raps and wriggles }''
::'''THE CHEAT/POM POM:''' ''{Excited noises/bubbles}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, this... ''{clears throat}'' "crowd" can't get enough of the way Bubs is making Coach Z shake his moolah-maker.
::{{short hr}}
::''{Coach Z writhes and bounces}''
::'''THE CHEAT/POM POM:''' ''{Excited noises/bubbles}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' If I wanna win this contest, I've gotta put a stop to Coach Z's rhythmic convulsions!

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages the Two-O-Duo'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, that looks painful... but pretty hillartious.

===Dead Fish===
:''{First time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{pokes the fish}'' Ick. ''{Finds a shot glass}'' Hey sweet, it's the hard-to-find Limozeen shot glass featuring the unfortunately-named drummer Mary Palaroncini!

===Metal Detector===
:''{Strong Bad finds a page of the Limozeen game manual}''

===Pom Pom===
:'''Before Strong Bad sabotages the Two-O-Duo or PomStar'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Shouldn't you be on-stage making Homestar's dreams a nighmarish reality?
::'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles}''

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages the Two-O-Duo, but before he sabotages PomStar'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey roundy, how 'bout that Two-O-Duo reunion?
::'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles irritatedly}''

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages PomStar, but before he sabotages the Two-O-Duo'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Can't stand to face the wrath of angry fans?
::'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles accusingly}''

:'''After Strong Bad sabotages both PomStar and the Two-O-Duo'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, Bubs and Coach Z have stunk up this concert almost as badly as you and Homestar!
::'''POM POM:''' ''{Bubbles}''

===Pond===
:'''Before the bleach is added'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' That's the ol' fishin' hole! ... I think it's got more apostrophes than fish.

:'''After the bleach is added'''
::''{Long, panning shot over the pond. A large tear leaks from Strong Bad's eye, which he hurriedly wipes away}''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, must have got some bleach in my eye there for a second. That stuff's nasty!

====Bleach → Pond====
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Goes to pour the bleach in, then reconsiders}'' I'd better not. Once, I threw a gum wrapper in there, and Marzipan protested me into the middle of next week with the business end of her guitar. ''{Pan across the pond to see a flash-back Marzipan knocking a flash-back Strong Bad into the pond by means of Carol's headstock forcibly applied to his face, earning a Strong Bad abuse point. Present-day Strong Bad shakes his head}'' Who knows what she'd do to someone who bleach-dumped into this stinkpool? ''{Puts the bleach away}''

===Record Box===
:'''Before Strong bad sabotages the Two-O-Duo'''
:''{First time only}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' This must be the box of seven-inches Bubs is pullin' samples from. Let's see what's in here. ''{Looks in the box}'' Man! Bubs has all the classics!

:''{Strong Bad is given access to rearrange the records, as well as including ones from his inventory. When Strong Bad exits the box, Bubs puts down the keytar}''
:'''BUBS:''' Dance break! ''{Bubs plays each record from the box in order from front to back, and Coach Z performs the relevant dance moves.}''

::'''After a successful dance'''
:::'''THE CHEAT/POM POM:''' ''{Excited noises/bubbles}''

::'''If Coach Z is not able to perform a particular move'''
:::'''COACH Z:''' Hey, DJ Bubs, whatchoo tryin' to prove? Ain't no way Coach Z can bust that move!
:::{{short hr}}
:::'''COACH Z:''' Feet so fine, feet so phat, but I don't really think I can dance like that.

::'''When Strong Bad orders the records such that Coach Z hits Bubs'''
:::'''BUBS:''' Uh-oh!
:::'''COACH Z:''' ''{hitting Bubs}'' Da punches! Da punches!
:::'''BUBS:''' No! Quit it! Ow! Knock it-! Stop! ''{Music stops with a record scratch}''
:::'''COACH Z:''' ''{frightened}'' Oh, jeez!
:::'''BUBS:''' ''{now very mad at Coach Z}'' That's it! I don't know WHY I thought it would be a good idea to get back together with a clumsy dumsy like you--
:::'''STRONG BAD:''' That was all me!
:::'''BUBS:''' ... but I'm never, ''ever'', EVER sharin' a stage, arena, or transient mens' motel lounge with you ever again! ''EVER''! ''{Leaves}''
:::'''COACH Z:''' Well, on with the show, I guess? ''{Raps}'' One, two, one-one two.
:::'''THE CHEAT/POM POM:''' ''{Disapproving noises/bubbles}''
:::''{A shot of the Squeedily-Dee-O-Meter showing the Two-O-Duo's approval drop like a rock}''
:::'''STRONG BAD:''' That takes care of the Two-O-Duo. That's the third time this week I've gotten them to reunite and break up again in the same day!

:'''After Strong bad sabotages the Two-O-Duo'''
::'''STRONG BAD:''' I don't really need to mess with Bubs' records any more.

====Doin' the Wigglie====
:'''MARSHIE:''' Wiggle, waggle, wiggle, waggle, wiggle, waggle, go! Wiggle, waggle, wiggle, waggle, wiggle, waggle, go! Wiggle, waggle, wiggle, waggle, wiggle, waggle, go!
:''{Coach Z wiggles his body}''

====Left-Shift-Alt-Delete====
:'''SINGER:''' Left-shift, left-shift, left-shift... left-alt-delete.
:''{Coach Z slides to his left}''

====Roll with the Punches====
:'''SINGER:''' They make you roll with the punches, the punches (and then they, and then they) - they make you roll...
:''{Coach Z punches the air}''

====Slide Right, Y'all====
:'''SINGER:''' Ri-right, right, ri-ri-right, right, ri-right, right...
:''{Coach Z slides to his right}''

====Three O'Clock Twist====
:'''SINGER:''' It's the three, it's the three, it's the three o'clock twist.
:''{Coach Z turns ninety degrees to his right}''

====Hugo Left Me Miserable====
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Hugo- Hugo left, left, left, le-left, left...
:''{Coach Z slides to his left}''

{{stub}}

{{SBCG4AP}}

[[Category:Video Game Responses]]

Kick-A-Ball

2010-09-18T08:23:34Z

TJDevil02: /* Remarks */ (inexplicable, my boontockle...)

{{toonnav|Big Toon|kickball|Career Day|2 Part Episode: Part 1}}
[[Image:Kickball.png|thumb|"What perfect teams, huh, guys?"]]

The Even Stevens take on Little Stevie and the Evens in a game of kickball.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):'''
{{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, [[The Umpire]], {{film|The Announcer}}, [[Poms|Tim Tom]], [[Onion Bubs]]

'''Places:''' [[The Athletic Field]], [[Outer Space]], [[Beaches|A Beach]]

'''Date:''' Tuesday, March 17, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 5:24

'''Page Title:''' A Kick-a-ball jam named Saturdays

==Transcript==
''{A kickball juts forward on a musical sting, while "Kick-a Ball!" appears around it. The ball zooms in and its blue texture forms the background. The letters in "The Captains!" fall into place. A red bar with Homestar's face and a green bar with Strong Bad's face appear above and below that, respectively. That disappears and "The Draft!" falls into place. The ball zooms out quickly and lands between Strong Bad and Homestar, standing near the Umpire and a number of other characters.}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' All right, gentlemen, dukes up! It's one-potato-two-potato see who gets first pick!

''{Strong Bad leans forward menacingly, holding both arms forward.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{growls}''

''{Homestar leans forward too.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as though growling}'' Hmmmm!

''{Crickets chirp for a few moments as nothing happens. The Umpire looks between both characters, particularly where Homestar's hands would be.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummmmm...

'''THE UMPIRE:''' Ah, right! Sorry! ''{produces a Trogdor-themed coin}'' Coin toss to see who gets first pick!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait! Why? I love 'tatoes!

'''THE UMPIRE:''' Call it in the air!

''{Strong Bad tosses the coin.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh... Sonic. I mean, Tails!

''{The coin lands tails-up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh! Yes! Pom Pom, you have been and always will be my dog, but today, I gotta play the strategy card. I'm goin' with Pom Pom.

'''POM POM:''' ''{cocks an eyebrow in confusion, then bubbles and bounces toward Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, get your spotted yellow hinder over here!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{excited The Cheat noise, walks toward Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' YOU CUT ME DEEP! ''{frowns sadly and sobs}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Let's see, let's see. Who's good in the field? Ooh! I'll take Pom Pom! Surprised he hasn't been snatched up yet!

''{Pom Pom lowers his eyes, annoyed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, but you just—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{stepping toward Strong Bad}'' Ah, ah, ah! Too late! I called 'im! You'll just have to be quicker next time!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rolling his head around}'' Ooooooooooooooooooooo... kay. I got Bubs!

''{Bubs walks toward Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WHAT THE CRAP?!

'''POM POM:''' ''{quiet bubbles, leaning toward Homestar's ears}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispering}'' Yeah, yeah, good call, he's got a great arm. ''{loudly}'' We'll take Pom Pom!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What a surprise. All right, Graw Mad, get over here.

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{singing happily}'' YOU ARE FORGIVEN!

''{Pom Pom looks on in exasperation as Homestar considers.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh, this one's a toughie. But, we gotta go with Pom Pom.

''{Pom Pom lowers his head.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' This keeps teetering between hilarious and maybe-we-should-put-him-in-a-home.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ...And what wouldn't be hilarious about that?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, Poopsmith!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{leaning out from behind Pom Pom}'' Pom Pom! Let's do this!

''{The remaining four characters are shown side by side.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Coach Z!

''{Coach Z disappears.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'll go with Pom Pom.

'''STRONG BAD:''' K.O.T., you're with me.

''{The King of Town disappears.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pooooooom!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quietly, to the side, and disgustedly}'' Marzipan...

'''MARZIPAN:''' I'm sorry, what was that?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{smiling}'' Oh, I think he picked me! ''{starts to walk forward}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I didn't, I picked Marzipan.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{turns back, in the same cheerful tone as the last line}'' Cool!

''{By this point, Pom Pom is lying on the ground in sheer annoyance.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pom! Bullpen! ''{unintelligible}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, well, well, look who's—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut up! You play eighth base!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Sounds important!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looking at the now-empty space where the characters were previously standing}'' Ouch! Pom Pom! Picked last?! It's okay. You can be on our team.

''{Cut back to show the eleven characters split among the teams.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What perfect teams, huh, guys? Even Stevens!

''{Cut back to the blue texture on the ball. A red bar with Homestar and Pom Pom appears at the top labeled "the even stevens", and a green bar appears at the bottom with everyone else labeled "vs. little stevie & the evens". The Umpire appears in a circle in the corner.}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' All right, kickbaaaall!

''{Cut to the playing field. Pom Pom is winding up to pitch the ball. He looks toward the ball.}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''

''{He throws the ball. It flies through the air in an extremely improbable whirling motion. Strong Bad, at the plate, attempts to kick it—}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oop... RAAAH!

''{—but misses and falls down with a "whiff!"}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' Stee-riiiiike!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, no fair! He was tellin' the ball what to do! It's probably one of his cousins or something!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Are you talkin' about little Tim Tom? He's ''way'' better-looking than that!

''{A kickball rolls across the screen to transition to The Cheat at the plate. He attempts to kick the ball, somehow resulting in both him and the ball flying across the field. He lands just next to first base, but then the ball lands on top of him before he can touch it.}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' Yer oooooouuuut!

''{Coach Z leans in.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{angrily}'' I don't know what kinda low-rent, three-bedroom, two-bath, section 8 sport ''you're'' playin' here, ''{suddenly calmly}'' but I'm playing women's lacrosse. ''{He holds up a lacrosse stick.}''

''{Cut back as Coach Z turns to walk away. He's wearing a pink skirt.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{singing}'' Ooo-doo-doo-doo-dooooooo...

''{Marzipan steps up to the plate.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, well, well! Look who it is!

''{Marzipan stamps the ground twice in preparation.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You got nothin', sister! You couldn't kick your way out of lookin' at a thing in a bag! Your momma wears combat boots! ''{he pitches the ball}'' Whoop!

'''MARZIPAN:''' She does not!

''{Marzipan kicks with a thick boot and the ball goes flying. Homestar tries to follow its movement but falls over. The King of Town is now at the plate and the ball rolls up to him. He jumps as the ball goes past.}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' ''{appearing in a bubble next to the King of Town}'' Stee-rike three, yer out!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{sadly}'' Guess I'll go on back to the dugout.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh... that's not what happens when you strike out in kickball.

''{The King of Town is then seen being loaded into a catapult.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I never got my sunflower ''{he's fired from the catapult}'' seeeeeeeeeeeeds!

''{The scoreboard behind him flashes "yer out!" Strong Mad is seen kicking the ball, and it flies over Pom Pom's head, travels around the world, flies over the head of a Pom with identical coloring to the kickball, continues its path, and strikes Strong Mad in the back of the head.}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' ''{again appearing in a bubble}'' Yer oooooouuuuut!

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{sadly}'' Awwwwww...

''{Following this is a montage where Bubs catches the ball, Homestar kicks the ball, The Poopsmith throws the ball at Pom Pom, and Strong Sad (standing next to a white 8-shaped "base" on the ground) pats his belly, all four making kickball sounds in time with the music. Cut to The Announcer in a booth nearby.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' It all comes down to this! Two outs! Bottom of the ninth! Down by two!

''{Cut to a shot of the scoreboard for a moment showing this. "Home" or "HS" has 127 runs, and "Visitor" or "SB" has 125.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Strong Bad has a chance to win it, right here, right now! It doesn't get more exciting than this!

''{Cut to Onion Bubs sitting next to the BooOOM Box.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{through the radio}'' I have no idea who I'm broadcasting to!

''{Cut to Homestar, holding the ball. The Cheat can be seen on base behind him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Two outs, bottom of the ninth, down by two. Strong Bad has a chance to win it, right here, right now. It doesn't g—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{yelling}'' JUST PITCH THE FREAKIN' BALL!!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Comin' up!

''{He throws the ball. It rolls toward Strong Bad...}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hyaaaah!

''{...and he kicks it! It flies high and far. Strong Mad can be seen on third base, as well as The Cheat on second. Cut to Strong Sad, still standing by "eighth base".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' That's ''four'' different types of grass I've identified now!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Sad! Why don't you recite your favorite Cartier Baudelaire couplet?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, you mean... ''{He holds out his arms and closes his eyes as he recites.}'' The beige malaise can last for—

''{The kickball lands in Strong Sad's arms. He grabs it, surprised.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oooh!

''{Strong Bad is about to cross home plate, but...}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' Yer ooooouuuut! That's the ball game!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the crap?! B-but he's on ''my'' team!

''{Homestar walks up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Au the contrary, Strong Bad. If you'll watch the official tape of the draft, you'll see that Strong Sad is on ''my'' team!

''{Cut to the "REPLAYTRON", replaying the scene where Pom Pom was lying on the ground.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pom! Bullpen! ''{unintelligible}''

''{The scene rewinds.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pom! Bullpen! ''{The tape slows down immensely. In a low, slow voice, out of the corner of his mouth:}'' And Strong Sad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, but that's cheating! You cheated! ''{smiles}'' For once, ''you'' cheated, and ''I'' win!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' On the contraire, Strong Bad. If you'll review the official rule book,

''{He produces said book and looks into it. The page reads:

<blockquote>
Official Kick-a Ball Rules 
 
Rule 1. Same rules as 
kickball, except with 
"-a" added. 
AND double side-mouth whisper 
drafts are totally legal! 
signed, the commish 
(not strong bad) 
Rule 2. Striking out results 
in vehement catapultery.
</blockquote>

''{The parts in blue are in Strong Bad's handwriting, and a small picture of a fire-breathing Strong Bad is drawn in the same color next to this.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You'll see that double side-mouth whisper drafts have been quite legal since 1989!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, the ding and the dang! ''{He turns around to look at The Cheat, standing behind him.}'' The Cheat! I told you to check our Cheaters' Almanac to make sure we didn't step on any of our own Cheat-toes!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{affirmative The Cheat noises, holds up a bag of "CHEAT-TOES".}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' All right, everybody! Line up!

''{Homestar, Pom Pom, and Strong Sad stand still, with Homestar inexplicably sad, while Strong Bad, Coach Z, The Cheat, Bubs, Strong Mad, and Marzipan all walk past sadly in turn. Strong Bad's team takes a single step forward one at a time as each visible character says the following simultaneously on each step:}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER and STRONG SAD:''' Good game... ''(etc.)'' 
'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbling noises}'' 
'''STRONG BAD, COACH Z, BUBS, STRONG MAD, and MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, right... ''(etc.)'' 
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}

''{As they continue forward, The King of Town flies by in the background.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Yeah riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!!!

''{Cut to a final screen reading "end." The circles inside the E and D, and the period, are all kickballs. "back" is written in the corner.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the period after "end" (a kickball) to see a scene in the announcer's booth.
:'''THE UMPIRE:''' Honest to God, Mookie Blaylock gave this kickball my aunt, 1984.
:'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' I simply cannot express how impressive that kickball is!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*When arguing with the umpire, Coach Z refers to "low rent, three bedroom, two bath, Section 8" sport.
**[[Wikipedia:Section 8 (housing)|Section 8]] is a federal voucher-subsidized housing program in the United States. Rental housing occupied by Section 8 participants is indeed generally low rent.
**It might also refer to a [[Wikipedia:Section 8 (military)|Section 8 military discharge]]. In the TV series [[Wikipedia:M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]], Corporal Klinger tried to obtain one of these by wearing women's clothing, as Coach Z does here.
*One-potato, two-potato is a kind of [[Wikipedia:Counting-out game|counting-out game]].

===Trivia===
*This is the first appearance of the Umpire since [[Where My Hat Is At?]], and his first animated appearance. He was previously scheduled to appear in a 2006 [[Strong Bad Email]] (according to the DVD commentary), but the Brothers Chaps forgot.
*The theme song for this toon is a remixed version of the theme used in [[Weclome Back]].
*This is the first appearance of [[Coach Z]]'s new angry eyes.

===Remarks===
[[Image:Homestarareal.PNG|thumb|200px|Aerial Homestar]]
*Although the Umpire told everyone to line up, The Poopsmith was absent in the final scene, since saying "Good game" (or, in his case, "Yeah right") would break his vow of silence.
*Even if Homestar did not repetitively pick Pom Pom, Homestar and Strong Bad would be unable to have equal teams because there are nine (i.e. an odd number) players to choose from.
*Homestar blinks at an excessive and erratic rate after lecturing Strong Bad to be quicker when selecting his players.
*Homestar's mouth does not move to "good game" when he is silhouetted.
*Strong Bad's team is at bat in the bottom of the ninth, even though the scoreboard shows them as the visiting team.
*An aerial view of Homestar can be briefly seen as Strong Bad flips the coin, before the view is obscured by it. Homestar, Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat are also [[:File:Kick-a-ball Aerial.png|seen from above]] before Strong Bad's kick.
*During The Cheat's at bat, Homestar appears to be playing both catcher (when The Cheat "kicks") and one of the basemen (when he lands). This could be another example of [[twin characters]].

===Inside References===
*[[Trogdor]]'s face (without his consummate V teeth), and tail can be seen on the coin.
*In the Easter egg, the Umpire's conversation with the Announcer about Mookie Blaylock and the kickball closely resembles [[the Grape Fairie]]'s conversation with the Announcer about Mookie Wilson and the [[Golbol]], seen in [[Strongest Man in the World]].
*Homestar taunts Marzipan, declaring she couldn't kick her way out of [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]].
*All three of [[The Brothers Strong]] smile in this toon - [[Strong Mad Smiling|Strong Mad]] when Strong Bad picks him for the latter's team, [[Strong Bad Smiling|Strong Bad]] when he learns that Homestar (almost) cheated and lost, and [[Strong Sad Smiling|Strong Sad]] throughout.
*Homestar calls Pom Pom [[my dog|his dog]].
*The ball has the exact same design as the one in [[Theme Song Video]], which was also used to play kickball with.
*Coach Z [[Cross-dressing|cross-dresses]] when he claims to be playing women's lacrosse.
**It may also be an instance of [[gender confusion]].
*The Umpire's cancellation of One Potato Two Potato is a reference to Homestar's [[lack of visible arms]].
**Marzipan apparently [[lack of visible body parts|lacks visible legs]] as well.
*Strong Bad refers to Strong Mad as [[Graw Mad]], as he has in many other toons.

===Real-World References===
*The page title is a reference to the [[De La Soul]] song "[[Wikipedia:A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"|A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays']]".
*During the coin toss, Homestar calls out "Sonic! I mean, Tails!" This is in reference to the [[Sega]] character [[Wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], and his sidekick "[[Wikipedia:Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]]".
*Homestar asks Strong Sad to recite a couplet from [[French]] poet [[Wikipedia:Charles Baudelaire|Charles Baudelaire]].
*The bag of "Cheat-Toes" that The Cheat pulls out is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Cheetos|Cheetos]].
**The bag itself is done in the style of [[Wikipedia:Andy Capp's fries|Andy Capp's Fries]].
*The Umpire mentions basketball player [[Wikipedia:Mookie Blaylock|Mookie Blaylock]].
*When Strong Mad yells "YOU ARE FORGIVEN," it is in reference to [[Wikipedia:The Who|The Who]]'s [[Wikipedia:A Quick One|"A Quick One While He's Away"]] of 1966, being a refrain sung in similar rapturous tones towards the end of that song. This song was also referenced in [[vacation]].



==External Links==
*[[HR:kickball.html|watch "Kick-A-Ball"]]
*[[HR:kickball.swf|view the Flash file for "Kick-A-Ball"]]
*[[forum:15186|forum thread re: "Kick-A-Ball"]]

[[Category:Toons]]

Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective

2010-07-26T00:44:59Z

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{{pn|Baddest of the Bands|8-Bit is Enough}}

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[[Image:SBCG4AP Dangeresque.PNG|thumb|"If I go beyond this point, I could be shot on sight!"]]

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'''Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective''' is the fourth episode of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] game series. It was written by Mark Darin and [[The Brothers Chaps]]. It has been rated E10+ for [[Alcohol]] and [[Smoking|Tobacco]] Reference, Crude Humor, and Mild Cartoon Violence by the ESRB.

The long-awaited third episode of the [[Blatant Lies|much-beloved]] and [[Poor Acting|well-acted]] [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] series is finally released to the world! Dangeresque will have to solve a number of mysteries - Where is his father, why has Cutesy Buttons been kidnapped, and just who is the nefarious Uzi Bazooka?

A brief trailer for this game is included in ''[[Baddest of the Bands]]''.

'''Cast:'''
*{{film|Strong Bad}} as [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]]
*{{film|Homestar Runner}} as [[Dangeresque Too]] and [[Uzi Bazooka]]
*{{film|Coach Z}} as [[Renaldo]]
*{{film|The Cheat}} as [[Craig]]
*{{film|Strong Mad}} as [[Killingyouguy]]
*{{film|Marzipan}} as [[Cutesy Buttons]], [[Sultry Buttons]]
*{{film|The King of Town}} as [[Perducci]]
*{{film|Strong Sad}} as [[The Stunt Double]], [[The Monster]], [[The Informant]]
*{{film|Pom Pom}} as [[Professor Experimento]]
*{{film|Bubs}} as [[Baron Darin Diamonocle]]
*{{film|Senor Cardgage}} as [[Dadgeresque]]
*{{film|The Poopsmith}} as [[Kidnapping Victim]]
*[[Cardboard Marzipan]] as Cutesy Buttons [[The Stunt Double|stunt double]]
*[[Bear Holding a Shark]] as a prehistoric robot dinosaur
*Bubtronic Security Robot as Dangcaresque Autopilot

{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
| '''Places:'''
|- valign="top"
| style="padding-right: 2.5em" |
[[Smoky Office|Office]] 
[[Strong Badia|Strongborneo]] 
[[Computer Room|Secret Lab]] 
[[Club Technochocolate|Old Club]] 
[[The King of Town's Castle|Catacombs]] 
[[Marzipan's House|Cutsey's House]] 
[[The Stone Bridge|Venice/Tokyo/Paris/Ireland/Cairo]] 
[[Basement of the Brothers Strong|The Sun]] 
| style="padding-right: 36px" |
[[The Field|Brainblow City]] 
[[Drive-Thru Whale|Agent Blue]] 
[[The Stick|Stickanee Tree]] 
[[Snap Shak|Photo Booth]] 
[[Bubs' Concession Stand|Brainblow City Prison]] 
[[The Gremlin|DangCar-esque]] 
Helicopter set 
[[Kiddie Pool|Shark Pond]]
|}

'''Date:''' November 17th, 2008

{{dvd|SBCG4AP Collector's DVD}}

==Preview Transcript==
[[Image:Dangeresque 3 Preview.png|thumb|"Take the shot!"]]
''{The "On the next episode of SBCG4AP..." screen is shown.}''

''{Homestar as Dangeresque Too? is in the Field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispers}'' Okay, now? Okay—

''{Strong Bad as Dangeresque peers from behind Bubs' Stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{whispers}'' Shut up! We're rolling!

''{The screen flares "STRONG BAD is 'Dangeresque'" in blue text, but then fades into orange text. A slight beat starts.}''

''{Strong Bad and Homestar are sitting in the [[Gremlin]]. The Cheat can just barely be seen running past the car with a tree to simulate movement.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm wanted outside Brainblow City for "''Undisclothed'' Violations". If I go beyond this point, I could be shot on sight!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sounding annoyed}'' Take the shot!

''{The screen flares "HOMESTAR RUNNER is 'Dangeresque, Too?'" in blue text, but then fades to orange, just like the last caption.}''

''{Homestar is back in the Field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You got what you had coming to you, ''{he takes off his Dangeresque, Too? glasses}'' Toe-fu!

''{The screen flares "DANGERESQUE 3: The Criminal Projective" in the same manner as "HOMESTAR RUNNER is 'Dangeresque, Too?'" and "STRONG BAD is 'Dangeresque'", then the text zooms into orange and displays "New episode every month!"}''

''{Homestar and Strong Bad are on top of Bubs' Stand.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER AND STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Looks like we're gonna have to jump!

''{Homestar and Strong Bad jump off of Bubs' Stand, the screen freezes and fades a little into orange and displays on the Wii version "Play it on Wiiware", and on the PC version, "www.telltalegames.com".}''

== Screenshots ==
<gallery>
Image:SBCG4AP-D3-Smoky Office.png|<center>Smoky Office</center>
Image:Dangeresque Jungle.PNG|<center>Strong Borneo</center>
Image:SBCG4AP-D3-Secret Lab.png|<center>Professor Experimento's Lab</center>
Image:SpaceCircusCatastrophe.png|<center>[[Space Circus Catastrophe]]</center>
Image:SBCG4AP-D3-Brainblow_City.png|<center>Brainblow City</center>
Image:SBCG4AP-D3-Catacombs.png|<center>Catacombs in the King of Town's castle</center>
Image:SBCG4AP-D3-World Locations.png|<center>Turning the Stone Bridge into world locations</center>
Image:Dangeresque 3 Marzipan.PNG|<center>Cutsey Buttons' garden</center>
</gallery>

== Inventory ==
*Ace of Spades
*Branch
*Blueprints
*Charity Card
*[[Cheatball|Creature Card]]
*[[Credenza]]
*Diamond
*[[Minor Foods|Diet Brown]]
*Fancy Flower
*Formula
*Hubcaps
*[[Big Knife|Large Knife]]
*Launch Codes
*Numbered Card
*[[Nunchuck Gun]]
*Old Receipt
*[[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife|Painting]]
*Romantic Photo
*Ruby
*Safety Scissors
*Small Rock
*[[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]] (with shovel attachment)
*Time Card
*Trivia Card
*Toy Heart
*Trinket
*Yellow Hair

== Ranks ==
#Dead Informant
#Arms and Legs Dealer
#Unfunny Sidekick
#Doomed Eye Candy
#B-List Action Star
#12-Fingered Henchman
#Cop on the Edge
#Septuple Agent
#Vaguely European Villain
#Suave Super-Savior
#Codename: Awesome!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*Strong Sad's costume in the Catacombs is a [[wikipedia:Motion capture#Optical: Passive Markers|passive optical marker motion capture suit]], or at least an approximation of one. It is similar to the "motion capture suit" worn by [[Matt Chapman]] in [[Sample Of Style Too]].
*Dangeresque Too's answer when asked about the trinket ("The doctor is his MOTHER!") is the solution to a [[wikipedia:Situation puzzle|lateral-thinking conundrum]]. The conundrum goes "a boy and his father stalled their car on a set of train tracks. A train hit the car, killing the father and wounding the boy. When the boy was taken to the hospital, the doctor on duty exclaimed "I can't operate on this boy, he's my son!" How can this be?"
*A "romcom" is a [[wikipedia:Romantic comedy|romantic comedy]].
*[[wikipedia:Billy Dee Williams|Billy Dee Williams]] is an American actor best known for playing Lando Calrissian in Star Wars.
** He is also Homestar's "[[secret identity]]."
*"Post", mentioned when Dangeresque first meets the monster in the catacombs, refers to [[wikipedia:Post-production|post-production]].
*Pick-ups are minor shots filmed during post-production in order to augment footage already filmed.
*The Irish Informant's name, Cecil van Gough, combines Cecil, a common first name in Ireland, with [[wikipedia:Vincent van Gogh|Vincent van Gogh]], an artist — which makes his job as an art critic unsurprising.
*The Tokyo Informant's name, Stoolie Rat Weasel, is a hint. A stoolie (stool pigeon) is an informant, rat is also informally used to mean an informant, and weasel is informally used to mean a deceitful person. (The presence of Perducci's bullet in Tokyo is also a hint, among other things.)
*An "[[Wikipedia:Uzi|Uzi]]" is a type of submachine gun, and a "[[Wikipedia:Bazooka|bazooka]]" is a type of rocket launcher.

===Trivia===
*This is the first episode of SBCG4AP where the House of Strong cannot be navigated, and the first episode not to have a [[Teen Girl Squad]] comic.
*This is also the first SBCG4AP where [[Strong Badia]] isn't linked to [[The Field]].
*This is also the first SBCG4AP in which [[Mike Chapman]] does a voice, namely the voice of Craig.
*If he catches her during the stand-off on the roof of Bubs' Concession Stand, Uzi Bazooka calls Cutesy Buttons "[[Missy Palmer|Missy]]".
*A blooper from this game of Bubs' line "Oh, you know him more than you know that you know that you know... him... or somethin'." was put on the website as [[Quote of the Week]] on 11th September 2008, just over two months before the game's release.
*Strong Bad had said in [[stunt double]] that Dangeresque 3 would be in 3D. However, it was depicted as an [[Wikipedia:anaglyph image|anaglyph image]] rather than a [[Wikipedia:computer generated image|computer generated image]].
*The end credits for the movie itself read:
<blockquote>
Written and directed by Strong Bad 
 
Dangeresque -- Strong Bad 
Dangeresque Too -- Homestar Runner 
DADgeresque - Senor Cardgage 
Renaldo -- Coach Z 
Perducci -- The King of Town 
Diamonocle -- Bubs 
Cutesy Buttons -- Marzipan 
Sultry Buttons -- Marzipan 
Killingyouguy -- Himself 
Buncha Dopey Informants -- El Dumpo the Wide 
Craig -- The Cheat 
 
All Stunts by Strong Bad 
 
'Today is Alright 4 2nite' 
Written and performed by Strong Bad 
</blockquote>

===Remarks===
*If the preview is watched following the end credits of [[Baddest of the Bands]], The Stick appears in the background behind Bubs' stand, still covered in toilet paper. Watching the preview from the main menu, however, does not show The Stick at all.
*Strong Bad's nunchuck gun is a revolver. Revolvers don't "jam".
*It took Strong Bad over 4 1/2 years to complete this "blockbuster", as [[dangeresque 3]] marked the 114th day of production.
*In the tutorial for this episode, Strong Bad wears the Dangeresque shades throughout most of it, taking them off at Bubs' Concession Stand.
*The smoky office has the shark pond and picket fence just outside the window, suggesting it should be located in the center of the Field, probably behind the camera as Strong Bad walks around. However, shots across the Field, over characters' shoulders, show nothing there.
*When the monster is revealed in the catacombs, Strong Bad says "Holy Cra," but after the pause, he says "-rap." So he said "Holy Crarap."
*The King of Town, against his word in his last line in the film as Perducci, does not attend the premiere.
*All of the "exotic locales" at the stone bridge are cities except for "Ireland", a country.

===Goofs===
*When you select the podium in Ireland and Strong Bad starts talking about how he busted up a ring of counterfeit three-leaf-thousand dollar bills, the subtitles say "butsed" instead of "busted".
*The [[Lappy 486]] has a black outline in this episode, instead of it being colored as in every other appearance.
*If you look out the window after Cutesy Buttons gets kidnapped, the video of Marzipan watching Credenza in the shark pond will play, except without the animation of Marzipan. Afterward, her filler lines will play even though she is not present.
*In extended play, several scenes involving Renaldo will replay without his being there.
*The "Renaldo Fun Sheets" is actually a pillowcase.
*In the opening to the car chase scene, as Strong Bad speaks the line "Make it snappy, Yellow 5!", The Cheat runs backwards twice without returning to the front in between.
*Sometimes when Strong Bad (as Dangeresque) checks emails, his trademark glasses are not visible in his reflection on the Lappy's screen.
**Occasionally, his reflection will not appear at all.
*Experimento's list of ingredients on the black board calls for a "bubbly drink", but characters always read it as "bubbly liquid".
*Though the characters always refer to Experimento as being a Professor, the mouse-over text for him calls him Doctor.
*Look at the chair in the night time dream sequence office, and Dangeresque will comment on how you can "see [his] butt print worn on the chair." However, the subtitles misspell butt as but.
*After telling Cutesy Buttons he'll shower her with jewels, Strong Bad (as Dangeresque) says "...I'm never gonna go" but the subtitles read "...I'm never going to go to".
*In the ending scene in the basement, Marzipan does not say "required", but the subtitles include the word.
*One of the emails will remain labeled as "unread" even after Strong Bad reads it.
====PC Version====
*According to [http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showpost.php?p=100539&postcount=9 a thread on the Telltale Games forums], the PC version misses one costume item (the "big hair"). This is due to an oversight, as the costume item was enabled on default in the Wii version, but not on the PC version.

====Wii Version====
*The manual page in the catacombs area is unobtainable in extended play.
*In extended play mode, the rollover for Cutesy Buttons reads "Cutsy Buttons".
**Also, the rollover text for Marzipan's house reads "Cutest Button's House".
*The Informant says there are four of them altogether, but the text reads "all together"

===Glitches===
*On occasion, the moving objects in [[Space Circus Catastrophe]] will disappear.
*The metal detector reacts at every world location, but Perducci's bullet can only be found at Tokyo (in standard play) and Venice (in extended play). In addition, it continues to react even after Perducci's bullet has been found.
*If the cereal box was acquired from the Stick during standard play, the extra can of Diet Brown on the table in the Office during extended play simply vanishes shortly after Strong Bad's introduction.
*The disk box is missing from the Secret Lab during extended play.
*Clicking the window right after retrieving Credenza causes Marzipan to continue speaking (i.e. "Hang in there Credenza!"), which continues even after she leaves.
*At most times, the buttons located at the top of the screen will move up and stay there making the player unable to pull up the map or inventory or snappy or main menu even by pressing the hot key. This glitch can be fixed if there is a exit located at the map. If not, then the player needs to reset the game.
*When asleep in Extended Play, looking at the chair in the [[Smoky Office]] will afterwards cause Danqeresque's glasses to appear on him again, even if the player had changed Dangeresque's costume.
*Sometimes for some unknown reason on the PC version of the game, at the very beginning when Dangeresque pulls out the diamond, the computer will restart.
* Sometimes when freeing Renaldo in extended play, the costume items Strong Bad is wearing will hover in the air. Then, when it cuts back to Strong Bad, he will be wearing a second pair of Dangeresque glasses. This can be fixed by leaving the sun base.
* If you pour the formula on The Stick to make the cereal box appear and then reload The Field without picking it up, the cereal box will appear floating over the Shark Pond.

===Inside References===
*The two pieces of art in Dangeresque's office depict Strong Sad's dragon from [[dragon]], and the "Deutsch Master" painting from [[portrait]].
**Additionally, the painting that Perducci carries with him throughout the movie is the [[Painting of a Guy with a Big Knife]].
*Diet Brown originated in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 13]].
*Several references are made to previous SBCG4AP episodes. Notably:
**Coach Z's stunt double was a potted plant that appeared in the King of Town's castle in [[Homestar Ruiner]].
**The autopilot in the car was Bubs' security robot in [[Baddest of the Bands]].
**When Strong Sad acts as Homestar's stunt double, he wears the float head Strong Bad used in [[Homestar Ruiner]].
**One of Homestar's "demands" was a million dollars in quesos, which was the Strong Badian currency in [[Strong Badia the Free]].
**''Food Related Love'', as performed by Pomstar in [[Baddest of the Bands]], is re-used as backing music at Cutesy's House.
**In extended play, inspecting the skulls in the catacombs will have Strong Bad reveal that they're the same ones Marzipan made for Strong Mad's short-lived Country in [[Strong Badia the Free]].
**The joystick control for the helicopter set is the pogo stick used for the Race to the End of the Race in [[Homestar Ruiner]].
**Strong Bad's line "Do you have any fruit to declare?" when interrogating one of the City Limits signs at Brainblow City is a repeat of one of Homestar's lines at Marzistar in [[Strong Badia the Free]].
*In the opening, a billboard can be seen advertising for [[The Pizz]] from [[pizza joint]].
*When in Strong Borneo, Dangeresque and Renaldo use the [[Riverquest Safariventure]] box from [[theme park]]. During extended play, Strong Bad will acknowledge this, even going as far as mentioning the email itself.
*Strong Bad's line "Oh, so ''that's'' why you don't dance no more" mimics a line from [[New Boots]].
*Strong Sad's line, "Only that I am not one of his minions," is from [[dangeresque 3]].
*In extended play, Strong Bad mentions that one of the matte paintings was painted by a guy named [[Matt Chapman|Matt]].
*Strong Bad twice refers to a drink as being not a [[Cold One]], and once mentions Cold Ones specifically.
*When speaking to Renaldo at his retirement party, he mentions [[suntan|cocoa butter]].
*Many of Strong Bad's lines when putting on clothing in the [[Snap Shak]] are slightly-paraphrased quotes from [[modeling]].
*Strong Bad's "rhinociraptors" is a [[portmanteau]] of "rhinocerous" and "velociraptors".
*Strong Bad mentions that Perducci smells of mints and gravy, a reference to the ice cream flavors seen in the King of Town's castle in [[the bet]].
*One of the onions in Cutesy Buttons' enriched garden is [[Onion Bubs]].
*Strong Bad refers to Dadgeresque as being [[crazy go nuts|crazy go insane]].
*The Cheat's speech in the game's climax had a reference to the [[Action Cool 5]] news team.
*The following running gags make appearances in the game:
<table>
<autocolumn cols="3" style="padding-left:1.5em">
*[[Blatant Lies]]
*[[Breakfast Cereal]]
*[[Cars]]
*[[Cheese]]
*[[Color Flavored]]
*[[Cool Shades]]
*[[Cross-dressing]]
*[[Deodorant]]
*[[Dinosaurs]]
*[[Disconnected Telephones]]
*[[Dump]]
*[[-èd]]
*[["Er" pronounced as "Oi"]]
*[[Kicking The Cheat]]
*[[Lack of Visible Body Parts]]
*[[Lasers]]
*[[Mustaches]]
*[[Pants]]
*[[Poor Acting]]
*[[Robots]]
*[[Seriously]]
*[[Smoking]]
*[[Spaceships]]
*[[The Poopsmith's signs]]
*[[Tonite]]
*[[Underwear]]
</autocolumn>
</table>
*One of the cards in the deck is the [[Cheatball]]

===Real-World References===
*The format of the text in the opening credits is the same as the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Lethal_Weapon|Lethal Weapon]]''.
**When you point the nunchuck gun at Dangeresque Too, he asks, "Do you want to get crazy? Oh, I'll get crazy!" Mel Gibson's character Martin Riggs says something very similar in ''Lethal Weapon''.
*In responding to the first email, Dangeresque says that in basic training at Crooked Cop Academy you learn how to make cool noises with your mouth. This is a reference [[Wikipedia:Michael Winslow|Michael Winslow]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Police Academy (franchise)|Police Academy]]'' character Sgt. Larvell "Motor Mouth" Jones.
*The videotape of the villain brushing The Cheat's hair while his face is hidden references James Bond villain [[Wikipedia:Ernst_Stavro_Blofeld|Ernst Stavro Blofeld]].
*Dangeresque misunderstands Perducci's game of rock, paper, [[Wikipedia:Baccarat|Baccarat]], as "Rocks, Papers and [[Wikipedia:Burt_Bacharach|Burt Bacharach]]".
*When Perducci plays the Ace of Spades, Dangeresque says it in a similar sounding way to the chorus of the [[Wikipedia:Motorhead|Motorhead]] song "[[Wikipedia:Ace of Spades (song)|Ace of Spades]]".
*The "time card" in Perducci's game is for ''Embarrassing Idol'', one of the shows being filmed at the TV studio in [[Wikipedia:Situation: Comedy (Sam & Max)|Sam and Max Episode 102: Situation: Comedy]]. The card itself comes from [[Wikipedia:Situation: Comedy (Sam & Max)|Sam and Max Episode 204: Chariot of the Dogs]].
** If you use the phone in Dangeresque's office, one of the responses involves Dangeresque getting a call from the Commissioner, asking him to do something "to a rabbit", and Dangeresque telling him "You got the wrong number", another reference to the ''Sam and Max'' franchise: the Freelance Police received most of their assignments over the phone from "the Commissioner".
**One of the backgrounds in the Snap Shak is for Sam & Max's office building and Bosco's Inconvenience Store.
**The drawing of the Office also looks almost exactly like Sam & Max's building, including the two-tone siding and the rounded windows.
*Dangeresque shouts "Another boot to the head, and one for Jenny and The Wimp!" as he fights the Bear Holding a Shark, a reference to [[Wikipedia:Last Will and Temperament|"Last Will and Temperament"]], a skit by The Frantics where various heirs in a will get "boots to the head".
*The term "a Jessica Tandy joint" refers to the British-American actress, [[Wikipedia:Jessica Tandy|Jessica Alice Tandy]] and director [[Wikipedia:Spike Lee|Spike Lee]], who uses the credit "A Spike Lee Joint" rather than the typical "A Spike Lee Film."
*When preparing to go to the sun, Strong Bad uses the phrase "It's dark and I'm wearing sunglasses", a quote from the 1980 movie ''[[Wikipedia:The_Blues_Brothers_(film)|The Blues Brothers]]''.
*The "ruby" on powering Dr. Experimento's rocket is a red [[Wikipedia:Ring Pop|Ring Pop]] candy.
*Strong Bad's line "It's what plants crave!" references the film ''[[Wikipedia:Idiocracy|Idiocracy]]'', in which a drink called Brawndo is promoted with the same slogan.
*Strong Bad once refers to Homestar as "Mushmouth", the name of a character in [[Bill Cosby|Bill Cosby's]] ''[[Wikipedia:Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids|Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]''.
*Strong Bad mentions the [[Wikipedia:XFL|XFL]], a defunct football league run by [[professional wrestling|pro wrestling]] promoter Vince McMahon.
*The Purple Nose of Cairo that Sultry Buttons steals in Cairo references the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Purple_Rose_of_Cairo|The Purple Rose of Cairo]]''.
*Dangeresque attempts to disable the drill in the sun base by attacking it with the "Four Fingered Exploding Fist of the Lotus Knuckle" maneuver, similar to the "Five Point Exploding Heart Technique" used by The Bride to kill Bill in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Kill Bill|Kill Bill]]''.
*When Dadgeresque dies, Dangeresque responds by stringing together the names of a bunch of sappy love songs - specifically [[Wikipedia:Bette Midler|Bette Midler's]] "[[Wikipedia:Wind Beneath My Wings|Wind Beneath My Wings]]" and the [[Wikipedia:The Carpenters|Carpenters']] "[[Wikipedia:We've Only Just Begun|We've Only Just Begun]]" - but ends randomly with [[Wikipedia:Cyndi Lauper|Cyndi Lauper's]] "[[Wikipedia:She_Bop|She Bop]]".
*When Dangeresque finds the third manual page (in Strongborneo), he remarks that the map of the solar system is "out of date". This is likely a reference to the fact that [[Wikipedia:Pluto|Pluto]], which appears on the map, is no longer classified as a planet.
*When Dangeresque aims his gun at Uzi Bazooka after Dadgeresque is killed, he rather embellishes on a quote from ''[[Wikipedia:The Princess Bride|The Princess Bride]]''.
**Additionally, the ranking "Twelve Fingered Henchman" refers to secondary villain Count Rugen, whose defining trait was having six fingers on his hands.
*Strong Bad calls Uzi Bazooka "[[Wikipedia:Trader Joe's|Traitor Joe]]".
*Strong Bad saying that the paintings in the office "belong in a museum!" is a reference to the ''[[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones franchise|Indiana Jones]]'' film series.
**Coach Z saying "All we want is the girl!" is a reference to when Indiana Jones said a similar line near the end of ''[[wikipedia:Raiders of the Lost Ark|Raiders of the Lost Ark]]''.
**Strong Bad saying "Ahh, Venice!" may also be a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade|Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade]]''.
*Strong Bad's GSPTK is a reference to the [http://www.gpstk.org/bin/view/Documentation/WebHome GPSTK], or Global Positioning Satellite ToolKit, a suite of open-source programs designed to assist researchers in using the GPS network.
*Strong Bad's line "I'll always have Paris on my map" is a reference to the movie ''[[wikipedia:Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]]''.
*Strong Bad mentions having a license to kill, which refers to [[wikipedia:00 Agent|James Bond]].
*Professor Experimento somewhat resembles [[wikipedia:Albert Einstein|Albert Einstein]].
*Agent Blue's name references [[wikipedia:Agent Orange|Agent Orange]], a powerful herbicide.
*Strong Bad calling the Whale Deep Spout references [[wikipedia:Deep Throat|Deep Throat]], the codename used for an informant during the Watergate scandal.
*Tri-Lambda Penitentiary, or nerd prison, is a reference to Lambda Lambda Lambda, a fraternity house featured in the movie ''[[wikipedia:Revenge of the Nerds|Revenge of the Nerds]]''.
*The devices used during the car chase scene are a reference to [[wikipedia:List of James Bond vehicles|James Bond's cars]], which were typically equipped with similar devices. They may also be a reference to the oil slick around the car in [[Baddest of the Bands]].
*The name of the Western Lowland Grizzlysharkasaurusbot comes from the [[wikipedia:Western Lowland Gorilla|Western Lowland Gorilla]].
*Homestar sings "Billy Dee" to the tune of [[Michael Jackson]]'s [[wikipedia:Billie Jean|"Billie Jean"]]
*Strong Bad's "to the Dangeresque cave!" is a reference to "to the Batcave!", a line regularly used in the [[Batman|Batman tv series]].
*Strong Bad mentions blowing a ball up a tube in order to become an astronaut — this refers to a [[wikipedia:Spirometer|spirometer]], as lung capacity is vital to astronauts.
*Strong Bad mentions "trekking the stars", a reference to [[wikipedia:Star Trek|Star Trek]].
*Strong Bad mentions [[wikipedia:Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band|Sergeant Pepper]].
*The "diamond-tipped diamond" is a souvenir paperweight from the [[wikipedia:Luxor (hotel)|Luxor Hotel]] in Las Vegas.
*One of the backgrounds in the Snap Shak is a vertically-compressed photo of Miami's [[Wikipedia:Bank of America Tower (Miami)|Bank of America Tower]] at night.
*The view outside the noir office window is a (slightly-edited) nighttime photo of [[Wikipedia:Union Square, San Francisco|Union Square]] in San Francisco, CA. Gabriel Robledo is credited for the original photo.
*"Uzi Bazooka" is a cheat in the computer game [[Wikipedia:Worms (game)|Worms]], which makes the uzi fire bazooka shells instead of normal bullets, for massive destruction.
*Dangeresque allegedly framed [[Wikipedia:The Lorax|The Lorax]] for murder, a character invented by [[Dr. Seuss]].
*One of the cards used in the game is from [[Wikipedia: Uno|Uno]]
*"Save and load boys" is a reference to "Lock and load, boys", a line from [[Wikipedia: Sands of Iwo Jima|Sands of Iwo Jima]], a film starring [[Wikipedia: John Wayne|John Wayne]].

===Fast Forward===
*The next game, [[8-Bit is Enough]], picks up right where this game leaves off, with Strong Bad jumping off the couch and into his [[TROGDOR!]] [[Stand-Up Arcade Games|arcade cabinet]].
**In extended play, Strong Bad offers a quarter to Homestar if he repaints the fence. Homestar accepts, because he "always wanted a lucky quarter of [his] own". Homestar's quarter, Lucky George, is featured in the next episode.
*An [[Dangeresque: THREE in 3D|anaglyphic version]] of Dangeresque 3 is included on the [[SBCG4AP Collector's DVD]].

==External Links==
*[[Telltale:strongbad/dangeresque3|Official Episode Webpage]]
*[[Forum:14888|Forum thread re: "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
**[[Forum:14644|Pre-release thread]]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7037 Telltale forum thread re: "{{PAGENAME}}"]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/strongbad/dangeresque3promo The official website for ''Dangeresque 3'']
===Reviews===
*[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/strongbadsep4dangeresque3 Metacritic review summary]
*[http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/11/strong_bad_episode_4_dangeresque_3_the_criminal_projective WiiWare World review]
*[http://www.gameproarcade.com/article/105038/review-strong-bad-episode-4/ Game Pro review]
*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/931/931121p1.html IGN review]
*[http://cheatcc.com/wii/rev/strongbadscoolgameforattractivepeople4dangeresque3thecriminalprojectivereview.html CheatCode Central review]
*[http://www.gamervision.com/gamer/coop/reviews/article/strong_bad_s_cool_game_for_attractive_people_episode_4_dangeresqu1 Gamervision review]
*[http://www.jolt.co.uk/index.php?articleid=12204 Jolt Online review]
*[http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3171454&p=44 1UP review]
*[http://www.gamingnexus.com/Article/Strong-Bads-Cool-Game-for-Attractive-People---Episode-4-Dangeresque-3/Item2041.aspx Gaming Nexus review]
*[http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-strong-bad-episode-4-111089.phtml Destructoid review]
*[http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,945 Adventure Gamers review]
*[http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/reviews/429/ Adventure Classic Gaming review]
*[http://www.knight-nui.com/#/reviewdangeresque3/4532273594 Knight Nui Review]
*[http://pc.vggen.com/reviews/review.php?id=426&p=1 Video Game Generation Review]

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[[Image:rated Strong Sad restricted sign.png|thumb|"Aww, I've been waitin' three days to do that."]]

Strong Bad explains his favorite movie genres.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{film|The King of Town}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Movie Theater]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[The King of Town's Castle]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, April 7, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 3:25

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Six}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' My email is a cell phone. No it's not! My email is a CAR-phone! That's right. ''{brings up the email, which is aligned to the right side of the screen}''

<blockquote class="lappy email" style="text-align:right">
<div style="text-align:left">subject: Fav Movie?</div>
Dear Strong Bad, What is your favorite movie, and why? And where, if applicable. Sincerely L. Eftformat </blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing erratically over the page}'' Oh, think you're preTTy clever, eh? -e.email cummings ''{clears page, types normally}'' I don't have a favorite movie, but I do have a favorite genre of movies. R-rated movies! A-can I get a ''{high-pitched}'' 'restricted'?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen for a moment}'' A-restricte—!

''{As the camera cuts back, Strong Sad is seen wearing a white shirt with "Restricted!" on it and with a tent behind him, also holding a sign reading "Restricted!".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' Not from you!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Aww, I've been waitin' three days to do that.

''{Strong Bad turns back to the computer where he continues typing}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The only thing better than R-rated movies are double and triple R-rated movies! Let me break down the subtle differences for you. In an R-rated movie, the good guy only blows people up in self-defense. But double R ''{types RR}'' -rated movies are allowed to blur the line! ''{cuts to the back view of the computer}'' Man, I saw this one double R-rated movie, where the good guy stepped on this rabbit, and he didn't kill it, but then later on in the movie, he wished he did! The GOOD GUY! That's messed up, man! You can't let kids watch that kind of thing! ''{turns back to the computer}'' Then in triple R ''{types RRR}'' -rated movies, you can show bullets go all the way through people!

''{cuts to a street-crossing sign of a guy with a bowler hat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' In the front, through their guts and organs and breakfast and RIGHT OUT the BACK! That is nasty, man!

''{as he says this, a bullet shoots through the man, making a rip in his back, spilling two organs, possibly a stomach and a heart; some breakfast of eggs, bacon and a glass of orange juice come out the back, and the bullet appears and flies out. The scene fades to a green rating card.}''

<blockquote style="background:#0C0; color:#FFF; padding:1em; width:500px; border:none; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">THE FOLLOWING FILM HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR 
CERTAIN AUDIENCES 
BY SOME PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT'S BEST 
 
IT BE RATED
{| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:none; border:1px #FFF solid; margin:0 auto; color:white"
|-
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | RRR
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" width="200pt"| FOR EXPLICIT BREAKFAST-PIERCING BULLETS
|}
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There's some triple R-rated stuff out there that even ''I'' can't stomach. ''{Cut back to the Lappy. Typing}'' Only three have ever been made: ''{As he lists them, posters for each movie appear.}'' 'Women's Penitentiary Bakesale Nightmare,' 'The Fists of Knuckles' series, and 'Axe-Gun: Legends of the Brain-Outener.' They even banned those movies in Transylvania, where you're required by law to eat puppies for breakfast. And even if a theater were showing it, which ours conveniently is, you gotta be like sixty-something years old just to buy tickets.

''{Cut to movie theater. Strong Bad, wearing a felt hat and carrying a briefcase, walks up to usher Senor Cardgage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{drops suitcase and rubs back}'' Ow, my pension. Oh, hello, my good man. Just taking my two sons, here, who are home from college, to see their first triple R-rated movie.

''{Cut to Coach Z and Bubs, standing behind. Coach Z is wearing a white baseball cap and a backpack, and sporting a goatee. Bubs is wearing a Disco Tech hooded sweatshirt.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, Pop, can I borrow the Vorlvo?

'''BUBS:''' Dad, Trina and I are moving in together.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad and Senor Cardgage}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{To Coach Z and Bubs, offscreen behind him}'' I'll deal with you two later! ''{Turns to Senor Cardgage, smiling and laughing nervously}'' Heh heh. Kids that are old enough for me to be in my sixties. What're you gonna do?

''{Close up of Senor Cardgage}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' I'm sorry, Bridget, but can I steep some identificaption?

''{Cut back to include Strong Bad, who pats his pants and rubs his head vigorously}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, I seem to have left my identificaption in my other, older, and more professional briefcase...uh...

''{Close up of Senor Cardgage}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Soggy, Junior. Come back when you're all grold up.

''{Cut to silhouette of Strong Bad, Coach Z and Bubs standing behind a brick wall}''

'''BUBS:''' Man, I told you that lame-brained plan wouldn't work. ''{Close up of Strong Bad leaning on the wall, with Bubs and Coach Z behind him. Bubs and Coach Z are still wearing their college outfits, and Strong Bad's hat is next to him.}'' We shoulda been ''your'' parents.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? I'm way too good looking for anyone to believe that I'm you guys' kid. And Coach Z only ''kinda'' looks like my mom.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, thanks! You want I should shave my legs?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ignoring that. Well, it looks like there's only one thing left to do.

''{Cut to Strong Bad's basement. Strong Bad and Coach Z are sitting on the couch, Bubs is standing behind it. Two bags of chips and Strong Bad's hat and briefcase are on and around the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, nothing like watching lowercase r-rated movies on scrambled cable.

''{Close up of television. The only thing that can be seen on the screen is blurry, colored swirls of static, scrolling up across the screen}''

'''MAN'S VOICE:''' Stop eating glass!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{offscreen}'' I think I just saw a puppy get eaten!

'''GIRL'S VOICE:''' Creepy blood.

'''BUBS:''' ''{offscreen}'' That is one luuurid bake sale.

'''MAN'S VOICE:''' Real gross wound.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Ewww. Look at all that breakfast.

'''MAN'S VOICE:''' Broken skull puncture!

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

'''GIRL'S VOICE:''' Two underwears.

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "breakfast" when Strong Bad types it to see a box of "Crispy Puppy Crunch" cereal.
*At the end, click on the TV screen to see a short scene with the King of Town.
:''{The King of Town is sitting in his castle, watching TV.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{on the television}'' They even banned those movies in Transylvania, where you're required by law to eat puppies for breakfast!
:''{The King's crown pops up from his surprise}''
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Poopsmith, ''{turns his head left}'' pack-a my bags! And don't forget my plastic fangs!
*Also at the end, click on the half-hidden electrical outlet to the right of the TV to see a short scene with Homsar and Strong Sad.
:''{Homsar and Strong Sad are in the computer room, wearing yellow shirts and holding signs, both reading "Holy Crap!"}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Just a couple more days, I swear! He's waaaaaay overdue!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The films Strong Bad lists are parodies of [[Wikipedia:Exploitation film|exploitation films]], especially those made in the 1960s and 1970s. The films were often done cheaply, with one person serving as writer, producer and director.

===Trivia===
*The label on the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads [[Wikipedia:Mutant League Football|"Mutant League Football"]].
*The [[rating screen]] used is modeled after that of the [[Wikipedia: Motion Picture Association of America|Motion Picture Association of America]]; however the colorized cards are used for trailers, as opposed to films themselves.
**Also, the rating of 'certain audiences' would suggest a restricted rating, which are colored in either yellow or red, as opposed to the unrestricted green used here.
*Strong Bad was last heard saying "[[Crap#Holy Crap! and Other Exclamations|holy crap]]" in the email [[pop-up]] in February of 2006, over two years before this email was published. However, that was a recording of his voice. An early version of Strong Bad said the phrase in the email [[lady...ing]] published in August of 2005. The last time Strong Bad actually spoke the phrase rather than remembering it or playing it back on a recording was during the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], which appeared on the site on March 22, 2004, more than four years earlier. However, it was heard more recently on the [[strongbad_email.exe Disc 5]] through [[Accent]]. The DVD was released June 5, 2007.
*The credits for ''[[:Image:BakesaleNightmare.png|Women's Penitentiary Bakesale Nightmare]]'' movie poster read:
<blockquote>
Starring Trina LaBoo Saucy Jackson and Introducing Muffins O. 
Casting Art Direction Executive Producer Best Boy Key Grip 
Written and Directed by [[Lem Sportsinterviews]]</blockquote>
*The credits for ''[[:Image:FistsofKnuckles.png|Fists Of Knuckles I-XXIV]]'' movie poster read:
<blockquote>
"Fist Of Knuckles" An [[A. Chimendez]] film 
Starring [[Crack Stuntman]] Dirk Hosenmower 
Casting Art Direction Executive Producer Best Boy 
Written and Directed by A. Chimendez.</blockquote>
*The credits for ''[[:Image:Axe-Gun.png|Axe-Gun: Legends Of The Brain-Outener]]'' movie poster read:
<blockquote>
Starring [[The Deke]] Trina LaBoo and [[Mary Palaroncini]] 
Casting Art Direction Executive Producer Best Boy 
Written and Directed by [[Cherry Greg]]</blockquote>
*The summary of the [[Podstar Runner]] RSS feed reads, "Strong Bad breaks down the subtle differences between R-rated, double R-rated, and triple R-rated movies."

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad's knees have swirls on them in this email.
*According to [[Strong Mad]] in [[the facts]], Strong Bad's favorite movie is "Garbledina" (although, given the context, the authenticity of the statement and/or the movie itself are debatable).
*The email is signed L. Eftformat, but the email is in right format.
*There are no such ratings in the MPAA guidelines as RR or RRR. Strong Bad may be confusing them with the popularly used, but unofficial, XX- and XXX-ratings.
*Although both are commonly regarded as elders in the Free Country, USA community, Bubs and Coach Z are seemingly not old enough to get into a RRR-rated movie, which, in Strong Bad's terminology, are restricted to viewers around 60 years old.
**That said, the King of Town would be allowed in, as in [[space_program]] he claimed to be "in [his] sixties."

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad is listing RRR-rated movies and the ''Axe-Gun: Legends of the Brain-Outener'' poster appears, the sound of Strong Bad typing suddenly stops, but when it disappears off-screen, the words Strong Bad was saying are on the Lappy's screen.
* Strong Sad's tent doesn't have anything holding up the top support beam.
*In the Easter egg, Strong Sad's right arm is darker than usual.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Blurry TV Screen slightly undistorted.png|thumb|Broken skull puncture!]]
[[Image:Blurry TV Screen shear curve.png|thumb|The shear curve probably used to originally distort the image.]]
*Previously, Strong Bad said he was banned from [[the movies]] for using his bazooka during the movie.
*Strong Bad said Coach Z only looked kinda like his [[Parents|mom]], which is a reference to [[Gender Confusion]].
*This email shows [[guns]], a [[brain]], [[eggs]], [[cereal]] and [[bacon]].
*In Bubs's original [[Yearbook Characters Page|characters page]], it was listed that he took night classes at [[Disco Tech]], which is written on his sweatshirt in this toon.
*The Carphone was previously seen in [[dangeresque 3]].
*Having to eat puppies for breakfast is an instance of [[killing dogs]].
*At least one of the distorted pictures at the end appears to be a scene from [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] with the colors inverted. The characters pictured are [[Kerrek]] and [[Rather Dashing]].
*The Puppy Crunch box features the sad dog from [[space program]] and [[Why Come Only One Girl?]].
*After "threatening" Bubs and Coach Z, Strong Bad nervously [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]].

===Real-World References===
*Twentieth Century poet [[Wikipedia:E. E. Cummings|E. E. Cummings]]  was well known for his free verse poems, with little to no concern for standard meter or proper punctuation. He was also known for grouping the letters of his poems in graphic patterns as Strong Bad does in the email.
*[[Wikipedia:Transylvania|Transylvania]] is a region of Eastern Europe, located in Romania. It is associated with vampire legends due to the influence of Bram Stoker's novel, [[Wikipedia:Dracula|Dracula]].

==DVD Version==
{{commentary|email=true}}
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' What was the first rated R movie you saw in the theater, Matt?

'''MATT:''' In the theater?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Mine was really late.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, mine may have been, like—

'''MIKE:''' I may have been 17.

'''MATT:''' No, I, uh, somehow, me and this kid Jason convinced his mom to take us to see ''Basic Instinct'' in the theater.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, that's ri— ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' We went to Gulf Shores, Alabama, I think, and, uh, I don't think she knew, and I don't think we knew— we knew it was, like, y'know, we knew it was not for kids, for sure, I mean, we were in, whatever, seventh grade, maybe. And, uh— Aww, look, Strong Sad camped out.

'''MIKE:''' Mine was ''Lethal Weapon 2'', I think.

'''MATT:''' Oh.

'''MIKE:''' ''{quietly}'' So I was, maybe like, 15 or something, but—

'''MATT:''' I think, uh, I saw, uh, I think ''Beverly Hills Cop'' may have been the first rated R movie I ever saw.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we had that on—

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' —VHS.

'''MATT:''' Oh, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Purchased— a ''purchased copy'' of VHS, no less.

'''MATT:''' ''{pause}'' Oh, man.

'''MIKE:''' So, uh, yeah, that's, it was a funny thing, growing up, y'know, like, just the ratings just automatically make kids wanna see those things, y'know? Like, the more you tell them that it's not for kids, the more we wanted to see them.

'''MATT:''' Regardless of what the movie was about.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it didn't matter.

'''MATT:''' Man, I got a hold of this rated R movie, it's called ''A Fish Called Wanda''.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' You guys are gonna love it. ''{pause}'' This one c— oh man, there's this one called ''The Big Chill''. My parents have it on VHS, you should come over. Once they go to sleep, we'll watch it. ''The Big Chill'', it's gotta be awesome.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, let's look at these posters, there's some good ones.

'''MATT:''' The Brain-Outener.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, is—

'''MATT:''' It's got a good theme song.

'''MIKE:''' Who was in there? Was some, uh, was there a Palaroncini in one of those?

'''MATT:''' No, really? Maybe.

'''MIKE:''' An uncle, maybe?

'''MATT:''' No, I think one of them had—

'''MIKE:''' Oh, an actual Palaroncini? Maybe not.

'''MATT:''' We should probably watch these before we do commentary.

'''MIKE:''' Naw, man.

''{both laugh when Strong Bad says "Ow, my pension."}''

'''MATT:''' He definitely looks pretty old, y'know? A fedora?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, an attache?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{pause}'' Nice goatee, Coach Z!

'''MIKE:''' Looks like a piece of brown tape.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' It might— it probably is. I like to make electrical tape goatees a lot.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah? Str— uh, I've been doing some Cardgage animation recently, and his combover is going the opposite way in this scene then it usually does.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it's flipped. I think it's got the... Blue Laser Commander eyepatch syndrome, it just flips sides sometimes. ''{pause}'' Oh, look, it's the background from the end of the, uh, retirement episode. ''{pause}'' It looks like Bubs has no midriff.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, his looks like grass col— It looks like Coach Z is invisible. ''{pause}'' Um, what all has happened at this brick wall?

'''MATT:''' Not a whole lot.

'''MIKE:''' Is this where they also put a spoonful of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's head?

'''MATT:''' Yep. Yep.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Chippies!

'''MATT:''' Lookit those— that bag of green chips, that's a good lookin' bag.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Remember how someone on the Wiki, like, unwarped that image and it's an old picture of, uh, you attacking Rather Dashing, and you were dressed as the Kerrek, I think.

'''MATT:''' But it's not old, though, we took that picture for this.

'''MIKE:''' Oh that's right, we just made—

''{unintelligible, because Mike and Matt both talk at once}''

'''MATT:''' —Like a month ago, or whatever.

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

=== Fun Facts ===
*All five movies the Brothers Chaps mentioned are indeed Rated R. They were:
**''[[Wikipedia:Basic Instinct|Basic Instinct]]'' is an American thriller/neo-noir film, about a police detective named Nick Curran, who is put in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder of a wealthy former singer. It has entered cultural lore for the interrogation scene involving [[Wikipedia:Sharon Stone|Sharon Stone]].
**As the title suggests, ''[[Wikipedia:Lethal Weapon 2|Lethal Weapon 2]]'' is the sequel to the first ''[[Wikipedia:Lethal Weapon|Lethal Weapon]]'' movie, starring [[Wikipedia:Mel Gibson|Mel Gibson]] and [[Wikipedia:Danny Glover|Danny Glover]].
**''[[Wikipedia:Beverly Hills Cop|Beverly Hills Cop]]'' is an American action-comedy film starring [[Wikipedia:Eddie Murphy|Eddie Murphy]], who stars as [[Wikipedia:Axel Foley|Axel Foley]], a street-smart Detroit cop, who heads to Beverly Hills, California, to solve the death of his best friend. During his investigation, he finds himself being frequently pursued by Beverly Hills police. The movie is famous for its theme song, a synthesizer instrumental by Harold Faltemeyer.
**''[[Wikipedia:A Fish Called Wanda|A Fish Called Wanda]]'' is a comedy film, starring [[Wikipedia:John Cleese|John Cleese]], [[Wikipedia:Jamie Lee Curtis|Jamie Lee Curtis]], [[Wikipedia:Kevin Kline|Kevin Kline]] and [[Wikipedia:Michael Palin|Michael Palin]], about a jewel heist and its aftermath.
**''[[Wikipedia:The Big Chill (film)|The Big Chill]]'' is a film about a group of baby boomer college friends who reunite after many years and explore the aftermath of the 1960s.

== External Links ==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Podstar Runner]]

bedtime story

2010-04-21T01:50:22Z

TJDevil02: /* Fun Facts */

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[[Image:Sbemail137.PNG|thumb|"TRY HARDER TO BE A BRAN MUFFIN!"]]

Strong Bad explains how he helps The Cheat go to bed at night.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, [[The Denzel]], [[Moses Malone]], [[Maggot Man]], {{Film|Strong Mad}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[The King of Town's Grill]], [[Moses MaloneLand]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, October 24, 2005

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm still here, after all these years, checkin' my email. ''{high pitched}'' Checkin' my email! ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Bed-time Stories</div>
Hello Strong Bad, 
I can't seem to fall asleep latley and I was wondering, 
you know, if you would tell me a bedtime story. 
Good Night. 
- Justin Wagley 
Keller, TX</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "latley" as written and "Keller, TX" as "Killer taxes." He also puts special emphasis on "you know" and "Good Night."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Justin Wagley, ''{shakes head quickly}'' huh? Well, this just in, Wagley ''{shakes head again}'': I'm not your freakin' babysitter! Or your Dad. Or your dadbysitter. ''{clears screen}'' But I am The Cheat's dadbysitter and he's been having some serious problems falling asleep latley ''{pronounced as before}'' too, ever since he watched that shock-you-mentary about gingivitis.

''{Cut to The Cheat in Strong Bad's basement, with the lights off. The TV is playing, and The Cheat looks scared.}''

'''MAN ON TELEVISION:''' In the final stages, the gums took on the appearance and taste of chocolate pudding.

''{The Cheat gives a scared whine/whimper and turns pale. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' We've had to cook up such an elaborate go-to-sleep scheme for The Cheat that I believe it's officially reached rigamarole status. Anyways, it all begins by making sure The Cheat has his security, um, item. A grodalated old sponge—

''{Cut to an image of a green sponge with a badly-drawn face, covered in bandages.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —covered in Band-Aids which he affectionately refers to as "The Denzel."

''{The words "The Denzel" appear in quotes at the bottom of the screen. Cut back to the Lappy; Strong Bad continues to type.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Next, we have to prepare The Cheat's favorite bedtime snack. A tall glass of a little concoction he calls SUUDSU.

''{Cut to a blue screen with "oh my, SUUDSU" written in the background. A glass of milk appears with a chime.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Skim milk,—

''{A pile of gummy bears appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —gummy bears,—

''{The gummy bears are placed in the milk and a circle reading "Pure Genius!" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —pure genius!

''{Cut to The King of Town's grill, without the lid. The Cheat is lying on it, carrying The Denzel and holding a glass of Suudsu.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So, once he's safely cuddled up with The Denzel and his glass of Suudsu,—

''{Strong Bad walks up onscreen}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' —it's time to begin the bedtime story proper.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{onscreen}'' Okay, The Cheat, are you ready for tonight's installment of...

''{A thought bubble appears from The Cheat, taking over the entire screen. In [[Powered by The Cheat]] style, the words "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand" appear as spoken.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Powered by The Cheat, voiceover}'' The Cheat's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand! When we laugh left our heroes—

''{A picture of The Cheat and a pair of dark-skinned legs with long socks and red shoes appears. They're standing behind a podium, with Mt. Rushmore to the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —they had just won a debate against the minds of Mount Rushmore ''{said with the accent placed on "Mount"}'' and re-celebrating—

''{A new picture appears, with The Cheat sporting an unusual hairdo and Moses Malone's legs standing near a crude rack of items and "le new style" written in the background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —by shopping for some new wri— wristbands.

''{The Cheat turns toward the rack and points at one of the items.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' ''{only his legs are seen; the sock on the left moves up and down as he speaks}'' Dang, The Cheat, you ''would'' look good with a pair of monster truck tires!

''{A pair of monster truck tires suddenly appear on The Cheat.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' Now we're talkin'! Uh-oh! Maggot Man!

''{Cut to a sunset view. A silhouette appears over the horizon; when it reaches the foreground, it is revealed to have a pink body, a pair of pincers in place of a head, seemingly boneless arms, and no hands.}''

'''MAGGOT MAN:''' ''{flailing his floppy arm}'' Hey, guys, can I come over and play video games!?

''{Shift back to Moses and The Cheat, who is holding a knife.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' No. 
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{emphatic negative The Cheat noise}''

''{The camera moves back, showing that Maggot Man is very small compared to Moses, and that they're standing on a football field. Moses kicks Maggot Man away, toward the top of the screen. There is a small upside-down mushroom cloud where Maggot Man disappears from the screen. Cut to Moses and The Cheat in a trophy room with a banner that reads "HALL OF FAME."}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' Nice work, little man. What do you say you and I go play some video games?

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

''{The Cheat's right arm becomes humanoid and gives Moses a thumbs-up.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' All right.

'''MOSES MALONE:''' I got first game! 
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{The Cheat noises that roughly match what Moses is saying}''

''{The Cheat laughs, with his arm temporarily detaching from his body. Cut to a picture of a digital wristwatch flashing a line art depiction of The Cheat in red LEDs. Above it is the banner "TIME NEXT".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Powered by The Cheat, voiceover}'' Next time on The Cheat's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand...

''{Cut to a room with a banner reading "ALL OF GAME," with The Cheat and Moses holding Nintendo controllers. Moses's hands are in view; he has a large gold ring on his right hand.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' ''The Adventures of Lolo''? You better s-s-save ''{pronounced like "have"}'' saved the receipt!

''{Cut to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' After I get sick of making up crap about The Cheat and Moses Malone, Strong Mad and I belt out his favorite lullaby.

''{Cut to the grill, where Strong Mad is revving up a chainsaw.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{attempting to yell over the chainsaw}'' BRAN MUFFINS!! WHERE ARE YOU STUPID BRAN MUFFINS?!! TRY HARDER TO BE A BRAN MUFFIN!!!

''{The Cheat sighs happily, closes his eyes, and smiles. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And when ''that'' doesn't work, we call upon our good friend, 2 or 3 roach foggers.

''{Cut back to the grill once more. Two cans of "[[ROACH KILLA!]] ([[GAVIN]] SAFE!)" are now on the grill with The Cheat, and Strong Bad is holding a third.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sleep tight, sweet prince!

''{He tosses the third can onto the grill, slams the lid on it, and then takes cover. A small explosion is seen from inside the grill. Then, The Cheat sighs again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking over his shoulder}'' How're his vitals?

''{Pan over to Strong Mad in scrubs and surgical mask, with a heart monitor. After an interval of straight line, it blips once.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WE'VE GOT A PULSE!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So if we're lucky, The Cheat wakes up alive the next morning and fixes us all a big pitcher of suudsu. No foolin', man. That stuff is G-E-W-D, gewd. Hopefully you were able to at least cop a wicked contact buzz off of The Cheat's bedtime story, Wagley. Or off the fumes from those bug bombs. Either way, ''{the screen dims}'' you should be losing consciousness ''{the sound slows and descends in pitch like recorded tape being slowed to a halt}'' any second now.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "rigamarole" to see the Certificate of Rigamarolarity.
[[Image:Sb rigamarolarity certificate.PNG|thumb|CERTIFICATE OF RIGAMAROLARITY]]
<div style="border:1px solid #ccc27d;background:#dddaa4;text-align:center;color:black;width: 40em">
CERTIFICATE OF RIGAMAROLARITY

This paper right here seriously signifies that 
  getting the Cheat to freaking go to sleep   
has hereby achieved RIGAMAROLE STATUS 
Let it be known from the valleys 
to the hills. 
Or maybe the dells.

G.L. Rigamarole 
<div style="text-align:right; margin:0em 2em;font-size:75%">Good Lord Rigamarole</div>
</div>
*Click on "Suudsu" at the end to see a "real-life" glass of [[Suudsu]].
*Click on "bedtime story" to see more of The Cheat and Moses Malone playing video games.
:'''MOSES MALONE:''' ''Bayou Billy''? I hope you saved the receipt!

== Fun Facts ==

=== Explanations ===
*[[Wikipedia:Gingivitis|Gingivitis]] is the inflammation of the gums due to improper (or lack of) cleaning of the teeth.
*''Rigamarole'' (a variant of ''[http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/rigmarole rigmarole]'') is "a complex and ritualistic procedure which may be perceived as petty."
*"Grodalated" is a made-up word that presumably means "has become or been made [http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19960524 grody]".

===Remarks===
*When the Suudsu is being made, the gummy bears do not cause any liquid displacement to the milk (the milk level does not rise).
*Moses Malone's body does not appear above the "HALL OF FAME" banner or the "ALL OF GAME" banner.
*The first time Moses Malone appears, his socks have one blue and red stripe each. Every time later, his left sock has a red stripe and his right sock has a blue stripe. They're also longer.
*The smoke from the foggers doesn't come out of the open holes on the top of the grill.
*It's strange that The Cheat's favorite lullaby involves the roar of a chainsaw, since he was terrified by the roar of [[Bubs]]' "pumpkin" in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].

===Goofs===
*The word consciousness on the screen before the fadeout is misspelled as "conciousness."

===Inside References===
*It was first revealed in [[Where's The Cheat?]] that The Cheat lives in the King of Town's grill.
*The title "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand" is an example of [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]].
**In addition, The Cheat is also referred to as "The Ch8t" during the email [[mile]].
*The entire "Moses MaloneLand" part (including the voices) is all done in [[Powered by The Cheat]] style.
*"Cheatventures", "Shock-you-mentary" and "Dadbysitter" are [[portmanteau | portmanteaus]].
*The glass of Suudsu in the Easter Egg is a [[Real-Live Foods|live action drink]].


=== Real-World References ===
*The controllers that The Cheat and Moses Malone were playing with are similar to the original and most recognizable controllers that were available for the [[Nintendo]] [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Entertainment System]].
**''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|Adventures of Lolo]]'' was a puzzle game for the NES developed by [[Wikipedia:HAL Laboratory|HAL Laboratory]], in which the player had to make their way through ten floors to save the country of Eden.
**''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'' was a multi-genre action adventure game for the NES featuring a beat-'em-up style of gameplay and first person shooter sections. It was notorious for poor controls and extreme difficulty.
*[[Wikipedia:Moses Malone|Moses Malone]] is a former [[basketball]] player who played in both the [[Wikipedia:National Basketball Association|NBA]] and the [[Wikipedia:American Basketball Association|ABA]]. He was named one of the NBA's 50 greatest players in 1997, and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2001.
*"Sleep tight, sweet prince" is a reference to [[Shakespeare]]'s ''[[Wikipedia:Hamlet|Hamlet]]'', Act 5, Scene 2, where Horatio says "Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest" to the dying Hamlet.
*[[Wikipedia:Gummy bear|Gummy bears]] (also known as Gold-Bears in some parts of Europe) are small, chewy, bear-shaped confections originally developed by [[Wikipedia:Haribo|Haribo]].
*The lullaby played on the chainsaw by Strong Mad is similar to the [[Wikipedia:Jackyl|Jackyl]] song "The Lumberjack", which features a chainsaw solo played by the band's lead singer Jesse Dupree.

=== Fast Forward ===
*Exactly five months later, a photograph of the glass of Suudsu appeared in the [[Sketchbook 2006#SK-2006-03-24|Sketchbook]].

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

'''MATT:''' Do you remember when Dad would read us ''Go Team Go'', Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Yes. There's an author, I think his name is John Tunis—

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' He wrote this series of sports books, yeah, one of which was ''Go Team Go''

'''MATT:''' I always picture— were they in Indiana? I always just placed them in Indiana—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —cause they played basketball. That's the only place where high school basketball exists, especially in the '50s.

'''MIKE:''' Did you ever get read bedtime stories, Ry, that you can remember?

'''RYAN:''' Uh, ''It's Raining Meatballs'', what's that one?

'''MIKE:''' I dunno.

'''RYAN:''' There's one my Dad really liked,

'''MIKE:''' Right.

'''RYAN:''' I think it's called "It's raining Spaghetti and Meatballs" or something like that.

'''MIKE:''' Ok. ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'' ? ''Super Fudge'' ?

''{all laugh}''

'''MATT:''' I remember, I told my dentist about this joke, like I had to go to the dentist just a few days after we made this.

'''MIKE:''' Uh huh.

'''MATT:''' And they were just like— and they knew— they kind of know what we do, that we make this cartoon website. And I was trying to explain, I was like "Oh yeah, we made this joke about, you know, gums getting gross." And they were just kinda like "What?" And I was like, "Well there's this little character, and—" — just like, yeah— they weren't getting it at all and I was having a terrible time explaining it.

'''MIKE:''' I saw that sponge in the sink—

'''MATT:''' Just now?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Washing out some—

'''MIKE:''' Today I was washing out a cup, and it's still this gross old sponge.

'''RYAN:''' That sink is a sad sight. In the office.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that sink is in bad shape.

'''MIKE:''' The Denzel.

'''MATT:''' So, tell 'em Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Well, Suudsu, along with Bronco Trolleys, were — uhh — I dreamt about. And I just had a dream about Suudsu, and it was a good—

'''MATT:''' Gummi bears and milk, man.

'''MIKE:''' It looks delicious.

'''RYAN:''' We still have it don't we?

'''MATT:''' Yeah it's still in there.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, in the break room.

'''MATT:''' And all the milk is evaporated.

'''MIKE:''' Ohh.. oh, and more P-T- — P-B-T-C.

'''MATT:''' The ''chate''. 

'''MIKE:''' I like how Moses Malone talks here, with his sock.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' The cheat has a nice little hairdo.

''{all laugh}''

'''MATT:''' I don't like maggot man. ''{pause}'' Eww.. The Cheat grew a human hand.

'''MIKE:''' Remember how Bayou Billy was advertised in comic books for about two years before it finally came out.

'''MATT:''' I think— I think our friend Neil called first game, the first time one of those ads appeared.

'''MIKE:''' "I call first game!"

'''MATT:''' "I got first game" — as soon as Bayou Billy came into, like anyone's consciousness, Neil called first game. ''{long pause}'' That is a horrible lullaby, you guys. You should try that on your daughter, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' What his he saying? Some— ...Try harder to be a bran muffin.

''{all laught}''

'''MATT:''' That's a good — The Cheat loves it. ''{pause}'' For a second there, I thought Strong Mad wasn't holding that thing, and he was like Evil Dead II'ing it. ''{imitates chain saw sound}'' Chainsaw attached to his wrist.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Ohh.. All you ladies will notice that looks like ''Grey's Anatomy''.

''{laughter}''

'''RYAN:''' Hot new show.

'''MIKE:''' Ladies love ''Grey's Anatomy''.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Eww. That's a portmanteau of "good" and "eww".

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Umm, what were those bug bombs called? I remember being proud of the packaging on — ''{email ends}'' uh oh.. ''{imitates slowing down as audio from email slows down}''

===Fun Facts===
*The "It's Raining Spaghetti and Meatballs" book that Ryan mentions is probably [[Wikipedia:Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs|Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]], the [http://www.amazon.com/Cloudy-Chance-Meatballs-Judi-Barrett/dp/0689707495 cover of which] shows it raining meatballs.
*''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing'' and ''Superfudge'' are both children's books by [[Wikipedia:Judy Blume|Judy Blume]].
*Strong Mad being said to have been "Evil Dead IIing" the chainsaw is a reference to the movie [[Wikipedia:Evil Dead II|Evil Dead II]], in which Ash (the hero), having lost his right hand in the previous movie, has it replaced with a chainsaw.
*''[[Wikipedia:Grey's Anatomy|Grey's Anatomy]]'' is an American prime-time medical drama. The series revolves around Dr. Meredith Grey, who began the show as a surgical intern at Seattle Grace Hospital in Seattle, Washington.

==External Links==
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{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Powered by The Cheat]]
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

Xeriouxly Forxe

2010-04-04T08:18:57Z

TJDevil02: /* Inside References */

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|aprilfool10|Punkin Show|Homestarloween Party}}
[[File:HSR Xeriouxly Forxe.png|thumb|250px|Xeriouxly, Pom. Xeriouxly.]]
Homestar and the other main characters get [[Xeriouxly Forxe Character Variations|xtreme new forms]] for the nineties!

'''Cast:''' {{film|Homestar Runner}}/H. Star, {{film|Strong Bad}}/S. Bad, {{film|Pom Pom}}/Pom, {{film|Marzipan}}/M.Z. Pan, {{film|Coach Z}}/Zoach C, {{film|The Poopsmith}}/The Smith, {{film|Strong Sad}}/S. Sad, {{film|The Cheat}}/Ch8t, {{film|Strong Mad}}/S. Mad, {{film|Bubs}}/Bubz, {{film|The King of Town}}/Xing Town, {{film|Homsar}}/Still Homsar

'''Places:''' [[The Field]]

'''Date:''' March 31, 2010 (around 23:00 ET)

'''Running Time:''' 0:54

'''Page Title:''' Exerybody! Exerybody!

==Transcript==
''{Homestar Runner is running across The Field. The singers sing along, as with the [[Intro]].}''

'''SINGERS:''' Everybody! Everybody!

''{The scene starts to skip.}''

'''SINGERS:''' Eh-! Eh-! Eh-!

''{The scene skips faster before a rock version of the Intro takes over. The aspect ratio expands from standard to widescreen. During the rock intro, it shows slides of the characters. Then, lightning turns the characters into their HSR Xeriouxly Forxe forms.}''

'''SINGER:''' Everybody! E-e-e-everybody! 
Everybody! E-e-e-everybody! 
Everybody! E-e-e-everybody 
Revamped for the nineties! 
So much more exciting!

Pointy elbows and lots of lightning! 
Edgy and angry, so deadly and jangly! 
There's new demographics 
When nobody asked for it! 

Everybody e-e-e-everybody! 
Right now!

''{The sides of the screen come together with an explosion. All twelve main characters in Xeriouxly Forxe style appear around the title "HSR Xeriouxly Forxe".}''

'''H. STAR:''' ''{struggling, through gritted teeth}'' Xeriouxly Forxe! ''{turning around}'' Did I say that right?

'''S. BAD:''' ''{also through gritted teeth}'' Xhut up and juxt xay your linex! ''{mumbling, in Strong Bad's voice}'' Aw, it's really hard to talk like xhix.

''{After a few moments, the viewer is redirected to [[Main Page 21]].}''

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The [[FeedBurner Page#Toons - Homestar Runner: XERIOUXLY FORXE!|RSS description]] of this toon is:
<blockquote>Homestar and Strong Bad are BACK like you've never seen them before! Pointier, angrier, pre-teenier!! The 6-12 demographic won't know what hit em when they witness Xeriouxly Forxe, the all-new adventures of Homestar Runner and friends with a bold new look and an edgier style that just screams, "Hey 6-12 demographic! Do you know what hit you? Can you tell our focus group person that you don't know what hit you, please?" With all those X's in the name, it has to be cool! </blockquote>
*This toon marked the first time in nearly five months that [[homestarrunner.com]] received a new toon, the longest hiatus to date.
*[[Appearances by All 12 Main Characters|All 12 main characters]] appear in this toon.
*This is the third toon in the site to be in [[Widescreen Toons|widescreen]], and the first non-[[Strong Bad Email]] toon to be in said format (not counting [[Main Page 22]]).
* This toon has exactly [[Wikipedia:Number of the Beast|666]] frames. This appears to be intentional because the viewer is automatically redirected to [[Main Page 21]] in frame number 645, and nothing else happens in the extra frames.
**The Number of the Beast was previously referenced in [[Jibblies 2]] and its [[Jibblies 2 Teaser|teaser]].

===Remarks===
* Except for Homsar (who doesn't change at all), every character that normally [[Lack of visible arms|lacks visible arms]] gains some sort of arms (including tentacles) when upgraded.
* Coach Z and the King of Town have [[Lack of Visible Body Parts|gained visible mouths]].

===Fixed Goofs===
*After The Poopsmith is transformed, the cutaway to the next character showed The Poopsmith in non-transformed form. This was fixed within a half-hour of release.

===Inside References===
*S. Sad has the head of an [[elephant]].
*[[Seriously|Xeriouxly]] is in the new name.
*The Cheat used "Ch8t" previously in [[mile]] and [[bedtime story]].
*The concept of characters being revamped for the '90s was previously mentioned on [[Homestarrunner.com PAY PLUS!|April 1, 2005]] in relation to [[Teen Girl Squad]].
*Zoach C's boots bear a similarity to [[Stinkoman]]'s.
*Zoach C's name is (technically) a [[spoonerism]].

===Real-World References===
*H. Star has [[Wikipedia:Doctor Octopus|Doctor Octopus]]-style arms strapped around his neck.
*S. Bad has a variation of the [[Batman]] emblem on his mask.


==External Links==
{{extlinks|aprilfool10|16234}}

[[Category:April Fools]]

8-Bit is Enough

2010-03-17T03:06:45Z

TJDevil02: /* Real-World References */ (Spelling?)

{{pn|Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective|Homestar Ruiner}}
[[Image:Sbcg4ap105 trogdorstrongbadia.png|thumb|"Uhh... Anybody know how to kill a dragon?"]]

[[Image:Sbcg4ap105 235x225.png|125px|left]][[Image:8-Bit is Enough Logo.png|125px|left]]
'''8-Bit is Enough''' is the fifth and final Episode of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]], Season One. Written by Chuck Jordan, Mike Stemmle, Mark Darin and [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Rated E10+ for [[alcohol]] and [[tobacco]] reference, comic mischief, mild cartoon violence, and mild suggestive themes by the ESRB.

When Strong <strike>Bad's</strike> [[Blatant Lies|Sad's]] botched-up stunt damages the [[TROGDOR!|Trogdor Arcade Machine]], [[Trogdor]] makes his debut, doing what he does best: burninating the countryside! What's more, other 8-bit games are leaking into the real world, throwing [[Free Country, USA]] into chaos! Only [[Strong Bad|High Lord Awesome]] can take back the night and conquer this scorching menace, once and for all! Only question is: anybody know how to kill a dragon?

A brief trailer for this episode is included in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].

'''Cast:''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|The King of Town}} (as [[Munchox]]), {{film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Stinkoman}}, [[Videlectrix Guys]], [[Bear Holding a Shark]], [[Gel-Arshie]][[Category:Marshie Filmography]], [[Snake Boxer 5|Boxer Joe]], [[Math Kickers|The Algebros]], [[Space Circus Catastrophe|Dancing Bear]], {{film|Limozeen}}, {{film|Rather Dashing}}, [[Old Man]], miscellaneous [[peasants]], [[Browntant]], [[Chorch]], [[Horrible Painting]], [[ULTIMATE TROGDOR!!!]], [[Ultimate Strong Bad]], {{film|Drive-Thru Whale}}

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[[House of the Brothers Strong]] 
[[Basement of the Brothers Strong|Basement]] 
[[Laundry Room of the Brothers Strong|Laundry Room]] 
[[Strong Bad's Room]] 
[[Living Room of the Brothers Strong|Living Room]] 
[[Kitchen of the Brothers Strong|Kitchen]] 
[[Strong Mad's Room]] 
[[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong|Bathroom]] 
[[Strong Sad's Room]] 
[[Computer Room]]
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[[The Field]] 
[[Bubs' Concession Stand]] 
[[Strong Badia]] 
[[Gremlin|Cool Car]] 
[[Snap Shak]] 
[[Drive-Thru Whale|The Drive-Thru Whale]] 
[[The Stick]] 
[[The Brick Wall]] 
[[TROGDOR!|Trogdor Arcade Machine]] 

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[[Videlectrix Mainframe]] 
[[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]] 
[[Peasantry]] 
[[Planet K]] 
[[Halfathlon]]/[[Race Track]] 
[[Trog-Cave]]

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'''Date:''' December 15, 2008

{{dvd|SBCG4AP Collector's DVD}}

==Preview Transcript==
[[Image:TrogdorintheBasement.png|thumb|"Aw, crapsicles!"]]
''{"in the next episode of STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" is displayed in the [[Fonts#Joystix|Joystix font]]. Cut to the back of the television, with a short bit of dramatic music. Pan up to show Strong Bad on the couch, playing Space Circus Catastrophe, with the music also heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ha-ha! Missed me! ''{Puts down the controller, squints his eyes}'' Aw, crapsicles.

''{Stinkoman pops up from behind the viewer's left side of the couch, Strong Bad looks at him}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Ha ha ha ha! ''{Stinkoman points at Strong Bad}'' One day you'll get your baby turn! ''{Cut to a close up of Stinkoman}'' For babies! ''{The camera zooms in closer and angles in on Stinkoman}'' Who have a turn!

''{Cut back to couch. Strong Bad is still squinting his eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Tilts his head down}'' Okay! Man, ''{Tilts his head up}'' shut up!

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{Drops back down and reappears on the other side of the couch, with his shoulders shrugging, Strong Bad looks at him}'' YOU shut up! You're dumb! ''{Stinkoman lowers his shoulders. Strong Bad lowers his eyelids.}'' And your head is wide ''{Stinkoman makes a distance with his hands.}'' like the river! ''{Points at Strong Bad. Strong Bad looks away from him, eyelids still lowered}'' You have the river head! ''{While laughing, he appears on the left side of the couch, then the top of the screen, then the bottom right corner of the screen, and last the bottom-left-center corner of the screen.}'' Ha ha ha ha!

''{The 8-Bit Is Enough logo appears on a swirling kamikaze background with a shing sound effect. An orchestra-themed music plays. Strong Bad and Stinkoman collide in the center of the screen, replacing the logo with "STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" and with "New episode every month!" in yellow in Joystix as in a black strip in the same swirling kamikaze background. The screen goes black. Thunder and brief glimpses reveal Trogdor. Trogdor roars. The Trogdor theme from the Peasant's Quest plays. There is then a cut to Stinkoman and Trogdor on the couch. Trogdor is holding the Fun Machine controller in his beefy arm. Stinkoman is laughing inaudibly, and Trogdor is roaring. There is a pan left, to see Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?

''{Cut to a black screen, fading in the text "www.telltalegames.com" or "Play it on WiiWare" in Joystix. "www.telltalegames.com" appears on the PC version or on the online video, while "Play it on WiiWare" will be shown on the Wii version.}''

== Screenshots ==
<gallery>
Image:Sbcg4ap105 knockedout.png|<center>The arcade classic comes to life</center>
File:live via stolen cell phone.png|<center>"What was option number four?"</center>
File:Flickerin' and flashin'.png|<center>Flickerin' and flashin' in the sky</center>
File:Homespam.png|<center>"Im in your interface!"</center>
File:MarziKong and Bubs.png|<center>"Help, Strong Bad!"</center>
Image:Videlectrix Mainframe.png|<center>Videlectrix Mainframe</center>
Image:Sbcg4ap105 ghosts.png|<center>Colonial Ghosts</center>
Image:ProFruitboarder.png|<center>[[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]]</center>
Image:8-Bit Stinkoman20X6.png|<center>Stinkoman 20X6</center>
</gallery>

== Inventory ==
*???
*Cell Phone
*Key
*8-Bit Key
*8-Bit Lantern
*Light Musket
*Logic Board
*Med Kit
*Quarter
*Quest Thingie
*8-Bit Quill
*Scorpion Food
*Snakes
*[[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]]
*8-Bit Tea Bag
*TrogSword(TM)
*Trophy

===Party Members===
*Algebros
*Boxer Joe
*Gel-Arshie
*The Innkeeper
*Limozeen's Space Machine
*Mista Fixit (The Poopsmith)
*Peasants
*Performing Bear
*Putchnya Shotski (Strong Mad)
*Rather Dashing

== Ranks ==
#''(blank)''
#Creepy Adult Software
#Games "For Girls"
#Sub-Text Adventure
#Point 'n' Sick Stories
#Buisness Casual Game
#Weird Japanese RPG
#Flight Stimulator 2009
#2nd Person Shooter
#Non-Lame Movie Tie-In
#Omnisensory VR Netskin
#SBCG4AP MMORPG!!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Shovelware|Shovelware]] is low quality, quickly ported or programmed computer programs, usually done to capitalize on a trend or make a quick profit.
*In the intro, Strong Sad says that the arcade game's fan needs to be serviced, and Strong Bad asks where he can find any fan service. [[Wikipedia:Fanservice|Fanservice]] is content added mainly to please the fans. It is quite appropriate, then, that Trogdor starts to break out of the arcade immediately after Strong Bad's question.
*"Yatta!" is a Japanese word which means "I did it!", or "All right!" in English.
*Placing a pineapple slice in gelatin will cause the gelatin to dissolve.
*A [[Wikipedia:Slush fund|slush fund]] is a reserve of money set aside for illegal or dishonest purposes.
*Strong Bad calls Strong Mad "Red Square", referring to the [[Wikipedia: Red Square|Red Square]] in the [[Wikipedia: Soviet Union|Soviet Union]].

===Trivia===
*This is the only episode to lack [[Pom Pom]]; since [[Homsar]] is also missing, this means that this episode has the fewest main characters at 10; all of the others had 11 or 12.
*This and [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] are the only two episodes to happen on the same day.
**Despite this, there is a calendar on the [[Computer Room]] wall despite the fact it was missing from the present-day opening of Dangeresque 3.
*In 2010, in celebration of [[Trogday]], the PC version was made available for free for the whole day.

===Remarks===
*In the preview for this episode, Strong Bad has a black outline, and his arms look oddly deformed for some reason.
*Even in extended play, you cannot go outside with a costume in this episode.
**This is likely because you will become Rather Dashing if you visit Peasantry in Extended Play.
*When the difficulty slider is set to "high" but the lever hasn't been pulled to make Professor Pineapple shoot fruit in Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder, there is a steady stream of pineapple slices, but no other changes to the game. However, when both are set, there is an extremely high amount of fruit even discounting the fruit Professor Pineapple shoots.
*If you click the main menu button near the peasants running around at the inn they turn around and look at you.
*In Stinkoman 20X6, extra lives appear as multiple Stinkomans (one per life). However, in the actual Stinkoman 20X6 game, a Stinkoman head with a number next to it is used to list extra lives, rather than each extra life being represented by a Stinkoman clone.
*When Chorch runs into Stinkoman, Stinkoman loses all four of his energy units instead of just one.
*In the preview for this episode, both Stinkoman and Trogdor enter the real world, but only Trogdor enters the real world in the actual game.
*When used in the fight against the Ultimate Trogdor, Gel-Arshie claims that he can't be burninated because he's inflammable. However, inflammable actually means the same thing as flammable.
*Homestar remarks that his favorite Olympic hero competed in the "1982 Winter Olympics". There were no Olympics held in 1982, as both the Summer and Winter Olympics were held in the same year until 1994. Since the Olympics were held in 1980, the next Olympics weren't until 1984.
*The trophy resembles the [[Atari Dragon]]'s chalice.
*This episode is unusual in that in Extended Play, all the [[main characters]] mysteriously disappear (except of course, for Strong Bad).

===Goofs===
*During the credits, when RoboKingofTown is shown, he is not wearing the sunglasses he wore earlier in the game.
*Also during the credits, [[Nebulon]] is not shown even though the Space Clown and Algebraic Expression are.
*The credits subtitle for Stinkoman says "THE POOPSMITH" for a second before he reaches the vertical center.
*One of the emails will still be marked as unread even after Strong Bad reads it.

===Glitches===
*The costume items from Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, excluding the Dangeresque Glasses, are not available in the Snap Shak in the PC version, apparently due to a writing error in Episode 4.
*During the cutscene when Gel-Arshie is obtained, the Gel-Arshie game cartridge can be seen floating where The Cheat was holding it before the lights went out. It disappears after the game saves.
*Sometimes during the fight against Ultimate Trogdor, you cannot use a Peasant on the upper left-hand pedestal.
*In the Stinkoman 20X6 location, if you click the really tall ladder when it's built while on the starting platform, the cutscene will play and you'll be on the lower platform, next to the ladder. Clicking anywhere warps you back to the left edge of the starting platform.

===Inside References===
*Trogdor has previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[Trogday 08]].
*Stinkoman and Strong Bad previously met in the email [[alternate universe]], and Stinkoman also previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
**Stinkoman also insulted Strong Bad in [[alternate universe]], saying he has a big nose.
*References to the first four SBCG4AP episodes include:
**The [[Taranchula]] standee that Strong Bad "fights" in [[Strong Badia the Free]] returning, but without the fire and ice heads.
**Homestar stating that quarters taste like butterscotch, like he did in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] when the hole in the [[Strong Badia|Strong Borneo]] fence is examined in extended play.
**Strong Bad talking about the [[Fluffy Puff Jela-Ton]] he won during the Race to the End of the Race, a reference to [[Homestar Ruiner]].
**When Strong Bad collects the scorpion food, he sings, "Puttin' scorpion food in my pants; hope I don't get stung!", echoing his singing "Puttin' bat hutches in my pants; hope I don't get bit!" in [[Baddest of the Bands]].
**When the Limozeen [[The Space Machine|Space Machine]] picks up "Marzy-Kong", [[Larry]] exclaims, "Oh, crap! It's that crazy lady from the Battle of the Bands!!" as another reference to [[Baddest of the Bands]].
**Strong Bad mumbling, "[[Rhinofeeder]]", which he also mumbled in the beginning of [[Homestar Ruiner]].
**Trogdor claiming that he can't handle Strong Bad's style, which Strong Bad said that nobody could in [[Homestar Ruiner]], unless they are a pretty lady.
*The introductory narration is similar to the one used in [[fingers]]. The announcer of said introduction also appeared in the same email.
**Homestar also mispronounced "Previously" in [[DNA Evidence]].
**The word "People" is mispronounced as "Peppel", which was previously heard in the [[coloring#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]] for [[coloring]]. It specifically refers to a possible color name that The Brothers Chaps discuss.
*When Strong Bad goes through a video game portal, his last two transformations are [[Atari Strong Bad]] and [[Secret Collect.]] Strong Bad, respectively.
*[[Mr. Shmallow]] can be seen on the Pineapple Gun.
*Upon entering the Peasantry area, Strong Bad will remark on the game's status as "the best-selling video computer TV game of all time", as it was previously referred to as in [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]].
**Likewise, the music from the trailer plays as background music in Peasantry and at the final battle, and Rather Dashing speaks exactly as he does in the trailer.
*The [[wikipedia:Pitfall!|Pitfall!]] Scorpions from [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] return in Halfathlon.
*In addition to the four historical figures, the puzzle wheel in the Videlectrix Mainframe depicts Trogdor, the [[Jhonka]], [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]], and [[Kid Speedy]].
*The loading screen for the first-person segment reads "Get [[SBLOUNSKCHED]]!", a reference to [[candy product]].
*In Extended Play, when trying to get ye flask, the text on the bottom reads "[[seriously]], get ye flask".
*When Chorch gets angry, he says he will make Stinkoman wish he was never born. This phrase was mentioned in Chorch's description in the [[Stinkomanual]].
*Clicking on the pennants in Extended Play will show a credits sequence that mentions [[Cherry Greg]], [[A. Chimendez]], [[Lem Sportsinterviews|"Lem" Sportsinterviews]], [[Douglas]], [[Levert Burtmore]], [[The Deke]], and [[Dennis]], along with [[Strong Sad]] and [[The Cheat]].
*The "ultimate" form of Strong Bad was mentioned numerous times during the production of SBCG4AP, namely the [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] and the [[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]]. Strong Bad complained numerous times about [[Telltale Games]] not using the "concept art", explaining Strong Bad's remark of "Whoa! They ''finally'' listened to me!"
**The concept art appears again during and after the credits.
*The final cutscene has an instance of [[couch mumbling]].
*Homestar previously ate coins (albeit more deliberately) in [[do over]].
*Homestar mentions his [[hremail]]s in one of the hints he gives.
*When Strong Bad first enters Stinkoman 20X6, he says, "Now I want to be the guy too.", paraphrasing [[1-Up]]'s line in [[japanese cartoon]]: "Everybody says you're the guy. But I wanna be the guy too!"
*On the title screen and during the credits, the music is an instrumental version of [[Please Stop Trying To Handle My Style]].
*The 8-bit lantern resembles the one in [[Peasant's Quest]].
*Strong Bad asks Strong Sad to "shut up [[nine times]]".
*The dual inclusion of the Roman helmet and Old Timey [[Free Country, USA]] background in the photo booth may refer to an Easter egg in [[highschool]].
*When Stinkoman is defeated by Browntant and Chorch, he says "You made my stummy hurt!". This is a reference to the game over screen of Stinkoman 20X6.
*[[Homestar]] says that [[Coach Z]] bet him a "moist Benjamin" that he couldn't catch Lucky George in his mouth, an obvious reference to [[shapeshifter]].

===Real-World References===
*The title is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Eight Is Enough|Eight Is Enough]], a television comedy-drama from the late 1970s and early '80s.
*Lady Crate Ape is a take off of [[Donkey Kong]], possibly, in the same trend as [[Wikipedia:Ms. Pac-Man|Ms. Pac-Man]].
**When Marzipan is possessed by the spirit of the game, her expression is similar to Kong's expression on the original video game cabinet. Strong Bad also frequently refers to her as "Marzy-Kong".
**The way the portions of the scaffolding are put together and fall down when she stomps on the roof mimics the way the game begins in most versions, minus the part where the entire thing collapses.
**Marzipan also throws crates continuously, similarly how Donkey Kong throws barrels continuously
**Like Donkey Kong, Marzipan has a hostage (in this case, Bubs). Donkey Kong's hostage was Pauline, a precursor to Peach.
*Strong Bad complains about taking a [[Wikipedia:The Color Purple|''The Color Purple'']] personality quiz when answering an email.
*Strong Bad climbing the vine with the smiling cloud on the Awesomeness screen is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]].
**Similarly, the bushes with eyes in the intro screen are another reference to the ''[[Mario]]'' series.
**Homestar saying "Hurray! You win! Ptoo! Ptoo!" could also be a reference to Mario, because when you win a level in [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros.|Super Mario Bros.]], fireworks would go off with a similar sound.
**When Strong Bad first enters Peasantry, he assumes hitting his head on things will make coins come out, a reference to the theme of making coins come out of blocks by jumping into them in said series.
***This could also refer to the act of somersaulting into trees to get various objects in [[The Legend of Zelda]] series, also by [[Nintendo]].
**The music and appearance of the ghosts haunting the House of Strong (particularly the ghosts flying out the front when outside) is reminiscent of the ghost houses in [[Wikipedia:Super Mario World|Super Mario World]].
*Some of the games depicted on the Awesomeness screen are [[Wikipedia:Pong|Pong]], [[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]], and [[Wikipedia:Asteroids (video game)|Asteroids]].
*At one point, Gel-Arshie says "Hi! I'm Gel-Arshie!" in exactly the same way Hugh Bliss says his catchphrase "Hi! I'm Hugh Bliss!" in ''[[Wikipedia:Sam And Max Episode 102: Situation: Comedy|Sam And Max Episode 102: Situation: Comedy]]''.
*"The ladder is a lie" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Portal (video game)|Portal]], where the phrase "the cake is a lie" is written all around the testing facility.
*Homestar mentions that he used his lucky quarter to beat [[Wikipedia:Street Fighter|Street Masher]], [[Wikipedia:Street Fighter 2|Street Masher 2]], and [[Wikipedia:Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo|Street Masher 2: Slightly Different Costumes Edition]]; these games seem to be based on the [[Street Fighter]] series, and indeed, ''Street Fighter II'' was infamous for having many minor variations before ''Street Fighter III'' came out.
*Homestar will, at one point, pop up and say "Hey! Listen!" He does so in the same fashion as Navi in [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time]].
**The locked door at the end of the game is similar to the locked doors in Ocarina of Time, as well.
**Strong Bad's annoyance at Homestar's appearances reflects fan criticism of Navi's purpose.
*If Strong Bad shoots at a ghost in The Field and misses, The Cheat pops up to laugh at him. This is similar to [[Wikipedia:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]], where the player's hunting dog does the same.
*Strong Sad saying "You shall not pass!" is a reference to Gandalf's confrontation with the Balrog in [[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|The Fellowship of the Ring]].
*Also, Strong Sad's line "Abandon all hope, ye who enter" is a reference to what is written above the entrance to the gates of Hell in Dante's epic poem [[Wikipedia:Divine Comedy|The Divine Comedy]].
*The first person section is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]] by iD Software; the King of Town's appearance and death speech are references to that game's depiction of Hitler.
**In addition, the name of the castle where this takes place is "Castle Poopenstein".
**When switching to first person perspective, Strong Bad says "Quake and fear". [[Wikipedia:Quake|Quake]] and [[Wikipedia:F.E.A.R.|F.E.A.R.]] are two popular first person shooters.
**In addition, the "Get Sblounskched" loading bar is from Wolfenstein 3D (in which it reads "Get Psyched!").
**The King of Town carries two machine guns, similar to the final boss in Wolfenstein 3D.
*The show that Strong Bad says on TV, "Videlectrix Saturday Mornideo Games", refers to the Saturday Morning cartoon series ''[[Wikipedia:Saturday Supercade|Saturday Supercade]]'' which aired on [[Wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] from 1983 to 1985.
*The words "ALL WORK AND NO FRUIT MAKES GEL-ARSHIE A DULL BOY" that fill up the TV screen after beating the Gel-Arshie game with the kill screen is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Shining (film)|The Shining]]''.
*Strong Bad looking through the TrogSword in 20X6 is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Thundercats|Thundercats]]'', in particular Lion-O's transformation sequence. He also makes a reference to [[Wikipedia:He-Man|He-Man]] during this sequence.
**The TrogSword also looks very similar to Lion-O's sword with a symbol of Trogdor in the hilt instead of the Thundercats symbol.
*Several historical figures appear in the "Spirit of '76" game, including [[Wikipedia:John Hancock|John Hancock]], [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]], [[Wikipedia:Samuel Adams|Samuel Adams]], and [[Wikipedia:Paul Revere|Paul Revere]]. All figure significantly in the American Revolution.
**Samuel Adams saying he "probably invented beer" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Beer Company|Samuel Adams]] brand of beer.
**When you give John Hancock the item, he says to make sure your family is insured, a reference to the [[Wikipedia:John Hancock Insurance|John Hancock Insurance]] company.
*Interacting with the mirror in the bathroom will make Strong Bad reference the [[Wikipedia:Bloody Mary (folklore)|Bloody Mary legend]].
*The Gel-Arshie portion of the game is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Cool Spot|Cool Spot]], a 1993 product placement game for 7-Up that featured its red mascot on a surf board.
*After using Gel-Arshie on the brick wall, he says the line "What's in the box?", a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Seven (film)|Se7en]]''.
*The "Bloodstone" in Trogdor's Lair is a reference to the game [[Wikipedia:Return to Krondor|Return to Krondor]], in which there is a "Nightstone" that casts everything in red light and reveals a hidden place, which holds the secret to destroying your enemy forever.
*Strong Bad's remark about the peasants starting a commune is a reference to [[Monty Python|''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'']], specifically the scene in which Dennis explains that he and his fellow peasants are an [[wikipedia:Anarcho-syndicalism|anarcho-syndicalist]] commune.
*When Strong Mad is in Halfathlon, he will exclaim "[[Wikipedia:Glasnost|GLASNOST]]! [[Wikipedia:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn|SOLZHENITSYN]]!"
**When Strong Bad responds, his pronunciation of "Puttin'" likely refers to [[Russia|Russian]] prime minister and former president, [[Wikipedia:Vladamir Putin|Vladamir Putin]].
**"Zhivago" is a reference to [[wikipedia:Doctor Zhivago|Doctor Zhivago]].
*When Strong Bad gives the trophy to Strong Mad, he says "ich bin ein [[donut]]". This is a spoof of [[Wikipedia:Ich bin ein Berliner|Ich bin ein Berliner]]. Furthermore, it is a play on the urban legend that the [[German]] phrase means "I am a jelly donut."
*When entering Peasantry from the Videlectrix Mainframe any time after solving the code wheel, Strong Bad says, "Load p-quest comma eight comma one" referencing LOAD“FILE”,8,1 the command needed to load games and programs into many [[Wikipedia:Commodore International|Commodore]] computers.
*When summoning Boxer Joe, Strong Bad sometimes says "Round 1, FIGHT!" the same way the announcer does in [[Mortal Kombat]].
*When Strong Bad finally uses the performing bear, he shouts "I choose you." This is a reference to [[Pokémon]].
*In the game's music files, Halfathlon is referred to as [[Wikipedia:Summer Games|Summer Games]].
*"The Videlectrix Halfathlon" title mimics the similarly named The Activision Decathlon.
*The box art for Mista Fixit is modeled after the "album cover" boxes of early [[Wikipedia:Electronic Arts|Electronic Arts]], complete with an incorporation of the company's logo into the artwork.
*The Mista Fixit game and character may be a reference to the online building game [[Wikipedia:Roblox|Roblox]], as he wears a hard hat and asks Strong Bad if he wants to build something.
*Revealing the ghosts with the camera is a parody of the [[Wikipedia:Fatal Frame|Fatal Frame]] series of games, where you also reveal and defeat ghosts in a similar fashion.
*The Videlectrix Power magazine is a reference to the real-world [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Power|Nintendo Power]] magazine.
*The music and the jump celebration by Strong Bad after defeating Ultimate Trogdor may be a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy Series]].
*The scene where Strong Bad wakes up and tells everybody they were in his dream is a parody of the ending scene from ''[[The Wizard of Oz]]''.
*Strong Bad calling Strong Sad a "dumpla-lumpa" references the Oompa Loompas, the little men that work for [[Wikipedia:Willy Wonka|Willy Wonka]].
*When trying to use the Lappy during the Redcoat Ghost Patrol minigame, Strong Bad declines, saying that he "might get sucked into the screen or something". This is a possible reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Poltergeist (film)|Poltergeist]]''.
*Asking about Stinkoman's robot boots will unleash a diatribe ending with "And I can kick!", which is taken from an infamous 1987 [[Wikipedia:Late Night With David Letterman|Late Night With David Letterman]] interview with [[Wikipedia:Crispin Glover|Crispin Glover]] which also featured large shoes.
*Sometimes when Strong Bad is kicked out of the house by the redcoat ghost, Homestar will pop up and say "The ghosts are coming from inside the house!", a reference to the movie "[[Wikipedia:When a Stranger Calls (1979 film)|When a Stranger Calls]]".
*When Strong Sad walks off with Rather Dashing, he remarks, "I think is the beginning of a beautiful friendship", which is the last line of the film [[Wikipedia:Casablanca (film)|Casablanca]].
*When Strong Bad says, "It's starting to knock the husk out of my naturally husky head", this is a reference to [[Wikipedia:A Charlie Brown Christmas|A Charlie Brown Christmas]] when Frieda says, "It's taking the curl out of my naturally curly hair!"
*One of the Drive-Thru Whale responses, saying that their "fatty melts come scattered, smothered, covered, and humiliated," includes hash brown styles from [[Wikipedia:Waffle House|Waffle House]] (also seen in [[Main Page 5]]).
*Strong Bad calling Homestar a "Pinball Wizard" is a reference to [[The Who]]'s song [[Wikipedia:Pinball Wizard|Pinball Wizard]].
*When Strong Bad looks at the commode, he mentions the abyss staring back at him. [[Wikipedia: Friedrich Nietszche|Friedrich Nietzsche]] made a similar observation in a quote about fighting the monsters of life.

==External Links==
*[[Telltale:community/blogs/id-398|Telltale blog entry confirming Trogdor's appearance]]
*[[Telltale:strongbad/8bitisenough|Official episode page]]
*[[Forum:14934|forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough"]]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7349 Telltale forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough]

===Reviews===
*[http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/12/strong_bad_episode_5_8_bit_is_enough WiiWare World review]
*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/938/938668p1.html IGN review]
*[http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/reviews/440/ Adventure Classic Gaming review]
*[http://www.gameshark.com/reviews/3184/Strong-Bad-Episode-5-8-Bit-is-Enough.htm GameShark review]
*[http://gamebrainspew.com/2009/01/strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people-e5/ GameBrainSpew review]
*[http://www.gamesradar.com/wii/strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people-8-bit-is-enough-wiiware/review/strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people-8-bit-is-enough-wiiware/a-20090106151416192261/g-200812091643093064 GamesRadar review]
*[http://www.cheatcc.com/wii/rev/strongbadscoolgameforattractivepeopleepisode58bitisenoughreview.html Cheat Code Central review]
*[http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3171893&p=44 1Up.com review]
*[http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r37090.htm GameZone review]
*[http://pc.vggen.com/reviews/review.php?id=438&p=1 Video Game Generation review]

{{SBCG4AP}}

garage sale

2010-03-11T14:41:15Z

TJDevil02: /* Trivia */ Updating

{{sbenav|129}}
[[Image:sbemail129.png|thumb|"Go back to Stuckey's!"]]

Strong Bad gives his thoughts on "garbage" sales and "garbage" sale patrons.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Homestar Runner's House]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, May 2, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:28

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Here comes another email that I'll answer for you! Here comes another email that I'll answer for you!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: garage sale=money!</div>
hey strong bad! 
I seriously think you need to have a garage sale!! I mean 
think of all da things you could get with all that money... 
 
cat (yeah that's my real name)</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads the first line exaggeratedly fast, as it is written. He over-emphasizes the "da", and doesn't read the part in parentheses, instead saying...}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and something I don't wanna read. ''{typing}'' What sort of 'da things' are we talking about here, Catman? 'Da bomb' or, uh, 'da boyz' or even, ''{not typed}'' uh, ''{typing}'' 'da hood?' Nah, I don't think I want any of dose. ''{pronounced as "doze"}'' ''{clears screen}'' Lemme tell you a thing or two about garage sales: Ya ever get the feeling that the people just got lazy taking the trash out, so they stopped right there on the driveway and started putting price tags on things? I mean, isn't it just a little bit suspicious that there's only a one-letter difference between 'garage sale' and 'garbage sale?' ''{says "gar-bahge", to rhyme with "garage"}'' Except, don't ever say 'garbage' ''{same way}'' like that. That's, like, the only joke Moms have and they can keep it for all I care. So then there's the issue of the sort of folks that frequent garage sales: bottom feeders, lemme tell ya.

''{Cut to Strong Bad's garage sale in the middle of the Field. There is a sign reading "GAR<strike>B</strike>AGE SALE" (with the 'B' crossed out), and [[#Some Items for Sale|merchandise]] is found everywhere with various price tags. Marzipan walks up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' First, there's the haggler, ''{"THE HAGGLER" appears in the middle of the screen with a bowler derby on it for a moment.}'' the guy who spends all day trying to talk you down from a quarter to twenty-two cents for some worthless piece of crap.

''{The camera scrolls over to Bubs and Strong Bad. Bubs is holding an ugly doll.}''

'''BUBS:''' I'll give ya two thin dimes for this pantyhose doll.

'''STRONG BAD:''' First off... all... that is Aunt Gert. ''{Bubs squints at the doll}'' And secondly, she's worth '''way''' more than the quarter I'm asking for her! Heck, I paid six-fifty for her new. And them's 1998 dollars!

'''BUBS:''' Well, maybe if she was wearing a troll outfit, or a witch's hat or somethin'...

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'll let it go for twenty-four cents.

'''BUBS:''' ''{grimly}'' Twenty-two and a half!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You, my friend... just bought yourself an Aunt Gert.

''{Cut away to The Field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Next is the lurker. ''{"THE LURKER" appears in the middle of the screen with a candle and two skulls on it for a moment.}'' You know, the shady night-manager at Stuckey's type, who shades around all day but never buys anything.

''{The camera pans down to Strong Sad and Senor Cardgage looking at merchandise. Strong Sad steps away from Senor Cardgage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And you're like, "Is he there just to be seen?"

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Look at this can of peas, Helvetica. Won't you help me buy it for you?

'''STRONG SAD:''' I'm finding it hard to express just how uncomfortable I am right now.

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' I dan't know why. Exprecially since you have this can of peas to look forward to.

''{Strong Bad walks up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, if you're not gonna buy anything, you gotta leave. You're drivin' away all my best customers!

''{Senor Cardgage walks off with the can of peas.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Ugh, I feel like I need a chemical shower after talking to that guy! Do we have an emergency eyewash station?

'''STRONG BAD:''' At least he bought something, ''lurker''! Go back to Stuckey's. ''{voiceover}'' And last, but not least...

''{Cut to another part of the garage sale, this time with Marzipan and Coach Z. "COACH Z", with a basketball instead of the O and a towel hanging off the Z, appears in the middle of the screen. Coach Z is carrying a variety of items all labeled "Great for baby!". In front of them is a picnic blanket with more "Great for baby!" items on it, except for one, which is labeled "Great for Graw Mad"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...there's Coach Z.

''{The text disappears.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Coach Z, may I ask why you're buying up all the "great for baby" items?

'''COACH Z:''' I'd prefer that ya didn't.

''{cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Obviously, wasting your Saturday morning just to sell $3.19 worth of trash isn't the real reason to have a garage sale. It's to get people out of their houses so The Cheat can ransack them!!

''{Cut to Homestar's living room. The place is a wreck, and The Cheat is standing in the middle of the room near a large bag. Frank Bennedetto is laying on its side in the foreground.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{humming while stuffing Homestar's cow lamp into the bag}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{popping out of the bag}'' Hey, can you put this cow lamp back? ''{throws it out}'' We're running out of room in here. You wouldn't get much for that thing anyways. It's not even a real cow.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' See? And then we make a killing when we sell the stuff back to them a few weeks later at an inflated price.

''{Cut to the garage sale. Marzipan and Strong Bad are standing near Marzipan's answering machine on a table.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Ooh, this is perfect! I've always wanted an answering machine.

'''ANSWERING MACHINE:''' ''{in Marzipan's voice}'' It's a great day at Marzipan's! Please leave me a message.

''{Marzipan looks at Strong Bad angrily, while Strong Bad looks around shiftily.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, see, it ''is'' perfect! It already knows your name, even. Heh! Oooh, heh. Eee. Oh. Hmm. Peow! ''{runs off}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{no longer angry}'' More like, ''pree''-ow.

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Da Bomb Shirt.PNG|thumb|"I'm da bomb"]]
*At the beginning, click on "da bomb," "da boyz", and "da hood" to bring up [[T-Shirts]] with phrases incorporating each term.
*At the end, click on the Heavy Lourde to see Homestar make an offer he can't refuse.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' We got a Homestar Runner for sale! Slightly used and mostly confused. We can't ''give'' these things away. ''{leans}'' I'll take it! ''{leans other way}'' I'll take ''twelve''. ''{stands upright}'' Drive one home today!
*Click on the answering machine at the end to see more of Coach Z.
:''{Marzipan and Coach Z are at the garage sale in the same positions as before.}''
:'''MARZIPAN:''' This garage sale is more like a gar-''bahge'' sale.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{leaning in from offscreen}'' DAHDAHDAHDAHDAH! Moms Only!
:'''COACH Z:''' Oh, then I'm okay to say it!
:''{Strong Bad and Marzipan look shocked, disturbed, and confused by Coach Z's comment.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*There are two messages on Marzipan's answering machine.
*According to [http://www.westegg.com/inflation/ The Inflation Calculator], a "1998 dollar" would be worth about $1.31 (as of 2009). So Strong Bad paying $6.50 for Aunt Gert in 1998 is equivalent to paying $8.51 for her in 2009.
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#typing tutor jr|typing tutor jr]]".

===Remarks===
*While it is dubious that ''any'' of the objects listed as "Great for Baby!" are appropriate for infants, there are two specifically known to be "inappropriate" for them. The first one is the Helicopter—in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]], as it is said to be for "Ages 3–5". The second is a barrel labeled "Cold Ones".
*Coach Z is holding the "we are the scorpions!" box from [[your friends]], but the text "we are the" is missing from it.
*There has not been a [[Wikipedia: half cent|half cent]] in [[Wikipedia: US currency|US currency]] since 1857.
*Strong Bad refers to the sender as "catman". However, the sender may be female, as "Cat" is often short for "Catherine".
*This email uses an older design of Strong Bad's face.

===Goofs===
*When the camera scrolls to the left at the beginning of the "Haggler" scene, the Garage sale sign suddenly disappears just before it should go off screen.
*The image of Gooblies is obviously flipped, as you can see if you zoom in on his washing care label when Strong Sad moves out of the way, the "G" is displayed backwards, and less curved. You can also see that the "G" is on Gooblies' left, while it normally appears on its right.
*"Moms" in "the only joke Moms have" could be expected to be lowercase, except when it used as a title, such as in Western cultures.
* When Marzipan blinks during her confused expression, her outline is intruded.
* In the cow lamp scene, The Cheat has an extra spot near his head.

===Inside References===
*"[[Graw Mad]]" is Strong Bad's [[nickname]] for [[Strong Mad]] in [[the facts]].
*Homestar's [[cow lamp]] first appeared in [[caper]], where [[The Cheat]] broke it by accident.
*"[[Preeeeow]]" is the [[onomatopoeia]] for the sound [[The Paper]] makes when it comes down.
*The Haggler sign's hat is a recolored version of [[Homsar|Homsar's]] bowler derby.
*Homestar has previously described Senor Cardgage as smelling like [[pea]] soup, in [[kind of cool]].
*Coach Z's odd behavior made him seem as though he was [[Pregnancy|pregnant]] or going through [[gender confusion]].
*Strong Sad feels like taking a chemical [[Showering|shower]].
*Strong Bad pronounces Cat's name as "[["Man" pronounced as "m'n"|Catm'n]]".
*Marzipan's answering machine message, "It's a great day at Marzipan's!" sounds very similar to Strong Bad in [[part-time job]] when he declares "It's a great day at Bubs' Concession Stand!"

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Stuckey's|Stuckey's]] is a chain of roadside convenience stores found on highways throughout the Southeast, Southwest, and Midwest United States.
*Senor Cardgage refers to Strong Sad as [[Wikipedia:Helvetica|Helvetica]], a famous sans-serif typeface.
*The whole email resembles an old comedy VHS film (by [http://www.theadman.net/am/video/J2%20Communications/1/ J2 Communications]) called "[http://www.theadman.net/a/6300167208/How-to-Have-a-Moneymaking-Garage-Sale-Starring-Phyllis-Diller.html How to Have a Money-Making Garage Sale]," in which [[Wikipedia:Phyllis Diller|Phyllis Diller]] discusses sensible and frivolous tips as well as the many different "species" of customers who come by.
*The "gar-bazh" pronunciation was originally made popular in Hefty Trash Bag commercials by comedian [[Wikipedia:Jonathan Winters|Jonathan Winters]].
*Both a "chemical shower" and an "eye wash station" are safety features found in a common chemical laboratory, as well as in the majority of chemistry classrooms.
*There was a short-lived comic series called "[[Wikipedia:Catman (comics)|Catman]]", but in this case, Strong Bad is likely making a parody of the more popular [[Batman]]. In another example of the many rock references of the Homestar Runner world, Strong Bad may also be referencing Peter Criss of KISS fame, who was known by the stagename of Catman.
*"Da boyz" and "da hood" are references to [[Wikipedia: Boyz N Da Hood|Boyz N Da Hood]].

===Fast Forward===
*Homestar's line "I'll take it! I'll take twelve!" is later used in an Easter egg in [[looking old]].

===Some Items for Sale===
*Except for the candle, the egg carton, and Aunt Gert, all prices refer to the [[Email Number References|number of the email]] in which the item first appeared.

====On Display====
* Cheat Commandos [[Cheap as Free#Toys|Troop Transport]] - $93
** The price refers to [[army]], the email which introduced the [[Cheat Commandos]].
* [[Old-Timey Strong Bad]]'s Telegramophone from [[50 emails]] - $50
* [[Eggs]] from [[morning routine]] - $54
* Box labeled "[[riverquest safariventure]]" from [[theme park]] - $1.04
* [[Ab-Abber 2000]] from [[suntan]] - $77
* [[Heavy Lourde]] from [[homsar]] - $2
* "[[Words I Probably Said]]" tape from [[autobiography]] - $67
* [[Swiss Cake Rolls]] - $50
** The price indicates [[50 emails]], but Swiss Cake Rolls first appeared in [[invisibility]] - which was Strong Bad Email #41.
* [['Lectric Boots]] from [[extra plug]] - $116
* "sb_snailmail.exe" [[The Mailbox|mailbox]] from [[other days]] - $111
* Tandy 400 [[Floppy Disk Container]], which first appeared in [[little animal]] (disk showing is "typing tutor jr") - $23
* [[Strong Bad's Fondue Pot]] from [[50 emails]] - $50
* [[Gooblies]] from [[suntan]] - $77
* [[The Cloitsterizer]] from [[suntan]]: "Great for Graw Mad" - $77
* Keg of [[Cold One]]s: "Great for Baby!" - $38
** This particular keg has not been seen before, but it is similar in shape to the [[Melonade]] keg seen in [[helium]] and other places.
* Cheat Commandos [[Cheap as Free#Toys|Helicopter]]: "Great for Baby!" - $93
** The price refers to [[army]], the email which introduced The Cheat Commandos.
* Marzipan's Answering Machine, the [[PhoneTime XL8]] - $129
** The price refers to the current email, which is the first one to have the PhoneTime XL8 outside an Easter egg.
* Purple Candle from [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] - $00
** The price is zero since the candle had never been seen in an email before this one.
* Egg Carton from [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]] - $[[Eggs|EGG]]

====Hidden Items====
* A bag of [[Potate]] chips (price not given).
** Appears out of frame in the Flash file when Bubs is haggling with Strong Bad.
* "[[More Like You Write A Book About Come-back Jokes, NERD!!]]" book from [[50 emails]]: "Great for Baby!" - $50
** Appears out of frame in the Flash file when Bubs is haggling with Strong Bad.
** Presumably bought by Coach Z, as it appears in his arms later in the cartoon.

====Sold Items====
* "[[Aunt Gert]]" pantyhose doll - $.25
** Sold to Bubs for 22½¢
* "Canopy's" can of [[peas]] - $99
** Presumably bought by Senor Cardgage for "Helvetica".
** The price refers to [[different town]] (e-mail 99), in which [[The King of Town]] was buried alive in a box of peas.
* [[Clock Radio]] from [[12:00]]: "Great for Baby!" (price not given)
** Presumably bought by Coach Z
* Box of scorpions from [[your friends]]: "Great for Baby!" (price not given)
** Presumably bought by Coach Z
* Homestar Runner - SOLD
** Apparently bought by [[Homestar Runner and Homestar Runner's relationship|himself]]

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

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]] and [[Jonathan Howe]])

'''MATT:''' ''{grunts}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Ooh. Aah. Ooh. Aah.

'''RYAN?:''' ''{simultaneously}'' ''{beatboxes}''

'''MATT:''' Right now. Here comes another email that I'll answer for you. Here comes another...

'''MIKE:''' ''{inaudible}'' —commentary...

'''MATT:''' All right.

'''JOHN:''' That was good, guys.

'''MIKE:''' So... this is, uh, the last email that we've made up to this point of the time that we're doing the commentaries.

'''MATT:''' Yeah we don't even know what email 130's gonna be like and we might even start making it today.

'''MIKE:''' That's true and we still don't know what it's gonna be about.

'''MATT:''' I really like Mike's work on that Easter egg of those, those, uh, "da-something" T-shirts.

'''MIKE:''' Oh those shirts. "Da boyz."

'''MATT:''' Those two babies are—

'''MIKE:''' Cute babies.

'''MATT:''' And the one "da hood" is awesome! That skull—

'''MIKE:''' The skull and that building, yeah.

'''RYAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah, looked into the— yeah.

'''JOHN:''' Why wasn't it a "da hoodie"?

''{long pause}''

'''JOHN:''' Um...

'''MIKE:''' Jonathan has ruined the commentary once again.

'''JOHN:''' ''{laughing}'' Oh, it's not true.

'''MATT:''' So what else? Ah, we were talking about other mom jokes, like there's "gar-bahge", there's Tar—they call Target "tar-zhay". All right, um, there's a couple others... I don't remember what they were. That's, that's just Homsar's derby hat on "The Haggler" with— and I changed the colors.

'''RYAN:''' I like, I like seeing all the things from the previous emails in there.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah I didn't— Matt did, uh, all this part so I didn't even notice most of this stuff until the second or third watching.

'''RYAN:''' The tape...

'''MATT:''' The price, the price, um, the price on all of 'em usually corresponds to the email it was from.

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' A little insider trading...

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Except The Cheat Commando— I think anything that's The Cheat Commandos I make it be to the "army" email, 'cause that's where Firebert was from.

'''MIKE:''' Ah.

'''JOHN:''' And there's a lot more expression; you see Bubs is sneering; he's like lowering his eyes.

'''MIKE:''' Anytime a character's got squinty or angry eyes you know Matt animated that part.

'''JOHN:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Ah, good ol' Senor Cardgage. I guess he's a real character now.

'''JOHN:''' What was the lobster name?

'''MIKE:''' Gooblies. That was a real, that was a real stuffed animal that Matt had. There's Gooblies right there.

'''MATT:''' We went over that on the last DVD.

'''JOHN:''' Gooby.

'''MATT:''' Gooby. Um, the can of peas is a clever play on words; it's Canopy's, like "Canopy-apostrophe-s."

'''JOHN:''' Ohhh.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Ahhh. Clever.

'''MATT:''' The Canopy's brand can of peas.

'''JOHN:''' That's clever.

'''MIKE:''' That's too much for me.

'''JOHN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' I like the back of Strong Sad's knees there.

'''MATT:''' Thanks.

'''MIKE:''' Did you make that just for that?

'''MATT:''' I did that.

'''MIKE:''' It's a little— he's— they're kinda worn out. He bends them a lot it looks like. He needs to get some lotion on the back of his knees.

'''MIKE:''' ''{talking about Coach Z}'' What does he have in his hands there?

'''MATT:''' He's got the Strong Bad comebacks book: "More Like, YOU Write a Book About Comebacks, Nerd". Uh, the alarm clock, and maybe something else.

'''MIKE:''' Alarm clock might be okay for a baby.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, probably wouldn't know what to do with it.

'''MIKE:''' Or at least for someone with a baby.

'''MATT:''' The cow lamp. We need to make the cowlamp; I want a cow lamp so bad.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, make it. Ryan!

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Somebody make one for me for my birthday.

'''MIKE:''' Ryan, make that.

'''RYAN:''' I got it! I'm on this one!

'''MIKE:''' I like this, her intro here. It's a great day at Marzipan's.

'''MATT:''' They would make me say that, or they wanted you to say that when I worked at Mindspring.

'''RYAN:''' It's a great day at—

'''MATT:''' "It's a great day at Mindspring! This is Matt with customer service. How can I have your email address or account number, please?" And they'd go "I don't know, how can you?"

=== Fun Facts ===
*The version of the back of Strong Sad's legs used in this cartoon was actually first used in [[origins]].
*[[Wikipedia:MindSpring|MindSpring]] was a major Internet service provider which merged with [[Wikipedia:EarthLink|EarthLink]] on February 4, 2000, with the company retaining the EarthLink name.
**The description for the [[Podstar Runner 2006]] release of [[isp]] would refer to MindSpring.

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|129|3045}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]][[Category:Podstar Runner]]

rated

2010-01-11T10:11:09Z

TJDevil02: /* Fun Facts */ (A little extra)

{{sbenav|193}}
[[Image:rated Strong Sad restricted sign.png|thumb|"Aww, I've been waitin' three days to do that."]]

Strong Bad explains his favorite movie genres.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Homsar}} (Easter egg), {{film|The King of Town}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Movie Theater]], [[The Brick Wall]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[The King of Town's Castle]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, April 7, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 3:25

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Six}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' My email is a cell phone. No it's not! My email is a CAR-phone! That's right. ''{brings up the email, which is aligned to the right side of the screen}''

<blockquote class="lappy email" style="text-align:right">
<div style="text-align:left">subject: Fav Movie?</div>
Dear Strong Bad, What is your favorite movie, and why? And where, if applicable. Sincerely L. Eftformat </blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing erratically over the page}'' Oh, think you're preTTy clever, eh? -e.email cummings ''{clears page, types normally}'' I don't have a favorite movie, but I do have a favorite genre of movies. R-rated movies! A-can I get a ''{high-pitched}'' 'restricted'?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{offscreen for a moment}'' A-restricte—!

''{As the camera cuts back, Strong Sad is seen wearing a white shirt with "Restricted!" on it and with a tent behind him, also holding a sign reading "Restricted!".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{interrupting}'' Not from you!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Aww, I've been waitin' three days to do that.

''{Strong Bad turns back to the computer where he continues typing}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The only thing better than R-rated movies are double and triple R-rated movies! Let me break down the subtle differences for you. In an R-rated movie, the good guy only blows people up in self-defense. But double R ''{types RR}'' -rated movies are allowed to blur the line! ''{cuts to the back view of the computer}'' Man, I saw this one double R-rated movie, where the good guy stepped on this rabbit, and he didn't kill it, but then later on in the movie, he wished he did! The GOOD GUY! That's messed up, man! You can't let kids watch that kind of thing! ''{turns back to the computer}'' Then in triple R ''{types RRR}'' -rated movies, you can show bullets go all the way through people!

''{cuts to a street-crossing sign of a guy with a bowler hat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' In the front, through their guts and organs and breakfast and RIGHT OUT the BACK! That is nasty, man!

''{as he says this, a bullet shoots through the man, making a rip in his back, spilling two organs, possibly a stomach and a heart; some breakfast of eggs, bacon and a glass of orange juice come out the back, and the bullet appears and flies out. The scene fades to a green rating card.}''

<blockquote style="background:#0C0; color:#FFF; padding:1em; width:500px; border:none; font-weight:bold; text-align:center; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">THE FOLLOWING FILM HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR 
CERTAIN AUDIENCES 
BY SOME PEOPLE WHO KNOW WHAT'S BEST 
 
IT BE RATED
{| cellpadding="4" cellspacing="0" style="background:none; border:1px #FFF solid; margin:0 auto; color:white"
|-
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" | RRR
| style="border:1px #FFF solid;" width="200pt"| FOR EXPLICIT BREAKFAST-PIERCING BULLETS
|}
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There's some triple R-rated stuff out there that even ''I'' can't stomach. ''{Cut back to the Lappy. Typing}'' Only three have ever been made: ''{As he lists them, posters for each movie appear.}'' 'Women's Penitentiary Bakesale Nightmare,' 'The Fists of Knuckles' series, and 'Axe-Gun: Legends of the Brain-Outener.' They even banned those movies in Transylvania, where you're required by law to eat puppies for breakfast. And even if a theater were showing it, which ours conveniently is, you gotta be like sixty-something years old just to buy tickets.

''{Cut to movie theater. Strong Bad, wearing a felt hat and carrying a briefcase, walks up to usher Senor Cardgage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{drops suitcase and rubs back}'' Ow, my pension. Oh, hello, my good man. Just taking my two sons, here, who are home from college, to see their first triple R-rated movie.

''{Cut to Coach Z and Bubs, standing behind. Coach Z is wearing a white baseball cap and a backpack, and sporting a goatee. Bubs is wearing a Disco Tech hooded sweatshirt.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, Pop, can I borrow the Vorlvo?

'''BUBS:''' Dad, Trina and I are moving in together.

''{Cut back to Strong Bad and Senor Cardgage}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{To Coach Z and Bubs, offscreen behind him}'' I'll deal with you two later! ''{Turns to Senor Cardgage, smiling and laughing nervously}'' Heh heh. Kids that are old enough for me to be in my sixties. What're you gonna do?

''{Close up of Senor Cardgage}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' I'm sorry, Bridget, but can I steep some identificaption?

''{Cut back to include Strong Bad, who pats his pants and rubs his head vigorously}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, I seem to have left my identificaption in my other, older, and more professional briefcase...uh...

''{Close up of Senor Cardgage}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Soggy, Junior. Come back when you're all grold up.

''{Cut to silhouette of Strong Bad, Coach Z and Bubs standing behind a brick wall}''

'''BUBS:''' Man, I told you that lame-brained plan wouldn't work. ''{Close up of Strong Bad leaning on the wall, with Bubs and Coach Z behind him. Bubs and Coach Z are still wearing their college outfits, and Strong Bad's hat is next to him.}'' We shoulda been ''your'' parents.

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? I'm way too good looking for anyone to believe that I'm you guys' kid. And Coach Z only ''kinda'' looks like my mom.

'''COACH Z:''' Hey, thanks! You want I should shave my legs?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ignoring that. Well, it looks like there's only one thing left to do.

''{Cut to Strong Bad's basement. Strong Bad and Coach Z are sitting on the couch, Bubs is standing behind it. Two bags of chips and Strong Bad's hat and briefcase are on and around the couch.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, nothing like watching lowercase r-rated movies on scrambled cable.

''{Close up of television. The only thing that can be seen on the screen is blurry, colored swirls of static, scrolling up across the screen}''

'''MAN'S VOICE:''' Stop eating glass!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{offscreen}'' I think I just saw a puppy get eaten!

'''GIRL'S VOICE:''' Creepy blood.

'''BUBS:''' ''{offscreen}'' That is one luuurid bake sale.

'''MAN'S VOICE:''' Real gross wound.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Ewww. Look at all that breakfast.

'''MAN'S VOICE:''' Broken skull puncture!

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

'''GIRL'S VOICE:''' Two underwears.

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "breakfast" when Strong Bad types it to see a box of "Crispy Puppy Crunch" cereal.
*At the end, click on the TV screen to see a short scene with the King of Town.
:''{The King of Town is sitting in his castle, watching TV.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{on the television}'' They even banned those movies in Transylvania, where you're required by law to eat puppies for breakfast!
:''{The King's crown pops up from his surprise}''
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Poopsmith, ''{turns his head left}'' pack-a my bags! And don't forget my plastic fangs!
*Also at the end, click on the half-hidden electrical outlet to the right of the TV to see a short scene with Homsar and Strong Sad.
:''{Homsar and Strong Sad are in the computer room, wearing yellow shirts and holding signs, both reading "Holy Crap!"}''
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Just a couple more days, I swear! He's waaaaaay overdue!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The films Strong Bad lists are parodies of [[Wikipedia:Exploitation film|exploitation films]], especially those made in the 1960s and 1970s. The films were often done cheaply, with one person serving as writer, producer and director.

===Trivia===
*The label on the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads [[Wikipedia:Mutant League Football|"Mutant League Football"]].
*The [[rating screen]] used is modeled after that of the [[Wikipedia: Motion Picture Association of America|Motion Picture Association of America]]; however the colorized cards are used for trailers, as opposed to films themselves.
**Also, the rating of 'certain audiences' would suggest a restricted rating, which are colored in either yellow or red, as opposed to the unrestricted green used here.
*Strong Bad was last heard saying "[[Crap#Holy Crap! and Other Exclamations|holy crap]]" in the email [[pop-up]] in February of 2006, over two years before this email was published. However, that was a recording of his voice. An early version of Strong Bad said the phrase in the email [[lady...ing]] published in August of 2005. The last time Strong Bad actually spoke the phrase rather than remembering it or playing it back on a recording was during the [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], which appeared on the site on March 22, 2004, more than four years earlier. However, it was heard more recently on the [[strongbad_email.exe Disc 5]] through [[Accent]]. The DVD was released June 5, 2007.
*The credits for ''[[:Image:BakesaleNightmare.png|Women's Penitentiary Bakesale Nightmare]]'' movie poster read:
<blockquote>
Starring Trina LaBoo Saucy Jackson and Introducing Muffins O. 
Casting Art Direction Executive Producer Best Boy Key Grip 
Written and Directed by [[Lem Sportsinterviews]]</blockquote>
*The credits for ''[[:Image:FistsofKnuckles.png|Fists Of Knuckles I-XXIV]]'' movie poster read:
<blockquote>
"Fist Of Knuckles" An [[A. Chimendez]] film 
Starring [[Crack Stuntman]] Dirk Hosenmower 
Casting Art Direction Executive Producer Best Boy 
Written and Directed by A. Chimendez.</blockquote>
*The credits for ''[[:Image:Axe-Gun.png|Axe-Gun: Legends Of The Brain-Outener]]'' movie poster read:
<blockquote>
Starring [[The Deke]] Trina LaBoo and [[Mary Palaroncini]] 
Casting Art Direction Executive Producer Best Boy 
Written and Directed by [[Cherry Greg]]</blockquote>
*The summary of the [[Podstar Runner]] RSS feed reads, "Strong Bad breaks down the subtle differences between R-rated, double R-rated, and triple R-rated movies."

===Remarks===
*Strong Sad's knees have swirls on them in this email.
*According to [[Strong Mad]] in [[the facts]], Strong Bad's favorite movie is "Garbledina" (although, given the context, the authenticity of the statement and/or the movie itself are debatable).
*The email is signed L. Eftformat, but the email is in right format.
*There are no such ratings in the MPAA guidelines as RR or RRR. Strong Bad may be confusing them with the popularly used, but unofficial, XX- and XXX-ratings.
*Although both are commonly regarded as elders in the Free Country, USA community, Bubs and Coach Z are seemingly not old enough to get into a RRR-rated movie, which, in Strong Bad's terminology, are restricted to viewers around 60 years old.

===Goofs===
*When Strong Bad is listing RRR-rated movies and the ''Axe-Gun: Legends of the Brain-Outener'' poster appears, the sound of Strong Bad typing suddenly stops, but when it disappears off-screen, the words Strong Bad was saying are on the Lappy's screen.
* Strong Sad's tent doesn't have anything holding up the top support beam.
*In the Easter egg, Strong Sad's right arm is darker than usual.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Blurry TV Screen slightly undistorted.png|thumb|Broken skull puncture!]]
[[Image:Blurry TV Screen shear curve.png|thumb|The shear curve probably used to originally distort the image.]]
*Previously, Strong Bad said he was banned from [[the movies]] for using his bazooka during the movie.
*Strong Bad said Coach Z only looked kinda like his [[Parents|mom]], which is a reference to [[Gender Confusion]].
*This email shows [[guns]], a [[brain]], [[eggs]], [[cereal]] and [[bacon]].
*In Bubs's original [[Yearbook Characters Page|characters page]], it was listed that he took night classes at [[Disco Tech]], which is written on his sweatshirt in this toon.
*The Carphone was previously seen in [[dangeresque 3]].
*Having to eat puppies for breakfast is an instance of [[killing dogs]].
*At least one of the distorted pictures at the end appears to be a scene from [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]] with the colors inverted. The characters pictured are [[Kerrek]] and [[Rather Dashing]].
*The Puppy Crunch box features the sad dog from [[space program]] and [[Why Come Only One Girl?]].
*After "threatening" Bubs and Coach Z, Strong Bad nervously [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiles]].

===Real-World References===
*Twentieth Century poet [[Wikipedia:E. E. Cummings|E. E. Cummings]]  was well known for his free verse poems, with little to no concern for standard meter or proper punctuation. He was also known for grouping the letters of his poems in graphic patterns as Strong Bad does in the email.
*[[Wikipedia:Transylvania|Transylvania]] is a region of Eastern Europe, located in Romania. It is associated with vampire legends due to the influence of Bram Stoker's novel, [[Wikipedia:Dracula|Dracula]].

==DVD Version==
{{commentary|email=true}}
=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]])

'''MIKE:''' What was the first rated R movie you saw in the theater, Matt?

'''MATT:''' In the theater?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Mine was really late.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, mine may have been, like—

'''MIKE:''' I may have been 17.

'''MATT:''' No, I, uh, somehow, me and this kid Jason convinced his mom to take us to see ''Basic Instinct'' in the theater.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, that's ri— ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' We went to Gulf Shores, Alabama, I think, and, uh, I don't think she knew, and I don't think we knew— we knew it was, like, y'know, we knew it was not for kids, for sure, I mean, we were in, whatever, seventh grade, maybe. And, uh— Aww, look, Strong Sad camped out.

'''MIKE:''' Mine was ''Lethal Weapon 2'', I think.

'''MATT:''' Oh.

'''MIKE:''' ''{quietly}'' So I was, maybe like, 15 or something, but—

'''MATT:''' I think, uh, I saw, uh, I think ''Beverly Hills Cop'' may have been the first rated R movie I ever saw.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, we had that on—

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' —VHS.

'''MATT:''' Oh, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Purchased— a ''purchased copy'' of VHS, no less.

'''MATT:''' ''{pause}'' Oh, man.

'''MIKE:''' So, uh, yeah, that's, it was a funny thing, growing up, y'know, like, just the ratings just automatically make kids wanna see those things, y'know? Like, the more you tell them that it's not for kids, the more we wanted to see them.

'''MATT:''' Regardless of what the movie was about.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it didn't matter.

'''MATT:''' Man, I got a hold of this rated R movie, it's called ''A Fish Called Wanda''.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' You guys are gonna love it. ''{pause}'' This one c— oh man, there's this one called ''The Big Chill''. My parents have it on VHS, you should come over. Once they go to sleep, we'll watch it. ''The Big Chill'', it's gotta be awesome.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, let's look at these posters, there's some good ones.

'''MATT:''' The Brain-Outener.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, is—

'''MATT:''' It's got a good theme song.

'''MIKE:''' Who was in there? Was some, uh, was there a Palaroncini in one of those?

'''MATT:''' No, really? Maybe.

'''MIKE:''' An uncle, maybe?

'''MATT:''' No, I think one of them had—

'''MIKE:''' Oh, an actual Palaroncini? Maybe not.

'''MATT:''' We should probably watch these before we do commentary.

'''MIKE:''' Naw, man.

''{both laugh when Strong Bad says "Ow, my pension."}''

'''MATT:''' He definitely looks pretty old, y'know? A fedora?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, an attache?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. ''{pause}'' Nice goatee, Coach Z!

'''MIKE:''' Looks like a piece of brown tape.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' It might— it probably is. I like to make electrical tape goatees a lot.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah? Str— uh, I've been doing some Cardgage animation recently, and his combover is going the opposite way in this scene then it usually does.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it's flipped. I think it's got the... Blue Laser Commander eyepatch syndrome, it just flips sides sometimes. ''{pause}'' Oh, look, it's the background from the end of the, uh, retirement episode. ''{pause}'' It looks like Bubs has no midriff.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, his looks like grass col— It looks like Coach Z is invisible. ''{pause}'' Um, what all has happened at this brick wall?

'''MATT:''' Not a whole lot.

'''MIKE:''' Is this where they also put a spoonful of hoisin sauce on Strong Sad's head?

'''MATT:''' Yep. Yep.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Chippies!

'''MATT:''' Lookit those— that bag of green chips, that's a good lookin' bag.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Remember how someone on the Wiki, like, unwarped that image and it's an old picture of, uh, you attacking Rather Dashing, and you were dressed as the Kerrek, I think.

'''MATT:''' But it's not old, though, we took that picture for this.

'''MIKE:''' Oh that's right, we just made—

''{unintelligible, because Mike and Matt both talk at once}''

'''MATT:''' —Like a month ago, or whatever.

'''MIKE:''' That's right.

=== Fun Facts ===
All five movies the Brothers Chaps mentioned are indeed Rated R. They were:

*''[[Wikipedia:Basic Instinct|Basic Instinct]]'' is an American thriller/neo-noir film, about a police detective named Nick Curran, who is put in charge of the investigation of a brutal murder of a wealthy former singer. It has entered cultural lore for the interrogation scene involving [[Wikipedia:Sharon Stone|Sharon Stone]].
*As the title suggests, ''[[Wikipedia:Lethal Weapon 2|Lethal Weapon 2]]'' is the sequel to the first ''[[Wikipedia:Lethal Weapon|Lethal Weapon]]'' movie, starring [[Wikipedia:Mel Gibson|Mel Gibson]] and [[Wikipedia:Danny Glover|Danny Glover]].
*''[[Wikipedia:Beverly Hills Cop|Beverly Hills Cop]]'' is an American action-comedy film starring [[Wikipedia:Eddie Murphy|Eddie Murphy]], who stars as [[Wikipedia:Axel Foley|Axel Foley]], a street-smart Detroit cop, who heads to Beverly Hills, California, to solve the death of his best friend. During his investigation, he finds himself being frequently pursued by Beverly Hills police. The movie is famous for its theme song, a synthesizer instrumental by Harold Faltemeyer.
*''[[Wikipedia:A Fish Called Wanda|A Fish Called Wanda]]'' is a comedy film, starring [[Wikipedia:John Cleese|John Cleese]], [[Wikipedia:Jamie Lee Curtis|Jamie Lee Curtis]], [[Wikipedia:Kevin Kline|Kevin Kline]] and [[Wikipedia:Michael Palin|Michael Palin]], about a jewel heist and its aftermath.
*''[[Wikipedia:The Big Chill (film)|The Big Chill]]'' is a film about a group of baby boomer college friends who reunite after many years and explore the aftermath of the 1960s.

== External Links ==
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Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2

2009-12-17T21:20:33Z

TJDevil02: /* Remarks */

{{mamnav|12|Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2|Version 11.2|Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 13.2|Version 13.2}}

[[Image:thnikkafied-machine.png|thumb|"Your Marzipan machine's been Thnikkafied!"]]

The Thnikkaman starts a Thnikkaband, Strong Bad's prank call ends in song, and Homestar threatens himself again.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Bubs}}/[[The Thnikkaman]], {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]]

'''Date:''' Tuesday, April 26, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:17

'''Page Title:''' Marzipan's Answering Machine

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 1}}

==Transcript==
=== Marzipan's Greeting ===
'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, yeah. Leave a message.

=== Message 5 ===
'''SINGERS:''' ''{singing}'' You Got a Call from the Thnikkaman!! ''{These words float across the screen.} ''

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' Hey, Marzipan. It's the Thnikkaman! Your Marzipan machine's been Thnikkafied! I was just calling up to see if you wanted to join my Thnikkaband. I got instruments, drums, cymbals, drums. Now all I need is some Thnikkagirls to dance around in some go-go boots. All you gotta do is shimmy-shake a little bit to the left, and, if time permits, shimmy-shake a little bit to the right. Oh, and in regards to your question, "can you have some?", yeah, shut up, kid!

'''SINGERS:''' ''{singing}'' Here hang-ups the Thnikkaman!! ''{These words float across the screen.}''

'''THE THNIKKAMAN:''' Errrrrrrrooom... click!

=== Message 4 ===

'''STRONG BAD:''' Marzipan, look: this is Goatface. I have a goat for a face. Like, not that I have a goat's head for a face, or that my head is a goat's head — like, my face is an ''entire goat''. So, anyways, I was calling you ups 'cause I wanted to join your Goatface Club! Since you've got quite a goat face yourself, I figured you'd be the go-to guy, or gal. It's hard to tell with that goat face of yours. Anyways, my number is ''{imitates a goat}'' eeeeeh-uhhh! So gimme a call back! We can compare goat faces, though I can't imagine... that yours... your- is- pret-... you're ugly... Marzipan. This is Strong Bad, and you're ugly.

=== Message 3 ===

'''MARZIPAN:''' Hi, Marzipan, this is not Marzipan, just calling to leave you a mean prank call so that you don't get your feelings hurt when other people prank call you. Um, here's the prank: we all know that that hair color is not your true color.

=== Message 2 ===

''{Every time Strong Bad repeats a phrase, he imitates a different voice in an attempt to make it sound like a crowd.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Marzipan! Marzipan! Marzipan! Marzipan! Marzipan! This is all your friends! All your friends! All your friends! All of your friends! Calling you! Calling you! We're calling! We're all calling you! Calling you! To tell you we hate you! Tell you we hate you! Tell you we hate you! Tell you we hate you! And you owe us some money! You owe us some money! Yeah, you owe me ten bucks! Yeah, you owe me twelve dollars! You owe me twelve dollars! You owe us some money! ''{falsetto}'' And you said you'd bake us a cake! ''{low voice}'' You said you'd bake us a cake! ''{falsetto}'' You said you'd bake us a cake! ''{low voice}'' You said you'd bake us a cake! ''{falsetto}'' You said you'd bake us a cake! ''{hand claps begin in time to Strong Bad's repetition}'' You said you'd bake us a cake! You said you'd bake us a cake! ''{a drum beat with a bass pattern begins}'' You said you'd bake us a cake! You said you'd bake us a cake! You said you'd bake us a cake! You said you'd bake us a cake! You said you'd bake us a cake! You said you'd bake us a cake! You said you'd bake us a cake! ''{cymbal crash}''

=== Message 1 ===

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angry}'' Oh, hello, Marzipan! You've got the H-star, you got the H-star-R, and boy, have I got a bee in my bonnet! So, what, I gotta hear from Strong Bad now that you have an "in" at the Goatface Club? Were you even going to mention it to old Boyfriend Dan? That's — that's me. Boyfriend Dan. You know good and well that I've dreamt of being in a Goatface Club ever since I was a moderately-sized baby. And you said you'd bake us a cake! And who is this Boyfriend Dan I keep hearing about?! Well, you tell him to watch his back, 'cause the old Goatface Killa is on the loose! Now, that's me. Now I'm the Goatface Killa.

== Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Goatface3.PNG|thumb|"Like, my face is an ''entire goat''."]]
*Click on the tape holder during Strong Bad's ranting to see what a "Goatface" really isn't.
**First it's a human body with a goat face, drawn on a piece of lined paper.
**Click on the paper to cross it out with the message: "no!"
**Click it again to see another example of what a goatface isn't: a person with goat's head, neck and front legs sticking out of his head.
**Click on it to cross it out with the message: "nope!"
**Click a fifth time to see a [[Aliases Used in Prank Calls|true goatface]]: a person with an entire [[goat]] for a face, with the neck connected to the middle of the goat's body.
**Click the goatface again to see its majesty, with the message: "genius!"
*Click the tape holder at the end of Homestar's message to see a [[milk carton]] with the following info on it:
<blockquote style="border:none; padding: 5px; background-color: #CD0101; color: #FFFFFF; width: 135px; text-align:center; margin-left:30px; font-weight:bold; font-style:italic">
BOYFRIEND DAN BEWARE!!
[[Image:Goatfacekiller.png|120px|a silhouette of Homestar with goat horns and a goatee]] 
"GOATFACE KILLA" IS ON THE LOOSE!
LAST SEEN AS A MODERATELY SIZED BABY
</blockquote>

== Fun Facts ==

===Remarks===
*When this answering machine was released, it had the old HTML links at the bottom of the page instead of the new Flash file. This has since been corrected.
*Strong Bad's second prank call ends in song. [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2|Earlier]], he was dumbfounded when Homestar made the same decision.

===Inside References===
*Homestar's message contains yet another reference to [[Dan]].
*The Thnikkaman was first introduced in the Strong Bad E-mail [[monument]].
*The milk carton with the silhouette ad was last seen in [[kind of cool]], when Strong Bad was looking for Senor Cardgage.
*The Thnikkaman speaking of shaking to the left and right might be a reference to what Coach Z said in [[2 emails]].
*The Thnikkaman speaking of "shimmy-shaking" is a reference to [[The Homestar Runner]]'s dance instructions from [[20X6 vs. 1936]].
*"Goatface" is a [[Names ending in -face|name ending in -face]].
*Marzipan claims to be [[Not X|Not Marzipan]].

===Real-World References===

*Homestar's mention of a "Goatface Killa" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Ghostface Killah|Ghostface Killah]], a member of Coach Z's favorite rap group, the [[Wikipedia:Wu-Tang Clan|Wu-Tang Clan]].

==DVD Version==
*All of the "Goatface" Easter eggs can be viewed by pressing the angle button on your DVD remote.

== External Links ==
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Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 10.2

2009-12-17T21:19:00Z

TJDevil02: /* Fast Forward */

{{mamnav|10|Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 9.2|Version 9.2|Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 11.2|Version 11.2}}

[[Image:MarzipanAnsweringMachineV10.png|thumb|Marzipan's Stalker Spray]]

Strong Sad invites Marzipan over to watch a DVD. Meanwhile, Strong Bad attempts to teach Homestar the fine art of prank calling.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Vector Strong Bad}} (Easter egg), [[Unseen Characters#Heard|Ron Dardman]] (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]]

'''Date:''' Monday, March 8, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 2:39

'''Page Title:''' Marzipan's Answering Machine

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 1}}

== Transcript ==
=== Marzipan's Greeting ===
'''MARZIPAN:''' Hi guys! Leave me a message, and I'll leave you with an abstract thought. Is a penguin a bird or a duck?

=== Message 6 ===
'''STRONG SAD:''' Hey Marzipan, it's Strong Sad, um... I just rented the ''V.I. Warshawski'' DVD. Thought maybe you'd wanna come over and check it out with me, uh... says here it's got deleted scenes... director commentary... interactive menus... ''{Marzipan walks past and leaves her keys and [[Stalker Spray]] by the machine}'' scene selection... widescreen mode... uh, running time... that sounds pretty de-luxe. I know it's one of your favorites so when you get this, gimme a call and, uh, we'll do it up right!

=== Message 5 ===
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{lowered voice}'' (Okay, so what am I doing here?)

'''STRONG BAD:''' (Step one is to greet the recipient of the prank call.)

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' (Okay, okay, I got it.) Ahem. Hey Pom Pom!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitates buzzer noise}'' Wrong! Hang up and start over. ''{Hangs up}''

=== Message 4 ===
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hello Marzipan! (Okay, what I'm supposed to do now?)

'''STRONG BAD:''' (Step two is where you reveal your fake identity to the prankee.)

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' (Oh, I'm Batman.)

'''STRONG BAD:''' (What, n—! Just make up a name!)

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' (Okay, okay!) Hey Marzipan, this is Homestar.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitates buzzer noise again}'' ''{Hangs up}''

=== Message 3 ===
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hello, Marzipan, this is Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{imitates louder, slightly higher pitched buzzer noise}'' ''{Hangs up}''

=== Message 2 ===
'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, hello, Marzipan, this is... Sugar-face. (Okay, now what?)

'''STRONG BAD:''' (Well, step three is to continue the prank in a direction determined by your identity, but, uh, you're on your own with Sugar-face.)

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' (Okay.) I am a pretend guy that... comes around... and... ''{singing}'' gets run over by a lawnmower blade!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I chose to end in song!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh boy... remember how I said this is a six-week course?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, I'm excited!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, it turns out it's canceled.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aw man!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, it's a shame.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh well. It's still the second-best five hundred bucks I ever spent!

=== Message 1 ===
'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{sounding more depressed than usual}'' Hey Marzipan, it's Strong Sad again, um... I haven't been honest with you... I don't really have the ''V.I. Warshawski'' DVD. ''{Marzipan walks up to the machine.}'' I just went to the video store and copied down the features from the back of the DVD box. ''{Marzipan grabs her keys and heads out}'' I just wanted an excuse to call you, and... oh geez. Strong Bad's right. I'm a waste of space.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{In the background}'' I said you were a waste of FAT space!

== Easter Eggs ==
*After the final message, press the number display to get a familiar message.
:'''VECTOR STRONG BAD:''' YOUR PHONE A SPLODE! ''{The text scrolls across the display}''
*After the final message, press the tape deck for a message from Marzipan's credit card company. Mr. Ron Dardman calls about some unforeseen expenditures.
:'''RON DARDMAN:''' ''{rewind sound is heard, then Ron starts speaking}'' Hello there, Marzipan. My name is Ron...D-Dardman, from your credit card company. We're just calling to confirm a $500 charge for one of them race car beds. What made us suspicious is when it was signed for, in lieu of an actual signature, someone drew some kind of little underbite man with a beanie cap on. So if you could just give us a call back and confirm this is a valid charge, we'll be all... fine.

== Fun Facts ==
===Remarks===
*Marzipan's keys are identical (though they are different colors).
*In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]], Strong Sad hopes Marzipan will arrive and pick up the phone while he is speaking. Here, Marzipan does arrive while he is speaking, but doesn't pick up the phone.
*Homestar does know how to sign his own name. He did it on the old [[Yearbook Character Page]].

===Inside References===
*Homestar creates one of the [[names ending in -face]], mentions [[Best/Worst X bucks I ever spent|best/worst bucks ever spent]], and commits [[credit card fraud]].
*"YOUR PHONE A SPLODE" is a reference to [[StrongBadZone]] from the [[video games]] email, in which a 3-D vector version of Strong Bad's head proclaims, "YOUR HEAD [[A SPLODE]]."
**It also harkens back to [[personal favorites]] when Strong Bad left Marzipan a prank call and her answering machine exploded.

===Real-World References===
*Strong Sad refers to [[Wikipedia: V.I. Warshawski|''V.I. Warshawski'']], a 1991 film based on the series of detective novels by [[Wikipedia:Sara Paretsky|Sara Paretsky]] about private investigator V.I. Warshawski.
*The "[[Interactive Menus|interactive menus]]" is a clear reference to cut rate DVDs. While most DVDs offer additional features like Director Commentaries, and "Making Of" featurettes, cheap DVDs and DVDs of movies that didn't make enough money to make such featurettes have to get by with advertising Interactive Menus as a bonus feature.
*Homestar buying a $500 race car bed is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:Friends|Friends]] episode "The One With the Race Car Bed", where Monica accidentally buys a race car bed for said amount.

===Fast Forward===
*Interactive Menus are also referenced in [[HomestarRunner.com PAY PLUS!]] and the back covers of [[Everything Else, Volume 1]] and [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]].
*As seen in an Easter egg, Homestar also requests a race car bed at "BUBS' MOTOR LODGE" (using the name "Mr. Dee Williams") in the Strong Bad Email [[secret identity]].
*In [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 12.2]], Strong Bad actually ''would'' choose to end a prank call in a song.
*V. I. Warshawski was later mentioned in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 16.2]].

==External Links==
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{{Marzipan's Answering Machine}}

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A Death Defying Decemberween

2009-11-09T08:51:15Z

TJDevil02: /* Inside References */ (whoops, unnecessary underscoring.)

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|xmas08|Hooked on Decemberween|April Fool 09}}
[[Image:Death-defying_decemberween_special_screenshot.png‎|thumb|"Death-defying Entertainment!"]]

Homestar plans to sled down a very steep hill on [[Decemberween]], to Strong Bad's jealousy.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|The Announcer}} (voice only)

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Holiday-Themed Set]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[Steep Deep]]

'''Date:''' Monday, December 22, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 5:27

'''Page title:''' Hope it's not too...Late!

== Transcript==
''{The title screen, in the style of a needlepoint sampler, appears, with the words "A Death-Defying Decemberween", a helmet, and some holly. Cut to a snow-covered field, where a group of characters is standing, all dressed in winter attire, and adorning a snowman with [[The Stick]]. Strong Bad enters from the side, carrying six mugs of hot chocolate with a few marshmallows inside them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hot choco, everyone! Hope it's not too... late! Choco? Late? Choco-late? Huh?

'''BUBS:''' What a cut-up!

'''COACH Z:''' A real ham!

'''STRONG MAD:''' THE FIFTIES!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thanks, Strong Bad! What a wonderful byproduct of your parole!

''{She takes a cup. Then, Homestar enters from the side.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angrily}'' Psshft! Whatever! That's not death-defying entertainment, Strong Bad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' But I wasn't talking about... Hot chocolate, I—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's right! This Decemberween, I, homestarrunner.com, will attempt to sled down... The Steep Deep!

''{Cut to a shot of the Steep Deep, a mountain with a slope at an extreme angle}''

'''ALL:''' ''{gasp}''

'''COACH Z:''' The Steep Deep! No one's ever been brave-slash-boneheaded enough to try and conquer that monster!

'''BUBS:''' You'll break your face into an unrecognizable clump!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No way, dog! No way, Bubs! My face doesn't know the meaning of "unrecognizable clump"!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What about the rest of you?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'll ask them later. ''{leans in toward Strong Bad}'' Just mark your calendars! Pre-game starts at twelve, kickoff's set for 12:30. ''{leaps into the air}'' Death-defying entertainment! ''{"tainment" echoes a few times}''

''{The scene cuts to the title card, now showing an image of Homestar's jump}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{sounding a little garbled}'' We now return to Homestar Runner's Death-Defying Decemberween Special.

''{Applause. The scene fades into a set for a decorated home. Homestar is playing the piano. He is wearing a yellow cardigan over a shirt and tie, and has a pipe in his mouth. Bubs' arm can be seen through the window, periodically throwing snow}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{takes the pipe out}'' Oh, hi! I didn't see you come in. ''{sets the pipe on the piano}'' Sure is cold out there. Would you like a cup of hot jones? ''{produces a steamy mug of liquid topped with what seems to be whipped cream and red sprinkles and hands it to the viewer's point of view}''

'''AUDIENCE MEMBERS:''' ''{offscreen}'' Oh! Ooh!

'''MAN:''' ''{off screen}'' Hot ''what''?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's better.

''{The camera swings around to the side, revealing Coach Z's arm holding the mug, which quickly moves out of the shot}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{begins walking, and a wall calendar comes into view. It reads: December 24 "The D'weeve, yo!"}'' You know, nothing says "Decemberween" like death-defying entertainment. That's why, this Decemberween, I'm going to attempt to sled down the Steep Deep.

'''AUDIENCE MEMBERS:''' ''{collective gasps}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{ducks down, then pops up closer to the camera}'' I might could die. ''{the audience laughs}''

''{The doorbell rings}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I wonder who that could be.

''{The door swings open, making the set wobble, and revealing Bubs, who is carrying a cardboard box with a bow on it. The audience laughs and cheers as Bubs waves. One of the audience members screams "[[Onion Bubs]]!"}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, hey, Homestar! You didn't tell me you were having a holiday special over tonight!

''{The audience laughs. Homestar and Bubs also fake laughter. Homestar seems annoyed about the joke. Coach Z's arm can now be seen throwing snow outside the window.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Come on in, Bubs. Care to stick around for some soft focus and sparkle filters?

'''BUBS:''' I'd love to! ''{a wreath frames the scene, which goes out of focus and sparkles appear, all accompanied by a small harp strum}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say, Bubs! Say, Bubs! What's in the package?

'''BUBS:''' ''{walks over to the piano, where Homestar is}'' Well, open it up!

''{Homestar takes the box and opens it, pulling out a small sled}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Gee whiz! ''{audience oohs and ahhs}'' A brand new sleddin' board! Just what I needed for the Steep Deep!

'''BUBS:''' And I pre-printed an epitaph on there, ''{camera shows the epitaph on the sled, which reads: "Here Lies Homestar Runner.com Death-Fying Entertainer <strike>and Father of Six</strike>"}'' so it can double as a gravestone in case you don't make it! ''{audience laughs}''

''{Camera zooms in on Homestar, who groans long and loud}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{mouth wiggles}'' Gulp! ''{audience laughs}''

''{Cut to the Brothers' Strong's Basement, where Strong Bad and The Cheat are on the couch in front of the TV}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What a crock-pot full of smaller crock-pots! ''I'' should be the one sitting on a flimsy holiday-themed set on a soundstage promoting ''my'' upcoming daredevilry! ''{dejectedly}'' Stupid conditions of my parole!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{leaps off the couch}'' ''{The Cheat noises}'' ''{begins to walk off}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Where d'you think ''you're'' going?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' A previous engagement? Since when do you talk like that?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rubs his gloves together}'' This is very unsuspicious behavior for The Cheat. Which, of course, makes it ''very'' suspicious! As soon as I finish this cup of hot jones, ''{grabs the mug sitting next to him}'' I'm gonna find out what he's up to. ''{Strong Bad slurps noisily from the mug}'' Oh, ''{smacks lips}'' that's good jones.

''{Iris to a shot at the foot of the Steep Deep at night. Strong Bad sneaks in from the left and ducks behind a bush}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{peers out from behind the bush}'' What the crap?

''{Over-the-shoulder shot from behind Strong Bad, revealing Homestar and The Cheat dumping snow on a mattress}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, The Cheat. ''{sets shovel down}'' Now, you're sure no one will see this buried here when I sled down?

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, man. I own you big time for this one. ''{begins shoveling again}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, The Cheat's helping Homestar the cheat, eh? I wonder what would happen without that mattress there... ''{scratches his chin}'' Hmm...

''{Scene fades out}''

''{Record scratch. Scene immediately brightens}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, wait. Homestar would probably die! I gotta go move it!

''{Scene fades out again}''

''{Another record scratch. Scene immediately brightens again}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I was really wondering for a second there.

''{Scene cuts to the next day, where the crowd is gathered in front of the Steep Deep.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover; over loudspeaker}'' Ladies and gentlemen, here he is! ''{cut to a long shot of the Steep Deep, where Homestar is perched precariously on top}'' The man that's about to do a thing! Homestar Runner!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm not very good at speeches...! ''{slight echo}''

''{long, expectant pause}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{leans forward and sleds down the hill}'' WAAAAAH! ''{continues screaming throughout}''

''{Silhouetted shot of Homestar sledding down the incline.}''

''{Several rapidly changing shots of a blurry Homestar speeding down the hill, and of the shocked expressions of the crowd. The shots get closer and change more quickly until it cuts back to the silhouetted shot, where Homestar reaches the bottom of the hill, flips 90 degrees, and lands gently, with a small ding. Triumphant fanfare.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{waving arms wildly}'' He made it!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{surprised}'' I made it!?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{also surprised}'' He made it?!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks around, then gets up}'' ''{angrily}'' The Cheat! What happened to my mattress filled with hammers, broken glass, and candy canes sucked down 'til they're all pointy?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, that mattress was full of danger? Why would you want to land on something like that?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{walking up}'' All right, Homestar! It's time to go to my parents' house for Decemberween brunch!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{dully sarcastic}'' Oh, the joy and the glory. ''{angrily}'' Because I ''safely'' made it down the Steep Deep, ''{dully sarcastic again}'' I get to spend another Decemberween with Mrs. Marzipan and her latest husband.

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{walking away}'' Seth is having some of his philosophy department colleagues over again this year. ''{Homestar hangs his head and walks off with her}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{grinning widely}'' Have fun, Homestar! ''{waves}'' Thanks for the death-defying entertainment! ''{turns to The Cheat}'' I gotta give Homestar credit. Using ridiculously elaborate schemes involving ''{pulls out the pipe}'' bone-curdling injuries to avoid spending time with family ''{the piano backdrop lowers into place}'' is the kind of Decemberween tradition I can get behind. ''{wreath frame appears}'' ''{pulls out a plank of wood with some nails stuck in it}'' Now work me over with this two-by-four before we have to go to Great Gamaw's again. ''{tosses the plank to The Cheat}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}'' ''{rears back with the plank, as the soft focus and sparkle filters reappear with the harp flourish}''

''{cut to a black screen reading "The End." just as the plank hits Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' OW! ''{the audience laughs}''

''{cut to Homestar and Marzipan (partly out of frame) seated in wooden chairs. Homestar is once again wearing his cardigan, shirt and tie, and still wearing the helmet.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{faking laughter}'' Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho. ''{dully sarcastic}'' Brown sweater. ''{holds up the sweater}'' It's like you read my mind. ''{turns}'' And my compliments to the Seth. The food was atrocious.

''{cut back to the "The End." screen, which now also has a "back" button}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Parole|Parole]] is a court-approved early release from prison on certain conditions specified by the court. Violation of these conditions means the person in question is returned to prison to complete their sentence.
*An [[Wikipedia:Epitaph|epitaph]] is a message printed or engraved into a gravestone explaining the person's achievements.
*Homestar's blatantly self-aware holiday special, complete with his affected pipe and sweater, and the soft focus and sparkle filters parodied in this short are a hallmark of the many holiday [[Wikipedia:Variety show|variety shows]] from the 1960s and 1970s.

===Remarks===
*After the sled run, Marzipan says they are going to a brunch, yet Homestar scheduled his sled run at 12:30, around lunchtime.
*Strong Bad's great-grandmother was last mentioned in [[looking old]]; however, she was said to be living in a nursing home and not in her own house, as Strong Bad vaguely suggests.

===Goofs===
*While sledding down the Steep Deep, Homestar Runner appears to be tilting backwards when the screen pans out to a silhouette of the hill, both as he starts to move down the hill and as he lands, although he is seen sitting up in the sled during his multiple high-speed close-ups between the two times that the silhouette of the hill is shown.
*When Homestar Runner is playing the piano at the beginning of the TV show, the notes are going down, but he plays the keys going up.
*The epitaph cannot be seen on the sled after it is shown on the TV show set.
*On the TV show set, Homestar Runner's outfit buttons left side over right, but while presumably wearing the same outfit sitting next to Marzipan at the end of the toon, it buttons right side over left. Men's shirts usually button left side over right.
*After Coach Z pulls the hot jones offscreen during Homestar Runner's televised special, Homestar's jacket shading becomes lighter than the actual jacket.

===Inside References===
*[[Homsar]]'s running noise can be heard when Homestar announces that he is sledding down the Steep Deep.
*Homestar Runner's calendar in his televised special says "The D'weeve, yo!", which is a reference to the calendar in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
*At the brunch, Homestar receives a sweater with [[Lack of Visible Arms|sleeves]].
*Homestar Runner and Strong Bad refer to drinking [[jones]], a hot beverage topped with cream with red sprinkles on top.
**The term "hot jones" is a play on "hot cup of joe", a term for [[coffee]].
*Strong Bad's being on parole hearkens to his arrest(s) during [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]].
**Conditions of early release were also mentioned in [[other days]].
*Homestar referring to himself as homestarrunner.com is an instance of [[breaking the fourth wall]].
*Homestar and Strong Bad are shown holding [[Smoking|pipes]].
*Homestar attempts to defy [[death]].
*Homestar's pronunciation of "gulp" is another example of [[spoken sound effects]].
**The way that Homestar Runner says "Gulp!" is reminiscent of [[Fightgar]] also saying "Gulp!" in [[Shopping for Danger]]. Homestar also "gulped" in this manner in [[Date Nite]].
*This is yet another instance of Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiling]].
*Homestar calls Coach Z "[[My Dog|dog]]".
*Coach Z mentions [[ham]].
*Homestar Runner wears brown [[Homestar Runner's Pants|pants]] during his televised Decemberween special.
*Homestar and Marzipan head over to her [[parents]]' house at the end.
*You can hear one of the audience screaming "[[Onion Bubs]]" (a reference to the email [[original]]) when Bubs enters the TV show set.
*The phrase "[[might could]]" was previously seen in [[modeling]].
*Strong Bad saying "So The Cheat is helping Homestar the Cheat" is a reference to [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], where Strong Bad says a similar line.

==External Links==
*[[HR:xmas08.html|watch "A Death-Defying Decemberween"]]
*[[HR:xmas08.swf|view the Flash file for "A Death-Defying Decemeberween"]]
*[[Forum:14958|forum thread re:A Death-Defying Decemberween]]

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[[Category:Decemberween]]

A Death Defying Decemberween

2009-11-09T08:50:19Z

TJDevil02: /* Inside References */ (Implies? We *know* he was in jail.)

{{toonnav|Holiday Toon|xmas08|Hooked on Decemberween|April Fool 09}}
[[Image:Death-defying_decemberween_special_screenshot.png‎|thumb|"Death-defying Entertainment!"]]

Homestar plans to sled down a very steep hill on [[Decemberween]], to Strong Bad's jealousy.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|The Announcer}} (voice only)

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Holiday-Themed Set]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[Steep Deep]]

'''Date:''' Monday, December 22, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 5:27

'''Page title:''' Hope it's not too...Late!

== Transcript==
''{The title screen, in the style of a needlepoint sampler, appears, with the words "A Death-Defying Decemberween", a helmet, and some holly. Cut to a snow-covered field, where a group of characters is standing, all dressed in winter attire, and adorning a snowman with [[The Stick]]. Strong Bad enters from the side, carrying six mugs of hot chocolate with a few marshmallows inside them.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hot choco, everyone! Hope it's not too... late! Choco? Late? Choco-late? Huh?

'''BUBS:''' What a cut-up!

'''COACH Z:''' A real ham!

'''STRONG MAD:''' THE FIFTIES!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Thanks, Strong Bad! What a wonderful byproduct of your parole!

''{She takes a cup. Then, Homestar enters from the side.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{angrily}'' Psshft! Whatever! That's not death-defying entertainment, Strong Bad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' But I wasn't talking about... Hot chocolate, I—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's right! This Decemberween, I, homestarrunner.com, will attempt to sled down... The Steep Deep!

''{Cut to a shot of the Steep Deep, a mountain with a slope at an extreme angle}''

'''ALL:''' ''{gasp}''

'''COACH Z:''' The Steep Deep! No one's ever been brave-slash-boneheaded enough to try and conquer that monster!

'''BUBS:''' You'll break your face into an unrecognizable clump!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No way, dog! No way, Bubs! My face doesn't know the meaning of "unrecognizable clump"!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What about the rest of you?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'll ask them later. ''{leans in toward Strong Bad}'' Just mark your calendars! Pre-game starts at twelve, kickoff's set for 12:30. ''{leaps into the air}'' Death-defying entertainment! ''{"tainment" echoes a few times}''

''{The scene cuts to the title card, now showing an image of Homestar's jump}''

'''ANNOUNCER:''' ''{sounding a little garbled}'' We now return to Homestar Runner's Death-Defying Decemberween Special.

''{Applause. The scene fades into a set for a decorated home. Homestar is playing the piano. He is wearing a yellow cardigan over a shirt and tie, and has a pipe in his mouth. Bubs' arm can be seen through the window, periodically throwing snow}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{takes the pipe out}'' Oh, hi! I didn't see you come in. ''{sets the pipe on the piano}'' Sure is cold out there. Would you like a cup of hot jones? ''{produces a steamy mug of liquid topped with what seems to be whipped cream and red sprinkles and hands it to the viewer's point of view}''

'''AUDIENCE MEMBERS:''' ''{offscreen}'' Oh! Ooh!

'''MAN:''' ''{off screen}'' Hot ''what''?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's better.

''{The camera swings around to the side, revealing Coach Z's arm holding the mug, which quickly moves out of the shot}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{begins walking, and a wall calendar comes into view. It reads: December 24 "The D'weeve, yo!"}'' You know, nothing says "Decemberween" like death-defying entertainment. That's why, this Decemberween, I'm going to attempt to sled down the Steep Deep.

'''AUDIENCE MEMBERS:''' ''{collective gasps}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{ducks down, then pops up closer to the camera}'' I might could die. ''{the audience laughs}''

''{The doorbell rings}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I wonder who that could be.

''{The door swings open, making the set wobble, and revealing Bubs, who is carrying a cardboard box with a bow on it. The audience laughs and cheers as Bubs waves. One of the audience members screams "[[Onion Bubs]]!"}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, hey, Homestar! You didn't tell me you were having a holiday special over tonight!

''{The audience laughs. Homestar and Bubs also fake laughter. Homestar seems annoyed about the joke. Coach Z's arm can now be seen throwing snow outside the window.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Come on in, Bubs. Care to stick around for some soft focus and sparkle filters?

'''BUBS:''' I'd love to! ''{a wreath frames the scene, which goes out of focus and sparkles appear, all accompanied by a small harp strum}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say, Bubs! Say, Bubs! What's in the package?

'''BUBS:''' ''{walks over to the piano, where Homestar is}'' Well, open it up!

''{Homestar takes the box and opens it, pulling out a small sled}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Gee whiz! ''{audience oohs and ahhs}'' A brand new sleddin' board! Just what I needed for the Steep Deep!

'''BUBS:''' And I pre-printed an epitaph on there, ''{camera shows the epitaph on the sled, which reads: "Here Lies Homestar Runner.com Death-Fying Entertainer <strike>and Father of Six</strike>"}'' so it can double as a gravestone in case you don't make it! ''{audience laughs}''

''{Camera zooms in on Homestar, who groans long and loud}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{mouth wiggles}'' Gulp! ''{audience laughs}''

''{Cut to the Brothers' Strong's Basement, where Strong Bad and The Cheat are on the couch in front of the TV}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What a crock-pot full of smaller crock-pots! ''I'' should be the one sitting on a flimsy holiday-themed set on a soundstage promoting ''my'' upcoming daredevilry! ''{dejectedly}'' Stupid conditions of my parole!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{leaps off the couch}'' ''{The Cheat noises}'' ''{begins to walk off}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Where d'you think ''you're'' going?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' A previous engagement? Since when do you talk like that?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rubs his gloves together}'' This is very unsuspicious behavior for The Cheat. Which, of course, makes it ''very'' suspicious! As soon as I finish this cup of hot jones, ''{grabs the mug sitting next to him}'' I'm gonna find out what he's up to. ''{Strong Bad slurps noisily from the mug}'' Oh, ''{smacks lips}'' that's good jones.

''{Iris to a shot at the foot of the Steep Deep at night. Strong Bad sneaks in from the left and ducks behind a bush}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{peers out from behind the bush}'' What the crap?

''{Over-the-shoulder shot from behind Strong Bad, revealing Homestar and The Cheat dumping snow on a mattress}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, The Cheat. ''{sets shovel down}'' Now, you're sure no one will see this buried here when I sled down?

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Thanks, man. I own you big time for this one. ''{begins shoveling again}''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, The Cheat's helping Homestar the cheat, eh? I wonder what would happen without that mattress there... ''{scratches his chin}'' Hmm...

''{Scene fades out}''

''{Record scratch. Scene immediately brightens}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, wait. Homestar would probably die! I gotta go move it!

''{Scene fades out again}''

''{Another record scratch. Scene immediately brightens again}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I was really wondering for a second there.

''{Scene cuts to the next day, where the crowd is gathered in front of the Steep Deep.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover; over loudspeaker}'' Ladies and gentlemen, here he is! ''{cut to a long shot of the Steep Deep, where Homestar is perched precariously on top}'' The man that's about to do a thing! Homestar Runner!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm not very good at speeches...! ''{slight echo}''

''{long, expectant pause}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{leans forward and sleds down the hill}'' WAAAAAH! ''{continues screaming throughout}''

''{Silhouetted shot of Homestar sledding down the incline.}''

''{Several rapidly changing shots of a blurry Homestar speeding down the hill, and of the shocked expressions of the crowd. The shots get closer and change more quickly until it cuts back to the silhouetted shot, where Homestar reaches the bottom of the hill, flips 90 degrees, and lands gently, with a small ding. Triumphant fanfare.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{waving arms wildly}'' He made it!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{surprised}'' I made it!?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{also surprised}'' He made it?!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks around, then gets up}'' ''{angrily}'' The Cheat! What happened to my mattress filled with hammers, broken glass, and candy canes sucked down 'til they're all pointy?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wait, that mattress was full of danger? Why would you want to land on something like that?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{walking up}'' All right, Homestar! It's time to go to my parents' house for Decemberween brunch!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{dully sarcastic}'' Oh, the joy and the glory. ''{angrily}'' Because I ''safely'' made it down the Steep Deep, ''{dully sarcastic again}'' I get to spend another Decemberween with Mrs. Marzipan and her latest husband.

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{walking away}'' Seth is having some of his philosophy department colleagues over again this year. ''{Homestar hangs his head and walks off with her}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{grinning widely}'' Have fun, Homestar! ''{waves}'' Thanks for the death-defying entertainment! ''{turns to The Cheat}'' I gotta give Homestar credit. Using ridiculously elaborate schemes involving ''{pulls out the pipe}'' bone-curdling injuries to avoid spending time with family ''{the piano backdrop lowers into place}'' is the kind of Decemberween tradition I can get behind. ''{wreath frame appears}'' ''{pulls out a plank of wood with some nails stuck in it}'' Now work me over with this two-by-four before we have to go to Great Gamaw's again. ''{tosses the plank to The Cheat}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}'' ''{rears back with the plank, as the soft focus and sparkle filters reappear with the harp flourish}''

''{cut to a black screen reading "The End." just as the plank hits Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' OW! ''{the audience laughs}''

''{cut to Homestar and Marzipan (partly out of frame) seated in wooden chairs. Homestar is once again wearing his cardigan, shirt and tie, and still wearing the helmet.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{faking laughter}'' Oh-ho-ho-ho-ho. ''{dully sarcastic}'' Brown sweater. ''{holds up the sweater}'' It's like you read my mind. ''{turns}'' And my compliments to the Seth. The food was atrocious.

''{cut back to the "The End." screen, which now also has a "back" button}''

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Parole|Parole]] is a court-approved early release from prison on certain conditions specified by the court. Violation of these conditions means the person in question is returned to prison to complete their sentence.
*An [[Wikipedia:Epitaph|epitaph]] is a message printed or engraved into a gravestone explaining the person's achievements.
*Homestar's blatantly self-aware holiday special, complete with his affected pipe and sweater, and the soft focus and sparkle filters parodied in this short are a hallmark of the many holiday [[Wikipedia:Variety show|variety shows]] from the 1960s and 1970s.

===Remarks===
*After the sled run, Marzipan says they are going to a brunch, yet Homestar scheduled his sled run at 12:30, around lunchtime.
*Strong Bad's great-grandmother was last mentioned in [[looking old]]; however, she was said to be living in a nursing home and not in her own house, as Strong Bad vaguely suggests.

===Goofs===
*While sledding down the Steep Deep, Homestar Runner appears to be tilting backwards when the screen pans out to a silhouette of the hill, both as he starts to move down the hill and as he lands, although he is seen sitting up in the sled during his multiple high-speed close-ups between the two times that the silhouette of the hill is shown.
*When Homestar Runner is playing the piano at the beginning of the TV show, the notes are going down, but he plays the keys going up.
*The epitaph cannot be seen on the sled after it is shown on the TV show set.
*On the TV show set, Homestar Runner's outfit buttons left side over right, but while presumably wearing the same outfit sitting next to Marzipan at the end of the toon, it buttons right side over left. Men's shirts usually button left side over right.
*After Coach Z pulls the hot jones offscreen during Homestar Runner's televised special, Homestar's jacket shading becomes lighter than the actual jacket.

===Inside References===
*[[Homsar]]'s running noise can be heard when Homestar announces that he is sledding down the Steep Deep.
*Homestar Runner's calendar in his televised special says "The D'weeve, yo!", which is a reference to the calendar in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
*At the brunch, Homestar receives a sweater with [[Lack of Visible Arms|sleeves]].
*Homestar Runner and Strong Bad refer to drinking [[jones]], a hot beverage topped with cream with red sprinkles on top.
**The term "hot jones" is a play on "hot cup of joe", a term for [[coffee]].
*Strong Bad's being on parole hearkens to his arrest(s) during [[Strong_Bad_is_in_Jail_Cartoon]].
**Conditions of early release were also mentioned in [[other_days]].
*Homestar referring to himself as homestarrunner.com is an instance of [[breaking the fourth wall]].
*Homestar and Strong Bad are shown holding [[Smoking|pipes]].
*Homestar attempts to defy [[death]].
*Homestar's pronunciation of "gulp" is another example of [[spoken sound effects]].
**The way that Homestar Runner says "Gulp!" is reminiscent of [[Fightgar]] also saying "Gulp!" in [[Shopping for Danger]]. Homestar also "gulped" in this manner in [[Date Nite]].
*This is yet another instance of Strong Bad [[Strong Bad Smiling|smiling]].
*Homestar calls Coach Z "[[My Dog|dog]]".
*Coach Z mentions [[ham]].
*Homestar Runner wears brown [[Homestar Runner's Pants|pants]] during his televised Decemberween special.
*Homestar and Marzipan head over to her [[parents]]' house at the end.
*You can hear one of the audience screaming "[[Onion Bubs]]" (a reference to the email [[original]]) when Bubs enters the TV show set.
*The phrase "[[might could]]" was previously seen in [[modeling]].
*Strong Bad saying "So The Cheat is helping Homestar the Cheat" is a reference to [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], where Strong Bad says a similar line.

==External Links==
*[[HR:xmas08.html|watch "A Death-Defying Decemberween"]]
*[[HR:xmas08.swf|view the Flash file for "A Death-Defying Decemeberween"]]
*[[Forum:14958|forum thread re:A Death-Defying Decemberween]]

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more armies

2009-10-30T03:02:34Z

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[[Image:Homestar Frank Bennedetto more armies.png|thumb|"The Homestarmy has a career for you in the no-armed forces!"]]

Strong Bad gives us a tour of his Vaguely Military Career Fair.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}/[[Tito]]/{{film|Firebert}}, {{film|Strong Mad|}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Frank Bennedetto]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[Gymnasium]], [[Strong Badia]], [[The King of Town's Castle]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, May 21, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:40

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Six}}

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Bring to me a suitable email, that I may check it down.

<blockquote class="lappy email"><div>
subject: Strong Badia's Army</div>
Mr Strong Bad 
I have three sons that wish to join the Strongbadia army. 
Do you have any pamphlets, brochures, video information 
that could assist. 
Yours, 
Paul, Perth 
Western Australia
</blockquote>
''{He says "Mr" as "Mere" and says "Hey, I am no mere Strong Bad, okay?!" after reading "Mr Strong Bad". He also reads "Paul, Perth" as one name.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen, typing}'' Look Perthy Paul, I've been over this already: Strong Badia doesn't have/need''{pronounces have-slash-need}'' an army. When we need muscle, we farm it out to our favorite band of shady missionaries, er I mean mercenaries, MERCENARIES! In fact, if your sons are so bonzer to enlist, they can ''{doesn't type}'' just ''{typing}'' swing by their booth at our Vaguely Military Career Fair, which just happens to be starting right now!

''{Cut to a wide shot of The Cheat next to Strong Bad. Strong Bad turns around to face him.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, it's not for three weeks. Okay.

''{Cut to a black screen reading "2 weeks later...". Cut to Strong Bad in his basement.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Introducing...

''{Cut to The Cheat on the couch, with a cane, a bowtie, and a top hat reading "Tito". He turns left and right and waves.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...Tito the Tophaticent! And his beautiful assistant,

''{Cut to a wide shot of the basement, revealing Strong Mad standing behind the couch with two basketballs in his singlet. He waves. Silhouettes of Strong Bad and Strong Sad are visible.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad with two basketballs shoved down his singlet!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yaaaay!! ''{claps}''

''{Cut to a black screen reading "1 week later...". Cut to Strong Bad sitting at a booth in the gymnasium, wearing an [[eyepatch]] and a taped-on mustache. On the booth is a muffler, a stack of brochures, and a pipe. Coach Z walks by.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Excuse me, Ganglo-Saxon. You look like the type of kid that gets his lunch handed to him daily. Well, if you'd like to be the lunch-handerer ''{raises his glove, revealing a robotic claw taped to it}'' for a change, then boy, do the On Point Kings have a brochure for you!

''{Strong Bad puts the brochure on the table. It has the On Point Kings logo on top of a camouflage-style background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's a Roman trifold ''{opens brochure}'' printed on 65-pound cardstock.

''{The camera zooms in on the various features of the brochure.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 14-point Helvetica, laid out using QuarkXpress! A ''pirated version'' of QuarkXpress!

''{Flips open to another side of the brochure, which shows photos of the On Point Kings in action.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' We specialize in black ops, brown ops, and the occasional beige op.

''{Cut to footage of Strong Badia, where a hopscotch grid has been drawn on the dirt. Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat are there, all wearing fake mustaches. "CLASSIFIED" has been stamped on the screen. The Cheat starts hopping along the squares.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, The Cheat! Go for sixies! ''Sixies!''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the booth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How do you ever expect to get an ''{shows off his features as he says them}'' eye patch, mustache, or robotic arm like this— clank, clank— unless you join up with a shady band of missionaries? Oh, crap, I did it again! ''{camera moves away}'' Mercenaries, I meant mercenaries! ''{screen pans right and fades out}'' We do bad stuff!

''{Cut to The King of Town at his booth. He is asleep while he is fed Giblet Gravy through a mask and tube. There is a TV on his table, as well as a sign reading, "Out to lunch Watch video" and an arrow pointing to the TV. Two posters are on the wall. Cut to the video, which shows a silhouetted The Poopsmith slowly climbing up the King's castle.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The drive... the power... the skills... the motivation... the power again...

''{The Poopsmith has reached the top of the castle. He grabs his shovel.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The fortitude...

''{The Poopsmith holds the shovel by his side.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The strive...

''{The Poopsmith holds the shovel up to the dark, cloudy sky as lightning flashes.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The ideals...

''{Lightning strikes the shovel, which gives The Poopsmith dark gloves, a gas mask, a club, and a shield.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The list of attributes...

''{Zoom out on The Poopsmith, revealing a black and white poster with five Poopsmiths with the same gear. A King of Town logo is in the center and the words "The Municipality" are at the top.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Municipality. ''{words appear as the King says them}'' Honor. Valor. Buttor.

''{Cut to Homestar Runner's booth. Homestar is wearing an orange bowl on his head and is wielding an orange spoon. The table has the popcorn machine, Frank Bennedetto, behind a sign reading "Not free popcorn, memorial statue". There are two posters on the wall, one depicting Homestar wearing the same outfit, with the caption "Do You Has?", and another depicting the orange bowl and spoon, with the caption "Boond You Like?"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say, young man! Say, young man, young man, young man, young man, young man, young man, young man! ''{points at viewer}'' You look like you come from a long line of five bucks-havers. Well, the Homestarmy has a career for ''you'' ''{points}'' in the no-armed forces!

''{Cut to closeup of Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say, you good at video games? I'm not good at video games. ''{chuckles}'' The last time I fired up one of my old Sega tapes, it made me a waffle. ''{zoom in}'' Say, you like pamphlets? ''{holds up a book of "Game Program Instructions" by [[Videlectrix]]}'' Here's a pamphlet! ''{tears book in half}'' Here's two pamphlets!

''{Cut to the original wide shot.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say, you got a girlfriend? Well, what if your girlfriend was a ''{holds up spoon}'' wooden spoon and an ''{bowl flies off his head}'' orange plastic bowl? ''{lowers eyelids}'' That'd be really weird, man. What kind of screwed-up kid are you? ''{angry}'' We don't recruit your kind! ''{waves spoon}'' Get out of here!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So that's fair, right Dinkum? You send your coolest son off to join the On Point Kings. He'll have to be jumped in. You send your fat son off to join The Municipality. He'll have to be ''{short pause}'' pooped in. And then you send your step-headed red-child off to certain doom in the Homestarmy. He's gonna wanna be jumped out. Well, I gotta go find the bicycle pump. Tito the Tophaticent's beautiful assistant's looking a little...lopsided.

''{Strong Bad gets up and leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down with an odd, sick-sounding noise; it is crumpled and torn. Strong Bad peeks in from the right side of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. That's a bad sign.

''{Strong Bad leaves again.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Shady missionaries.png|thumb|Fairly Religious Overtones!]]
*Click on "Shady Missionaries" to see a [[Taranchula]] album of the same name.
* When Homestar says "The last time I fired up one of my old [[Sega tapes]], it made me a waffle", click anywhere on the screen to bring up a picture of a [[Wikipedia:Waffle iron|waffle iron]] with a [[Wikipedia:Sega Genesis|Genesis]]-like controller and cartridge attached to it.
*At the end, click on "Tito the Tophaticent's" to see a video clip:
:''{The Cheat, in his Firebert outfit, is standing in front of a sign that bears the Cheat Commandos logo and reads "Meet TV's Firebert!" After a long pause with cricket sounds, he takes out a fine tip red permanent marker and angrily replaces "Firebert" with "Trogdor." He smiles and sighs happily as a large crowd of people gathers around and mumbles to each other. The only discernible phrases are "Oh, Trogdor, man, it's Trogdor" and "He looks taller."}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Mercenary|Mercenaries]] are hired soldiers not currently a member of any national armed forces organization, while [[Wikipedia:Missionaries|missionaries]] preach religious teachings.
*Strong Bad uses stereotypical examples of [[Wikipedia:Australian English|Australian English]] in his reply, "bonzer" (meaning excellent) and "fair dinkum" (meaning true or genuine).
*[[Wikipedia:Black ops|Black ops]] are covert operations which involve activities of a legally or ethically questionable nature.
*Giblet gravy is [[Wikipedia:gravy|gravy]] with the [[Wikipedia:giblets|giblets]], or internal organs, of turkey or chicken. It is usually served with the type of poultry from which the giblets came.
*"Jumping in" is a typical gang initiation ritual where new members are attacked by several gang members at once. The new member must fight back to prove himself before being accepted.
*"Step-headed red-child" is a [[Wikipedia:Spoonerism|spoonerism]] of [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=red-headed+stepchild "redheaded stepchild"], an expression used to refer to a social outcast.
*"Ganglo-Saxon" is a [[portmanteau]] of "gangly" and "[[Wikipedia:Anglo-Saxon|Anglo-Saxon]]".
*The brochure for the On Point Kings states that the version of QuarkXPress is registered to "B4KDØR H4XXØR" on the third inside page. This is a [[Leet]]-spelling of "Backdoor Hacker", a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hacker|computer hackers]] who use "[[Wikipedia:Backdoor|backdoors]]" to crack software copy-protection.
*Strong Bad's comment "You look like the type of kid that gets his lunch handed to him daily" could be explained as a [[portmanteau]]-like combination of "gets his [rear] handed to him" and "has his lunch money taken/stolen".
*When Strong Bad mistakenly says "missionaries" instead of "mercenaries", he is making a [[Wikipedia: Freudian slip|Freudian slip]].

===Trivia===
[[Image:On Point Kings brochure.png|thumb|"Bro, sure!"]]
*The label on the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#dark seed|dark seed]]".
*This email contains another instance of [[Strong Mad smiling]].
*Apparently, The Cheat himself voices Firebert on the [[Cheat Commandos]] cartoon (which is no surprise, as Firebert appears to be the only Cheat Commando incapable of speech).
*When Strong Bad is explaining his brochure, an army style version of the Dangeresque theme is playing.
*The various parts of the brochure read:
{| style="width: 45em"
| rowspan="2" style="width: 15em; text-align: center"|ARE YOU ''ON'' POINT?
"Bro, sure!" All the ladies 
love a man that has this 
brochure in his back 
pocket.
{Hand-drawn picture of a stick figure jumping from a helicopter into water}
This could be you!!!
| colspan="2" style="width: 30em; text-align: center" | {Black-and-white photo of Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat – all three have fake moustaches and their eyes are censored}
Our three fourfathers. Identies unknown.
|-
| style="width: 15em" | Clients include:
*Strong Badia
*The Cheat's sister
*Joe Piscopo
| style="width: 15em; text-align: center" |Earn your 'stache today!!
{fake moustache}
Made on a Quark Xpress Registered to B4KDØR H4XXØR
|}

*The [[Podstar Runner]] description of this email reads "Strong Bad takes us on a tour of his Vaguely Military Career Fair."

===Remarks===
*The [[font]] [[Wikipedia:Helvetica|Helvetica]] is not present anywhere on the On Point Kings' brochure.
** The font featured is called "Coolvetica," a derivative, cost-free alternative, which is a stylized modification of Helvetica Bold.
*The Cheat does not receive any visitors until he replaces "[[Firebert]]" with "[[Trogdor]]". It is strongly implied that his initial unpopularity is due to the name "Firebert", which was criticized in [[army]] and again in [[Shopping for Danger]].

*After The Paper comes down, you can still click on the Easter egg before and while Strong Bad says his last line.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Backwardscoachz.PNG|thumb|Backwards Coach Z emblem]]
*Coach Z's emblem is backwards.
*As Strong Bad leaves the screen the first time at the end, part of his reflection appears on the wall behind the Lappy, and the right edge of the table disappears.
*As Strong Bad enters the screen once The Paper comes down, his head appears behind the Paper.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When Strong Bad showed his robotic arm, his glove did not appear. This was fixed later in the day.

===Inside References===
*This email makes several references to [[army]]. These include:
**Strong Bad's claim that he already said Strong Badia has/needs no army.
**The memorial to [[Frank Bennedetto]], the only casualty of [[The Battle of Strong Badia]].
**A poster at Homestar's booth is captioned with "Do you has?" In [[army]], Homestar asks Strong Bad, "Do you has what it takes to join the [[Homestarmy]]?" This poster is also available as a [[Downloads|downloadable]] [[wallpaper]].
**In [[army]], Homestar tells his troops to give five bucks to the Homestarmy. Here, he states, "You look like you come from a long line of five-bucks-havers."
**The [[Cheat Commandos]] first originated in [[army]] by having [[The Cheat]] dress as [[Firebert]]. In the Easter egg, his Firebert costume is seen again.
*The Cheat's [[Tito]] costume is from [[part-time job]].
*The music during the Tito scene is from [[Strongest Man in the World]].
*[[The Municipality]] was previously mentioned in [[disconnected]].
*The Paper's poor condition is a reference to [[montage]], where it's stated that "The Paper stuck around until email #173, at which time Strong Bad upgraded to an inkjet printer" (this email is #172).
**The sound it makes is an extended version of the one from [[Sick Day]].
* The [[On Point Kings]] were first referenced in [[origins]].
*[[The smashed muffler]] and a pipe are sitting on Strong Bad's recruiting stand.
* In his "Homestarmy" monologue, Homestar mentions [[Sega tapes]].
*The time displayed on the scoreboard is [[Pi|3:14]].
*Homestar's line about pursuing a career in the "no-armed forces" references Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack of visible arms]].
*Strong Bad's costume, from when he is running the On Point Kings booth, features a [[mustache]].
*The sound The Cheat makes in the beginning of the Firebert Easter Egg is similar to the one he made in [[mile]] after Strong Bad left.
*The skeleton costume visible on the hands of the "shady missionary" on the cover of Taranchula's album was also worn by the guitarist in their [[Moving Very Slowly (video)|Moving Very Slowly music video]].
*There is an appearance of [[Feeding Through a Tube]].
*The waffle iron in the Sega tape Easter Egg resembles the one on [[Main Page 5]].
*The pamphlet has two examples of [[deliberately poor English]]: "forefathers" and "identities" are respectively written as "fourfathers" and "identies".

===Real-World References===
*The Municipality video closely resembles a commercial for the [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|US Marines.]]
**Similarly, the Poopsmith's shield has "Pooper Fi" written on it, a parody of the US Marines motto "[[Wikipedia:Semper fidelis#The United States Marine Corps|Semper Fi]]".
*[[Wikipedia:Joe Piscopo|Joe Piscopo]] is an American comedian known for his work on ''[[Wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]''.
*[[Wikipedia:QuarkXPress|QuarkXPress]] is a page layout application for Mac and Windows.
*The pamphlet for the Homestarmy features the cover art for the [[Atari 2600]] version of ''[[Wikipedia:Space Invaders|Space Invaders]]''.
*Strong Bad's mercenary costume closely resemblances that of [[Wikipedia:Major Bludd|Major Bludd]], a mercenary from the [[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (TV series)|G.I. Joe]] cartoon series.

===Fast Forward===
*In the next e-mail, titled "[[the paper]]", The Paper finally breaks down and is replaced by [[New Paper]].
*The music during Strong Bad's brochure demo is used again as background music for [[Dangeresque: Puppet Squad]]

==DVD Version==
{{commentary|email=true}}

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

''{The commentary begins with Matt singing da-das to the tune of an action theme. He laughs slightly at the start of his second line, apparently at Mike's confusion.}''

'''MIKE:''' Matt's singing a song, everyone, that ''{laughs slightly}'' I don't know where to go with.

'''MATT:''' It's...it's the On Point Kings'...''{laughs slightly} A-Team''-like—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Oh, okay.

'''MATT:''' —theme song that plays while they look at their brochure!

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I thought you were g— I thought it was ''just'' the actual ''A-Team'' ...

'''MATT:''' No. It's ''just'' shy ''{both laugh}'' of the actual ''A-Team'' song.

'''MIKE:''' ''{singing}'' You can pretend that you're Hannibal,

'''BOTH:''' ''{singing}'' Murdock or ''{Mike stumbles slightly}'' Face, 
:: Or maybe B.A. Baracus, 
:: you know each one is an ace. 
:: Each is sold separately with rifle and gear, 
:: When there's ''{both stumble}'' trouble to face, 
:: You know the A-Team's here! 

'''MIKE:''' There you go. ''A-Team''. Toys commercial. ''{mumbling}'' We just...

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah, that's pretty good! That just came outta nowhere.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Uhh...so, the ''A-Team'' toys, I mean, that show...was it for kids?

'''MATT:''' Uh, I think kids liked mohawks. A lot,—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —Mike, and so they ''had'' to do what they could. I dunno, I feel like it was—

'''MIKE:''' Well, for a primetime show? What ''primetime'' show now has action figures?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. That's true. Yeah, there's even a show...''about'' comic-book superheroes ''{laughs slightly}'' that doesn't have action figures.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' Like, it's like, ''Lost''...

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Uh...''Dukes of''...''Dukes of Hazzard'' had...

'''MATT:''' Yeah! Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Primetime shows don't cater towards ki—I guess, back then there was...far less kids' programming.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Look at that robot claw! ''{Mike snickers}'' ''{Strong Bad displays the pamphlet}'' Oh, yeah. ''{closeup on the helicopter and stick figure}'' That could be you, ''{laughs slightly}'' Mike. ''{Mike snickers throughout}'' You could get chucked out of a...spindly helicopter. B4KDØR—B4KDØR H4XXØR was a thing that had been on our, uh...whaddaya call 'em—

'''MIKE:''' Dry erase board?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. One of...one of several things that Strong Bad should say ''{chuckles}'' at some point.

'''MIKE:''' There's a—

'''MATT:''' ''{interrupting}'' We finally used it.

'''MIKE:''' Uhh...the...camera. The...Strong—the name of a digital camera—

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' that's still not been used.

'''MATT:''' D-I-X-I-T-A-L...?

'''BOTH:''' X-A-M-E-R-A?

'''MIKE:''' Dishtical cshamera? ''{both laugh}''

'''MATT:''' Ohhh, he said missionaries.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Look at that kind of, uh...

'''MATT:''' P.O.V.?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{quietly}'' Look at that giblet container.

'''MIKE:''' We ''are'' some...pimply little teenager.

'''MATT:''' Yeah! ''{pause as they watch the Municipality video}'' Oh, man, that is an ominous-lookin' sky there. ''{pause; Mike makes a thunder sound effect along with the email}'' The few, the proud. That was prob'ly—I—I didn't go back and watch the...the...Marines commercial where the guy turns into a knight ''{Mike laughs}'' after climbing some big...rock? But, uh, I—it probably is alarmingly close—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —in terms of the cuts and stuff.

'''MIKE:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' Boond you like, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Hmm?

'''MATT:''' ''{in an unidentifiable accent}'' Boond you like a lick with my flabotox? Boond you liiike?  ''{Homestar prods his spoon at the camera}'' Ooh, look at that...P.O.V.-style spoon, ''{Mike snickers}'' too! ''{short pause}'' Sega tapes? Oh! That is not a pamphlet, Mike. That was a Space Invaders ''{both chuckle}'' instruction booklet. Which I...was ''very'' confused about the cover of Space Invaders, and Boston—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —album covers as a kid. I thought there was some link there.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' I can see that!

'''MATT:''' I wanted, like—I thought maybe Boston...made the...games? ''{Mike laughs}'' 'Cause there was also the Journey...the Journey Escape game? So...it was like, well, rock, there's—here's a...crossover...

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' It was an obvious connection...between...

'''MATT:''' Yeah! Rock 'n' roll and video games...

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Early '80s arena rock, and...

'''MATT:''' So, uh...y'know, those Space Invaders things...were...maybe they were guitars? ''{Mike snickers}'' With cities on them? ''{Mike continues laughing throughout}'' Like Boston would like you to have?

'''MIKE:''' Did we miss that part? 

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we missed half this email.

'''MIKE:''' Ohh.

''{The Paper comes down torn}''

'''MATT:''' Ohh!

'''MIKE:''' Uh-oh. This is—must be near the end of the reign.

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Madame—this does not Madame Bodewell. ''{Mike snickers}''

=== Fun Facts ===
*''[[Wikipedia:The_A-Team|The A-Team]]'' was an 80's action show about four mercenaries who fight to protect the oppressed. It is perhaps best remembered for the mohawk-wearing character B.A. Baracus, portrayed by [[Wikipedia:Mr._T|Mr. T]].
**The brothers nearly perfectly recall the song from an ''A-Team'' action figure commercial, which can be viewed [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC3AgzQk6yA here]. (As indicated in the Youtube comments, this version of the commercial is likely not that which the brothers remember, but its lyrics are the same.) 
*''[[Wikipedia:The_Dukes_of_Hazzard|The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' was an action show in the 80's which featured the Duke brothers, Bo and Luke, who were constantly at odds with the corrupt politician Boss Hogg.
*''[[Wikipedia:Heroes_(TV_series)|Heroes]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Lost_(TV_series)|Lost]]'' are both present-day primetime action shows.
**''Heroes'' does in fact have some action figures, but they are not marketed to children in the way that ''A-Team'' action figures were in the 80's. They are largely intended as collectors' items.
*''[[Wikipedia:Space_Invaders|Space Invaders]]'' is one of the best-known early arcade games. It is often cited as being one of the games which made video games a major industry worldwide.
*[[Wikipedia:Boston_(band)|Boston]] and [[Wikipedia:Journey_(band)|Journey]] are both bands which had many of their hits in the early 80's.
**Matt mentions ''[[Wikipedia:Journey_Escape|Journey Escape]]'', a 1982 game for the [[Atari 2600]] in which the player guides Journey past "Love-Crazed Groupies" and similar foes in the band's attempt to escape after a concert.
*Madame Bodewell is an [[Unseen_Characters|unseen character]] from [[pet show]].

=== Fast Forward ===

*The line "Each is sold separately with rifle and gear" later was used to describe the [[Topplegangers]].
*"Journey Escape" became the basis for "Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey" within the [[SBCG4AP]] episode [[Baddest of the Bands]].

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

[[Category:Homestarmy Cartoons]][[Category:Podstar Runner]][[Category:strongbad email.exe Disc Six]]

more armies

2009-10-30T02:59:53Z

TJDevil02: /* DVD Version */

{{sbenav|172}}
[[Image:Homestar Frank Bennedetto more armies.png|thumb|"The Homestarmy has a career for you in the no-armed forces!"]]

Strong Bad gives us a tour of his Vaguely Military Career Fair.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}/[[Tito]]/{{film|Firebert}}, {{film|Strong Mad|}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, [[Frank Bennedetto]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[Gymnasium]], [[Strong Badia]], [[The King of Town's Castle]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, May 21, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:40

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Six}}

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Bring to me a suitable email, that I may check it down.

<blockquote class="lappy email"><div>
subject: Strong Badia's Army</div>
Mr Strong Bad 
I have three sons that wish to join the Strongbadia army. 
Do you have any pamphlets, brochures, video information 
that could assist. 
Yours, 
Paul, Perth 
Western Australia
</blockquote>
''{He says "Mr" as "Mere" and says "Hey, I am no mere Strong Bad, okay?!" after reading "Mr Strong Bad". He also reads "Paul, Perth" as one name.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen, typing}'' Look Perthy Paul, I've been over this already: Strong Badia doesn't have/need''{pronounces have-slash-need}'' an army. When we need muscle, we farm it out to our favorite band of shady missionaries, er I mean mercenaries, MERCENARIES! In fact, if your sons are so bonzer to enlist, they can ''{doesn't type}'' just ''{typing}'' swing by their booth at our Vaguely Military Career Fair, which just happens to be starting right now!

''{Cut to a wide shot of The Cheat next to Strong Bad. Strong Bad turns around to face him.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, it's not for three weeks. Okay.

''{Cut to a black screen reading "2 weeks later...". Cut to Strong Bad in his basement.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Introducing...

''{Cut to The Cheat on the couch, with a cane, a bowtie, and a top hat reading "Tito". He turns left and right and waves.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...Tito the Tophaticent! And his beautiful assistant,

''{Cut to a wide shot of the basement, revealing Strong Mad standing behind the couch with two basketballs in his singlet. He waves. Silhouettes of Strong Bad and Strong Sad are visible.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Strong Mad with two basketballs shoved down his singlet!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yaaaay!! ''{claps}''

''{Cut to a black screen reading "1 week later...". Cut to Strong Bad sitting at a booth in the gymnasium, wearing an [[eyepatch]] and a taped-on mustache. On the booth is a muffler, a stack of brochures, and a pipe. Coach Z walks by.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Excuse me, Ganglo-Saxon. You look like the type of kid that gets his lunch handed to him daily. Well, if you'd like to be the lunch-handerer ''{raises his glove, revealing a robotic claw taped to it}'' for a change, then boy, do the On Point Kings have a brochure for you!

''{Strong Bad puts the brochure on the table. It has the On Point Kings logo on top of a camouflage-style background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's a Roman trifold ''{opens brochure}'' printed on 65-pound cardstock.

''{The camera zooms in on the various features of the brochure.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 14-point Helvetica, laid out using QuarkXpress! A ''pirated version'' of QuarkXpress!

''{Flips open to another side of the brochure, which shows photos of the On Point Kings in action.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' We specialize in black ops, brown ops, and the occasional beige op.

''{Cut to footage of Strong Badia, where a hopscotch grid has been drawn on the dirt. Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and The Cheat are there, all wearing fake mustaches. "CLASSIFIED" has been stamped on the screen. The Cheat starts hopping along the squares.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, The Cheat! Go for sixies! ''Sixies!''

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the booth.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How do you ever expect to get an ''{shows off his features as he says them}'' eye patch, mustache, or robotic arm like this— clank, clank— unless you join up with a shady band of missionaries? Oh, crap, I did it again! ''{camera moves away}'' Mercenaries, I meant mercenaries! ''{screen pans right and fades out}'' We do bad stuff!

''{Cut to The King of Town at his booth. He is asleep while he is fed Giblet Gravy through a mask and tube. There is a TV on his table, as well as a sign reading, "Out to lunch Watch video" and an arrow pointing to the TV. Two posters are on the wall. Cut to the video, which shows a silhouetted The Poopsmith slowly climbing up the King's castle.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The drive... the power... the skills... the motivation... the power again...

''{The Poopsmith has reached the top of the castle. He grabs his shovel.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The fortitude...

''{The Poopsmith holds the shovel by his side.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The strive...

''{The Poopsmith holds the shovel up to the dark, cloudy sky as lightning flashes.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The ideals...

''{Lightning strikes the shovel, which gives The Poopsmith dark gloves, a gas mask, a club, and a shield.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The list of attributes...

''{Zoom out on The Poopsmith, revealing a black and white poster with five Poopsmiths with the same gear. A King of Town logo is in the center and the words "The Municipality" are at the top.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Municipality. ''{words appear as the King says them}'' Honor. Valor. Buttor.

''{Cut to Homestar Runner's booth. Homestar is wearing an orange bowl on his head and is wielding an orange spoon. The table has the popcorn machine, Frank Bennedetto, behind a sign reading "Not free popcorn, memorial statue". There are two posters on the wall, one depicting Homestar wearing the same outfit, with the caption "Do You Has?", and another depicting the orange bowl and spoon, with the caption "Boond You Like?"}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say, young man! Say, young man, young man, young man, young man, young man, young man, young man! ''{points at viewer}'' You look like you come from a long line of five bucks-havers. Well, the Homestarmy has a career for ''you'' ''{points}'' in the no-armed forces!

''{Cut to closeup of Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say, you good at video games? I'm not good at video games. ''{chuckles}'' The last time I fired up one of my old Sega tapes, it made me a waffle. ''{zoom in}'' Say, you like pamphlets? ''{holds up a book of "Game Program Instructions" by [[Videlectrix]]}'' Here's a pamphlet! ''{tears book in half}'' Here's two pamphlets!

''{Cut to the original wide shot.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Say, you got a girlfriend? Well, what if your girlfriend was a ''{holds up spoon}'' wooden spoon and an ''{bowl flies off his head}'' orange plastic bowl? ''{lowers eyelids}'' That'd be really weird, man. What kind of screwed-up kid are you? ''{angry}'' We don't recruit your kind! ''{waves spoon}'' Get out of here!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad at the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So that's fair, right Dinkum? You send your coolest son off to join the On Point Kings. He'll have to be jumped in. You send your fat son off to join The Municipality. He'll have to be ''{short pause}'' pooped in. And then you send your step-headed red-child off to certain doom in the Homestarmy. He's gonna wanna be jumped out. Well, I gotta go find the bicycle pump. Tito the Tophaticent's beautiful assistant's looking a little...lopsided.

''{Strong Bad gets up and leaves. [[The Paper]] comes down with an odd, sick-sounding noise; it is crumpled and torn. Strong Bad peeks in from the right side of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. That's a bad sign.

''{Strong Bad leaves again.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Shady missionaries.png|thumb|Fairly Religious Overtones!]]
*Click on "Shady Missionaries" to see a [[Taranchula]] album of the same name.
* When Homestar says "The last time I fired up one of my old [[Sega tapes]], it made me a waffle", click anywhere on the screen to bring up a picture of a [[Wikipedia:Waffle iron|waffle iron]] with a [[Wikipedia:Sega Genesis|Genesis]]-like controller and cartridge attached to it.
*At the end, click on "Tito the Tophaticent's" to see a video clip:
:''{The Cheat, in his Firebert outfit, is standing in front of a sign that bears the Cheat Commandos logo and reads "Meet TV's Firebert!" After a long pause with cricket sounds, he takes out a fine tip red permanent marker and angrily replaces "Firebert" with "Trogdor." He smiles and sighs happily as a large crowd of people gathers around and mumbles to each other. The only discernible phrases are "Oh, Trogdor, man, it's Trogdor" and "He looks taller."}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Mercenary|Mercenaries]] are hired soldiers not currently a member of any national armed forces organization, while [[Wikipedia:Missionaries|missionaries]] preach religious teachings.
*Strong Bad uses stereotypical examples of [[Wikipedia:Australian English|Australian English]] in his reply, "bonzer" (meaning excellent) and "fair dinkum" (meaning true or genuine).
*[[Wikipedia:Black ops|Black ops]] are covert operations which involve activities of a legally or ethically questionable nature.
*Giblet gravy is [[Wikipedia:gravy|gravy]] with the [[Wikipedia:giblets|giblets]], or internal organs, of turkey or chicken. It is usually served with the type of poultry from which the giblets came.
*"Jumping in" is a typical gang initiation ritual where new members are attacked by several gang members at once. The new member must fight back to prove himself before being accepted.
*"Step-headed red-child" is a [[Wikipedia:Spoonerism|spoonerism]] of [http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=red-headed+stepchild "redheaded stepchild"], an expression used to refer to a social outcast.
*"Ganglo-Saxon" is a [[portmanteau]] of "gangly" and "[[Wikipedia:Anglo-Saxon|Anglo-Saxon]]".
*The brochure for the On Point Kings states that the version of QuarkXPress is registered to "B4KDØR H4XXØR" on the third inside page. This is a [[Leet]]-spelling of "Backdoor Hacker", a reference to [[Wikipedia:Hacker|computer hackers]] who use "[[Wikipedia:Backdoor|backdoors]]" to crack software copy-protection.
*Strong Bad's comment "You look like the type of kid that gets his lunch handed to him daily" could be explained as a [[portmanteau]]-like combination of "gets his [rear] handed to him" and "has his lunch money taken/stolen".
*When Strong Bad mistakenly says "missionaries" instead of "mercenaries", he is making a [[Wikipedia: Freudian slip|Freudian slip]].

===Trivia===
[[Image:On Point Kings brochure.png|thumb|"Bro, sure!"]]
*The label on the [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#dark seed|dark seed]]".
*This email contains another instance of [[Strong Mad smiling]].
*Apparently, The Cheat himself voices Firebert on the [[Cheat Commandos]] cartoon (which is no surprise, as Firebert appears to be the only Cheat Commando incapable of speech).
*When Strong Bad is explaining his brochure, an army style version of the Dangeresque theme is playing.
*The various parts of the brochure read:
{| style="width: 45em"
| rowspan="2" style="width: 15em; text-align: center"|ARE YOU ''ON'' POINT?
"Bro, sure!" All the ladies 
love a man that has this 
brochure in his back 
pocket.
{Hand-drawn picture of a stick figure jumping from a helicopter into water}
This could be you!!!
| colspan="2" style="width: 30em; text-align: center" | {Black-and-white photo of Strong Bad, Strong Mad and The Cheat – all three have fake moustaches and their eyes are censored}
Our three fourfathers. Identies unknown.
|-
| style="width: 15em" | Clients include:
*Strong Badia
*The Cheat's sister
*Joe Piscopo
| style="width: 15em; text-align: center" |Earn your 'stache today!!
{fake moustache}
Made on a Quark Xpress Registered to B4KDØR H4XXØR
|}

*The [[Podstar Runner]] description of this email reads "Strong Bad takes us on a tour of his Vaguely Military Career Fair."

===Remarks===
*The [[font]] [[Wikipedia:Helvetica|Helvetica]] is not present anywhere on the On Point Kings' brochure.
** The font featured is called "Coolvetica," a derivative, cost-free alternative, which is a stylized modification of Helvetica Bold.
*The Cheat does not receive any visitors until he replaces "[[Firebert]]" with "[[Trogdor]]". It is strongly implied that his initial unpopularity is due to the name "Firebert", which was criticized in [[army]] and again in [[Shopping for Danger]].

*After The Paper comes down, you can still click on the Easter egg before and while Strong Bad says his last line.

===Goofs===
[[Image:Backwardscoachz.PNG|thumb|Backwards Coach Z emblem]]
*Coach Z's emblem is backwards.
*As Strong Bad leaves the screen the first time at the end, part of his reflection appears on the wall behind the Lappy, and the right edge of the table disappears.
*As Strong Bad enters the screen once The Paper comes down, his head appears behind the Paper.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When Strong Bad showed his robotic arm, his glove did not appear. This was fixed later in the day.

===Inside References===
*This email makes several references to [[army]]. These include:
**Strong Bad's claim that he already said Strong Badia has/needs no army.
**The memorial to [[Frank Bennedetto]], the only casualty of [[The Battle of Strong Badia]].
**A poster at Homestar's booth is captioned with "Do you has?" In [[army]], Homestar asks Strong Bad, "Do you has what it takes to join the [[Homestarmy]]?" This poster is also available as a [[Downloads|downloadable]] [[wallpaper]].
**In [[army]], Homestar tells his troops to give five bucks to the Homestarmy. Here, he states, "You look like you come from a long line of five-bucks-havers."
**The [[Cheat Commandos]] first originated in [[army]] by having [[The Cheat]] dress as [[Firebert]]. In the Easter egg, his Firebert costume is seen again.
*The Cheat's [[Tito]] costume is from [[part-time job]].
*The music during the Tito scene is from [[Strongest Man in the World]].
*[[The Municipality]] was previously mentioned in [[disconnected]].
*The Paper's poor condition is a reference to [[montage]], where it's stated that "The Paper stuck around until email #173, at which time Strong Bad upgraded to an inkjet printer" (this email is #172).
**The sound it makes is an extended version of the one from [[Sick Day]].
* The [[On Point Kings]] were first referenced in [[origins]].
*[[The smashed muffler]] and a pipe are sitting on Strong Bad's recruiting stand.
* In his "Homestarmy" monologue, Homestar mentions [[Sega tapes]].
*The time displayed on the scoreboard is [[Pi|3:14]].
*Homestar's line about pursuing a career in the "no-armed forces" references Homestar's [[Lack of Visible Arms|lack of visible arms]].
*Strong Bad's costume, from when he is running the On Point Kings booth, features a [[mustache]].
*The sound The Cheat makes in the beginning of the Firebert Easter Egg is similar to the one he made in [[mile]] after Strong Bad left.
*The skeleton costume visible on the hands of the "shady missionary" on the cover of Taranchula's album was also worn by the guitarist in their [[Moving Very Slowly (video)|Moving Very Slowly music video]].
*There is an appearance of [[Feeding Through a Tube]].
*The waffle iron in the Sega tape Easter Egg resembles the one on [[Main Page 5]].
*The pamphlet has two examples of [[deliberately poor English]]: "forefathers" and "identities" are respectively written as "fourfathers" and "identies".

===Real-World References===
*The Municipality video closely resembles a commercial for the [[Wikipedia:United States Marine Corps|US Marines.]]
**Similarly, the Poopsmith's shield has "Pooper Fi" written on it, a parody of the US Marines motto "[[Wikipedia:Semper fidelis#The United States Marine Corps|Semper Fi]]".
*[[Wikipedia:Joe Piscopo|Joe Piscopo]] is an American comedian known for his work on ''[[Wikipedia:Saturday Night Live|Saturday Night Live]]''.
*[[Wikipedia:QuarkXPress|QuarkXPress]] is a page layout application for Mac and Windows.
*The pamphlet for the Homestarmy features the cover art for the [[Atari 2600]] version of ''[[Wikipedia:Space Invaders|Space Invaders]]''.
*Strong Bad's mercenary costume closely resemblances that of [[Wikipedia:Major Bludd|Major Bludd]], a mercenary from the [[Wikipedia:G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (TV series)|G.I. Joe]] cartoon series.

===Fast Forward===
*In the next e-mail, titled "[[the paper]]", The Paper finally breaks down and is replaced by [[New Paper]].
*The music during Strong Bad's brochure demo is used again as background music for [[Dangeresque: Puppet Squad]]

==DVD Version==
{{commentary|email=true}}

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

''{The commentary begins with Matt singing da-das to the tune of an action theme. He laughs slightly at the start of his second line, apparently at Mike's confusion.}''

'''MIKE:''' Matt's singing a song, everyone, that ''{laughs slightly}'' I don't know where to go with.

'''MATT:''' It's...it's the On Point Kings'...''{laughs slightly} A-Team''-like—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Oh, okay.

'''MATT:''' —theme song that plays while they look at their brochure!

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I thought you were g— I thought it was ''just'' the actual ''A-Team'' ...

'''MATT:''' No. It's ''just'' shy ''{both laugh}'' of the actual ''A-Team'' song.

'''MIKE:''' ''{singing}'' You can pretend that you're Hannibal,

'''BOTH:''' ''{singing}'' Murdock or ''{Mike stumbles slightly}'' Face, 
:: Or maybe B.A. Baracus, 
:: you know each one is an ace. 
:: Each is sold separately with rifle and gear, 
:: When there's ''{both stumble}'' trouble to face, 
:: You know the A-Team's here! 

'''MIKE:''' There you go. ''A-Team''. Toys commercial. ''{mumbling}'' We just...

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Yeah, that's pretty good! That just came outta nowhere.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Uhh...so, the ''A-Team'' toys, I mean, that show...was it for kids?

'''MATT:''' Uh, I think kids liked mohawks. A lot,—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —Mike, and so they ''had'' to do what they could. I dunno, I feel like it was—

'''MIKE:''' Well, for a primetime show? What ''primetime'' show now has action figures?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. That's true. Yeah, there's even a show...''about'' comic-book superheroes ''{laughs slightly}'' that doesn't have action figures.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' Like, it's like, ''Lost''...

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Uh...''Dukes of''...''Dukes of Hazzard'' had...

'''MATT:''' Yeah! Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Primetime shows don't cater towards ki—I guess, back then there was...far less kids' programming.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Look at that robot claw! ''{Mike snickers}'' ''{Strong Bad displays the pamphlet}'' Oh, yeah. ''{closeup on the helicopter and stick figure}'' That could be you, ''{laughs slightly}'' Mike. ''{Mike snickers throughout}'' You could get chucked out of a...spindly helicopter. B4KDØR—B4KDØR H4XXØR was a thing that had been on our, uh...whaddaya call 'em—

'''MIKE:''' Dry erase board?

'''MATT:''' Yeah. One of...one of several things that Strong Bad should say ''{chuckles}'' at some point.

'''MIKE:''' There's a—

'''MATT:''' ''{interrupting}'' We finally used it.

'''MIKE:''' Uhh...the...camera. The...Strong—the name of a digital camera—

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' that's still not been used.

'''MATT:''' D-I-X-I-T-A-L...?

'''BOTH:''' X-A-M-E-R-A?

'''MIKE:''' Dishtical cshamera? ''{both laugh}''

'''MATT:''' Ohhh, he said missionaries.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' Look at that kind of, uh...

'''MATT:''' P.O.V.?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' ''{quietly}'' Look at that giblet container.

'''MIKE:''' We ''are'' some...pimply little teenager.

'''MATT:''' Yeah! ''{pause as they watch the Municipality video}'' Oh, man, that is an ominous-lookin' sky there. ''{pause; Mike makes a thunder sound effect along with the email}'' The few, the proud. That was prob'ly—I—I didn't go back and watch the...the...Marines commercial where the guy turns into a knight ''{Mike laughs}'' after climbing some big...rock? But, uh, I—it probably is alarmingly close—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —in terms of the cuts and stuff.

'''MIKE:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' Boond you like, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Hmm?

'''MATT:''' ''{in an unidentifiable accent}'' Boond you like a lick with my flabotox? Boond you liiike?  ''{Homestar prods his spoon at the camera}'' Ooh, look at that...P.O.V.-style spoon, ''{Mike snickers}'' too! ''{short pause}'' Sega tapes? Oh! That is not a pamphlet, Mike. That was a Space Invaders ''{both chuckle}'' instruction booklet. Which I...was ''very'' confused about the cover of Space Invaders, and Boston—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —album covers as a kid. I thought there was some link there.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' I can see that!

'''MATT:''' I wanted, like—I thought maybe Boston...made the...games? ''{Mike laughs}'' 'Cause there was also the Journey...the Journey Escape game? So...it was like, well, rock, there's—here's a...crossover...

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' It was an obvious connection...between...

'''MATT:''' Yeah! Rock 'n' roll and video games...

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Early '80s arena rock, and...

'''MATT:''' So, uh...y'know, those Space Invaders things...were...maybe they were guitars? ''{Mike snickers}'' With cities on them? ''{Mike continues laughing throughout}'' Like Boston would like you to have?

'''MIKE:''' Did we miss that part? 

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we missed half this email.

'''MIKE:''' Ohh.

''{The Paper comes down torn}''

'''MATT:''' Ohh!

'''MIKE:''' Uh-oh. This is—must be near the end of the reign.

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Madame—this does not Madame Bodewell. ''{Mike snickers}''

=== Fun Facts ===
*''[[Wikipedia:The_A-Team|The A-Team]]'' was an 80's action show about four mercenaries who fight to protect the oppressed. It is perhaps best remembered for the mohawk-wearing character B.A. Baracus, portrayed by [[Wikipedia:Mr._T|Mr. T]].
**The brothers nearly perfectly recall the song from an ''A-Team'' action figure commercial, which can be viewed [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xC3AgzQk6yA here]. (As indicated in the Youtube comments, this version of the commercial is likely not that which the brothers remember, but its lyrics are the same.) 
*''[[Wikipedia:The_Dukes_of_Hazzard|The Dukes of Hazzard]]'' was an action show in the 80's which featured the Duke brothers, Bo and Luke, who were constantly at odds with the corrupt politician Boss Hogg.
*''[[Wikipedia:Heroes_(TV_series)|Heroes]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Lost_(TV_series)|Lost]]'' are both present-day primetime action shows.
**''Heroes'' does in fact have some action figures, but they are not marketed to children in the way that ''A-Team'' action figures were in the 80's. They are largely intended as collectors' items.
*''[[Wikipedia:Space_Invaders|Space Invaders]]'' is one of the best-known early arcade games. It is often cited as being one of the games which made video games a major industry worldwide.
*[[Wikipedia:Boston_(band)|Boston]] and [[Wikipedia:Journey_(band)|Journey]] are both bands which had many of their hits in the early 80's.
**Matt mentions ''[[Wikipedia:Journey_Escape|Journey Escape]]'', a 1982 game for the [[Atari 2600]] in which the player guides Journey past "Love-Crazed Groupies" and similar foes in the band's attempt to escape after a concert.
*Madame Bodewell is an [[Unseen_Characters|unseen character]] from [[pet show]].

=== Fast Forward ===

*The line "Each is sold separately with rifle and gear" later was used to describe the [[Topplegangers]].
**"Journey Escape" became the basis for "Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey" within the [[SBCG4AP]] episode [[Baddest of the Bands]].

==External Links==
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high school

2009-10-29T20:20:43Z

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{{sbenav|140}}
[[Image:highschool.png|thumb|"Ahh, there's no such thing as mysterious."]]

Patrick asks Strong Bad about his younger years.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}} (Easter Egg, Photo), {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}} (as [[Middle School Variation#The Diapersmith|The Diapersmith]]), {{Film|Pom Pom}}, [[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation#Homestarmecium|Homestarmecium]], {{Film|Bubs}} (as [[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation#Bubsamecium|Bubsamecium]]), [[Free Petry Dish, USA Variation#Strongbadiophage|Strongbadiophage]], {{Film|The Homestar Runner}} (Easter Egg), {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}} (Easter Egg), [[Don Knotts]] (Easter Egg), {{Film|Sickly Sam}} (Easter Egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], Abandoned [[Pie Factory]], High [[School]], Middle School, [[Free Country, USA#Free Petry Dish USA|Free Petry Dish USA]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand|Bubsamecium's Protozoa Stand]], [[Wikipedia:Rome|Rome]] (Easter Egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Sunday, January 8, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:02

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' It's the email, baby, lunch juice!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>Subject: high school</div>
Hey Strong bad! 
What were you like during highschool? 
Sincerely, 
Patrick Cowiche WA
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad stretches out "Hey Strong Bad!", says "high-shool... er, highs- high school. highschool (as one word)" instead of just "high school", and reads "Cowiche WA" as one word.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, cowichewa to you too, Patrique. Now, I have an extremely unphotographic memory. So, I guess that'd be more like a drawing, or a doodle. Like a doodle memory. ''{clears screen}'' But I would hazard a guess that we were probably just like other cartoons were in high school, i.e. we were a team of super sleuths.

''{Cut to a splash screen titled "The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries" with "story by Youdbetterbelieveit Chimendez" in the lower right. Crudely drawn teenage versions of Homestar Runner, Marzipan, Strong Mad, and Strong Bad stand abreast in the center. Dissolve to teenage Marzipan in an old building.}''

'''TEENAGE MARZIPAN:''' Stampers! My long lost uncle's abandoned pie factory sure is mysterious.

''{Cut to a wider shot showing the entire gang.}''

'''TEENAGE STRONG BAD:''' Ah, there's no such thing as "mysterious".

'''TEENAGE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I don't want to take any chances. ''{close up shot}'' We should play in a band, just to be safe.

''{Cut to teenage Strong Bad, Strong Mad, Marzipan, and Homestar Runner playing the keyboard, the drums, the tambourine, and the electric guitar, respectively, on a blue backdrop. "Mysfit-steries" is printed on the face of the bass drum.}''

'''TEENAGE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{singing without his usual speech impediment}'' Havin' fun with my friends. Words about a mystery. Shakin' hands with my man...

''{Cut back to the Lappy 486.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}''And when we weren't debating the existence of mysterious, Strong Mad and I were all the time trying to liberate Homestar from those ridiculous striped ''{pronounced stripe-ed}'' pants.

''{Cut to teenage Strong Mad, Homestar, and Strong Bad near some lockers. Strong Mad and Strong Bad hold ropes attached to hooks in the ceiling and floor, which then run through hooks on Homestar's waistline. A magnet lies next to Homestar's feet.}''

'''TEENAGE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now you guys are sure this won't emancipate me from my ridiculous striped ''{pronounced stripe-ed again}'' pants?

''{Cut back to the Lappy 486.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' So that's what high school ''{pronounced "high-shool", as before}'' was like. In, um, middle school we were a bunch of melon-headed babies with gigantic eyes and enormous...

''{A baby-sized Coach Z tosses a box marked "NOT A BALL!" up and down, with a plush football beside him. Strong Bad continues, voicing over.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...imaginations.

'''BABY COACH Z:''' ''{high-pitched, childish voice}'' I'm pretending I'm the craptain of the foortball torm!

''{As Coach Z says this, the nursery-school style background is replaced with a black and white image of a football field.}''

''{Push pan to a baby Strong Bad in a diaper with a small blue cap on his head. He sits holding an [[Nintendo|NES]] controller.}''

'''BABY STRONG BAD:''' ''{high-pitched, childish voice}'' I'm pretending I'm playing better video games! ''{[[Atari 2600]] sound effects play in the background.}'' Aw, man! That freakin' duck swallowed both my pixels!

''{Push pan to a baby Strong Sad and a baby The Poopsmith. Baby Strong Sad has a pink bow in his hair, long eyelashes, and a frilly divide between his torso and trunk. The baby Poopsmith wears a blue baby bonnet and holds a stained rattle, with a large pile of dirty diapers behind him.}''

'''BABY STRONG SAD:''' I'm pretending I'm not sitting next to The Diapersmith.

''{As Strong Sad says this, the background, including The Diapersmith's diapers, is replaced by a black and white image of the Wright brothers' airplane.}''

''{The Diapersmith turns to baby Strong Sad and blows a raspberry.}''

''{Black and white image vanishes. Pan to the legs of Homestar Runner, who is wearing puffy red and white pants and holding a broom.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Now you children skedaddle. ''{pushes sweeping end of broom at The Diapersmith and Strong Sad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voicing over, in normal voice}'' And going even unnecessarily further back, ''{as Strong Bad says this, baby Pom Pom bounds by the screen, with a Bumble Ball body form and no distinguishable head.}'' we were all a bunch of plucky parameciums  living in Free Petry  Dish USA.

''{Cut to a petri dish with a liquid inside resembling the shape of the United States of America.}''

''{Cut to a paramecium Bubs floating in a box marked "BUB5AMECIUM'S PROTOZOA STAND". A paramecium Homestar floats up.}''

'''HOMESTARMECIUM:''' Hey there, Bubsamecium. I need to buy some embarrassing items for my embarrassing body parts.

'''BUBSAMECIUM:''' Certainly! Six tubes of rear-end cream coming right up! ''{He brings out a bag with said tubes of cream, and gives it to Homestarmecium.}''

''{Cut to a close-up of a viral Strong Bad resembling a [[Wikipedia: Bacteriophage|bacteriophage]].}''

'''STRONGBADIOPHAGE:''' Oh ho ho! Whatcha buying there, Homestarmecium?

''{Cut to a wide shot. Strongbadiophage "walks" in from the left.}''

'''HOMESTARMECIUM:''' Uh-oh, it's Strongbadiophage. Um, uh, these are for my twin brother! ''{Homestarmecium divides into two of himself, and both speak in unison}'' These are for my twin brother! ''{the two Homestarmecia divide into four}'' These are for my twin brother! ''{the four divide into eight}'' These are for my twin brother!

'''STRONGBADIOPHAGE:''' Aaaahh!! ''{he runs off}''

''{Cut back to the Lappy 486.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And then, of course, before that we were ''{pause}'' Romans...living in Roman times. And Don Knotts was always showing up. So there you go, Patrice. Just the facts. ''{types the score on different lines}'' Strong Bad Emails: 1, Not Strong Bad Emails: 0. ''{stops typing}'' You guys keep score at home. I'll see you next time. ''{runs off singing}'' Oh, havin' fun with my friends...

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Unphotographic.png|thumb|right|200px|Unphotographic]]
*Click on the word "unphotographic" to reveal a photographic memory of the [[caper|jumble caper]].
**Click on the resulting image to reveal the doodle memory version of the same event. Strong Bad is carrying a large gemstone out of a vault, [[The Cheat]] is drawn as a rattlesnake-like creature carrying a turkey on a platter, and a sign points to the right reading "Subwoofers".
*Click on the word "Roman" after the paper comes down to see what those times were like.
:''{Cut to The Homestar Runner and Old-Timey Strong Bad in a black and white Roman land. The Homestar Runner is dressed as [[Wikipedia:Julius Caesar|Julius Caesar]] and Old-Timey Strong Bad is dressed as a [[Wikipedia:Legionary|Roman legionary]].}''
:'''THE HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh... aqueduct.
:'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Hm... yes! Vomitorium!
:'''DON KNOTTS:''' ''{pokes head in}'' Andy?
:''{Pan to Sickly Sam wearing a sack reading "OLIVES". He vanishes, and an [[Wikipedia:Ionic order|Ionic column]] takes his place.}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===

*"Cowichewa to you too" is an aural allusion to "konnichi wa", a basic Japanese greeting.
*Homestarmecium, despite his name, is drawn without a nucleus. This suggests that he could actually be construed as a [[Wikipedia:Bacteria|bacterium]] (a [[Wikipedia:Prokaryote|prokaryote]]), rather than a [[Wikipedia:Paramecium|paramecium]] (a [[Wikipedia:Eukaryote|eukaryote]]), and that he replicates himself using [[Wikipedia:Binary fission|binary fission]] (eukaryotes replicate via [[Wikipedia:Mitosis|mitosis]]).
**On the other hand, the "hairs" on his head area may suggest he's a [[Wikipedia:Ciliate|ciliate]], not a bacterium. However, since some bacteria have cilia as well, this is not conclusive. While Bubs also has "cilia" patches, his outline suggests the stereotypical image of an amoeba rather than the typical "footprint" shape of a paramecium.
*Strongbadiophage, which has a hexagonal head upon a column ending in 6 legs, appears to be a T4 Phage [[Wikipedia:Bacteriophage|bacteriophage]]. This type of [[Wikipedia:Virus|virus]] attacks bacteria, not paramecia, and forces the host cell to create copies of the virus by modifying the cell's DNA.
**Just as "bacteriophage" means "one who devours bacteria," "Strongbadiophage" may be taken to mean "one who devours [[Strong Badia]]" or simply "one who devours Strong Bad".
*The Homestar Runner mentions [[Wikipedia:Aqueducts|aqueducts]]. The Roman Aqueduct system is perhaps the most famous ever built, running over 250 miles across their empire and supplying over a million gallons of water a day to ancient Rome alone.
*A Roman [[Wikipedia:Vomitorium|vomitorium]] was a passage situated below or behind a tier of seats in an amphitheatre, through which the crowds could "spew out" of the building at the end of a show. Contrary to popular belief, it does not refer to a place where people would go to vomit.
*In the Roman Easter egg, Sickly Sam is wearing a sack that says OLIVES; these were quite valuable in that era, both as a foodstuff and a source of oil which could be used for fuel, cleaning, etc.
*Patrique is a French spelling of Patrick. Patrice is the feminine equivalent.

===Trivia===

*When this email was released, the [[Main Page Messages|main page button]] read "new strong bad email" and "nothing else!". The site had just experienced an unusually long hiatus, 35 days, since the last major update.
*"[[The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries]]" is written by Youdbetterbelieveit [[A. Chimendez|Chimendez]].
*The summary for the [[Podstar Runner]] RSS feed reads, "Strong Bad makes up a buncha stuff that's not true. Don't you believe a word of it!"

===Remarks===
[[Image:Homestarmecium-cutaway.jpg|thumb|right|Homestarmecia, before and after cutaway]]
*Strong Bad [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaks the fourth wall]] by acknowledging the fact that he is a cartoon character.
*Teenage Marzipan has [[Lack of Visible Body Parts#Marzipan's legs|legs]].
*This email appears to support the idea that Strong Bad and Homestar were once friends, as was first suggested by Homestar in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]].
*Teenage Homestar plays guitar [[Left Handedness|left-handed]].
*Teenage Homestar [[Singing Out Of Tune|sings out of tune]].
*While Strong Mad generally plays bass (i.e. [[Cool Tapes]]), his teenage counterpart plays the drums, normally played by [[The Cheat]].
*Baby Coach Z wearing green pajamas supports the theory that he wears a green body suit, as Strong Bad questioned in [[labor day]].
*Strong Bad seems to be a little confused on Coach Z's age: In his "middle school" flashback, Coach Z appears about the same age as he is, but in [[stand-up]], Strong Sad's video tape reveals that Coach Z was already an adult when Strong Bad was a little kid. Their conflicting ages were also seen in [[record book]].
**He also seems to be confused on the age of Homestar. In the high school variant, Homestar appears to be a teenager, much like all of them. However, in the middle school variant, Homestar acts as the babysitter for the other characters, who are toddlers.
*[[Wikipedia:Petri dish|Petri dish]] is misspelled in "Free Petry Dish USA" as a reference to [[Free Country, USA]].
*When Homestarmecium replicates himself, he does so horizontally, each time. However, every time the screen pulls out, the Homestarmecia are lined up vertically prior to the next replication, despite having never moved from their horizontal alignment.
*The high-school aged Homestar's eyes appear to be essentially his normal eyes rotated 90° clockwise.
*Strongbadiophage is obviously a virus, but he is the same size as the full cells of Homestarmecium and Bubsamecium. In real life, viruses are far smaller than any single cell.
*Homestarmecium, Bubsamecium and Strongbadiophage are [[portmanteaus]].
*The plural of Paramecium is technically "Paramecia"

===Goofs===
*When The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries title card drops down, Strong Bad's head is seen in front of the card for one frame.
*Baby Strong Bad's right eye doesn't have the star-shaped pupil as his left does.

===Fixed Goofs===
[[Image:20060108 highschool masking goof.png|thumb|Masking goof]]
[[Image:Mysfit-steries.PNG|thumb|An unsettling mistake]]
*When the email was released, Strong Bad's reflection went outside of the Lappy's screen as he got up. This occurred due to lack of using a masking effect. This was corrected shortly after it was released.
*Originally, on the Mysfit-steries title screen, Strong Mad's fist was visibly protruding from between Marzipan's thighs. This too was fixed promptly.

===Inside References===

*The photo from the "[[Wikipedia:Eidetic memory|photographic memory]]" Easter Egg is a screen shot from [[caper]].
*There is another reference to [[Homestar Runner's Pants]].
*The "[[Pie]] factory" was originally mentioned in [[stunt double]], though the location bears a resemblance to [[The Old Pietimer Place|Eustice Pietimer's estate]] in [[That A Ghost]].
*The horizontal lines on the wall of the middle school may be a reference to the lines on the wall of the [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]].
*During his song, Homestar mentions "shaking hands with my man," possibly supporting the notion that he has [[Lack of Visible Arms|invisible hands]].
*The "[[-èd|stripèd]]" pronunciation was used previously in [[New Boots]] to describe the [[Striped Green Rabbit]].
*The "freakin' [[duck]]" is a reference to one of the deleted scenes in [[In Search of the Yello Dello Deleted Scenes|In Search of the Yello Dello]], and also to [[Main Page 13]]. In this context it most likely refers to the [[Atari Dragon]].
*Baby Strong Bad has a star-shaped reflection in his left eye and a swirl on his chin, which can also be seen in the [[Strong Bad 404 Error Page|Old 404 page]] and [[Main Page 11]].
*Strong Bad gives part of the score at the end as "[[Not X|Not Strong Bad Emails]]."
*Baby Coach Z is seen playing with a [[cardboard box]].

===Real-World References===

*"The Homestar Runner Mysfit-steries" parodies ''[[Wikipedia:Scooby-Doo|Scooby-Doo]]'', as well as numerous other [[Hanna-Barbera]] cartoons such as ''Jabberjaw'', ''Josie and the Pussycats'', ''The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan'', and ''Speed Buggy''. These cartoons featured common themes of teenagers and young adults solving mysteries and occasionally playing together in bands.
**In addition, "Stampers" is a parody of the ubiquitous nonsensical Scooby-Doo exclamations, such as "Jinkies!", "Jeepers!", and "Zoinks!" and [[Teenage Strong Bad]]'s comment on "no such thing as mysterious" is a play on the repeated claims of characters saying "There's no such things as ghosts", mostly used in the similar cartoons.
*The "middle school" portion of the email parodies ''[[The Muppets|Jim Henson's Muppet Babies]]'' and other American cartoons that followed the trend of [[Wikipedia:Younger versions of cartoon characters|presenting established characters in a franchise as children or toddlers]] (such as ''Scooby-Doo'').
*Based on the "freakin' duck", Baby Strong Bad is most likely playing [[Wikipedia:Adventure (Atari 2600)|Adventure]].

*The black and white picture behind Baby Strong Sad and The Diapersmith is from the historic [[Wikipedia:Image:Wrightflyer.jpg|first flight]] made by the [[Wikipedia:Wright brothers|Wright brothers]] in 1903 at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina.
**Live action backdrops such as this one and the football field behind Baby Coach Z were used in Muppet Babies when the babies would use their imaginations.
*Homestar as the matronly nursery character saying "Now you children skedaddle" is a reference to and hybrid of both Nanny from Muppet Babies and the Mammy-Two-Shoes character from [[Wikipedia:Tom and Jerry (MGM)|Tom and Jerry]]. The costume and Southern colloquialisms are suggestive of the "Mammy" character, who often wallops the cat with a broom when he misbehaves. "Nanny", likewise, was only shown from the waist down.
*Baby Strong Sad being depicted as a female (in addition to being something Strong Bad would do to insult his brother) refers to Skeeter, Scooter's twin sister in Muppet Babies, who was added to the cast of that show in order to make gender representation more balanced on the show.
*Baby Pom Pom's peglike limbs give him the appearance of a [[Wikipedia:Bumble Ball|Bumble Ball]].
*[[Wikipedia:Don Knotts|Don Knotts]] (1924-2006), who passed away shortly after this email was released, was an actor best known for playing [[Wikipedia:Barney Fife|Barney Fife]] on [[Wikipedia:The Andy Griffith Show|''The Andy Griffith Show'']]. He also twice guest-starred in the ''New Scooby-Doo Movies'' cartoons.
*The "Roman times" Easter egg is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:The Roman Holidays|The Roman Holidays]]'', a Hanna Barbera animated sitcom from 1972. Like ''[[Wikipedia:The Flintstones|The Flintstones]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The Jetsons|The Jetsons]]'' before it, the basic premise was plunking a typical sitcom family into another time period (in this case, 63 A.D.).
*"Just the facts" is a reference to the phrase "Just the facts, ma'am", which was made popular by the TV police procedural [[Wikipedia:Dragnet (drama)|Dragnet]], despite the fact the phrase was [http://www.snopes.com/radiotv/tv/dragnet.htm never used on the show].
*The band formed in high school has a keyboardist (Strong Bad) but no bassist, an identical situation to the famous and influential late 60s rock band [[Wikipedia:The Doors|The Doors]].

===Fast Forward===

*Teenage Strong Bad reappears in the abandoned factory and is seen in the supergroup in [[alternate universe]].
*Teenage Strong Mad reappears in his room during the Strong Bad Email [[imaginary]] although he looks slightly different. This may be due to the fact that Strong Bad has a "doodle memory".

== DVD Version ==

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

=== Commentary Transcript ===

('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], and [[Karen Wagner]])

'''MATT:''' You guys went to high school, right?

'''MIKE:''' I've been to high school once!

'''KAREN:''' Yeah, I— I went to the same high school!

'''MATT:''' Me too, though. DHS, '92!

'''KAREN:''' '88!

'''MATT:''' And ye— And yes, and yes, and yes we are the best! ''{laughs}'' Strong Bad has a serious problem discerning, uh, people's, like names, uh their—

'''KAREN:''' —from the state that they live in.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yeah—

'''KAREN:''' ...or country.

'''MATT:''' —And also usually in—includes their little, uh, signoff... What's the opposite of a salutation? What do you call the "Sincerely"?

'''MIKE:''' A ''val''utation.

''{laughter}''

'''KAREN:''' An ''un''utation.

'''MIKE:''' An unutation!

'''MATT:''' ''{in response to the "Mysfit-steries" title screen}'' Um, so, this is not a parody of anything; this is a completely original idea that we came up with.

'''KAREN:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah!

'''MATT:''' Stampers! There was stampers!

'''MIKE:''' That's—

'''MATT:''' — an homage to Neil!

'''KAREN:''' Another— another reference to Neil!

'''MIKE:''' There's Homestar, in his sweet Jim McMahon jersey with no sleeves!

'''KAREN:''' Stripe— stripèd pants!

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Stri— he's wearing a mid-'80s, uh, football player, but then his pants are clearly, like, late '70s.

'''MIKE:''' Well, his pants are also, um, Indiana University's basketball team, their warmups are those pants.

'''MATT:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, they're awesome.

'''KAREN:''' They're striped?!

'''MIKE:''' They look like clowns. Yeah, it looks like a circus when they're in their pre-game warmups.

'''MATT:''' Well, doesn't our brother Donnie have a pair? I feel like there's a picture of all of us from, like, you know, '78 or something, and Donnie's wearing some ridiculous stripèd pants!

'''MIKE:''' Homestar looks kinda like Donnie... ''{laughter}'' from the '70s!

'''MATT:''' He does! If we put giant glasses on him?

'''KAREN:''' Yep, that would be him!

'''MATT:''' —and tube socks pulled up to his neck!

''{laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' Sorry, Donnie. He's not even here to defend himself.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, that's ch—

'''KAREN:''' Poor guy.

'''MATT:''' —cheap shots. Cheap shots. Donnie's responsible for... the reason we— we're funny at all

'''MATT:''' ''{In response to the "middle school" scene}'' This is also not a parody of anything.

'''KAREN:''' Nope! ''{chuckles}''

'''MIKE:''' I like how this— the wall in Strong Bad's nursery is ''similar'', but just more baby-oriented.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''KAREN:''' ''{laughs}'' Pink, and baby yellow...

'''MATT:''' I should paint that in, uh, in my nursery!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, there you go!

'''KAREN:''' Okay, seriously, we need to make a onesie that has the little—

'''MATT:''' Diapersmith? ''{laughs}''

'''KAREN:''' —little Diapersmith on it. ''{laughs}'' I do get requests for, uh, you know, Poopsmith baby clothes!

'''MIKE:''' Makes sense!

'''MATT:''' What are those balls called, that Pom Pom just looked like?

'''MIKE:''' Oh, the Bumble Balls?

''{speaking simultaneously}'' 
'''MATT:''' Yeah, those things. They jiggle— yeah! ''{laughs}'' 
'''MIKE:''' You turn 'em on, and they just jiggle!

'''MATT:''' We should maybe, uh, I can't tell if it's just this monitor, but that background is really nice. You can't really see it on this monitor. Mike made this creepy cellular background. ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' That's the only cellular device I have, is a cellular background.

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' It's true.

'''KAREN:''' I think those things kinda freak out, um, [[Little Girl]] a little bit.

'''MATT AND MIKE:''' Really?

'''KAREN:''' She didn't like those, unh-uh.

'''MATT:''' She doesn't like those sh— Homestarmeciums?

'''KAREN:''' No, she doesn't like 'em.

'''MIKE:''' So there was a show that was not, uh, very widely seen called ''The Holidays'', that was basically ''The Jetsons'' and ''The Flinstones'', but in, uh, Roman times, and they had a pet lion.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}''

'''KAREN:''' I do ''not'' remember that at all!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah! Yeah, I—I saw it a few times on the ''USA Cartoon Express''.

'''MATT:''' That's right.

=== Fun Facts ===

*[[Wikipedia:Jim McMahon|Jim McMahon]] played football in the '80s and early '90s, most notably as a quarterback with the Chicago Bears when they won the Super Bowl in 1985.
*''[[Wikipedia:USA Cartoon Express|USA Cartoon Express]]'' was a block of cartoon programming on the [[Wikipedia:USA Network|USA Network]] in the '80s and '90s.
*The opposite of a salutation is a [[Wikipedia:valediction|valediction]].

==External Links==
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Teen Girl Squad Issue 13

2009-09-22T04:18:49Z

TJDevil02: /* Fun Facts */

{{tgsnav|13|Teen Girl Squad Issue 12|Issue 12|Teen Girl Squad Issue 14|Issue 14}}

[[Image:Tgs13.png|thumb|"Don't let Timkins play my PSone!"]]

So and So is baby-sitting, but her friends interrupt and run amok.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Tompkins}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Momkins|Momkins]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Timkins|Baby Timkins]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Tompkins's Virtual Pet|Tompkins's Virtual Pet]], {{Film|So and So}}, {{Film|Arrow'd Guy}}, {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Buttcrack Plumber|Plumber]], {{film|Peacey P}}, [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Olympic Man and Coach|Olympic Man]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Policemen|Policemen]]

'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Tompkins's House|Tompkins's house]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Hotel Balcony|Hotel Balcony]]

'''Date:''' Monday, June 18, 2007

'''Running Time:''' 3:25

'''Page Title:''' Bebe's Sitter's Kids!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 3}}

==Transcript==
''{The toon opens with Tompkins playing his Game Boy with a silhouette of his mother waving to him. The Teen Girl Squad theme music plays.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Aww, peas Momkins. I don't need a babysitter.

''{Zoom out to reveal Momkins, a female robot with a stubby beard wearing cowboy boots and a hat and carrying a pickaxe, along with a baby picking its nose.}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' I can watch baby Timkins while you go out prospecting for future ex-husbands.

'''MOMKINS:''' Whatevs little man. You can't even take care of your own virtual pet.

''{Cut to a closeup of the Game Boy screen, displaying a bloated pet and the text, "Food: 600%". Music stops}''

'''VIRTUAL PET:''' Please stop feeding me!

''{Music continues. Tompkins begins mashing the buttons on the Game Boy. The text "m.a.s.h." appears each time he presses a button}''

'''TOMPKINS:''' Teh heh heh heh heh.

''{Cut to Momkins standing next to the front door, which has a large, wrinkly face on it}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' Ding dong. Ding dong, yo.

''{The door opens to reveal So and So, with fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Hello Mrs. Tompkinsrobotmomerson. I know I'm 3 hours early, but I wanted to...

'''MOMKINS:''' Listen, I'll be at a place until a time. My cell phone number is some numbers. The baby needs stuff. What's poison control? Punch Tompkins in the gut. Good luck.

''{Momkins rushes out the door with a crazed look on her face and her tongue hanging out of her mouth. Her hat flies off and So and So's hair is disheveled as she leaves.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' She gone!

''{Cut to So and So speaking to Tompkins, who is playing his Game Boy next to a clock. The clock reads 5:03}''

'''SO AND SO:''' ''{pointing to her watch}'' Alright Tompkins, it is WAY past your bedtime.

'''TOMPKINS:''' ''{pointing at a flustered So and So}'' Listen babysit, I don't need to be babysat. I'll be in my room reorganizing my trenchcoats.

''{As Tompkins leaves, a giant baby that resembles the Arrow'd Guy lands on and crushes him. The music stops.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' BABY SAT!

'''TOMPKINS:''' Don't let Timkins play my PSone!!!!!

''{Cut to a Teen Girl Squad title screen, featuring Cheerleader (wearing a dress labeled "Ms. Thang"), The Ugly One, and What's Her Face smashing through a wall. "issue 13" and "by: strong bad" appear in the corners. The theme music plays.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad!!! Cheerleader! ''{$15/hour}'' What's Her Face! ''{$4.75/hour}'' The Ugly One! ''{plain yogurt/hour}''

''{Cut to So and So speaking to the other girls next to the smashed wall}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Not now, you guys. I'm babysitting.

''{Close up on Cheerleader}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Oh, we know how to babysit... ''{grows hypnotic eyes and fangs, and pulls out a cell phone and several volumes of "Dem Boys"}'' I'll call EACH AND EVERY BOY!!

''{Cut to What's Her Face}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' I'll eat all their food!

''{Cut to The Ugly One, wearing a crown and a ruffled collar, holding a remote}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Just call me the queen of pay-per-view! ''{throws off the crown and collar and pushes the remote buttons. The text "t.a.p.s." appears every time the buttons are pushed}'' I think Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight!

''{Cut back to shot of So and So talking to Cheerleader (holding the cell phone), What's Her Face and The Ugly One (holding the remote)}''

'''SO AND SO:''' SHHH! Keep it down! The baby is studying for the SAT.

''{Cut to baby Timkins, under a pile of four books labeled "babySAT"}''

'''TIMKINS:''' Goo goo is ga-ga. Wah wah is ga-ga. ''{raises finger}'' Are all goo goos wah wahs?

''{Cut to an annoyed Cheerleader, holding her cell phone. Her dress now reads "The future Ms. Thang".}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Dag! None of my regulars are picking up! Let's see who on my B-list!

''{The phone rings, and the screen splits to show a plumber answering the call on a plunger.}''

'''PLUMBER:''' Uh, Buttcrack Plumbing!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Hi Randy! I'm babysittin' tonight. Wanna come over and sneak in through the back window?

'''PLUMBER:''' And this is for a how many gallon toilet, ma'am?

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Bring all your hot friends... they've got two pantries!!!

''{A toilet with a beret, a mustache, a goatee, and a loaf of french bread crushes Cheerleader with a plunger.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' EAU DE TOILETTE!

'''CHEERLEADER:''' So dignified!

''{Cut to What's Her Face standing between the two pantries}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Wow! 2 pantries! I'll have me a diet soda I s'pose.

''{So and So enters, livid with a giant mouth and fangs.}''

'''SO AND SO:''' STOP! How many of those have you had?!?!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{annoyed}'' Uh, negative one sip.

''{So and So holds up a textbook entitled, "<s>urban legends</s> i mean health class"}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Don't you remember health class? You'll microwave the baby!!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' ''{holding up a "Diet Brown" can}'' This is Diet Brown, not PCP.

''{The Ugly One slides into the room. What's Her Face and So and So look surprised.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Did somebody say Peacey P? I LOVES the Peacey P!

''{Cut to Peacey P, wearing a jersey labeled "☮y P" ("[Peace symbol]y P"), standing with Olympic Man (with a blurred jersey)}''

'''PEACEY P:''' Crample-o stow wha clamminuh whaow. My new album drop next sursdai. Ya'll biscuitheads.

''{The Ugly One enters with a ☮y ([Peace symbol]y) necklace, and a pencil and notepad.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' Can a sista get an autograph?

''{Olympic Man dangles The Ugly One off a balcony}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' DANGLED OFF A HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's it?

''{Zoom out as The Ugly One is dropped from the balcony into a "bayonet tailgate party"}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Uh, and then DROPPED FROM SAID HOTEL BALCONY'D!!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' That's better!

''{Cut to So and So holding a dirty diaper and yelling at baby Timkins}''

'''SO AND SO:''' What kinda dirty diaper is this?! I told you to alphabetize this stuff!

''{Cut to Front Door. A surprised So and So is leaning in, still holding the diaper}''

'''FRONT DOOR:''' BANG! BANG! BANG!

'''THE POLICE:''' ''{from behind the door}'' Open up! It's the police!

''{Cut to a terrified So and So jumping in the air, dropping the diaper}''

'''SO AND SO:''' AHH! THE POPO! I can't do another nickel!

''{So and So jumps into the kitchen sink as background music begins to play.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

''{Cut to a shot of the garbage disposal in the sink, with evil eyes, fangs, scales, and flames on its edges}''

WHAT A WAY TO GO! 

''{Cut to a grinning So and So in the garbage disposal, dancing with a plate, a spoon, a piece of broccoli and a carrot.}''

GARBAGE DISPOSAL, 

''{All but So and So's arm disappears}''

MEET SO AND SO!

''{So and So's arm disappears. The plate, spoon, broccoli and carrot look surprised. Music stops and is replaced by the theme music. Cut to the Front Door, where What's Her Face has let two policemen into the house.}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' Can I help you gentlemen?

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' Uh, yes, ma'am. We got a report of us wanting to watch the Ola Toya fight. You mind if we investigate?

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{holding up a packet labeled "SNAK MiX"}'' I brought snack mix.

''{Cut to a "confidential" envelope out of which three game cards are removed.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' The Snak Mix, in Tompkins' Parlor, WITH THE PRETZEL STICK!

''{Cut to a life-sized Snak Mix bag with a monocle, who clubs What's Her Face with a pretzel stick}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' OW! MY STYLE! (or lack thereof)

''{Cut to Momkins, the two policemen, and baby Timkins sitting on a couch watching TV}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ...anuddah vicious right!!!

'''POLICEMAN 1:''' I need to put an APB out on some microwave popcorn.

'''POLICEMAN 2:''' ''{looking at Momkins}'' I'd like to report a very good-looking robot prospector.

'''MOMKINS:''' Awww, shush!

''{Brief pause. The music stops}''

'''TIMKINS:''' ''{pointing at Policeman 1}'' You're not my real father!

''{Cut to the usual "It's over!" screen}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' It's over!

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Deliberance.PNG|thumb|Drops Next Sursdai!]]
*Click on the "O" at the end to see a promo for Peacey P's new album.
:''{The [[Crample-O Stow Records]] logo appears. The logo is a gold hand making a C shape in a gold circle. The logo shines a few times. Hip hop music plays in the background}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' Crample-O Stow Records presents...
:''{Peacey P's album appears}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ..."Deliberance", the new album from Peacey P...
:''{As the announcer says the following words, they appear in yellow zig-zags}''
:'''ANNOUNCER:''' ...featuring: Large Craig, featuring: The Overripe MC, featuring: Tenerence Love, featuring: Akryllix & 3rd Lung, featuring: Peacey P!
:''{A speech bubble appears next to Peacey P's picture, containing the following words:}''
:'''PEACEY P:''' I'm a guest star on my own album, ya'll biscuitheads!
:''{The words "Drops Next Sursdai!" appear in a red oval at the bottom. Music fades out}''

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===

*[[Wikipedia:Phencyclidine|PCP]], also known as angel dust, is a recreational [[drug]].
*''[[Wikipedia:Perfume|Eau de Toilette]]'' is [[French]] for a light, low concentrate perfume. "Toilet(te)" is used in an obsolete sense in both English and French to refer to personal grooming, similar to "toiletry".
*APB stands for [[Wikipedia:all points bulletin|all points bulletin]], a broadcast issued from one law enforcement agency to another, typically containing information about a wanted suspect.
*A [[Wikipedia:Bayonet|Bayonet]] is a knife or dagger-like weapon that fits over the end of the barrel of a gun.
*The [[Wikipedia:SAT|SAT Reasoning Test]] is a test that is frequently taken prior to entry into college in the United States.
**Timkins's line "Goo goo is ga-ga. Wah wah is ga-ga. Are all goo goos wah wahs?" is a [[Wikipedia:Syllogism|syllogism]] of the form "All X are Y. All Z are Y. Are all X Z?" (the correct answer is "not necessarily"). Syllogisms have never been used on the SAT, but are staples of [[Wikipedia:IQ test|IQ tests]].
*"The PoPo" was a slang term in the '80s and '90s used to describe the police.
*A "nickel" is slang for a five-year prison sentence.
*Olympic Man's jersey is blurred because logos, trademarked designs, and certain words on clothing are often obscured by the producers of visual media (usually television or music videos) when they don't want the logos, designs, or words visible in the final product.

===Trivia===
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue to use a [[Wikipedia:Cold open|cold open]] instead of starting immediately with the opening title sequence.
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue since [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 7|issue 7]] in which Strong Bad does not work a variation of himself into the comic.

===Remarks===
*The '2 pantries' are mirror images of one another.
*When So and So yells "Ah! The popo!" it's not in a word balloon, but her next line is.
*Peacey P's new album is said to come out next 'sursdai'. However, officially released albums are always released on a Tuesday.
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad issue to include a [[Wikipedia:suicide|suicide]]; all of the deaths up to this point have been [[Wikipedia:homicide|homicides]] or accidents.
*"Ya'll" should be spelled "Y'all".

===Goofs===
*The rounded, black border is not present during the "Loading" frames.
*Tompkins is misspelled as "Tomkins" on the [[TV Time Toons Menu|Toons Menu]] description. (See [[#Fixed Goofs|below.]])
*Once the police officer starts talking to What's Her Face, a line appears near the door-knob.

===Fixed Goofs===
*Tompkins's name was misspelled as "Tomkins" through the entire toon, except in the Snack Mix sequence ("Tompkins' Parlor").
*When Cheerleader was telling the plumber to sneak in through the back window, the text read "the through", while she said "through the".

===Inside References===
*When Momkins answers the door, So and So has [[fangs]].
*What's Her Face comments about the loss of her [[style]].
*When Tompkins pushes the buttons on his [[Nintendo|Game Boy]] to feed his virtual pet, the text [[Mashing|"m.a.s.h."]] appears.
*So and So saying "I can't do another nickel!" is likely in reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]] when So and So was in jail for shoplifting, although she stated in that episode that she had received a life sentence.
*Tompkins's mom's name ends with [[Names ending in -erson|-erson]].
*"Deliberance" is a [[portmanteau]].
*There are several (seemingly gratuitous) uses of three letter [[Acronyms and Initialisms|abbreviations]] including: PPV, SAT, BCP, PCP and APB.
*Peacey P [[Featuring Oneself|features himself]] on his own album.
*So and So's avoidance of the police ("I can't do another nickel!") refers to her arrest in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 11]].

===Real-World References===
*Tompkins's virtual pet resembles a [[Wikipedia:Tamagotchi|Tamagotchi]].
*When Tompkins feeds his virtual pet, the text "m.a.s.h." is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:M*A*S*H|M*A*S*H]]''. Likewise, "t.a.p.s.", which appears when The Ugly One presses the buttons on the TV remote, is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Taps (film)|Taps]]'', whose title was spelled "T*A*P*S" on the [[imdb:tt0083169|DVD release]].
*So and So's line "You'll microwave the baby!!" and the book of urban legends she is holding reference the urban legend of a stoned babysitter [[Snopes:horrors/drugs/babysitter.asp|mistaking a baby for a turkey]], and accidentally putting it in the oven (or microwave, in some versions).
*The lines about the Snack Mix prior to What's Her Face's demise are based on the board game [[Wikipedia:Cluedo|Clue]]. The picture of the Snack Mix on the card resembles Clue character [[Wikipedia:Cluedo characters#Colonel Mustard|Colonel Mustard]].
*The page title is a reference to comedian [[Wikipedia:Robin Harris|Robin Harris's]] "Bébé's Kids" stand-up comedy act. After his death, his routine was adapted into a movie, also called [[Wikipedia:Bebe's Kids|"Bébé's Kids"]], the first animated feature with a majority Black cast.
*"Ding dong. Ding dong, yo." is a line from the video for [[Wikipedia:Fat (song)|"Fat"]] by [[Wikipedia:"Weird Al" Yankovic|"Weird Al" Yankovic]].
*The policemen resemble [[Wikipedia:List of recurring characters from The Simpsons#Eddie and Lou|Eddie and Lou]] from [[The Simpsons]].
*Dangling The Ugly One over the balcony is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Vanilla Ice|Vanilla Ice's]] claim that rap record producer [[Wikipedia:Suge Knight|Marion "Suge" Knight]] hung him up upside down on a hotel balcony in order to get Vanilla Ice to turn over his royalties.
*The [[Wikipedia:PlayStation#PS one|PS one]] is a smaller and redesigned version of the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]] video game console, released by [[Wikipedia:Sony Computer Entertainment|Sony Computer Entertainment]] in 2000. The term "PS One" is also sometimes used to refer to the original PlayStation, to distinguish it from the PlayStation 2 and 3.
*"Ola Toya is fighting Camptown Jr. at Caesar's tonight" is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:De La Hoya-Mayweather|De La Hoya-Mayweather Jr. Fight]] at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas in May 2007.
*[[Wikipedia:Harrah's Entertainment#Caesars brand|Caesars]] is a casino brand owned by [[Wikipedia:Harrah's Entertainment|Harrah's Entertainment]].
*Momkins' outfit resembles the gold prospector garb from the Wild West era. In her case, however, a gold digger signifies a person who marries only for monetary gain.
*Deliberence may be a reference to the album "Deliverance" from the rap artist Bubba Sparxxx.

===Fast Forward===
* The album art for "deliberance" (from the Easter Egg) appears in the opening for Podstar Runner.
* The phrase "She gone!" was reused in [[Strong Bad Gameways]].
* Tenerence Love and Peacey P would later collaborate in an Easter Egg in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 15|Issue 15]].

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

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

'''MATT:''' What a weird— this is a weird beginning to a Teen Girl Squad, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Where are they!?

'''MATT:''' Yeah! Wha— Are we even watching the Teen Girl Squad? Is this the Tompkins Progrum?

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneous with last sentence}'' Change cha— we must be on the wro— our TiVo messed up and recorded the wrong channel.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs, pauses until Tompkins laughs}'' We should make a game on the website where you try and overfeed your virtual pet.

''{Mike laughs}''

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Remember the Robotic Stooges?

'''MATT:''' I do. Tompkins' mom reminds me of a Robotic Stooge. ''{pause}'' She gone!

'''MIKE:''' Wasn't it called— weren't they called the Robomic Stooges, though?

'''MATT:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' I think they were called the Robonic Stooges.

'''MATT:''' Wow.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' For some reas—

'''MATT:''' Why?

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

'''MATT:''' Somebody—

'''MIKE:''' We'll have to Wikipedia that.

'''MATT:''' Ahh, the PS1.

'''MIKE:''' I was just thinking we need to get some PS1 games.

'''MATT:''' Probably.

'''MIKE:''' Crash Bandicoot Team Racing.

'''MATT:''' Battle Arena Toshinden.

''{Mike laughs}''

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' I, uh— I think I babysat ''once''.

'''MATT:''' Yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, for these two kids. And, uh... I liter— I had to fix a Teddy Ruxpin.

'''RYAN:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' The Teddy Ruxpin was messed up and I had to fix— you know, figure out how to fix it 'cause the kid was bawling.

'''MATT:''' Nice. Did you put, like, AC/DC in there, like, instead of his tape?

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping Matt's comment}'' Yeah. The tape.

'''MATT:''' So, it'd, like—

'''MIKE:''' Backwards Satan.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, so it'd cause him to flame.

''{Mike and Ryan laugh}''

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Oh, Randy— Randy Buttcrack! ''{Mike laughs}'' He's talking on a— He's talking on a plunger, Ryan.

'''RYAN:''' With a cord.

'''MATT:''' We— Weren't we going to do— We were going to do an Easter egg. We never did that Easter egg of a commercial for Buttcrack Plumbing.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, that's right.

'''RYAN:''' We used to have a football phone that you opened up.

'''MATT:''' Nice.

'''RYAN:''' I think it might've been a—

'''MATT:''' Did you get it from from...

'''RYAN:''' Sports Illustrated, I think.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Yep.

''{Mike and Matt laugh}''

'''RYAN:''' Late '80s. ''{pause}'' We even— I think we had a, uh... uh...

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Yes? Say it, Ryan!

'''RYAN:''' What are they called? The measuring tape...

'''MATT:''' A tape measure?

'''RYAN:''' A tape measure phone as well, and you'd open it up, that we got from Montgomery Ward.

'''MIKE:''' Nice.

'''MATT:''' Wow. Oh, here he is. Here's the man. ''{pause}'' Umm.. how about how in every hip-hop video there's some— some—

'''MIKE:''' Blurred out logo.

'''MATT:''' —some dude that just wore a Nike shirt. And it's just like—

'''MIKE:''' "What's up, man!?"

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' "I told you, man! Just don't show up in a stupid Nike shirt, please! I told you we were filming a video, and you still wore your Nike shirt." The best part is when it's, like, the dude— the main guy— the main rapper—

'''RYAN:''' Snoop Dogg.

'''MATT:''' —couldn't be troubled to... change his shirt.

'''RYAN:''' I remember if you watched 'em on BET you could see the pot leaf on the, uh... the... Dr. Dre...

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping Ryan}'' On the... "Ain't Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang"?

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Really? They didn't blur it out, or they just did a bad job of blurring it out?

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping Matt}'' No, I remember, like, seeing it. It just— They didn't blur it out.

'''MATT:''' Oh! ''{pause}'' Look! It's the cops from The Simpsons! Lou and Eddie, is that their names? Looks kinda like Lou and Eddie.

'''RYAN:''' Lou Bega.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' That Snak Mix has a monocle. And a soul patch. ''{pause}'' These are the worst cops ever.

'''MIKE:''' She's not very good looking.

'''MATT:''' No, she has a beard!

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping Matt}'' That cop's got low standards!

'''RYAN:''' He likes the stubble.

'''MATT:''' ''{in a Teen Girl Squad-type voice}'' Aaah!

=== Fun Facts ===
*"The Tompkins Progrum" is another instance of the word [[progrum]].
*[[Wikipedia:TiVo|TiVo]] is a brand of digital video recorder in the United States, Canada, and Australia. It is a consumer video device that captures television programming to hard disk storage for later viewing.
*''[[Wikipedia:The Robonic Stooges|The Robonic Stooges]]'' was a short-lived Saturday morning cartoon show featuring [[Wikipedia:The Three Stooges|The Three Stooges]] as clumsy superheroes.
*Crash Bandicoot Team Racing is actually known as [[Wikipedia:Crash Team Racing|Crash Team Racing]], the fourth installment in the [[Wikipedia:Crash Bandicoot|Crash Bandicoot]] series for the [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]].
*[[Wikipedia:Battle Arena Toshinden|Battle Arena Toshinden]] is a fighting game for the original [[Wikipedia:PlayStation|PlayStation]], as well as for the [[Wikipedia:Sega Saturn|Sega Saturn]] and the [[Wikipedia:Personal computer|PC]].
*[[Wikipedia:Teddy Ruxpin|Teddy Ruxpin]] is an animatronic talking bear which was created by Ken Forsse with later assistance by Larry Larsen and John Davies. Teddy would move his mouth and eyes as he read stories via a standard audio tape deck built into his back.
*[[Wikipedia:AC/DC|AC/DC]] is a pioneering rock and heavy metal band formed in Australia by brothers [[Wikipedia:Malcolm Young|Malcolm]] and [[Wikipedia:Angus Young|Angus Young]].
*"Backwards Satan" is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Backmasking|backmasking]], a recording technique in which a sound or message is recorded backward onto a track that is meant to be played forward. Backmasking is a deliberate process, whereas a message found through phonetic reversal may be unintentional (such as the alleged Satanic message in [[Wikipedia:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]]'s [[Wikipedia:Stairway to Heaven|'Stairway to Heaven']]).
*[[Wikipedia:Sports Illustrated|Sports Illustrated]] is the largest weekly American sports magazine.
*[[Wikipedia:Nike, Inc.|Nike]] is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States.
*[[Wikipedia:Snoop Dogg|Snoop Dogg]] is a [[Wikipedia:Grammy Award|Grammy Award]]-winning American rapper, record producer and actor, best known as an [[Wikipedia:Master of Ceremonies|MC]] in [[Wikipedia:West Coast hip hop|West Coast hip hop]].
*[[Wikipedia:Black Entertainment Television|BET]] is an American cable network based in Washington, D.C. targeted toward young African-Americans and urban audiences in the United States.
*[[Wikipedia:Lou Bega|Lou Bega]] is a reggae/hip-hop artist best known in the United States for "Mambo No.5".

==External Links==
*[[HR:tgs13.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[HR:tgs13.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]
*[[Forum:11698|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 13"]]

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Strongest Man in the World

2009-08-14T06:51:04Z

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[[Image:Strongest Man Contest Judges.png|thumb|"Really quite an impressive bowl!"]]
[[The Brothers Chaps]] celebrate [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]]'s 10th anniversary with a remake of the [[Original Book|original story]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|Mr. Bland}}, {{Film|The Robot (storybook)}}, {{Film|Señor}}, {{Film|The Grape Fairie}}, [[The Fat Bee]]

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Gymnasium]]

'''Date:''' Monday, August 21, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:25

'''Page Title:''' The Homestar Runner Enters the Longest Page Title on the Website Contest!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 3}}

==Transcript==
''{The cover page of the Original Book appears. The book opens to the first page.}''

''{Homestar Runner changes into his modern form, and the old background is replaced by The Field. A record scratch noise is heard.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Everybody loves the me! I'm a terrific athlete!

''{Pom Pom enters and pulls out a flier}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A strongest man in the world contest? ''{pan to a closeup of Homestar Runner}'' Oh, sweet dog, you know I'm all over it.

''{Pan to the gymnasium, where Homestar Runner and Pom Pom are wearing aerobic gear and lifting weights. The training music from [[montage]] is playing in the background.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Extra-size, Pom Pom! Lemme see ya pour on that extra sauce! That strangest man in the world contest ain't gonna win itself!

''{Pan to a scene of the setting sun. Silhouettes of Homestar Runner and Pom Pom jump up and high five each other.}''

'''SINGER:''' Showdown!

''{Fade out. Cut back to the Field, where Homestar Runner and Pom Pom are walking to the right.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Man, Pom Pom, I feel great! I feel fresh as a bagel! I bet I could lift fifty stringiest man in the world contests!

''{They approach a sign pointing the way to the contest, where Strong Bad and The Cheat are waiting.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, look, The Cheat! If it isn't the big, fat, yellow blob and Pom Pom!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{closeup of Homestar}'' Hey! ''{normal view}'' W— wait. ''{closer closeup of Homestar}'' Hey! ''{normal view}'' You— wait. ''{another closeup}'' Hey! ''{normal view}'' Wait—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme break it down for you like this: I am the very strongest. While on the other hand, inversely, you guys are ''not'' very strong!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks angry, loud bubble noises}''

''{Strong Bad reacts in surprise.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa, Pom Pom! Let's tone down the language before the contest, huh?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, The Cheat. We'd better go start signing autographs. There's a pretty big line building up over there. ''{exits with The Cheat}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looking determined}'' Come on, Pom Pom! Let's go get Strong Bad's autograph!

''{Pom Pom gives Homestar an annoyed look, but Homestar doesn't notice.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I hear there's a pretty big line building up.

''{Cheering voices over momentarily before cutting to a banner reading "Strongest Man In The World Contest".}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover over microphone}'' Ladies and gentlemen, you can ''not'' be ready for the ''{pan down to show The Announcer}'' Strongest Man In The World Contest!

''{He flips the microphone from one hand to the other.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Let's meet our smokin' hot contestants!

''{Cut to a darkened scene with a silhouette of Mr. Bland and disco lights in the background.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Hailing from the middle of the road, the prince of plain, the master of mundane, it's ''{spotlight turns on}'' Mr. Bland!

''{Cut to a beige background of panning cubes and "mr. bland" scrolls to the right. Mr. Bland strikes an action pose. Cut back to The Announcer.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And next, our returning champion, the walking—

''{Cut to a similar disco lights scene with The Robot in silhouette.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' —metal robot... The Robot!

''{A spotlight shines on The Robot and he waves. A blue background of screws and hex nuts pans in, and "The Robot" appears while The Robot holds a waving pose. Cut back to The Announcer.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And from Foreign Lands, the foreign man:

''{Cut back to the disco scene, now with Señor in silhouette.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Señor Ha-Ha-Ha-Havin' A Little Trouble!

''{A brown background of [[beans]] pans in, and "Señor" appears while Señor strikes an action pose.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And...

''{Cut to silhouettes of Pom Pom, Strong Bad, and Homestar Runner, whose respective spotlights turn on as their names are mentioned.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{quickly}'' Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Homestar.

''{Homestar looks surprised. Cut back to The Announcer. The scene is bright again.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Grape Fairie! Hit me with da rules!

''{Pan up to The Grape Fairie riding his bee. He makes a scroll appear that reads "Rules".}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' ''{in a Bronx accent}'' All right, youse ''{incomprehensible}'' brains, listen up smart. I start yas each off with like twenty grapes.

''{A pile of [[grapes]] takes the place of the floating scroll.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Then I adds one at a time.

''{A grape appears above the pile.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' The bum what holds the most grapes —

''{A golden bowl-shaped trophy appears in place of the grapes.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' — wins this gold bowl.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen; sounds impressed}'' Dang, Pom Pom, you see that golbol? ''{zooms in on "golbol"}'' That's a nice golbol.

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Let's get this over with!

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Allzy oop. ''{zaps a pile of grapes on top of the contestants}''

'''MR. BLAND:''' ''{speaking monotone}'' Okay.... This is going really well.

''{The pile of grapes crushes Mr. Bland.}''

'''MR. BLAND:''' Oh.

''{Cut to silhoettes of everyone on a yellow background.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Down goes Bland!

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Ka-bu op! ''{pings a single grape over each contestant}''

''{Cut to Señor, impossibly balancing the entire pile on one hand.}''

'''SEÑOR:''' Oh, no, boy. I havin' a little trouble!

''{The pile falls on Señor, accompanied by the word "Sblounskched!" and the sound of a bowling ball hitting some pins. He sticks his arm out of the grapes.}''

'''SEÑOR:''' I still alive!

''{Cut to Strong Bad and The Cheat, with Pom Pom in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, The Cheat—

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' —I hear our friend The Robot is about to do a set of his acoustic numbers. Or should I say, unplugged?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{affirmative The Cheat noises, salutes}''

''{The Cheat slides to the feet of The Robot, who is apparently plugged into an outlet on a very small section of wall out of nowhere.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}'' ''{looks around, unplugs The Robot's cord, and slides away}'' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{Cut to The Robot, who shuts down and drops the pile of grapes. General sad "Aw"s among the crowd are heard as the eyes of The Robot disappear slowly.}''

''{Cut to Homestar, whose grapes appear to be floating in mid-air, due to his lack of visible arms.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks around}'' Did nobody just see that?! Judge? Fairie? Giant bee?

''{Cut to The Grape Fairie and The Announcer, who are admiring the bowl and not paying attention to the contest.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Honest to God, Mookie Wilson gave me the golbol to my aunt in 1974.

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Really quite an impressive bowl.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{off screen}'' Hellooo?

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Oh. Right.

''{Cut to Pom Pom, Strong Bad, and Homestar.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Crazy eights! ''{poofs another grape on top of everyone}''

''{Strong Bad begins to lose his grip on the grapes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat? Big help here! Big help!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay.... Even it out there on the south side.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Jump her up.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, seriously. At first it was cute, but this is just borderline unsportsmanlike! Let me outline my master plan. I will (a) drop my grapes, and (b) uncover that cheat! ''{drops his grapes; walks over to Strong Bad and The Cheat}'' Could I just borrow this a second? ''{grabs The Cheat}''

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

''{Homestar kicks The Cheat about his feet like a hackysack, then does a slow-motion flip and bicycle kicks The Cheat off screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{wobbling, melodramatically}'' Oh-nooo!

''{Strong Bad drops a couple of grapes, then the entire pile crushes him. The action-pose scene appears, this time with a green grapes background, "squished bad", and Strong Bad under his pile of grapes.}''

''{Cut to Pom Pom}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pom Pom wins!

''{Pom Pom winks; a record scratch sounds, cut to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, what?!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, still buried.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh.... These grapes are succulently crushing my windpipe.... Ooh, but they're seedless! ''{The pile of grapes begins to collapse as Strong Bad eats it}''

''{Cut to Homestar and Pom Pom holding the golbol.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, seriously, Pom Pom. Gimme the golbol!

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises, pulls the golbol back a bit}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that's great. But I still won. I sportsmanliked everybody! Now gimme the golbol!

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, fine. You can give it to me for my birthday. Now check out my victory dance! Huhyayayayaaa!

''{Homestar crosses his left leg over his right and jumps into the air. The Grape Fairie and the Fat Bee enter from the upper right, the announcer from the lower left. Pom Pom jumps in the air holding the trophy. The scene fades into the last page of the Original Book with "1996-2006" written across the upper left. The ending also provides a link to the original book.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Strongestmanintheworld sbautograph.png|thumb|Dare to Dream!]]
*Clicking on the [[Contest]] sign when Homestar mentions getting Strong Bad's autograph will show a picture of said autograph, on which is written:
<blockquote>homestar, 
dare to dream! believe in yourself 
and you can achieve anything!! 
your pal 
Strond Ba.... 
wait a sec, 
2nd try: 
homestar, 
you're 
a butt. 
''Strong'' 
''Bad''</blockquote>

*Clicking the [[trophy]] at the end shows a shot of it (captioned "GOLBOL") in the same style as the ones shown when Mr. Bland, The Robot, Señor, and later "Squished Bad" are introduced. The [[Wikipedia:New York Mets|New York Mets]] logo is shown in the background.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*"Unplugged" is a term popularized by [[Wikipedia:MTV Unplugged|MTV Unplugged]] and is used to refer to [[Wikipedia:Acoustic music|acoustic music]].
*Señor is the [[Spanish]] translation for "Mr.", explaining his accent.

===Trivia===
*The [[main page message]] for this toon read "10 years!".
*This toon is the first time the Grape Fairie, Mr. Bland, and Señor are given voices.
*Despite its attempt, this toon's page title is not the longest one of the website. [[Shopping for Danger]]'s page title "Blue Las-alert, Kids! Cheat Commandos will be right back after these messages!" surpasses it by five characters. They are, however, both 19 syllables long.
*Señor's full name was coined in [[origins]].
*When Homestar [[Kicking The Cheat|kicks The Cheat]], he is utilizing a skill known as juggling, which is usually done with soccer balls or [[wikipedia:Footbag|footbags]] (commonly known as Hacky Sacks).

===Remarks===
*When The Grape Fairie's mouth disappears when he isn't talking, his [[Wikipedia:Five o'clock shadow|five o'clock shadow]] disappears with it.
*Señor holds his pile of grapes on one side with the other half of the pile floating in mid-air. In the original book, he was holding the grapes with his right hand rather than his left.
*The way the grapes fall on Strong Bad, he should be lying on his stomach since he was holding the pile behind his head. However in the action scene, "squished bad," Strong Bad is shown lying on his back so that he could eat them in the next scene.
**Also, in the Original Story, when it shows Strong Bad squished under the pile of grapes, he was lying on his back.
*Señor's introduction background of beans may be a nod to the stereotype that Hispanics eat a lot of beans.
*The characters are spotlighted, although there doesn't seem to be any place for there to be spotlights in the sky.
*The grapes appear to [[Lack of visible arms|hover over Homestar's head]].

===Goofs===
*When Mr. Bland, The Robot and Señor are introduced, the smaller spotlights cross over their feet, yet none of the characters' feet light up.
* In the silhouette scene following Mr. Bland's loss, the grapes are actually floating above Pom Pom. However, this could just be in keeping with the original book, which has a similar silhouette scene.
*The first page says "Every''one'' loves The Homestar Runner..." instead of "Every''body'' loves The Homestar Runner...", which would have been the correct quotation from the original book.
*Strong Bad has no purple reflection on his pants, like his [[Strong Bad Evolution|fifth design]].
*When the screen darkens and the strobe lights appear, the ones that shine on the bushes in the background do not light up the ground directly below the bushes.
**Also, the lights do not deform to the depths of the bushes, as if they were 2 dimensional.
*In the last modern scene (the 'victory dance') and the scene immediately before it, it can be seen that the shadows on Pom Pom's 'limbs' do not properly align - each 'arm' is apparently affected by a different light source when this really shouldn't be happening.

===Inside References===
*The music heard in the background when Señor is "having a little trouble" is the same music heard in the email [[car]] when Homestar is "deleted" by Strong Bad.
*When Señor gets squished, the [[onomatopoeia]] used is "[[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar|Sblounskched!]]", the name of Strong Bad's candy bar.
*The song during the training scene is "[[Songs#from Strong Bad Emails|Showdown]]" from [[montage]], except with vocals by someone who sounds like [[Larry Palaroncini]].
*The outfit Homestar wears during the training scene originally appeared in [[lady fan]].
*The autographed picture of Strong Bad in the Easter egg is the same as the one that Strong Bad gives to his "main man" Van Mundegaarde in [[2 years]].
*One of the [[sound effects]] that plays when the Robot gets unplugged is the loading sound from [[Thy Dungeonman 3]] and [[Peasant's Quest]].
*Homestar's first speaking line and The Robot being introduced as such are examples of the [[integral article]].
*The ending music is the remix of the [[Old Intro|old intro music]], which is also heard at the end of [[flashback]] and can also be heard on [[Main Page 20]].
*The Announcer's introduction of Señor suggests that he is a resident of [[Far Off Lands|Foreign Lands]], the same place [[Thomas]] is said to be from.
*Pom Pom also winks in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], just before he gets hit by Strong Mad.
*It can be assumed from Homestar's "Let's tone down the language" line that when Strong Bad calls Pom Pom and Homestar "not very strong", Pom Pom replies using [[swears]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Mookie Wilson|Mookie Wilson]] is a former [[Wikipedia:Major League Baseball|Major League Baseball]] outfielder who played with the [[Wikipedia:New York Mets|New York Mets]] and [[Wikipedia:Toronto Blue Jays|Toronto Blue Jays]] from 1980 to 1991. The Mets' logo is shown in the background of the Easter egg.
*[[Wikipedia:Crazy Eights|Crazy Eights]] is a card game in which two players try to get rid of all their cards by discarding a card with the same number or suit as the previous card played. In this game, eights are wild.
*Homestar's aerobic outfit is similar to the ones [[Wikipedia:Jane Fonda|Jane Fonda]] wore when making her workout videos in the 1980s.
*The Grape Fairie's "Ollzy Oop!" is a distortion of the phrase [[Wikipedia:Alley Oop|Alley Oop]], which is a play in basketball where the ball is thrown up near the basket by a teammate, and another teammate dunks the ball in to score.


===Fast Forward===
*The music during the introduction of Mr. Bland, The Robot, and Señor is recycled in the [[Tito]] scene of [[more armies]].
*The golbol is featured in an Easter egg in [[Jibblies 2]]. Homestar finally gets it from Pom Pom, due to his costume of "Artie, The Strongest Man in the World".
*The Announcer's discussion with the Grape Faerie is nearly replicated (this time about a kickball) in [[Kick-a-Ball]], this time between the Announcer and [[the Umpire]].
*Three years later, [[Where My Hat Is At]] was also remade as a full-length cartoon on the 10th anniversary of the book's creation.

==DVD Version==
*The link to the original book has been deleted.
**However, you can still access said book. Go to the Toons menu and highlight "Strongest Man in the World". Then click right on it until a hidden H*R logo appears and then click on it.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

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

'''MATT:''' This story is old!

'''MIKE:''' It's very old. This is, what, the ten-year anniversary, I think?

'''MATT:''' Tenured. Ten—

'''MIKE:''' Tenured track anniversary?

'''MATT:''' Uh-huh.

'''MIKE:''' I think it was a little off. I think we—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we realized it was really— we assumed it was in, like, August, but it was actually in June, I think?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Something like that. ''{pause}'' But it's all based on the original. Look at the background there. The gym, the wall there.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' And those weights— the way the weights look.

'''MATT:''' That scene was also immortalized in the Mario Paint — or just Homestar lifting weights—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' —by himself — in the Mario Paint cartoon.

'''MATT:''' So, uh, this was kind of fun to make one of these competition cartoons after not making those kinds of cartoons for many years.

'''MIKE:''' And it was fun to try to get to sort of re-write it, and how they would act now about things.

'''MATT:''' Right. While being a little self-reflexive—

'''MIKE:''' Right.

'''MATT:''' —where they have to sort of hit these points from the generic competition story line. ''{pause}'' What do you think— What do you think he— Did he drop an F-bomb just then, Pom-Pom, maybe? What do you think he said, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' He may have dropped an S-bomb.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' Definitely dropped an S-bomb. ''{pause}'' Hey, Announcer!

'''MIKE:''' The Announcer — I think his graphics got re-done for this.

'''MATT:''' I think they did a little bit.

'''MIKE:''' Ooh, and look! Very, uh, Alan-Parsons-Project-esque song here.

'''MATT:''' That was fun. ''{pause}'' It was fun to make those little splash screens for each character.

'''MIKE:''' That robot was a Craig Zobel—

'''MATT:''' What was—

'''MIKE:''' —product of Zobel.

'''MATT:''' What was Scottie Pippen's number, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Scottie Pippen's number?

'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm.

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

'''MATT:''' Oh.

'''MIKE:''' Why?

'''MATT:''' I was going to be The Announcer, going to see a Bulls game.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Oh. Oh.

'''MATT:''' Bulls always came out to that Alan Parsons—

'''MIKE:''' Jordan was 23.

'''MATT:''' Well, right, I— I was going to go something more obscure, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Oh. ''{laughing}'' Pippen!?

'''MATT:''' Well, his number— you don't know his number and you're a big sports guy!

'''MIKE:''' ''{over Matt's previous comment}'' Well, I can't—

'''MATT:''' Oh! ''{makes noises similar to Homestar Runner's line, "Dang, Pom Pom, do you see that Golbol?"}'' ''{pause}'' Um, I like the direction— Everyone thinks, uh— the Wiki anyways, everyone— The Wiki thinks that's you, Mike!

'''MIKE:''' What, Mr. Bland?

'''MATT:''' Do your best impression of... that.

'''MIKE:''' I don't e— how— what did he say?

'''MATT:''' He said, "Uh, my name's Mike and I suck."

'''MIKE:''' ''{doing an impersonation of Mr. Bland}'' "Hello, my name—" Wait, what!?

'''MATT:''' Whoa!

'''MIKE:''' Gosh, you almost got me that time!

'''MATT:''' He's still alive, Mike! ''{pause}'' This is the most inconvenient, worst robot ever. It's like one of those robots from the 1920s World Fair where it's like, "It's a metal man! Thrill at the sounds of the metal man!"

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' And it has to be plugged in.

'''MATT:''' Uh... Mookie Wilson!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, that gave that bowl to his gold— ''{laughing}'' to his gold aunt?

'''MATT:''' To his gold aunt! His golden aunt!

'''MIKE:''' Mookie Wilson. I think Mookie Wilson hit the— hit the famous ball that went through Bill Buckman's legs... in the World Series.

'''MATT:''' Oh, yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Red Sox, Mets. I think he hit it.

'''MATT:''' The curse?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' You see? There— there's a little reference to the original dialoguer.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' Doing some hacky sacking.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, totally. Oh, bicycle kick! Or, no. Is that a bicycle kick?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' A rainbow... kick— are they called that too, sometimes?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Umm, I like the direction we took with The Grape Fairie.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah—

'''MATT:''' That when he's not talking, he doesn't have a 5 o'clock shadow. But when he starts to talk—

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing and over Matt's last line}'' It just appears when his mouth opens.

'''MATT:''' That voice can't not have a 5 o'clock shadow.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' If you sound like that, you're gonna— it's just gonna come out immediately. ''{pause}'' Huhyayayayaaa! I've always loved that victory dance. That's a total Craig Zobel drawing, right there, isn't it?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Didn't he do that last drawing?

'''MIKE:''' He always would make Homestar's body look like a soup can.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' He gave it the 3D style.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Bye, Craig.

'''MIKE:''' I got Craiged.

===Fun Facts===
*[[Wikipedia:Scottie Pippen|Scottie Pippen]] and [[Wikipedia:Michael Jordan|Michael Jordan]] were players for the [[Wikipedia:Chicago Bulls|Chicago Bulls]]. Their jersey numbers (33 and 23, respectively) are two of only four currently retired by the Bulls.
*In the [[Wikipedia:1986 World Series|1986 World Series]], the Red Sox lost to the Mets in seven games. The most famous play came when Mookie Wilson hit a slow grounder to first that was misplayed by [[Wikipedia:Bill Buckner|Bill Buckner]] (not Buckman, as the Chaps claim), leading to the winning run being scored.
**This was said by fans to be due to the "[[Wikipedia:Curse of the Bambino|curse of the Bambino]]", which prevented the Red Sox from winning a World Series since 1918. (The team won the World Series in 2004 and 2007, however.)
*[[Wikipedia:The Alan Parsons Project|The Alan Parsons Project]] was a British progressive rock band active from 1975 to 1990, founded by [[Wikipedia:Eric Woolfson|Eric Woolfson]] and [[Wikipedia:Alan Parsons|Alan Parsons]]. Their instrumental piece "Sirius," from their album [[Wikipedia:Eye in the Sky (album)|''Eye in the Sky'']], is used as the court-rushing music for the aforementioned Chicago Bulls, in addition to several other uses for other sports teams.

==External Links==
*[[HR:10years.html|watch "Strongest Man in the World"]]
*[[HR:strongestmanredux.swf|view the Flash file for "Strongest Man in the World"]]
*[[HR:sbglossy.swf|view the Flash file for Strong Bad's photograph]]
*[[Forum:9577|forum thread re: "Strongest Man in the World"]]

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[[Image:themepark.png|thumb|"* please do not bring your grandmother"]]

Strong Bad tells us about his plans for a Strong Badia theme park.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Cheerleader}} (Easter egg), {{Film|The Ugly One}} (Easter egg), [[Monkey D]] (Easter egg), {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, [[Shark-Tooth Bubs]], {{Film|Coach Z}}/[[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA#Mascots|Stoppy the Sign]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}/[[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA#Mascots|Poppy the Tire]], {{Film|Homsar}}/[[General Tso's Chicken]], [[Bear holding a Shark]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Strong Bad's Mount RidesPlace! USA]], Strong Badia ([[Riverquest Safariventure]])

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Tuesday, May 25, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 4:14

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}, {{dvd|Sbemails' 50 Greatest Hits DVD|notitle=true}}

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Everybody loves this, everybody needs this, it's time for funny stuff. ''{reading the email , in a Teen Girl Squad voice}'' Dear strong bad, you are the coolest... ''{Strong Bad stops reading and clears his throat.}'' Oh! Excuse me.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Dear strong bad, 
you are the coolest, any way onto 
buisness. i think that you should 
make your own theme park. 
 
crapfully crap, 
Rafael FL.</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "buisness" just as it is spelled ("bweez-ness"), says "(sigh) Sincerely yours" instead of "crapfully crap," and "football league" instead of "FL."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Rafi, being the distinguished buisnessman ''{continues with the misspelling/pronunciation used earlier}'' that I am, I've had a theme park in development for quite some time now. Almost as long as I've been growin' this mustache.

''{A 10,000x magnification of Strong Bad's upper lip appears, showing a growth of one hair.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Anyways, it'd be called

''{Cut to view of a theme park by the Stop Sign and Cinder Block.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Strong Bad's Mount RIDESPLACE! USA

''{As this is said, the appropriate words flash on the screen above the view of the theme park.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And it will have more rides than you or your grandmother can handle.

''{As this is said, the words "More Rides Than You Or Your Grandmother Can Handle!*" appear along with a "*please do not bring your grandmother" disclaimer on the bottom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Of course, our flagship rollercoaster would be

''{Cut to view of the rollercoaster, which is perfectly circular and spins continually without stopping. The Trogdor arcade game music is playing in the background}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' The Bowels of Trogdor!!

''{Pan out to see that The King of Town is riding the rollercoaster and screaming.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Which would like whip you around and around until you either throw up or catch fire somehow.

''{The King of Town catches fire somehow.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Hooieooieooieooieooieooieooieooie!

''{Cut to Strong Bad and The Cheat and the entrance to the ride. A Trogdor sign is there that says "Peasants must be as tall as my beefy arm to ride this ride." The Cheat is clearly not tall enough.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Sorry, little guy, ''{The Cheat starts to stand on tip-toes.}'' I can't do nothing for you. ''{The Cheat puts on a top hat and starts to stand on tip-toes again.}'' Maybe you better head over to Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Land instead.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{disappointed The Cheat noise}''

''{Cut to Strong Sad standing on a stage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' And every hour, at the main stage, there'd be a performance of "The Strong Sad Gets Decked Repeatedly Stunt Spook-tacular"!

''{A banner lowers behind Strong Sad that says "The Strong Sad Gets Decked Repeatedly Stunt SPOOK-tacular!!" Strong Sad is wearing a witch's hat standing patiently. Strong Mad comes from stage right to flying tackle Strong Sad.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' MAUHHH!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh!

''{Strong Sad climbs back up on the stage again standing patiently. Strong Mad comes from stage left this time to flying tackle Strong Sad again.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' MAUHHH!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh!

''{Cut to Strong Bad behind a table with a layout of the theme park on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' To make sure you don't have any money left when you leave,—

''{The words "not to scale" appear with an arrow pointing at the layout.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —there'd be more games than you or your grand''father'' could handle.

''{Cut to Bubs working the "Throw Game."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' You know, the ones where you throw hoops or rings or baseballs at different stuff and try to win cheap generic stuffed animal versions of ten-year-old cartoons.

''{During this voice over, Pom Pom plays the "Throw Game" while Bubs looks on. Pom Pom successfully gets all three rings that he tosses around the "[[Cold One|Xtra Cold One]]" bottle. Strong Bad's arm appears, holding up a cheap stuffed animal.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Like this Bubs with a horn.

'''BUBS:''' No, no, no. You gotta get those rings ''inside'' the bottle.

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

''{Pom Pom picks up a baseball and throws it at the bottle in frustration. A shattering noise is heard. Cut back to Strong Bad behind the layout of the park.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No theme park would be complete without a bunch of costumed mascots running around antic-ing... ''{scratches head}'' antiquing... Whatever.

''{Cut to view of an area behind some fencing. The King of Town still rides "The Bowels of Trogdor!!" in the distance.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{distant}'' Hooieooieooieooie!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' You know, there'd be one of the Stop Sign,

''{Coach Z appears wearing a costume that has a cartoonish looking Stop Sign design}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' call him "Stoppy", Stoppy the Sign, and then there'd be the tire...

''{Homestar appears wearing a costume that has a very cartoonish-looking Tire design.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' call him "Poppy the Tire"... And who could forget "General Tso's Chicken"?

''{A carton of what could only be General Tso's Chicken falls from the sky. It has "Ryan S." written on the side. Homsar's feet appear beneath it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Stoppy, is your suit chafing you like crazy?

'''COACH Z:''' Well, to tell ya da truth dere Poppy, I've always enjoyed a good chafe.

'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaAaAaA! It's time for tasteball!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh, crap! It's tasteball already?

''{Cut to Strong Bad back at the Compy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' But yeah, it's a pretty unrealistic vision. I'm gonna have to start robbing WAY more hot actresses if I ever hope to make that dream a reality. But for now, I'll settle for giving tours on The Strong Badian Riverquest Safariventure.

''{He gets up. Cut to Strong Bad standing in a box in Strong Badia. He holds some sort of microphone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Strong Bad makes a microphone click noise and speaks in an emotionless theme park tour guide-styled voice throughout the rest of the email. In each phrase, the pitch rises, reaches a high in the middle, and then falls}'' Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen my name is Strong Bad and welcome to The Strong Badian Riverquest Safariventure. ''{Strong Bad makes a click noise again.}''

''{Cut to wide view of Strong Bad standing in a box labeled "riverquest safariventure." Homestar sits in front of him in the box. To the left is a running hose. The water from the hose forms a puddle around the box.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' Please keep your arms legs and valuables inside the vehicle at all times and get ready to experience the fury of: The Strong Badian Riverboat Superfun...ride.

''{Strong Bad inches closer to Homestar as he says this, while Homestar backs away.}'' ''{click}''

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. About five seconds later, it zooms in on Strong Bad and Homestar and the tour continues. The Paper disappears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' And first up on our tour if you look to your right ''{Homestar looks to his right}'' experience the fury of: ''{cut to wider view}'' a big rock is going to fall on uuuus.

''{An obviously fake rock pops up behind the fence, mounted on a stick.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooooh.

''{The rock goes back down behind the fence.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' That was a close call, I hope everyone is okaaaay.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm not OK—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shut up. ''{click}''

''{Cut to closeup of Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' And if you look up the river here comes another one of our tour guides his name is The Cheat—

''{Cut to wide view again. The Cheat walks by in his own box, which is labeled "R.Q. 2".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —everybody say "Hi, The Cheeeeat."

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hide and seeeeek.

''{Some drum sounds can be heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' Oh, what's that I hear is it the sound of island drums? Oh no, it's headhunteeerrrs.

''{The bear holding a shark, posing as a "headhunter," pops up from behind the fence.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' Everyone stay in the boat, I'll take care of thiiis. ''{click}''

''{Strong Bad pulls out a starter's pistol, and turns his head away as he fires up into the air twice. The cutout goes back down behind the fence.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' Looks like we scared those headhunters. Let's hope they don't come baaack. ''{click}''

''{Cut to closeup of Strong Bad again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' Well folks we've made it back safely did everyone have a good time?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Not really.

''{Strong Bad continues to talk while Homestar answers.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Goooood. Please leave your valuables under your seat and exit to your riiiight. ''{click}''

''{Cut to wide view again.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad, I gotta level with ya. That might have been the worst three thousand dollars I ever spent.

''{The Paper comes down again. After another pause, Strong Bad speaks again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{click}'' Don't forget to experience the fury of: our gift shooop.

''{Once again, Strong Bad moves closer to Homestar as he says this while Homestar backs away.}'' ''{click}''

==Easter Eggs==

*Click on "buisness" after Strong Bad says it in the first part of the email to see a picture of The Ugly One and Cheerleader.
:'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{Her shirt reads "kiss boys."}'' The Ugly One, why you always gotta be all up in my bweez-NASS? ''{Cheerleader looks angry, while The Ugly One looks sad.}''
*Click on "Rafi" to see a mock NFL patch.
*Click on "Mount" in "Mount Ridesplace USA" after Strong Bad says "USA" to see [[Monkey D]]'s season pass.
<blockquote>Strong Bad's Mount Ridesplace! USA 
Season Pass 
Name: Monkey D 
Has: Fun 
Valid thru 9/04 
(signed) Monkey D</blockquote>
*Click on the second Bubs doll in full sight in the "Throw Game" stand to see an almost 270 degree spin of a real Bubs plushie, [[Shark-Tooth Bubs]].

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*The paper on Strong Bad's desk is labeled "plans for stuff".
*The box in the throw game is labeled "BOX FOR THROW GAME", in capital letters.
*This is the second email with a voice-over of a character invented by Strong Bad. Email [[japanese cartoon]] had a Stinkoman voice-over.
**This is also the first time Strong Bad has used his [[Teen Girl Squad]] voice outside of a TGS cartoon.
*This email has the longest cartoon extension after the Paper comes down.

===Remarks===
*This is one of the few emails where [[The Paper]] comes down twice. The only other time this happened was in [[50 emails]]. (The [[New Paper]] later came down twice in [[mini-golf]], however.)
*No roller coaster has a perfectly circular loop as seen in the Bowels of Trogdor because the G-forces do, in fact, cause people to pass out.
*The Bowels of Trogdor is not visible in the panoramic view of the park.
*When Homestar looks at the boulder, he appears to turn his head around 180 degrees, without moving his body.

===Goofs===
*When Pom Pom hits the bottle with the ball, a crashing sound is heard yet it doesn't break. Also, the crashing sound is played right after Pom Pom throws the ball, but before it reaches the bottle.
*At the end of the Strong Bad's Riverquest Safariventure, the [[Stop Sign]] is not there. It disappeared sometime between the pause the first time the paper came down, and the fake boulder.
*The Bowels of Trogdor abruptly stops spinning while the mascots are talking. Also, The King of Town isn't on fire.
*At the actual end of the toon, the water flowing from the hose just stops in place.

===Glitches===
*On some computers, the email stops abruptly at the scene with the Bowels of Trogdor. Only one car appears, and it is off the rails with nobody inside.

===Inside References===
*This is the first time since [[vacation]] (email 40) that Strong Bad has received an email with a [[Crapfully Yours]]-style signature.
**It is also the only Compy-era email to receive such a closing.
*The "headhunter" is the [[Bear holding a Shark]] from [[date]].
*Pom Pom throws rings around an "Xtra Cold One," first seen in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]].
*The music played during Strong Sad's "Stunt Spooktacular" is the same music that was used in both [[Homestarloween Party]] and [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*The music that plays when Strong Bad is describing the "Bowels of Trogdor" rollercoaster is from the game [[TROGDOR!]].
*"Ryan S." on the box of General Tso's chicken is a reference to [[Ryan Sterritt]], a friend of [[The Brothers Chaps]], who helps them with the website and the [[strongbad_email.exe]] DVD.
*This is another reference to Homestar's [[Best/Worst X bucks I ever spent|best/worst money spent]].
*[[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]] Land, the ride Strong Bad sends The Cheat to, is originally from [[crazy cartoon]] as the name of the cartoon.

===Real-World References===
*The Strong Badian Riverquest Safariventure is reminiscent of the [[Wikipedia:Jungle Cruise|Jungle Cruise]] found in [[Disney]] theme parks. The way Strong Bad does not breathe or show any expression and his rise-and-fall delivery is reminiscent of Jungle Cruise tour guides who have given the same tour over and over again. The shooting of a warning shot (in this case a starter's pistol) to scare off the bear and shark "headhunters" is directly from the tour guide script. Most of Strong Bad's speech correlates to the tour.

===Fast Forward===
*In [[boring (really)]], Strong Bad says, "...prepare to experience the fury of... me naming all the three letter words I can think of," in a voice similar to the one used in this toon.
*The "riverquest safariventure" ride reappears a few times.
*The [[Female Lappy 486]] mentions bwees-ness in [[hremail3184]].

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

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

'''MIKE:''' ''{singing}'' Theme paaaaark!

'''MATT:''' That's a good one.

'''MIKE:''' That's my theme park... theme song.

'''MATT:''' I like that. Oh, Mike, Strong Bad's talking in the wrong voice.

'''MIKE:''' He's talking like one of the Teen Girl Squads.

'''MATT:''' Which one do you think it was?

'''MIKE:''' The original Teen Girl Squad. Uh, I think that was... So and So?

'''MATT:''' Yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Nah, it was either The Ug... I think it was The Ugly One. All right, let's talk about something else.

'''MATT:''' Okay. I like "buisness."

'''MIKE:''' Buisness. Didn't we record, um, 'cuz there's a little Easter egg with him saying "Why you're all up on my buisness."

'''MATT:''' Oh, yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Teen Girl Squad.

'''MATT:''' We never put it out. We were gonna make it the Quote of the— Let's do that this week, make it the Quote of the Week.

'''MIKE:''' Maybe, it'll seem like we're talking about something really old when they hear this on the DVD.

'''MATT:''' Perhaps.

'''MIKE:''' But we're ''really'' talking about the ''future''.

''{awkward pause}''

'''MATT:''' So, we sh— I feel like we should start over on this commentary already.

'''MIKE:''' That's... let's keep going.

'''MATT:''' All right.

'''MIKE:''' Let's plug on through.

'''MATT:''' We'll give it a shot.

''{Pause until Strong Bad mentions "Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Land"}''

'''MATT:''' I'd like to see what Sweet Cuppin' Cakes Land looks like.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I think maybe originally that was gonna be in the email; I think we talked about showing, you know, like the teacups that were the spinning-around teacups that were Eh! Steve's or something.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. But then the email would be nine minutes long.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it was really long already. So, back in the background there is a Shark-Tooth Bubs, um, which is a real plush, plush doll that a factory in China made for us. It was a prototype. They misinterpreted Bubs's eyes and teeth, and... pretty much everything!

'''MATT:''' As his fangs.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughing}'' His fangs.

'''MATT:''' And a horn.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I like that the box there, that he just that knocked that over on, says "Box for Throw Game" stenciled on the side of it. It's mass-produced somewhere and shipped to Mt. Ridesplace... for that sole purpose. ''{lets Coach Z as Stoppy appear}'' Stoppy has some things in his cheeks, maybe.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, he's got some nuts, maybe he's saving up acorns for the winter.

'''MATT:''' ''{at Homsar as General Tso's Chicken}'' Now ''that's'' a reference to our friend Ryan Sterritt, who has authored this very DVD you're watching.

'''MIKE:''' He's sitting in the room right next to us. Unbeknownst to him, we're talking about him.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, let's go in... let's throw stuff at him next time we see him.

'''MIKE:''' We should. I like to throw stuff at Ryan.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' What should we talk about on this part? Oh, this is a good... this is, this is my favorite part.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we... this should have been two emails, I feel like.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, 'cuz it was done up to this point, and then there's another ten minutes.

'''MATT:''' So there's a particular visit, uh, to Busch Gardens I took, and I believe there's a roller-coaster called The Scorpion, where— that I'm basing this, I mean, definitely, it's obviously based on...

'''MIKE:''' No! You can't say it!

'''MATT:''' What?

'''MIKE:''' Sorry. I was just saying that my name was Klaus Meine and that I was The Scorpion... Sorry.

'''MATT:''' Does this keep going? Yeah, we can keep talking.

'''MIKE:''' Is this a waiting egg?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, it's just gonna start playing again I think, isn't it? ''{The email continues after The Paper comes down}'' Yeah, see?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, okay, I couldn't remember how it worked on the DVD...

'''MATT:''' You just wait.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, okay.

'''MATT:''' ''{of the fake rock}'' I like, uh, the damage, obviously, when I see that.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's fiberglass.

'''MATT:''' Mm-hmm. Chicken wire. Uh, anyways, uh I went... Mike and I went...

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah, you were at Busch Gardens!

'''MATT:''' Yeah! And I just remember that guy being particularly unenthusiastic about us experiencing the fury of The Scorpion. ''{Mike laughs}'' It was wonderfully scripted.

'''MIKE:''' So was it just a roller coaster, or was that a ride...

'''MATT:''' No, it was just a roller coaster.

'''MATT:''' And so they have the guy just before it starts...

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Okay, yeah, at the beginning, right.

'''MATT:''' You see, we were just talking over each other again.

'''MIKE:''' We can talk at the same time.

'''MATT:''' I know, but it's probably hard for people to understand what we're saying. Go!

'''MIKE:''' Go!

'''MATT:''' I take!

'''MIKE:''' I take!

'''MATT:''' Hi Lois! Raise your arms, watch your knees. Exit to your right, please! They did that at Six Flags all the time, I remember.

'''MIKE:''' Six Flags over Georgia, that is.

''{The Paper comes down in the email for the second time.}''

'''MATT:''' Wait for it, wait for it...

'''MIKE:''' Is it still going?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, hang on! ''{pause for the end}'' Now it's done.

===Fun Facts===
*Cheerleader's statement has yet to be a Quote of the Week, even though the Brothers Chaps indicate it will be.
*The Scorpion is a single-looping steel roller coaster found at [[Wikipedia:Busch Gardens Tampa Bay|Busch Gardens Tampa Bay]].
*[[Wikipedia:Klaus Meine|Klaus Meine]] is the frontman of German rock band [[Wikipedia:Scorpions (band)|the Scorpions]].
*[[Wikipedia:Six Flags Over Georgia|Six Flags Over Georgia]] is a [[Wikipedia:Six Flags|Six Flags]] theme park found near [[Wikipedia:Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]].

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Strong Badia the Free

2009-07-19T07:53:57Z

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[[Image:Strong Badia the Free.png|thumb|"We can never be truly free until we reject the fat-thority of the King of Town."]]

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'''Strong Badia the Free''' is the second episode of ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People]]''. It has been rated E10+ for Crude Humor, Mild Cartoon Violence, and Use of [[Alcohol]] by the ESRB. Written by Chuck Jordan and [[The Brothers Chaps]].

[[The King of Town]] becomes tyrannical and institutes an email tax. For not paying said tax, [[Strong Bad]] is placed under house arrest with an exploding collar strapped around his neck. After Strong Bad escapes, he announces that [[Strong Badia]] will secede from [[Free Country USA]], and attempts to rally his fellow citizens into joining him. However, everyone goes off to form their own countries instead, and Strong Bad must now unite the fractured nations under one banner (namely, his) in order to complete his mission to overthrow The King of Town's "fat-thority".

A brief trailer for the game is included in [[Homestar Ruiner]].

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'''Cast:''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Homsar}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Bubs}}

{|
|+ '''Places:''' (''see also: [[Countries in Strong Badia the Free]]'')
|- valign="top"
|
: [[House of the Brothers Strong|Bleak House]]
:: [[Basement of the Brothers Strong|Basement]]
:: [[Laundry Room of the Brothers Strong|Laundry Room]]
:: [[Strong Bad's Room]]
:: [[Living Room of the Brothers Strong|Living Room]]
:: [[Kitchen of the Brothers Strong|Kitchen]]
:: [[Strong Sad's Room]]
:: [[Computer Room]]
:: [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong|Bathroom]]
|
: [[The Field]]
:: [[Bubs' Concession Stand|Concessionstantinople]]
:: [[Strong Badia|Strong Badia/The Cheat and Tirerea]]
:: [[The Gremlin|Frontzeatserland/Hatchbackistan]]
:: [[Snap Shak|Snapshakland]]
:: [[Drive-Thru Whale|50% Off Apple Pie Charts]]
:: [[The Stick|Sticktenstein]]
:: [[The Brick Wall|Union of Socialist Soviet Repubricks]]
|
: [[The King of Town's Castle]]
: [[Homsar Reservation]]
: [[Club Technochocolate|Pompomerania]]
: [[The Stone Bridge|Country]]
: [[Marzipan's House|Marzistar/Homezipan]]
|}

'''Date''': September 15, 2008

{{dvd|SBCG4AP Collector's DVD}}

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== Preview Transcript ==
[[Image:SBCG4AP 2 trailer.png|thumb|"Hey, that's the name of this—"]]
''{The screen shows "In the next episode of Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People" and fades to Strong Bad walking in from the right. The backdrop is the Strong Badian Flag.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Friends and losers, my long incarceration has taught me that we can never be truly free until we reject the fat-thority of the King of Town. Hence to forthwith, I shall only refer to him as the of Town. As of today, Strong Badia is its own, independent nation. Onward to Strong Badia, Strong Badia the Free!

''{Record scratch is heard and Homestar comes into view}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, that's the name of this—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quickly}'' Shut up. ''{Homestar becomes sad}''

''{The screen shows "STRONG BADIA the FREE" and a no sign is covering the Municipality logo. The screen then changes to "Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: New episode every month!"}''

''{Strong Mad is seen behind a cutout of a tarantula holding a guitar with the Taranchula logo underneath, and a red spider cutout in one hand and blue spider cutout in another}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{waves blue cutout}'' ICE BREATH! ''{waves red cutout}'' FIRE BREATH!

''{On the Wii version, cuts to "Play it on Wiiware". On the PC version, cuts to "www.telltalegames.com"}''

== Screenshots ==
<gallery>
Image:SBCG4AP Municipality.PNG|<center>The Municipality</center>
Image:SBCG4AP 2 Protest.PNG|<center>Protesting the Email tax</center>
Image:Bleak House.PNG|<center>Bleak House</center>
Image:SBCG4AP Homsar Reservation.PNG|<center>Homsar Reservation</center>
Image:SBCG4AP Country.PNG|<center>Country</center>
</gallery>

== Inventory ==
*3-Ring Binder
*[[BMW Lighter]]
*Clockwork Strong Bad Doll
*Fake Sword
*[[Glowstick]]
*Katana
*Paper Crown
*Pillow
*Pilot Wings
*Pottery Shard
*Power Strip
*Pretendix
*Quesos (Strong Badian currency)
*Red Towel
*Stuffing
*[[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]] (now with shovel attachment)
*[[Tony Stony]]
*Tuning Fork

== Ranks ==
#Neighborhood Watch Chief
#Hall Monitor
#Junior High Class Treasurer
#Deputy Mayor
#House Minority Whip
#President Elect
#El Jefe Mas Grande
#Chancellor of the 7 Realms
#Lord High Fantasticus
#Über-Pope (or Uber-Pope) ''{see [[Strong_Badia_the_Free#Wii_Version|glitches]] below}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*"Roi" is [[French]] for "King", thus explaining the pseudonym "Roy T."
*Strong Bad uses [[Wikipedia:Morse Code|Morse Code]] to communicate with the lighter.

===Trivia===
*On the PC version, costume items unlocked in Homestar Ruiner carry over to Strong Badia the Free (these must be unlocked, either by getting them in Homestar Ruiner, or by editing the [[Wikipedia:Windows Registry|Windows Registry]]). On the Wii version, the costumes are automatically unlocked, regardless of if you have the costumes on a Homestar Ruiner save file (or even if you don't have a Homestar Ruiner save file at all).
*When visiting the King of Town at his castle in the extended play mode of [[Homestar Ruiner]], he threatens to tax Strong Bad. Strong Bad responds with, "That sounds...ominous."
*The preview was added to the [http://www.nintendo.com/wii/channels/nintendochannel Nintendo Channel] on September 15, 2008 under the title "Strong Bad Episode 2: {{PAGENAME}}"
*This is the only episode where all twelve main characters appear onscreen; The Poopsmith is missing from [[Baddest of the Bands]] and Homsar is missing from the other three; [[8-Bit is Enough]] also lacks Pom Pom.

===Remarks===
*When conquering Pompomerania, an announcer declares that Strong Bad can conquer all the free nations. However, this is only true if the player conquers Bleak House and The Homsar Reserve first.
*Upon getting drafted into the Homestarmy, Coach Z claims to have never won anything before in his life, despite having the record time for completing the FCUTRER in [[Homestar Ruiner]].
*It is unclear whether The Cheat has his own lighter or Telltale Games removed the [[BMW Lighter|BMW Logo from Strong Bad's lighter]] for trademark purposes.
*One of the emails Strong Bad receives is from Athens, [[Georgia]], but Strong Bad pronounces GA as an unemphasized "Guh". [[The Brothers Chaps]] are from Georgia, and went to the University of Georgia, which is in Athens. Their sports mascot is a (live) bulldog named UGA, pronounced "UH-guh".

===Goofs===
*On the Wii Shop Channel download page in Europe, Videlectrix is misspelled as "Videoelectrix".
*If you skip speaking with Strong Sad about Cold Ones until after he has had his pretendix removed, he will complain about his alleged pretendicitis despite having already had the surgery for it.
*If you use the Glowsticks on Strong Bad in Pompomerania with the Cheat present, Strong Bad will say it's no time for a rave even though one is in progress.
*If you activate the mysterious pylon in the Homsar Reservation before making the super-glowy drink in Pompomerania, Strong Bad calls out to remind the astronauts to give him ice cream he has never asked for.
*When Strong Sad is commenting on one of the papier mache skulls, he claims it's "this week's jumble", but the subtitles read "last week's jumble"
*In Cave Girl Squad, when [[What's Her Face]] says "some kinda weird CG-filled special", the speech bubble leaves out the word "weird".

===Glitches===
*Sometimes Bubs will be stuck facing the black market door instead of the concession stand. As a result, the black market door will not open, and Bubs will be facing the wall when you try to talk to him from the front of the stand.
*When lighting certain objects on fire, sometimes the flames do not appear until Strong Bad leaves and returns to the area. This glitch is known to occur with the bush on the Homsar Reservation, the kimono in Club Technochocolate, the smoke detector and messy pile in Bleak House, and the skulls in Country.
*Sometimes, when in Extended Play, attempting to save to Slot 3 will result in the game freezing, buzzing and require a hard reset.
*While in Bleak House, examine the bookcase in Strong Sad's room while outside the room. Then walk by his bed. While Strong Bad talks about the bookcase, he may slide towards the bed without moving his feet.
*Digging up the Strong Badia shirt will cause another hole to appear in Strong Badia, in front of the flagpole, near the cinder block.
*An error in Math Kickers will give you the rank of "Über-Pope" or "Uber-Pope" if you exceed a score of 4000 points, with everything else already maxed out. In the Wii version, the rank is "Über-Pope" (however, the Ü appears as a box) and is "Uber-Pope" in the PC version.
*If you save in an area and play the game again from where you left off, then it will sometimes cause characters to return to that area, usually all the ones from a certain time in the game. For example, if you do this in Marzistar (a.k.a. Homezipan), it will make Pom Pom, Strong Sad and occasionally Strong Mad holding The Cheat reappear in their pre-castle attack positions.
*After making it to Marzistar, if you return to the Homsar reservation, Strong Sad and Homsar will no longer be there. However, when you click on the trunk, Strong Bad will still talk to Strong Sad's voice as if Strong Sad was there. Also, the bush will no longer be on fire if it was previously lit, and when lit again Homsar will say "AaAaAa...Nice try alligator!", even though he is no longer there.
**Additionally, the bush will not be lit in extended play.

====PC Version====
*Occasionally some characters' eyes are not visible upon entering an area.
*Talking to Strong Sad at the end in Extended Play will sometimes make your mouse appear in the cutscene, allowing you to click on any object while Strong Sad and Strong Bad are still talking.
*Sometimes, after focus has been removed from and returned to the game window, dialogue will start a split-second before where it was when focus was removed.
*Sometimes, after Strong Sad gets his pretendix removed, a gray slice will be on the top of the screen, this will stay there until you leave the Homsar Reservation.
**This can happen only if the the screen is windowed and your mouse is outside the window.

====Wii Version====
*Skipping the speech before starting the Peace Draft seems to make the transition in to a straight cut to black with a small slice of cut out showing the screen. This stays a few seconds into the scene before stopping. It also happens at the end of the scene, and it appears when looking at the map.
*Playing Math Kickers in extended play will sometimes freeze the game, causing the game to emit a strange buzzing noise and require a hard reset.
*Pausing the game with the "home" button during transcript causes the last word in a phrase to be repeated.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad calls himself "Strong Bad of the [[Underwear|mighty tighty-whities]]".
*The song that plays in "Pompomerania" is from [[geddup noise]].
*When doing the draft, Homestar uses his microphone from [[The Show]].
*The first sighting of Pom Pom in "Pompomerania" mimics his pose from the Theme Song.
*Bubs was established as a black marketeer in [[licensed]].
*The brochure for the [[On Point Kings]] and the [[Homestarmy]] poster are from [[more armies]].
*The first part of the music that plays during the trailer is also from [[more armies]].
*The Teen Girl Squad was previously spun off in [[Teeny Tiny Girl Squad]].
*Strong Bad notes (and tries to explain) the delay of [[Dangeresque 3]].
*Coach Z's land cannot be conquered, as he is busy with [[Fhqwhgads|Fhqwhgadi]] rebels.
*Homestar takes offense when Strong Bad asks people to take up arms against the King of Town, in part because [[Lack of visible arms|he doesn't appear to have any]].
**In addition, during a letter from the front, Homestar says he can't wait "to be in [[Marzipan|Marzipan's]], ahem, arms again."
*"Fat-thority" is a [[portmanteau]] of "fat" and "authority".
*One of Homsar's responses, "I'm a song from the '60s!", is lifted from [[interview]], as is "Twas the pride of the Peaches!", which Strong Bad says after being enlightened to Homsar's ways, claiming that it is the answer to everything.
*The flag of the Homsar Reservation features Homsar's hat as well as [[fan club|his parents: a cup of coffee and a chipwich]].
*One of the Whale's sayings is "Get your lighter from the anvil, please." Strong Bad actually gets his lighter from The Cheat, who was compared with an anvil in [[huttah!]]
*Strong Bad mentions [[Frank Bennedetto]] falling in battle during the events of [[army]]. Many of Frank's "brothers" are on the draft wheel.
**Also on the draft wheel is [[Li'l Brudder]], which upon landing on it, Homestar will start to break down crying.
*In Marzistar's garden, Strong Bad calls Strong Mad and The Cheat "Lugnut & Squeak", just as he did in [[narrator]].
*Creamy Ding snack cakes, which the King of Town enjoys, look remarkably similar to [[Swiss Cake Rolls]].
*Homestar says that Strong Bad is always "[[Homestar Ruiner|beating the various stuffings out of me]]".
*Many places on the "Maps and Minions" board have been mentioned before, including [[Peasant's Quest|Scalding Lake]], [[Sick Day|Rotten Egglund]], and [[underlings|Stink's Reach]].
*The collar and invisible fence are supposed to [[StrongBadZone|make Strong Bad's head a splode]].
*Using the katana or the lighter on Pom Pom will cause Strong Bad to reference the events in [[pom pom]].
*"Wearing animal heads is so 3rd issue!" is a reference to [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 3]], in which Cheerleader wore an [[elephant]] head.
*One of the King of Town's saved email addresses on his [[Snacky 186]] is [[pizza joint|thepizz@virtualpizz.biz]].
*During the Maps & Minions game, when The Of Town battles Strong Mad, he exclaims "I regret everything", a line said by Coach Z in [[Fall Float Parade]] and the [[Homestar Ruiner|previous episode]].
*Also in Maps & Minions, the player can instigate a battle between The Cheat and Strong Sad, although the outcome is different from Homestar's prediction in [[The Interview]].
*"Sweet recently divorced lady freedom!" is an instance of [[Sweet Lady X]].
**It also is likely a direct reference to [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], in which Strong Bad metaphorically "makes out" with Sweet Lady Freedom.
*Strong Bad mentions [[Bathroom Privileges|bathroom privileges]].
*The clockwork Strong Bad that Bubs sells initially sings [[flag day|Strong Badia's National Anthem]] and then malfunctions and gets the [[jibblies]].
*Strong Bad may "knight" Coach Z as "[[Coach Zed]], Lord High Protector of [[Butt-Patting|Butt-Pattery]]".
*Homsar's comment that Strong Bad's gibberish sounds like a "two-years-old boy" uses a line from [[Main Page 15]].
*When Strong Bad gets up from the King of Town's computer stool, it plays [[The_Geddup_Noise|The Standing Up Noise]].

===Real-World References===
*Strong Bad addressing people in front of a giant flag is a reference to the opening scene in [[Wikipedia:Patton (film)|Patton]].
*Strong Bad's exploding collar is most likely inspired by [[Wikipedia: Battle Royale|Battle Royale]].
*The Brick Wall being renamed the Union of Soviet Socialist Repu''bricks'' echoes the real-life [[Wikipedia: Soviet Union|Union of Soviet Socialist Republics]].
*When Strong Bad responds to the email from Paul in [[French]] he calls him [[Wikipedia: Les Paul|Les Paul]].
*Strong Bad refers to the King of Town's rule as [[Wikipedia:Laissez-faire|"lazy faire"]].
*Strong Bad calls one of his email writers [[Wikipedia:Jules Verne|"JULES the VERNE"]].
*''[[Wikipedia:Bleak House|Bleak House]]'' is a novel by [[Wikipedia:Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens]]. Also, when he drafts himself into the Homestarmy, Homestar refers to himself as an "Artful Draft Dodger", a reference to Dickens' character, [[Wikipedia:Artful Dodger|The Artful Dodger]].
*Coach Z's territory is named "Coachnya", which echoes the Russian province of [[Wikipedia: Chechnya|Chechnya]]. Chechnya also tried to secede and failed.
*[[The Stick]] is known as "Shticktenstein", which derives from [[Wikipedia:Liechtenstein|Liechtenstein]].
*Despite what Marzipan may think, "Model UN" is a school-based activity in which students roleplay as ambassadors to the United Nations from various countries.
*The nation of "Front-au-Fence" takes its name from [[Wikipedia: Port-au-Prince|Port-au-Prince]], Haiti.
*Bubs's nation of Concession Stan-tinople is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Constantinople|Constantinople]], the former name of [[Wikipedia:Istanbul|Istanbul]].
*The bonus costume that Strong Bad unlocks is the [[wikipedia:Sam & Max|Max]] skull-and-crossbones T-shirt, which can actually be bought on [[Telltale Games]]' online store.
*Homestar's "letter" back to Marzipan, detailing the siege on the Of Town's castle is presented in a style similar to [[Wikipedia:Ken Burns|Ken Burns]]' 1990 documentary [[Wikipedia:The Civil War (documentary)|The Civil War]], with sepia-toned backgrounds and violin music in the background.
*Strong Sad mentions [[Wikipedia:Fark.com|Fark]].
*Pompomerania takes its name from [[Wikipedia:Pomerania|Pomerania]].
*The Pompomeranian flag is based on that of [[Wikipedia:Japan|Japan]].
*The flag of Concessionstantinople, with its red background and yellow symbols in the upper left corner, resembles that of many [[Wikipedia:Communism|communist]] nations, notably the [[Wikipedia:Soviet Union|Soviet Union]] and the [[Wikipedia:People's Republic of China|People's Republic of China]].
*Strong Mad exclaiming "Let my people go!" and Strong Bad asking for messages from a burning bush are both references to the Biblical figure [[Wikipedia:Moses|Moses]].
*"No taxin' without representin'" is Coach Z's unique twist on Taxation Without Representation, the main complaint of American colonists against [[Wikipedia: George III|King George III]] of England.
*If the Darwin card is played in Teen Girl Squad, the girls will call him "Chuck D", the name of the socially-conscious member of the influential rap group [[Wikipedia:Public Enemy (band)|Public Enemy]].
*Strong Bad mentions he got the the Tarantula Standee at [[Wikipedia:December to Dismember|December to Dismember]]
*By using the alien in the second scene of Cave Girl Squad, a monolith from [[Wikipedia:2001: A Space Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey]] appears, while Strong Bad hums [[Wikipedia:Also sprach Zarathustra (Richard Strauss)|the theme from the movie]].
*Coach Z saying that "they've all overbid" and wagering a dollar after being picked in the draft is a reference to the game show [[Wikipedia:The Price is Right|The Price is Right]].
*Homestar and Marzipan dividing their land is a direct reference to the division of [[Wikipedia:Germany|Germany]] and its capital, [[Wikipedia:Berlin|Berlin]], complete with Checkpoint The Cheat substituting for [[Wikipedia:Checkpoint Charlie|Checkpoint Charlie]] (aka the Berlin Wall).
*The [[Homsar Reservation]]'s name and Homsar's accent when he speaks normally are references to the [[Wikipedia:Native American|Native American]] stereotype.
*When Strong Bad looks at the wall, he asks who "will be first up against it when the Revolution comes", which is a quote from [[Wikipedia:Douglas Adams|Douglas Adams']] ''[[Wikipedia: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'' book series.
*When Homestar says "What is my major malfunction", it is most likely a reference to the movie [[Wikipedia:Full Metal Jacket|Full Metal Jacket]].
*Strong Mad says "None shall pass", a quote from ''[[Monty Python|Monty Python and the Holy Grail]]'', if Strong Bad should attempt to cross the stone bridge before fighting the Taranchula standee.
*Strong Bad says the King of Town's fridge-throne is [[Wikipedia:Energy Star|Energy Star]] compliant.
*One of the lines when highlighting the "preview" option in the Main Menu refers to [[Wikipedia:Martin Luther King|Martin Luther King]] and his "I Have a Dream" speech.
*While worrying about his having an inflammation of his pretendix, Strong Sad fears that he may have a "rumble in [his] tumble." This refers to [[Wikipedia:Winnie the Pooh|Winnie the Pooh]], who, when he gets hungry, claims to have a "rumbly in [his] tumbly."
*One of Strong Bad's hints mentions "Kong-Quest", which happens to be part of the title of [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest]].
*The three headed spider in Country is like Trinexx, the guardian of Turtle Rock Dungeon in ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]:[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past|A Link To The Past]]''.
* When Strong Bad tries to ask Homestar to leave the castle, he calls Homestar Dudley Dorkright, a refernce to [[ Wikipedia:Jay Ward|Jay Ward's]] cartoon mounty, [[Wikipedia:Dudley Do-Right|Dudley Do-Right]].
*Hatchbackistan is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Pakistan|Pakistan]].
*Poopslovakia is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Czechoslovakia|Czechoslovakia]].
*Front Seatserland is a reference to [[Wikipedia: Switzerland|Switzerland]].
*Right before attacking the King of Town's castle, Coach Z shouts "Vive Le Revelation!", a reference to the phrase "Viva La Revolucion!", which is commonly associated with [http://www.conservapedia.com/Che_Guevera Che Guevera].

===Fast Forward===
*At the end of the game, Strong Bad wonders if his [[Limozeen]] game had been delivered yet. [[Limozeen's Hot Babelien Odyssey|This game]] is what kicks off the next episode, [[Baddest of the Bands]].
*When the player tries to enter Strong Mad's room, Strong Bad says that it "should be cleaned out in a month or so", referring to how that room is accessible in the next episode, which came out a month later.
*Coach Z's sudden obsession for Marzipan at the end of the game carries over to Episode 3.
*The teaser poster for [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] in Strong Bad's room throughout the game foreshadows the events of SBCG4AP Episode 4.
*Bubs' reason for storming out when The Cheat played a [[Bands in Baddest of the Bands#Two-O Duo|Two-O Duo]] record is later revealed in [[Baddest of the Bands]].
*Homestar randomly chants "Save the bats!" when Strong Bad is under house arrest. The [[Cool Tapes]] plan to play at a benefit concert to save bats in [[Baddest of the Bands]].

== External Links ==
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/strongbad/strongbadiathefree Official episode webpage]
*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/894/894056p1.html?RSSwhen2008-07-26_123100&RSSid=894056 IGN.com's sneak peek at "Strong Badia the Free"]{{inlinecontentwarning|Spoilers|The external website linked here may contain spoilers.}}
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5595 Telltale Games forum thread re: "Strong Badia the Free"]
*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/902/902184p1.html IGN.com's hands on with "Strong Badia the Free"]
*[[forum:14726|forum thread re: "Strong Badia the Free"]]
===Reviews===
*[http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/wii/strongbadsep2strongbadiathefree Metacritic review summary]
*[http://www.cubed3.com/review/644 Cubed3 review]
*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/910/910232p1.html IGN review]
*[http://www.gameproarcade.com/article/103334/review-strong-badia-the-free/ Game Pro review]
*[http://www.cheatcc.com/wii/rev/strongbadscoolgameforattractivepeopleepisode2strongbadiathefreereview.html Cheat Code Central review]
*[http://www.giantbomb.com/strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people-episode-2-strong-badia-the-free/61-23066/reviews/ Giant Bomb review]
*[http://www.destructoid.com/destructoid-review-strong-bad-episode-two-strong-badia-the-free-103528.phtml Destructoid review]
*[http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/09/strong_bad_episode_2_strong_badia_the_free WiiWare World review]
*[http://www.gamervision.com/gamer/coop/reviews/article/strong_bad_s_cool_game_for_attractive_people_episode_2_strong_bad Gamervision review]
*[http://www.gamecyte.com/review-strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people-strong-badia-the-free-pc GameCyte review]
*[http://pc.gamezone.com/gzreviews/r36470.htm GameZone review]
*[http://www.mygamer.com/index.php?page=gameportal&mode=reviews&id=554926 MyGamer review]
*[http://www.gamingnexus.com/Article/Strong-Bade28099s-Cool-Game-for-Attractive-People-Episode-102Strong-Badia-the-Free/Item1966.aspx Gaming Nexus review]
*[http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/09/mini-review-str.html#more Wired gaming blog review]
*[http://www.thunderboltgames.com/reviews/article/strong-bads-cool-game-for-attractive-people-episode-2-strong-badia-the-free-review-for-pc.html Thunderbolt Games review]
*[http://www.gamevortex.com/gamevortex/soft_rev.php/4202/strong-bad39s-cool-game-for-attractive-people-episode-2-strong-badia-the-free-pc.html Game Vortex review]
*[http://www.adventureclassicgaming.com/index.php/site/reviews/406/ Adventure Classic Gaming review]
*[http://www.gamespot.com/pc/adventure/strongbadscgape2/review.html GameSpot review]
*[http://www.adventuregamers.com/article/id,922 Adventure Gamers review]
*[http://www.gamersmark.com/reviews/view/1295 Gamers Mark review]
*[http://pc.vggen.com/reviews/review.php?id=404&p=1 Video Game Generation review]

{{SBCG4AP}} [[Category:Homestarmy Cartoons]]

Talk:Cheat Commandos: 2 Part Episode: Part 2

2009-07-06T19:24:30Z

TJDevil02: Calling all STUFFers...

== Holy Crap Language! ==
The clearly say the "d" word in the ramming song. Or so I heard. Is that a swear count? --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 21:10, 8 June 2009 (UTC)
:He says "Dang". See the page title. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 21:11, 8 June 2009 (UTC)

== Rag Tag Band? ==

I heard him say "Ragtime band" as if.. to make a pun joke.
:Me too! Cause, you know, it's funny. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 14:39, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
:: I heard ragtag, which makes more sense describing them. --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 22:10, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
== Donnie's 12th Birthday ==

Is it a reference to [[Donnie Chapman]]? {{User:Bad Bad Guy/sig}} 00:33, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
: That's what whoever wrote one of the Fun Facts that's been on the page for a while seems to think. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:00, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

== Liquid/Lick ==

I head Swampslash's last battery line as "Lick" rather than "Liquid"
Refering to people licking batteries just to see if it does shock your tongue. {{User:Khsh/sig}} 01:14, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
: Lick. Definitely "lick". --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 22:10, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
== Braveheart? ==

"And then we all reverse flank, drop trou, and the insurgents should surrender!" isnt this a reffrence to braveheart?
:Hm—maybe (though it's notable that in Braveheart it's the insurgents who ''do'' the mooning). I was wondering whether it had something to do with Gunhaver's boxers—I still don't understand that. —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 14:48, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

== Swampslash imitating Homestar? ==

When Swampslash is disguised as the D-cell battery and he's saying words like, "Charge. Rabbit." - isn't he imitating Homestar in the sbemail where he's disguised as a trash can and saying, "Garbage. Rubbish." ... ? Just a thought.
*That's mentioned as a [[bike thief]] Inside Reference already. --[[User:TimMierz|TimMierz]] 15:05, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

== The Trouble with Topples ==

Does it seem to anyone else that Subtlefuge refers to his group with a "Tr-" sound? As in Troublegangers? (Though his pronunciation still makes it sound like "Trouplegangers.") —[[User:AbdiViklas|AbdiViklas]] 14:53, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
: I think he does say Troublegangers. Weird. It may be due to their status as mercenarioes, but then we get into speculutions. I think we should have that in the transcript for that one line. --[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 22:10, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
::It's the microphone that Matt uses. If you play close attention, there is noticable fuzz on the "ch", "s", and "t" syllables. He's saying Topplegangers. --[[User:F Minus|F Minus]] 03:34, 14 June 2009 (UTC)
:::Crackotach (spelled that wrong) definatly says topple. I don't know why the guy would say troublegangers, after they were called topplegangers.
::::The question is not what the word really is. It's definitely "Topplegangers", as it was in [[8-Bit is Enough]]. I think it's at least possible that just the mic, as F Minus suggested. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:53, 14 June 2009 (UTC)

== Boxers? ==

Gunhaver says he's been wearing those boxers for the past three days, but he DOESN'T WEAR PANTS. Is this noteworthy? {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 18:16, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

== Reinforcements/Reinforcement ==

The transcript says "Reinforcements" instead of "Reinforcement", even though their is only one. Is it supposed to be plural, or not? [[User:SuperLuigi|SuperLuigi]] 23:59, 9 June 2009 (UTC)
:Actually, the CHARACTER is NAMED Reinforcements. Why? Because it's funny. Like, they say: "Reinforcements arrive", and the character named Reinforcements shows up. {{User:Theycallmefree/sig}} 00:17, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
::It's exactly as Free says. As seen in [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos]]:

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as Silent Rip}'' We're outnumbered! We need Reinforcements!

'''COACH Z:''' ''{as Reinforcements}'' Did somebody say my name?

'''STRONG BAD''' and '''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as Firebert and Silent Rip}'' Reinforcements!

::There's only one there too. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 00:28, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

== Silence of the Lambs ==
I tried editing this, but it was reversed. Lecter wasn't the one who wore people's skin as clothes. He was a cannibal. The character was "Buffalo Bill" that did the skin wearing. One could also make the case that it's based off "Leatherface" from "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" who did the same thing
== Shankle ==
Ramming obviously means "to plow into", but "shank" means over here "to stab". Therefore, the ramshankle means "burst and stab". Should we note what "shank" means, as it seems regional (Northesatern).--[[User:Jellote|Jellote]] 22:10, 10 June 2009 (UTC)
:I never noticed either of those parts. I just took it as the more-obvious play on "ramshackle". --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]] 22:14, 10 June 2009 (UTC)

== Ramshankle = Thunder Machine? ==
The nature of the Ramshankle vehicle, specifically the fact that it's "made out of old vehicles that we couldn't sell", is probably a reference to the Dreadnok Thunder Machine, which was said to be made up of parts from various Cobra vehicles, a stolen jet engine, and the front end of a Trans Am.
:I agree with this. --[[User:Particleman24|Particleman24]] 22:39, 15 June 2009 (UTC)
:Yes, while of course the name is a clear reference to the word "ramshackle."

How about this? http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/All_Terrain_Ion_Cannon Similar vein to the ramshankle. [[Special:Contributions/173.64.151.28|173.64.151.28]] 02:27, 29 June 2009 (UTC)

== 999 ticket sunglasses ==
I wanted to ask in here because I wasn't 100% sure, but aren't those Strong Bad as Dangeresque's sunglasses that Reynold holds up? If so, would it go in Inside References? [[User:GillanTheVillain|GillanTheVillain]] 19:44, 22 June 2009 (UTC)

== Indiana Subtlefuge? ==
I've never seen Zartan in action, so when Subtlefuge used the line "He speaks three languages and can blend in anywhere", my first thought was to the Indiana Jones trilogy. I think it was Last Crusade where Indy tells the Nazis that his friend (who has whatever they're looking for) is a master of disguise and speaks many languages. Of course, Indy's bluffing, much as Subtlefuge appears to be here. Could someone who's a bigger Harrison Ford fan fill in the details and confirm/refute this as a reference? [[User:TJDevil02|TJDevil02]] 19:24, 6 July 2009 (UTC)

Shopping For Danger

2009-06-20T04:26:53Z

TJDevil02: /* Fast Forward */

{{toonnav|Big Toon|commandos3|Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon|Bug In Mouth Disease}}
[[Image:sfd.png|thumb|"Blue Laser's been spotted at a local grocery store on double coupon day!"]]

The [[Cheat Commandos]] rock, rock on in an adventure to stop [[Blue Laser]] from saving money on Double-Coupon Day.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Gunhaver}}, {{Film|Fightgar}}, {{Film|Silent Rip}}, {{Film|Crackotage}}, {{Film|Reynold}}, {{Film|Firebert}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Commander}}, {{Film|Blue Laser Minion}}, [[Blue Laser Babies]]

'''Places:''' [[Cheat Commandos HQ]], [[Price Style]], Blue Laser HQ (presumably [[Blue Laser Commander's Nana's Backyard]])

'''Date:''' Tuesday, September 28, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 4:56

'''Page Title:''' Blue Las-alert, Kids! Cheat Commandos will be right back after these messages!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 2}}

== Transcript ==
''{Open to "Cheat Commandos Now Returns..." title. Danger music, then theme music is heard.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' We now return to Cheat Commandos.

''{Cut to Cheat Commandos headquarters. A large inflatable Cheat Commando with a "SALE!" banner sits on the roof. A title which reads "'SHOPPING FOR DANGER' written by A. Chimendez" appears. Cut to inside headquarters where Gunhaver is talking to Fightgar, Silent Rip, and Crackotage. A portrait of Gunhaver hangs on the wall.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' So then I grabbed the Blue Laser by his collar and said, ''{vibrating voice}'' "You betta break yourself!"

''{Fightgar, Silent Rip, and Crackotage laugh. Pan left to reveal Reynold standing behind Fightgar, et al.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Ha ha, yeah. ''{All turn to face him, Crackotage and Fightgar appear annoyed.}'' That's like how I labeled and alphabetized all you guys' combat accessories—

''{Cut to wall where Flashfight's Flashlight, Foxface's Bulletproof Handbag, Gunhaver's Gun, Reinforcement's  [[Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket]], and Silent Rip's Loud Noise Silencer (which appears to be an ordinary pillow) hang, in alphabetical order.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' —so it'll save on valuable mission time. ''{Cut back to group.}'' Kicka click-click, booyah! ''{Reynold pumps his arm.}''

'''ALL except REYNOLD:''' ''{collective groan}''

''{A siren begins to sound and a pulsating red light fills the room. The Cheat Commandos look around in surprise.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' It's a Blue Las-alert!

'''GUNHAVER:''' Bring it up on screen.

''{Gunhaver points off-screen. Cut to "THE SCREEN", which says "Blue Las-alert; hit enter for details". Silent Rip presses a key and an image labeled "file photo" of Blue Laser Commander and a Blue Laser minion at a grocery store appears on the screen.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' Blue Laser's been spotted at a local grocery store on double coupon day!

'''GUNHAVER:''' With the money Blue Laser could potentially save from those double coupons they could buy all kinds of super weapons that, like, ''{scratches head}'' turn babies into gold, or... ''{scratches head again}'' screw with the weather! Cheat Commandos... time to rock, rock on! ''{zoom in on Gunhaver and cue theme music}''

''{Cut to room with Gunhaver portrait where Fightgar and Crackotage are leaving.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Can I come, too?

'''FIGHTGAR:''' ''{laughs}'' Good one, Reynold-a!

'''CRACKOTAGE:''' ''{rhyming}'' You can't shoot, and you can't fly. If you came with us, you'd probably die! Hee hee ha ha!

''{Fightgar and Crackotage exit.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{whining}'' Aw, I never get to go on any missions! I would be a good mission... guy. ''{slumps down sadly}''

''{Cut to a strip mall parking lot, daytime. A large blue tank with the Blue Laser logo on the side is double-parked in front of Price Style and Hausgood. The Cheat Commandos are seen from behind, marching up in silhouette. Cut to a hill behind which Gunhaver, Fightgar, Silent Rip, Crackotage, and Firebert are crouched. Gunhaver peers through a pair of binoculars with reflections of the tank in the lenses.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' It looks like Blue Laser's going to take advantage of Price Style's already low, low prices on paper towels and grout cleaner and use all the savings to make a button that will make it snow at the beach! ''{The other Commandos gasp in surprise.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' But, sir! What about beach volleyball?

'''GUNHAVER:''' There won't ''be'' ''{turns and shakes his fist at Silent Rip}'' any more beach volleyball! ''{all gasp, danger music plays}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{to Fightgar}'' Fightgar, use one of your awesome ''dis''guises to do a little ''{uses quote fingers}'' "undercover work".

''{Zoom in on Fightgar, who turns "chicken yellow".}''

'''FIGHTGAR:''' ''{groans}'' Gulp!

''{Cut back to headquarters where Reynold stands in front of a mirror wearing an outfit that looks just like Gunhaver's. The sleeves are too long.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Step off, Blue Laser! Get your hands off those diskettes and fiscal reports! Don't make me use this gun that I have. ''{points with sleeve}'' Reynold's Commandos, let's rock 'n' roll! ''{shakes arms}''

''{Cut to Price Style interior, Aisle 6. Pan down to reveal Blue Laser Commander, who holds three rolls of "WIPE!" brand paper towels, and one of his minions.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' What happened to our buggy?!

'''BLUE LASER MINION 1:''' That other guy that looks just like me is using it to help some old lady do her shopping, sir.

'''COMMANDER:''' Old ladies ''SUCK!''

''{Cut to another minion and Fightgar wearing an old lady disguise which consists of a gray wig and a pair of green spectacles.}''

'''FIGHTGAR:''' ''{points at shelf}'' 'Ere, could you reach that tub of Old Lady Rub for me, young man? 'Cause I'm an old lady.

'''BLUE LASER MINION 2:''' I never doubted that you were a lady, sir... ma'am.

''{Enter Blue Laser Commander and Minion 1.}''

'''COMMANDER:''' All right, grandma, make it quick.

'''FIGHTGAR:''' I was just wonderin' if you kind sonnies knew anything about makin' it snow at the beach?

'''COMMANDER:''' No, but I know how to end awkward conversations with the elderly! ''{to Minion 1}'' Let's go check out.

''{Blue Laser Commander and his minions exit. Fightgar removes his spectacles and holds a small blue box with an antenna that is attached to his wrist up to his mouth. Cut to Gunhaver outside, who holds a larger blue box with an antenna and screen. Fightgar is on the screen.}''

'''FIGHTGAR:''' Blue Laser's makin' his move.

'''GUNHAVER:''' All right, Cheat Commandos, let's move! ''{to Crackotage}'' Fire the new grappling hook zip line!

''{Cut to Crackotage holding a large gun with a grappling hook at the end of the barrel. He fires and a rope begins spooling out of the gun. A tone sounds and the "Cheap As Free" logo appears in the corner. Cut to the tank in the parking lot where the rope wraps itself around the barrel of its gun. On the hill, Crackotage and Silent Rip descend the zip line.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{to Firebert}'' Firebert, you stay here and think of a better commando name.

''{Firebert looks sad and makes a [[The Cheat]]-like sigh. Gunhaver descends the zip line.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Whee!

''{Cut to headquarters, where Reynold is still dressed as Gunhaver. He has put his glasses on the head of an upturned mop in a bucket and stands next to Reinforcements's Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' ''{to mop}'' Why, yes, Foxface, I'd love to take you out on a classy date. But first I need to save the world from Blue Laser using my very own Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Reynold Rocket.

''{Reynold straps the Rocket Backpack on his back. He falls backwards onto the Backpack.}''

'''REYNOLD:''' Whoa! ''{Green lights appear on the backpack and it begins to shake and whir, making "powering up" sounds and expelling smoke.}'' Oh my land, I can't see this ending well.

''{Cut to Price Style interior where Blue Laser Commander and two minions stand at the checkout with their shopping cart.}''

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Oh, crap! I forgot my Price Style Plus Card!

''{Glass shatters and Gunhaver and Crackotage leap to the ground in front of Blue Laser Commander. Silent Rip falls behind a checkout lane several aisles away and doesn't get up.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Not so fast, Blue Laser!

'''COMMANDER:''' Ugh! I'm so sick of you people!

''{Silent Rip stands up and peeks out from behind the checkout lane.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' The express lane is for ten items or less. You've got two too many!

'''COMMANDER:''' Those are the twins!

''{Cut to a shopping cart with three rolls of WIPE! towels and two baby Blue Laser members, both with eye patches.}

'''BLUE LASER BABY 1:''' Ooo-waa.

'''BLUE LASER BABY 2:''' Ooo-weh.

''{Cut to Silent Rip, whose wrist communicator is beeping.}''

'''SILENT RIP:''' Sir! Cheat Commandos Headquarters playset is under attack!

'''GUNHAVER:''' We've been had, boys! This grocery store crap was just a diversion!

'''CRACKOTAGE:''' ''{rhyming}'' Back to base we're gonna head and make sure Reynold isn't dead! ''{laughs}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' ''{as it wipes to the Headquarters}'' Wheee!

''{Cut to Cheat Commandos Headquarters. There is a large hole in one wall with smoke streaming out of it and another unseen area. Cut to interior. Reynold is lying on his back atop the Rocket Backpack. His face is scorched as is a circle on the floor surrounding him, and he has lost his Gunhaver hat. There is large hole in the wall and some rubble litters the ground. Gunhaver enters.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Reynold, are you all right?! What happened here? Nice jacket!

'''REYNOLD:''' Oh, Gunhaver, it's all my fault. I was upset that you never let me go on any missions so I tried on Reinforcements's Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket—

'''GUNHAVER:''' —so you could defend our base from Blue Laser! Gah! Good work, soldier! It's not your fault they got away!

'''REYNOLD:''' What?

''{Cut to view of Gunhaver from above. He has his arm raised to the sky.}''

'''GUNHAVER:''' Next episode, Blue Laser! Next episooooode!

''{Fade to black. "Buy All Our Playsets and Toys!!" appears on the screen and is sung to music. Cut to a bathroom where a Blue Laser minion is standing in the bathtub, scrubbing the tile wall with a green sponge. Enter Blue Laser Commander.}''

'''BLUE LASER MINION:''' The grout cleaner is working, sir.

'''BLUE LASER COMMANDER:''' Fan-freaking-tastic! At last we'll have the edge we need to crush the Cheat Commandos!! ''{Pan to show a computer screen which reads "Reason for not crushing Cheat Commandos". In large red blinking letters "MILDEW!!" appears. Danger music plays}''

''{Fade to "THE END."}''

== Easter Eggs ==

*At the end of the film, click on '''The End.''' to see an extra scene in the grocery store and what happened to the Blue Laser Babies.
:''{Cut to Price Style interior.}''
:'''VOICE:''' ''{over intercom}'' I need a price check on two babies. Price check on two babies.

== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
*This is the first time we see the Cheat Commandos HQ playset.
*The letters JRBRR are inscribed on the side of the Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket.
*If you zoom in on the silhouettes of The Cheat Commandos returning to the Cheat Commandos Headquarters playset, you can see that they are all actually just tiny silhouettes of Gunhaver.
*Aisle six in the grocery store includes paper towels, soda types, bendy stuff, a cracker, grout clean'r, gym bags, green bottles, and blue bottles.
*As [[Matt Chapman]] said in the DVD commentary, the Blue Laser Babies are voiced by [[Mike Chapman]].

=== Remarks ===
*In the first Cheat Commandos cartoon, [[Strong Bad]] uses a deep voice to do an impression of Reynold. However in this cartoon, Reynold has a high-pitched voice.
**Strong Bad also made Firebert speak English, even though he only speaks The Cheat in this toon.
*When we see Reynold without his glasses, his eyes do not point in the same direction. This condition is known as [[Wikipedia:Strabismus|Strabismus]].
*The song that plays in the shopping mart Easter egg is the Cheat Commandos theme toned down and rendered in a [[Wikipedia:Muzak|Muzak]]-like style.
*There were five Cheat Commando members who went on the mission. When we see the Cheat Commandos returning to their headquarters, only four returned. Either Fightgar or Firebert was left behind.
**It was most likely Firebert, since he was left behind at the grocery store to think of a better commando name.
*When Reynold says "Don't make me use this gun that I have!" he is pretending to be Gunhaver. In the Easter egg of the first Cheat Commandos cartoon, it says on Gunhaver's box "has a gun!" This also explains the pronuncation of Gunhaver's name as "gun have-er".
*At the end, a Blue Laser minion is using grout cleaner. "GROUT CLEAN'R" is one of the items displayed on the sign above the aisle in the grocery store.
*Gunhaver's exclamation that he will get [[Blue Laser]], "NEXT EPISODE!!!" is another example of [[Fourth Wall Breaks|breaking the fourth wall]].
*Blue Las-alert is a [[portmanteau]].
*As in [[Let us give TANKS!]], there are indications that Gunhaver's mind is unbalanced with regard to Blue Laser; he seems to be reaching rather far for an evil plan to attribute to them, and his exclamation of "Next episode, Blue Laser, next episooooode!" is a line generally reserved for villains, not heroes, in Saturday morning cartoons.

=== Goofs ===
[[Image:blue laser missing arm.PNG|thumb|right|Let's go lose our arms!]]
*In the File Photo of Blue Laser Commander, his arm patches are blue, not red like they normally are.
*When it zooms to the combat equipment, Reinforcements's Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket is misspelled "Reinforcement's".
*When Blue Laser leaves the shopping aisle to check out, the minion on the bottom-right hand corner is missing his arm.

=== Inside References ===
*The line "Firebert, you stay here and think of a better commando name" is a reference to the email "[[army]]". In that email, Strong Bad tells [[The Cheat]] that Firebert is not a good commando name. In addition, the package for Firebert's action figure (seen in "army" and [[Cheat Commandos (toon)|Cheat Commandos Commercial]]) notes that his is "Not a good commando name!"
*The episode "Shopping For Danger" is written by [[A. Chimendez]].
*Fightgar asking for "Old Lady Rub" is a reference to [[Peasant's Quest]], in which the innkeeper has a cabinet full of [[Ointment and Old Person Rub|Old Man Rub]].
*The Justice Rocket Backpack Rocket Rocket makes the same sound as when [[Stinkoman]] does a [[Double Deuce]], combined with the mechanical sound effect of [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]]'s cap in the email "[[car]]".
*The gun used to fire the grappling hook is taken from the Cheat Commandos Commercial.

=== Real-World References ===
*Gunhaver's mention of Blue Laser buying a machine that would screw with the weather is an obvious reference to a [[imdb:tt0086719|G.I. Joe]] mini-series, ''[http://www.joeheadquarters.com/joeii.shtml The Revenge Of Cobra]'', in which G.I. Joe and [[Wikipedia:COBRA Organization|Cobra]] battle over a machine, the Weather Dominator, which can be used to control the weather.
*Blue Laser uses the Southern American English word "[[Wikipedia:buggy|buggy]]" to refer to a shopping cart.
*Reynold trying on the Justice Rocket Backpack may be a nod to ''[[imdb:tt0097428|Ghostbusters II]]'', when geeky Louis Tully wished to be a [[Wikipedia:Ghostbuster|Ghostbuster]] and put on the [[Wikipedia:Proton pack|proton pack]].
*When Gunhaver shouts to the sky at the end of the cartoon, it may be a reference to the old ''[[Wikipedia:Inspector Gadget|Inspector Gadget]]'' cartoon in which the main villain [[Wikipedia:Dr. Claw|Dr. Claw]] would always shout, "I'll get you next time, Gadget... next time..." at the end of each episode.
*The "Blue Las-Alert" may be a reference to the "Trouble Alert" on [[Wikipedia:Super Friends|Super Friends]], which was sometimes compressed into one phrase ("Trouble-Alert" or "Troublealert"). The "BWEOOO!" sound and the red light flashing in the alert is also often seen in superhero cartoons such as [[Wikipedia:Teen Titans (animated series)|Teen Titans]].
*Gunhaver has a [[Wikipedia:Colt's Manufacturing Company|Colt]] .45 1911 Automatic.
*The paper towels that Blue Laser is shown buying greatly resemble the older version of the [[Wikipedia:Bounty (paper towel)|Bounty Paper Towels]].
*The "HAUSGOOD" store located next to Price Style is a reference to real-world home furnishings store [[Wikipedia:HomeGoods|HomeGoods]].

=== Fast Forward ===
* The Blue Las-alert klaxon would also be used by the King of Town's "Eat a Lot of Food Alarm" in [[winter pool]].
* The Cheat Commandos would play beach volleyball against Blue Laser in [[An Important Rap Song]].
* This toon currently has the longest page title on the website, despite [[Strongest Man in the World]]'s claim to the contrary.
* Reynold's complaint of being left behind on missions would reach sympathetic ears during [[2 Part Episode: Part 1]].

== DVD Version ==
*There's a weird glitch at the end. When the danger music stops, 3 seconds of the Price Style easter egg plays.
*The DVD version features creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Peter Olsen]], [[Ryan Sterrit]])

'''MATT:''' Hey, we're joined here in the conversation-type booth with Peter Olsen from Y-O-U!

'''PETER:''' Hey.

'''MATT:''' ...who's collaborated with us on many occasions.

'''PETER:''' Collaborations.

'''MATT:''' That's right.

'''PETER:''' Many times.

'''MATT:''' He said that, uh, the Cheat Commandos were his favorite thing on the site, so he's joining us in the commentary for this.

'''PETER:''' I love the, uh, picture in the background.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''PETER:''' Your fifth-grade school photo.

'''MATT:''' There's a...

'''PETER:''' The lasers.

'''MATT:''' There's a picture of a couple of cousins of mine, when that was, when they were like babies, and that's the background, it's this "lasers" background.

'''PETER:''' ''{laughs}'' I have that from fifth grade. I had that actual background.

'''MATT:''' ''{Blue Las-alert in the background}'' Do you really? Nice.

''{Silent Rip says "It's a Blue Las-alert!"}''

'''MATT:''' ''{indicating the alert}'' That's really, like, me going "Waaah-ooh!"

'''MIKE:''' Hey, wait...

'''PETER:''' ''{simultaneously}'' That's a good sound effect.

'''MIKE:''' Who's this guy?

'''MATT:''' We already... we already did that.

'''PETER:''' I've already been introduced.

'''MIKE:''' Oh.

'''PETER:''' Welcome, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Ryan, your girlfriend just called.

'''RYAN:''' Uh-oh. ''{pause}'' Am I in trouble?

'''MATT:''' So, Peter, we— do you remember this thing from the old GI Joe cartoons, where, like, just mysteriously, the good guys and bad guys just have hidden cameras all over the other person's base and world...

'''PETER:''' ''{unintelligible}''

'''MATT:''' ...and, like, they know what each other is doing and they know they can't stop them...

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' They can't infiltrate...

'''PETER:''' Hang a black jacket over the cameras...

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Yeah...

'''PETER:''' "Maybe, if we put this thing over GI Joe's hidden cameras in our base, they wouldn't know what we were up to."

'''MIKE:''' You guys remember that laser, uh, backg-

'''PETER:''' ''{interrupting}'' We've already had that conversation.

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''MATT:''' Yeah, you came late.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}''

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' What do you think they sell at "Hausgood" ''{pronounces "House good"}'', Peter?

'''PETER:''' ''{short pause}'' Good houses?

'''MIKE:''' German ones, obviously.

'''PETER:''' ''{unintelligible}''

'''MATT:''' I always envisioned that the shopping center being the one, uh, that the Wal-Mart in Dunwoody is in.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah?

'''MATT:''' The one on Ashford, Dunwoody Road?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. ''{pause}'' I never noticed that's not a full tree.

'''PETER:''' ''{unintelligible}''

'''MATT:''' Got hit by lightning.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Which is your favorite Cheat Commando, Peter?

'''PETER:''' Uh, the guy that rhymes. And he re- he- is that like Roadblock?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''PETER:''' Did Roadblock rhyme?

''{several people say "Yeah" in succession}''

'''MIKE:''' Crackotage. ''{pause}'' You know, we- I got to meet the uh, uh, voice of Roadblock. He was in our friend Craig's movie.

'''PETER:''' Oh, serious?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. Kene, um, Kene Holliday. Kene Holliday.

'''PETER:''' Kenny G.

''{laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' He was on ''Matlock,'' too.

'''PETER:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

''{pause, laughter presumably directed at the "WIPE!" towels}''

'''MIKE:''' Sorta bile name for paper towels... ''{laughter}'' ... a paper towel roll.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, 'cause you almost think those paper towels are not for the kitchen use.

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' They're for desperate times.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' I like the, uh, shopping, uh, grocery store Muzak versus the Cheat Commandos theme.

'''MIKE:''' Like, in ''Raising Arizona,'' there was that graveyard thing, where they ''{unintelligible due to different voices talking at the same time}''

'''MATT:''' ''{imitates theme}''

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Did you, uh, collect G.I. Joes, action figures?

'''PETER:''' I did. I ''{invented?}'' G.I. Joes, and, I'm— one thing that I really got into was unscrewing them...

'''MATT:''' Right...

'''PETER:''' ...and, uh, changing the body parts...

'''MATT:''' Mixing and matching?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''PETER:''' Yeah, I also, uh, liked to put firecrack- you can stretch the rubber band, and a Black Cat fits perfect right in there...

'''MATT:''' ''{makes mini-explosion sound, pause}'' That's a cross-eyed Reynold...

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughter}''

'''PETER:''' Bad vision.

'''MATT:''' I like that, somehow, Gunhaver's jacket is bigger for him, even though all the Cheat Commandos are exactly the same size.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Right. ''{pause, muffled}'' His hat's bigger too, isn't it?

'''MATT:''' This is not a very busy, uh, grocery store, you guys. ''{laughs}''

'''PETER:''' I always love the one that— the blue in the back, when he pops up right here.

''{laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' So you remembered that.

'''PETER:''' It's a good stealth...

'''MIKE:''' It's Silent Rip! He's gotta be stealthy.

'''PETER:''' And he never comes to the action.

'''MIKE:''' No.

'''MATT:''' ''{indicating the twins}'' That's me, that's me, guys.

'''PETER:''' Oh.

'''MATT:''' That was Mike who just said that, but that was me.

'''PETER:''' ''{laughs}''

'''MIKE:''' Oh. What were you referring to—

'''PETER:''' You're always— you're always taking the spotlight.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, well... ''{pause}'' Here's your favorite guy! ''{indicating Crackotage, pause}'' He rhymed, Peter!

'''PETER:''' That was hilarious.

''{laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' So that was Blaster, I feel like Blaster on the Transformers who's the good, Ghetto Blaster with the bad, Blaster ''{trails off}''

'''PETER:''' Oh, yeah.

'''MATT:''' I feel like ''{He?}'' also, rhymed.

'''MIKE:''' I think that we changed that after the cartoon was up for 10 minutes...

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we added "nice jacket."

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's like ''{imitating Gunhaver}'' "Reynold! Whoa! Nice jacket!"

'''MATT:''' Originally that wasn't there, but we thought of it right after...

'''MIKE:''' I think as we were watching it, Matt thought that line and went "Grah!" so we went ahead and added it.

'''MATT:''' ''{imitating the "Buy All Our Playsets..." theme}'' Dot-dot-dot-dot-dot-dot-dot-dot!

'''PETER:''' That was awesome.

'''MATT:''' Thanks. ''{pause}'' Oh, hey, it's not over yet!

'''MIKE:''' Keep talking! Yeah, say a few more things.

'''PETER:''' Um, we're probably gonna learn something here, this looks like the portion of the 'toon where ''{pause}'' there's some value...

'''MIKE:''' Ah... we learned that mildew is something you should take care of.

'''PETER:''' That's right.

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

=== Fun Facts ===
*[[Wikipedia:Kene Holliday|Kene Holliday]], the voice of [[Wikipedia:Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], played private investigator [[Wikipedia:Tyler Hudson|Tyler Hudson]] on [[Wikipedia:Matlock|Matlock]].
*[[Wikipedia:Raising Arizona|Raising Arizona]] is a 1987 comedy film.
*Black Cat is a well-known brand of fireworks, particularly firecrackers.
*[[Wikipedia:Blaster (Transformers)|Blaster]] was a [[Wikipedia:Transformers (toy line)|Transformers]] character.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:commandos3.html|watch "Shopping for Danger"]]
*[[HR:cheatcommandos3.swf|view the Flash file for "Shopping for Danger"]]
*[[Forum:958|forum thread re: "Shopping for Danger"]]

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==Fun Facts Formatting==

Shouldn't the fun facts be changed to the new sub-categories? --[[User:24.10.244.31|24.10.244.31]] 19:09, 12 Feb 2005 (MST)

==Removal of Fun Facts==
I removed the following "Fun Facts" from the article:
*If you zoom in on Gunhaver's binoculars, you can see the Blue Lazor tank.
*PRiCE STYLE's capitilasation could be a reference to the album SMiLE by Brian Wilson.
**More eerie weirdness: They were both released on the same day.
*The voice of Crackotage is done in the style of [http://www.johnnorrisbrown.com/classic-nick/heathcliff/Image48.jpg Wordsworth] from the 80's cartoon Heathcliff (and the Catallac Cats), whose voice was done by Stanley Jones. Wordsworth was a rhyming cat that also had headphones on but unlike Crackotage, Wordsworth rollerskated.
**Actually, since Cheat Commandos is a pretty direct parody of the G.I. Joe cartoon, Crackotage is a parody of the G.I. Joe character Roadblock, who also spoke in rhymes.
*The grocery store "muzak" is a different version of the main Cheat Commandos theme. Some cartoons such as Inspector Gadget would also have all the background music as a rehashing of the main theme as well.
*The grocery store "muzak" also sounds like the Nook 'n' Go music from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Crossing Animal Crossing].
*Reynold's voice is similar to that of Brains from the 60's TV series Thunderbirds.
*Reynolds' voice seems to be a mix between Dilbert and Drew Carey, although the scene where Reynolds trys on the backpack might have been inspired by the scene when Louis Tully (Rick Moranis) in Ghostbusters II, puts on the proton pack and wants to be a ghostbuster.
Not only are several conversational, but a few contradict each other. And others are just downright silly. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 18:37, 28 Sep 2004 (MST)

More:
*This is the 1st time we hear what all the popular Cheat Commandos [exept Foxface] sound like.
*Fightgar reports back to Gunhaver by speaking into a wrist device. But when Gunhaver receives the transmission, it has now become video picture of Fightgar.
*Is this the first time we see the back of a Cheat character?
*No. In [[Arcade Game]] we saw the back of The Cheat, and I'm sure it's happened in other places besides.
These aren't all the Cheat Commandos. Who's to say the wrist device doesn't include a video transmitter? And Fun Facts should not be questions. -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 20:58, 28 Sep 2004 (MST)

Couldn't we keep the one about Roadblock? It seems pretty legit to me (though I know very little about GI Joe). --[[User:Upsilon|Upsilon]]

this cartoon leads me to think fierbert is ((the cheat))even in the cheat camados.

== Closed STUFF ==

===Blue Laser Babies (DECLINED)===
The Blue Laser Babies and their striking resemblence to the Blue Laser Commander can be an off-shoot reference to "Austin Powers", where Dr. Evil creates a miniature, almost baby-ish clone of himself known as Mini-me.
*'''Decline.''' It's just a joke! People take their kids with them when they go shopping. It's just plain funny to think that BLC has twins and maybe even a Mrs. BLC back home! -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 09:54, 11 Apr 2005 (MDT)
*'''Decline.''' Mini-me isn't even a baby, regardless of what Fat Bastard says. And even so, the smaller version of the evil villain bit didn't even originate in Austin Powers. --[[User:TheEggman|TheEggman]] 12:16, 12 Apr 2005 (MDT)
*'''No no no.''' [[User:Rudeboy87|Rudeboy87]] 14:18, 12 Apr 2005 (MDT)

===Blue Laser Commander Eyepatch (DECLINED) ===
The eyepatch that the Blue Laser Commander wears could also be a reference to "Austin Powers", where the evil sidekick of Dr. Evil, Number Two, wears an eyepatch in the same fashion.
*'''Decline.''' Except that BLC is not the evil sidekick, but the evil commander. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 09:56, 11 Apr 2005 (MDT)
*'''Dr. Decline.''' An eyepatch is a common accessory for villains. --[[User:Beatfox|Beatfox]] 00:35, 20 Apr 2005 (UTC)

===Disney "Mickey" Logo (ACCEPTED) ===
All of the Cheat Commandos have a marking in the shape of the Disney "Mickey" logo on their lower leg.

*'''Weak Accept.''' I noticed this recently. Hadn't seen it mentioned anywhere. I put it here directly just to save valuable mission time. I thought it was interesting, but let's let The Collective decide. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 12:39, 17 Mar 2005 (CST)
*'''Very Weak Decline''' Dunno what to make of this one, really... It certainly does seem to be true, but whether or not it constitutes a fun fact is kinda up in the air. Personally, I think coincidences like this (since it probably wasn't intentional) don't really make for good fun facts. Still, I'm pretty close to neutral on this. It might be more notable that all the cheat commandos have the same pattern of spots. --[[User:Zonath|Zonath]] 21:41, 17 Mar 2005 (MST)
*'''Weak Accept, Second''' I can agree with Zonath, but the fact is a mite weird. It should sound more like in the shape of Mickey Mouse's head, or something. --[[User:the spludge|the spludge]] 15:57, 9 Apr 2005 (CST)
*<strike>'''Actual Decline.'''</strike> All of this neutral, weak decline, weak accept business... somebody take a stand! <strike>I say decline it: we're just seeing shapes in the clouds.</strike> — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 20:36, 9 Apr 2005 (MDT)
**'''Comment.''' I'd agree if just ''one'' CC had the marking. But as far I as I tell they ''all'' have it and it's pretty well-formed, too. Still, I won't cry if the Weak Declines outnumber the Weak Accepts. -- [[User:tomstiff|tomstiff]] 10:03, 11 Apr 2005 (MDT)
**'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>sigh*''' Oh, great. Now ''I'm'' undecided, too. What's the real issue here? Is the shape there? Yes. Is it pretty well-formed? Yes. Did TBC put it there intentionally? I say no, but admittedly that's just a gut feeling. And you never know with those guys. So, as a straight "didja' notice?" fact, I'm persuaded to change my vote to '''Accept.''' — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 12:06, 13 Apr 2005 (MDT)
*'''Definite Accept''' Also, the reason they All have the spot is that the Cheat Commandos are carbon copies of one image(with accessories, facial hair, etc.). Plus, Mickey's head would be in color; The Mickey logo, however, is the solid black tri-circle seen on the CC's. --[[User:homestar3.14|homestar3.14]] 12:44, 12 Apr 2005 (MDT)
*'''Accept.''' I mean, ''I'' think it's interesting... --[[User:Kiwi|Kiwi]] 18:41, 13 Apr 2005
*<strike>'''Kevin 'Cline''' It's just a dot. It may be in that shape, but it's definitely unintentional. I mean, do you ever intentionally draw your dots in the shape of Mickey Mouse heads?</strike> Eh. I'm neutralizing. And gasp at the below comment. (EDIT) Ouch. Just struck out everything. Damn slash. [[User:SP'd|SP'd]]
*'''Weak Decline.''' Google search for Hidden Mickeys if you're interested in the time-honored tradition for Disney artists to hide Mickey heads in everything they can get their hands on. That being said, he Mickey head I see on the Commandos is fairly deformed. The ears are too small and too close together, for instance. Since this probably wouldn't pass muster for a Hidden Mickey, I'm giving a pass on this fact. (and for SP, yes I do draw my dots in the shape of Mickey heads!) <tt>[[User:Homestar Coder|Aurora the Homestar Coder]]</tt> 00:42, 16 Apr 2005 (UTC)

*'''Revise Slightly.''' "All of the Cheat Commandos have a marking that looks like the Disney "Mickey" logo on their lower leg." Fun, kind of interesting, and true, even if it wasn't on purpose!--[[User:rsl12|rsl12]] 22:10, 19 Apr 2005 (UTC)
*'''Decline''' I think it is just the shape of the spot. --[[User: Lappy 486]]
*'''Acceptinated!''' I see it, and it's still kinda interesting, even if it wasn't intentional. [[User:Kvb|Kvb]] 07:05, 24 Apr 2005 (UTC)

=== Fan-freaking-tastic ===
'FAN-FREAKING-TASTIC' may be a reference to 'Sex in the City' or [[Cheat Commandos...O's]].

*'''Delete''' [[User:heavy bolter|heavy bolter]] 06:31, 22 Nov 2004 (MST)
*'''Delete''' Doesn't seem likely for some reason. --[[User:TheNintenGenius|TheNintenGenius]] 10:09, 22 Nov 2004 (MST)
*'''Decline''' This saying was around long before that show ever aired.-[[User:Your Fuzzy God|Fuzzy]]
*'''Decline''' Stretch. →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''
*'''Delete''' --[[User:Asploder|Asploder]]
*'''Decline''' [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 10:44, 23 Nov 2004 (MST)
*'''Decline.''' {{User:Rainer/sig}}
*'''Decline.''' I hate that show. -[[User:Miss Free Country USA|Miss Free Country USA]]
*'''Decline.''' --[[User:Paliosun|Paliosun]] 19:15, 26 Nov 2004 (MST)

'''VERDICT:''' Declined after unanimous "declines" after about a week of voting. Moved to [[Talk:Shopping for Danger]]. -- [[User:furrykef|[[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]])]] 04:13, 28 Nov 2004 (MST)

=== Speaker sound ===
The sound for turning on the speaker in the easter egg might be a reference from the SBEmail [[theme park]].

*'''Delete''' [[User:heavy bolter|heavy bolter]] 06:31, 22 Nov 2004 (MST)
*'''Delete''' Nah. --[[User:TheNintenGenius|TheNintenGenius]] 10:09, 22 Nov 2004 (MST)
*'''Decline''' No.-[[User:Your Fuzzy God|Fuzzy]]
*'''Decline''' It's a general sound effect.
*'''Decline''' Notta. →''<tt>[[User:FireBird|FireBird]]</tt>''
*'''Delete''' Nup. [[User:Asploder|Asploder]]
*'''Decline''' [[User:InterruptorJones|<nowiki></nowiki>]]— [[User:InterruptorJones|InterruptorJones]][[<nowiki></nowiki>]] 10:44, 23 Nov 2004 (MST)
*'''Decline.''' Sounds are re-used all over the place. {{User:Rainer/sig}}
*'''Decline.''' Only if the sound is unusually reused is it interesting. -- [[User:Mithent|Mithent]] 12:44, 26 Nov 2004 (MST)
*'''Decline''' [[User:fahooglewitz1077|[[User:fahooglewitz1077|fahooglewitz1077]] | [[User talk:fahooglewitz1077|Talk]]]] 14:40, 26 Nov 2004 (MST)

'''VERDICT:''' declined after unanimous "declines" after nearly a week of voting. Moved to [[Talk:Shopping for Danger]]. - [[User:furrykef|[[User:furrykef|furrykef]] ([[User_talk:furrykef|Talk at me]])]] 04:13, 28 Nov 2004 (MST)

=== Price Style (Declined) ===
Price Style is most likely mocking Wal-Mart, with it's 'low, low prices everyday'.

*'''Decline.''' Many stores have slogans that say low, low prices everyday. Wal-Mart's slogan is actually "Always Low Prices. Always," so you really can't say based on that that Wal-Mart is being mocked. [[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]]
**'''Second!'''
**'''Third''' --[[User:flashstorm|flashstorm]] 17:09, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)
*** Can we get you to sign your votes? [[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 07:23, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)
*** sorry, didnt have an account than. Its signed now--[[User:flashstorm|flashstorm]] 17:09, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

=== Let's Rock and Roll! (Declined) ===
Reynold's slogan "Reynold's commandos, let's rock and roll" is a spoof on the Cheat Commandos' battle cry, "Cheat commandos, rock rock on!"

*'''Decline''' Let me be the first to say this is obvious and unnecessary. --[[User:TheEggman|TheEggman]] 22:04, 15 Feb 2005 (MST)
**'''Second''' --[[User:Alun Clewe|Alun Clewe]] 16:24, 1 Mar 2005 (MST)
**'''Second!''' --[[User:Aussie Evil|Aussie Evil]] 15:49, 3 Mar 2005 (MST)
*'''Decline''' Gee willikers, it must be obvious day on Camp Stupid
*'''Delete.''' This is a little too obvious. [[User:ISlayedTheKerrek|ISlayedTheKerrek]] 07:24, 9 Mar 2005 (MST)

== The Definition of "Declined" ==
See those fun facts marked "Declined" above? That means they're not to be put back on the article page. I just went through and deleted them from the article after someone had put them back in. --[[User:oddtodd|oddtodd]] 01:02, 1 Dec 2004 (MST)
:Let me eat a little crow. I think I spoke a little too soon. After looking at the History, it seems that the fun facts never got deleted in the first place. I apologize if I offended anybody, but I guess I'm a little cranky tonight. --[[User:oddtodd|oddtodd]] 01:17, 1 Dec 2004 (MST)

== What the crap!? Not accesible! ==

On the Toons menu, if you scroll over this toon, the whole screen goes white. Anyone else getting this? [[User:C.Olimar788|C.Olimar788]] 22:25, 15 Sep 2005 (UTC)
:Not me. I think somethings just wrong with your monitor or computer or something. {{User:Bubsty/sig}} 02:50, 15 November 2005 (UTC)

== Snowing at the Beach ==

There is no mention that "Snowing at the Beach" is a clear reference to a nuclear winter, the theoretical effect of a full scale nuclear war. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 01:10, 26 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:Clear reference? From my experience, beaches aren't always located in warm areas. For instance, seasonal changes bring cold weather to places that are warm in other months. During these colder times, I'm sure snow would not be uncommon, or at the very least not limited to the extreme case of a nuclear winter.[[User:Tom|<nowiki></nowiki>]] -- [[User:Tom|Tom]] 01:18, 26 Sep 2005 (UTC)

::Hmmmm... you make a very good point! It will be hard to counter. I should also add he could refer to a weather machine. Nevertheless... I must point to the transcript. Gunhaver says ''"use all the savings to make a '''button''' that will make it snow at the beach!"'' (''emphasis added''). So clearly this is not a case of seasonal changes but rather a 'man-made' event. Further down, when Gunhaver is asked about beach volleyball, he replies: ''"There won't be any more beach volleyball!"'' This sounds apocalyptic, even if the rest of the commandoes don't see it that way and care only about the volleyball. So the reference may not be as clear, but I still beleive it to be there. --[[User:Stux|Stux]] 01:42, 26 Sep 2005 (UTC)

:::I'd just like to say that the fact that he says a "button that will make it snow at the beach!" makes it ''less'' likely this is any kind of reference to nuclear winter. Why would anybody describe the act of starting a nuclear apocalypse as "making a button to make it snow at the beach?" A simple weather control device that ruins people's fun is more in keeping with the style of "cartoonish supervillainy" you'd get from 80s cartoon terrorists than atomic armageddon... [[User:Awkwardconversationalist|Awkwardconversationalist]] 07:46, 24 October 2005 (UTC)

:::Well, Gunhaver is wrong, even if it ''does'' snow. Don't you remember the Visa commercial (starring Misty May and Kerri Walsh) where they were training for Olympic sand volleyball in the off-season on a snow-covered beach? That one's a classic. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 01:45, 26 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== The Twins != The Crimson Twins? ==

Wuzza? Someone baleeted my "Blue Laser Twins = Cobra's Crimson Twins" real-world reference? It was apparently too long ago to be in the history, so I ask: How come? I mean, they're from Blue Laser, they're from Cobra, the Cobra twins have an eyepatch, the BL twins have two, both sets of twins complete each other's utterances and speak in almost exactly the same tone. The Crimson Twins are on GI Joe, Cheat Commandos is a parody of GI Joe. Short of giving one of the twins a scar, this is as overt as references get.
:I'd suggest providing links to pics/bios of the alleged Crimson Twins to support this claim. I don't remember any crimson twins, but it was a LONG time ago. And no, I was not the one that deleted it. --[[User:NFITC1|NFITC1]]
::Well, Wikipedia hasn't got all that much[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COBRA_Organization]], [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_Guard]], but there really isn't all that much to tell. They're twins. They're part of Cobra. They complete each other's sentences. I was wrong about the eyepatch, though. It's only a scar. Nonetheless, they seem to be the obvious connotation when someone mentions twins in the context of Cobra. Why else would TBC work a pair of twins into the script, anyway? The joke would have worked just as well with only one baby, if we assume there's no reference involved.
:::No further comments/objections? I guess I'll go ahead and restore the factoid.
::::Not so fast. There are some holes in your theory. First of all, as you have noted, there are no scars. Second, and more important, Tomax and Xamot were ''mirror'' twins. If the babies referred to them, the eye patches would be on ''different'' eyes. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 03:27, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
:::::Well, obviously it's not a perfect match. By that same token, I don't think Duke ever used a Colt .45, yet no one sees this as grounds for dismissing the connection between Duke and Gunhaver. And the gun is Gunhaver's raison d'etre, not the sort of thing you just gloss over. And Duke wore pants. The fact remains: "Twins" in the context of Cobra immediately connotates the Crimson Twins, to anyone familiar with the show. And, once again, if the joke is simply that criminal masterminds take their kids shopping, why were there twins, and not just one baby? Twins with the exact same indolent tone of voice, which really does sound awfully similar to Tomax and Xamot's?
::::::I don't remember mentioning anything about the validity of the Duke/Gunhaver connection. Whether or not it's true is beside the point here. What ''is'' the point is that Tomax and Xamot didn't sound anything like these babies. And their uniforms were completely different from normal Cobra uniforms. I admit that to say "twins" and "Cobra" in the same sentence ''reminds'' me of them, but to label this a reference is a stretch. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 06:08, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
:::::::Well, that's the scope of my argument, at any rate. Still seems more valid than many of the connections that make it past the STUFF phase.

== what the.... ==
[[Image:Lazarler.gif|thumb|I kind of dunno how I got this]]
I somehow came across this pic when using a seek bar on the toon. Should I put it on the article? [[User:X66x66|x66x66]] 9:32pm 8/23/06

:If you need something special to see it (i.e. using the seek bar), then there's no reason to put it on the article page. You can do all kinds of crazy things that produce weird results. But they are neither goofs nor glitches. {{User:Loafing/sig}} 01:59, 24 August 2006 (UTC)

:I dunno if that's worth a mention (see Loafing's comment) but you could make a Build Your Own The Cheat game with this. xP

== You betta break yourself ==
Would it be worth mentioning that the phrase "you better break yourself" was in the song Soldier by 50 cent? I thought I have heard it somewhere else before too, It must be a quote from somewhere. -Kyleinjapan
:"You'''<nowiki>'d</nowiki>''' better break yourself" appears as an Ice Cube lyric. Those two are the only results Google seems to return. Hmm. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

== Oh my Lan ==

I am quite sure he says, "Oh my Lan", not oh my land. Lan makes sense because lan is a inter-network, and he is a major office person/IT guy. I think I am gonna go change it. {{unsigned|24.18.240.159|03:32, 5 March 2007}}
:I hear a faint d. And I don't see how "Oh, my LAN" would make more or even as much sense as "Oh, my land".{{User:Loafing/sig}} 00:38, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
::Maybe it comes from living in an accent where people regularly drop the final consonants off words, but I too can hear the "D". "Oh my land" is a real phrase... not exactly common, but real... Google finds nearly 200,000 pages with it on them (granted, most don't use it in the same manner)... it's one of those expletives where you almost say something naughty, notice, and change it around at the end, like "sugar". "Oh my LAN" makes no sense whatsoever, even if Reynold is an IT guy. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 00:54, 6 March 2007 (UTC)
:::Perhaps it's a play on that exclamation "Lan' sakes!", (but this is just a visual dialect of "Land sakes!" anyway). Personally, I hear the "D", but it ''is'' faint. {{User:4kai2lyn6/sig}} 01:00, 6 March 2007 (UTC)

== Reinforcements ==

The possessive of "Reinforcements" would be Reinforcements's (as his name isn't plural, it just happens to have an "s" at the end).

== Blue-Lase-Alert ==

I don't know if anyone has noticed this, but the Blue-Lase-Alert sounds like Strong Sad making a "siren-like" sound.
:Uh...that's probably 'cause its [[Matt Chapman|Matt]] doing the sound effect. He mentions it on this toon's commentary, too. I think. Some of the effects are bound to sound like another character doing them. A person can only utter so many different vocal styles... {{User:DevonM/sig}} 07:10, 6 July 2008 (UTC)

== Remark, Goof, Both, Neither? ==

When Blue Laser Commander is looking around for his buggy, the rolls of paper towels teleport between his hands (i.e., which of the two arms has two rolls changes from right arm to left arm and back). The reason I'm not sure where to put this is that, as a parody of cheap cartoons, this effect may be intentional (much like his roaming eyepatch). Worth mentioning? [[User:TJDevil02|TJDevil02]] 04:25, 20 June 2009 (UTC)

Subtitles:trogdorcon/en

2009-06-14T03:43:16Z

TJDevil02: (missed one)

{{subtitles|TrogdorCon '97}}
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<strongbad>All right, so here we are at TrogdorCon!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="75" end="109">
<strongbad>Got booths set up and lookin' good.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="110" end="126">
<strongbad>So, The Cheat...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="127" end="148">
<strongbad>these "Cons"...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="149" end="173">
<strongbad>what exactly is gonna go on here?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="174" end="198">
<thecheat>Explanatory The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="199" end="216">
<strongbad>Geeks and nerds?!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="217" end="252">
<strongbad>That doesn't sound like anything I wanna be a part of!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="253" end="269">
<thecheat>Suggestive The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="270" end="299">
<strongbad>Ladies in skimpy sci-fi costumes?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="300" end="336">
<strongbad>That sounds like everything I wanna be a part of!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="337" end="377">
<strongbad>Are you sure they're in the same place as the geeks and nerds?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="378" end="398">
<strongbad>That doesn't make any sense.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="399" end="437">
<strongbad>Ladies in skimpy outfits should be hanging out with me,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="438" end="483">
<strongbad>and to a lesser degree, football players and rappers.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="484" end="518">
<strongbad>Not geeks, nerds, or any of their smelly brethren.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="519" end="537">
<thecheat>The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="538" end="564">
<strongbad>Yeah, I'll see it when I believe it.</strongbad>
</line>
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<sfx>music playing</sfx>
</line>
<line start="577" end="599">
<homestar>Oooh, Booth 101!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="600" end="617">
<homestar>My favorite booth!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="618" end="642">
<homestar>Hey, guess who I'm supposed to be!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="643" end="656">
<strongbad>Um...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="657" end="670">
<strongbad>Um...</strongbad>
<strongbad>Homestar Runner?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="671" end="686">
<homestar>Hey, you got it!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="687" end="704">
<homestar>First try!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="705" end="742">
<homestar>Was it my star or propeller cap that gave it away?</homestar>
</line>
<line start="743" end="790">
<strongbad>It was your unbelievably loose grasp on the world around you.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="791" end="817">
<homestar>Yeah, I guess I do have one of those.</homestar>
</line>
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<homestar>Hey, what kind of cool stuff do you guys have here?</homestar>
</line>
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<homestar>Got any pewter figurines, or maybe some magna?</homestar>
</line>
<line start="900" end="924">
<strongbad>Nope, just hangin' out.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="925" end="940">
<strongbad>Seeing what walks by.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="941" end="946">
<homestar>Oh oh,</homestar>
</line>
<line start="947" end="961">
<homestar>I can walk by!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="962" end="970">
<homestar>Here,</homestar>
</line>
<line start="971" end="976">
<homestar>watch!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="990" end="1066">
<sfx>music abruptly stops</sfx>
<homestar>Left, right, left, right, right, right, no—left, right, left, right. </homestar>
</line>
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<strongbad>So, by the way, The Cheat,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1094" end="1113">
<strongbad>what are "gamertags"?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1114" end="1145">
<strongbad>And why do we have boxes of them behind us?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1146" end="1161">
<thecheat>Explanatory The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
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<strongbad>So we're not really selling gamertags?</strongbad>
</line>
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<thecheat>The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1197" end="1214">
<strongbad>What're we really gonna be selling?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1215" end="1242">
<strongbad>Some of those million sided dies?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1243" end="1268">
<thecheat>The Cheat noises</thecheat>
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<strongbad>So,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1280" end="1348">
<strongbad>us hanging out selling gamertags is a front for us plain ol' hanging out.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1349" end="1358">
<thecheat>Affirmative The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1359" end="1380">
<strongbad>The Cheat, you're a genius!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1381" end="1399">
<strongbad>I don't pay you enough!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1400" end="1414">
<thecheat>Angry The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1415" end="1427">
<strongbad>Oh right,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1428" end="1445">
<strongbad>I don't pay you at all.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1446" end="1466">
<strongbad>That's what I meant to say.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1467" end="1549">
<strongbad>Now let's kick back and see if we can't summon some skimpily-clad ladies to Ye Olde Gamertag Booth.</strongbad>
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<thecheat>The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1561" end="1610">
<sfx>sound of an alpine horn</sfx>
</line>
<line start="1611" end="1633">
<strongbad>Oh! Where'd you get that bad boy?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1634" end="1646">
<thecheat>The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1647" end="1667">
<strongbad>Booth 709, huh?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1668" end="1687">
<strongbad>I'll have to go check that out!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1688" end="1713">
<thecheat>Excited The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1714" end="1739">
<strongbad>They've got axes and swords!?</strongbad>
</line>
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<strongbad>Man, this con just keeps gettin' better all the time!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1782" end="1800">
<strongbad>Oh, and we've hit a snag.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1801" end="1831">
<strongsad>What are you guys doing here?</strongsad>
</line>
<line start="1832" end="1844">
<strongbad>Hangin' out.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1845" end="1884">
<strongbad>Don't tell nobody, but secretly we're really just hangin' out.</strongbad>
</line>
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<strongsad>But didn't it cost money to get a booth?</strongsad>
</line>
<line start="1917" end="1923">
<strongbad>Look,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1924" end="1950">
<strongbad>I don't know where The Cheat got 500 bucks</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1951" end="1980">
<strongbad>or where your missing 500 bucks is.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1981" end="2035">
<strongbad>All I know is that we're hanging out here at TrogdorCon '97!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2036" end="2051">
<strongbad>Or in your case,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2052" end="2081">
<strongbad>Trog-dork-on '97.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2082" end="2133">
<strongsad>It's not called TrogdorCon and it's 2005!</strongsad>
</line>
<line start="2134" end="2154">
<strongbad>It might be for you, but...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2167" end="2198">
<strongbad>you're... a butt.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2199" end="2224">
<strongsad>That's a good 'un, Strong Bad.</strongsad>
</line>
<line start="2225" end="2267">
<strongsad>Okay, I'm gonna go buy some a-ni-me!</strongsad>
</line>
<line start="2268" end="2291">
<strongbad>It's called Japanimation!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2292" end="2323">
<strongbad>Least it was last time I checked...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2324" end="2344">
<strongbad>which was 1987.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2352" end="2380">
<strongbad>I don't know about all this, The Cheat.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2381" end="2417">
<strongbad>Maybe it's time we filled up that horn of yours with pea soup</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2418" end="2456">
<strongbad>and tried to shoot it all the way over to that Godzilla guy's booth.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2457" end="2470">
<thecheat>Excited The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="2481" end="2535">
<sfx>sound of an alpine horn</sfx>
</line>
<line start="2541" end="2563">
<strongbad>Hey, loincloth,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2564" end="2599">
<strongbad>please to be putting on more clothes...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2600" end="2609">
<strongbad>Ugh...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2610" end="2635">
<strongbad>like five or six...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2636" end="2651">
<strongbad>more clothes...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2654" end="2677">
<strongbad>Oh, what's up, ironic costume?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2678" end="2710">
<strongbad>I suppose you think you're cooler than everyone here!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2711" end="2726">
<strongbad>Well, guess what:</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2727" end="2758">
<strongbad>You're also here.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2759" end="2787">
<strongbad>At the comic book convention.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2790" end="2834">
<strongbad>I never thought I'd see the day where a tattoo was a bad thing,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2835" end="2865">
<strongbad>but you madam, have shown me the light.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2869" end="2930">
<strongbad>Just for fun I think I'm gonna start throwing boxes of gamertags at dudes wearin' kilts.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2933" end="2975">
<strongbad>The fact that your costume is accurate down to the tiniest detail</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2976" end="3025">
<strongbad>does not change the fact that that TV show sucked.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="3028" end="3056">
<strongbad>Man if I see another person in a diaper— </strongbad>
</line>
<line start="3058" end="3079">
<strongbad>Oh, hello Rotunda!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="3080" end="3141">
<strongbad>Your physique certainly merits you wearing that leather bikini and fishnet hose.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="3155" end="3246">
<kingoftown>Ohhh, somebody picked the wrong authorized Godzilla reseller to mess with today!</kingoftown>
</line>
</transcript>
</pre>

Subtitles:trogdorcon/en

2009-06-14T03:34:58Z

TJDevil02: Fixes to close up gaps, give The Cheat his integral article, etc.

{{subtitles|TrogdorCon '97}}
<pre>
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<transcript xml:lang="en-us" file="trogdorcon.swf" width="550" height="400">
<line start="28" end="74">
<strongbad>All right, so here we are at TrogdorCon!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="75" end="109">
<strongbad>Got booths set up and lookin' good.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="110" end="126">
<strongbad>So, The Cheat...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="127" end="148">
<strongbad>these "Cons"...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="149" end="173">
<strongbad>what exactly is gonna go on here?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="174" end="198">
<thecheat>Explanatory The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="199" end="216">
<strongbad>Geeks and nerds?!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="217" end="252">
<strongbad>That doesn't sound like anything I wanna be a part of!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="253" end="269">
<thecheat>Suggestive The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="270" end="299">
<strongbad>Ladies in skimpy sci-fi costumes?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="300" end="336">
<strongbad>That sounds like everything I wanna be a part of!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="337" end="377">
<strongbad>Are you sure they're in the same place as the geeks and nerds?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="378" end="398">
<strongbad>That doesn't make any sense.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="399" end="437">
<strongbad>Ladies in skimpy outfits should be hanging out with me,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="438" end="483">
<strongbad>and to a lesser degree, football players and rappers.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="484" end="518">
<strongbad>Not geeks, nerds, or any of their smelly brethren.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="519" end="537">
<thecheat>The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="538" end="564">
<strongbad>Yeah, I'll see it when I believe it.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="565" end="576">
<sfx>music playing</sfx>
</line>
<line start="577" end="599">
<homestar>Oooh, Booth 101!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="600" end="617">
<homestar>My favorite booth!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="618" end="642">
<homestar>Hey, guess who I'm supposed to be!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="643" end="656">
<strongbad>Um...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="657" end="670">
<strongbad>Um...</strongbad>
<strongbad>Homestar Runner?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="671" end="686">
<homestar>Hey, you got it!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="687" end="704">
<homestar>First try!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="705" end="742">
<homestar>Was it my star or propeller cap that gave it away?</homestar>
</line>
<line start="743" end="790">
<strongbad>It was your unbelievably loose grasp on the world around you.</strongbad>
</line>
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<homestar>Yeah, I guess I do have one of those.</homestar>
</line>
<line start="818" end="855">
<homestar>Hey, what kind of cool stuff do you guys have here?</homestar>
</line>
<line start="856" end="899">
<homestar>Got any pewter figurines, or maybe some magna?</homestar>
</line>
<line start="900" end="924">
<strongbad>Nope, just hangin' out.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="925" end="940">
<strongbad>Seeing what walks by.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="941" end="946">
<homestar>Oh oh,</homestar>
</line>
<line start="947" end="961">
<homestar>I can walk by!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="962" end="970">
<homestar>Here,</homestar>
</line>
<line start="971" end="976">
<homestar>watch!</homestar>
</line>
<line start="990" end="1066">
<sfx>music abruptly stops</sfx>
<homestar>Left, right, left, right, right, right, no—left, right, left, right. </homestar>
</line>
<line start="1067" end="1093">
<strongbad>So, by the way, The Cheat,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1094" end="1113">
<strongbad>what are "gamertags"?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1114" end="1145">
<strongbad>And why do we have boxes of them behind us?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1146" end="1161">
<thecheat>Explanatory The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1162" end="1189">
<strongbad>So we're not really selling gamertags?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1190" end="1196">
<thecheat>The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1197" end="1214">
<strongbad>What're we really gonna be selling?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1215" end="1242">
<strongbad>Some of those million sided dies?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1243" end="1268">
<thecheat>cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1269" end="1279">
<strongbad>So,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1280" end="1348">
<strongbad>us hanging out selling gamertags is a front for us plain ol' hanging out.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1349" end="1358">
<thecheat>Affirmative The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1359" end="1380">
<strongbad>The Cheat, you're a genius!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1381" end="1399">
<strongbad>I don't pay you enough!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1400" end="1414">
<thecheat>Angry The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1415" end="1427">
<strongbad>Oh right,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1428" end="1445">
<strongbad>I don't pay you at all.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1446" end="1466">
<strongbad>That's what I meant to say.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1467" end="1549">
<strongbad>Now let's kick back and see if we can't summon some skimpily-clad ladies to Ye Olde Gamertag Booth.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1550" end="1558">
<thecheat>The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1561" end="1610">
<sfx>sound of an alpine horn</sfx>
</line>
<line start="1611" end="1633">
<strongbad>Oh! Where'd you get that bad boy?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1634" end="1646">
<thecheat>The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1647" end="1667">
<strongbad>Booth 709, huh?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1668" end="1687">
<strongbad>I'll have to go check that out!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1688" end="1713">
<thecheat>Excited The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="1714" end="1739">
<strongbad>They've got axes and swords!?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1740" end="1778">
<strongbad>Man, this con just keeps gettin' better all the time!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1782" end="1800">
<strongbad>Oh, and we've hit a snag.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1801" end="1831">
<strongsad>What are you guys doing here?</strongsad>
</line>
<line start="1832" end="1844">
<strongbad>Hangin' out.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1845" end="1884">
<strongbad>Don't tell nobody, but secretly we're really just hangin' out.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1885" end="1916">
<strongsad>But didn't it cost money to get a booth?</strongsad>
</line>
<line start="1917" end="1923">
<strongbad>Look,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1924" end="1950">
<strongbad>I don't know where The Cheat got 500 bucks</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1951" end="1980">
<strongbad>or where your missing 500 bucks is.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="1981" end="2035">
<strongbad>All I know is that we're hanging out here at TrogdorCon '97!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2036" end="2051">
<strongbad>Or in your case,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2052" end="2081">
<strongbad>Trog-dork-on '97.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2082" end="2133">
<strongsad>It's not called TrogdorCon and it's 2005!</strongsad>
</line>
<line start="2134" end="2154">
<strongbad>It might be for you, but...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2167" end="2198">
<strongbad>you're... a butt.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2199" end="2224">
<strongsad>That's a good 'un, Strong Bad.</strongsad>
</line>
<line start="2225" end="2267">
<strongsad>Okay, I'm gonna go buy some a-ni-me!</strongsad>
</line>
<line start="2268" end="2291">
<strongbad>It's called Japanimation!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2292" end="2323">
<strongbad>Least it was last time I checked...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2324" end="2344">
<strongbad>which was 1987.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2352" end="2380">
<strongbad>I don't know about all this, The Cheat.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2381" end="2417">
<strongbad>Maybe it's time we filled up that horn of yours with pea soup</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2418" end="2456">
<strongbad>and tried to shoot it all the way over to that Godzilla guy's booth.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2457" end="2470">
<thecheat>Excited The Cheat noises</thecheat>
</line>
<line start="2481" end="2535">
<sfx>sound of an alpine horn</sfx>
</line>
<line start="2541" end="2563">
<strongbad>Hey, loincloth,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2564" end="2599">
<strongbad>please to be putting on more clothes...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2600" end="2609">
<strongbad>Ugh...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2610" end="2635">
<strongbad>like five or six...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2636" end="2651">
<strongbad>more clothes...</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2654" end="2677">
<strongbad>Oh, what's up, ironic costume?</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2678" end="2710">
<strongbad>I suppose you think you're cooler than everyone here!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2711" end="2726">
<strongbad>Well, guess what:</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2727" end="2758">
<strongbad>You're also here.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2759" end="2787">
<strongbad>At the comic book convention.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2790" end="2834">
<strongbad>I never thought I'd see the day where a tattoo was a bad thing,</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2835" end="2865">
<strongbad>but you madam, have shown me the light.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2869" end="2930">
<strongbad>Just for fun I think I'm gonna start throwing boxes of gamertags at dudes wearin' kilts.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2933" end="2975">
<strongbad>The fact that your costume is accurate down to the tiniest detail</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="2976" end="3025">
<strongbad>does not change the fact that that TV show sucked.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="3028" end="3056">
<strongbad>Man if I see another person in a diaper— </strongbad>
</line>
<line start="3058" end="3079">
<strongbad>Oh, hello Rotunda!</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="3080" end="3141">
<strongbad>Your physique certainly merits you wearing that leather bikini and fishnet hose.</strongbad>
</line>
<line start="3155" end="3246">
<kingoftown>Ohhh, somebody picked the wrong authorized Godzilla reseller to mess with today!</kingoftown>
</line>
</transcript>
</pre>

Trogdor Con '97

2009-06-14T03:18:36Z

TJDevil02:

{{toonnav|Shorts|trogdorcon|The Li'l Brudder Show|Commandos in the Classroom}}
[[Image:trogdorcon.PNG|200px|thumb|"Or in your case, Trog-''dork''-on '97."]]
Strong Bad heads to the comic book convention. Why? To make fun of nerds, of course!

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

'''Places:''' [[Booth 101]], The King of Town's Booth (Easter egg)

'''Date:''' Monday, September 5, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:10

'''Page Title:''' Con as in Convention!

{{dvd|Everything Else, Volume 1}}

==Transcript==
''(Strong Bad and The Cheat are seen behind a booth with a banner that reads "[[TROGDOR]]-Con" above them. Strong Bad taps his fists on the table in anticipation.)''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, so here we are at TrogdorCon! Got booths set up and lookin' good! So, The Cheat—these cons... what exactly is gonna go on here?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Geeks and nerds?! That doesn't sound like anything I wanna be a part of!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ladies in skimpy sci-fi costumes? That sounds like ''everything'' I wanna be a part of! Are you sure they're in the same place as the geeks and nerds? That doesn't make any sense. Ladies in skimpy outfits should be hanging out with me... and to a lesser degree, football players and rappers. Not geeks, nerds, or any of their smelly brethren.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I'll see it when I believe it.

''{Homestar Runner walks up. He has a paper star taped over his normal star and is wearing a red beanie with propeller similar to The Homestar Runner's over his usual cap.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oooh, Booth 101! My favorite booth! Hey, guess who I'm supposed to be!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um... Homestar Runner?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, you got it! First try! Was it my star ''{he shows off his paper star}'' or propeller cap ''{he bends over and shows off his cap}'' that gave it away?

'''STRONG BAD:''' It was your unbelievably loose grasp on the world around you.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, I guess I do have one of those. Hey, what kind of cool stuff do you guys have here? Got any pewter figurines, or maybe some magna?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nope, just hangin' out. Seeing what walks by.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Oh oh, I can walk by! Here, watch! ''{Runs offscreen to the left, and instantly returns, walking slowly and staring at his feet. As he moves, his words are not in time with his steps.}'' Left, right, left, right, right, right, no—left, right, left, right. ''{exits}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, by the way The Cheat, what are gamertags? Why do we have boxes of them behind us?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' So we're not really selling gamertags?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' What're we really gonna be selling? Some of those ''million sided dies''?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, us hanging out selling gamertags is a front for us plain ol' hanging out.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, you're a genius! I don't pay you enough!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{glares at Strong Bad}'' ''{angry The Cheat noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh right, I don't pay you at all. That's what I meant to say. ''{leans back and puts his feet up}'' Now let's kick back and see if we can't summon some skimpily-clad ladies to ye olde gamertag booth.

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

''{The Cheat jumps onto the table and plays an alpine horn}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sits up again}'' Oh! Where'd you get that bad boy?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Booth 709, huh? I'll have to go check that out!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' They've got axes and swords!? Man, this con just keeps gettin' better all the time!

''{Strong Sad enters from left, wearing a pair of semi-transparent Trogdor-style wings, an armband, eyeliner, blood teardrops, a tribal-tattoo style design around his belly button, and with his toenails painted black}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, and we've hit a snag.

'''STRONG SAD:''' What are you guys doing here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hangin' out. Don't tell nobody, but secretly we're really just hangin' out.

'''STRONG SAD:''' But didn't it cost money to get a booth?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I don't know where The Cheat got 500 bucks or where your missing 500 bucks is. All I know is that we're hanging out here at TrogdorCon '97! Or in your case, Trog-''dork-on'' '97.

'''STRONG SAD:''' It's not called TrogdorCon and it's 2005.

'''STRONG BAD:''' It might be for you, but ''{pause}'' you're... a butt. ''{smiles}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' That's a good 'un, Strong Bad. Okay, I'm gonna go buy some ''{with [[Foreign Words|exaggerated inflection]] and movements}'' anime!

'''STRONG BAD:''' It's called Japanimation! ...Least it was last time I checked... which was 1987. ''{The Poopsmith walks by in shadow in his Sleestak costume.}'' I don't know about all this, The Cheat. Maybe it's time we filled up that horn of yours with pea soup and tried to shoot it all the way over to that Godzilla guy's booth.

''{The Cheat holds up a can of pea soup and the horn. He and Strong Bad run off. The word "endeth" appears over the screen, and The Cheat's horn is heard in the distance.}''

==Easter Eggs==
* Moving the cursor over "New Short" on [[Main Page 22]] during the week of the update displayed The Cheat's horn off to the right side.
* Clicking the 'tag?' on the "gamertag?" sign at the end will result in this:
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{drenched in pea soup, breathing heavily, and speaking very angrily}'' Ohhh, somebody picked the wrong authorized Godzilla reseller to mess with today!

* At the end, click on the period in "endeth." to see Strong Bad criticizing people's costumes.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, loincloth, please to be putting on more clothes... Ugh... like five or six... more clothes... ''{cut}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, what's up, ironic costume? I suppose you think you're cooler than everyone here! Well guess what: ''You're also here.'' At the comic book convention. ''{cut}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' I never thought I'd see the day where a tattoo was a bad thing, but you madam, have shown me the light. ''{cut}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Just for fun I think I'm gonna start throwing boxes of gamertags at dudes wearin' kilts. ''{cut}''
:'''STRONG BAD''': The fact that your costume is accurate down to the tiniest detail does not change the fact that that TV show ''sucked''. ''{cut}''
:'''STRONG BAD''': Man if I see another person in a diaper— ''{cut}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, hello Rotunda! Your physique certainly merits you wearing that leather bikini and fishnet hose.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Manga|Manga]] is the Japanese term for comic books, literally translated as "whimsical pictures." Outside of Japan itself, it specifically refers to comics of Japanese origin (and sometimes comic books drawn in the Japanese style). Homestar's "[[Foreign Words|magna]]" is a common misspelling and mispronunciation among English-speaking comic book fans.
*Similarly, [[Wikipedia:Anime|anime]] is the Japanese term for animated cartoons, used outside of the country to specifically refer to cartoons of Japanese origin. "Japanimation" is an American term for anime that is now rarely used and considered outdated.

===Trivia===
*Booth 101 was the booth that [[The Brothers Chaps|Mike and Matt]] had at [[Store#DragonCon|DragonCon '05]].
*Booth 709 at DragonCon was occupied by [http://www.edhellen.com/ Edhellen Armoury], and sold axes and swords.
*This is another instance of [[Strong Bad Smiling]].


===Remarks===
*Though Strong Bad says he doesn't pay The Cheat, he has been shown paying him in [[lackey]], albeit with pencil shavings. He also pays the Cheat in soft tacos for his lawyer services in [[rough copy]].
*This was the longest short when it was released, and is similar in size to two toons released just before it. In fact, it is even longer than the toons [[Parsnips A-Plenty]], [[The Reddest Radish]], and [[In Search of the Yello Dello]].

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad's hand is disconnected from his body for a short time while rubbing his chin.

===Inside References===
*The Poopsmith's [[Pumpkin Carve-nival Costumes|Sleestak costume]] was first seen in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*The King of Town is shown to hate [[peas]] in [[different town]].
*Strong Bad mentions [[1987]] as being the last time he checked whether anime was the same as Japanimation.
*Homestar's chant of "left, right, left, right, right, right, no—" is similar to the description of [[50K Racewalker]] on the [[Videlectrix]] games catalog page.
*The sound used when Strong Bad moves the "Gamertags?" sign is the same [[sound effect]] used for [[The Geddup Noise]].

===Real-World References===
*"Gamertags" are accounts used by [[Wikipedia:Xbox Live|Xbox Live]] subscribers, as well as other online video and computer games.
*"Million sided die" is in reference to the [[Wikipedia:Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]] style of role-playing game, where the dice can have anywhere up to [[Wikipedia:Zocchihedron|100 sides]], as well as to the fact that conventions such as DragonCon have vendors that sell such unusual dice.
*[[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]] is a fictitious giant reptile, made famous by his appearances in movies from the Japanese studio [[Wikipedia:Toho|Toho Corporation]].

== DVD Version ==
*To access the Strong Bad egg, click down on the remote until the HR logo lights up. To access the King of Town egg, click right until the star of the logo lights up.
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.

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

'''MIKE:''' ''{sings}'' We put this cartoon up, the time we did a con... ''{speaks}'' So yeah, we did, uh, DragonCon in Atlanta a couple months ago. A month ago.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' And umm, originally we were gonna make this to show at the con in our booth; we had a little booth that looked pretty much like the booth that The Cheat and Strong Bad are at.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah. Umm, though we spent more of our time making a fake Strong Badia fence and painting a stop sign to look like Strong Badia.

'''MIKE:''' But anyway, so we didn't get it done in time to show at DragonCon but we did this— we had it written, and since that went through the weekend, this was our Monday update.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Yeah, what do you think, guys?

'''MIKE:''' Gamer— gamertag!

'''MATT:''' Yeah. That seems like something—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' That's my buzzword. ''{laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Umm... yeah, Strong Bad doesn't have a— any kind of gaming system that would— that has gamertags involved with it.

'''MIKE:''' No. That, uh, Halloween cos— err, that costume that Homestar's wearing: last Halloween, uh, he dressed up—

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' [[Homestar vs. Little Girl 2]].

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, the puppet, uh, Homestar puppet had that costume on.

'''MATT:''' He did.

'''MIKE:''' But none of those takes made it into the final cut.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. Not very funny.

'''MIKE:''' It was a good costume, though.

'''MATT:''' She wasn't kicking him in those, so we didn't use them. Umm, so there were a lot of pewter figurines at DragonCon.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, I was surprised. It was the first con I'd ever been to, and I was surprised at how much like what I thought it was—

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' —gonna be it was.

'''MATT:''' Lots of dice booths...

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, there was a booth all of dice, and...

'''MATT:''' We were in Booth 101, too, weren't we? That was our actual booth number? And, uh, later on, uh, we— Strong Bad makes come comment about dudes wearing kilts. And our man Phil from, uh...

'''MIKE:''' Ah, yes!

'''MATT:''' A booth around the way was wearing a kilt. He was dressed in a nice— a nice Scots garb, all—

'''MIKE:''' Very nice man, very nice man.

'''MATT:''' Is it OK that I mentioned Phil?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah! We didn't men— we don't know his last name.

'''MATT:''' Rizzuto.

'''MIKE:''' I'm sure there's a lot of Phils.

'''MATT:''' Probably Rizzuto.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' That were wearing kilts there.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughs}'' That's probably very true, Mike. Truer than you could know. Umm, so here's another convoluted cockamamie scheme like the [[Lookin at a Thing in a Bag]] scheme, where the gamertags— they're selling gamertags as a front for just wasting time—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Hanging out—

'''MATT:''' —yet they paid... I really like your Norse horn there, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' Did I make that?

'''MATT:''' I think you did—

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' I think I... The old Google image searss— search and trace.

'''MATT:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yeah. Oh yeah, and that booth— that booth number he just said was, uh, was a real booth at DragonCon that was selling axes and swords.

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Oh, remember the axes and swords? Oh, lots of people dressed— lots of people with wings!

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Wings were...

'''MATT:''' Not dressed as anything in particular just...

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, just wings.

'''MATT:''' I'm winged, and then kind of have some Marilyn Manson makeup on...

'''MIKE:''' I'm winged!

'''MATT:''' Winga, winga...

'''MIKE:''' I like AFI, and I have wings.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. That's right, Mike. '97.

'''MIKE:''' '97's something...

'''MATT:''' Is that the same, Awexome Cross '97, right?

'''MIKE:''' I think it's [[Awexome Cross|Awexome Cross '98]].

'''MATT:''' Is it? We don't know our website very well, do we?

'''MIKE:''' I think it's '98, 'cause I think I actually looked at that 'cause I thought it was '97. too.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' But TrogdorCon '97 sounds good.

'''MATT:''' I love it when— I love it when Strong Bad sah— smiles, and I love it when Strong Sad pronounces— overly pronounces things.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Originally we were gonna have lots of characters walking all around, making it look full, but I stopped after I made the Poopsmith walk by in his old Halloween costume.

'''MATT:''' No new graphics!

'''MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' I got lazy.

'''MATT:''' Ka-chent!

=== Fun Facts ===

*[[Wikipedia:Marilyn Manson|Marilyn Manson]], born Brian Warner, is the leader of an [[Wikipedia:Industrial Metal|industrial metal]] band also called [[Wikipedia:Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]]. The band members have been known to wear makeup similar to that worn by Strong Sad in this toon.
*[[Wikipedia:Phil Rizzuto|Phil Rizzuto]] is a former New York Yankees player and sportscaster, famous for his catchphrase "Holy Cow!"
*[[Wikipedia:AFI (band)|AFI]] is a band that usually wears dark make-up.

==See Also==
*[[Bobby Blackwolf Interview - 5 Sep 2005]] — [[the Brothers Chaps]] and [[Jonathan Howe]] interviewed at Dragon Con 2005
*[[Moron Life Interview - 5 Sep 2005]] — the Brothers Chaps interviewed at Dragon Con 2005

== External Links ==
*[[HR:trogdorcon.html|watch "TrogdorCon '97"]]
*[[HR:trogdorcon.swf|view the Flash file for "TrogdorCon '97"]]
*[[Forum:4825|forum thread re: "TrogdorCon '97"]]

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Kick-A-Ball

2009-06-10T03:47:12Z

TJDevil02: /* Explanations */ (Each told separately, only from Cheap as Free wiki.)

{{toonnav|Big Toon|kickball|Career Day|2 Part Episode: Part 1}}
[[Image:Kickball.png|thumb|"What perfect teams, huh, guys?"]]

The Even Stevens take on Little Stevie and the Evens in a game of kickball.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):'''
{{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|Pom Pom}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, [[The Umpire]], {{film|The Announcer}}, [[Poms|Tim Tom]], [[Onion Bubs]]

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Beaches|A Beach]], [[Outer Space]]

'''Date:''' Tuesday, March 17, 2009

'''Running Time:''' 5:24

'''Page Title:''' A Kick-a-ball jam named Saturdays

==Transcript==
''{A kickball juts forward on a musical sting, while "Kick-a Ball!" appears around it. The ball zooms in and its blue texture forms the background. The letters in "The Captains!" fall into place. A red bar with Homestar's face and a green bar with Strong Bad's face appear above and below that, respectively. That disappears and "The Draft!" falls into place. The ball zooms out quickly and lands between Strong Bad and Homestar, standing near the Umpire and a number of other characters.}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' All right, gentlemen, dukes up! It's one-potato-two-potato see who gets first pick!

''{Strong Bad leans forward menacingly, holding both arms forward.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{growls}''

''{Homestar leans forward too.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{as though growling}'' Hmmmm!

''{Crickets chirp for a few moments as nothing happens. The Umpire looks between both characters, particularly where Homestar's hands would be.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ummmmm...

'''THE UMPIRE:''' Ah, right! Sorry! ''{produces a Trogdor-themed coin}'' Coin toss to see who gets first pick!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait! Why? I love 'tatoes!

'''THE UMPIRE:''' Call it in the air!

''{Strong Bad tosses the coin.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uh... Sonic. I mean tails!

''{The coin lands tails-up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh! Yes! Pom Pom, you have been and always will be my dog, but today, I gotta play the strategy card. I'm goin' with Pom Pom.

'''POM POM:''' ''{cocks an eyebrow in confusion, then bubbles and bounces toward Homestar.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat, get your spotted yellow hinder over here!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{excited The Cheat noise, walks toward Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' YOU CUT ME DEEP! ''{frowns sadly and sobs}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Let's see, let's see. Who's good in the field? Ooh! I'll take Pom Pom! Surprised he hasn't been snatched up yet!

''{Pom Pom lowers his eyes, annoyed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Um, but you just—

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{stepping toward Strong Bad}'' Ah, ah, ah! Too late! I called 'im! You'll just have to be quicker next time!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{rolling his head around}'' Ooooooooooooooooooooo... kay. I got Bubs!

''{Bubs walks toward Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' WHAT THE CRAP?!

'''POM POM:''' ''{quiet bubbles, leaning toward Homestar's ears}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispering}'' Yeah, yeah, good call, he's got a great arm. ''{loudly}'' We'll take Pom Pom!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What a surprise. All right, Graw Mad, get over here.

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{singing}'' YOU ARE FORGIVEN!

''{Pom Pom looks on in exasperation as Homestar considers.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh, this one's a toughie. But, we gotta go with Pom Pom.

''{Pom Pom lowers his head.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' This keeps teetering between hilarious and maybe-we-should-put-him-in-a-home.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ...And what wouldn't be hilarious about that?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, Poopsmith!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{leaning out from behind Pom Pom}'' Pom Pom! Let's do this!

''{The remaining four characters are shown side by side.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Coach Z!

''{Coach Z disappears.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'll go with Pom Pom.

'''STRONG BAD:''' K.O.T., you're with me.

''{The King of Town disappears.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pooooooom!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{quietly, to the side, and disgustedly}'' Marzipan...

'''MARZIPAN:''' I'm sorry, what was that?

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{smiling}'' Oh, I think he picked me! ''{starts to walk forward}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, I didn't, I picked Marzipan.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{turns back, in the same cheerful tone as the last line}'' Cool!

''{By this point, Pom Pom is lying on the ground in sheer annoyance.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pom! Bullpen! ''{unintelligible}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, well, well, look who's—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Shutup! You play eighth base!

'''STRONG SAD:''' Sounds important!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looking at the now-empty space where the characters were previously standing}'' Ouch! Pom Pom! Picked last?! It's okay. You can be on our team.

''{Cut back to show the eleven characters split among the teams.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' What perfect teams, huh, guys? Even Stevens!

''{Cut back to the blue texture on the ball. A red bar with Homestar and Pom Pom appears at the top labeled "the even stevens", and a green bar appears at the bottom with everyone else labeled "vs. little stevie & the evens". The Umpire appears in a circle in the corner.}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' All right, kickbaaaall!

''{Cut to the playing field. Pom Pom is winding up to pitch the ball. He looks toward the ball.}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbles}''

''{He throws the ball. It flies through the air in an extremely improbable whirling motion. Strong Bad, at the plate, attempts to kick it—}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oop... RAAAH!

''{—but misses and falls down with a "whiff!"}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' Stee-riiiiike!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, no fair! He was tellin' the ball what to do! It's probably one of his cousins or something!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Are you talkin' about little Tim Tom? He's ''way'' better-looking than that!

''{A kickball rolls across the screen to transition to The Cheat at the plate. He attempts to kick the ball, somehow resulting in both him and the ball flying across the field. He lands just next to first base, but then the ball lands on top of him before he can touch it.}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' Yer oooooouuuut!

''{Coach Z leans in.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{angrily}'' I don't know what kinda low-rent, three-bedroom, two-bath, section 8 sport ''you're'' playin' here, ''{suddenly calmly}'' but I'm playing women's lacrosse. ''{He holds up a lacrosse stick.}''

''{Cut back as Coach Z turns to walk away. He's wearing a pink skirt.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{singing}'' Ooo-doo-doo-doo-dooooooo...

''{Marzipan steps up to the plate.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, well, well! Look who it is!

''{Marzipan stamps the ground twice in preparation.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You got nothin', sister! You couldn't kick your way out of lookin' at a thing in a bag! Your momma wears combat boots! ''{he pitches the ball}'' Whoop!

'''MARZIPAN:''' She does not!

''{Marzipan kicks with a thick boot and the ball goes flying. Homestar tries to follow its movement but falls over. The King of Town is now at the plate and the ball rolls up to him. He jumps as the ball goes past.}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' ''{appearing in a bubble next to the King of Town}'' Stee-rike three, yer out!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{sadly}'' Guess I'll go on back to the dugout.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh... that's not what happens when you strike out in kickball.

''{The King of Town is then seen being loaded into a catapult.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I never got my sunflower ''{he's fired from the catapult}'' seeeeeeeeeeeeds!

''{The scoreboard behind him flashes "yer out!" Strong Mad is seen kicking the ball, and it flies over Pom Pom's head, travels around the world, flies over the head of a Pom with identical coloring to the kickball, continues its path, and strikes Strong Mad in the back of the head.}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' ''{again appearing in a bubble}'' Yer oooooouuuuut!

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{sadly}'' Awwwwww...

''{Following this is a montage where Bubs catches the ball, Homestar kicks the ball, The Poopsmith throws the ball at Pom Pom, and Strong Sad (standing next to a white 8-shaped "base" on the ground) pats his belly, all four making kickball sounds in time with the music. Cut to The Announcer in a booth nearby.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' It all comes down to this! Two outs! Bottom of the ninth! Down by two!

''{Cut to a shot of the scoreboard for a moment showing this. "Home" or "HS" has 127 runs, and "Visitor" or "SB" has 125.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Strong Bad has a chance to win it, right here, right now! It doesn't get more exciting than this!

''{Cut to Onion Bubs sitting next to the BooOOM Box.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{through the radio}'' I have no idea who I'm broadcasting to!

''{Cut to Homestar, holding the ball. The Cheat can be seen on base behind him.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Two outs, bottom of the ninth, down by two. Strong Bad has a chance to win it, right here, right now. It doesn't g—

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{yelling}'' JUST PITCH THE FREAKIN' BALL!!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Comin' up!

''{He throws the ball. It rolls toward Strong Bad...}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hyaaaah!

''{...and he kicks it! It flies high and far. Strong Mad can be seen on third base, as well as The Cheat on second. Cut to Strong Sad, still standing by "eighth base".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' That's ''four'' different types of grass I've identified now!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hey, Strong Sad! Why don't you recite your favorite Cartier Baudelaire couplet?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, you mean... ''{He holds out his arms and closes his eyes as he recites.}'' The beige malaise can last for—

''{The kickball lands in Strong Sad's arms. He grabs it, surprised.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oooh!

''{Strong Bad is about to cross home plate, but...}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' Yer ooooouuuut! That's the ball game!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What the crap?! B-but he's on ''my'' team!

''{Homestar walks up.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Au the contrary, Strong Bad. If you'll watch the official tape of the draft, you'll see that Strong Sad is on ''my'' team!

''{Cut to the "REPLAYTRON", replaying the scene where Pom Pom was lying on the ground.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pom! Bullpen! ''{unintelligible}''

''{The scene rewinds.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Pom Pom! Bullpen! ''{The tape slows down immensely. In a low, slow voice, out of the corner of his mouth:}'' And Strong Sad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, but that's cheating! You cheated! For once, ''you'' cheated, and ''I'' win!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' On the contraire, Strong Bad. If you'll review the official rule book,

''{He produces said book and looks into it. The page reads:

<blockquote>
Official Kick-a Ball Rules 
 
Rule 1. Same rules as 
kickball, except with 
"-a" added. 
AND double side-mouth whisper 
drafts are totally legal! 
signed, the commish 
(not strong bad) 
Rule 2. Striking out results 
in vehement catapultery.
</blockquote>

''{The parts in blue are in Strong Bad's handwriting, and a small picture of a fire-breathing Strong Bad is drawn in the same color next to this.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You'll see that double side-mouth whisper drafts have been quite legal since 1989!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aw, the ding and the dang! ''{He turns around to look at The Cheat, standing behind him.}'' The Cheat! I told you to check our Cheaters' Almanac to make sure we didn't step on any of our own Cheat-toes!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{affirmative The Cheat noises, holds up a bag of "CHEAT-TOES".}''

'''THE UMPIRE:''' All right, everybody! Line up!

''{Homestar, Pom Pom, and Strong Sad stand still, with Homestar inexplicably sad, while Strong Bad, Coach Z, The Cheat, Bubs, Strong Mad, and Marzipan all walk past sadly in turn. Strong Bad's team takes a single step forward one at a time as each visible character says the following simultaneously on each step:}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER and STRONG SAD:''' Good game... ''(etc.)'' 
'''POM POM:''' ''{bubbling noises}'' 
'''STRONG BAD, COACH Z, BUBS, STRONG MAD, and MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, right... ''(etc.)'' 
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}

''{As they continue forward, The King of Town flies by in the background.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Yeah riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!!!

''{Cut to a final screen reading "end." The circles inside the E and D, and the period, are all kickballs. "back" is written in the corner.}''

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on the period after "end" (a kickball) to see a scene in the announcer's booth.
:'''THE UMPIRE:''' Honest to God, Mookie Blaylock gave this kickball my aunt, 1984.
:'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' I simply cannot express how impressive that kickball is!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*When arguing with the umpire, Coach Z refers to "low rent, three bedroom, two bath, Section 8" sport.
**[[Wikipedia:Section 8 (housing)|Section 8]] is a federal voucher-subsidized housing program in the United States. Rental housing occupied by Section 8 participants is indeed generally low rent.
**It might also refer to a [[Wikipedia:Section 8 (military)|Section 8 millitary discharge]]. In the TV series [[Wikipedia:M*A*S*H (TV series)|M*A*S*H]], Corporal Klinger tried to obtain one of these by wearing women's clothing, as Coach Z does here.
*One-potato, two-potato is a kind of [[Wikipedia:Counting-out game|counting-out game]].

===Trivia===
*This is the first appearance of the Umpire since [[Where My Hat Is At?]], and his first animated appearance. He was previously scheduled to appear in a 2006 [[Strong Bad Email]] (according to the DVD commentary), but the Brothers Chaps forgot.
*The theme song for this toon is a remixed version of the theme used in [[Weclome Back]].

===Remarks===
[[Image:Homestarareal.PNG|thumb|200px|Aerial Homestar]]
*Although the Umpire told everyone to line up, The Poopsmith was inexplicably absent in the final scene.
*Homestar blinks at an excessive and erratic rate after lecturing Strong Bad to be quicker selecting his players.
*Homestar's mouth does not move to "good game" when he is silhouetted.
*Strong Bad's team is at bat in the bottom of the ninth, even though the scoreboard shows them as the visiting team.
*An aerial view of Homestar can be briefly seen as Strong Bad flips the coin, before the view is obscured by it.

===Inside References===
*[[Trogdor]]'s face and tail can be seen on the coin.
*In the Easter egg, the Umpire's conversation with the Announcer about Mookie Blaylock and the kickball closely resembles [[the Grape Fairie]]'s conversation with the Announcer about Mookie Wilson and the [[Golbol]], seen in [[Strongest Man in the World]].
*Homestar taunts Marzipan, declaring she couldn't kick her way out of [[Lookin' at a Thing in a Bag]].
*All three of [[The Brothers Strong]] smile in this toon - [[Strong Mad Smiling|Strong Mad]] when Strong Bad picks him for the latter's team, [[Strong Bad Smiling|Strong Bad]] when he learns that Homestar (almost) cheated and lost, and [[Strong Sad Smiling|Strong Sad]] throughout.
*Homestar calls Pom Pom [[my dog|his dog]].
*The ball has the exact same design as the one in [[Theme Song Video]], which was also used to play Kickball with.
*Coach Z [[Cross-dressing|cross-dresses]] when he claims to be playing women's lacrosse.
**It may also be an instance of [[gender confusion]].
*The Umpire's cancellation of One Potato Two Potato is a reference to Homestar's [[lack of visible arms]].
**Marzipan apparently [[lack of visible body parts|lacks visible legs]] as well.
*Strong Bad refers to Strong Mad as [[Graw Mad]], as he did in many other toons.

===Real-World References===
*The page title is a reference to the [[Wikipedia:De La Soul|De La Soul]] song "[[Wikipedia:A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"|A Roller Skating Jam Named 'Saturdays']]".
*During the coin toss, Homestar calls out "Sonic! I mean, Tails!" This is in reference to the Sega character [[Wikipedia:Sonic the Hedgehog (character)|Sonic the Hedgehog]], and his sidekick "[[Wikipedia:Miles "Tails" Prower|Tails]]".
*Homestar asks Strong Sad to recite a couplet from [[French]] poet [[Wikipedia:Charles Baudelaire|Charles Baudelaire]].
*The bag of "Cheat-Toes" that The Cheat pulls out is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Cheetos|Cheetos]].
**The bag itself is done in the style of [[Wikipedia:Andy Capp's fries|Andy Capp's Fries]]
*The Umpire mentions basketball player [[Wikipedia:Mookie Blaylock|Mookie Blaylock]].
*When Strong Mad yells "YOU ARE FORGIVEN," it is in reference to [[Wikipedia:The Who|The Who]]'s [[Wikipedia:A Quick One|"A Quick One While He's Away"]] of 1966, being a refrain sung in similar rapturous tones towards the end of that song. This song was also referenced in [[vacation]].



==External Links==
*[[HR:kickball.html|watch "Kick-A-Ball"]]
*[[HR:kickball.swf|view the Flash file for "Kick-A-Ball"]]
*[[forum:15186|forum thread re: "Kick-A-Ball"]]

[[Category:Toons]]

Talk:Cheat Commandos: 2 Part Episode: Part 1

2009-06-02T02:51:26Z

TJDevil02:

==Doppel or Toppel==
The transcript uses the actual word doppelganger, while the inside reference is to the Toppelgangers. Is the transcript wromg? -[[Special:Contributions/173.3.112.55|173.3.112.55]] 13:50, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
:I thought it sounded like "toppleganger" when I was transcribing it, but I'd forgotten about [[The Topplegangers]], so I figured I was just mishearing. But I wasn't, Toppleganger is right, and I've already fixed the transcript as soon as I saw the inside ref. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 13:57, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

== Get back to work, guys. ==

I think Reynolds brother says "Get back to work, Charles." and don't we already know that Charles is Gunhaver's first name from [[let us give tanks]]? [[User:Javaguy78|Javaguy78]] 14:06, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

: I've listened to it several times, and I believe this is true. I'm gonna change it. It also makes makes sense since Crackotage and Silent Rip are actually working [[User:Javaguy78|Javaguy78]] 14:10, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
:: Sounds reasonable to me. Listening again, I hear "Charles" too. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 14:13, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

== Does this mean... ==
...that next week there is gonna be another Cheat Commando's? [[User:MICGAGUH]]
: Given the [[retirement|last time]] we had a two-part toon? Might be tomorrow. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 19:41, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

== white screen ==

<blockquote>A decompiler, a Flash Seek Bookmarklet, or the Greasemonkey script reveals a white screen before the TV Easter egg can be accessed.</blockquote>

I removed this from the ''Easter Eggs'' section, because that's certainly not the right place for it. I considered placing it elsewhere on the page, but decided not to because it doesn't seem that notable. The [[HRWiki:Standards]] as I interpret them, seems we don't mention such things unless they are clearly meant to be discovered and/or add something relevant to the cartoon (E.g. [[:Image:Dodongo.png|"Nice try, dodongo"]] and [[:Image:By strong bab age 5.PNG|—by Strong Bab]]). Just thought I'd mention my rationale here, if others feel that it really deserves a mention in the article, I don't have a strong opinion against that. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 19:56, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

:Definitely notable, but seemingly unintentional. Seems like a goof or a remark to me. {{User:Thunderbird L17/Siggie}} 21:21, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
::Things like this have been remarked before, such as the [[mile|dancing feet]] or the extra frames in [[Not the 100th Email!!!|Not the Hundredth E-mail]]. -[[User:MNGoldenEagle|MNGoldenEagle]] 21:34, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

== Doorbell ==

Does anyone know the name of the "ditty" that the doorbell plays? I know that it is commonly used to depict a ringing doorbell, but I don't want to add it to the real-world references section without knowing the name. [[User:Monkeytender|Monkeytender]] 21:50, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

:See [[wikipedia:Westminster Quarters]] (added a note under Remarks). {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 22:21, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

:: Why isn't this considered a Real-World Ref? [[User:Monkeytender|Monkeytender]] 22:34, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

:::In my opinion, it belongs under Explanations because it's not referring to any specific clock (or doorbell). That tune is ''very'' commonly used for clocks and doorbells. {{User:GreenHelmet/sig}} 22:38, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

::::But look at [[Donut Unto Others]]. A common tune was used in that toon as well, and that was put in Real World Refs. [[User:Monkeytender|Monkeytender]] 22:50, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
Yeah guys, that doorbell was totally awesome! It sounds familiar though. [[User:Fingerface|Fingerface]] 23:54, 1 June 2009 (UTC)

== With a vengeance ==

The credits say this show was "written with a vengeance by A.Chimendez". We already know he and Crack Stuntman have creative differences and that Gunhaver was nearly written off the show because of it. Now, in this episode, Gunhaver is fired. Am I on to something? [[User:TJDevil02|TJDevil02]] 02:51, 2 June 2009 (UTC)

lunch special

2009-05-23T23:54:57Z

TJDevil02: /* Commentary Transcript */ Gratuitous references count too!

{{sbenav|102}}
[[Image:Sbemail102.PNG|thumb|"Aren't you a duck anyways?"]]

<s>Someone</s> Larry Pat says he'll show Strong Bad a hot girl if he can get Bubs to give out some free lunch specials. Strong Bad switches it up a bit.

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

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

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' Monday, April 26, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 3:43

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sings}'' Oh email, I'm gonna let you down easy... when I break up with you.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="email">Hey Strong Bad, 
Get Bubs to give out free luncch 
specials and I'll show you a hot girl. 
 
Sincerly, 
Someone</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "Hmm. Sounds like a solid deal!" after "hot girl." He pronounces "luncch" as "lunkch" and pronounces "sincerly" as written.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aww, I hate it when they don't put a name. And when they misspell "sincerely." "Luncch" ''{pronounced as before}'' doesn't bother me so much.

''{Strong Bad backspaces and erases the last two lines, then types out two new ones and reads them.}''

<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">Keep on tranglin, 
Larry Pat</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Typing}'' Well Larry, legend has it that Bubs has to give you a free lunch special if you can get him to say his name backwards - minus the first b. "Sbu." You have to get him to say, "Sbu." How hard could that be, right? I mean, I'm saying "sbu" all the time. This'll be a cakewalk. At least a sbu-walk.

''{Cut to Bubs' Concession Stand. A sign that reads "Super Chinese Fish Buffalo Rice—Smoothies Too!" is hanging over the "Bubs' Concession Stand" marquee. Bubs is inside holding a chicken in one arm and wiping it with a cloth. Strong Bad enters.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{sings}'' Shinin' up a chicken in the mo'nin', mo'nin'...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Bubs... Read this sign for me. ''{holds up a sign}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{He squints at the sign, then reads slowly.}'' "Duck A L'Orange."

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? ''{He spins the sign around and reads it. Indeed, it says, "Duck A L'Orange." He produces a walkie-talkie.}'' The Cheat, I thought I told you to make it say "sbu"!

''{The screen splits down the center. On the right is Strong Bad. On the left is The Cheat, who also has a walkie talkie and is sitting next to Strong Bad's computer. A piece of paper pinned to the back wall says "Home Base" and has a Strong Badified skull and crossbones drawn on it.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{assorted The Cheat sounds}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, you really want some duck a l'orange, huh? You know we can't afford to eat like that! ''{He looks to the side, then puts his hand near his mouth to hide his voice.}'' Aren't you a duck anyways?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angry The Cheat sounds}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I dunno. You kinda remind me of a duck...

''{The screen fades to black. Fade back in to the Concession Stand. Strong Bad enters holding a mirror.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, Bubbsie! Say your name into this mirror. ''{He holds up the mirror.}''

'''BUBS:''' Bubs!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, hold on. ''{He puts the mirror closer to Bubs's face.}'' Okay, say it again. Say it ''real'' clear this time.

'''BUBS:''' ''{slower}'' Buh-ubs.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, this thing is worthless!

''{Strong Bad smashes the mirror on the ground and walks away.}''

''{Fade to black again. Fade back in to the Concession Stand. This time, Coach Z is there ordering something.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Gimme a basket of double hot wings, pants down, a couple of egg rolls... ''{He slams his hands to the countertop and speaks forcefully.}'' ...and a cod plank platter!

'''BUBS:''' You got it!

''{Strong Bad walks up and throws a hose into the stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{shouting off to the side}'' All right, The Cheat! Crank it! ''{water starts pouring through the hose}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{annoyed}'' Can I help you?

''{simultaneously}'' 
'''COACH Z:''' I think he's flooding you out. 
'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm flooding you out! 
''{They stop and stare at each other.}''

''{simultaneously}'' 
'''COACH Z:''' I think he— 
'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm floo— 
''{They stop and stare at each other again, and Strong Bad puts his hand in front of Coach Z.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm flooding you out until you say your name backwards minus the first B!

'''BUBS:''' Why are you trying to get me to say "sbu"?

'''STRONG BAD:''' THERE! You said it! Now you gotta give me a free lunch special!

'''BUBS:''' ''{shakes his head}'' No, no, no. Getting me to say my name backwards minus the B just makes me lose my super power!

'''STRONG BAD:''' What super power?

'''BUBS:''' Being able to fly.

'''STRONG BAD:''' You can fly?!

'''BUBS:''' Well... ''{He hangs his head down.}'' Not anymore I can't.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. Right.

'''BUBS:''' Eh, I never really used it all that much. Since I gained all this weight, I could really only hover a couple two or three inches above the ground anyways.

''{Coach Z slams his hands to the countertop and looks around and speaks frantically.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Either of you ladies gonna get me my cod plank platter?!?

''{Back to the computer.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' I'm pretty sure Bubs is a big liar, but I did get him to say his name backwards minus the first B. So now you gotta show me a hot girl, Larry Pat. Or, buy me lunch. Or... whatever the deal was. I'll just go ahead and sit here and wait for the hot girl to appear on my screen, I guess. ''{stops typing, speaks quietly}'' Not like I got a whole lot else going on...mmm.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. Seven seconds later, the computer beeps and a new e-mail scrolls up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ooh, an email!

''{Strong Bad reads the email, talking slowly and pronouncing each word just as it is written.}''

<blockquote class="email">Deur Strond bad, 
I hava a emau] n ow. Cheet helps. 
 
Stlong Mad 
 
''attachment''</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, looks like ol' Strong Mad has finally hit the Information Superhighway like a flaming sack o' crap. Oh, and there's an attachment! Maybe he sent me a picture of a hot girl. [[Image:dinosaurbreakfast.PNG|thumb|A fairly hot Brontosaurus.]]

''{Strong Bad double-clicks on the word "attachment" underneath the email. A very poorly drawn picture of a dinosaur standing by a plate of bacon and eggs and a glass of orange juice, all in front of a volcano, pops up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{monotone}'' An MS Paint drawing of a Brontosaurus having breakfast. ''{ends monotone}'' Well... It's a fairly hot Brontosaurus anyhow! ''{talking softly}'' Well hey, what's happenin' Brontosaurus baby... What are you doing—Okay I gotta get out of the house!

''{Strong Bad gets up and runs away.}''

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:Cheatsmile1.PNG|thumb|"...do dooo dooo dooooo..."]]
*Click on the words "Larry, legend" to see a screenshot of the game ''Jordan vs. Bird: One-on-One'' for the [[Nintendo|NES]].
*After the Paper comes down, but before Strong Mad's email comes up, click on the word "Bubs" to see The Cheat lounging in the flooded concession stand as [[The Brothers Chaps]] sing to the tune of "[[Wikipedia:Aloha 'Oe|Aloha 'Oe]]".
*Also after the Paper comes down, but before Strong Mad's email comes up, click on the word ''liar'' to see Bubs hovering above the ground:
::'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen}'' Oh man, that is so fake. Seriously. You can totally see the strings!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*The [[Wikipedia:Information superhighway|Information Superhighway]] was a term used to refer to the Internet up until the early 1990s.

===Trivia===
*When The Cheat is next to the Compy 386, it reads:
<blockquote class="email" style="background-image:none">Kickin' Recipes For 
Duck A L'Orange 
 
- 1 orange duck 
- 2 oranges 
- 3 frenchies 
- 4 ovens 
- 5 heats 
- 6 coupons 
 
Go to Captain D's 
Order the Snow C 
Tell your friends 
really Duck A L' 
It'll work!</blockquote>

===Remarks===
*This is another case of the Compy 386 acquiring a mouse cursor, despite the fact that it does not have a mouse and no cursor is normally seen.
*The Brontosaurus has actually been renamed [[Wikipedia:Apatosaurus|Apatosaurus]].
*Strong Mad's email contains a use of The Cheat's name without the [[integral article]]. However, this is likely due to Strong Mad's poor grammar skills.

===Goofs===
*The MS Paint drawing of a Brontosaurus eating breakfast is not affected by the contrast buttons. However, the screen behind it is.
*When Strong Bad angrily throws the mirror at the ground, Bubs's reflection can still be seen in the mirror, but with no body.
*The hose's shadow in the "floating" Easter egg does not expand when the hose expands.
*When Bubs is holding the notepad (taking Coach Z's order), the paper folded to the back is from behind the rest of pages instead of in front of them.
*When Strong Bad is holding the mirror, it shows the sky behind Bubs in the reflection,yet the background really should be bricks.

===Inside References===
*The author of the email seems to be referring to the lunch specials at the end of [[no loafing]].
*The [[Cold One]] that The Cheat is lounging with in the Easter egg is a Coldson Lite, first seen in [[labor day]].
*This e-mail marks the second time The Cheat has been mistaken for a bird of some kind, the other being in [[helium]], in which Homestar identified the floating, helium-filled The Cheat as "an ugly bird."
*In [[big white face]], the runcode for the pixelated Bubs image Strong Bad brings up is "Bu-Hubs", which is how Bubs "clearly pronounces" his name in this email.
*This is another appearance of [[flying]].
*Coach Z orders his double hot wings [[pants]] down.

===Real-World References===
*The "Larry, legend" Easter egg refers to [[Wikipedia:Larry Bird|Larry Bird]], a former player for the [[Wikipedia:Boston Celtics|Boston Celtics]]. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest [[Wikipedia:NBA|NBA]] players ever and is often referred to as "Larry Legend" by his fans.
*Getting Bubs to say his name backwards (minus the first 'B') sounds like a spoof of [[Wikipedia:Mr. Mxyzptlk|Mr. Mxyzptlk]], a mischief-making villain from the Superman comics. In order to get the reality-warping imp to go back to his home dimension, Superman had to trick Mxyzptlk into saying his name backwards.
*The [[Wikipedia:walkie-talkie|walkie-talkies]] used by Strong Bad and The Cheat are World War II portable radios.
*[[Wikipedia:Captain D's|Captain D's]] is a chain of fast-food stores that sells seafood.
*[[Wikipedia:MS Paint|MS Paint]] is a small utility that ships with [[Wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Microsoft Windows]].

===Fast Forward===
*The word "sbu" shows up in Strong Bad's list of 3-letter words in [[boring (really)#Fun Facts|boring (really)]].
*In [[the facts]], Strong Mad shows his love for [[dinosaurs]] again through [[Doug the Dino]].
*In [[Strongest Man in the World]], the picture Strong Bad gives Homestar is signed at first as "Strond Ba...", almost the same as Strong Mad's email.

==DVD Version==
*The DVD version features hidden creators' commentary. To access it, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Matt Chapman]], [[Mike Chapman]], [[Ryan Sterritt]])

'''MATT:''' All right, we're going "all in" on this one guys.

'''RYAN:''' All in.

'''MATT:''' All in.

'''RYAN:''' Gotta groove.

'''MATT:''' Sound, sound off.

'''RYAN:''' Sound one.

'''MATT:''' Sound two.

'''MIKE:''' Sound three!

''{Mike starts to say "Sound four" and laughs}''

'''MATT:''' All right, guys.

'''RYAN:''' I think we're ready.

'''MATT:''' um, what do you guys think of this proposition—

'''MIKE:''' Matt and I made this email, guys. Matt and I made this cartoon. What do you think?

'''RYAN:''' I think you guys are...you got something.

''{Mike laughs}''

'''RYAN:''' I'm not afraid to say that you guys are very good.

''{Mike laughs again}''

'''RYAN:''' Keep on "keepin' on". Keep on.

'''MIKE:''' Keepin' on? Keep on.

'''RYAN:''' That was a ''Family Ties'' slogan.

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''RYAN:''' They had like—

'''MIKE:''' Really? Nice.

'''RYAN:''' ''Nick At Night'' showed a bunch in a row.

'''MIKE:''' Oh.

'''RYAN:''' And all the commercials are "keep on keepin' on"

''{Mike and Matt laugh}''

'''MATT:''' That's a good one.

'''MIKE:''' I was gonna be impressed if they had done that back in [[1987]] or something.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Oh it was on retro stuff or retrothon like that.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Oh so super Chinese—

'''MIKE:''' super Chinese fish buffalo rice is pretty much...There was a place by the Braves Stadium that we were driving by one time. And there are several restaurants around Atlanta that are—

'''MATT:''' It's a trend, I think, in all metro areas.

'''MIKE:''' —like buffalo wings. Chinese food and—

'''MATT:''' there's one that was called "Philly", "Philly...", "Philly...wing", "Philly wing rice". "Philly wing fish" I think, and underneath it said it says "Chinese food".

''{Mike laughs}''

'''MATT:''' So, yeah, we were missing "Philly cheese steaks" because that seems to be...that seems to be a part. It's just wings, Chinese food, Philly cheese steaks, fish, fried fish, rice.

'''MIKE:''' Sign me up—

'''RYAN:''' Fried chicken.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Sign me up.

'''MATT:''' I'm in.

'''RYAN:''' What's not to trust about it?

'''MATT:''' Exactly.

'''RYAN:''' I bet there's a gravy that you can get to put over all of it.

'''MIKE:''' MMMmmm.

'''MATT:''' That sounds good. Gravy?

'''RYAN:''' Cod plank platter—

'''MATT:''' Let's go for lunch today, guys. We haven't had lunch today yet. Let's go get a cod plank platter

'''RYAN:''' What is a cod plank platter? I had to ask—

'''MATT:''' ''{different voice}'' Back to Red Lobster, boys.

''{Everyone laughs}''

'''MATT:''' Red Lobster Friday!

'''RYAN:''' Uh—

'''MATT:''' Uh, so were you gonna comment on how great that uh, hose thing towards the camera was, Mike?

'''MIKE:''' Yes.

'''RYAN:''' I like it.

'''MIKE:''' I was gonna wonder about how long you spent—

'''MATT:''' Probably two to three hours while you finished the rest of the email—

'''RYAN:''' Yeah, this is the point of contention that whenever Matt leaves the room, Mike always complains about how, how detailed the animations are.

'''MIKE:''' It's good—

'''MATT:''' We're trying to finish. It's three in the morning. Isn't that good?

'''MIKE:''' It is good.

'''RYAN:''' Quality artwork.

'''MIKE:''' It's good ''now''.

'''RYAN:''' yeah. It's not good—

'''MIKE:''' At four in the morning on Sunday. I'd rather you make a really crappy—looking hose. ''{laughs}''. Oh, by the way, this one— it's not gonna be on the commentary, but the Easter egg on this one where it shows The Cheat floating inside—

'''MATT:''' Uh huh.

'''MIKE:''' right, Bubs' Concession Stand on the inner tube. That is, by far, my favorite Easter egg or just scene that still just looks like— nice ripples.

'''MATT:''' It's your fine—

'''MIKE:''' It's so relaxing.

'''MATT:''' It's your finest moment. It's almost as relaxing as, yeah, as—

'''MATT AND MIKE:''' Taking a break.

'''MIKE:''' Awww, that makes me depressed for Strong Bad.

'''MIKE:''' ''{quickly}'' and me.

''{pause}''

'''RYAN:''' And me?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' We still going here? ''{cough}''

'''RYAN:''' This might be a delayed—

'''MATT AND MIKE:''' oh, look at that!

'''MATT:''' This is that one where we've got this whole part where it's Stlong Mad—

'''MIKE:''' The Uh...

'''RYAN:''' Great MS Paint drawing.

'''MIKE:''' —Dinosaur. I wanted to keep doing this, like have, you know, weekly or semi—weekly feature of Strong Mad's bad MS Paint drawings.

'''RYAN:''' You got a lot of images we could put on there. Isn't that on the DVD, where there was extra emails? This is from that.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, here it is. Here's 102B. ''{laugh}'' Look at that thing! That thing's amazing.

'''RYAN:''' People have their own versions of that drawing.

'''MATT AND MIKE:''' Really?

'''RYAN:''' Uh huh.

'''MIKE:''' People still use MS Paint.

'''RYAN:''' A lot.

'''MATT:''' and see this is even more depressing. Strong Bad starts hitting on that MS Paint Brontosaurus

'''MIKE:''' Good lookin'

'''MATT:''' A low point for Strong Bad—

'''RYAN:''' —Is that OJ?

'''MATT:''' So he runs off.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

===Fun Facts===
*The [[Wikipedia: Atlanta Braves|Braves]] are a [[Wikipedia:Major League Baseball|Major League Baseball]] team based in Atlanta, Georgia.
*[[Wikipedia:Red Lobster|Red Lobster]], much like Captain D's, is a seafood restaurant chain.

== External Links ==

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2009-04-25T05:03:56Z

TJDevil02: /* Remarks */ ("THAT'S REDUNDANT!")

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[[Image:sbemail128.png|thumb|"I'm on a rampage!"]]

Strong Bad reveals to Comma the rampages he has been going on.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[Homestar Runner's House]], [[Stages|The Stage]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]]/[[Bubs' Ha-Ha-Halloween Comedy Club]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Monday, April 11, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:44

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Four}}

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Email, check it, come on, a-come on, y'all-a. Email check it, come on, a-come ''on'', y'all!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Overdue rampage</div>
Der Ong-stray Ad-bay, 
I thinks it's been entirely too long since you went on a 
rampage. 
Sincerely Peter,</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces the misspelled "der". He also states "Sincerely Peter" as the closing greeting and "Comma" as the sender's name.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, Epressing-day Erd-nay, I thinks it's been entirely too long since you consulted your M.L.A. handbook. ''{clears screen, returns typing}'' Eh, so maybe it has been a while since my last rampage. But that doesn't mean I'm goin' soft or nothin'. I've just grown more selective of the types of rampages on which I go. Like the other freakin' day: me and Strong Mad went on a Reading Rampage.

''{Strong Mad and Strong Bad are seen on The Couch with many books stacked around them. Strong Mad, wearing a pair of half-moon reading glasses, is holding a waffle that reads "BUG" in syrup, and Strong Bad reads "Smart Investing for Jerks". The waffle drips syrup onto the floor.}

'''STRONG BAD:''' Man, this book really speaks to me. In like, ''{flips book upside-down}'' a couple of different languages, even.

'''STRONG MAD:''' THIS BOOK IS TOO LONG! ''{Strong Bad moves away slightly}''

''{Back at the computer, Strong Bad keeps typing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' See? It's not all rampage-stompin'-boy style rampages. The pie's the limit as far as rampages are concerned. Why, ye could go on a ''regal'' rampage.

''{Strong Bad appears in The King of Town's Castle, wearing a blanket around his neck, holding a scepter and wearing The King of Town's crown. The crownless King of Town stands nearby.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Whacking the King with scepter}'' I bequeath thee! I bequeath thee! I bequeath thee!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{While getting whacked}'' Ow! Ow! One more!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{raising scepter}'' Ye hath quivered me tuppence!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Oops, you lost me!

''{Strong Bad whacks King with scepter two more times.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{While getting whacked}'' OW!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Voice-over; both the King and Strong Bad look at the camera}'' Ooh, ooh! Or how about a legal rampage?

''{Cut to the outside of Homestar's House, with Homestar peeking out the door and Strong Bad walking in in a business suit with a bunch of papers.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is a sub-po-ena! ''{throws papers onto steps}'' I summons exhibit 4-B to my chambers!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Sustained!

''{Homestar pulls out judge's gavel and hits himself three times, accompanied by sound effects. Cut back to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And don't forget the lyrical rampages me and Coach Z are ''always'' going on. Or more like, going OOORRRRFF! ''{The last word is said in a fake Coach Z accent.}''

''{Cut to the Stage, where Strong Bad and Coach Z are standing with microphones. Music is playing in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm on a rampage!

'''COACH Z:''' I've got problems with my feet and my back!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm on a rampage!

'''COACH Z:''' I'm about to have a dope rhyme attack!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm on a rampage!

'''COACH Z:''' Coach Z, rock all type of sports!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm on a rampage!

'''COACH Z:''' And if you don't believe me, you can get with The Chort!

''{Cut to the Cheat, who is scratching on a [[The Cheat's Record Player|children's record player]]. Then Strong Sad enters. The music screeches to a halt. The Cheat glares at him.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' May I please ask how repeating the same four words constitutes a lyrical rampage?

'''STRONG BAD:''' May ''I'' please ask how a round mound of gray fatness constitutes a younger brother? ''{Points at the audience.}'' I'm on a rampage!

'''STRONG SAD:''' But what about rules of verse? Iambic pentameter is where it's at! Hit it, The Cheat!

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{angrily}'' Meh?

'''STRONG SAD:''' I dunno, drop some beats or something.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, they're gonna have to be "fat" beats in your case. Go ahead, The Cheat. Let's witness the whiteness.

'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh.

''{The Cheat starts the record player—playing a very simplistic, old-video-game-style "beat".}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' The ''quill!'' The ''page!'' Ly-''ric,'' ram-''page!'' Umm... Word ''up?''

''{Strong Bad and Coach Z snicker.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, that was great, Strong Sad. I didn't know you was hood! ''{pronounced "hawd"}'' Remind me again: what part of the streets are you from, exactly? ''{He snickers again.}''

'''COACH Z:''' You're a real MC, Strong Sad! ''Master of ceremonies!''

''{Coach Z and Strong Bad laugh for a moment, until Strong Bad realizes what was just said.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Er, wait...

'''STRONG SAD:''' Forget you guys! It went over great at my Poetry Slam!

''{Cut to the side of Bubs' Concession Stand, which still has the comedy club decorations from "Halloween Fairstival", but has a banner marked "Poetry Slam" in front of them. Strong Sad stands by the microphone, while silhouettes of Marzipan and Homsar are in the foreground.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' The ''quill!'' The ''page!'' Ly-''ric,'' ram-''page!'' Word ''up?''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Good style there, Strong Sad! Geoff Chaucer would be would be  proud!

'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaAaAaAaAaA! ''{Marzipan starts frowning.}'' Caramel corn for president, please!

''{Homsar's hat flies in a circle, but lands about half an inch from his head. Cut back to the Stage.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, run along, DJ Dumpy Dump! We gotta get back to rampagin'!

'''COACH Z:''' 'Ey, maybe we should start calling you "SS"! For ''Strong Sad!'' ''{He laughs maniacally.}''

''{Strong Bad and The Cheat stare at Coach Z increduously.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{to Coach Z}'' What is wrong with you?

''{The beat starts again.}''

'''COACH Z:''' I'm bad at abbreviations!

'''STRONG BAD:''' You're on a rampage?

'''COACH Z:''' The number one jam on all the stations! ''{Strong Bad's boxing gloves move in a jazzy motion, then his head does.}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Ya see Comma, ''{He pronounces both the name "Comma" and the actual comma.}'' you can still hurt people and their feelings with all manner of different rampages. Until next time, bailiff, I'll be in my chambers. I mean, The Cheat, I'll be in my office... which is this room. ''{slightly mumbling and said quickly}'' So, I'll be right here.

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

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:legal rampage.png|thumb|"Litigation Jackson 2: Legal Rampage"]]
*At the end of the email, click on "rampages" for a parody of the classic video game ''[[Wikipedia:Rampage (arcade game)|Rampage]]'', published by Bally Midway in 1986. In this, a The Cheat-like monster runs across the screen holding underpants, to the music which was played under Strong Sad's rap. After some time, Strong Mad runs on the screen and a speech bubble over his head says "MY PANTIES! MY PANTIES!", which flashes slowly.
**The Cheat appears to be an altered George sprite from the game. George was a giant gorilla very similar to King Kong, who used his arm furthest from the player to aid him in walking, just as The Cheat does.
*Also at the end, click on "chambers" to see the poster for ''[[Litigation Jackson]] 2: Legal Rampage''.
*Again at the end, click on "different" to see the cover of the Strong Sad CD "Witness the Whiteness". The sub-title is "Spoken word ... is bond!" In addition, there is a "Parental Advisory" warning that the CD is "Very Boring". Unlike other CD-related Easter eggs, this one does not play a song when clicked.

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explanations ===
*The phrases "Ong-stray Ad-bay" and "epressing-day erd-nay" are of a fake language called [[Wikipedia:Pig Latin|Pig Latin]]. Translated, Peter said "Strong Bad", and Strong Bad said "depressing nerd".
*The MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers is a guide for punctuation, quotation, citation, and documentation of sources published by the ''[http://www.mla.org/ Modern Language Association]''. It is the most popular standard for academic writing.
*Shortly after referring to the MLA Handbook, Strong Bad writes, "I've just grown more selective of the types of rampages on which I go." The slightly odd phrasing at the end of the sentence ("on which I go" rather than the more natural "which I go on") pokes fun at a rule of formal writing (as the MLA explains) that no sentence should end with a preposition. In the very next sentence, however, Strong Bad employs a grossly ungrammatical construction using the object pronoun case "me and Strong Mad..." (instead of the required subject pronoun case "Strong Mad and I..."), and later "me and Coach Z...".
*"[[Foreign Words|Sub-po-ena]]" is an intentional mispronunciation of the word "[[Wikipedia:Subpoena|subpoena]]" (pronounced sub-PEE-nah), a court order which legally forces testimony or evidence be presented.
*Definitions of Strong Bad's "regal" language:
**''[http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=bequeath&x=12&y=15 bequeath]'': verb, To leave or give (personal property) by will. To pass (something) on to another; hand down.
**''[http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=quiver quiver]'': 1. verb, To shake with a slight, rapid, tremulous movement. 2. noun, a case for carrying arrows. 3. noun, the arrows in a quiver.
**''[http://m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?va=tuppence tuppence]'': noun, British variant of twopence, or two pennies. Esp. in [[Wikipedia:British coinage|pre-decimal coinage]].

*Strong Sad mentions [[Wikipedia:Iambic pentameter|iambic pentameter]], which is a syllable pattern used in poetry. An iamb is a pair of syllables, the first unstressed and the second stressed. Iambic pentameter is five iambs per line. Strong Sad says "The ''quill!'' The ''page!'' Ly-''ric,'' ram-''page!'' Word ''up?''" in exaggerated iambic pentameter. Ironically, while Strong Sad glorifies iambic pentameter, his creation is a pretty bad example of it. He twists the stresses on "lyric rampage," properly pronounced LY-ric RAM-page (a pair of [[Wikipedia:Trochee|trochees]]), into ly-RIC ram-PAGE (a pair of iambs).
*Notice Strong Bad's word flow regarding the four rampages he shows us: ''reading, regal, legal, lyrical''. Iambic pentameter was popular with such poets as [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]] and [[Wikipedia:Geoffrey Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer]], and was for a long time the standard English meter.

*The Cheat is using a [[Wikipedia:Battle records|battle record]], which is a vinyl record made up of samples and simple drum loops (like Strong Sad's "do—doodoo" beat). They're used by DJs, primarily for scratching. When the records are scratched, or spun at different RPMs, the simple "do do" beats produce the more familiar "phat" sounds (like Strong Bad and Coach Z's beats).

=== Trivia ===
*Reading Rampage book titles:
**Sweatshirtguy
**The R in Routine
**Soup, Right?
**Brown Story
**Biscuit
**Smart Investing for Jerks
**BUG (Strong Mad's waffle)

=== Remarks ===
*Marzipan seems to stutter uncharacteristically during the phrase "would be proud".
*After he stops speaking, Homsar's hat remains suspended in mid-air, instead of returning to his head.
*It's interesting that Strong Bad advises Peter to consult his "M.L.A. handbook"; if he'd checked his own, he would have seen that the [[Wikipedia:Modern Language Association|MLA]] doesn't use periods when it refers to itself.
*This is another example of [[Strong Bad wearing a shirt]].
*When Homsar says "Caramel corn for president, please!", his [[bowler hat]] grows in size for about half a second, then reverts to its regular size.

=== Inside References ===
* The book "The R in Routine" and Strong Mad chasing The Cheat (who has Strong Mad's "panties"), are references to [[morning routine]].
* "Poetry Slam" is the title of Strong Sad's character page.
* Strong Mad was previously seen wearing reading glasses in the [[Email Processing Room]].
* In the Rampage Easter egg, The Cheat looks like the [[Strong Badman]] The Cheat from the [[Sketchbook (video)|DVD Sketchbook feature]].
*[[Litigation Jackson]] is a reference to a film advertisement and sponsor in the beginning of the toon [[A Decemberween Pageant]].

=== Real-World References ===
* The parental advisory on Strong Sad's CD is a parody of the advisories found on music albums containing explicit lyrics or otherwise offensive content. Parental Advisory labels became required by most record companies in America following the 1985 "Porn Rock" congressional hearings spearheaded by the [[Wikipedia:Parents Music Resource Center|Parents Music Resource Center]] (PMRC), led by Tipper Gore.
* "Reading Rampage" is a reference to the PBS series [http://pbskids.org/readingrainbow/ Reading Rainbow] hosted by Levar Burton.
* The Cheat uses an old '80s Fisher-Price record player to "drop some beats". The drum beats he plays to back Strong Sad are from a Yamaha PSS-180 home keyboard's "custom drummer" section. It should also be noted that a real life turntablist, DJ Q*Bert got his start by imitating a local hip-hop artist he saw, by using his Fisher Price turntable.
*"Smart Investing for Jerks" is a parody of the numerous [[Wikipedia:...For Dummies|...For Dummies]] books.
* "Geoff Chaucer" refers to [[Wikipedia:Geoffrey Chaucer|Geoffrey Chaucer]], a 14th century English poet famous for [[Wikipedia:The Canterbury Tales|The Canterbury Tales]].
* Strong Bad calling Strong Sad [[Dump|DJ Dumpy Dump]] is a reference to the rapper [[Wikipedia:Humpty Hump|Humpty Hump]], who Coach Z once dressed up as for Halloween.
** Note that, although in the early days of hip hop the distinction was not so clearcut, "DJ" has come to mean someone who manipulates the background music (The Cheat's role here), whereas the actual rapper is more commonly referred to as the "MC".
* The phrase "I'm on a rampage!" appears in the [[Wikipedia:DJ Jazzy Jeff|DJ Jazzy Jeff]] and [[Wikipedia:Will Smith|the Fresh Prince]] song "[http://will-smith-lyrics.wonderlyrics.com/Then-She-Bit-Me.html Then She Bit Me]".
* "[http://house-of-pain-lyrics.wonderlyrics.com/Word-is-Bond.html Word is Bond]" is a song by the hiphop group [[Wikipedia:House of Pain|House of Pain]].
* "Witness the whiteness" is a reference to the song "Witness the Fitness" by British rapper Rodney Smith a.k.a. [[Wikipedia:roots manuva|Roots Manuva]].

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

=== Commentary Transcript ===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Matt Chapman]], [[Jonathan Howe]], and [[Ryan Sterritt]])

'''RYAN:''' Hey guys.

'''MATT:''' Email checker c'mon and c'mon, y'all.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, gosh.

'''MATT:''' What was that a reference to, Mike? Do you remember?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, a rap song you made in college called "The All-Star Rapper".

'''MATT:''' That's right. "I'm a star rapper c'mon an' come on, y'all."

'''RYAN:''' "What's the 411?"

'''MATT:''' That's from high school.

'''RYAN:''' That's a good one.

'''JONATHAN:''' Do you, um, do you write those in advance, or do you just, whatever? Do you just... freak from your head?

'''MATT:''' The Strong Bad— I can do that. ''{laughter}'' You know, I'm sorry, but that's just how I do it.

'''JONATHAN:''' No disrespect.

'''MATT:''' Uh, remember, Mike, we discussed making an Easter egg that was a reference to [[Wikipedia:Reading Rainbow|Reading Rainbow]], but it was, like, Reading Rampage instead? It was the beginning of a show: "Take a look! It's in a book! Reading Rampage!"

'''MIKE:''' ''{regarding the email}'' There was a story there called Brown Story.

'''MATT:''' ''{laughing}'' I would like to know what Brown Story is all about.

'''MIKE:''' ''{also laughing}'' I don't know if I do.

'''JONATHAN:''' That looks like the Fisher Price, um—

'''MATT:''' Flute?

'''JONATHAN:''' —magic wand.

'''MATT:''' Oh, I was gonna say yeah, it was musical, right?

'''RYAN:''' I love that he has a jacket on here.

'''MIKE:''' That's a bad sound effect, actually.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''JONATHAN:''' No, it's good.

'''MATT:''' It's uh, we don't use it so much anymore.

'''MIKE:''' It's one of the very cartoony sound effects that we used to use.

'''MATT:''' It's reverb on the wrought iron.

'''MIKE:''' You've gotta like it when Coach Z raps.

'''MATT:''' Yeah, you've got to.

'''RYAN:''' I like the old record player.

'''MATT:''' The Fisher Price record player?

'''JONATHAN:''' I like that— that Coach Z is smart enough to rhyme his own mispronunciations.

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' Exactly.

'''JONATHAN:''' He's, he's uh, very clever about it

'''MATT:''' I remember taking— I took a— I would just take a Fisher Price record player to college with me and not have a stereo and just listen to vinyl, and then I realized that the needle, or something with it, like, unless you were listening to, like, really slow stuff or jazz, it just couldn't handle it. I remember trying to listen to some Steel Pole Bath Tub ''{laughs}'' in my dorm room, and it was just skipping all over the place; the needle couldn't handle the grooves.

'''MIKE:''' It didn't approve.

'''JONATHAN:''' Was not hi-fi.

'''MATT:''' It didn't approve of the groove.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Does it say anything on that 45? I don't even remember.

'''MIKE:''' Uhhhh.

'''MATT:''' Or is it just scribbles?

'''MIKE:''' Let's see, I think it looked like scribbles.

'''JONATHAN:''' Is— was that iambic pentameter?

'''MATT:''' It was. I looked it up; I did extensive research to make sure I was accurate.

'''JONATHAN:''' What's that, ends of the lines? How does it—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, it's like, two-word couplets,—

'''MATT:''' Five syllable— two syllable coup— five two syllable couplets, I guess.

'''MIKE:''' With the second syllable being stressed.

'''MATT:''' Right. Iambs.

'''MIKE:''' Right. Yeah. Exactly. Pentameter. Five iambs.

'''JONATHAN:''' You researched that better than I researched the, uh, spelling of MLA. ''{laughing}'' At the beginning.

'''MATT:''' That's all right.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, Jonathan did the, um, he moved Strong Bad's head around and did the, uh, typing animation, um, for this email.

'''MATT:''' That's right.

'''JONATHAN:''' Pretty exciting.

'''MIKE:''' He hasn't done it since.

'''JONATHAN:''' Yeah.

''{laughter}''

'''JONATHAN:''' I've been asked to go home on Sunday nights.

''{big laughter at the email}''

'''MATT:''' That's a rare example of Coach Z laughing.

'''JONATHAN:''' I like Coach Z laughing a lot. I really— I like it when Strong Bad goes, "What is wrong with you?"

'''MATT:''' He's obviously having a problem making jokes.

'''JONATHAN:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Ryan?

'''RYAN:''' Hi guys.

'''MATT:''' We'd like you to take this one home for us.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, finish it off!

'''RYAN:''' I'll be, I'll be... here.

''{laughter}''

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

2009-03-26T03:46:21Z

TJDevil02: Disputing So and So's handedness -- evidence sketchy (no pun intended)

{{cleanup}}
[[Image:Left_handy_SS.PNG|thumb|Strong Sad is <s>squirrel-handed</s> left-handed]]
Although only approximately 10% of the US population are '''[[Wikipedia:Left-handed|left-handed]]''', a large portion of the [[characters]] in the [[Homestar Runner universe]] appear to be either left-handed or [[Wikipedia:Cross-dominance|ambidextrous]] (even though some characters do not have [[Lack_of_Visible_Arms|visible arms]]). Since all 3 of [[The Brothers Strong]] are ambidextrous, it may be a trait that runs in the family. In fact, given how different they really are from each other, it may be the only trait they have in common.

== Left-handed Characters ==
*[[Pan Pan]]
*[[Rather Dashing]]
*[[So and So]] (possibly -- see below)
*[[The Blacksmith]]
*[[The Homestar Runner]]
*[[The Ugly One]]
*[[What's Her Face]]

==Ambidextrous Characters==
*[[Homestar Runner]]
*[[Senor Cardgage]]
*[[Strong Bad]]
*[[Strong Mad]]
*[[Strong Sad]]
*[[Fightgar]] (possibly -- see below)
*[[The Cheat]]
*[[Pan Pan]]

== Appearances ==
*[[Egg Throwing Game]] — [[Strong Bad]] throws left-handed.
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] — [[Homestar Runner]] plays the lute left-handed.
**However, in the email [[mini-golf]], he putts right-handed.
*[[Arcade Game]] — [[The Cheat]] plays [[TROGDOR!]] left-handed.
*[[20X6 vs. 1936]] — [[The Homestar Runner]] plays the washboard left-handed.
*Email [[funny]] — [[Bubs]] is eating french fries with computer ketchup left-handed.
*Email [[suntan]] — Strong Bad is seen using a [[Permanent Marker|left-handed marker]].
**He also does this in emails [[couch patch]], [[car]], [[haircut]], and [[long pants]], and in the holiday toon [[Senorial Day]].
*Email [[kids' book]] — One of the original characters, Gregor, is listed to be left handed.
*[[Under Construction]] — [[Pan Pan]] is shown "eating pudding with a spoon" left handed.
**Although he uses chopsticks with his right hand on [[Main Page 17]], chopsticks are [[Wikipedia:Chopsticks|traditionally held in the right hand only]], even by the left-handed.
*Email [[Dangeresque 3]] — [[Strong Bad]] plays racquetball left-handed.
*[[Peasant's Quest Preview]] — [[Rather Dashing]] holds the Trog-Sword left-handed.
*Email [[old comics]] — In an Easter egg, [[Strong Mad]] holds the [[Orange Bowl and Spoon#Orange Spoon|orange spoon]] with his left hand.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 8]] — [[What's Her Face]] plays the bass left-handed.
*[[Senorial Day]] — [[Senor Cardgage]] signs the football with his right hand, but winds up to throw it with his left.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 9]] — What's Her Face holds the spoon left-handed when she is eating staple sauce.
**In this same issue, [[The Ugly One]] holds a [[Big Knives|Big Knife]] with her left hand when she carves "BFF" into the tree.
*Email [[space program]] — The Cheat throws the CD case at Homestar using his left arm.
*Email [[portrait]] — While stuck in the frame, Strong Bad is painting left handed.
*Email [[highschool]] — Homestar plays the bass left-handed.
*Email [[narrator]] — [[Strong Sad]] is seen eating his Rogan Josh pot pie with his spoon in his left hand.
*Email [[alternate universe]] — Strong Sad plays a classical [[Strong Sad's Guitar|guitar]] left-handed.
*Email [[senior prom]] — [[The Blacksmith]] appears to be left handed, since the snare drum is on the right hand side of the drum set.
*Email [[redesign]] — Strong Bad holds his spear in his left hand and his shield in his right.
*Email [[keep cool]] — Strong Bad raises his left hand, inviting the viewer to "give [him] [[High Fives|five]]". Strong Sad later uses his left hand to grab a spoonful of hoisin sauce off his head and eat it.
*Email [[trading cards]] — Strong Bad uses his left hand to draw himself bench-pressing dinosaurs on a sticky note.
**Despite this, Strong Bad is seen drawing right-handed in both [[3 Wishes]] and [[comic]].
*Email [[coloring]] — When The Cheat is manufacturing a "laser lemon", he is holding the soldering iron in his left hand.
*Email [[rough copy]] — The Cheat is throwing water balloons at Homestar left handed.
*[[DNA Evidence]] — Strong Sad writes left handed with a fountain pen, but switches to his right hand halfway through, and then back to his left hand.
*Email [[mini-golf]] — [[Coach Z]] is playing "cack-handed": he has a right-handed stance, but his left hand is on the bottom.
**Also, The Cheat putts right-handed.
*[[Teen Girl Squad Issue 14]] — So-and-So's "armor" goes on her left hand/arm when she calls out for a number 2 pencil. However, she is later shown using a pencil with her right hand (albeit as a spear).
*[[Cheat Commandos (toon)]] — Fightgar fires a laser gun at offscreen enemies in both directions, appearing to change hands from right to left back to right as he does so.
[[Category:Lists]]
*Email [[email thunder]] — The Cheat plays a left handed flute.

Comic Book Movie

2009-03-12T16:04:21Z

TJDevil02: /* Real-World References */ (How did we miss this one?)

[[Image:ComicBookMovie.png|thumb|"Are you crazy?"]]
'''[[strongbad_email.exe]] Bonus Email #6'''

Strong Bad explains what a Strong Badman movie might be like.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Badman}}, {{film|Crack Stuntman}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Running Time:''' 3:39

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Six|exclusive=TRUE}}

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' We love emails and girls love us! Now let me check my email 'cause it's gatherin' dust! ''{Pulls up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: comic book movie</div>
Greetings from a kindred soul. 
Now that all these comic books are being made into movies, 
will we see a Strong Badman movie? How will it be different 
from the comic? 
Peace out. 
Clan
</blockquote>

''{Rolls the "R" in "Greetings." Pauses at "Kindred soul" and says: "Kindred soul? You sound like a religious metal band. {A Kindred Soul CD cover appears} You know, the kind that try and offset their religiousness with evil fonts and drippy graphics!" A death metal band sings: 'Alive as ooone!' The CD cover disappears and Strong Bad continues reading the email.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Typing}'' No way, Clan. I've seen what they do to comic books in these movies and it is not pretty. ''{Clears the Screen}'' What you ''should'' be asking is, "In what one or two small ways will it be the ''same'' as the comic?" They shouldn't even call them "comic book movies." They should call them 'the name of a comic book movies,' cuz that's usually the only thing they get right. Watch as I throw canon to the wind and butcher our favorite muscled-up Strong Bad in that ol' fashioned Hollywood way!

''{Cut to a white screen. Strong Badman slides onto the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' First, let's go straight to the costume.

''{The following text appears on the top-left side of the screen:}''
<blockquote>
STRONG BADMAN 
Wrestleman 
Boxing gloves 
No tan lines (rreow!) 
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' A move I'd like to call...

''{The following text appears on the screen as Strong Bad says it.}''

'''STRONG BAD''' ''{voiceover}'' LEATHERQUEST 2000!

''{The text fades away}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' People may buy that our character has radioactive powers...

''{The outline of Strong Badman begins to glow. Cut to a scene that looks like the moon.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...or is from another planet, but a colorful spandex costume?!

''{Cut back to the white screen with Strong Badman and pans from bottom to top.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Are you crazy?!

''{Question marks pop up all over the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No audience will accept that!

''{A red ''X'' is painted over the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Nope, it's one color, head-to-toe leather for our hero!

''{A gob of blackness flows from Strong Badman's neck down to his shoes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It just makes practical sense for someone who's going to be jumping off rooftops...

''{Cut to the stiff, black Strong Badman jumping off a rooftop with the frame frozen and a speech bubble saying "Stiff!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...and doing a bunch of martial arts all the time.

''{Cut to the still stiff Strong Badman kicking Deutschman. He has a speech bubble that says "Take this?"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh, and then the mask. ''{Cut to a close shot of Strong Badman}'' No actor is gonna let you pull a mask over their beautiful face the entire movie.

''{The lower part of the mask is removed.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Nope. Not enough.

''{A bit more is removed. The man wearing the mask now only has the eyepiece covering his face.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Little more...

''{The eyepiece is removed and the character is wearing a Strong Bad cap.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' There!

''{Cut to a blue binder on a table with the following on the cover.}''
<blockquote>
Strong Badman 
The comic book movie! 
Production notebook 
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Now comes the important part of making a comic book movie called...

''{The binder opens. The top of the clipped-in page reads}''
<blockquote>
Mondo-PrePro. 
for today: 
Screw up casting!
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Screwing up the casting. Instead of casting someone appropriate for the role, like, ''{a page turns to show an image of Lan Handermannic}'' Lan Handermannic...

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, that's not a real actor or anything, I just like the sound of...
Lan Handermannic is Strong Badman!

''{Cut back to Strong Badman, still in black leather and wearing a Strong Bad cap. The camera slowly zooms in.}''

''{The following text appears on the top-left side of the screen:}''
<blockquote>
STRONG BADMAN 
casting info 
male 
caucasian 
bankable 
jazz flautist 
(optional) 
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' No, instead, they cast someone totally ''inappropriate'' like...

''{Crack Stuntman's head pops in place of Strong Badman's, and the text on the top left disappears}''

'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' BLAAAH I'm Strong Badm'n!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Shut up, you! Let's hear your best "Stiny, get me a danish."

'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' Shiny, throw me that doughnut!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Perfect! You're hired!

''{Cut to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Once the main character is totally ruined, it's time to move onto the supporting cast. Pick one character to be entirely CG-rendered when make-up, puppets, or models would be ''clearly'' more convincing. In this case, Let's pick The Cheat!

''{Cut back to the white screen. A monster-like The Cheat slides onto the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Why make a really good costume that we can shoot and light well when we can spend way more money making a...

''{The Cheat monster turns CGI-animated and its limbs are moving back in forth in a disturbing manner.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...boneless, constantly wiggling CG monstrosity! That's what's gonna make me believe in your digital pile when it's floppin' around on the silver-screen.

''{Cut back to the computer room. Strong Bad has a handful of note cards.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then you just write down all the best story elements from the comics on some note cards...

''{He throws the cards into the air.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...throw them up in the air...

''{Cut to the scattered cards on the floor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and randomly pick, like, ten of them to paste willy-nilly into a paper-thin plot with more holes in it than Halle Berry's Catwoman costume!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Now, quick, RUSH IT TO DVD before people realize it totally sucks! And don't forget the HORRIBLE video game version that tries to undo some of the damage you've done to the source material. HURRY! Phew. Dodged a bullet there. We almost made a good comic book movie.

''{Cut to a yellow movie poster on the basement's wall. On the poster is a black-suited Crack Stuntman with a word bubble saying "This summer, preeeow!"}''

'''CRACK STUNTMAN:''' This summer, preeeow!

''{The Paper comes down.}''

==Fun Facts==
===Trivia===
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "swashbuckler".
*At least four comic-based movies were released during this year.
*The note cards Strong Bad drops on the ground read:
**origin story
**"golden" origin story
**"uncanny" origin story
**a bad guy!!!
**re-origin story
**upside down origin story ''{text appears upside down}''
**sidekick dies!!

===Remarks===
*[[The Paper]] comes down in this email instead of [[The New Paper]]. This implies that this email may have been created before The Paper was replaced.

===Inside References===
*Strong Badman is called a [[wrestleman]].
*Crack Stuntman having to say "Stiny! Get me a danish!" is a reference to [[superhero name]], the email from which Strong Badman originated.
*Strong Bad rolls the R in "Greetings" similar to how he claimed to have done this in [[lady...ing]].

===Real-World References===
*The comment about leather outfits likely refers to the [[Wikipedia:X-Men (film series)|X-Men films]].
**"Uncanny" origin story (written on one of the cards) refers to Stan Lee's rewrite of the series, "Uncanny X-Men".
*The comment about CGI characters probably refers to the [[Wikipedia:Hulk (film)|2003 film adaptation of the Hulk]].
*Strong Bad commenting about actors not letting their faces be hidden probably refers to the film adaptation of ''[[Wikipedia:Judge Dredd (film)|Judge Dredd]]'', in which [[Wikipedia:Sylvester Stallone|Sylvester Stallone's]] face is exposed for the majority of the film despite Judge Dredd almost never taking off his helmet (and even then, his face is never shown) in the entire run of the comic book.
*Towards the end, Strong Bad makes reference to the critically-panned [[Wikipedia:Catwoman (film)|Catwoman]] movie starring [[Wikipedia:Halle Berry|Halle Berry]].
{{Strong Bad Email}}

8-Bit is Enough

2008-12-20T09:22:31Z

TJDevil02: /* Real-World References */

{{pn|Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective|Homestar Ruiner}}
[[Image:8-Bit_is_Enough_Logo.png|thumb|The Logo of 8-Bit is Enough]]
[[Image:Sbcg4ap105 trogdorstrongbadia.png|thumb|"Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?"]]
'''8-Bit is Enough''' is the fifth and final Episode of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] Season One. Written by Chuck Jordan, Mike Stemmle, Mark Darin and [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Rated E10+ for alcohol and tobacco reference, comic mischief, mild cartoon violence, and mild suggestive themes. It was released December 15, 2008.

[[Trogdor]] makes his debut, doing what he does best: burninating the countryside! What's more, other 8-bit games are leaking into the real world, throwing [[Free Country, USA]] into chaos! Only [[Strong Bad|High Lord Awesome]] can take back the night and conquer this scorching menace, once and for all! Only question is: anybody know how to kill a dragon?

A brief trailer for this episode is included in [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]].

'''Cast:''' {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Bubs}}, {{film|Marzipan}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|The Poopsmith}}, {{film|The King of Town}}, {{film|Trogdor}}, {{film|Stinkoman}}, [[Videlectrix Guys]], [[Bear Holding a Shark]], [[Gel-Arshie]][[Category:Marshie Filmography]], [[Snake Boxer 5|Boxer Joe]], [[Math Kickers|The Algebros]], [[Space Circus Catastrophe|Dancing Bear]], {{film|Limozeen}}, {{film|Rather Dashing}}, [[Old Man]], miscellaneous [[peasants]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Browntant]], [[Stinkoman 20X6 Enemies|Chorch]], [[Horrible Painting]], [[ULTIMATE TROGDOR!!!]]

'''Places:''' [[House of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Field]], [[Videlectrix Mainframe]], [[Crates!]], [[Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder]], [[Peasantry]], [[Planet K]], [[Halfathlon]]

==Preview Transcript==
''{"in the next episode of STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" is displayed in the [[Fonts#Joystix|Joystix font]]. Cut to the back of the telebision, with a short bvit of dramatic music. Pan up to show Strong Bad on the couch, playing Space Circus Catastrophe, with the music also heard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ha-ha! Missed me! ''{Puts down the controller, squints his eyes}'' Aw, crapsicles.

''{ Stinkoman pops up from behind the veiwer's left side of the couch, Strong Bad looks at him}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Ha ha ha ha! ''{Stinkoman points at Strong Bad}'' One day you'll get your baby turn! ''{Cut to a close up of Stinkoman}'' For babies! ''{The camera zooms in closer and angles in on Stinkoman}'' Who have a turn!

''{Cut back to couch. Strong Bad is still squinting his eyes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{Tilts his head down}'' Okay! Man, ''{Tilts his head up}'' shut up!

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{Drops back down and reappears on the other side of the couch, with his shoulders shrugging, Strong Bad looks at him}'' YOU shut up! You're dumb! ''{Stinkoman lowers his shoulders. Strong Bad lowers his eyelids.}'' And your head is wide ''{Stinkoman makes a distance with his hands.}'' like the river! ''{Points at Strong Bad. Strong Bad looks away from him, eyelids still lowered}'' You have the river head! ''{While laughing, he appears on the left side of the couch, then the top of the screen, then the bottom right corner of the screen, and last the bottom-left-center corner of the screen.}'' Ha ha ha ha!

''{The 8-Bit Is Enough logo appears on a swirling kamikaze background with a shing sound effect. An orchestra-themed music plays. Strong Bad and Stinkoman collide in the center of the screen, replacing the logo with "STRONG BAD'S COOL GAME FOR ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE" and with "New episode every month!" in yellow in Joystix as in a black strip in the same swirling kamikaze background. The screen goes black. Thunder and brief glimpses reveal Trogdor. Trogdor roars. The Trogdor theme from the Peasant's Quest plays. There is then a cut to Stinkoman and Trogdor on the couch. Trogdor is holding the Fun Machine controller in his beefy arm. Stinkoman is laughing inaudibly, and Trogdor is roaring. There is a pan left, to see Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, anybody know how to kill a dragon?

''{Cut to a black screen, fading in the text "www.telltalegames.com" or "Play it on WiiWare" in Joystix. "www.telltalegames.com" appears on the PC version or on the online video, while "Play it on WiiWare" will be shown on the Wii version.}''

== Inventory ==
*Cell Phone
*Key
*8-Bit Key
*Lantern
*Light Musket
*Logic Board
*Med Kit
*Quarter
*Quest Thingie
*Quill
*Scorpion Food
*Snakes
*[[Taranchula Black Metal Detector]]
*Tea Bag
*TrogSword(TM)
*Trophy

===Party Members===
*Algebros
*Boxer Joe
*Gel-Arshie
*The Innkeeper
*Limozeen's Space Machine
*Mista Fixit (The Poopsmith)
*Peasants
*Performing Bear
*Putchnya Shotski (Strong Mad)
*Rather Dashing

== Ranks ==
#''(blank)''
#Creepy Adult Software
#Games "For Girls"
#Sub-Text Adventure
#Point 'n' Sick Stories
#Buisness Casual Game
#Weird Japanese RPG
#Flight Stimulator 2009
#2nd Person Shooter
#Non-Lame Movie Tie-In
#Omnisensory VR Netskin
#SBCG4AP MMORPG!!

==Fun Facts==
===Explanations===
*[[Wikipedia:Shovelware|Shovelware]] is low quality, quickly ported or programed computer programs, usually done to capitalize on a trend or make a quick profit.
*In the intro, Strong Sad says that the arcade game's fan needs to be serviced, and Strong Bad asks where he can find any fan service. [[Wikipedia:Fanservice|Fanservice]] is content added mainly to please the fans. It is quite appropriate, then, that Trogdor starts to break out of the arcade immediately after Strong Bad's question.

===Trivia===
*This is the only episode to lack [[Pom Pom]]; since [[Homsar]] is also missing, this means that this episode has the fewest main characters at 10; all of the others had 11 or 12.
*This and [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]] are the only two episodes to happen on the same day.

===Remarks===
*In the preview for this episode, Strong Bad has a black outline, and his arms look oddly deformed for some reason.
*Even in extended play, you cannot go outside with a costume in this episode.
**This is likely because you will become Rather Dashing if you visit Peasantry in Extended Play.
*When the difficulty slider is set to "high" but the lever hasn't been pulled to make Professor Pineapple shoot fruit in Gel-Arshie's Pro Fruitboarder, there is a steady stream of pineapple slices, but no other changes to the game. However, when both are set, there is an extremely high amount of fruit even discounting the fruit Professor Pineapple shoots.
*When used in the fight against the Ultimate Trogdor, Gel-Arshie claims that he can't be burninated because he's inflammable. However, inflammable actually means the same thing as flammable.
*If you click the main menu button near the peasents running around at the inn they turn around and look at you.

===Glitches===
*The costume items from Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective, excluding the Dangeresque Glasses, are not available in the Snap Shak in the PC version, apparently due to a writing error in Episode 4.

===Inside References===
*Trogdor has previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[Trogday 08]].
*Stinkoman and Strong Bad previously met in the email [[alternate universe]] and Stinkoman also previously appeared in Free Country USA in [[3 Times Halloween Funjob]].
**Stinkoman also insulted Strong Bad in [[alternate universe]], saying he has a big nose.
*The introductory narration is similar to the one used in [[fingers]]. The announcer of said introduction also appeared in the same email.
**Homestar also mispronounced "Previously" in [[DNA Evidence]].
*When Strong Bad goes through a video game portal, his last two transformations are [[Atari Strong Bad]] and [[Secret Collect.]] Strong Bad, respectively.
*When Trogdor is vanquished, Homestar's mentions that he must have been a "load-bearing dragon", which is a [[Thy Dungeonman]] reference.
*Strong Bad talking about the [[Fluffy Puff Jela-Ton]] he won during the Race to the End of the Race is a reference to [[Homestar Ruiner]].
*[[Mr. Shmallow]] can be seen on the Pineapple Gun.
*Upon entering the Peasantry area, Strong Bad will remark on the game's status as "the best-selling video computer TV game of all time", as it was previously referred to as in [[Peasant's Quest Movie Trailer]].
**Likewise, the music from the trailer plays as background music in Peasantry, and Rather Dashing speaks exactly as he does in the trailer.
*The [[wikipedia:Pitfall!|Pitfall!]] Scorpions from [[In Search of the Yello Dello]] return in Halfathlon.
*The video games invading Free Country, USA, and messing up reality likely pays homage to [[virus]].
*In addition to the four historical figures, the puzzle wheel in the Videlectrix Mainframe depicts Trogdor, the [[Jhonka]], [[Thy Dungeonman (character)|Thy Dungeonman]], and [[Kid Speedy]].
*The [[Taranchula]] standee that Strong Bad "fights" in [[Strong Badia the Free]] returns, but without the fire and ice heads.
*The loading screen for the first-person segment reads "Get [[SBLOUNSKCHED]]!", a reference to [[candy product]].
*In Extended Play, when trying to get ye flask, the text on the bottom reads "[[seriously]], get ye flask".
*When Chorch gets angry, he says he will make Stinkoman wish he was never born. This phrase was mentioned in Chorch's description in the [[Stinkomanual]].
*Clicking on the pennants in Extended Play will show a credits sequence that mentions [[Cherry Greg]], [[A. Chimendez]], [[Lem Sportsinterviews|"Lem" Sportsinterviews]], [[Douglas]], [[Levert Burtmore]], [[The Deke]], and [[Dennis]], along with [[Strong Sad]] and [[The Cheat]].
*The "ultimate" form of Strong Bad was mentoned numerous times during the production of SBCG4AP, namely the [[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] and the [[SBCG4AP Dev Blog]]. Strong Bad complained numerous time about [[Telltale Games]] not using the "concept art", explaining Strong Bad's remark of "Whoa! They ''finally'' listened to me!"
**The concept art appears again during and after the credits.

===Real-World References===
*The title is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Eight Is Enough|Eight Is Enough]], a television comedy-drama from the late 1970s and early '80s.
*Lady Crate Ape is a take off of [[Wikipedia:Donkey Kong (video game)|Donkey Kong]].
**When Marzipan is possessed by the spirit of the game, her expression is similar to Kong's expression on the original video game cabinet. Strong Bad also frequently refers to her as "Marzy-Kong".
**The way the portions of the scaffolding fall down when she stomps on the roof mimics the way the game begins in most versions, minus the part where the entire thing collapses.
*Strong Bad climbing the vine with the smiling cloud on the Awesomeness screen is modeled after [[Wikipedia:Super Mario Bros. 2|Super Mario Bros. 2]]
**Similarly, the bushes with eyes in the intro screen are another reference to the ''[[Mario]]'' series.
**When Strong Bad first enters Peasantry, he assumes hitting his head on things will make coins come out, a reference to the theme of making coins come out of blocks by jumping into them in said series.
**The music and appearance of the ghosts haunting the House of Strong (particularly the ghosts flying out the front when outside) is reminiscent of the ghost houses in [[Wikipedia:Super Mario World|Super Mario World]].
*Some of the games depicted on the Awesomeness screen are [[Wikipedia:Pong|Pong]], [[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]], and [[Wikipedia:Asteroids (video game)|Asteroids]].
*At one point, Gel-Arshie says "Hi! I'm Gel-Arshie!" in exactly the same way Hugh Bliss says his catchphrase "Hi! I'm Hugh Bliss!" in [[Wikipedia:Sam And Max Season One|Sam And Max Season One]]
*"The ladder is a lie" may be a reference to [[Wikipedia:Portal (video game)|Portal]], where the phrase "the cake is a lie" is written all around the testing facility.
*Homestar mentions that he used his lucky quarter to beat [[Wikipedia:Street Fighter|Street Masher]], [[Wikipedia:Street Fighter 2|Street Masher 2]], and [[Wikipedia:Super Street Fighter 2 Turbo|Street Masher 2: Slightly Different Costumes Edition]]; these games seem to be based on the [[Street Fighter]] series, and indeed, ''Street Fighter II'' was infamous for having many minor variations before ''Street Fighter III'' came out.
**In addition, after Bubs fixes the regional issues of the arcade, Homestar pops up to say "Yatta!", the victory quote of [[Wikipedia:Chun-Li|Chun Li]] in the Street Fighter series.
*Homestar will, at one point, pop up and say "Hey! Listen!" He does so in the same fashion as Navi in [[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time|The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time]].
*If Strong Bad shoots at a ghost in The Field and misses, The Cheat pops up to laugh at him. This is similar to [[Wikipedia:Duck Hunt|Duck Hunt]], where the player's hunting dog does the same.
*Strong Sad saying "You shall not pass!" is a reference to Gandalf's confrontation with the Balrog in [[Wikipedia:The Lord of the Rings|Fellowship of the Ring]].
*Also, Strong Sad's line "Abandon all hope, ye who enter" is a reference to what is written above the entrance to the gates of Hell in Dante's epic poem [[Wikipedia:Divine_Comedy|The Divine Comedy]].
*The first person section is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Wolfenstein 3D|Wolfenstein 3D]] by iD Software; the King of Town's appearance and death speech are references to that game's depiction of Hitler.
**In addition, the name of the castle where this takes place is "Castle Poopenstein".
* The show that Strong Bad says on TV, "Videlectrix Saturday Mornideo Games", refers to the Saturday Morning cartoon series ''[[Wikipedia:Saturday Supercade|Saturday Supercade]]'' which aired on [[Wikipedia:CBS|CBS]] from 1983 to 1985.
*The words "ALL WORK AND NO FRUIT MAKES GEL-ARSHIE A DULL BOY" that fill up the TV screen after beating the Gel-Arshie game with the kill screen is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:The Shining (film)|The Shining]]''.
*Strong Bad looking through the TrogSword in 20X6 is a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Thundercats|Thundercats]]'', in particular Lion-O's transformation sequence. He also makes a reference to [[Wikipedia:He-Man|He-Man]] during this sequence.
*Several historical figures appear in the "Spirit of '76" game, including [[Wikipedia:John Hancock|John Hancock]], [[Wikipedia:Benjamin Franklin|Benjamin Franklin]], [[Wikipedia:Samuel Adams|Samuel Adams]], and [[Wikipedia:Paul Revere|Paul Revere]]. All figure significantly in the American Revolution.
**Samuel Adams saying he "probably invented beer" refers to the [[Wikipedia:Boston Beer Company|Samuel Adams]] brand of beer.
**When you give him the item, John Hancock says to make sure your family is insured, a reference to the [[Wikipedia:John Hancock Insurance|John Hancock Insurance]] company.
*Interacting with the mirror in the bathroom will make Strong Bad reference the [[Wikipedia:Bloody Mary (folklore)|Bloody Mary legend]].
*The Gel-Arshie portion of the game is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Cool Spot|Cool Spot]], a 1993 product placement game for 7-Up that featured its red mascot on a surf board.
*After using Gel-Arshie on the lava pit in Halfathalon, he says the line "What's in the box?", a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Seven (film)|Se7en]]''.
*The "Bloodstone" in Trogdor's Lair is a reference to the game [[Wikipedia:Return to Krondor|Return to Krondor]], in which there is a "Nightstone" that casts everything in red light and reveals a hidden place, which holds the secret to destroying your enemy forever.
*Strong Bad's remark about the peasants starting a commune is a reference to [[Monty Python|''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'']], specifically the scene in which Dennis explains that he and his fellow peasants are an [[wikipedia:Anarcho-syndicalism|anarcho-syndicalist]] commune.
*When Strong Mad is in Halfathalon, he will exclaim "[[Wikipedia:Glasnost|GLASNOST]]! [[Wikipedia:Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn|SOLZHENITSYN]]!"
*When switching to first person perspective, Strong Bad says "Quake and fear". [[Wikipedia:Quake|Quake]] and [[Wikipedia:F.E.A.R.|F.E.A.R.]] are two popular first person shooters.

==External Links==
*[[Telltale:community/blogs/id-398|Telltale blog entry confirming Trogdor's appearance]]
*[[Telltale:strongbad/8bitisenough|Official episode page]]
*[[Forum:14934|forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough"]]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7349 Telltale forum thread re: "8-Bit is Enough]

===Reviews===
*[http://www.wiiware-world.com/reviews/2008/12/strong_bad_episode_5_8_bit_is_enough WiiWare World review]
*[http://wii.ign.com/articles/938/938668p1.html IGN review]
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{{SBCG4AP}}

Coach Z's 110%

2008-12-08T07:32:26Z

TJDevil02: For crying out loud, he's in the picture on the main page and you DIDN'T ADD HIM TO THE CAST?

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[[Image:Coachz100percent.png|thumb|"Thanks Coach Z's 110% Hustle for Sports Instructional Video!"]]

Coach Z sells a sports motivation video tape.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{film|Strong Sad}}, {{film|Coach Z}}, {{film|Homestar Runner}}, {{film|Strong Bad}}, {{film|The Cheat}}, {{film|Strong Mad}}

'''Places:''' [[Race Track]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]]

'''Date:''' Monday, December 8, 2008

'''Running Time:''' 1:42

'''Page Title:''' Rotating Computer Graphic Guaranteed!

== Transcript ==
''{Open to Strong Sad running slowly on The Track, chanting to himself.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Sports and practice! Sports and practice!

''{A loud beeping noise is heard, and Strong Sad stops running.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{dejected}'' Oh, hash potatoes! I'll never be the number-one kid!

''{Bright red text reading "HOLD ON!" is seemingly slapped onto the screen, and Strong Sad looks to the viewer.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{off screen}'' Hold on!

''{The words on the screen start to skew backwards and then jump offscreen quickly. A graphic of a video tape - titled "Coach Z's 110% Hustle for Sports Instructional Video" - spins onto the screen over Strong Sad's face.}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{off screen}'' Introducing Coach Z's 110% Hustle for Sports Instructional Video!

''{Brightly colored lines gleam from the video's box.}''

''{After a few seconds, an electro-pop type song starts playing, while clips of Homestar running on The Athletic Field, Coach Z talking to The Cheat in the Gymnasium, Strong Mad talking to Coach Z near the lockers in the Locker Room, and Strong Sad standing at the track, with Coach Z walking up to him. The latter makes its way to the center of the screen and zooms in to cover the complete viewing area, and starts playing.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{walking up to Strong Sad, turns to the "camera", and starts speaking very statically and detached}'' Hi. I'm Coach Z.

''{Zoom in on Coach Z}''

'''COACH Z:''' The makers of this commercial have asked me to speak in a more toned-down voice.

''{Quick zoom in on the coach from another angle}''

'''COACH Z:''' As coach of world-champion hustlers and try-harders, ''{He holds up a trophy marked with "HUSTLE", and a medal inscribed with "You Tried!", and puts them down within a few seconds}'' I've cram-packed these-

''{Cut to a whitish-gray screen, where 19 VHS boxes marked with the instructional video's packaging stack up. The initials "VHS" appear, and letters fly in from the right to make the initials now say "Video Hustle Series".}''

'''COACH Z:''' -'VHS' cassette tapes, with all the secrets to step-by-step sports instructional videros ''{pronounced as "vid-ee-air-o-s"}''.

''{Cut to Homestar at The Field. He turns around and speaks to the viewer}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hustle for sports!

''{Cut to an orange background, where blue tapes marked with the tape number and titles like "the fundamentals", and " " float around the screen}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{off screen}'' The fundamentals! Advanced techniques! Training tips! ''{Four tapes marked THE JOCK- part one, THE JOCK- part two, THE JOCK - part three, and THE JOCK- part four stack up on each other}'' And a so lots more!

''{Cut to the Athletic Field where Homestar (in his "Team Kneepads" shirt), Strong Sad and The Cheat are standing behind three tires and three baseball gloves. A folded sign with "DRILLS" on it is present in front of The Cheat's tire as well.}''

'''COACH Z:''' ''{As Homestar, Strong Sad, and The Cheat start to lean forward, and jump around in a 'warm-up like' fashion}'' My butt-patented system will get the results ''your'' youngster needs to not-get-made-fun-of out on the field ''{Pronounced as "Fee-air-ald"}''.

''{Quick cut again, to reveal Homestar standing around in a similar fashion to before, only at the Athletic Field}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hustle for sports!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, wearing a blue baseball cap, standing in front of an orange background with "This Pr<3duct" repeated on it (In a similar way to the [[Index Page]]). The logo of the video is hovered in front of his cap very wildly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This product is a product ''I'' endorse. ''{Makes a punch-like gesture at the viewer, and pauses awkwardly for a second}'' On my hat.

''{Cut to The Locker Room, revealing Homestar again uttering the same phrase}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hustle for sports!

''{Cut to a pie chart over a blue background, "HUS 75%", "T 16%", "L 6%" and "E 3%" are marked as so on the chart.}''

'''COACH Z:''' My whole deal's backed up with ''{A green pie-chart piece reading "extra 10%" is dropped onto the chart}'' actual scientific findings ''{Text reading "!!!!" appears, with a line connecting it and the new green pie-chart piece}'' -

''{A horizontally rotating human-like 3D figure is placed on the screen}''

'''COACH Z:''' - and rotating computer graphics, so you know its good '''(word?)''' ''{"100% Rotatey" appears on the screen, with a line connecting it to the rotating figure}''.

''{Cut to the Locker Room, where Homestar, glistening with sweat, is being interviewed. Microphones marked "Sporto TV" and "Sports Mics Inc." are held up to him, and TV bugs containing the text "LIVE-ish" and a logo for "VSTV - Vague Sports Television" are also on screen}''

'''REPORTER:''' ''{off screen}'' Homestar Runner, ''you'' just won sports, how you did at ''[sic]''?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{tired}'' Well, it's '''(word?)''' a game, you know? If I stepped it up out there, '''(can't understand a lick of this sentence)''' -strategy, I tried to score more points than our opponents, which took me a lotta' time. ''{sudden enthusiasm}'' Thanks, Coach Z's 110% Hustle for Sports Instructional Video!

''{Cut to a blue background, with 5 of the videos stacked among each other, a flashing "CALL NOW!!", and the price of "$59.95*". Below them is the text "We Accept:", followed by four credit cards}''

'''NARRATOR:''' ''{off screen}'' Coach Z's 110% whatever machine! Only $59.95 plus shipping and handing, or free with proof of VCR-have ''{The text "*Free with proof of VCR-have" appear at the bottom}''.

''{Cut to a black background, with bright lines moving around randomly. Homestar appears again, back to the camera. He turns around, sporting a mustache, and speaks to the viewer.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hustle for sports!

''{Cut back to the "pricing" screen, where "CALL NOW!!" is still flashing.}''

==Easter Egg==
*At the end, click on the video with the visible cover to see a scene of Strong Bad endorsing [[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People|SBCG4AP]].

==Fun Facts==
===Inside References===
*One of the exercises Coach Z demonstrates is [[butt patting]].
*This is another appearance of [[Team Kneepads]].
*The picture of Coach Z painted in the field is the Fightin' Coach Z from [[One Two, One Two]].
*This is yet another appearance of [[mustaches]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:cz110.html|watch "Coach Z's 110%"]]
*[[HR:cz110.swf|view the Flash file for "Coach Z's 110%"]]

[[Category:Shorts]]

Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective Walkthrough

2008-12-01T03:19:34Z

TJDevil02: /* Old Club */

[[Image:SBCG4AP Dangeresque.PNG|thumb|"I've finally finished ''Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective'', so you can all EAT IT!"]]A walkthrough to ''[[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] Episode 4: [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]''.

{{spoiler}}

==Legend==
A description of events will be written in plaintext.

* '''Mandatory actions will be bulleted and written in boldface.'''
* Actions that increase your awesomeness rating, but are not mandatory, will be bulleted and written in plaintext.
* ''Optional actions that might help you understand the scene will be bulleted and written in italics.''

==Walkthrough==

===Office===
After the intro, you'll be playing as Dangeresque within the movie. You're in the Office now. Unlike previous SBCG4AP episodes, this is your home base, and the game will auto-save when you enter here. There's a knock at the door.

* '''Dangeresque's favorite nunchuck gun is sitting on the table. Make sure you hold on to this!'''
* '''Next to that is a strange trinket. Yeah, grab that too.'''
* Answer the phone for a celebrity name drop.
* '''Now answer the door.'''

In will walk Renaldo (Coach Z) and Dangeresque Too (Homestar Runner). Renaldo's retiring soon, so the heroes are having a small party.

* You get awesomeness points every time you aim your nunchuck gun at a character. You've got two characters here, so aim at both of them.
* '''Take Renaldo's drink.'''
* '''Now head for the door. Slightly missing her cue will be Cutesy Buttons (Marzipan).'''

She wants you to get the formula that will save the rainforest that she believes to be in Strongborneo. She'll also bring her plant Credenza onto the set, to Strong Bad's annoyance.

* Aim your nunchuck gun at her, too.
* '''And take Credenza for a, er, walk. Anything to get the plant off the set!'''
* '''Now open the map and head to Strongborneo.'''

'''Checkpoint:''' You'll have nunchucked three characters and have one celebrity name drop. You should be carrying the nunchuck gun, trinket, diet soda, and Credenza.

===Strongborneo===

Strong Badia is probably the best-looking set in the movie, and with a trickle-from-a-hose river/quicksand and cardboard box boat, that should speak volumes. However, it's disconnected from the rest of The Field this time, so don't bother trying to get the other locations on your map just yet. Renaldo will follow you around for most of the early parts of the movie, so you can speak with him for advice.

* '''What you have to do here is shoot the Stop Sign with your nunchuck gun. This will reveal a hole.'''
* '''Try to reach through the hole. Too small, but Renaldo's arms are skinnier, so he'll try. Oops, this triggers a monster! Of the Bear-holding-a-shark variety!'''
* '''Use the nunchuck gun on the monster to defeat it and save Renaldo.'''

In the chaos, however, Renaldo gripped the formula too tight, reducing it to a pile of dust. He will, however, mention that a Professor Experimento might be able to fix it. His lab will be added to your map.

* '''Head for the Secret Lab.'''

===Secret Lab===

Set in Strong Bad's computer room, Professor Experimento's lab is full of cardboardium wonders, including a nearly-completed rocket! He also dabbles in chemistry, so perhaps he can help you out. Unfortunately, he's hot-tempered, and throws scissors that <strike>bounce off of</strike> stick to the wall as you enter.

* '''Take the scissors. They could come in handy!'''
* '''Take the formula dust from your inventory and use it on Professor Experimento. He'll agree to fix the formula if you agree to get back the disk that was stolen from him. He'll then write the ingredients he needs on the chalkboard: Bubbly Drink, Stickanee Flower, and Yellow Hair.'''
* '''Hey, you already have one ingredient! Give Experimento the Diet Soda.'''
* Nunchuck-gun Experimento, 'cuz he's there.
* One of the pieces of Experimento's rocket is a manual page for Space Circus Catastrophe. Nab it.
* You can play the "Space Simulator" (which is the Fun Machine). Get 15,000 points to increase your awesomeness.
* '''Seems like the yellow hair should be easy, so maybe you should check out the Office again.'''

'''Checkpoint:''' You'll now have four characters nunchucked and a manual page. You'll have lost the diet soda but gained the safety scissors.

===Office===

* Use the scissors on Cutesy Buttons. Oops, Marzipan breaks from the script and refuses to part with even a small bit of hair. Cut!
* ''Examine the window behind Marzipan to try to get her to turn around. Nope, she's not terribly interested in what she sees. Do take note of the fact that the Shark Pond is visible outside of the window; that will be important later.''
* '''Okay, let's hit Brainblow City!'''

===Brainblow City===

This is The Field, minus Strong Badia (which, remember, is cut off from the rest of the field as it's a different set.) The Brainblow City icon on the map sends you to the Brick Wall, but you can still get all of the other usual map locations (except the Concession Stand) by walking near them as usual.

* Check the Stickanee Tree for a Celebrity Name Drop.
* '''The Stick...anee Tree has a flower on it. Success! Take it.'''
* '''Walk far enough and you'll find the Shark Pond. Marzipan didn't care enough to look at this earlier, so maybe you can throw something in there do distract her long enough to get that hair sample. How about Credenza?'''
* While you're here, aim your sawed-off single-barreled nunchuck gun squarely at the sign on the far right side of the City (near the Concessi... er, Prison) to get "Renaldo Fun Sheets".
* '''Okay, enough here for now, back to the Office!'''

===Office===

* '''Direct Marzipan's attention to the window again and she'll be appalled to see Credenza floating in the "shark pond".
* '''Take advantage of her distraction to collect that hair she wouldn't give you before... though she rather violently makes you get Credenza back anyway!'''
* '''Okay, you have your ingredients, time to talk to Experimento! Head for the Secret Lab.'''

'''Checkpoint:''' You should have lost Credenza, but in exchange, you'll have the Flower and the Hair. You'll also have one Merchandise item, and you'll have witnessed one outtake. Celebrity names have been dropped twice.

===Secret Lab===

* '''Give Experimento the hair and flower and he'll fix your potion - success!'''
* '''Now to head back to the Office and give this to Cutesy Buttons...'''

===Office===

...if she is anywhere to be found, because Cutesy Buttons is missing! There must be a clue as to where she went! An incredibly subtle clue that you'll have to comb the room for hours looking for. Or, conversely, it could be a television that Dangeresque and Renaldo go out of their way to indicate without admitting it.

* '''Click on the television to see that some evil mastermind who definitely isn't Dangeresque Too with The Cheat in his lap making demands of you.'''

Renaldo's willing to give in to his demands, but Dangeresque refuses. Renaldo suggests speaking to Baron Darin Diamonocle for tips. He was previously sent to prison by Dangeresque. The Brainblow City Prison will be added to your map, even though you can get to it from any part of Brainblow City.

* '''Head to the Prison.'''

===Prison===

* '''Speak to Diamonocle (Bubs). You can ask him how to get Cutesy Buttons back, but he'll want to know why he should help you in the first place. You can select either the Angel or Devil option to get him to cooperate,''' but select the "Devil" option for an extra name drop.
* '''He'll tell you to get Perducci's help from the Old Club to find the blueprints to the mastermind's lair, and suggests speaking to Renaldo about the man who can help rescue Cutesy Buttons.'''
* Be sure to remind him that you're not friends, though, with that nunchuck gun of yours.
* Check the grass near the prison to find a Monocle.
* '''Renaldo's over by the Brick Wall, so speak with him. He'll reveal that your father used to rescue kidnappees, but one case in particular drove him mad. He's probably in Venice now, so you'll have to head to <strike>France</strike> Italy!'''
* Use the formula on the Stickanee Tree and it will sprout a box of cereal for some reason that clearly has nothing to do with marketing. Whatever, take the cereal.
* '''Now let's take care of Perducci first. Head to the Old Club.'''

'''Checkpoint:''' You should now have the finished formula, in addition to two merchandise items, five nunchucked characters, one costume item, and three celebrity names dropped.

===Old Club===

Club Technochocolate's really gone downhill, though the presence of crime boss Perducci (The King of Town) and his muscular henchman Killingyouguy (Strong Mad) might have a lot to do with that. Let's see if you can get those blueprints from him. The dialogue will start on its own. Perducci will only give up the blueprints if you beat him in a game of Rock, Paper, Baccarat. Best card played wins, and nothing beats rock. Except paper. Looks like you're going to have to beat him at his own nonsensical game...

* On first entering, the cutscene will result in another celebrity name drop.
* Interrogating the criminals with your nunchuck gun won't do any good, but it's worth some awesomeness points, right?
* '''You can't win the first round, as Perducci will play the Ace of Spades, the best card around.'''
* '''Ask him to keep shuffling until an ordinary playing card is the one on top. Then tell him to deal, so that you get the Ace of Spades.'''
* '''You can play it, but he'll put a rock on the table. Not a rock card, a REAL one. He's definitely making the rules up as he goes. Unfortunately, rock beats everything (except paper), so you lose again.'''
* '''Perducci will gloat to Killingyouguy about his victory, turning away from the table. Why not take the rock for yourself in the meantime?'''
* '''Play another round, but play the rock. Perducci will frantically try to come up with something that beats rock, but only paper beats rock, so he'll put his blueprints on your rock. He wins again - but with him gloating again...'''
* '''Take the blueprints anyway. Perducci will be upset at this. No one cares, but that'll teach him a lesson in humiliation, right?'''
* Use your rock on the bottles in the back of the club to get a Dangeresque doll. And you'll even get to keep the rock!
* Grab the fedora near the door too.
* '''Okay, time to head to Venice.'''

'''Checkpoint:''' You'll now have the rock and the blueprints. You should have four celebrity names and three pieces of merchandise, and seven characters will have been nunchucked. You'll have two costume items.

===Venice===

Amazing what a cardboard gondola can do to a stone bridge, huh? Senor Cardgage is milling about here, and Strong Bad decides he'd make a ''perfect'' Dadgeresque! Time to learn about rescuing kidnapped people.

* Could you aim your nunchuck gun at your own father? You'd better, because it gets you some more Awesomeness.
* '''Talk to him about yourself. Senor Cardgage clearly has no idea what's going on, but Strong Bad force-fits his ramblings into the plot. You'll "learn" that the kidnapping case Dadgeresque was never able to solve took place in the Malvies Catacombs.'''
* '''Okay, let's head to the Catacombs to see what we can find.'''

===Catacombs===

It's the King of Town's castle. There's a strange mural on the wall and a cardboard door on the far end of the room.

* ''Examine the mural. It will show a 3x3 display of Mexican food items, only the corners are missing. There are also jumbled lines and images connected to them. You can follow them to determine what goes where. Remember the whole setup. Or just do what I'm going to tell you.''
* '''Examine the door and it will open to a new room.'''

There's a strange structure with 3x3 blocks here. All the blocks have Mexican food items on them (except the one in the middle).

* ''The door in this room won't open on its own.''
* '''Examine the structure. You'll have to flip the tiles to match the order on the mural. Specifically, you want to change the following:'''
** '''The upper-left tile should be salsa.'''
** '''The upper-right tile should be the nachos on the blue plate.'''
** '''The middle-right tile should be the dessert plate with the cherry.'''
** '''The lower-left tile should be the taco.'''
** '''All the other tiles are already correct.'''

A panel will open revealing a trinket that looks amazingly like the one you have! The door will also open, but behind it is a... well, it's ''supposed'' to be a monster, but The Cheat forgot to add in the CGI effects — and it's too late to fix it in post because it IS post — so you'll just have to make do with Strong Sad in a really silly-looking motion sensor getup.

* Use your nunchuck gun on the monster! Nope, it's not even slowed down!
* ''How about taking the trinket from the puzzly thing? Nope, won't budge.''
* '''Use your own trinket, though, and the two will merge into some sort of heart thing. Hey, the "monster" has a heart-shaped cavity in its chest!'''
* '''Grab the heart and use it on the monster. It will suddenly be crushed by boxes.'''
* Select the middle panel of the puzzle again for a page to the manual.
* Click on one of the fallen boxes (the small one) to salvage some boots.
* '''Now head into the third room.'''
* Your metal detector is here, for no good reason other than the fact that a SBCG4AP game wouldn't be complete without it.
* What a SBCG4AP game could be complete without, however, is The Poopsmith in a silly girly wig. Interrogate him/her with the nunchuck gun! Well, try anyway.
* '''Talk to him/her to learn that s/he is the kidnapping victim your father had previously searched for! Not only did you save "her", but now your name is in the paper! Time to talk to Dadgeresque about this!'''

'''Checkpoint:''' You should have lost the trinket but gained the metal detector. You will have nunchucked ten characters, and you'll have two manual pages and gained three costume items.

===Hideout===

Now you will enter a cut scene where you show Dadgeresque that you solved his unfinished case. You and Renaldo then will follow him to the kidnapper's hideout (Funny, that looks just like the roof of Bubs' concession stand). As you try to break in, you discover that *''gasp''* it's a trap set by none other than... Dangeresque Too? Now the armless traitor wants to be called ''Uzi Bazooka''. After a brief confrontation he further displays his true colors by shooting Dadgeresque. Our hero shows his soft side as he *sniff* cries over his dying father. But ''now'', it's time for some well-exacted revenge!

You have a classic Mexican standoff situation going on here. Guns and gun-type objects are pointing everywhere, and poor Cutesy Buttons is trapped behind enemy lines. You'll have to do something to save her... and oh, Uzi Bazooka still has those darn launch codes. You'll have to do some major distracting to achieve both goals.

*''Pointing your Nunchuk gun at any one of the three enemies (Uzi Bazooka, The Cheat, and Killingyouguy) will make everyone change the direction in which he is pointing his weapon. Pointing it at Renaldo resets everyone to their original positions.''
*'''Point the Nunchuk Gun at Uzi Bazooka. Killingyouguy should take a step forward, and Cutesy can move behind him.'''
*'''Point it at Killingyouguy next. The Cheat will step forward as Uzi steps back, and Cutesy can move a little further.'''
*'''Aim it at The Cheat now. Uzi will step forward as Killingyouguy steps back, and Cutesy will sneak behind Uzi.'''
*'''Aim at Uzi again and, with Uzi distracted, Cutesy Buttons will nab the disk and run toward you!'''

Now you have no reason to be here, so it "looks like you're gonna have to JUMP"! (Cue the stunt doubles!)

===Car Chase===
Dangeresque will rush to the Dangcaresque in order to evade his enemies, but Killingyouguy is right on his tail, and he can run faster than your stationary speeding car! Worse, the brakes have been cut! Cutesy Buttons managed to find a helicopter and is coming to get you, but you're gonna have to figure out how to reach it safely... and maybe in style. Your voice activated auto-pilot can help, but it can't help you stop!
*'''Tell the Autopilot to deploy the Sawmerang Hubcaps. The Cheat's hand will slap a crudely drawn circular sawblade onto the front tire. Jump onto the hood of the car and grab that thang!'''
*'''Command the autopilot to let loose an oil spill. And now that Killingyouguy is negotiating with the laws of physics, you have a golden opportunity to knock him completely off balance. Let's see, the Nunchuck Gun is no good, and the rock won't do the trick.... but maybe you just happened to pick up an aerodynamic saw blade at some point?'''
*'''Even though you managed to knock him over, he's still not giving up. Yeesh, henchmen. But notice that he's now a good distance behind your car. You should be able to tell the Autopilot to activate the emergency hatch.'''
*''The hatch is up, but you can't use it, since it will collapse if you step on it. You'll have to prop it up with something. Something big and keeping a consistent pace directly behind the Dangcaresque, maybe?''
*'''Climb down to the front of the car for the big stunt shot. Dangeresque will have to put his life on the line in order to slow his speeding vehicle! Thanks to your bravery and skill (not to mention camera work), the hatch is now resting directly on top of Killingyouguy's head!'''
*'''Climb to the roof, up the hatch, and to freedom!'''

===Helicopter===
You give a grateful Cutesy Buttons the formula, and she parachutes out of the scene. However, your troubles are far from over, as Uzi Bazooka now phones you with some disturbing information: Renaldo is now his hostage, and he has been taken to the sun, where a secret base has inexplicably been set up. You'll have to come and GET him... er, COME and get him, or.... you get the idea. Your breathtaking stunt leap from the helicopter will land you in Brainblow City.

*''Let's see... now who do you know that could send a rocket to the sun?''
*'''Back to the secret lab!'''

===Secret Lab===
Uh oh... looks like there's a bit of a hitch in that whole rescuing Renaldo thing. Your former flame Sultry Buttons (she sure looks familiar) is here, and she's not terribly happy with you for leaving her hanging. Worse, after you parted ways, she has turned to jewel thievery, and is now making off with the ruby that Professor Experimento needs to power his rocket! But she leaves a few items for you to remember her by: a romantic photo of the two of you in Paris, a hint that it might take a now-extinct Stickanee flower to win back her affections, and a very large knife that she used to pin aforementioned photo to the wall.

Unfortunately, that's not all: the Doc still needs the launch codes you promised to get him, and you just remembered that Cutesy Buttons still has them!
*'''Take the photo and knife from the wall.''' ''Sultry is quite prominently holding a Stickanee flower in this picture, and Dangeresque is wearing a pretty silly mustache.''
*'''Make a beeline for Cutesy's House.'''

'''Checkpoint:''' You should now have the Knife, the Romantic Photo, and the Sawmerang Hubcap.

===Cutesy's House===
*'''Talk to Cutesy Buttons and bring up the subject of the disk.'''
It becomes pretty clear that Cutesy is more interested in her precious rainforest than saving the world; she tells you that she gave Professor Experimento's disk of highly important launch codes to a man who offered her a sapling topiary in exchange. Your mood is not improved by the news that the man in question is none other than the long-despised Perducci! The only consolation you get from this conversation is that Cutesy overheard him saying something about going to Venice.

*''While you're there, admire her garden. That formula is some stuff! Turns out if you have a part of the Stickanee tree, you can get a new flower.''
*'''But first, let's get that disk! To Venice, it is!'''

===Venice===
Once you enter Venice, you will see two things of interest: Sultry Buttons disappearing over the horizon and someone who looks like Strong Sad in a goofy mustache standing nearby.
*Brandish the Nunchuk gun at The Informant. Feelin' more awesome already!
*'''Talk to the Informant (leaving Strong Bad to lament the accent Strong Sad adds to the role.)'''
*''The Informant doesn't know where Perducci has gone, but does mention that he's a touch-psychic, able to tell something about people from the objects they've handled. You have two objects handled by Perducci, in fact.''
*'''Give the Informant the blueprints, and he'll observe they come from Ireland. Give him the rock, and he'll observe it comes from Tokyo. Ireland is probably your best bet right now.'''
*''You also have two objects handled by Sultry Buttons - show them to him for hints on how to win her heart.''
*'''Fly to Ireland.'''

===Ireland===

Hmm, this place looks just like Venice. Except for the sheep. Again, you arrive just in time to see Sultry Buttons leave the area. Hey, and there's a familiar-looking painting peeking out from under the bridge.

*'''Pick up the painting. It's definitely the same one from the club in which you beat Perducci at his own stupid game.'''
*''Hey, and there's that Informant again!''
*'''Or, more accurately, his brother. Talk to him about Perducci.'''
*'''In what you can garner from that Irish accent, you learn that Perducci has left for Cairo. Geez, how many frequent flyer miles does that guy have?'''
*'''Mention the painting, or bring it out. The Informant notes that it was stolen from the Mummy's Tomb in '63.'''
*While you're there, inspect the podium and then talk to the Informant about it. Whoops, looks like someone forgot to give Strong Sad his script - he attempts to ad-lib, but flubs it. What a blooper!
*'''Chase that lead to Cairo!'''

'''Checkpoint:''' You should now have the Painting, and two Out-takes.

===Cairo===
Ooh, the magnificent cardboard pyramids. Like before, Sultry disappears before you can have a word with her. And look, there's yet another Informant here.
*'''You know the drill. Talk to the Informant about Perducci. He'll tell you that he headed to Tokyo.'''
*'''Talk to him about the painting, too. He mentions that Perducci stole it from a mummy's tomb nearby.''' ''Also that it was stolen in the Fall.''
*'''Go to Tokyo.'''

===Tokyo===
Except for that majestic mountain in the distance, the scene is getting pretty familiar. Sultry evades you again, and yet another Informant waits by the bridge.
*'''Yes, you have to talk to him again. This time, Perducci has apparently relocated to Paris.'''
*'''Show him the painting. He says something about an ancient Japanese temple. Hmmm... Something's rubbing me the wrong way.'''
*Snoop around with the Metal Detector to find a bullet with Perducci's name on it. Literally.
*'''Off to Paris!'''

===Paris===
The Eiffel Tower stands majestically in the background, Sultry Buttons makes her exit before you can get a word in edgewise, and the Informant skulks around next to the bridge - déja vu.

*'''Speak with the Informant about Perducci. He suggests the crime lord might have fled to Ireland. But hang ON a second! Something just doesn't sound right about this!'''

According to at least two of the Informants you've already encountered, there are only four brothers. But you've talked to FIVE! Apparently, someone's not telling the truth, and Dangeresque is determined to find out just who!
*''Now that you think of it, not all the stories about Perducci's painting have added up. Who was it that said something different?''

*'''Head for Tokyo - you've got a liar to expose!'''

===Tokyo===
The scene is exactly the same as it was the last five or so times, but right now, that's not important.
*'''Shove that Nunchuk gun into the Informant's face! He'll ask you why you think he's lying, and several options will pop up.'''
*'''Well, ''obviously'', Perducci's painting couldn't have possibly been stolen from a Japanese temple if two of the Informants verified that it was taken from a Mummy's Tomb in Egypt!'''

You find out that not only has this particular Informant been lying to protect Perducci, but that he is actually Perducci himself! A struggle ensues over the painting, but in the skirmish, Dangeresque acquires the missing codes, and Perducci, defeated once again, slinks off into the night. Or rather, to his trailer. Or maybe the snack table. Most likely the snack table.

*''What else did we need? Oh yes, the ruby, held by Sultry. But first we gotta get her to stand still. What did she want, again?''
*''We need a new flower - remember Cutesy Buttons telling us we could grow a new one if we had a part of the Stickanee tree?''

'''Checkpoint:''' You've lost the Painting, but gained the disk of Launch Codes. You should also have nunchucked eleven characters, and found your first bullet.

===Stickanee Tree===
Ah, the last known Stickanee tree. Can we bear to lop off a bit just to take it to Cutesy's place for a new flower? Sure we can!

*'''Use the knife on the Stickanee tree. This hurts us more than it hurts the tree — but we lied. Oh well, grab the resulting branch anyway.'''
*While we're here, let's do some violence to that incomprehensible Agent Blue. Whack it with a rock, and aim your nunchuck gun at it. Watch open-mouthed as its water spout shoots overhead, knocking the box off the top of the Snap Shak. Have a look inside for another clothing item!
*Let's follow our nose. Or the metal detector. There's another bullet by the Cool Car - it must have fallen out of Killingyouguy's pocket during the car chase.
*'''Let's go plant our branch at Cutesy's place!'''

===Cutesy's House===
*'''Plant your branch in Cutesy's enriched garden. Through the magics of cinematography, we now have a brand-new flower in just thirty seconds! And we get through an eight-minute spiel from Marzipan in just one!'''
*Use your metal detector to find Sultry's bullet near the flower patch.
*Hang around for a bit too — Cutesy will occasionally say things to you, and on one occasion, will get your name wrong. Who's this "Strong Bad" of which she speaks? There's one for the blooper reel!
*''So what do we do with this flower? Where does Sultry have fond memories? What city is on the photograph of you two that she left?''

===Paris===
Of course! But as ever, Sultry leaves as soon as you arrive. But remember the informant suggesting you to leave flowers where you know she'll be? Where do we know she'll be?

*'''Leave the Stickanee flower on the podium.'''
*'''She's not going to come out while we're here watching, so clear out by opening up your map, and clicking on Paris again. Don't go elsewhere, because she'll get bored of waiting.'''
*There she is! Let's point our nunchuck gun at her. That's what love-birds do, right?
*'''Okay, so they don't. Talk to her now. Dangeresque promises to shower her with gems if she gives him gems.'''

As Dangeresque scores a pair of gems - the ruby and a diamond-tipped diamond - poor gullible Sultry heads off to Hawaii. Still, we got what we wanted from her. Let's go give it back to Experimento!

===Secret Lab===
We now have all the parts we need for the rocket.

*Before we go, let's show off that romantic photo of ours... to the computer. The computer responds with a game manual page.
*'''Give Experimento the ruby (for a celebrity name-drop) and the disk'''
*'''The rocket's all fixed! Last stop: the Sun.'''

'''Checkpoint:''' You should have twelve nunchucked characters, three out-takes, three manual pages, three bullets, four clothing items, and five celebrity name-drops. You'll have gained and lost the ruby, gained the diamond and lost the disk, lost the branch, then gained and lost the Stickanee flower.

===The Sun===
You fly your ship to the sun, avoiding peanut asteroids, blasting alien clowns and rescuing stranded circus performers. Probably your best bet here is to use the bomb (A key or button, as your read in the game manual) as this cuts the performers you need to rescue to one — the score doesn't matter here. Once we get there, we find Renaldo chained up to a computer, being assisted by... Uzi Bazooka? But who should follow us into the room, but... Wait.. a ''second'' Uzi Bazooka?! Something's funny here. The first one protests his innocence — it's Dangeresque Too! D2 and Uzi get into a struggle, leaving Dangeresque with the simple task of shooting the bad one.

*'''Shoot one. Doesn't matter which one, you'll either be hitting Strong Sad or Homestar, so you don't care, right? Just shoot.'''

Either way, you'll manage to hit Uzi Bazooka, killing him... or did you? Uzi stands up again — and is revealed to be a robot! And its controlled by none other than... Craig! The little yellow guy who we thought was an innocent little mascot Cheat — what he acually is that he's the anvil-headed mastermind behind all this. Dangeresque Too chases after Craig, leaving you to handle Uzi.

*Shooting him with your nunchuck gun again won't work this time, but it does score us points. We need something bigger.
*''Maybe we can whack him with that drill. It's not gonna move with that chock in the way, though. Let's go have a look at that computer console.''
*'''Turns out we can change the station's orbit. Shift it to the right. This makes everything in the room lean to the right, causing the drill to roll back to the wall.'''
*'''Now we can move the chock, because it's not right under the wheels'''
*''You can try shifting the orbit back again so the drill runs into Uzi. It doesn't have much effect, though, because Uzi's made of sterner stuff. Maybe if we had something even tougher...''
*'''Stick the diamond on the tip of the drill. Shift the orbit back to the left.'''

The drill collides with Uzi, shutting him down THIS time. After an (almost) touching scene, Uzi powers down, just in time for Dangeresque Too to call for help. Dash into the next room to see Craig busily trampling all over your partner!

*Persuading him with the nunchuck gun won't work, but it does get you an awesomeness boost.
*Shooting the tube too proves to be no use either - other than the fact that if we shoot it, we do find a pair of underpants, which Strong Bad hastily removes.
*'''Ah well, last resort: kick that yellow nuisance out of the airlock. Click on him to do so.'''

As Craig floats into deep space, the station starts falling apart around the two Dangesques. Looks like they're gonna have to jump! Roll credits.

It's a happy ending for all - except for everyone who's not Strong Bad, that is. As the cast mob Strong Bad, it's time for him to REALLY jump this time. Roll credits... for real, this time!

'''Checkpoint:''' You should now have all fourteen characters nunchucked, and five clothing items. And you've lost the diamond. Wait, this is the end of the game, and we've barely got half the awesomeness points!

===Extended Play===
Ah, DVD extras. Wander around the place to find out some interesting facts from Strong Bad. While you're at it, we can grab the remaining awesomeness points.

*You can get all the remaining Out-Takes by visiting the Office, the Secret Lab and the Sun and clicking on things.
*While you're at the office, have a good sit in the chair. It's so comfortable, you doze off. You find yourself in a cool nighttime version of the office. Have a look around, but make sure you leave the phone off the hook. Click the door to get back to the daytime office. Click the Deutsch Master painting to get a clothing item.
*Head to Strong Borneo for the last bullet (use the metal detector between the wet patch and the boat) and the last manual page (use the knife on the trees)
*Have a look at the Cool Car one more time for the last celebrity name drop.
*Get another branch off the Stickanee tree, and head to Venice. Grab the mustache off Strong Sad on the way through, then go stick your branch in the river for the last merchandise item.
*''For an extra laugh, head back to Cutesy Buttons' place and root around in the onions until you find one that's... different. You'll find it near the front right corner.''

==Collectibles==
===Dangeresque 3 Merchandise===
Lots of movie-related merchandising... uh, during the movie, apparently. All are accessible in extended play.

*Perducci-O's Cereal - Pour potion or soda on the Stickanee tree (in extended play, you can give the second soda to Pom Pom again for another potion)
*Dangeresque Doll - Throw the rock at the bottles at The Club
*Killingyouguy Lunchbox - Dip a branch from the Stickanee tree into the river at the World Locations. (If you've used your branch, you can get another.)
*Renaldo Fun Sheets - Shoot at the "city limits" sign nearest to Brainblow City Prison (Bubs')

===Space Circus Manual Pages===
Once again, Strong Bad has managed to lose his game manual all over the place, this time for the game Space Circus Catastrophe. All are accessible in extended play (except for the Cover Page in the Wii version).

*Cover Page - Click on the center panel of the puzzle in the catacombs after taking the heart.
*Character Page - Click the top tailfin of the ruby rocket (shows up as "???")
*Star Map - Cut the plants in Strongborneo with the Large Knife
*Secret Code - Use the picture of Dangeresque and Sultry Buttons on the computer in the Secret Lab

===Personalized Bullets===
For once in SBCG4AP, the metal detector actually detects metal. Use the metal detector in the following locations to find a bullet signed by each of the four bad guys. All are accessible in extended play.

*Sultry's - Cutesy's house, near her flowers
*Diamonicle's - Strongborneo, between the boat and the wet area
*Killingyouguy's - By the cool car
*Perducci's - Tokyo in standard play, or Venice in extended play, near Strong Sad

==Costumes==
Dangeresque 3 has no less than seven clothing items to find, along with the usual bonus item and hidden shirt. All are accessible in extended play.
*Monocle: Click on the left-most tuft of grass at the jail, while Diamonocle is present.
*Fedora: Click on the hat hanging on the left-hand wall at the old club.
*Top Hat: Hit the whale with the rock, then aim your nunchuck gun at it to knock the box off the roof of the Snap Shak, which contains the hat.
*Boots: Click on the smallest box in the catacombs after you knock out the monster.
*Underwear: Shoot the tube above the airlock at the Space Station.
*Suit Jacket: In extended play, click on the chair in the office to enter the dream sequence. Take the phone off the hook and return to the normal office (through the door or with the map) where clicking on the rightmost painting (the Deutsch Master painting) will award the jacket.
*French Mustache: Click on Strong Sad's mustache in extended play
*Dangeresque Too shades: Achieve an Awesomeness Level of "Codename: Awesome!"
*Green Bearalope shirt: Walk beneath the door in the Snap Shak.

==Characters Nunchucked==
Strong Bad can't resist putting his gun to good use. Score points for nunchucking each character in the movie. Many are accessible in extended play, but a number are not, so a good rule of thumb is to nunchuck a character the moment you first see them, before you do anything else. Dangeresque Too, in particular, may only be nunchucked at the very beginning, before opening the door for Cutesy Buttons, giving a very small window of opportunity.

*Renaldo (Coach Z, office or Strong Borneo)
*Dangeresque Too (Homestar, office)
*Cutsey Buttons (Marzipan, office)
*Professor Experimento (Pom Pom, lab)
*Diamonacle (Bubs, prison)
*Killingyouguy (Strong Mad, club or the car chase scene)
*Perducci (King of Town, club)
*Dadgeresque (Senor Cardgage, Venice)
*Catacombs Monster (Strong Sad, catacombs)
*Kidnapping Victim (Poopsmith, catacombs)
*Sultry Buttons (Marzipan, Paris, after the flower has been left for her)
*Informant (Strong Sad, any world location)
*Uzi Bazooka (Homestar, sun)
*Craig (The Cheat, sun)

==Celebrity Name Drops==
Score awesomeness for dropping as many celebrity names into general conversation as you can. Or six, anyway. Save for the last, all of these must be done during standard play.

*Use the phone right after the game starts, you'll phone THE COMISSIONER from Sam & Max
*Click on the stick before you pluck the flower, you'll hear that Dangeresque framed the LORAX for murder.
*Talk meanly to Bubs when he's in prison - Strong Bad threatens to send him to TRI-LAMBDA.
*Show up at the club, and listen to Perducci explain rock, paper, bacarat, which Strong Bad misinterprets as BACHARACH (Burt)
*Give Professor Experimento the ruby for the rocket (it's not clear what the name is, but it's possibly VITAMIN D).
*In extended play, click on the cool car, you will see that the voice of the autopilot was going to have been provided by BILLY DEE WILLIAMS.

==Out & Spit Takes==
Any movie has its share of bloopers, usually only in the DVD extras. In this case, some of them make it into the movie. The first three must be done during standard play, but the remainder are only accessible during extended play.

*Use the scissors on Marzipan in the office (before you get her to turn around)
*Run back and forth in front of Marzipan in the garden (she will eventually mispronounce your name).
*In Ireland, click on the podium, then talk to Strong Sad about it.
*Look at the office paintings in extended play
*Look at the office paintings in extended play again
*Look at the office paintings in extended play a third time
*Talk to Professor Experimento in extended play
*Talk to Professor Experimento in extended play again
*Talk to Professor Experimento in extended play a third time
*Look at the Ruby Rocket in extended play
*Look at Uzi Bazooka in extended play
*Talk to Renaldo in extended play
*Click on Craig in extended play

==Space Circus Catastrophe==
Score 15,000 points to get green status

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Talk:Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective

2008-11-21T05:18:08Z

TJDevil02:

==delete?==
This doesn't have a source from Telltale So I Think This Should Be Deleted [[User:HomsarGuy|HomsarGuy]] 21:38, 15 October 2008 (UTC)
:Well, the [http://www.wiiware-world.com/games/wiiware/strong_bad_episode_4_dangeresque_3_the_criminal_projective source] says it was announced by Telltale, so wait until the preview in Baddest of the Bands before deciding. {{User:ThePizz/sig}} 19:38, 16 October 2008 (UTC)
::But as I [[Talk:Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People#SBCG4AP Episode 4 Announced|mentioned]], we have no reason to think this WiiWare World site is reliable when it claims that TellTale have announced it... and the people who you'd think would know, if it was official, [http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6787 don't]. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 02:42, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
:::Reading through the thread, they are neither confirming or denying the title. So, at this point, I would agree to keep this article on hold until we have full confirmation. (Personally, I would've waited to create the article until after official confirmation, but oh well...) {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 03:04, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
::::Don't forget, it's easy for a sysop to restore the article if it is confirmed. That's why I think we should go ahead and delete, and restore if it's confirmed. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 03:07, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::I agree with Heimstern. So, as ThePizz suggested, wait until Baddest of the Bands is released. {{User:Strongkinghomsarsmith/sig}} 19:08, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
::::::Hmm? Heimi was saying (and I agree) that the page should be deleted ''now'', and ''then'' we wait for Baddest of the Bands, and if it's really Dangeresque 3, we restore the page at that point. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 23:35, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::::Exactly! {{User:Strongkinghomsarsmith/sig}} 23:42, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
::::::::Ah! OK, I misunderstood... I thought you were saying we should wait for Baddest of the Bands, and delete it then if it's not. Sorry, my bad. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 23:43, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::Which is, in fact, what The Pizz was saying. {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:47, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::People misunderstand me all day, Phlip. {{User:Strongkinghomsarsmith/sig}} 23:51, 18 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::::I'm For Deleting this. [[User:HomsarGuy|HomsarGuy]] 22:40, 20 October 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::::I'm for [[not x|not]] deleting this, but maybe putting one of those messages at the top that says information may change.
:::::::::::::We dun really do that here. At Wikipedia, yes. Here, not so much. {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 16:15, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::::::I created the page; I thought that page was enough evidence. If you want to delete it, so be it, I won't stop you, but know that it may be recreated in a mere four days. (That's the release date, confirmed [http://www.telltalegames.com/community/blogs/id-389 here]. You can't say THAT'S not an official site.) --{{User:Jay/sig}} 21:24, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
:::::::::::::::I think I've found as big of a hint as we're going to get until the game is launched; [http://www.gameproarcade.com/article/104194/interview-mike-stemmle-on-strong-bad-episode-3/ Mike Stemmle] has dropped a hint in his interview with Game Pro Arcade that yes, it will be a Dangeresque based game. Now, if we do need to change the title, fair enough, but I call once more to wait until we have full confirmation before any action is taken. {{User:Wbwolf/sig}} 00:54, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
::::::::::::::::Given the new evidence, plus the knowledge that the release of the full confirmation is imminent, I suggest we not delete this, but rather keep the TBD tag up until this is completely confirmed (which it appears it will be). {{User:Heimstern Läufer/sig}} 01:05, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
Another big hint: In the Telltale newsletter sent today there's the tri-lens (As I like to call it) from the movie poster in between the news posts. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 16:41, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
:I saw that, too. It's not the most solid of evidence, but it's enough to keep the page up. There's no reason to have put the sunglasses in there otherwise... {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}

Let's just wait until [[Baddest of the Bands]] comes out, and then hit the preview button (scenes from the next episode). If the preview is not for an episode called, "[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective]]", then the article should be pending deletion. {{User:Mas12806/sig}} 14:57, 26 October 2008 (UTC)
:Survey says- Dangeresque 3! It's confirmed! Hooray! {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 16:01, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
: its out. from ????
== Hmm... ==
In a topic concerning this on the telltale games forum, a member of telltale posted neither conforming or denying it - instead stating that it would be cool.
:Alright, here's a shoutout to everyone:
:'''Since we have to wait about 18 hours, we should just leave it here.'''
:There's no point deliberating over whether we should remove it due to lack of information when the cold-hard info will come tomorrow. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
::Well, when we started discussing this, Baddest of the Bands didn't have a hard release date yet... now that it does, and it's soon, I agree... we can wait until it comes out. {{User:Phlip/sig}} 08:01, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
::: There. BotB is out and, yes, it IS Dangeresque 3 as noted. However, I can't add to the cast list at all at this point; not even [[Renaldo]] appeared in the video. Only Dangeresque and Too. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 16:13, 27 October 2008 (UTC)

Somebody making a transcript?
:Shotgun! Another thing, in #2 there was a Dangeresque 3 poster on the wall... intruiging, since there was no hint for BOTB in [[Homestar Ruiner]]. Notable?{{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 20:37, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
:: [[Please Stop Trying to Handle My Style|I daresay there was]]... in a somewhat roundabout way. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 20:46, 27 October 2008 (UTC)
:::Are you reffering to "Like a burining car, like a imploding star..." in the song? I think the reference is the other way around. {{User:That_game_dude386/sig}} 15:57, 1 November 2008 (UTC)
::::Maybe...but how are we to know? What if they had that in mind when they wrote the song? Or what if they just looked at the song and got inspiration for the album cover? We'll never know, and no speculation goes on articles. But it isn't likely a coincidence, that much we know. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:::::Of course it's real! Check the preview on BotB!! The scenes for the next episode say all! Doi! --[[User:Pretztailfan95|Pretztailfan95]] 21:13, 2 November 2008 (UTC)
::::::What are you talking about? The discussion on whether it's real or not ended last Monday. We're talking about Homestar Ruiner referencing Battle of the Bands. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}

== What is worth "Nothing?" ==

"It is worth nothing that since it will be utilizing the Wii graphics, the game will, in fact, be in 3-D, just as Strong Bad declared in stunt double"
I believe the word "notHing" should be respelled as "noting." I looked closely at the spelling at first, and was initially confused, thinking there was either some bias or the game being free of charge. Just something to point out.

Actually. Nevermind. Just fixed it. Thank goodness for Public domain.

==Craig==

Is the link on the cast part of the page supposed to redirect to Craig Zobel? {{User:Strongkinghomsarsmith/sig}} 23:02, 17 November 2008 (UTC)
:Nope. that redirect page is gonna have to get turned into a real page with one of those notices at the top... {{User:DeFender1031/sig}} 23:05, 17 November 2008 (UTC)

== Movie ==

This is listed as a "Movie," in the dangeresque table; shouldn't it be a game? {{User:Iyeru/sig}}
:No - in the Homestar universe, it's a movie. --[[User:Belthazar|Belthazar]] 06:05, 18 November 2008 (UTC)
::Well that's just great. {{User:Iyeru/sig}}

== Ring Pop ==

FYI, that "ruby" is a red Ring Pop.

==Where's the Old Club?==

I've just decided to start dealing with responses for the [[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective Responses (Old Club)|Old Club]] section of the game, but it doesn't seem to be in the SBCG4AP box for some reason. I've no idea how to edit one of those things, or know how to locate any edit code for it either, so is there anyone that will be able to go out there and fix it? [[User:Rexy|Rexy]] 18:51, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
: It's [[Template:SBCG4AP|here]], and I already took care of it. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 18:57, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

== XFL? ==

The article says that that stands for a defunct football league, but I first though of the X-Files when I heard Dangeresque say that. I know next-to-none about the X-Files, though, so excuse me if they go by a different acronym. {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:They go by "FBI" --[[User:Belthazar|Belthazar]] 23:26, 19 November 2008 (UTC)

==Responses header clarification==

When I did my part for the responses to [[Strong Badia the Free]], I was under the understanding that the largest header types should only be used to label locations if the location being transcribed had a bunch of sub-locations to it (examples including the Field and the House of Strong). Now, they aren't broken down this way at all but everything gets grouped together no matter what the location is (examples: see how the responses for the Old Club and/or Catacombs is currently "broken down").

Have the rules changed between then and the current progress for this game? I'm really confused about this issue. [[User:Rexy|Rexy]] 23:29, 19 November 2008 (UTC)
:I basically started with the formatting of one of the Homestar Ruiner pages (don't recall which one) when I did the Baddest of the Bands pages, and noone commented on the style I was using. In my opinion, using level-two headings for so many small sections doesn't look very nice, but that's really just my opinion. I also don't really see why the level used for some particular section change depending on whether there's more than one scene in that location. --[[User:Belthazar|Belthazar]] 01:20, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

== Walkthrough? ==

Is there a walkthrough out yet?? {{User:Haldo/sig}}
:[[Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective Walkthrough|Yep.]] {{User:Superfield Credit Union/sig}}
:: Now, ours isn't finished yet, but Telltale always puts walkthroughs of the main plot up the same day the episode is released. They don't tell how to get optional items on the same page like we do, though. --{{User:Jay/sig}} 01:23, 20 November 2008 (UTC)

== Craig's voice ==

Just gonna throw this out here and see if people agree or disagree. In the dialogue, it is claimed that there's a voiceover for the Cheat's lines as Craig. I'm not so sure; it sounds to me like the Cheat doing his Strong Bad impression he uses for PBTC. Can we get a STUFF? [[User:TJDevil02|TJDevil02]] 05:18, 21 November 2008 (UTC)

Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective

2008-11-17T22:01:31Z

TJDevil02:

{{pn|Baddest of the Bands|8-Bit is Enough}}

{{about|[[Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People|SBCG4AP]] episode}} {{for|[[Strong Bad Email]]|dangeresque 3}} {{for-nothe|other uses|Dangeresque}}

[[Image:Dangeresque 3.PNG|thumb|right|Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective logo]]
[[Image:SBCG4AP Dangeresque.PNG|thumb|"If I go beyond this point, I could be shot on sight!"]]
'''Dangeresque 3: The Criminal Projective''' is the fourth episode of [[Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People]] game series, released November 17th, 2008. It was written by Mark Darin and [[The Brothers Chaps]].

The long-awaited third episode of the [[Blatant Lies|much-beloved]] and [[Poor Acting|well-acted]] [[Dangeresque (film series)|Dangeresque]] series is finally released to the world!... Once Strong Bad can make it, that is.

Dangeresque will have to solve a number of mysteries - Why is Cutesy Buttons' beloved rainforest being polluted, what are Perducci and Killingyouguy up to, and just who is the nefarious Craig?

It is worth noting that since it utilizes the Wii graphics, the game is, in fact, in 3D, just as Strong Bad declared in [[stunt double]]. However, it is not [[Wikipedia:anaglyphic|anaglyphic]].

'''Cast:'''
*{{film|Strong Bad}} as [[Dangeresque (character)|Dangeresque]]
*{{film|Homestar Runner}} as [[Dangeresque Too]] and/or Uzi Bazooka
*{{film|Coach Z}} as [[Renaldo]]
*{{film|The Cheat}}
*{{film|Strong Mad}} as [[Killingyouguy]]
*{{film|Marzipan}} as [[Cutesy Buttons]]
*{{film|The King of Town}} as [[Perducci]]
*{{film|Strong Sad}} as [[The Stunt Double]] and The Informant and The Monster
*{{film|Pom Pom}} as Dr. Experimento
*{{film|Bubs}} as [[Baron Darin Diamonocle]]
*{{film|Senor Cardgage}} as Dadgeresque
*{{film|The Poopsmith}} as Kidnapping Victim
*[[Cardboard Marzipan]]

{| cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"
|-
| '''Places:'''
|- valign="top"
| style="padding-right: 2.5em" |
[[The Office]] 
[[Strong Badia|Strongborneo]] 
[[Computer Room|Secret Lab]] 
| style="padding-right: 36px" |
[[The Field|Brainblow City]] 
[[Drive-Thru Whale|Agent Blue]] 
[[The Stick|Stickinee Tree]] 
[[Snap Shak]] 
[[Bubs' Concession Stand|Brainblow City Prison]] 
[[The Gremlin|Cool Car]] 
[[The Stone Bridge|Venice]] 
|}

==Preview Transcript==

''{The "On the next episode of SBCG4AP..." screen is shown.}''

''{Homestar as Dangeresque Too? is in the Field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{whispers}'' Okay, now? Okay—

''{Strong Bad as Dangeresque peers from behind Bubs' Stand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{whispers}'' Shut up! We're rolling!

''{The screen flares "STRONG BAD is 'Dangeresque'" in blue text, but then fades into orange text. A slight beat starts.}''

''{Strong Bad and Homestar are sitting in the [[Gremlin]]. The Cheat can just barely be seen running past the car with a tree to simulate movement.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm wanted outside Brainblow City for "''Undisclothed'' Violations". If I go beyond this point, I could be shot on sight!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{sounding annoyed}'' Take the shot!

''{The screen flares "HOMESTAR RUNNER is 'Dangeresque, Too?'" in blue text, but then fades to orange, just like the last caption.}''

''{Homestar is back in the Field.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You got what you had coming to you, ''{he takes off his Dangeresque, Too? glasses}'' Toe-fu!

''{The screen flares "DANGERESQUE 3: The Criminal Projective" in the same manner as "HOMESTAR RUNNER is 'Dangeresque, Too?'" and "STRONG BAD is 'Dangeresque'", then the text zooms into orange and displays "New episode every month!"}''

''{Homestar and Strong Bad are on top of Bubs' Stand.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER AND STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Looks like we're gonna have to jump!

''{Homestar and Strong Bad jump off of Bubs' Stand, the screen freezes and fades a little into orange and displays on the Wii version "Play it on Wiiware", and on the PC version, "www.telltalegames.com".}''

==Fun Facts==
===Remarks===
*If the preview is watched following the end credits of [[Baddest of the Bands]], The Stick appears in the background behind Bubs' stand, still covered in toilet paper. Watching the preview from the main menu, however, does not show The Stick at all.
*It took Strong Bad over 4 1/2 years to complete this "blockbuster", as [[dangeresque 3]] marked the 114th day of production.

===Real-World References===
*The format of the text in the opening credits is the same as the movie [[Wikipedia:Lethal_weapon|Lethal Weapon]]: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIawLZp7UWk
*When you point the nunchuck gun at Dangeresque Too, he asks, "Do you want to get crazy? Oh, I'll get crazy!" Mel Gibson's character Martin Riggs says something very similar in [[Wikipedia:Lethal_weapon|Lethal Weapon]] (http://www.imsdb.com/scripts/Lethal-Weapon.html).
*In responding to the first email, Dangeresque says that in basic training at Crooked Cop Academy you learn how to make cool noises with your mouth. This is another reference to Martin Riggs in [[Wikipedia:Lethal_weapon|Lethal Weapon]], including right after the line Dangeresque Too references about getting crazy.
*The videotape of the villain brushing The Cheat's hair while his face is hidden references James Bond villain [[Wikipedia:Ernst_Stavro_Blofeld|Ernst Stavro Blofeld]].
*Dangeresque misunderstands Perducci's game of rock, paper, [[Wikipedia:Baccarat|Baccarat]], as rock, paper, [[Wikipedia:Burt_Bacharach|Burt Bacharach]].
*When Perducci plays the Ace of Spades, Dangeresque says it in a similar sounding way to the chorus of the [[Wikipedia:Motorhead|Motorhead]] song [[Wikipedia:Ace_of_Spades_(song)|Ace of Spades]].

==External Links==
*[[Telltale:strongbad/dangeresque3|Official Episode Webpage]]
*[[Forum:14644|Forum thread re: "{{PAGENAME}}"]]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7037 Telltale forum thread re: "{{PAGENAME}}"]
*[http://www.telltalegames.com/strongbad/dangeresque3promo The official website for ''Dangeresque 3'']
{{SBCG4AP}}
{{Dangeresque}}
[[Category: Dangeresque]]

Lowercase i's

2008-11-16T03:39:56Z

TJDevil02: This is NOT an instance of the lowercase-i gag, but a reference to Apple's iPod, iMac, etc.

[[Image:price style screenshot.png|thumb|A little out of place]]
[[Image:AhnbergHandFontSample.png|thumb|Uppercase I's and lowercase i's]]
In many instances of text in the [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] body of work, '''lowercase ''i'''s''' appear where they normally wouldn't. This subtle quirk originated with [[Strong Bad]]'s handwriting; the capital ''i'' of the [[font]] used (AhnbergHand) looks like a lowercase ''i'', so any time Strong Bad needs to write one, it appears as if it were lowercase. The most famous instance is in [[dragon]], where he labels his drawing ''TROGDOR the BURNiNATOR'', although in this case he does actually use a capital ''i''. Strong Bad's handwriting can also be seen throughout every issue of [[Teen Girl Squad]]. Over time, Strong Bad's handwriting was used more and more, and the lowercase ''i'' was seen more frequently. Gradually, this idiosyncrasy crossed over to the other fonts featured on the website. It soon became evident that [[The Brothers Chaps]] decided to make most uppercase ''i''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s lowercase, no matter what font was being used, as an inside joke.

In [[looking old]], [[Bubs]] states, "Well, I've been noticing how kids love anything with a lowercase 'i' in front of it" and posts a sign at [[Bubs' Concession Stand|his concession stand]] advertising "iTems". Rather than an instance of this particular running gag, where a lowercase "i" is inserted into an entirely capitalized word, Bubs is instead making a joke about the popularity of such [[Wikipedia:Apple Inc.|Apple]] products as the [[Wikipedia:iPod|iPod]], [[Wikipedia:iMac|iMac]], [[Wikipedia:iBook|iBook]], and the [[Wikipedia:iPhone|iPhone]].

==Appearances (excluding Strong Bad's handwriting)==


*[[Oldest Toons Menu]] — Some of the Descripton for "[[Pom Pom, Too]]" reads "Pom Pom '''i''' Think Is his name".
*[[Yearbook Character Page]] — Marzipan's autograph's signature reads "K'''i'''SSES".
*[[Tis True, Pom Pom, Tis True]] — Strong Bad crosses the "100 MILE SUPERTHON F'''i'''N'''i'''SH" line before [[Homestar Runner]].
*Email [[i love you]] — Strong Bad types "can '''i''' just call you fhqwgads?".
*Email [[i she be]] — Strong Bad again fails to capitalize an '''i''' in his response.
*Email [[the bird]] — The word W'''i'''TH inside the [[:Image:sevenet7.png|email]] itself.
*[[Malloween Commercial]] — Homestar's shirt reads "This '''i'''S my costume!"
*Email [[mile]] — Homestar holds up a sign that says "I &hearts; COOT'''i'''ES".
*[[These peoples try to fade me]] — [[Coach Z]] holds up a sign reading "W'''i'''LL FLOW AND/OR FREAK FOR FOOD". Also, in the recording booth, the light reads "ON A'''i'''R".
*Email [[impression]] — In his penmanship entry for the 2003 [[Strong Sad Lookalike Contest]], Strong Bad writes, "[[STRONG SAD]]'S FANCY HANDWR'''i'''T'''i'''Ng".
*Email [[flashback]] — At the beginning of the email, "Weird" is captioned as "WE'''i'''RD".
*[[Seasonal Sweaters]] — One of the sweaters reads "J'''i'''NG" and another reads "FRU'''i'''TCAKE '''i'''S GROSS".
*[[Labor Dabor]] — One of [[The Cheat]]'s bowling animations showcases a pin being cut in half, the [[blood]] spurt spelling "SPL'''i'''T".
*Email [[the facts]] — [[Strong Mad]]'s claymation cartoon is titled "DOUG the D'''i'''NO", and his "computer" has D'''i'''SK written on it.
*[[Shopping for Danger]] — The [[Cheat Commandos]] thwart [[Blue Laser]]'s plots at [[Price Style|PR'''i'''CE STYLE]]. Also, there is the DA'''i'''RY section in what appears to be the back of the store.
*[[Homestar Presents: Presents]] — One of the credits reads "VOCAL STYLES BY [[Missy Palmer|M'''i'''SSY]] AND [[Matt Chapman|MATT]]".
*Email [[origins]] — Strong Bad spraypaints [[graffiti]] on [[Marzipan]] reading "St8K D'''i'''NNeR".
*[[Senorial Day]] — Bubs holds up a [[tire]] of LOW SAV'''i'''NGS.
*Email [[portrait]] — Strong Mad's box of macaroni reads "TendaRON'''i'''".
*Email [[secret identity]] — The title on the cover of the magazine that Strong Bad does his advice column in reads "SCARFG'''i'''RL".
*Email [[narrator]] — Strong Bad's movie title reads "TH'''i'''NGS THAT GO DUMP '''i'''N THE N'''i'''GHT".
*Email [[disconnected]] — A poster in an Easter egg reads "With Special Make-up Effects by TOLD SALLIAVER'''i'''", containing both a capital and lowercase "i" in the same word.
*[[Kid Speedy]] — One of the courses is the EGG MOUNTAIN M'''i'''N'''i'''THON. The default value for the "you unlocked" screen is '''[[:Image:Unlocki.PNG|i]]''', and for the time taken to beat a race is '''i:ii:ii'''.
*[[Sketchbook (museum)|Ice Cream]] — Two of the three captions read "HOMESTAR RUNNER! WOW! '''i'''CY FUNT'''i'''ME!" and "STRONG BAD! GOOD DEL'''i'''TE...".
*Email [[retirement]] — [[Marzipan]]'s curtain introduces her as "MARZ'''i'''PAN".
*Email [[4 branches]] — An Easter egg reveals a spreadsheet with the words "MONGOLIAN BEEF W'''i'''G" written across it.
*Email [[unnatural]] — The [[The Classroom|chalkboard]] in the background during the meeting reads "TOWN MEET'''i'''N'".
*Email [[the movies]] — The stick figure in Strong Bad's [[ASCII art]] movie has a speech bubble that says "H'''i'''-YA!"
*[[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 14.2]]: Homestar is shown in the [[Kiddie Pool]] from [[stunt double]] with a piece of paper reading "QU'''i'''CK SAnD" on it.
*[[Ever and More!]] — Bubs's jetski is labeled "WETSK'''i'''".
*Email [[concert]] — The words "DeV'''i'''LeD eGG TRAY" are written on [[Limozeen]]'s list of requirements for a concert.
*Email [[pizza joint]] — The tape that The Cheat puts on [[The King of Town's Grill]] reads "CHEATSA P'''i'''ZZA".
*[[Rap Song]] — The cassette tape in the tape recorder reads "M'''i'''CK'S TAPE".
*[[Sloshybowl]] — The loading screen reads "LOAD'''i'''NG".
*Email [[buried]] — [[Bubs]]'s cans of toxic waste read "'''i'''NTOXICAT'''i'''NGLY good WASTE".
*[[SBCG4AP Advertisement]] — The viewer is informed that this "GAMe W'''i'''LL NOT L'''i'''TeRALLY" leave their Wii a smoldering crater.
*Email [[love poems]] — Homestar's acrostic poem spells "MARZ'''i'''PAN," and hence "inchiladas" is written entirely in lowercase.

[[Category: Inside Jokes]]
[[Category: Word running gags]]
[[Category:Spelling and Grammar]]

portrait

2008-11-13T04:38:14Z

TJDevil02: /* Commentary Transcript */

{{sbenav|139}}
[[Image:Sbemail139.png|thumb|Done by a Deutsch Master.]]

Strong Bad tries to make a portrait of himself.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[Lord Quackingstick]], {{Film|Strong Badman}} (Easter egg), [[Strong Badman Characters#Deutschman|Deutschman]] (Easter egg), [[Strong Badman Characters#The Deutsch Master|The Deutsch Master]] (Easter egg), {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, [[Princess Shellbra]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], A Museum, [[Trailer Home]], [[Strong Mad's Room]], [[Basement of the Brothers Strong]], [[The Field]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' Sunday, December 4, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:37

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

{{dvd|strongbad_email.exe Disc Five}}

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey everybody, it's a musical Strong Bad Email this week! ''{presses enter}'' ''{singing}'' Da-doot doot doot Dear, Dear Strong Bad, oh I was wondering—''{stops singing}'' Ahhh, I can't keep this up.

<blockquote class="email"><div>subject: portrait</div>
Dear Strong Bad- 
I was wondering if you ever wanted to have somebody 
paint a portrait of  your greatness. 
guess what, it's- 
Dylan Bragers (aka Coolio da Fabio) 
Texas
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Guess what? Nobody calls you Coolio da Fabio (aka quit making up nicknames for yourself.)  I'm just gonna call you Dealin' Burgers, which I assume doubles as an accurate job description.

''{Clears screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Moving onwardly, I suppose my greatness is worthy of portraiture. Perhaps one done by a Deutsch Master.

''{Cut to a portrait of Strong Bad, in a long-haired wig, a beret, and a toga, holding a toy stick with a duck's head on the end. The painting is in a gold frame, with a museum placard beside it (see [[#Trivia|below]]).}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The kind that are always getting stolen or vandalized by art bandits.

''{The Cheat appears from the top, wearing a black mask, skullcap, and a t-shirt reading "4rt b4ndit". He places a stencil over the painting and paints a "robotank", along with the words "RAD, RAD ROBOTANK", in pink spray paint.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Thanks, little buddy! Now it's worth something.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{obliging The Cheat noises; salutes}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{resumes typing}'' Or what about one of those black and white ink portraits you see in all the rich-guy newspapers.

''{Cut to a black-and-white newspaper. An image of Strong Bad in a suit and tie and holding a large cell phone is in the center.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, apparently they're not rich enough to afford any color. Or even solid lines! Just a bunch of dots and dashes. I look like Morse code. ''{imitating Morse code}'' Dah dah dah dee dee dee... I a-am ho-o-olding a real-ly ol-d cel-l-l pho-o-one.

''{Cut back to the Lappy. The screen has cleared.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Oops. No. Hey, I got it! A painting of such greatness demands only the finest materials. And what could be finer than black velvet in a cheap imitation wood frame? It would be showcased—

''{Cut to the velvet painting. It shows Strong Bad holding a skunk. A lamp with a moose on it can be seen to the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —in only the fanciest double-wide trailers. Oh, and look! I finally caught that skunk. I been chasing after that little scamp for—Whoa!—

''{The shot suddenly shifts to the right to reveal a [[:Image:Born to be danged.PNG|poster of a unicorn on a snowmobile with the caption "Born to be danged!!!"]]. Another moose lamp is seen on the right.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Is that a blacklight poster of a unicorn riding a snowmobile?! Now ''that'' is some esteemed company.

''{A [[Cold One|Cold One Ice]] flies at the lamp and shatters it.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{offscreen and in a groggy voice}'' Thanks for breaking my moose lamp.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Unfortunately, I don't know anybody with a useless Master of Fine Arts degree, so I might have to settle for something a bit more, how you say, made by Strong Mad or The Cheat.

''{Cut to The Cheat, who is noisily gnawing a relief-bust of Strong Bad's face into a log.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Very... uh, slobbery, The Cheat. This isn't quite what I had in mind when you said "sculpture."

''{Classical music starts playing.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You're really just... goin' to town there, aren't ya?

''{Strong Bad stares at The Cheat working for a moment.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm gonna ''{motioning with his glove}'' leave you two alone.

''{Strong Bad backs away. Cut to Strong Mad's room. Strong Mad is sprinkling glitter over a macaroni picture. A sticker on the left side reads "Great Thyme". Strong Bad walks up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, nice work, Chef Boyardee!

''{Cut to a close-up of the picture.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Like I couldn't have gone down to the kindergarten and hired a five-year-old to make me one of those.

''{Cut back to the wide shot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...Except that sounds pretty creepy and I'd probably go to jail.

'''STRONG MAD:''' ''{slams the glitter down}'' I'LL WAIT FOR YOU!

''{Cut back to the Lappy. Strong Bad sits down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, thanks to my no-talent minions, it looks like a self-portrait is the only way to go. And I will render it in nothing less than the classic style of the Trüe Mästers.

''{Cut to a shot of Strong Bad, who has somehow fit his head into a wooden cutout of a muscular man holding a sword with a keyboard on it. The man's abdominal muscles are in the shape of the letters "SB", and he is holding a falcon. His one visible leg wears a boot that looks vaguely similar to a [['Lectric Boot]]. There are also two cans of paint nearby, labeled "Some Paint" and "Some More Paint". There is also a cutout of a mermaid at his feet with an empty space for a head. He paints it with a small brush.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, at last: A self-portrait that accurately depicts who I am, where I'm from, and my passing interest in falconry.

''{He tries to get out.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh-oh. ''{keeps trying}'' How do I get outta this thing?

''{Cut to the reverse angle. He can be seen hanging by his head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' How did I get ''into'' this thing? ''{kicks his legs together a few times}''

''{Cut back to the front view. He holds up the duck-head toy from the first portrait.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{making the bird talk}'' Quack, quack.

''{Cut to a close-up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why, Lord Quackingstick, how nice to see you. You don't happen to have a hacksaw in your pocket, do you? ''{making the bird talk}'' Quack, quack.

''{Cut back to the wide shot.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, too bad. ''{looking down at the mermaid}'' Well, what about you, Princess Shellbra?

''{He moves the bird-on-a-stick into the face hole for the mermaid.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{making the bird talk in a high, sultry voice}'' Quack, quack. ''{speaking normally}'' But of course. I love to serenade you anytime with my ''{looks down to his right}'' mystical keyswordtar. I mean it's not like I'm goin' anywhere... anytime soon.

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

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Deutschmaster.PNG|thumb|"Strong Badman and Deutschman are both finished!!!"]]
*Click the white card beside the portrait by the Deutsch Master to see an "Adventures of [[Strong Badman]]" comic book. A "Deutsch Master" holding a paintbrush is silhouetted, standing over Strong Badman and Deutschman, who are both lying wounded on a pile of rubble.<blockquote>Enter... The Deutsch Master "Strong Badman and Deutschman are both '''finished!!!'''"</blockquote>
*Click the keyswordtar at the end to see a [[printable]] version of the robotank stencil The Cheat used to vandalize the painting.
*Click [[Lord Quackingstick]] at the end to see Strong Bad show off his keyswordtar to Homestar.
:''{Cut to The Field with Homestar and Strong Bad holding the keyswordtar, his head still in the hole, although it has been broken off from the rest of the portrait.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ...so that's when I realized I don't even need Lamaze classes.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Strong Bad, there's something different about you. Did you get a haircut?
:'''STRONG BAD:''' No, but I did get this new keyswordtar. ''{imitates guitar riff, waves the keyswordtar around}'' Maow, maow, maoooooooow. ''{falsetto}'' Keyboard, keyboooooard. ''{normal}'' Maow, maow, maooooooooow. ''{falsetto}'' Fight some brigands!! ''{Homestar holds up a [[BMW Lighter|SAAB lighter]], Strong Bad's voice returns to normal}'' Maow Maow, Maoooow-ow-ow-ow-ow-ow-owwowwoww-whammy-barrrrruh.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
* ''Deutsch'' is the German word for "German", but Strong Bad uses it as a play on ''Dutch''. (The similarity in sound has led to confusion about terms such as [[Wikipedia:Pennsylvania Dutch|Pennsylvania Dutch]], who are actually of German descent.) "Dutch masters" is a general term for the famous Dutch artists of the 17th century, such as [[Wikipedia:Rembrandt|Rembrandt]] and [[Wikipedia:Vermeer|Vermeer]]. "[[Wikipedia:Dutch Masters|Dutch Masters]]" is also a brand of cigars.
**If pronounced with all the umlauts Strong Bad had inserted, "Deutsch Master" would be pronounced DUOY-ch MEH-ster.
* [[Wikipedia:Falconry|Falconry]] is the art or sport of training raptors (birds of prey) to hunt or pursue game.
*[[Wikipedia:Lamaze|Lamaze]] is a relaxation technique designed to avoid the use of pain-killing drugs during childbirth.
*A [[Wikipedia:Tremolo arm|whammy bar]] is a lever mounted to the bridge of a guitar and is used to bend the notes up or down. Since it works by changing the tension of the guitar strings, its inclusion on Strong Bad's [[keyswordtar]] (a pun on the [[Wikipedia:Keytar|Keytar]]) is hard to explain. Real keytars use a [[Wikipedia:Portamento|pitch bend]] controller to bend pitches; it's possible that this "whammy bar" is in fact a [[Wikipedia:Musical Instrument Digital Interface|MIDI]] controller.
*[[Thyme]] is the herb depicted on Strong Mad's "Great Thyme" sticker. It often replaces the word time.
*The word "brigand" from Strong Bad's keyswordtar song in the Easter egg is another word for [[Wikipedia:Outlaw|outlaw]] or bandit.

===Trivia===
* This email was sent in by wiki user [[User:NachoMan|NachoMan]].
* This email currently has the largest filesize, possibly due to the bitmaps used for the Deutsch Master painting and the Rich Guy newspaper portrait.
* This email was released late Sunday night Atlanta time, but the website claimed that its release date was on Monday.
* The card next to the first portrait reads:
<blockquote style="font-family:Times,serif;border:2px solid black;background:#fff;color:#000;width:120px">
Strongio da Baddio 
DaVantres 
''c. 1658''</blockquote>

[[Image:cheap as free comics.png|thumb|100px|Cheap as Free Comics]]
* The upper-left corner of the comic book reads:

{| cellspacing="0" style="border:1px solid black;background:#fff;color:#000;width:150px;margin-left:2em"
|-
| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black;text-align:center;" |
<big>CHEAP AS 
FREE 
comics</big> 
''{The Cheat in costume}''
|-
| style="border:1px solid black;text-align:center" |
$1.25 
$8.00 CAN 
<big>45</big>
| style="border:1px solid black;text-align:center;" |
APPROVED 
BY THE 
COMICS 
CODE 
''{symbol}''
|}
* The captions for the newspaper picture read "Sell phones or ''Cell'' phones?" above and "''Strong Bad''" below. A lower headline reads "Banks have 'money'".
* The visible portions of the newspaper articles read:
{| style="border:2px solid black; font-family: Times, serif;"
|-
| width=200 valign=top | <big><big>Mulligatawny</big></big> 
stew rose high in 
the markets today 
fter rumors spread 
a really sweet deal 
over at my place 
usually get started 
d nine and go until 
who knows when! 
Pork bellies will be 
erved around 8-ish. 
tures to follow at 9 
ase bring your own 
pkins if you're into 
 that crap. Not me. 
ipe hands on pants, 
 yo. Anyways, I'm 
ally rich and money 
s still very valuable.
| width = 240px valign=top | <big><big>G</big>igantic cell phone</big> 
making a 4th quart 
comeback as the the "it' 
toy of the Decemberwe 
season. "Who wants to 
put a phone in their poc 
when you can carry aro 
a separate suitcase just 
for a portable, wireless 
mobile, take-anywhere 
cellular telephone. Ma 
analysts predict all the 
cool kids will be luggi 
these stylish jobbies fr 
prom dance to soccer 
practice in 2006. 
 "I want a cell phone 
that is quite large," say 
the sleepy rabbit. 
The technology sector is anticipating 
other woodland creatures to be amon 
early adopters of the new technology
|}

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad tells "Coolio da Fabio" to "quit making up nicknames for yourself." However, in [[english paper]], he actually recommends it, saying "it couldn't hurt to soup up your name a little bit."
**Additionally, an Easter egg in [[retirement]] shows a list of nicknames Strong Bad made up for himself.
*Homestar's lighter in the keyswordtar Easter egg is a [[Wikipedia:Saab|Saab]] lighter, in contrast to Strong Bad's [[BMW lighter]].
*The fours in The Cheat's ''4rt b4ndit'' shirt are another example of [[Internet Slang|Leetspeak]] in the toons.
*Strong Bad's comment about "a useless Master of Fine Arts Degree" is a self-reference to [[Mike Chapman]]. Mike has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and, according to the [[Tastes Like Chicken Interview]], dropped out of graduate school because he felt that his photographic style was not commercially viable.
*The second small line on the right newspaper paragraph repeats the word "the".

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad mistypes his line "Guess what? Nobody calls you Coolio da Fabio (aka quit making up nicknames for yourself.)" The period should be outside the parentheses; Strong Bad types it inside.
*In the Easter egg, when Strong Bad is moving the wooden cutout of the keyswordtar around, the picture reverses direction.
*In the scene where Strong Bad says "How did I get into this thing?", [[Lord Quackingstick]] is not there.
*In the picture of Strong Bad holding the old cell phone, his arm is longer than usual.

===Inside References===
*Homestar's line "Thanks for breaking my moose lamp" is a reference to [[caper]], where he thanked Strong Bad and The Cheat for breaking his [[cow lamp]].
*The velvet painting of Strong Bad holding the skunk was done by [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]].
*The gnawing pose for The Cheat was last used in [[personal favorites]]. In the [[personal favorites#Commentary Transcript|DVD commentary]], [[The Brothers Chaps]] mention wanting to use that pose again.
*Strong Bad has a similar blacklight unicorn painting, as seen in the [[Strong Bad's Room Main Page]].
*The [[School Paste]] in Strong Mad's room was first seen in Strong Sad's room in the Email [[depressio]].
*The tune that Strong Bad uses to sing the opening lines of the e-mail is very similar to the background music of [[Fall Float Parade]].
*Strong Mad's box of "TendaRONi" is another appearance of [[Lowercase i's|lowercase ''i'''s]].
*The extra [[Wikipedia:Heavy metal umlaut|umlauts]] in "Trüe Mästers" mirror those in "Witches' Brüe" from [[Halloween Fairstival]].
*[[Wikipedia:Mulligatawny|Mulligatawny]], a kind of soup, also appeared in the [[Experimental Film#Commentary Transcript 2|DVD commentary for Experimental Film]].
*Deutschman, one of the characters on the [[Strong Badman]] comic cover, was created in [[haircut]].

===Real-World References===
*"TendaRONi" is a reference to the song [http://lyrics.duble.com/lyrics/B/bobby-brown-lyrics/bobby-brown-roni-lyrics.htm "Roni"] by [[Wikipedia:Bobby Brown|Bobby Brown]]. The lyrics of this song make reference to a "tender Roni".
*The Rad Rad Robotank is likely a double-reference to [[Transformers]] and the [[Wikipedia:Image:Nglogonew2006.gif|Newgrounds.com logo]]. The fact that it appears as a stencil is possibly a jab at Newgrounds' tendency to encourage people to place their [http://www.newgrounds.com/stickers/ promotional stickers] everywhere. It may also be in reference to a British artist, [[Wikipedia:Banksy|Banksy]], who uses stencils and has also produced paintings which consist of modified forms of existing works of art.
*The black-and-white portrait of Strong Bad is a "[[Wikipedia:Hedcut|hedcut]]", a type of drawing [http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/journal/ developed by] and used in ''[[Wikipedia:The Wall Street Journal|The Wall Street Journal]]'' (which is probably the "rich-guy newspaper" he was referring to).
*[[Wikipedia:Chef Boyardee|Chef Boyardee]] was an Italian chef who is famous for his canned food franchise.
*Homestar holds up a [[Wikipedia:Saab|Saab]] lighter during the Easter egg with Strong Bad.
*The pattern of Strong Bad's solo in the Easter egg could possibly be a rendition of "Feelin' Stronger Every Day," by the band Chicago.

===Fast Forward===
*The trailer with the black light poster of the unicorn is later revealed to be the one that Vance Mudgeman's family lives in in [[secret identity]].
*The Cheat's spray paint design later appears in the [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five#FBI Warning|FBI warning]] for [[strongbad_email.exe Disc Five]].

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

'''MIKE:''' All right, I got a special surprise for you guys.

'''MATT:''' Okay.

'''MIKE:''' I'm going to put Ryan in a full nelson ''{Ryan screaming}'' for this ''whole'' commentary. All right.

''{all laugh}''

'''RYAN:''' I'm ready.

'''MATT:''' All right.

'''RYAN:''' Wooo!

'''MIKE:''' I've got the fingers locked too.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' If you were Hercules Hernandez, Mike, this would be— curtains for Ryan.

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I like how he was Hercules, he was — you know, they dropped the Hernandez after a while, he just became Hercules.

'''MATT:''' Right, right.

'''MIKE:''' They called him Herc. ''{indistinguishable}'' liked to call him Herc.

'''RYAN:''' The Herc!

''{laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' Versus Billy ''{indistinguishable}'', I've got a trading card of that match.

'''MATT:''' How you doing down there, Ry?

'''RYAN:''' I'm doing all right. So there were wrestling trading cards?

'''MATT AND MIKE:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yep.

'''MIKE:''' That's my trading card actually.

'''MATT:''' Is it?

'''MIKE:''' Andy Cooper gave that to me.

'''MATT:''' Coopreme.

'''MIKE:''' It was fun to do, um— the portraits. I liked to do the Wall Street Journal one.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. What do they call that? What's the name of those?

'''MIKE:''' I forget, there's uh—

'''RYAN:''' Dot matrix.

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' The dot..

'''MIKE:''' Dot matrix. ''{laughs}'' Oh, look! It's like the beginning of the DVD.

'''MATT:''' Oh, it is!

'''MIKE:''' What's that guy's name?

'''RYAN:''' Banksy.

'''MATT:''' Banksy.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' There was Banksy in that movie Children of Men, thats supposed to take place in the future. Some guy has a whole bunch of banksy artwork in his futuristic home.

'''RYAN:''' ''{indistinguishable}''

'''MIKE:''' So, I've still got Ryan in the full nelson.

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' This is—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Oh yeah, how's it going down there, Ry?

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' I don't—

'''MIKE:''' ''{overlapping}'' I'm gonna be— remain true to my word.

'''RYAN:''' ''{overlapping}'' I mean—

'''MATT:''' ''{overlapping}'' Can you even look at the computer?

'''RYAN:''' Sort of.

'''MATT:''' To see the DVD?

'''MIKE:''' I can adjust my hold. Does it hurt, Ryan?

'''RYAN:''' It's not comfortable, I'll tell you that much.

'''MIKE:''' All right, I can loosen it up a little bit.

'''RYAN:''' What? I mean— If you're in a full nelson, you've gotta feel it. You won't learn anything.

'''MATT:''' Uh, our Craig Zobel made an amazing faux velvet painting of our friend Fabs from Germany for me one time.

'''MIKE:''' That was a good present.

'''MATT:''' A great present.

'''MIKE:''' I was jealous.

'''MATT:''' Hey look, there's a moose lamp. Is this the same place where Strong Bad's secret identity self lives?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah, where he yells, he's got the 5 o'clock shadow.

'''MATT:''' Oh! Look out!

'''RYAN:''' Is there paper you can print for a felt poster?

'''MATT:''' A black light poster?

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' I dunno.

'''RYAN:''' They should.

'''MIKE:''' I almost got a useless Master of Fine Arts degree.

'''MATT:''' Yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' We know some people who have those.

'''MIKE:''' We've got several friends—

'''RYAN:''' Woo!

'''MIKE:''' I decided to call it quits after a year.

'''MATT:''' Look at that! Man he's really going—

'''RYAN:''' He's making his own totem pole.

'''MATT:''' He is.

'''RYAN:''' We shoulda done it.

'''MATT:''' We were supposed to have done that, several years ago.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' Who put up that sign? Did The Cheat put up that sign? Or is—

'''MIKE:''' No it's always there. What are you talking about? That's where log gnawing takes place.

'''MATT:''' Look— I like how there's this disgusting— The Cheats spittle is— making the ground wet.

''{pause}''

'''MIKE:''' Oh, a tender-roni.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Great Thyme!

'''MIKE:''' That'd be a good scratch and sniff sticker.

'''MATT:''' I like to spell time with a T-H-Y all the time. All the thyme. ''{pronounces the "th"}''

'''RYAN:''' The the— the Thames river.

'''MATT:''' How do you like Strong Mad's room Ryan?

'''RYAN:''' I do— I like it a lot, I like the circles.

'''MATT:''' Yeah. It feels like that could be a room in your house.

'''RYAN:''' It could— it could be.

'''MATT:''' Ryan has—

'''RYAN:''' I ''{indistinguishable}'' the stripes.

'''MATT:''' Ryan has a nice paint job.

''{laughter}''

'''MATT:''' "Some paint." "Some ''more'' paint."

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' It looks— I think there's a real paint can that looks like that.

'''MATT:''' Ohh, nice.

'''MIKE:''' Maybe.

'''MATT:''' Ryan, if you could shape your six-pack into some letters, what would you have it say?

'''RYAN:''' Uh.. Strong— Stay—- Stay cool.

''{laughter}''

'''MIKE:''' That's a good message to send to people.

''{pause}''

'''MATT:''' I want a Lord Quackingstick of my own, you guys.

'''RYAN:''' Yeah.

'''MATT:''' Umm... how's the full nelson going, Ry?

'''RYAN:''' It's— it is sore.

'''MATT:''' It's starting to get sore?

'''MIKE:''' Whaddya think the longest full nelson ever is?

'''MATT:''' I dunno.

'''MIKE:''' I bet we're in the top— I bet we're in the top hundred here.

'''MIKE:''' Really?

'''MIKE:''' I dunno. Why else would anyone—

'''RYAN:''' Do this.

'''MIKE:''' —do this for this long?

==Fun Facts==

* Hercules Hernandez was a professional wrestler who used the full nelson as a finishing move. The "Billy" referenced is Billy Jack Haynes; the two wrestlers met at WrestleMania III, and their grudge was over which one could perform the full nelson better.

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