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Weclome Back

202.47.116.249 — Fri, 07 Jul 2006 10:18:45 GMT

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{{toonnav|Big Toon|weclomeback|A Folky Tale|The King of Town DVD}}
[[Image:Weclome Back.PNG|thumb|"What is it, like, mid-May or something?"]]
Homestar and the gang all reflect on their summer vacation.

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

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Topiary Garden]], [[The Island]], [[Obstacle Course]], [[Airplane]]

'''Date:''' July 3, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:37

'''Page Title:''' Your dreams were your ticket out...

==Transcript==
''{A closeup of a time clock attached to a telephone pole. A time card is punched in. The words "Weclome Back" are shown, and flash various colors. Pull out to see Bubs holding a cup of coffee, in front of a table with styrofoam cups and an urn, in the Field. Marzipan enters and also punches in.}''

'''BUBS:''' Well, hello, Marzi-person! Welcome back.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, howdy, stranger!

'''BUBS:''' Stranger? I'm Bubs, remember?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{unimpressed}'' Uh, I know. It's a joke.

'''BUBS:''' That's hilarious! How was your vacation?

'''MARZIPAN:''' It was tout de suite! I took the Cool Tapes on a midwestern tour ''{the tour map pops up}'' of bead shops and topiary gardens.

''{Cut to a topiary garden; Marzipan, Strong Mad and The Cheat are playing in the band}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{singing}''
:Cool tapes are cool, and we're better than ever,
:Cool tapes are cool, 'cause we're light as a feather.
:Keep it down with that real cool flavor,
:Me and The Cheat and our bass player.
:Rockin' the spot.
:Yeah, we're rockin' the spot.

''{Marzipan appears behind a topiary tree shaped like William Shakespeare.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Grapes, y'all! And don't forget we've got cool 7-inches for sale over at our merch table.

''{Cut to the merchandise table. Homsar is standing on it, it has a sign reading "Merch Masala" and another reading "Steven Inches $π"}''

'''HOMSAR:''' I'm a little light in the leftovers!

''{Homsar's hat flies off the left of the screen, and comes back on from the right and settles on his head. Cut back to Bubs and Marzipan at the coffee table.}''

'''BUBS:''' I bet you drove the shapèd plants wild.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Yeah, they were way into it. So what did you do?

'''BUBS:''' I drove my baloney sandwich truck down to the beach.

''{Cut to the tropical island. Bubs's "Baloney Sammich Truck", which resembles an ice-cream truck, doesn't quite fit, and the rear wheels are in the water.}''

'''BUBS:''' BAH-loh-NEH!!! Come on, people! Come on, palm tree! I'm-tryingtosellabaloneysammich!

''{An Atari seagull squawks and flies past.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{angrily to Atari seagull}'' You shut your face!

''{Cut back to the coffee table.}''

'''BUBS:''' I sold exactly zero baloney sandwiches!

'''MARZIPAN:''' Well, that's great!

'''BUBS:''' Yeah, it was pretty much my best summer ever.

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{walks in}'' Same here. I spent two glorious weeks at Gluten Camp. I learned more about this oft-misunderstood plant protein than I ever thought possible.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' What''eva!'' ''{puts a time card in the time clock}'' I was across the lake at Glutton Camp. And we challenged those pansies to an obstacle course!

''{Cut to the obstacle course, pan across to see Strong Sad and the King of Town stuck in two tire swings.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Well, should we call it a draw?

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Hecks, no! I got stuck in here 10 minutes before you!

''{Pan across to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Let's go, Glorten Camp! Glorten Camp is pain and scranin' on yous!

'''STRONG BAD (VOICE ONLY):''' Oh yeah?

''{cut back to the coffee table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well while you slo-mos were slounching around on your haunchy laurels, I was checking the most amazing email of my career!

''{Cut through static to Strong Bad, holding the Lappy, on a plane. Screen markers and a recording light are visible, as though viewed through a camcorder. Strong Bad leans in and adjusts the focus.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right, Lappy, when I mash record on that camera, we're gonna perform the world's first death-defying midair SBEmail check! We'll make the cover of all the latest blogs! Now, are you psyched?! I'm psyched, are you psyched?!? OK, 3! 2! 1!

''{Strong Bad leans in and presses a button on the camera. Cut through static to Strong Bad standing on the ground. The camera drops to the ground and slowly falls over.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, the believing is hard to be doing, because that was so incredible! We met so many celebrities in midair! And the part with the narwhale ''{sic}'' was ''so'' illegal.

''{Cut through static to Strong Bad, back at the coffee table}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, cuh-rap! What am I, your dad? I can't believe I pulled the old "mash Stop when you think you're mashing Record and mash Record when you think you're mashing Stop" routine on myself.

'''MARZIPAN:''' But if we've all been on vacation, who's been taking care of the website?

''{Homestar Runner walks in, tired, wearing a dressing gown, a nightcap and Nebulon slippers, with a cinnamon 5 o'clock shadow.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{yawns}'' What's up, my brothers? Let no one say the Homestar Runner don't know how to nap. What is it, like mid-May or something?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, try "early July."

''{Zoom in.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah! I slept through June!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yup.

''{Zoom in even tighter.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Aah-! -gatha Christie would never sleep through June... neither would Angela Lansbury.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Aren't they the same person?

'''BUBS:''' Yeah.

'''KING OF TOWN:''' Yep.

'''MARZIPAN:''' I think they are.

'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, they definitely are.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, it's settled then. Now, what's this I hear about some of you guys sleeping through June? I'll let it slide this time, but June-sleepers will not be tolerated from this day henceforth. Now, whose turn was it to ''{rolls tongue}'' bring the doughnuts?

'''EVERYONE BUT HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yours!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Well, I'll let it slide this time, but doughnut-rememberers will dough-not be tolerated from now on. All right, everybody, everybody. It's time to get this www-dot-show back on the road-dot-com. Now, places! Aaand...

''{Cut to everyone standing in regular clothes in front of a plain blue background. The words "everybody, everybody" appear in front of them, zooming and flashing. The music from the [[Intro]] page plays.}''

'''CHILDREN:''' Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody! Everybody, everybody!

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Freewheelinsteve.PNG|thumb|The Freewheelin' Eh, Steve]]
* In Homsar's scene, click on the "Steven Inches" sign to see a "The Freewheelin' Eh, Steve" album cover. On the bottom it lists the songs ''Sweet Cups and Cakes'' by Wheelchair Man, ''Eh, Steve's Dream'' by Eh, Steve!, and ''Talkin' Trying to Catch a Worm Blues'' by Fresh Juice.
* When the King of Town first appears, click on his crown to see his "I'm with Glutton Camp" T-shirt.
* Click on the left "everybody" at the end of the toon to see what Pom Pom and The Poopsmith presumably did during their summer vacation.
:''{Pom Pom and the Poopsmith are both leaning on the palm tree on the deserted island. The Poopsmith is wearing Strong Bad's Dangeresque sunglasses, and Pom Pom is wearing Homestar's. After a few moments, a thought cloud appears and reveals that Pom Pom is thinking of a baloney sandwich. Another one appears shortly afterwards and shows that the Poopsmith is too.}''

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}

===Explanations===
*This toon refers to the real-life vacation that [[The Brothers Chaps]] took in the late spring/early summer of 2006, during which time the site went nearly seven weeks (48 days) without a major update, the longest hiatus on record. There were various minor updates during this period, but no toons.
*The Baloney Truck is a spoof on the [[wikipedia:Ice_cream_truck|Ice Cream Truck/Van]], which is popular in some parts of the world.

===Trivia===
[[Image:Cool tapes tour.png|thumb|300px|Cool Tapes' June 2006 tour]]
*The time card reads:
{| style="border-collapse: collapse; text-align: center; font-face: monospace"
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C; font: bold 100% sans-serif"
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|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " |   ||  
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
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|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
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|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
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|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 7:45 || 6:21
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 9:21 || 6:03
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 12:02 || 5:58
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 7:56 || 6:23
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 8:03 || 5:54
|- style="border: 3px solid #F9C"
| style="border-right: 10px double #F9C " | 7:45 || 6:21
|}
*The Cool Tapes tour goes through East Westerburg, Beadsburg, Bead Store City, Sculpted Busheston, New Beadshop, Topiarianapolis, Beeeeeds, and Tope Gardens. Other towns on the map are Northtime, Pantsburg, Shoigut, Thuxtable, and The Slickster.
*There are trees in the topiary garden shaped as an ice-cream cone, [[Trogdor]], a tree stump, and [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|William Shakespeare]].
*According to the sign on the side of Bubs's truck, he's selling:
**"Gumball Surprise"—A baloney sandwich with a purple gumball on top.
**"Open Smiley Face"—An open baloney sandwich with a smiley face drawn on it in mustard.
**"I Heart Baloney"—A baloney sandwich with heart-shaped bread.
**"Dog Food"—A baloney sandwich with bone-shaped bread.
**"It's Not a Real Popsicle"—A baloney sandwich with popsicle-shaped bread.
**"Inside Out"—A piece of bread between two slices of baloney.
*In the DVD commentary on Strong Bad Email [[island]], Matt said they should use the island again. In addition to this cartoon, they already reused it in [[disconnected]].

===Remarks===
*[[Wikipedia:Agatha Christie|Agatha Christie]] and [[Wikipedia:Angela Lansbury|Angela Lansbury]] are not, in fact, the same person. Christie was a crime fiction author, and Lansbury is an actress famous for ''playing'' a crime fiction author on ''[[Wikipedia:Murder, She Wrote|Murder, She Wrote]]''. Lansbury however ''did'' play Christie's fictional sleuth [[Wikipedia:Miss Marple|Miss Marple]] in the movie adaptation of Christie's ''[[Wikipedia:The Mirror Crack'd|The Mirror Crack'd]]''.
*The spelling ''narwhale'' and Strong Bad's pronunciation of it are accepted variants; the more common spelling is ''narwhal''.
*Strong Bad's camera remains centered while it's falling. For this to happen, it would actually have to be rotating in space before it finally falls to the ground.
*When we see the back of the Lappy, it has none of the connection ports from [[isp]], but it is possible that Strong Bad's glove may be covering them.
*How could Strong Bad have Internet access whilst freefalling? There's no way he could use cables (for obvious reasons) and its would be impossible for the Lappy to have Wireless access concidering the Lappy has only 5 minutes of battery life and Strong Bad doesn't know what wreless access is (as evident in [[technology]])

===Glitches===
*When Marzipan's angry expression is used, blinking causes her outline to be intruded.

===Inside References===
* Bub's speech pattern in the beginning of this toon is reminiscent of his speech pattern in email # 131 [[boring (really)]].
* [[Pants]]burg is one of the [[Strong Bad's Vacation Spots|places Strong Bad visited]] on his [[vacation]], and one of the places in [[Limozeen]]'s [[Limozeen#Zeenin' Across the Country 2001|Zeenin' Across the Country tour]].
* Strong Bad's line, "I can't believe I pulled the 'Mash stop when you think you're mashing record, and mash record when you think you're mashing stop' on myself", is a reference to [[Mashing Go|mashing go/play on something]]
* The Atari seagull first appeared in [[huttah!]] and [[take-a-break.exe]].
* Marzipan's [[Cool Tapes]] band comes from [[Cool Things]].
**Marzipan's remark, "Grapes, y'all!", is a reference to the bag of four grapes that appeared in the original lyrics.
* The toon's title contains the word [[Unusual Greetings#Weclome|Weclome]].
* Homestar's slippers resemble [[Nebulon]].
* Bubs pronounces "shaped plants" the same way Strong Bad and Teenage Homestar pronounced "striped pants" in [[highschool]].
* One of the places the Cool Tapes band visits is East Westerburg. Westerberg (spelled slightly differently) was visited in [[Thy Dungeonman 3]], and it was to the east of the player's starting location.
* The Poopsmith is wearing what appears to be [[Strong Bad]]'s [[Dangeresque]] sunglasses, and Pom Pom is wearing [[Dangeresque Too]]'s sunglasses.
* In addition to the two ropes attaching the tire swings to the tree at the obstacle course, a third rope hangs from the sky and sways gently, as did the rope featured in [[A Folky Tale]].
* The "Gumball Surprise" is another example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].
* Homestar's sleeping through June is similar to how he slept through most of Decemberween in [[Homestar Presents: Presents]].
* The Eh! Steve song "Sweet Cup and Cakes" refers to [[Sweet Cuppin' Cakes]], from which he originated.
* "Fresh Juice" (from the Eh! Steve album) is one of the suggested death metal lyrics from the worksheet in [[death metal]].

===Real-World References===
*The city "The Slickster" (as seen on the Cool Tapes tour map) is a reference to former [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]] manager [[Wikipedia:Ken Johnson (wrestling)|Ken Johnson]], whose ring name was Slick and often called "The Slickster" by the commentators.
*The city of "Thuxtable" is a reference to Theo Huxtable, a character on [[Wikipedia:The Cosby Show|The Cosby Show]]. Theo Huxtable was previously referenced in [[Halloween Potion-ma-jig]], when Coach Z dressed up like him.
*The design of the Cool Tapes Marzipan amps is based on the design of the classic Marshall amp. It was previously seen in [[different town]].
*The page title references the theme song from the sitcom ''[[Wikipedia:Welcome Back, Kotter|Welcome Back, Kotter]]'' ("Welcome back / Your dreams were your ticket out...").
*Athletic competitions between summer camps occupying the same campground are common in family movies and cartoons. Some examples include the movies ''[[Wikipedia:Heavyweights|Heavyweights]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:Meatballs (film)|Meatballs]]''.
*The "Freewheelin' Eh! Steve" album cover is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan's]] early album, ''[[Wikipedia:The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan|The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan]]''. In addition, "Eh! Steve's Dream" is a reference to the Dylan song ''Bob Dylan's Dream'' and "Talkin' Trying to Catch a Worm Blues" refers to Dylan's song ''Talkin' World War III Blues''.
*Homestar's green ribcage [[Homestar Runner in pajamas|shirt]] is a reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:This Is Spinal Tap|This Is Spinal Tap]]'', in which [[Wikipedia:Nigel Tufnel|Nigel Tufnel]] wears the same shirt and later remarks "This is what I sleep in sometimes".
**The Eh! Steve song "Sweet Cups and Cakes" is likely a ''This Is Spinal Tap'' reference as well, since "Cups and Cakes" is the name of a Spinal Tap song.
*Strong Mad's violin styled bass bears a resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Hofner|Hofner]] bass played by [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]]. However, Strong Mad plays right handed, while Paul is left-handed.
*Strong Bad's Narwhal reference is a reference to the popular Internet game [http://www.spinnerdisc.com/narwhaldiving.html Narwhal Diving] at the website [http://www.spinnerdisc.com Spinnerdisc.com].
*The sign on the merchandise table that reads "Merch Masala" refers to the 1985 Hindi movie [[Wikipedia:Mirch Masala|Mirch Masala]]. Mirch Masala is also the name of an Indian restaurant in Decatur, Georgia.
*Strong Sad's "I'm with gluten" T-shirt is a play on the popular [[Wikipedia:1980s|'80s]] "I'm with stupid" T-shirts.

==External Links==
*[[HR:weclomeback.html|watch "Weclome Back"]]
*[[HR:weclomeback.swf|view the Flash file for "Weclome Back"]]
*[[Forum:8992|forum thread re: "Weclome Back"]]

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Thy Dungeonman 3

202.47.116.249 — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:19:26 GMT

202.47.116.249: N64 controller

{{vgamenav|dman3|Thy Dungeonman II|Pigs on Head}}
[[Image:thy dungeonman 3 deinterlaced.png|thumb|right|220px|Behold Thy Graphics!!]]
[[Image:Dungeonman 3 cover.PNG|thumb|Box art]]

''"No man slays dungeons quite like the Thy Dungeonman from the Thy Dungeonman computer game series. Hi-res graphics improve on the no-res graphics from the previous text-onlyventures. Get ye flask, fool!"'' - [[Videlectrix]]

'''Thy Dungeonman III''' is the second sequel in the [[Thy Dungeonman]] franchise produced by [[Videlectrix]]. The most notable feature of this sequel is the addition of graphics, with imitation low-resolution still frames accompanying each room of the game. As with the first two installments in the the Dungeonman series, the game is a text-command-controlled adventure centered around a knight's escape from a dungeon.

'''Page Title:''' Behold Thy Graphics!!

'''Date:''' April 24, 2006

==Commands==
[[Image:Dungeonman 3 cover back.PNG|thumb|Back cover]]
===Main Commands===

*north or n
*south or s
*east or e
*west or w
*look
*get
*talk
*inventory or inv
*use
*save (1-5)
*load (1-5)
*the UP arrow cycles through previous commands

'''[[Thy Dungeonman III Commands|See full list of commands]]'''

==Ways to Lose the Game==

*Get crushed. (Don't escape from the first room fast enough.)
*Going back into the room with the monk.
*Getting lost in the woods (when you don't have the map, don't use other directions besides EAST).
*Trying to fight the troll (KILL TROLL).
*Trying to kill the bird at the monastery (KILL BIRD).
*Trying to kill the barkeep (PUNCH, KICK, or KILL BARKEEP).
*Attempting to steal barkeep's beard (STEAL BEARD).
*Attempting to steal barkeep's drink (STEAL DRINK).
*Choosing the wrong Kigalonian.
*Getting the answers wrong to the Hag's questions.
*Attempting to steal the Vegetable Cart Man's Corn. (STEAL CORN).
*Eating the fake ketchup. (EAT BLOOD).
*By typing HANG OUT.

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===

*The game says various things if it cannot understand what you typed:
**Say who, dungeonbabbler?
**<nowiki>'</nowiki>''{whatever you typed}''<nowiki>'</nowiki> is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
**I don't understand you. I cannot understand you. I don't understand the things you say. I can't understand a single word.
**Thou're not very goodst at thist gamest.
**Make the bad typing go away, Mommy.
**Sorry. Thy Dungeonman parser is english only. Spanish and Idiot not spake here.
**Huh?
**Say what now?
*A sound similar to a floppy disk being accessed plays before a new graphic appears, as though it's being `loaded.'
*The game says various things if you try to go in an unavailable direction from the vicinity of Westerburg:
**(north) Thou can't go that way. I guess your copy of "Lonely Dungeon: Westerburg" is out-of-date.
**(east) Go east, eh? Thou're killing me. Thou can't go east. Try again some other time.
**(west) Aren't you the king of wishful thinking. Too bad there are no exits in that direction, because I've heard life is peaceful there.
**(south) No puedo hacerlo. Lo siento, Dungeonhombre.

===Remarks===

*For some reason, if you type "GO PEE" the game treats it as "EAST" or "GO EAST".
*There is a warp portal that takes you directly inside the dungeon that is accessed by typing "GO IN LOG" or "ENTER LOG" at the creepy woods; however, if you have not yet gotten the flask-grabbing glove, you will be unable to win the game.
*The "pwd" command seems to have been modified, as it now gives your location as "Wastes of Time/Dumb Games/Dungeonman 3/$LOCATION".

===Inside References===

*If you try to pick up the log in the woods west of the crossroads, it says "Painful memories of finishing last in the World's Strongest Dungeonman contest are dredged up." This could be a reference to [[Original Book|The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest]].
*When flicking through the hag's scrapbook, if you see the town sign for Rottenscab, it reads "If thou lived here, thou would be home by now". This joke was also made in [[for kids]].
*When you look at the stone bridge, it will tell you that it is notorious for its knife fights. This is a reference to [[personal favorites]], where Coach Z and Pom Pom had a knife fight on a stone bridge.

===Real World References===

*On mistyping, the words "I don't understand the things you say. I can't understand a single word." is attributed to [[They Might Be Giants]]' song [http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Fingertips Fingertips].
*The falling man after you grasp the flask is a reference to Myst
*The screen shown when you get the flask for the first time is a reference to the opening sequence of Myst (the image in question also being featured on Myst's original box art).
*The "internal or external command" error message is the message you get in the [[Wikipedia:Windows XP|Windows XP]] console if it doesn't recognise what you type.
*While musing on thoughts of her dead husband, the hag is said to be [[Wikipedia:FernGully|'ferngullying']] and [[Wikipedia:The Land Before Time|'landbeforetiming']], both references to popular early 90's animation franchises.
* One of the possible presents that the hag might have gotten is a: [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_64|Nintendo 64]] Controller (Called an N64 Paddle in this game) The controller is popular for being the first to resurrect the [[Wikipedia:Analog_stick|Analog stick]] having last being used in 1982, It is also popular for its rather unusual but sucessful three-handed design
*The error displayed when you type "Go West" when there is no west exit is a reference to the lyrics of two songs: "King of Wishful Thinking" by the band Go West, and "Go West" by the Village People.

==See Also==

*[[Thy Dungeonman III Walkthrough]]

==External Links==

*[[Videlectrix:dman3.html|Play Thy Dungeonman III]]
*[[Videlectrix:thyDungeonman3.swf|Play Thy Dungeonman III (Flash file)]]
*[[Forum:8038|Forum thread re: "Thy Dungeonman III"]]

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Thy Dungeonman 3

202.47.116.249 — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 15:16:54 GMT

202.47.116.249: /* Real World References */

{{vgamenav|dman3|Thy Dungeonman II|Pigs on Head}}
[[Image:thy dungeonman 3 deinterlaced.png|thumb|right|220px|Behold Thy Graphics!!]]
[[Image:Dungeonman 3 cover.PNG|thumb|Box art]]

''"No man slays dungeons quite like the Thy Dungeonman from the Thy Dungeonman computer game series. Hi-res graphics improve on the no-res graphics from the previous text-onlyventures. Get ye flask, fool!"'' - [[Videlectrix]]

'''Thy Dungeonman III''' is the second sequel in the [[Thy Dungeonman]] franchise produced by [[Videlectrix]]. The most notable feature of this sequel is the addition of graphics, with imitation low-resolution still frames accompanying each room of the game. As with the first two installments in the the Dungeonman series, the game is a text-command-controlled adventure centered around a knight's escape from a dungeon.

'''Page Title:''' Behold Thy Graphics!!

'''Date:''' April 24, 2006

==Commands==
[[Image:Dungeonman 3 cover back.PNG|thumb|Back cover]]
===Main Commands===

*north or n
*south or s
*east or e
*west or w
*look
*get
*talk
*inventory or inv
*use
*save (1-5)
*load (1-5)
*the UP arrow cycles through previous commands

'''[[Thy Dungeonman III Commands|See full list of commands]]'''

==Ways to Lose the Game==

*Get crushed. (Don't escape from the first room fast enough.)
*Going back into the room with the monk.
*Getting lost in the woods (when you don't have the map, don't use other directions besides EAST).
*Trying to fight the troll (KILL TROLL).
*Trying to kill the bird at the monastery (KILL BIRD).
*Trying to kill the barkeep (PUNCH, KICK, or KILL BARKEEP).
*Attempting to steal barkeep's beard (STEAL BEARD).
*Attempting to steal barkeep's drink (STEAL DRINK).
*Choosing the wrong Kigalonian.
*Getting the answers wrong to the Hag's questions.
*Attempting to steal the Vegetable Cart Man's Corn. (STEAL CORN).
*Eating the fake ketchup. (EAT BLOOD).
*By typing HANG OUT.

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===

*The game says various things if it cannot understand what you typed:
**Say who, dungeonbabbler?
**<nowiki>'</nowiki>''{whatever you typed}''<nowiki>'</nowiki> is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
**I don't understand you. I cannot understand you. I don't understand the things you say. I can't understand a single word.
**Thou're not very goodst at thist gamest.
**Make the bad typing go away, Mommy.
**Sorry. Thy Dungeonman parser is english only. Spanish and Idiot not spake here.
**Huh?
**Say what now?
*A sound similar to a floppy disk being accessed plays before a new graphic appears, as though it's being `loaded.'
*The game says various things if you try to go in an unavailable direction from the vicinity of Westerburg:
**(north) Thou can't go that way. I guess your copy of "Lonely Dungeon: Westerburg" is out-of-date.
**(east) Go east, eh? Thou're killing me. Thou can't go east. Try again some other time.
**(west) Aren't you the king of wishful thinking. Too bad there are no exits in that direction, because I've heard life is peaceful there.
**(south) No puedo hacerlo. Lo siento, Dungeonhombre.

===Remarks===

*For some reason, if you type "GO PEE" the game treats it as "EAST" or "GO EAST".
*There is a warp portal that takes you directly inside the dungeon that is accessed by typing "GO IN LOG" or "ENTER LOG" at the creepy woods; however, if you have not yet gotten the flask-grabbing glove, you will be unable to win the game.

===Inside References===

*If you try to pick up the log in the woods west of the crossroads, it says "Painful memories of finishing last in the World's Strongest Dungeonman contest are dredged up." This could be a reference to [[Original Book|The Homestar Runner Enters the Strongest Man in the World Contest]].
*When flicking through the hag's scrapbook, if you see the town sign for Rottenscab, it reads "If thou lived here, thou would be home by now". This joke was also made in [[for kids]].
*When you look at the stone bridge, it will tell you that it is notorious for its knife fights. This is a reference to [[personal favorites]], where Coach Z and Pom Pom had a knife fight on a stone bridge.

===Real World References===

*On mistyping, the words "I don't understand the things you say. I can't understand a single word." is attributed to [[They Might Be Giants]]' song [http://www.tmbw.net/wiki/index.php/Fingertips Fingertips].
*The falling man after you grasp the flask is a reference to Myst
*The screen shown when you get the flask for the first time is a reference to the opening sequence of Myst (the image in question also being featured on Myst's original box art).
*The "internal or external command" error message is the message you get in the [[Wikipedia:Windows XP|Windows XP]] console if it doesn't recognise what you type.
*While musing on thoughts of her dead husband, the hag is said to be [[Wikipedia:FernGully|'ferngullying']] and [[Wikipedia:The Land Before Time|'landbeforetiming']], both references to popular early 90's animation franchises.
* One of the possible presents that the hag might have gotten is a: [[Wikipedia:Nintendo_64|Nintendo 64]] Controlled (Called an N64 Paddle in this game) The controller is popular for being the first to resurrect the [[Wikipedia:Analog_stick|Analog stick]] having last being used in 1982, It is also popular for its rather unusual but sucessful three-handed design

==See Also==

*[[Thy Dungeonman III Walkthrough]]

==External Links==

*[[Videlectrix:dman3.html|Play Thy Dungeonman III]]
*[[Videlectrix:thyDungeonman3.swf|Play Thy Dungeonman III (Flash file)]]
*[[Forum:8038|Forum thread re: "Thy Dungeonman III"]]

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Thy Dungeonman 3

202.47.116.249 — Mon, 24 Apr 2006 10:25:08 GMT

202.47.116.249: * Instead of just typing north south east or west you can just type the first letter (n, s, e, or w,)

'''Thy Dungeonman III''' is the second sequel in the [[Thy Dungeonman]] franchise produced by [[Videlectrix]]. The most notable feature of this sequel is the addition of graphics, with imitation low-resolution still frames accompanying each room of the game. As with the first two installments in the the Dungeonman series, the game is a text-command-controlled adventure centered around a knight's escape from a dungeon.

'''Page Title:''' Behold Thy Graphics!!

'''Date:''' April 24, 2006

== Commands ==
=== Main Commands ===
*look
*get
*talk
*inventory or inv
*use
*save
*load
*the UP arrow cycles through previous commands

== Fun Facts ==
* The game was released on the two-year anniversary (April 24th, 2006) of [[Thy Dungeonman II]], released April 24, 2004.
* Instead of just typing north south east or west you can just type the first letter (n, s, e, or w,)

== External Links ==
*[[Videlectrix:dman3.html|Play Thy Dungeonman III]]
*[[Videlectrix:thyDungeonman3.swf|Play Thy Dungeonman III (Flash file)]]
*[http://forum.hrwiki.org/viewtopic.php?t=8038 Forum thread discussing the game]

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alternate universe

202.47.116.249 — Sun, 09 Apr 2006 04:39:59 GMT

202.47.116.249: Lil Strng bad remark

{{sbenav|150|candy product|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Doppelgangers.png|thumb|"Save the last email for Strong Bad..."]]
Strong Bad makes an interuniversal portal and visits alternate realities. Homestar tries to make a real fruit smoothie.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, [[Strong Badman]], {{Film|Old-Timey Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Vector Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Stinkoman}}, [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]], {{Film|Pom Pom}} (silhouette), {{Film|Strong Mad}} (silhouette), {{Film|Coach Z}} (silhouette), {{Film|Bubs}} (silhouette), {{Film|Marzipan}} (silhouette), [[Bees|The Grape Fairie's Bee]], [[Keyboard Strong Bad]], [[Made-Up Strong Bad Animals#Da Huuuuuudge|Da Huuuuuudge]], [[Puppet Character Variations#Puppet Strong Bad|Puppet Strong Bad]], [[Teenage Variation#Teenage Strong Bad|Teenage Strong Bad]], {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, [[Sterrance]]

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], Strong Badman's Apartment, [[Old-Timey]] [[The Stage|Stage]], Vector [[The Field|Field]], [[flashback|Flashback]] [[Race Track]], [[Strong Badia]] (puppet), [[Da Huuuuuudge's Enclosure]], [[Pie Factory]], Interdimensional Void, Recording Studio, [[The Pond]] (Easter Egg), Black Lodge (Easter Egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' April 4, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 5:53

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing over guitar music}'' I've been walking on clouds and flipping off rainbows, on the wiiiiings of an emaiiil...

''{Cut to a wide view of the desk. Strong Sad is standing to the right of Strong Bad with a classical guitar. Strong Bad turns to face him.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Thanks, man.

'''STRONG SAD:''' No prob, Bob.

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

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: alternate univer$e</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
Got some ?'s for you: 
1. What would you do with a hundred million dollars? 
2. What would you do if you suddenly found yourself in 
an alternate universe somehow? 
Jody (not a girl), TX
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad says "question marks" for "?'s", and "Number one" and "Number two" for "1." and "2.", respectively.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{says everything inside parentheses normally}'' Ya know, you could probably ditch that (not a girl) thing, if you just replaced it with something tough and cool and kool and tuff. Like (Bulldozer). Jody (Bulldozer). Nobody's gonna think that guy's a girl. ''{clears screen}'' Well Ms. Dozer, you pretty much answered question mark #1 ''{read "number one"}'' with question mark #2 ''{read "number two"}''. Cuz a hundred million dollars is exactly how much The Cheat spent on our alternate universe portal.

''{Cut to a wide view of the desk. The Cheat is standing to the right of the Lappy with a blender containing a Nintendo Game Boy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Isn't that right, The Cheat?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? This thing only cost us fourteen bucks?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{agreeing The Cheat noise}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well... that's like a hundred million dollars in... dog years, right?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{affirmative The Cheat noise}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{leans towards The Cheat suddenly}'' All right! Mash go on that blender!

''{Camera zooms out a little as The Cheat presses a button on the blender. The blender shoots out white bolts as the lighting in the room flashes. Soon after, the blender stops with the Game Boy intact, and there is a large swirl to the right of the desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh-ho-ho! Swirly Photoshopped magic! I bet this thing could release some serious Cacodemons. So...

''{The Cheat turns to face Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What? I— I just jump in?

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{leaning backwards}'' Ohbee Kaybee! ''{jumps off the stool and towards the swirl}'' Jump!

''{As soon as Strong Bad touches the swirl, everything except him and the swirl turns black and white. Strong Bad distorts horizontally and vertically, then "springs" into the swirl. Cut to a panel of a comic strip with a number of buildings drawn in it. A caption at the top of the panel reads "IN A BULDING..."}''

'''NARRATOR:''' In a bulding...

''{Camera shifts to the next panel, which shows an empty room. Strong Bad appears, with "VOIP!" appearing next to him briefly. While in the comic, everything Strong Bad says is also shown in a speech bubble. The music from [[action figure]] plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! Where am I?

''{Next panel. Strong Badman is in an action pose on a yellow background. Everything he says also appears in a speech bubble, and is not lip-synced.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' ''{in large red text}'' STINY! ''{normal text}'' We have a visitor from an alternate universe!

''{Next panel. Strong Bad appears in the same room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking to the right}'' It's Strong Badman! And his well drawn abs! ''{looks to the left}'' But... why are we in a crappy apartment instead of a secret underground lair... ''{looks back to the right}'' ...filled with secret underground gadgets?

''{Next panel. Strong Badman is shown from the chest up in front of a blue background.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' Because mere mortal... this apartment...

''{Next panel. Strong Badman appears in front of a red background with his arms in the air. A thunderclap can be heard in the background.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' ''{speech bubble is large, yellow and pointy}'' ...is rent controlled! ''{next speech bubbles are regular}'' And... water's included.

''{Next panel. A kitchen and bathroom sink are shown with the faucets running. The bathroom tap has the word "FROSH!" next to it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen}'' Is that why all your faucets are running?

''{Next panel. Strong Badman is standing in a room.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' ''{each syllable appears individually in red text and is not in a speech bubble}'' Mu-hu-ha-ha-hah! ''{regular speech bubble and text}'' Those dimwits down at the public works won't know what hit them!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{walking in from left}'' So, that's your evil plan? To waste water?

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' And not pay for it!!

'''STRONG BAD:''' I gotta tell ya, Strong Badman... this part of your comic is pretty boring. I'm gonna see what's going on further down the page. ''{jumps out of the current panel}'' Jump!

''{He falls down three panels. There is a woman with a big knife sitting on a giant robotic snake.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh! Now we're talkin'!

''{Next panel. Strong Badman is in the left of the panel, Strong Bad in the center, and there is a TV with the previous panel on it (minus Strong Bad) to the right.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' You're not kidding!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Wha?

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' Now we have expanded basic cable...

''{Next panel. Close-up of a cable running through a hole in the wall.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' ''{offscreen}'' Stolen from my neighbor!

''{Next panel. Strong Bad is in front of a yellow background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Who's writing this issue? The geniuses behind She-Hulk? ''{looks up}'' The Cheat?

''{Cut back to the Computer Room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voice is slightly distorted, and a speech bubble appears from the swirl}'' A little frappe action, if you please.

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{Single "squeak"}''

''{The Cheat turns around and turns on the blender. Cut back to the previous comic panel. Strong Bad disappears with the same "VOIP!" with which he appeared.}''

''{Next panel. Strong Badman is in the same pose as when he first appeared, but flipped around and with a green background.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' ''{in large red text}'' STINY! ''{normal text}'' Keep flushing those toilets!

''{Cut to the Old-Timey stage. Old-Timey Strong Bad is standing on the stage with curtains behind him. To the left of him is a sign that reads "STRONG BAD and his GOODE-TIME PARLOR TRICKS". An audience can be seen silhouetted at the bottom of the screen.}''

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Yes, and for my next parlor trick, I shan't make anything ''{faces left}'' appear!

''{Strong Bad appears to the left of Old-Timey Strong Bad. He is still in color.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh. H-hi.

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' ''{crowd starts booing}'' You brightly colored baboon! You ruined my vaudeville!

''{The Homestar Runner's dance music from [[20X6 vs. 1936]] plays as tomatoes are thrown at the two Strong Bads.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah! Shades of grey tomatoes!

''{Strong Bad disappears as Old-Timey Strong Bad looks to the left.}''

''{Cut to Vector Strong Bad floating above a vector drawn field. Strong Bad appears to the right. The spitting drum beat from [[Main Page 21]] plays.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What is up, my enormous vector brother?

''{As Vector Strong Bad speaks, his words come out of his mouth in red vector-style text. They disappear after a short while.}''

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD:''' HELLOTE.

'''STRONG BAD:''' So, uh... ''{cut to close-up of Strong Bad}'' what do you do for fun around here? ''{cut back to previous view}''

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD:''' I SPLO STUFF UP.

''{Strong Bad jumps backwards slightly to avoid the "UP", which promptly explodes with vector graphics.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, that's pretty cool.

''{Stinkoman walks in from the left.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Hey, guys! How's challenges?

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD:''' WHAT IT IS MY DOGE?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, you two know each other?

''{Cut to close-up of Stinkoman.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{smiles}'' Oh, totally sure! ''{leans forward and waves one of his arms}'' He's my training simulator!

''{Cut back to previous view.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Check it out!

''{Vector Strong Bad starts moving left and right, shooting squares from his mouth. Stinkoman jumps around and dodges the squares. Strong Bad also jumps over and around the squares, but appears to have more difficulty doing so. Game music from [[video games]] plays. After a few seconds, they all stop.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' Nice work, big nose!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Big nose?

'''STINKOMAN:''' Your nose!

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD:''' LEVEL 2

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh-oh.

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Uh-oh.

''{Stinkoman silently laughs as Vector Strong Bad shoots a series of squares directly at Strong Bad. As they explode, Strong Bad disappears. Vector Strong Bad then shoots some squares at Stinkoman, which he dodges.}''

''{Cut to a field in the style of [[flashback]]. Tiny Handed Strong Bad is standing close to the camera. Strong Bad appears to the right. All text appears in a white rectangle near the bottom of the screen.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' And so, ''{Strong Bad starts looking around}'' both Strong Bads entered the 'Dig To China With Your Ears Contest.'

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is just about... the second or third to worst contest I ever heard of.

''{Cut to a silhouetted view of the field. Pom Pom, Strong Mad, Coach Z, Bubs and Marzipan are standing to the right of a banner which reads "the contest began!!". Tiny Handed Strong Bad is underneath the banner.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' The contest began!

''{Cut to a close-up of Tiny Handed Strong Bad rubbing his head on the ground near a line marked "start".}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' And tiny-handed Strong Bad rubbed his head on the ground... ''{cut to a wide view; Strong Bad is sitting on a hammock with his [[Dangeresque]] sunglasses on.}'' while our Modern Day Hero maxed and relaxed.

''{Cut to Tiny Handed Strong Bad standing near the camera again, as in the first shot. A hole is visible near the background, and a giant glass of root beer appears in the center.}''

'''TINY HANDED STRONG BAD:''' I struck it rich!

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Said T.H.S.B.

''{Cut to a zoomed out view of the previous scene, but with the giant glass of root beer in the center. A bee is seen holding Strong Bad's hammock up.}''

'''TINY HANDED STRONG BAD:''' A giant mug of frosty root beer!

''{Old-Timey Strong Bad appears to the left. Tiny Handed Strong Bad looks at him.}''

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Zounds! A sarsparilla swimming hole! Last one in's a freemason! Jump! ''{he half-runs toward the root beer and jumps in}''

''{Strong Bad disappears. Keyboard Strong Bad appears at the bottom left of the screen and dances while playing a tune.}''

''{Cut to a screen in the style of Puppet Stuff. Puppet Strong Bad is standing in front of the Strong Badia fence. The Tire and Stop Sign are visible. Strong Bad appears to the right. Music starts playing and both Strong Bads dance in sync with each other. After a moment, Strong Bad disappears again.}''

''{Cut to Da Huuuuuudge's Enclosure. Strong Bad appears lying down on top of it. He slowly slides down, then disappears.}''

''{Cut to the abandoned factory from [[highschool]]. Teenage Strong Bad is standing to the right. Strong Bad appears to the left.}''

'''TEENAGE STRONG BAD:''' Striped ''{pronounced as "stripe-ed"}'' pants.

''{Strong Bad disappears. Cut to the interdimensional void, which changes colors constantly.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voice slightly distorted}'' The Cheat! Cool out on the liquefy button, man!

''{Cut to a close-up of Homestar standing next to the blender in the Computer Room. The blender still contains the Game Boy, but now also contains a green substance. One and a half avocados are sitting on the desk, along with a jar that reads "Total Load". Homestar is pressing buttons on the blender.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I'm trying to make me a real fruit smoothie here!

''{Cut to a wide shot. Tiny Handed Strong Bad is standing to the left, with Senor Cardgage, Old-Timey Strong Bad and Da Huuuuuudge to the right.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Any of you guys got any bee pollen?

''{As Homestar presses another button, Strong Bad appears next to the portal and Strong Badman appears on the left side of the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Homestar! Quit messing with my alternate universe portal!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{slowly}'' I'm trying to replenish some electrolytes, if you don't mind!

''{Homestar presses another button on the blender. He and the portal both suddenly disappear, and Sterrance appears on the desk.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{looking around}'' Wow. Just look at all these Strong Bad-related faces. What an all-star cast! What say we all form a super group and record a number one jam!

''{All of the Strong Bad clones groan but remain motionless, except for Old-Timey Strong Bad.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' I guess...

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' ''{simultaneously}'' If we must.

''{The screen fades to black, and then cuts to Strong Bad in a recording studio. Some music starts playing, and continues through the rest of the e-mail.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' There's a crazy world of e-mails in this crazy world. ''{Cut to a reversed view of Strong Bad.}'' Checkin' 'em down, checkin' 'em down...

''{Cut to Stinkoman standing next to Strong Badman and Old-Timey Strong Bad.}''

'''STINKOMAN:''' ''{singing}'' I hope it's from a girrrrrrrl! 

''{Cut to a zoomed out view of the scene, revealing (from left to right), Stinkoman, Strong Badman, Old-Timey Strong Bad, Strong Bad, Vector Strong Bad, Keyboard Strong Bad, Senor Cardgage, Teenage Strong Bad, Sterrance and Tiny Handed Strong Bad. Strong Badman's words appear in speech bubbles next to him.}''

'''ALL STRONG BADS:''' ''{singing}'' Save the last email for Strong Bad!

''{Cut to Senor Cardgage at the recording studio.}''

'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' ''{singing}'' Let the little children go.

''{Cut to Vector Strong Bad in the field, which now has blue lines running above and below it.}''

'''VECTOR STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I HOPE THEY DON'T A SPLODE

''{Cut back to a panning view of all the Strong Bads.}''

'''ALL STRONG BADS:''' ''{singing}'' Save the last email for Strong—

''{Cut to Old-Timey Strong Bad in the recording studio just before "Bad".}''

'''ALL STRONG BADS:''' —Bad!

'''OLD-TIMEY STRONG BAD:''' Save the last email for Strong Bad!

''{Da Huuuuuudge fades in from the right.}''

'''DA HUUUUUUDGE:''' ''{singing in a high voice with vibrato}'' Save the last email for meeeee!

''{A comic panel with Strong Badman in front of a green background slides into the upper-left corner toward the end of Da Huuuuuudge's line.}''

'''STRONG BADMAN:''' Save the last email!

''{Cut back to a view of all the Strong Bads. The camera slowly zooms out during Strong Bad's line.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' All my Strong Bad doppelgängers represent. Sesquicentenn-email, 2005. I-I mean six.

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

==Easter Eggs==
*At the end, click on Teenage Strong Bad's hat to see a creation of Strong Sad's ideas:
:''{Piano music, fade in on Coach Z holding a pear covered with eyeballs while black coffee continually streams down his mouthless face. Cut to a close-up of the pear, then another close-up of the pear from a different angle where its eyes google. Then cut to a close-up of Coach Z's head. Fade via black to the original shot. Homestar appears next to Coach Z.}''
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{subtitled, in a fake backwards-sounding voice}'' Coach Z, if you're not going to eat that eyeball pear... ''{clears his throat, starts talking normally with no subtitles}'' I suggest you give it to someone who will.
:'''COACH Z:''' I don't know what's going on, Homestar, but I'm not at liberty to discuss what I just did in my pants...

*At the end, click on Senor Cardgage's head to see Strong Bad's meeting with him:
:''{Senor Cardgage is sitting in a boat on a lake, holding a stick with fishing line tied to the end, hanging over the side. Strong Bad appears in the boat.}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Wow, a fishing trip with Senor Cardgage! My life is complete.
:'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Alonzo Mourning to you, Myrtlebeth. Say hello to my tacklebox. ''{holds up said tacklebox}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' Hello there, tacklebox. ''{smiles}'' I'm such a big fan.
:'''SENOR CARDGAGE:''' Well, if you could just sign right here on the dotty line, the adaption will be complete.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''You're'' gonna adopt me?
:''{Strong Bad disappears}''
:'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{offscreen and echoing slightly}'' Aw, man!

==Fun Facts==
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===Explanations===
* A [[Wikipedia:Doppelgänger|Doppelgänger]] refers either to a creature from folklore that mimics people's appearances as an omen of death, or to the theory that everyone in the world has someone else that looks exactly like them.
** They are also apparent in [[Wikipedia:Twin Peaks|Twin Peaks]], making it a [[alternate universe#Real-World References|double reference]].
* [[Wikipedia:Sarsaparilla|Sarsaparilla]] (spelled incorrectly as "sarsparilla" in the flashback scene) is a type of plant used to make beverages, and is a common ingredient in [[Wikipedia:Root Beer|root beer]]. It is more commonly pronounced "sass-parilla" than "sar-sparilla" or "sar-sa-parilla".
* [[Wikipedia:Rent control|Rent control]] is a policy used in some urban communities where the market price is deemed too high. Rent controlled dwellings are highly coveted in the communities where they are available.
* Strong Bad's conversion of fourteen dollars into [[Wikipedia:Dog years|dog years]] refers to the often-confused (and inaccurate) folk formula that dogs age seven "years" for every human year.
*A freemason is a member of the [[Wikipedia:York Rite|York Rite]], the [[Wikipedia:Scottish Rite|Scottish Rite]] or any of their allied organizations ([[Wikipedia:DeMolay International|DeMolay]], [[Wikipedia:Job's Daughters International|Job's Daughters]], [[Wikipedia:Order of the Eastern Star|Eastern Star]], etc.) which fall under the umbrella of [[Wikipedia:freemasonry|freemasonry]].
*[[Wikipedia:Electrolyte|Electrolytes]] are solutions of [[Wikipedia:Ion|ions]] (such as sodium and potassium salts) that are lost during [[Wikipedia:perspiration|perspiration]]. Drinks containing electrolytes, such as popular sports drinks, are often used to ease [[Wikipedia:Dehydration|dehydration]].
*[[Wikipedia:Vaudeville|Vaudeville]] is a style of multi-act theatre that flourished in North America from the 1880s to the 1920s, later succeeded by silent movies. Acts included anything from acrobats to mathematicians, from song-and-dance duos to trick high divers.

===Trivia===
*This email is the longest email to date, almost a full minute longer than [[flashback]] (previously the longest).
*When Strong Bad jumps down several panels in the Strong Badman comic, he passes a panel containing an explosion (with the word "TADAOW!"), and another panel with Deutschman (from [[haircut]]) holding a chain of sausages. Deutschman is saying "KINDER UBERRASCHUNG!!", the German name for [[Wikipedia:Kinder Surprise|Kinder Surprise]] (though Uberraschung should be spelled Überraschung).
*The [[Floppy Disk Container]] reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#weird dreams|weird dreams]]".

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad has no visible nose or ears, despite the fact that those body parts were mentioned in this e-mail.
*Senor Cardgage is the only one of Strong Bad's alter egos who had been seen talking with him prior to this email, as seen in [[kind of cool]], [[garage sale]], and [[Senorial Day]].
*This is a [[Strong Bad Hurting Strong Sad|rare]] occasion of Strong Bad being nice to Strong Sad.
*In [[Strong Bad is in Jail Cartoon]], Strong Sad is seen writing with his right hand. However, in this email, Strong Sad is playing the guitar [[Left Handedness|left-handed]], though it is possible that Strong Sad is ambidextrous.
*Although it can be argued whether or not Stinkoman has actually smiled before, this is the first time his mouth has been recognisably smile-shaped.
*The puppet Strong Bad is the only doppelgänger Strong Bad visited that did not appear in the ending screen, for obvious reasons.
*This is the first time we hear the Da Huuuuuudge's voice.
*Frappé is spelt as "Frappe" when Strong Bad talks to The Cheat. It is lacking the accent.
*Vector Strong Bad does not appear as he does while playing [[StrongBadZone]]; rather, his design in this email is taken from the cover of the game. This design also appears on his (now discontinued) [[Store T-Shirts|T-shirt]] in the [[Store]].
*Despite being an email where Strong Bad meets all of his his alternate versions, [[Lil' Strong Bad]] is left out of the email

[[Image:Altuniv1318-1319.png|thumb|From blue to green.]]

===Goofs===
*During the "Because, mere mortal" comic scene, the panel below the next panel has a blue background. In the next scene ("Is rent controlled!"), that panel now has a green background.
*At the end, when The Paper comes down, you can see that Strong Bad's pants have changed from black to dark navy, but not the pant legs. (Compare to Keyboard Strong Bad standing next to him.)
**This happens a few times in the email, such as when Strong Bad meets Vector Strong Bad.
*During the recording session at the end, the wall's grey spot pattern is made from a single image of dots copied and pasted multiple times. This results in some half dots appearing between the copied images.
*When Strong Bad first jumps into the Alternate Universe Portal, his stool disappears briefly while he's in the process of warping. For the remainder of the email, the stool is missing.
*After Strong Bad typed his reply to the E-mail, the computer screen includes "Isn't that right, The Cheat?" even though he stopped typing before he said it.

===Fixed Goofs===
*When the email was released, "girl" was misspelled as "gir" in Jody's email. This was fixed shortly thereafter.

===Inside References===
*Strong Bad's intro song refers to flipping [[the bird]].
*Strong Sad was previously seen playing an acoustic guitar in a recent [[Sketchbook#SK-2006-03-02|Sketchbook]], although that guitar was a twelve-string. Here he plays a six-string classical guitar.
[[Image:HSRTimeMachine.PNG|thumb|Homestar's Time machine]]
*The alternate dimension machine is a [[Blender#Game Boy in a Blender|Game Boy in a Blender]]. In [[2 emails]], Homestar claims to have made a time machine by sticking a Game Boy in a [[Blender|blender]] while the email is fast-forwarding.
*Strong Bad's "Mash go on that blender" is based on similar lines from [[flashback]], ("The Cheat mashed play on an extremely expensive [[Jam Box|jambox]]"), [[strongbad_email.exe]] ("make your selection and mash go, moron!"), and [[Everybody Knows It]] ("Mash play on that jambox").
*The "In a bulding"  line, including its accent and pronunciation, is straight from the [[Sketchbook (video)|DVD Sketchbook]] (though it was spelled correctly there).
*Strong Bad visits many previous emails in his travels:
**Strong Badman and Stiny originated in [[superhero name]].
**Deutschman originated in [[haircut]].
**Vector Strong Bad is from [[video games]].
**Stinkoman originated in [[japanese cartoon]].
**Tiny-handed Strong Bad is from [[flashback]].
**Keyboard Strong Bad originated in [[crazy cartoon]].
**Da Huuuuuudge and Sterrance are both from [[animal]].
**Teenage Strong Bad and the term "striped pants" are from [[highschool]].
**Senor Cardgage originated in [[kind of cool]].
*The Easter egg with coffee-drenched Coach Z and the eyeball pear begins exactly as described and storyboarded by Strong Sad in [[Sbemail 150?!?]]. Also, the word ''sesquicentenn-email'', which would mean "150th email", was coined by Strong Sad in Sbemail 150?!?.
*The fishing boat, lake and background sounds are all from [[lures & jigs]].
*"Doge" is a reference to [[Biz Cas Fri 1]], where Homestar misspells "Dawg".
*Strong Bad comments that the "Dig To China With Your Ears Contest" is the "second or third to worst contest I ever heard of." The worst contests that originated in children's storybooks are likely to be the "Strongest Man in the World Contest" from the [[Original Book]], and the "Ten Step Footrace" from [[flashback]]. 
*Homestar Runner's "real fruit smoothie" is another example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].

=== Real-World References ===
* [[Wikipedia:Cacodemons|Cacodemons]] are evil spirits or demons, the opposite being an angel or "agathodemon". However, the name cacodemon is better known as the flying, red, one-eyed enemy from the ''[[Wikipedia:Doom|Doom]]'' series of computer games. The plot for these games involved demons coming out of portals to hell.
* [[Wikipedia:Adobe Photoshop|Adobe Photoshop]] is a widely used image editor from Adobe Systems Incorporated. The term "[[Wikipedia:Photoshopping|photoshopped]]" has come to mean any digital edit done to an image, even if it wasn't done in Photoshop itself. The term is often used pejoratively to say that something is rather obviously edited.
* The pronunciation "ohbee kaybee" for "okay" originated with [[Wikipedia:Bill Cosby|Bill Cosby]]. It was heard in his "Dentist" routine, and was also popularized by the character Mushmouth from ''[[Wikipedia:Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids|Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids]]''.
* The way Strong Bad travels from panel to panel while visiting Strong Badman may be inspired by the videogame ''[[Wikipedia:Comix Zone|Comix Zone]]''.
* [[Wikipedia:She-Hulk|She-Hulk]] is a comic book heroine from [[Wikipedia:Marvel Comics|Marvel Comics]] and the cousin of ''[[Wikipedia:Hulk (comics)|The Incredible Hulk]]''. She-Hulk comics were once noted for their [[Fourth Wall Breaks|fourth-wall breaks]], similar to Strong Bad's comments on the quality of the Strong Badman comic and his ability to travel from panel to panel. These not-always-appreciated gags were introduced by writer [[Wikipedia:John Byrne|John Byrne]], who may be the "genius" Strong Bad ridicules.
* Homestar's unusual speech in the surreal Coach Z Easter egg is based on a famous scene from the similarly surreal TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Twin Peaks|Twin Peaks]]'', which was co-created by director [[Wikipedia:David Lynch|David Lynch]]. (Strong Sad had cited Lynch as an influence in [[Sbemail 150?!?]].) The actors actually spoke their dialogue backwards, and the recording was then played in reverse, so that the words were heard by the audience in their proper order (though they still sounded unusual and contorted, just as Homestar sounds here). It seems as though Matt Chapman faked this technique, rather than actually recording his lines backwards.
**The red drapes in the background of this scene resemble the red drapes in the Black Lodge in the referenced episode of ''Twin Peaks''. Agent Dale Cooper spills black coffee on himself in that scene, similar to Coach Z's streaming hat of coffee.
* [[Wikipedia:Alonzo Mourning|Alonzo Mourning]] is an NBA basketball player.
*The phrase 'maxed and relaxed' may be a reference to the ''[[Wikipedia:The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air|Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' theme song, in which [[Wikipedia:Will Smith|Will Smith]] states he is "maxin' and relaxin' all cool". Additionally, Smith uses the phrase throughout the series and his own raps.
*Stinkoman calls Strong Bad "big nose", a derogatory term used in eastern Asia to describe Westerners, whose noses tend to be genetically larger than Asians'.
* The all-star super group recording a number one jam calls to mind [[Wikipedia:USA for Africa|USA for Africa]], a group of forty-five U.S. musicians that collaborated on the number one single "We Are the World" in 1985, the profits from which were used for famine and disease relief in Africa.
*The [[Fonts|font]] in the comic book alternative universe, known as "Peanuts", was designed to emulate the style of lettering used in the ''[[Wikipedia:Peanuts|Peanuts]]'' comics.
* The [[Sound Effects|sound effect]] in the fishing Easter Egg that starts right after Strong Bad says "Wow, a fishing trip with Senor Cardgage!" is from ''[[Wikipedia:Fishing with John|Fishing With John]]''.
*"What it is" is one of [[Wikipedia:George Carlin|George Carlin]]'s ways to say hello in his "Hello and Goodbye" routine from "[[Wikipedia:George_Carlin#Home_Box_Office_specials|Playing With Your Head]]".



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

disconnected

202.47.116.249 — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 10:11:52 GMT

202.47.116.249: adding easter eggs

{{sbenav|148|lady fan|some kinda robot}}

Strong Bad's head disconnects from his body.

'''Cast (in order of appearance:''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[The Island]], [[Club Technochocolate]], [[Race Track]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 13, 2006

'''Running time:'''

'''Page title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' This week, I'm feeling my style! I've got confidence in my email! ''{loads the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: sb!!!!</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
If your head got disconnected and your head was rolling 
all over the place and you didn't even know were your 
body is or your head, what would you do? 
Jenny
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad struggles to read everything between "were" and the final "head". He also sings Jenny's name, as follows:}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Jennyyy... ''{high-pitched}'' Jenny! ''{speaking normally, typing}'' Um, was ''your'' head connected to ''your'' body when you wrote this email? I think I get the gist of it. ''{clears the screen}'' While my head and body are normally the bosomest of buddies, I suppose I could double my productivity if they were separated. Like, I could raise that ruckus I've been planning in two days instead of four! The plausibilities are endless!

''{Cut to The Field, where Strong Bad's disembodied head is speaking to Homestar Runner. A sign reads "THE CAREER ADVISOR IS REAL IN" with "REAL" being a separate removable word.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' My head could be off giving folks career advice...

''{The scene pans over and darkens, while an image of Strong Bad's headless body is throwing rocks from a box of "riot rocks" at The King of Town and The Poopsmith appears on the left. The Poopsmith is wearing whatsit-covered armor and holding a giant shield with the King's face on it, which is blocking the rocks. A bar separates the two different scenes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' ...whilest my body is rioting against the municipality!

''{The body's scene darkens while the head's scene brightens.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' Maybe this running business just isn't for you. Have you ever considered the making and selling of tiny breads?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Homestar Bunmaker, eh? Me likey, me likey! Thanks, Eggman! ''{turns away, but then turns back}'' Oh, and... ''{throws coins}'' go and get yourself something to eat. Put some meat on them bones, girl!

''{Homestar walks off. The body's screen vanishes while the head's pans over a ways to reveal that the ruckus the body is making is actually right next to his head. Strong Bad's head turns toward his body.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' That's some nice revolut'n, there, buddy, but, uh, maybe we should spread out. Like, more.

''{The body gives the head a thumbs-up. Cut to a closeup of Strong Bad's head wearing his Dangeresque sunglasses, on what appears to be a beach. The head is sitting on a picnic blanket and resting against a tree trunk, and a drink with three umbrellas is in front of him. A seagull can be heard in the background. The camera pans back slowly.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' Ah, livin' the sleazy life!

''{Cut camera cuts back to show that Strong Bad's head is actually alone on a small island.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' ''{turning back}'' Hey, cabana boy! My drink needs more umbrellas! What kind of deserted island is this, anyway?

''{Cut to Club Technochocolate, where Strong Bad's body is dancing with Bubs.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Meanwhile, my body could be off putting its considerably reduced weight on it down at the cloob!

'''BUBS:''' Dang, Strong Body! Without all that extra head ballast, your moves are nicely fresh! Nicely fresh!

''{Cut to an image of Strong Bad's head rolling across The Field.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' My head would probably get really dizzy just rollin' around all the time. I might have to rig up some kind of repulserance!

''{The camera cuts back, and the head begins to hover through some disc on the bottom of it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Naw, scratch that. I'm gonna need something with a little more... muscle.

''{The disc disappears and is replaced by flaming jets on the top of its head.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' Oh, yeah! That's what I'm talkin' about! ''{leans back, as though revving up}'' Reer! Reeeeer! ''{starts zipping all over the place quickly}'' Rooow! Rooow! Rooo! Reer! ''{imitating brakes as it stops}'' Reeeeee! Whoa! This mess rules! I can finally win the million-yard dash! ''{zips forward again}'' Roooo...

''{Cut to a finish line, which the head zips through quickly. Then cut to the other side, where Coach Z is holding a stopwatch.}''

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' ''{imitating brakes}'' Reeeee! Oh, yes! I beat Homestar!

'''COACH Z:''' Sorry, Head Bad, but you were the only one competin' this year! Old 'Strammy's gone and quit the runnin' business!

''{Homestar, wearing a new hat that reads "BUNMAKER" and holding a box of "TINY BREADS" jumps up right behind Strong Bad's head.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Cooornbreeeeead! I got cornbread here! Get a roll! Cornbread! Everybody wants a bun! Lemme hear that dinner ?!

''{Cut to a blank white screen. Strong Bad's body walks on from stage right, while the unaltered head rolls on from stage left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Maybe one day, we'd both learn to regenerate...

''{The head gains an arm, a green leg, an spirally arm, and an extremely thin robotic-looking leg. The body gains an odd growth colored to look like Strong Bad's head in its chest.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...creating two perfectly-formed Strong Bad specimens!

'''STRONG BAD'S BODY:''' ''{in a really whiny voice that sounds nothing like Strong Bad}'' Hi would you like to go to the store?

'''STRONG BAD'S HEAD:''' ''{in a scratchy voice that also sounds nothing like Strong Bad}'' I hate your shoes!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Eeeugh! Go away, head-nub and nub-head. Those things look straight out of the creature shop from some low-to-no budget horror film. Maybe chopping my head off isn't such a good idea.

''{Cut back to show The Cheat standing near the computer, with a guillotine nearby.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{dejected The Cheat noises, walks off}''

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, time to go satisfy my sudden craving for tiny breads. ''{gets up}'' Hope I can find my local bunmaker...

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

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "Horror Film" to see a movie poster for "Regenerator 4"
*Click on "good idea" to see a Nazi style poster of Poopsmith Stormtroopers

{{Strong Bad Email}}

lady fan

202.47.116.249 — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 23:17:24 GMT

202.47.116.249: /* Goofs */

{{sbenav|147|pop-up|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Sbemail147.PNG|thumb|"Twees it out!"]]

Strong Bad tries to impress an emailer's new lady fan.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Gymnasium]], [[Strong Bad's Laundry Room]], [[Marzipan's House]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 6, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:29

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' How many emails can you check? Five, twelve, seven, shut up.

''{reading}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: extra cool</div>
Dear Strong Bad, 
My new lady fan does not like you so much. Should I 
just call it quits now or can you do something extra special 
cool to impress her? 
Buck Webb 
Houston, Tejas
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad reads "Houston" as "Hooston".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Buck Webb? You sound like one of those boring soap-opera comic strips from the, ''{stops typing}'' quote-un-quote, ''{resumes typing}'' "funny" pages.

''{An example of a boring soap-opera comic pops up. It is titled "Buck Webb, Extraordinaire". Music begins playing. When characters talk, speech balloons appear.}''

'''BUCK:''' I'm afraid it's Splittsville for us, Lady Fan... if you don't take a shine to Strong Bad!

'''LADY FAN:''' ''{drippy speech balloon}'' Oh, Buck...

''{Cut to the next panel. Lady fan is holding a gun up to Buck.}''

'''LADY FAN:''' I'll give Strong Bad a chance. In fact...

''{Cut to next panel, of a turtle in a pool, with the caption "Sea turtles eat a wide variety of food".}''

'''LADY FAN:''' ... I think I'm falling for him. Like, big time.

'''BUCK:''' C'mon, baby. Stay with me.

''{Next panel. Buck is holding a yoga DVD.}''

'''BUCK:''' I'll buy you a new yoga DVD.

''{Next panel. Lady fan is crying and there is a caption "Back in Des Moines..."}''

'''LADY FAN:''' I'll... think about it!!!

''{Cut away from the comic. The Lappy's screen has been cleared.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' We both know who she's gonna choose, Buck. Is that what you want? But hey, you asked for it. And as you know, when people send me stupid emails, I'm obligated by law to do what they say. So, extra special cool coming right up!

''{Cut to a gymnasium.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Nothing's more ESC than one-handed push-ups. Coupla these bad boys oughta do the trick! Here-a I-a go-a!

''{Strong Bad attempts to do a one-handed push-up, but falls down. The scoreboard buzzes and turns to -1.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, did I say "one-handed push-ups"? Those things are lame. Real men play two-handed push-ups! We'll start with fifty and see how we feel. Here-sa I-sa go-sa!

''{Strong Bad attempts to do a two-handed push up. Beads of sweat appear on his forehead, but he is unable to lift himself off the ground. The scoreboard buzzes and turns to -51.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I can't do ONE push up?! I used to be able to do like four. Maybe I need to start workin' out.

''{Homestar Runner appears, dressed as a work-out instructor.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Boy, I'll say you do. One, two, and flex your pecs! Give it eight more! And five! Twees it out! C'mon y'all! Just twees it out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Twees it out?

''{Homestar turns around to show Strong Bad his rear. Strong Bad looks away and blocks the image with his hand.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Your buttweesimo! We're gonna mold that twees into the Iron Sheik!

''{Homestar looks toward Strong Bad's "twees". Strong Bad replies by covering it with both hands.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Just six more now! Eight and four! Shake it freely, twees it out!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, cool. I'm gonna go ahead and need you to never say "twees it out" ever again.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' You're doing great! Now shoulders down! One and two...

''{Strong Bad walks towards the viewer. Homestar continues to stretch in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What'll really impress your lady fan is a cute, fluffy The Cheat—

''{Scene changes to the laundry room.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Fresh from the dryer!

''{Strong Bad opens the dryer, revealing a fluffy The Cheat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Awww, look at him! All cottony soft...

''{Strong Bad tries to pet The Cheat but is shocked by static electricity. Then The Cheat starts turning green and his The Cheat noises turn queasy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' AHHHH! Jeez, use a dryer sheet, man. Uh oh, this is not looking extra special cool.

''{Strong Bad closes the dryer door just as The Cheat throws up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't worry, little buddy. We'll just throw you back in the wash.

''{Some vomit runs out the corner of the dryer door. Homestar returns, still in his work-out uniform.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Back in the wash. Come on, come on! Twees it, twees it, zabaradoo!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Get it out of here, Wretched Simmons! I'm trying to get some girl to like some guy I don't know!

''{Homestar bobs up and down twice more. Scene changes to Strong Bad and Marzipan sitting at a table with a "CAT MESS" kitty litter bag, pie pan with some kitty litter in it, a glue gun, envelopes, and scissors.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' One thing I definitely know about the lady fans is that they all like crappy arts and crafts projects.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Today we're going to make a real creative centerpiece out of junk mail and kitty litter.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{sarcastically}'' Sounds heavenly...

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{picks up an envelope and begins to cut it with the scissors}'' Now first of all I want you to take your snip-sniparooskies-- and that's what we call our scissors...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{overlapping, uninterested}'' Uh-huh...

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{cut to a closeup of the envelope}'' ...and then just a little crinkle cut right here on the northern edge...

''{Cut back to wide shot. Marzipan becomes angry at Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' UGH! Never mind! What the lady fans ''really'' want is some ''{high-pitched echo-y screaming}'' PYROTECHNICS!!!

''{Strong Bad throws the BMW Lighter onto the table, causing multiple explosions that turn everything to ashes, including Marzipan's hair. The ashen remains of the "CAT MESS" bag collapse.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Strong Bad, you're a horse's twees.

''{The remains of the glue gun collapse as well. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' There you have it, Buck. Oh wait...

''{Changes to comic strip version of Strong Bad talking to Buck.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' There you have it, Buck! If that floozy's not all up ons after that, you gotta drop her like a trig class, see??!!??!

''{Next panel, solo shot of Buck.}''

'''BUCK:''' Tight, Strong Bad. Real tight.

''{Next panel, silhouettes of Strong Bad and Buck looking at work-out Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' That's right. Keep that twees real tight. Flex it, flex it, shoulder stance.

''{Next panel, a comic book version of [[The Paper]]. The Paper noise is heard. A caption reads "PREEEOW!!"}''

==Easter Eggs==
*Click the scoreboard after Strong Bad calls one-handed push-ups lame to see a blue bumper sticker that says "Real Men Play Two Handed Push-ups!!" with a small image of a soccer ball in the corner.
*At the end, click on the printer's green button to see Homestar's weight-loss DVD, titled "Tweesercize". The box reads:
<pre>
Tweesercise with Homestar Runner
Loose weight?
6 minutes long!!!
</pre>

==Fun Facts==
{{checkstuffpage}}
===Explanations===
*Strong Bad's opening intro is similar to one of the many songs schoolgirls often chant while jumping rope.
*"Tejas" is a Spanish spelling of [[Wikipedia:Texas|Texas]]. Strong Bad pronounces it correctly as "TEH-hahs".

===Remarks===
*This is the first time we see Strong Bad perspire.
*While Strong Bad may not be able to do push-ups, he was able to literally throw Homestar and [[The King of Town]] out of his house in [[secret identity]]. He was also able to knock Homestar senseless in [[car]] with what is assumed to be his off hand.
*This is another instance of The Paper not coming down normally, this time being shown coming out of what appears to be an [http://skylab.org/~chugga/pictures/forsale/epson.JPG Epson L-1000] [[Wikipedia:Dot matrix printer|dot matrix printer]]. The first time The Paper appeared out of a printer was in [[Email Processing Room]].

===Goofs===
*Marzipan's scissors do not close properly. Their handles touch before the blades run past each other.
*How could Strong Bad get Electrocuted by a fluffy The Cheat if he was wearing Boxing Gloves?

===Inside References===
*The score counter going negative refers to an Easter egg in [[montage]].
*Strong Bad locking The Cheat in the dryer is a reference to [[2 years]].
*This is another appearance of the [[BMW Lighter]].
*Buck Webb emailing from "Tejas" is a reference to Strong Bad's pronunciation of [[Wikipedia:Texas|Texas]] in [[boring (really)]] and [[property of ones]].
*The phrase "[[All up ons]]" originated in [[suntan]].

===Real-World References===
*The soap-opera-type comic pokes fun at comics not written to be funny, such as [[Wikipedia:Rex Morgan, M.D.|Rex Morgan, M.D.]], which are found in many newspaper Funny Pages.
**The panel with a [[Wikipedia:sea turtle|sea turtle]] is a reference to the drama/information comic strip [[Wikipedia:Mark Trail|Mark Trail]].
*"Wretched Simmons" refers to fitness guru [[Wikipedia:Richard Simmons|Richard Simmons]].
*The [[Wikipedia:Iron Sheik|Iron Sheik]] is a wrestler, and a former [[Wikipedia:World Wrestling Federation|WWF]] [[Wikipedia:List_of_WWE_Champions|Champion]] in the 1980s.
*Strong Bad saying, "I'm gonna go ahead and need you to..." is very similar to the catchphrase of boss Bill Lundbergh in the film [[Wikipedia:Office Space|Office Space]]: "I'm gonna need you to go ahead and come in tomorrow..."
*Homestar's "buttweesimo" may be a reference to the Italian suffix [http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare131a.htm -issimo], which is used as a [[Wikipedia:Superlative|superlative]]. Taken literally, "buttweesimo" would mean "the most butt", which could further be interpreted as "the largest butt".
*"Tweesercize" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Jazzercise|Jazzercise]], a popular exercise program that combines jazz dance with aerobic workouts. Homestar's outfit (particularly the leg-warmers) more specifically represents a fitness style popular in the 80s.

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

old comics

202.47.116.249 — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:06:47 GMT

202.47.116.249: Strong Bad Does NOT answer the Email WHAT SO EVER

{{sbenav|112|other days|pizzaz}}
[[Image:old comics screenshot.png|thumb|How could they forget?]]

Zack asks Strong Bad why the King of Town has a Poopsmith, and Strong Bad tells him about the [[Castlefunnies]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, [[West Is Lip]], {{Film|The King of Town}}, {{Film|The Poopsmith}} (as Mushy Chamberpot), {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|The Knight}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Strong Mad}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[The Field]], [[Strong Mad's Room]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Compy 386}}

'''Date:''' August 30, 2004

'''Running Time:''' 2:32

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

== Transcript ==
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Let's get it over with! With the e-mail style, get it over with!

''{pulls up e-mail and reads it}''

<blockquote class="email">hey SB, 
why does the king of town have a 
poopsmith? 
 
your friend, 
zack 
west islip, NY</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces SB as one word.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa! West Islip. Sounds like some kind of British New Wave band. "And coming in this week at #4, it's those androgynous boys from Hertfordshire, West Is Lip ''{The sound of a tape player switching on is heard and music starts playing.}'' with their hit single "She Partied Without Dancing."

'''WEST IS LIP:''' ''{singing}'' She partied without dancing. She partied with my heart.

''{music stops, Strong Bad starts typing}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Anyways, Jack, the King of Town's just always had a Poopsmith. Even way back when they got their start as an old syndicated newspaper comic. You know, back when comics didn't seem to need jokes or humor or readers under the age of ninety-one.

''{Cut to desk. Panel One of The Castlefunnies slides into the scene, featuring the KOT speaking to Mushy Chamberpot who is working at a pile of whatsit.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption}'' I fell down and lost my crown.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It was called "The Castlefunnies," which I guess was a pathetic attempt by the authors into fooling you ''{Panel two slides on the screen, we see the KOT's hip is throbbing and Mushy digging into the pile}'' into thinking it was actually funny.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption}'' D'ya have any hip rub in thar?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It mostly featured the King of Town {''Panel three slides in. Mushy looks irritated and has the King's crown on his shovel along with some you-know-what''} complaining about his ailing hip joints to the Poopsmith.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' {''caption''} That's no ointment!

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Talking a lot about ointments... {''Panel four slides on the screen, with the KOT addressing the reader''} and salves.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption}'' Cures what ails ya!!

''{Second comic appears. The KOT is standing by himself}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption, thought balloon}'' Yup. I'm old.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Back then, it was considered a form of treason to print the word "poop" in the paper, so instead they called the Poopsmith ''{Panel two slides onto the screen. The KOT is addressing Mushy}'' "Mushy Chamberpot", which is actually pretty funny sounding.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption}'' I say, Mushy, do you have a pittance for me'self?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Anyways, Mushy could only talk in ''{Panel three slides on the screen. Mushy is speaking while the KOT laughs in the background.}'' word clouds filled with commas, which I think had just been discovered and were apparently considered comic gold.

'''MUSHY CHAMBERPOT:''' ''{caption}'' ,,,,,,,,,,,

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption}'' HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR HAR

''{Panel four slides on the screen. The sun appears to be setting, and the KOT is addressing Mushy, who is once again working at the pile.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption}'' Ahem. I need money to get that new fangled sur-jur-ee to fix my hips.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Oh yeah, I can see why '''this''' masterwork took two dudes to write it. One to '''not''' think of something funny, ''{Panel five slides on the screen. The KOT is addressing the reader again while a squirrel with a bag of money runs away in the background}'' and the other to think of something '''not''' funny.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption}'' A quarter never asked is a quarter never given!

''{Third comic appears. Panel one features the KOT scurrying along.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption}'' Today is 'Goodtime Day!'

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So later on, as readership began to dwindle, ''{Panel two slides on the screen. The KOT is addressing Homestar and Strong Bad}'' they'd throw me and Homestar in there as guests in hopes of be mooching off our popularity.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption}'' Who be you?

''{Panel three slides on the screen. Strong Bad and Homestar are talking.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{caption}'' How could you forget STRONG BAD???

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{caption}'' Wha 'bout me?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' It worked for maybe a week or so, but then the strip was sadly canceled ''{Panel four slides on the screen. The KOT addresses Strong Bad and Homestar as Strong Bad punches Homestar in the face}'' when the last living reader

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption}'' You're the worst of friends.

''{Panel five slides on the screen. The KOT, Strong Bad, and Homestar are dressed up in Civil War garb in front of a tombstone that reads "Let's call him Chester: 'He loved The Castlefunnies.'"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' a Civil War veteran and creamed corn enthusiast, died.

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' ''{caption}'' Thank you to All Our Reader.

''{Cut back to the Compy 386 and Strong Bad's typing}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' They tried to creep back into the mainstream years later with the release of the "King Castlefunny Pencil Moistener?!" But, considering, the Dry Pencil Scare of '47 only lasted 3 days, they didn't sell too many.

''{Strong Bad clears the screen of text.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, Zack, there you have it. The King of Town still wasn't funny. What a surprise. I'm going to start the Who Put Pasta Salad in Strong Mad's Underdrawer Drawer Scare of '04. Or. ''{not typed}'' And I'm out.

''{Strong Bad gets up from this chair and leaves. The Paper comes down}''

== Easter Eggs ==

* Click "west islip" at the beginning to see an audio cassette of the band, "West Is Lip". The cover art features a picture of [[Ryan Sterritt]].
[[Image:comma discovery.jpg|thumb|Discovery of the comma]]
* Click the commas in Mushy's speech bubble to see a picture of the comma's discovery by [[Sir Loodabert Comma]]. Caption: Sir Loodabert Comma & sherpa upon discoveration of comma.
* Click on the word "moistener" in the sentence "King Castlefunny Pencil Moistener" to see a picture of the [[King Castlefunny Pencil Moistener]].
* Click "still wasn't funny" at the end to see more comics.
:'''PANEL ONE:'''
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' I think my hip got knocked outta joint on the polo grounds. 
:'''KNIGHT:''' I didn't know you played polo. 
:'''PANEL TWO:'''
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Are you crazy? I'm too old to play polo.
:'''PANEL THREE:'''
:'''KNIGHT:''' Then what were you doing there?
:'''PANEL FOUR:'''
:'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Whudderya askin' me for??
* At the end click on the phrase "the Who Put Pasta Salad In Strong Mad's UnderDrawer Drawer Scare of '04" to see a little movie of Strong Mad eating pasta salad out of his underpants drawer.
:''{Cut to Strong Mad's room. We see Strong Mad eating [[Pasta Salad|pasta salad]] out of his underwear drawer.}''
:'''STRONG MAD:''' IT TASTES SO GOOD!

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
* The KOT's line in the fifth panel of the second comic is a reference to "giving quarter," or showing mercy to a nearly vanquished enemy, who has "asked for quarter," or begged for mercy.
*Originally, the word [[Wikipedia:Sherpa (Ethnic group)|Sherpa]] referred to an ethnic community from the mountain region of Nepal. Sherpas were of immeasurable value to early explorers of the Himalayan region, serving as guides and porters at the extreme altitudes of the peaks and passes in the region. Today, the term has been extended to apply to almost any guide or porter hired for mountaineering expeditions in the Himalayas.

===Trivia===
*Zooming into the SWF file it is seen that the characters are filled in with a square pattern to simulate the [[Wikipedia:Halftone|halftone printing technique]] used to print color pictures in newspapers.

===Remarks===
* Everybody in the comic has a nose, a feature that most cast members currently lack.
*Like the storybook in "[[flashback]]," it is debatable whether this comic is really part of H*R continuity or not.
*Strong Bad makes a classic American mistake when he pronounces the Hert in [[Wikipedia:Hertfordshire|Hertfordshire]] as "hurt" instead of "heart."
* Strong Bad does not properly answer this E-mail, The question was "WHY does the King of Town have a Poopsmith?" But Strong Bad answers the Email as if it said: "WHEN did the King of Town have a Poopsmith?"

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad talks about his and Homestar Runner's appearance keeping things interesting for "a week or so", but they're paying honors to their last reader (and getting cancelled) the ''same strip'' in which they first appear.
**This may be because the strip shown here is not the one in which they first appeared; The context and strip dialogue are somewhat confusing.

===Inside References===
* "The Castlefunnies" comic is co-authored by [[Leomard Sportsinterviews|Lem Sportsinterviews]] and [[Levert Burtmore]], both of whom are previously known authors and cartoonists in the Homestar Universe.
*The table on which the comics are shown is used in [[kids' book]] and [[That Time of Year]].
*The King of Town's reference to hip rub and [[Ointment and Old Person Rub|ointment]] is a [[Running Gags|running gag]].
*The [[Orange Tupperware|spoon]] Strong Mad uses to eat out of his underdrawer drawer is the same one that Homestar uses in the Strong Bad email [[army]].

===Real-World References===
* Sir Loodabert Comma and his sherpa is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Edmund_Hillary|Sir Edmund Hillary]] and his Sherpa [[Wikipedia:Tenzing_Norgay|Tenzing Norgay]]. In 1953, they were the first men to reach the summit of [[Wikipedia:Mount_Everest|Mount Everest]].
*The fact that the Poopsmith speaks only in commas is reminiscent to the [[Wikipedia:Peanuts|''Peanuts'']] comics in which [[Wikipedia:Woodstock_(Peanuts)|Woodstock]] speaks only in [http://snoopy.com/comics/peanuts/meet_the_gang/meet_woodstock.html Birdspeak], a language with an alphabet composed entirely of exclamation points.
*"New British Wave Band" is a reference to British [[Wikipedia:New Wave music|new wave]] bands such as [[Wikipedia:Pet Shop Boys|The Pet Shop Boys]] and [[Wikipedia:Duran Duran|Duran Duran]].
*In the panel where the Castlefunnies gang salutes their final reader, The King of Town is dressed in a Civil-War period uniform of the [[Wikipedia:Confederate States of America|Confederacy]], while Strong Bad and Homestar are dressed in uniforms of the [[Wikipedia:United States Army|Union forces]].
*The style in which the King Castlefunny comic strips are drawn, particularly the shading methods and the nose style, is much like that of the [[Wikipedia:Krazy Kat|Krazy Kat]] comic strips, published in newspapers between 1913 and 1944.

==DVD Version==
*The DVD version features ''two'' hidden commentaries. To access them, switch your DVD player's audio language selection while watching.
===First Commentary Transcript===
('''Commentary by:''' [[Mike Chapman]], [[Strong Bad]], [[Homestar Runner]])

'''MIKE:''' Who we got here?

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got Strong Bad—

'''HOMESTAR:''' —and you got Homestar.

'''MIKE:''' Ooh, both of you. Nice.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yes, this is going to be kind of difficult.

'''MIKE:''' Welcome aboard.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, welcome ''you'' aboard.

'''MIKE:''' Okay.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Uh, so, um... West Is Lip, the band, that uh... that's right here, uh, the album cover's our friend Ryan. Picture of our friend Ryan.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah?

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Oh yeah?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Yeah. Why did you guys say that not at the same time? Let's hear you do it at the same time. Come on.

''{unintelligible sound}''

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' That was good.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah, thanks. That hurt.

'''MIKE:''' Uh... Zach ka Jack ka Zach ka!

'''HOMESTAR:''' That's from that movie.

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''Without Wings''.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' That's a terrible movie. Is there a movie called ''Without Wings''?

'''MIKE:''' There is now, Strong Bad!

'''STRONG BAD:''' All right. ''{Pause}'' That's a nice newsprint technique you got there.

'''MIKE:''' Thanks, we just made a little, uh, you know.

'''HOMESTAR:''' You guys... what is going on in this cartoon?

'''MIKE:''' Well, Homestar, it's about a co— a pretend comic strip starring the King of Town and The Poopsmith.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Who and who are they?

'''MIKE:''' The King of Town, he's a guy you hang out with sometimes... kind of fat and red.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Why isn't Strong Bad talking more?

'''MIKE:''' Uh, Strong—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, look, that's a good question... Matt.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' That was Homestar you're talking to Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Right.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, okay. So, um—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Old comics aren't funny, Mike.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' That's sort of the jist of it, Strong Bad.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' You're—

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm right there with ya.

'''MIKE:''' New comics really aren't—

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, co—

'''MIKE:''' that—

'''STRONG BAD:''' News—

'''MIKE:''' —great, either.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Printed comics. I mean, you look at really old ''Peanuts''... I don't think they were funny then, probably, but they sure are funny now.

'''MIKE:''' I think, actually, later ''Peanuts'' were pretty funny.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' Weird time.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' There was, uh, on Sundays, growing up, I used to challenge myself to read every comic on the— in the Sunday funny pages.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Even ''Mary Worth''?

'''MIKE:''' Even the bad ones, and I'd onl—

'''HOMESTAR:''' Rex Reed?

'''MIKE:''' I'd only did it to, uh, you know, say that I read all of them.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Right.

'''MIKE:''' You know.

'''HOMESTAR:''' ''Prince Valiant''?

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs}'' Rex Morgan, M.D.?

'''HOMESTAR:''' Rex Reed?

'''MIKE:''' And I really don't know if anyone reads those.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Um... yeah.

'''MIKE:''' ''Mark Trail'' was pretty good, though.

'''HOMESTAR:''' Yeah, that always taught me about a raccoon.

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

'''HOMESTAR:''' Every Sunday.

'''MIKE:''' Every Sunday you learned about a raccoon, huh?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, I learned— I learned how— how to treat animals.

'''MIKE:''' Hey, Strong Bad, I think you put pasta salad in Strong Mad's underdrawer drawer.

'''HOMESTAR:''' I'm not telling.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{whispering}'' That was r— ''{cut off}''

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

'''MIKE:''' Okay, guys. This is Mike, and I'm doing commentary on this one by myself. ''{door squeaks}'' Whoa, oh, Matt's coming in and busting me. Ah—

'''MATT:''' ''{voice in the distance}'' Wha— Are you trying to do commentary by yourself—?

'''MIKE:''' No! No, sir! No, sir!

'''MATT:''' ''{voice in the distance}'' Oh, you are so busted!

'''MIKE:''' No. No, sir. Uh... Oh, and then Ryan should be in here because Ryan, if you look at the West Is Lip, um...

'''MATT:''' Easter egg.

'''MIKE:''' Easter egg.

'''MATT:''' It's full of Ryans.

'''MIKE:''' It's our friend Ryan, a picture of him, when he used to have a mustache.

'''MATT:''' On his birthday... he dressed up kinda like a NASA scientist from the '60s.

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs} {Pause}'' So I liked making this one. I always liked emails where they have— there's something different about the visual style. And so we got to make, uh, the new Sunday newspaper funny comic style.

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

'''MIKE:''' And coming up with how it should look.

'''MATT:''' I like that newsprint style.

'''MIKE:''' We had actually— Did we come up with this a long time ago? Because we had— we have lots of drawings from a long—

'''MATT:''' Yeah, we tried to—

'''MIKE:''' —before this email of the King of Town.

'''MATT:''' We have a small obsession with... the unfunny, bad old King—

'''MIKE:''' Sunday—

'''MATT:''' —Features Syndicate or whatever—

'''MIKE:''' Yeah—

'''MATT:''' Not to say... well, they aren't ''bad''.

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

'''MATT:''' No offense to anyone at King Features Syndicates [sic], but—

'''MIKE:''' Your comics are ''not'' funny.

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

'''MIKE:''' That's not true.

'''MATT:''' Uh, yeah. ''Beetle Bailey'' cracks me up lately, man!

'''MIKE:''' ''{laughs} Funky Winkerbean''! That guy—!

'''MATT:''' Oh, ''Funky Winkerbean''!

'''MIKE:''' So that, uh, style right there of the silhouette, the yel— the third panel with the, uh, yellow silhouette... that's in something else, isn't it?

'''MATT:''' It's in the first children's book.

'''MIKE:''' Oh, yeah. Because I remember thalking about it in its ori— like, uh, ''Dennis the Menace'' comics always used to have that.

'''MATT:''' Uh-huh.

'''MIKE:''' Good old Hank Ketcham. And I think I said that in the, uh... Email 100 "flashback" commentary, I think I mentioned that.

'''MATT:''' Oh.

'''MIKE:''' So here I—

'''MATT:''' So now we're really just—

'''MIKE:''' Just talk about—

'''MATT:''' Retrace—

'''MIKE:''' The Braves lost last night to the Rockies.

'''MATT:''' Ouch.

'''MIKE:''' Six to seven.

'''MATT:''' What?!

'''MIKE:''' Yeah. It was no good. It's Mile High— You know, it's Coors Field.

'''MATT:''' Mile High Stadium.

'''MIKE:''' You know, the ball flies out of there. A lot of runs, so...

''{long pause; email finishes}''

===Fun Facts===
*Based on the information about [http://atlanta.braves.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/wrapup.jsp?ymd=20050510&content_id=1044503&vkey=wrapup2004&fext=.jsp&c_id=atl the Atlanta Braves game], this commentary was recorded on May 10, 2005, more than eight months after the release of the email and one and a half months before the release of the DVD.
*[[Wikipedia:Mile High Stadium|Mile High Stadium]] and [http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/col/ballpark/index.jsp Coors Field] are the former and current home fields of the [http://colorado.rockies.mlb.com Colorado Rockies].
*[[Wikipedia:Hank Ketcham|Hank Ketcham]] was the creator of the comic strip [[Wikipedia:Dennis the Menace (US)|Dennis the Menace]].
*[[Wikipedia:King Features Syndicate|King Features Syndicate]] is a syndication company that distributes comic strips (e.g. [[Wikipedia:Beetle Bailey|Beetle Bailey]], [[Wikipedia:Funky Winkerbean|Funky Winkerbean]]) to newspapers around the world.
*[[Wikipedia:Rex Reed|Rex Reed]] is a well-known movie critic.
*[[Wikipedia:Mark Trail|Mark Trail]] is the main character of the eponymously named comic strip. Mark was a forest ranger with a raccoon side-kick.
*According to imdb.com, there is no movie entitled ''Without Wings''.
*[[Wikipedia:Mary Worth (comic)|Mary Worth]], [[Wikipedia:Prince Valiant|Prince Valiant]], [[Wikipedia:Rex Morgan, M.D.|Rex Morgan, M.D.]], and [[Wikipedia:Mark Trail|Mark Trail]] are all non-comedic newspaper strips. Mark Trail centers around ecology and environmentalism, hence why Homestar and Strong Bad learned about animals while reading it.

== External Links ==
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202.47.116.249: /* Remarks */

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

Strong Bad looks for a replacement for when he retires.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homsar}}

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

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

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

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

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

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

''{reading}''

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

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

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{points at the stool and makes The Cheat noises.}''

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

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

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

''{Cut to Strong Bad and Homestar standing in the Field.}''

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Crapface.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holds up a cue card that reads "Dumweiner"}'' Dumweiner.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uhhhh, crapface.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{changes cue card to "Butkus"}'' Butkus.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Crapface.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{changes cue card to "Crambert"}'' Crambert.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Crapface?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{changes cue card to "Desterhoft"}'' Desterhoft.

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

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

''{Cut to the computer room with Strong Bad and Coach Z in front of the Compy.}''

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

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

'''COACH Z:''' DELORTED!

''{Compy flashes DELORTED on a yellow background and makes a distorted version of the DELETED sound. Strong Bad looks surprised.}''

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

''{Cut to the basement with Strong Bad and Bubs and a cardboard box with Strong Sad drawn on it sitting on the couch.}''

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

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

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

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

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

'''BUBS:''' ''{turns to face Strong Bad}'' Kick ''you'' in the grill! ''{starts to approach Strong Bad, waving his arms and yelling menacingly}''

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

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

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

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

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

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{singing and playing the guitar}'' Scroll buttons are good, they move you up and down, they take you to...

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{Cut to the field with Homestar, Strong Bad and The Cheat. The Cheat is wearing a cardboard box that has a drawing of himself on it.}''

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{bends one of his legs back, then pauses}'' Umm... Crapface. ''{puts his leg back down}''

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

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

''{Cut to a stage. Music is playing. We see the top part of Strong Bad's head watching each contestant. The first contestant is Marzipan, who spins her ponytail around while moving her head left and right. Cut to Coach Z, who taps his right foot while waving his arms. Cut to Strong Sad simply twitching his fingers. Cut to Bubs shaking his arms while jumping up and down. Cut to Strong Mad, who simply stands in place and yells.}''

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

''{Cut to Homsar, who shuffles his feet all along the stage. The camera then cuts to and zooms in on Homestar, who is lit by a spotlight. The music changes to the ending of a slow, dramatic song.}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on the word "Cheats" to see another exchange between Strong Bad and The Cheat:

:''{Cut to The Cheat near his lightswitch, still wearing his uniform.}''

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

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

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

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

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

== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#alone in the dark|alone in the dark]]".

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

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad uses a [[Disconnected Telephone|disconnected telephone]].
*Strong Bad's epitath breaks the [[Definite Article|"The Cheat rule"]] by saying he will be "kicking Cheats in the hereafter".
*Every statement made by Homestar in this email ends with the word "face."
* Strong Bad misspells ''till'' as '' 'til'', an error that is common even among enthusiasts of the English language.
* Strong Bad doesn't inverview Strong Mad or Homsar yet they still take part in the dance contest, he also doesn't interview The Cheat who would be the most likely candidate to take over when Strong Bad dies.

===Goofs===
*The sign above Marzipan normally reads "Thank You". In this email, it appears to be blank due to a positioning error in the Flash file.
*The first quotation mark on Strong Bad's gravestone is backwards.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''MATT:''' Radio plays!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{pause}''

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

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

'''MATT:''' Oooooh.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

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

'''MIKE:''' Soolnds?

'''MATT:''' Soolnd.

''{pause}''

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

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

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

'''MIKE:''' It is.

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

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

''{they laugh}''

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

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

''{pause until The Paper}''

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

'''MATT:''' Preeow.

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

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

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

replacement

202.47.116.249 — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 06:55:30 GMT

202.47.116.249: /* Remarks */

{{sbenav|105|theme park|dangeresque 3}}
[[Image:replacement.png|thumb|"Please don't dig up the grave."]]

Strong Bad looks for a replacement for when he retires.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, {{Film|Bubs}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Homsar}}

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

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

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

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

'''Page Title:''' Compy 386!!

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

''{reading}''

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

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

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{points at the stool and makes The Cheat noises.}''

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

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

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

''{Cut to Strong Bad and Homestar standing in the Field.}''

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Crapface.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holds up a cue card that reads "Dumweiner"}'' Dumweiner.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Uhhhh, crapface.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{changes cue card to "Butkus"}'' Butkus.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Crapface.

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{changes cue card to "Crambert"}'' Crambert.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Crapface?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{changes cue card to "Desterhoft"}'' Desterhoft.

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

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

''{Cut to the computer room with Strong Bad and Coach Z in front of the Compy.}''

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

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

'''COACH Z:''' DELORTED!

''{Compy flashes DELORTED on a yellow background and makes a distorted version of the DELETED sound. Strong Bad looks surprised.}''

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

''{Cut to the basement with Strong Bad and Bubs and a cardboard box with Strong Sad drawn on it sitting on the couch.}''

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

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

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

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

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

'''BUBS:''' ''{turns to face Strong Bad}'' Kick ''you'' in the grill! ''{starts to approach Strong Bad, waving his arms and yelling menacingly}''

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

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

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

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

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

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{singing and playing the guitar}'' Scroll buttons are good, they move you up and down, they take you to...

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{Cut to the field with Homestar, Strong Bad and The Cheat. The Cheat is wearing a cardboard box that has a drawing of himself on it.}''

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

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{bends one of his legs back, then pauses}'' Umm... Crapface. ''{puts his leg back down}''

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

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

''{Cut to a stage. Music is playing. We see the top part of Strong Bad's head watching each contestant. The first contestant is Marzipan, who spins her ponytail around while moving her head left and right. Cut to Coach Z, who taps his right foot while waving his arms. Cut to Strong Sad simply twitching his fingers. Cut to Bubs shaking his arms while jumping up and down. Cut to Strong Mad, who simply stands in place and yells.}''

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

''{Cut to Homsar, who shuffles his feet all along the stage. The camera then cuts to and zooms in on Homestar, who is lit by a spotlight. The music changes to the ending of a slow, dramatic song.}''

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

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

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

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

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

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

== Easter Eggs ==
*At the end, click on the word "Cheats" to see another exchange between Strong Bad and The Cheat:

:''{Cut to The Cheat near his lightswitch, still wearing his uniform.}''

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

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

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

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

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

== Fun Facts ==
=== Trivia ===
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#alone in the dark|alone in the dark]]".

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

===Remarks===
*Strong Bad uses a [[Disconnected Telephone|disconnected telephone]].
*Strong Bad's epitath breaks the [[Definite Article|"The Cheat rule"]] by saying he will be "kicking Cheats in the hereafter".
*Every statement made by Homestar in this email ends with the word "face."
* Strong Bad misspells ''till'' as '' 'til'', an error that is common even among enthusiasts of the English language.
* Strong Bad doesn't inverview Strong Man or Homsar yet they still take part in the dance contest, he also doesn't interview The Cheat who would be the most likely candidate to take over when Strong Bad dies.

===Goofs===
*The sign above Marzipan normally reads "Thank You". In this email, it appears to be blank due to a positioning error in the Flash file.
*The first quotation mark on Strong Bad's gravestone is backwards.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''MATT:''' Radio plays!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

''{pause}''

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

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

'''MATT:''' Oooooh.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''MIKE:''' Yeah.

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

'''MIKE:''' Soolnds?

'''MATT:''' Soolnd.

''{pause}''

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

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

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

'''MIKE:''' It is.

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

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

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

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

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

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

'''MATT:''' Yeah.

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

''{they laugh}''

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

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

''{pause until The Paper}''

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

'''MATT:''' Preeow.

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

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

{{Strong Bad Email}}
[[Category:Compy 386 Emails]][[Category: Emails With DVD Commentary]]

i love you

202.47.116.249 — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 03:25:37 GMT

202.47.116.249: /* Explanations */

{{sbenav|9|brianrietta|trevor the vampire}}

[[Image:guywbignife.PNG|thumb|"...or like, somebody's dad...."]]

Strong Bad receives a "love letter" from [[Fhqwhgads|"fhqwhgadshgnsdhjsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf"]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}

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

'''Computer:''' [[Tandy 400]]

'''Date:''' January 14, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 0:55

'''Page Title:''' Tandy 400!!!

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' I've carefully set aside this time for checking my email.

<blockquote class="short tandy email">i love u 
-fhqwhgadshgnsdhjsdbkhsdabkfabkveybvf</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad prounounces the entire line of gibberish. It approximately sounds like this: foo-goo-gadsh-gin-snid-hajs-bach-fab-kav-vey-bff}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{clears screen, typing}'' Look, fhqwgadshg...''(pronounced fa-hoo-gwah-gads, as it is pronounced through the rest of the e-mail)'' can i  just call you fhqwgads? Look fhqwhgads, I'm sorry to say, but the feeling's not mutual. Mainly because of your long freakin' name. I mean in the time it took me to say your name, I coulda done all kinds of stuff. Like paint a picture ''{brief pause to think}'' of a guy ''{another pause}'' with a big knife. Whoa, in fact, I'm gonna get started on that right now. ''{gets up}''

''{Fade to Strong Bad standing in front of an easel in the Field, painting it with a brush. On the easel is a partially completed painting of a [[Wikipedia:Rambo|Rambo]]-like guy with a big knife.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh yeah! This is looking great. I mean, I think I could probably sell this at like the arts and crafts fair, you know...to maybe some POWs, or, like, somebody's dad...

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. Strong Bad continues to repeat his painting animation.}''

== Fun Facts ==

===Explanations===
*"[[Wikipedia:Prisonser of war|POW]]" is an acronym meaning Prisoner of War. According to the [[Wikipedia:Third Geneva Convention|Geneva Convention]], a POW is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict.
* This Email is actually a famous virus email titled "iloveyou" It spreads through email account by emailing the same email to everyone in your contact list with the same email. Though it doesn't seem to affect the Tandy, for now. It may have some reason to cause the explosion in [[gimmicks]]

===Trivia===
*This was the first email to end outside the computer room.
*This is the first time that Strong Bad writes or draws in an email. He is right-handed.
*Strong Bad types "....can i just call you fhqwgads?" (forgetting to capitalize the personal pronoun I). This may be mocking the sender's "i", or it may be the first instance of [[Lowercase i's]].

===Goofs===
*Strong Bad types "Fhqwhgads" as "Fhqwgads" (without the h after the w). The third time Strong Bad writes "Fhqwhgads" in his response, it is spelled correctly. This is made more ironic by the fact that in [[sibbie]] Strong Bad complains about people misspelling "fhqwhgads."

===Fast Forward===
*Fhqwhgads is the inspiration for the song [[Everybody to the Limit]].
*[[Homestar Runner]] and [[Coach Z]] are taught how to pronounce fhqwhgads in [[sibbie]].
*The [[Painting of a guy with a big knife]] joins the [[Homestarmy]] in [[army]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:sbemail9.html|watch "i love you"]]
*[[HR:sbemail9.swf|view the Flash file for "i love you"]]

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

narrator

202.47.116.249 — Tue, 07 Feb 2006 01:06:11 GMT

202.47.116.249: /* Fun Facts */

{{sbenav|144|technology|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:Sbemail144.PNG|thumb|Stick a fork in me?]]

Strong Bad dramatically narrates other people's lives.

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

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]]

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' February 6, 2006

'''Running Time:'''

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
{{inprogress}}
''{Strong Bad types "strongbad_email.exe" and presses enter.}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: narration</div>
Have you ever been the narrator for a movie? 
 
Grant Gossman from Minnesota. 
</blockquote>

==Easter Eggs==
*Click on "critics" at the end of the email to see a scene with the two youngest of the Brothers Strong.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' Look, all I'm saying is it felt more like a change-up than a curveball.
:'''STRONG BAD:''' What are you, the sbemail police now? This is like three weeks in a row!
*Also click on "rated P" at the end to see a scene with Marzipan Alien and Nebulon.
:'''MARZIPAN ALIEN:''' ''(in a [[Teen Girl Squad]]-style voice)'' You know, Nebulon, I've always admired your styles. 
:''{Nebulon makes a sad face and slides away.}''

==Fun Facts==
* The Entire Email is a spoof of various Stereotype Movie Trailers
* The Game [[Strong Mad]] and [[The Cheat]] are playing is Battleship.

==External Links==
{{sbemailextlinks|144|6969}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}