bedtime story

69.249.30.81 — Tue, 25 Oct 2005 02:39:58 GMT

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[[Image:Sbemail137.PNG|thumb|Bran muffin!]]
'''Strong Bad Email #137'''

Strong Bad explains how he helps The Cheat go to bed at night.

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|Strong Mad}}, [[Moses Malone]]

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' October 24, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 3:43

==Transcript==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' I'm still here, after all these years, checkin' my email. ''{high pitched}'' Checkin' my email! ''{brings up the email}''

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Bed-time Stories</div>
Hello Strong Bad,<br>
I can't seem to fall asleep latley and I was wondering,<br>
you know, if you would tell me a bedtime story.<br>
Good Night.<br>
- Justin Wagley<br>
Keller, TX</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "latley" as written and "Keller, TX" as "Killer taxes."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Justin Wagley, huh? Well, this just in, Wagley: I'm not your freakin' babysitter! Or your Dad. Or your dadbysitter. ''{clears screen}'' But I am The Cheat's dadbysitter and he's been having some serious problems falling asleep latley ''{pronounced as before}'' too, ever since he watched that shock-you-mentary about gingivitis.

''{Cut to The Cheat, Strong Bad's basement, with the lights off. The TV is playing, and The Cheat looks scared.}''

'''MAN ON TELEVISION:''' In the final stages, the gums took on the appearance and taste of chocolate pudding.

''{The Cheat screams and turns pale. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' We've had to cook up such an elaborate go-to-sleep scheme for The Cheat that I believe it's officially reached rigamarole status. Anyways, it all begins by making sure The Cheat has his security, um, item. A groadalated old sponge ''{Cut to an image of a green sponge with a badly-drawn face, covered in bandages.}'' covered in Band-Aids which he affectionately refers to as "The Denzel." ''{The words "The Denzel" appear in quotes at the bottom of the screen. Cut back to the Lappy; Strong Bad continues to type.}'' Next, we have to prepare The Cheat's favorite bedtime snack. A tall glass of a little concoction he calls SUUDSU. ''{Cut to a blue screen with "oh my SUDDSU" written in the background. A cup of milk appears with a chime.}'' Skim milk, ''{a pile of gummi bears appears}'' gummi bears, ''{The gummi bears are placed in the milk and a circle reading "Pure Genius!" appears.}'' pure genius!

''{Cut to The King of Town's grill, without the lid. The Cheat is lying on it, carrying The Denzel and holding a glass of Suudsu.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' So, once he's cuddled up with The Denzel and his glass of Suudsu, ''{Strong Bad walks up}'' it's time to begin the bedtime story proper. ''{no longer a voiceover}'' Okay, The Cheat, are you ready for tonight's installment of...

''{A thought bubble appears from The Cheat, taking over the entire screen. In Powered-by-The-Cheat style, the words "The Ch8t's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand" appear as spoken.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{in his Powered-by-The-Cheat voice}'' The Cheat's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand! When we last left our heroes, ''{a picture of The Cheat and a pair of dark-skinned legs with long socks and red shoes appears. They're standing behind a podium, with Mt. Rushmore to the right.}'' they had just won a debate against ??? of Mt. Rushmore ''{said as MOUNT-rush-more}'' and re-celebrating ''{A new picture appears, with The Cheat (sporting an unusual hairdo) and the legs standing near a crude rack of items and "le new style" written in the background}'' by shopping for some new wri- wristbands.

''{The Cheat turns toward the rack and points at one of the items.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' ''{The legs; his right sock moves up and down as he speaks}'' Dang, The Cheat, you would look good with a pair of monster truck tires!

''{A pair of monster truck tires suddenly appear on The Cheat.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' Now we're talkin'! Uh-oh! Maggot Man!

''{A man with a pair of pincers in place of a head and no hands appears.}''

'''MAGGOT MAN:''' Hey, guys! I've gotta come over and play video games!

''{Shift back to Moses and The Cheat, who is seen holding a big knife.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' No.<br>
'''THE CHEAT:''' Meh.

''{The camera moves back, showing that Maggot Man is only a few inches tall compared to Moses, and that they're standing on a football field. Moses kicks Maggot Man away. Cut to Moses and The Cheat in a trophy room with a banner that reads "HALL OF FAME."}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' Nice work, little man. What do you say you and I go play some video games?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes some affirmative The Cheat noises, and his right arm becomes humanoid and gives Moses a thumbs-up.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' All right.

'''MOSES MALONE:''' I got first game!<br>
'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{makes noises that seem to match what Moses is saying}''

''{The Cheat laughs, with his arm temporarily detatching from his body. Cut to a picture of a watch reading "TIME NEXT."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover}'' Next time on The Cheat's Cheatventures in Moses MaloneLand...

''{Cut to a room with a banner reading "ALL OF GAMES," with The Cheat and Moses. Moses's hands are in view, and both are holding Nintendo controllers.}''

'''MOSES MALONE:''' The Adventures of Lolo? You better ??? have saved the receipt!

''{Cut to the Lappy}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' After I get sick of making up crap about The Cheat and Moses Malone, Strong Mad and I belt out his favorite lullaby.

''{Cut to the grill, where Strong Mad is revving up a chainsaw.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{attempting to yell over the chainsaw}'' ???

''{The Cheat sighs and smiles. Cut back to the Lappy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And when that doesn't work, we call upon our good friend,

{{inprogress}}

== Easter Eggs ==
*Click on "rigamarole" to see the Certificate of Rigamarolarity.
<div style="border:1px solid #ccc27d;background:#dddaa4;text-align:center;color:black;width: 40em">
<span style="font-size:200%">CERTIFICATE OF RIGAMAROLARITY</span><br>
This paper right here seriously signifies that<br>
<span style="text-decoration: underline">  <span style="color:red">getting the Cheat to freaking go to sleep</span>  </span><br>
has hereby achieved RIGAMAROLE STATUS<br>
Let it be known from the valleys<br>
to the hills.<br>
Or maybe the dells.

<span style="font:200% cursive;text-decoration: underline">D.L. Rigamarole</span><br>
<div style="text-align:right; margin:0em 2em;font-size:75%">Good Lord Rigamarole</div>
</div>
*Click on "Suudsu" at the end to see the Glass of Suudsu and the "Pure Genius" Button to enjoy it for all eternity.
*Click on "bedtime story" to see more of The Cheat and Moses Malone playing video games.
:'''MOSES MALONE:'''Bayou Billy? I hope you saved the receipt!

== Fun Facts ==
=== Explantions ===

*[[Wikipedia:Gingivitis|Gingivitis]] is the inflammation of the gums due to improper cleaning of the teeth.

=== Real-world References ===
*The controllers that The Cheat and Moses Mallone were playing with are similar to those of [[Wikipedia:Nintendo|Nintendo]]'s [[Wikipedia:Nintendo Entertainment System|Nintendo Entertainment System]].
**''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Lolo|Adventures of Lolo]]'' was a puzzle game for the NES in which the player had to make their way through ten floors to save the country of Eden.
**''[[Wikipedia:The Adventures of Bayou Billy|The Adventures of Bayou Billy]]'' was a multi-genre action adventure game for the NES featuring a beat em up style of game play and a first person shooter.
*[[Wikipedia:Moses_Malone|Moses Malone]] is a former [[Wikipedia:National Basketball Association|NBA]] basketball player who also played on the [[Wikipedia:American Basketball Association|ABA]].
*"Sleep tight, sweet prince" is a reference to Horatio's line in [[Wikipedia:William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]]'s ''Hamlet'', Act 5, Scene 2, "Good night, sweet prince, and flights of angels sing thee to thy rest."
*[[Wikipedia:Gummi_Bear|Gummi bears]] are small, soft, bear shaped confections originally developed by [[Wikipedia:Haribo|Haribo]].

==External Links==
*[[HR:sbemail137.html|watch "bedtime story"]]
*[[HR:sbemail137.swf|view the Flash file for "bedtime story"]]
*[[Forum:5636|forum thread re: "bedtime story"]]

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