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Strongest Man in the World

Devilot — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 18:20:19 GMT

Devilot: /* Real-World References */ Big Help Reference is still too questionable

{{abouttoon}} {{for|[[Contests|contest]]|Strongest Man in the World Contest}}
{{toonnav|Big Toon|10years|Weclome Back|The King of Town DVD}}

[[Image:Strongest Man Contest Judges.png|thumb|"Really quite an impressive bowl!"]]
[[The Brothers Chaps]] celebrate [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]]'s 10th anniversary with a remake of the [[Original Book|original story]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|Mr. Bland}}, {{Film|The Robot (storybook)}}, {{Film|Señor}}, {{Film|The Grape Fairie}}, [[The Fat Bee]]

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Gymnasium]]

'''Date:''' August 21, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:25

'''Page Title:''' The Homestar Runner Enters the Longest Page Title on the Website Contest!

==Transcript==
''{The cover page of the Original Book appears. The book opens to the first page.}''

''{Homestar Runner changes into his modern form, and the old background is replaced by The Field. A record scratch noise is heard.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Everybody loves the me! I'm a terrific athlete!

''{Pom Pom enters and pulls out a flier}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A strongest man in the world contest? ''{pan to a closeup of Homestar Runner}'' Oh, sweet dog, you know I'm all over it.

''{Pan to the gymnasium, where Homestar Runner and Pom Pom are wearing aerobic gear and lifting weights. The training music from [[montage]] is playing in the background.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Extra-size, Pom Pom! Lemme see ya pour on that extra sauce! That strangest man in the world contest ain't gonna win itself!

''{Pan to a scene of the setting sun. Silhouettes of Homestar Runner and Pom Pom jump up and high five each other.}''

'''SINGER:''' Showdown!

''{Fade out. Cut back to the Field, where Homestar Runner and Pom Pom are walking to the right.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Man, Pom Pom, I feel great! I feel fresh as a bagel! I bet I could lift fifty stringiest man in the world contests!

''{They approach a sign pointing the way to the contest, where Strong Bad and The Cheat are waiting.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, look, The Cheat! If it isn't the big, fat, yellow blob and Pom Pom!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{closeup of Homestar}'' Hey! ''{normal view}'' W— wait. ''{closer closeup of Homestar}'' Hey! ''{normal view}'' You— wait. ''{another closeup}'' Hey! ''{normal view}'' Wait—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme break it down for you like this: I am the very strongest. While on the other hand, inversely, you guys are ''not'' very strong!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks angry, loud bubble noises}''

''{Strong Bad reacts in surprise.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa, Pom Pom! Let's tone down the language before the contest, huh?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, The Cheat. We'd better go start signing autographs. There's a pretty big line building up over there. ''{exits with The Cheat}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looking determined}'' Come on, Pom Pom! Let's go get Strong Bad's autograph!

''{Pom Pom gives Homestar an annoyed look, but Homestar doesn't notice.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I hear there's a pretty big line building up.

''{Cheering voices over momentarily before cutting to a banner reading "Strongest Man In The World Contest".}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover over microphone}'' Ladies and gentlemen, you can ''not'' be ready for the ''{pan down to show The Announcer}'' Strongest Man In The World Contest!

''{He flips the microphone from one hand to the other.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Let's meet our smokin' hot contestants!

''{Cut to a darkened scene with a silhouette of Mr. Bland and disco lights in the background.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Hailing from the middle of the road, the prince of plain, the master of mundane, it's ''{spotlight turns on}'' Mr. Bland!

''{Cut to a beige background of panning cubes and "mr. bland" scrolls to the right. Mr. Bland strikes an action pose. Cut back to The Announcer.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And next, our returning champion, the walking—

''{Cut to a smiliar disco lights scene with The Robot in silhouette.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' —metal robot... The Robot!

''{A spotlight shines on The Robot and he waves. A blue background of screws and hex nuts pans in, and "The Robot" appears while The Robot holds a waving pose. Cut back to The Announcer.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And from Foreign Lands, the foreign man:

''{Cut back to the disco scene, now with Señor in silhouette.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Señor Ha-Ha-Ha-Havin' A Little Trouble!

''{A brown background of beans pans in, and "Señor" appears while Señor strikes an action pose.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And...

''{Cut to silhouettes of Pom Pom, Strong Bad, and Homestar Runner, whose respective spotlights turn on as their names are mentioned.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{quickly}'' Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Homestar.

''{Homestar looks surprised. Cut back to The Announcer. The scene is bright again.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Grape Fairie! Hit me with da rules!

''{Pan up to The Grape Fairie riding his bee. He makes a scroll appear that reads "Rules".}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' ''{in a Bronx accent}'' All right, youze ''{incomprehensible}'' brains, listen up smart. I start yas each off with like twenty grapes.

''{A pile of grapes takes the place of the floating scroll.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Then I adds one at a time.

''{A grape appears above the pile.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' The bum what holds the most grapes —

''{A golden bowl-shaped trophy appears in place of the grapes.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' — wins this gold bowl.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen; sounds impressed}'' Dang, Pom Pom, you see that golbol? ''{zooms in on "golbol"}'' That's a nice golbol.

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Let's get this over with!

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Ollzy oop. ''{zaps a pile of grapes on top of the contestants}''

'''MR. BLAND:''' ''{speaking monotone}'' Okay.... This is going really well.

''{The pile of grapes crushes Mr. Bland.}''

'''MR. BLAND:''' Oh.

''{Cut to silhoettes of everyone on a yellow background.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Down goes Bland!

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Ka-bu op! ''{pings a single grape over each contestant}''

''{Cut to Señor, impossibly balancing the entire pile on one hand.}''

'''SEÑOR:''' Oh, no, boy. I havin' a little trouble!

''{The pile falls on Señor, accompanied by the word "Sblounskched!" and the sound of a bowling ball hitting some pins. He sticks his arm out of the grapes.}''

'''SEÑOR:''' I still alive!

''{Cut to Strong Bad and The Cheat, with Pom Pom in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, The Cheat—

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' —I hear our friend The Robot is about to do a set of his acoustic numbers. Or should I say, unplugged?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{affirmative The Cheat noises, salutes}''

''{The Cheat slides to the feet of The Robot, who is apparently plugged into an outlet on a very small section of wall out of nowhere.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}'' ''{looks around, unplugs The Robot's cord, and slides away}'' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{Cut to The Robot, who shuts down and drops the pile of grapes. General sad "Aw"s among the crowd are heard as the eyes of The Robot disappear slowly.}''

''{Cut to Homestar, whose grapes appear to be floating in mid-air, due to his lack of visible arms.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks around}'' Did nobody just see that?! Judge? Fairie? Giant bee?

''{Cut to The Grape Fairie and The Announcer, who are admiring the bowl and not paying attention to the contest.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Honest to God, Mookie Wilson gave me the golbol in my hands in 1974.

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Really quite an impressive bowl.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{off screen}'' Hellooo?

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Oh. Right.

''{Cut to Pom Pom, Strong Bad, and Homestar.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Crazy eights! ''{poofs another grape on top of everyone}''

''{Strong Bad begins to lose his grip on the grapes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat? Big help here! Big help!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay.... Even it out there on the south side.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Jump her up.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, seriously. At first it was cute, but this is just borderline unsportsmanlike! Let me outline my master plan. I will (a) drop my grapes, and (b) uncover that cheat! ''{drops his grapes; walks over to Strong Bad and The Cheat}'' Could I just borrow this a second? ''{grabs The Cheat}''

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

''{Homestar kicks The Cheat about his feet like a hackey-sack, then does a slow-motion flip and bicycle kicks The Cheat off screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{wobbling, melodramatically}'' Oh-nooo!

''{Strong Bad drops a couple of grapes, then the entire pile crushes him. The action-pose scene appears, this time with a green grapes background, "squished bad", and Strong Bad under his pile of grapes.}''

''{Cut to Pom Pom}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pom Pom wins!

''{Pom Pom winks; a record scratch sounds, cut to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, what?!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, still buried.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh.... These grapes are succulently crushing my windpipe.... Ooh, but they're seedless! ''{The pile of grapes begins to collapse as Strong Bad eats it}''

''{Cut to Homestar and Pom Pom holding the trophy.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, seriously, Pom Pom. Gimme the golbol!

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises, pulls the trophy back a bit}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that's great. But I still won. I sportsmanliked everybody! Now gimme the golbol!

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, fine. You can give it to me for my birthday. Now check out my victory dance! Huhyayayayaaa!

''{Homestar crosses his left leg over his right and jumps into the air. The Grape Fairie and the Fat Bee enter from the upper right, the announcer from the lower left. Pom Pom jumps in the air holding the trophy. The scene fades into the last page of the Original Book with "1996-2006" written across the upper left. The ending also provides a link to the original book.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Strongestmanintheworld_sbautograph.png|thumb|Dare to Dream!]]
*Clicking on the [[Contests|Contest]] sign when Homestar mentions getting Strong Bad's autograph will show a picture of said autograph, on which is written:
<blockquote>homestar, 
dare to dream! believe in yourself 
and you can achieve anything!! 
your pal 
Strond Ba.... 
wait a sec, 
2nd try: 
homestar, 
you're 
a butt. 
''Strong'' 
''Bad''</blockquote>

*Clicking the [[Trophies|trophy]] at the end shows a shot of it (captioned "GOLBOL") in the same style as the ones shown when Mr. Bland, The Robot, and Señor are introduced. The [[Wikipedia:New York Mets|New York Mets]] logo is shown in the background.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*"Unplugged" is a term popularized by [[Wikipedia:MTV Unplugged|MTV Unplugged]] and is used to refer to [[Wikipedia:Acoustic music|acoustic music]].

===Trivia===
*The [[Main Page Messages|main page message]] for this toon read "10 years!".
*This toon is the first time the Grape Fairie, Mr. Bland, and Señor are given voices.
*Despite its attempt, this toon's page title is not the longest one of the website. [[Shopping for Danger]]'s page title "Blue Las-alert, Kids! Cheat Commandos will be right back after these messages!" surpasses it by five characters. They are, however, both 19 syllables long.
*Señor's full name was coined in [[origins]].
*When Homestar [[Kicking The Cheat|kicks The Cheat]], he is utilizing a skill known as juggling, which is usually done with soccer balls or [[wikipedia:Footbag|footbags]] (commonly known as Hacky Sacks).

===Remarks===
*When The Grape Fairie's mouth disappears when he isn't talking, his [[Wikipedia:Five o'clock shadow|five o'clock shadow]] disappears with it.
*Homestar holds up the grapes and gives a high-five [[Lack of Visible Arms|without visible arms]].
*Señor holds his pile of grapes on one side with the other half of the pile floating in mid-air. In the original book, he was holding the grapes with his right hand rather than his left.
*The way the grapes fall on Strong Bad, he should be lying on his stomach since he was holding the pile behind his head. However in the action scene, "squished bad," Strong Bad is shown lying on his back so that he could eat them in the next scene.
**Also, in the Original Story, when it shows Strong Bad squished under the pile of grapes, he was laying on his back.
*Señor's introduction background of beans may be a nod to the stereotype that Hispanics eat a lot of beans.
*The characters are spotlighted, although there doesn't seem to be anyplace for there to be spotlights in the sky.

===Goofs===
*When Mr. Bland, The Robot and Señor are introduced, the smaller spotlights cross over their feet, yet none of the characters' feet light up.
* In the silhouette scene following Mr. Bland's loss, the grapes are actually floating above Pom Pom. However, this could just be in keeping with the original book, which has a similar silhouette scene.
*The first page says "Every''one'' loves The Homestar Runner..." instead of "Every''body'' loves The Homestar Runner...", which would have been the correct quotation from the original book.
*Strong Bad has no purple reflection on his pants, like his [[Strong Bad Evolution|fifth design]].
*When the screen darkens and the strobe lights appear, the ones that shine on the bushes in the background do not light up the ground directly below the bushes.
**Also, the lights to not deform to the depths of the bushes, although they could be 2 dimensional.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Strongestmanintheworld kickthecheat.png|thumb|All part of his master plan.]]
*The music heard in the background when Señor is "having a little trouble" is the same music heard in the email [[car]] when Homestar is "deleted" by Strong Bad.
*When Señor gets squished, the [[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]] used is "[[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar|Sblounskched!]]", the name of Strong Bad's candy bar.
*The song during the training scene is "[[Songs#from Strong Bad Emails|Showdown]]" from [[montage]], except with vocals by someone who sounds like [[Larry Palaroncini]].
*The outfit Homestar wears during the training scene originally appeared in [[lady fan]].
*The autographed picture of Strong Bad in the Easter egg is the same as the one that Strong Bad gives to his "main man" Van Mundegaarde in [[2 years]].
*Señor's line "I still alive!" may be a reference to [[Strumstar Hammer]], in which this scene is captioned with the line "this blue guy died."
**It could also be a reference to [[origins]], in which Señor (along with Mr. Bland) is crushed by a falling [[Bubs' Concession Stand]].
*One of the [[Sound Effects|sound effects]] that plays when the Robot gets unplugged is the loading sound from [[Thy Dungeonman 3]] and [[Peasant's Quest]].
*Homestar's first speaking line and The Robot being introduced as such are examples of the [[Integral Article]].
*The ending music is the remix of the [[Old Intro|old intro music]], which is also heard at the end of [[flashback]] and can also be heard on [[Main Page 20]].
*The Announcer's introduction of Señor suggests that he is a resident of [[Far Off Lands|Foreign Lands]], the same place [[Thomas]] is said to be from.
*Pom-pom also winks in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], where he is about to get hit by Strong Mad, and he winks at Homestar.

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Mookie Wilson|Mookie Wilson]] is a former [[Wikipedia:Major League Baseball|Major League Baseball]] outfielder who played with the [[Wikipedia:New York Mets|New York Mets]] from 1980 to 1989. The Mets' logo is shown in the background of the Easter egg.

*[[Wikipedia:Crazy Eights|Crazy Eights]] is a card game in which two players try to get rid of all their cards by discarding a card with the same number or suit as the previous card played. In this game, eights are wild.
*Homestar's aerobic outfit is similar to the ones [[Wikipedia:Jane Fonda|Jane Fonda]] wore when making her workout videos in the 1980s.

==External Links==
*[[HR:10years.html|watch "Strongest Man in the World"]]
*[[HR:strongestmanredux.swf|view the Flash file for "Strongest Man in the World"]]
*[[Forum:9577|forum thread re: "Strongest Man in the World"]]

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Strongest Man in the World

Devilot — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:59:52 GMT

Devilot: /* Real-World References */ Removing a highly questionable real-world reference and adding a new one

{{abouttoon}} {{for|[[Contests|contest]]|Strongest Man in the World Contest}}
{{toonnav|Big Toon|10years|Weclome Back|The King of Town DVD}}

[[Image:Strongest Man Contest Judges.png|thumb|"Really quite an impressive bowl!"]]
[[The Brothers Chaps]] celebrate [[Homestar Runner (Flash cartoon)|Homestar Runner]]'s 10th anniversary with a remake of the [[Original Book|original story]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Homestar Runner}}, {{Film|Pom Pom}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|The Cheat}}, {{Film|The Announcer}}, {{Film|Mr. Bland}}, {{Film|The Robot (storybook)}}, {{Film|Señor}}, {{Film|The Grape Fairie}}, [[The Fat Bee]]

'''Places:''' [[The Field]], [[Gymnasium]]

'''Date:''' August 21, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 4:25

'''Page Title:''' The Homestar Runner Enters the Longest Page Title on the Website Contest!

==Transcript==
''{The cover page of the Original Book appears. The book opens to the first page.}''

''{Homestar Runner changes into his modern form, and the old background is replaced by The Field. A record scratch noise is heard.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Everybody loves the me! I'm a terrific athlete!

''{Pom Pom enters and pulls out a flier}''

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' A strongest man in the world contest? ''{pan to a closeup of Homestar Runner}'' Oh, sweet dog, you know I'm all over it.

''{Pan to the gymnasium, where Homestar Runner and Pom Pom are wearing aerobic gear and lifting weights. The training music from [[montage]] is playing in the background.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Extra-size, Pom Pom! Lemme see ya pour on that extra sauce! That strangest man in the world contest ain't gonna win itself!

''{Pan to a scene of the setting sun. Silhouettes of Homestar Runner and Pom Pom jump up and high five each other.}''

'''SINGER:''' Showdown!

''{Fade out. Cut back to the Field, where Homestar Runner and Pom Pom are walking to the right.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Man, Pom Pom, I feel great! I feel fresh as a bagel! I bet I could lift fifty stringiest man in the world contests!

''{They approach a sign pointing the way to the contest, where Strong Bad and The Cheat are waiting.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, look, The Cheat! If it isn't the big, fat, yellow blob and Pom Pom!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{closeup of Homestar}'' Hey! ''{normal view}'' W— wait. ''{closer closeup of Homestar}'' Hey! ''{normal view}'' You— wait. ''{another closeup}'' Hey! ''{normal view}'' Wait—

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lemme break it down for you like this: I am the very strongest. While on the other hand, inversely, you guys are ''not'' very strong!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks angry, loud bubble noises}''

''{Strong Bad reacts in surprise.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Whoa, Pom Pom! Let's tone down the language before the contest, huh?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Come on, The Cheat. We'd better go start signing autographs. There's a pretty big line building up over there. ''{exits with The Cheat}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looking determined}'' Come on, Pom Pom! Let's go get Strong Bad's autograph!

''{Pom Pom gives Homestar an annoyed look, but Homestar doesn't notice.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' I hear there's a pretty big line building up.

''{Cheering voices over momentarily before cutting to a banner reading "Strongest Man In The World Contest".}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover over microphone}'' Ladies and gentlemen, you can ''not'' be ready for the ''{pan down to show The Announcer}'' Strongest Man In The World Contest!

''{He flips the microphone from one hand to the other.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Let's meet our smokin' hot contestants!

''{Cut to a darkened scene with a silhouette of Mr. Bland and disco lights in the background.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Hailing from the middle of the road, the prince of plain, the master of mundane, it's ''{spotlight turns on}'' Mr. Bland!

''{Cut to a beige background of panning cubes and "mr. bland" scrolls to the right. Mr. Bland strikes an action pose. Cut back to The Announcer.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And next, our returning champion, the walking—

''{Cut to a smiliar disco lights scene with The Robot in silhouette.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' —metal robot... The Robot!

''{A spotlight shines on The Robot and he waves. A blue background of screws and hex nuts pans in, and "The Robot" appears while The Robot holds a waving pose. Cut back to The Announcer.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And from Foreign Lands, the foreign man:

''{Cut back to the disco scene, now with Señor in silhouette.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Señor Ha-Ha-Ha-Havin' A Little Trouble!

''{A brown background of beans pans in, and "Señor" appears while Señor strikes an action pose.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' And...

''{Cut to silhouettes of Pom Pom, Strong Bad, and Homestar Runner, whose respective spotlights turn on as their names are mentioned.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{quickly}'' Pom-Pom-Strong-Bad-and-Homestar.

''{Homestar looks surprised. Cut back to The Announcer. The scene is bright again.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Grape Fairie! Hit me with da rules!

''{Pan up to The Grape Fairie riding his bee. He makes a scroll appear that reads "Rules".}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' ''{in a Bronx accent}'' All right, youze ''{incomprehensible}'' brains, listen up smart. I start yas each off with like twenty grapes.

''{A pile of grapes takes the place of the floating scroll.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Then I adds one at a time.

''{A grape appears above the pile.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' The bum what holds the most grapes —

''{A golden bowl-shaped trophy appears in place of the grapes.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' — wins this gold bowl.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from offscreen; sounds impressed}'' Dang, Pom Pom, you see that golbol? ''{zooms in on "golbol"}'' That's a nice golbol.

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Let's get this over with!

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Ollzy oop. ''{zaps a pile of grapes on top of the contestants}''

'''MR. BLAND:''' ''{speaking monotone}'' Okay.... This is going really well.

''{The pile of grapes crushes Mr. Bland.}''

'''MR. BLAND:''' Oh.

''{Cut to silhoettes of everyone on a yellow background.}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Down goes Bland!

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Ka-bu op! ''{pings a single grape over each contestant}''

''{Cut to Señor, impossibly balancing the entire pile on one hand.}''

'''SEÑOR:''' Oh, no, boy. I havin' a little trouble!

''{The pile falls on Señor, accompanied by the word "Sblounskched!" and the sound of a bowling ball hitting some pins. He sticks his arm out of the grapes.}''

'''SEÑOR:''' I still alive!

''{Cut to Strong Bad and The Cheat, with Pom Pom in the background.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, The Cheat—

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' —I hear our friend The Robot is about to do a set of his acoustic numbers. Or should I say, unplugged?

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{affirmative The Cheat noises, salutes}''

''{The Cheat slides to the feet of The Robot, who is apparently plugged into an outlet on a very small section of wall out of nowhere.}''

'''THE CHEAT:''' ''{The Cheat noises}'' ''{looks around, unplugs The Robot's cord, and slides away}'' ''{The Cheat noises}''

''{Cut to The Robot, who shuts down and drops the pile of grapes. General sad "Aw"s among the crowd are heard as the eyes of The Robot disappear slowly.}''

''{Cut to Homestar, whose grapes appear to be floating in mid-air, due to his lack of visible arms.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{looks around}'' Did nobody just see that?! Judge? Fairie? Giant bee?

''{Cut to The Grape Fairie and The Announcer, who are admiring the bowl and not paying attention to the contest.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Honest to God, Mookie Wilson gave me the golbol in my hands in 1974.

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' Really quite an impressive bowl.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{off screen}'' Hellooo?

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Oh. Right.

''{Cut to Pom Pom, Strong Bad, and Homestar.}''

'''THE GRAPE FAIRIE:''' Crazy eights! ''{poofs another grape on top of everyone}''

''{Strong Bad begins to lose his grip on the grapes.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat? Big help here! Big help!

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay.... Even it out there on the south side.

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' Jump her up.

''{Cut to Homestar.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, seriously. At first it was cute, but this is just borderline unsportsmanlike! Let me outline my master plan. I will (a) drop my grapes, and (b) uncover that cheat! ''{drops his grapes; walks over to Strong Bad and The Cheat}'' Could I just borrow this a second? ''{grabs The Cheat}''

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

''{Homestar kicks The Cheat about his feet like a hackey-sack, then does a slow-motion flip and bicycle kicks The Cheat off screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{wobbling, melodramatically}'' Oh-nooo!

''{Strong Bad drops a couple of grapes, then the entire pile crushes him. The action-pose scene appears, this time with a green grapes background, "squished bad", and Strong Bad under his pile of grapes.}''

''{Cut to Pom Pom}''

'''THE ANNOUNCER:''' ''{voiceover}'' Pom Pom wins!

''{Pom Pom winks; a record scratch sounds, cut to Homestar}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Wait, what?!

''{Cut to Strong Bad, still buried.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ohh.... These grapes are succulently crushing my windpipe.... Ooh, but they're seedless! ''{The pile of grapes begins to collapse as Strong Bad eats it}''

''{Cut to Homestar and Pom Pom holding the trophy.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, seriously, Pom Pom. Gimme the golbol!

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises, pulls the trophy back a bit}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, that's great. But I still won. I sportsmanliked everybody! Now gimme the golbol!

'''POM POM:''' ''{bubble noises}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' All right, fine. You can give it to me for my birthday. Now check out my victory dance! Huhyayayayaaa!

''{Homestar crosses his left leg over his right and jumps into the air. The Grape Fairie and the Fat Bee enter from the upper right, the announcer from the lower left. Pom Pom jumps in the air holding the trophy. The scene fades into the last page of the Original Book with "1996-2006" written across the upper left. The ending also provides a link to the original book.}''

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Strongestmanintheworld_sbautograph.png|thumb|Dare to Dream!]]
*Clicking on the [[Contests|Contest]] sign when Homestar mentions getting Strong Bad's autograph will show a picture of said autograph, on which is written:
<blockquote>homestar, 
dare to dream! believe in yourself 
and you can achieve anything!! 
your pal 
Strond Ba.... 
wait a sec, 
2nd try: 
homestar, 
you're 
a butt. 
''Strong'' 
''Bad''</blockquote>

*Clicking the [[Trophies|trophy]] at the end shows a shot of it (captioned "GOLBOL") in the same style as the ones shown when Mr. Bland, The Robot, and Señor are introduced. The [[Wikipedia:New York Mets|New York Mets]] logo is shown in the background.

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*"Unplugged" is a term popularized by [[Wikipedia:MTV Unplugged|MTV Unplugged]] and is used to refer to [[Wikipedia:Acoustic music|acoustic music]].

===Trivia===
*The [[Main Page Messages|main page message]] for this toon read "10 years!".
*This toon is the first time the Grape Fairie, Mr. Bland, and Señor are given voices.
*Despite its attempt, this toon's page title is not the longest one of the website. [[Shopping for Danger]]'s page title "Blue Las-alert, Kids! Cheat Commandos will be right back after these messages!" surpasses it by five characters. They are, however, both 19 syllables long.
*Señor's full name was coined in [[origins]].
*When Homestar [[Kicking The Cheat|kicks The Cheat]], he is utilizing a skill known as juggling, which is usually done with soccer balls or [[wikipedia:Footbag|footbags]] (commonly known as Hacky Sacks).

===Remarks===
*When The Grape Fairie's mouth disappears when he isn't talking, his [[Wikipedia:Five o'clock shadow|five o'clock shadow]] disappears with it.
*Homestar holds up the grapes and gives a high-five [[Lack of Visible Arms|without visible arms]].
*Señor holds his pile of grapes on one side with the other half of the pile floating in mid-air. In the original book, he was holding the grapes with his right hand rather than his left.
*The way the grapes fall on Strong Bad, he should be lying on his stomach since he was holding the pile behind his head. However in the action scene, "squished bad," Strong Bad is shown lying on his back so that he could eat them in the next scene.
**Also, in the Original Story, when it shows Strong Bad squished under the pile of grapes, he was laying on his back.
*Señor's introduction background of beans may be a nod to the stereotype that Hispanics eat a lot of beans.
*The characters are spotlighted, although there doesn't seem to be anyplace for there to be spotlights in the sky.

===Goofs===
*When Mr. Bland, The Robot and Señor are introduced, the smaller spotlights cross over their feet, yet none of the characters' feet light up.
* In the silhouette scene following Mr. Bland's loss, the grapes are actually floating above Pom Pom. However, this could just be in keeping with the original book, which has a similar silhouette scene.
*The first page says "Every''one'' loves The Homestar Runner..." instead of "Every''body'' loves The Homestar Runner...", which would have been the correct quotation from the original book.
*Strong Bad has no purple reflection on his pants, like his [[Strong Bad Evolution|fifth design]].
*When the screen darkens and the strobe lights appear, the ones that shine on the bushes in the background do not light up the ground directly below the bushes.
**Also, the lights to not deform to the depths of the bushes, although they could be 2 dimensional.

===Inside References===
[[Image:Strongestmanintheworld kickthecheat.png|thumb|All part of his master plan.]]
*The music heard in the background when Señor is "having a little trouble" is the same music heard in the email [[car]] when Homestar is "deleted" by Strong Bad.
*When Señor gets squished, the [[Onomatopoeia|onomatopoeia]] used is "[[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar|Sblounskched!]]", the name of Strong Bad's candy bar.
*The song during the training scene is "[[Songs#from Strong Bad Emails|Showdown]]" from [[montage]], except with vocals by someone who sounds like [[Larry Palaroncini]].
*The outfit Homestar wears during the training scene originally appeared in [[lady fan]].
*The autographed picture of Strong Bad in the Easter egg is the same as the one that Strong Bad gives to his "main man" Van Mundegaarde in [[2 years]].
*Señor's line "I still alive!" may be a reference to [[Strumstar Hammer]], in which this scene is captioned with the line "this blue guy died."
**It could also be a reference to [[origins]], in which Señor (along with Mr. Bland) is crushed by a falling [[Bubs' Concession Stand]].
*One of the [[Sound Effects|sound effects]] that plays when the Robot gets unplugged is the loading sound from [[Thy Dungeonman 3]] and [[Peasant's Quest]].
*Homestar's first speaking line and The Robot being introduced as such are examples of the [[Integral Article]].
*The ending music is the remix of the [[Old Intro|old intro music]], which is also heard at the end of [[flashback]] and can also be heard on [[Main Page 20]].
*The Announcer's introduction of Señor suggests that he is a resident of [[Far Off Lands|Foreign Lands]], the same place [[Thomas]] is said to be from.
*Pom-pom also winks in [[Marshmallow's Last Stand]], where he is about to get hit by Strong Mad, and he winks at Homestar.

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Mookie Wilson|Mookie Wilson]] is a former [[Wikipedia:Major League Baseball|Major League Baseball]] outfielder who played with the [[Wikipedia:New York Mets|New York Mets]] from 1980 to 1989. The Mets' logo is shown in the background of the Easter egg.

*[[Wikipedia:Crazy Eights|Crazy Eights]] is a card game in which two players try to get rid of all their cards by discarding a card with the same number or suit as the previous card played. In this game, eights are wild.
*Homestar's aerobic outfit is similar to the ones [[Wikipedia:Jane Fonda|Jane Fonda]] wore when making her workout videos in the 1980s.
*The slow-motion upside-down flip kick Homestar uses to kick The Cheat is very similar to a Blitzball move Tidus uses in [[Wikipedia:Final Fantasy X|Final Fantasy X]]

==External Links==
*[[HR:10years.html|watch "Strongest Man in the World"]]
*[[HR:strongestmanredux.swf|view the Flash file for "Strongest Man in the World"]]
*[[Forum:9577|forum thread re: "Strongest Man in the World"]]

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Radio Sightings

Devilot — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:07:50 GMT

Devilot: /* The Chris Moyles Show */

{{sightingslanguagewarning}}
== [http://www.102themountain.com/ 102.3 The Mountain] ==
*In mid-July, 2005, The Mountain, a classic rock radio station in northeastern Pennsylvania, featured a short sound bite from [[radio]].
*Again, in February, 2006, a snippet of [[radio]] was played, containing the lines about the "hour of chanting" and "dead air...um...dead air."

== CD 101 ==
CD 101 (101.1 FM Columbus, OH) has clips from the e-mail [[radio]] in some of the bumps they use before playing songs.

== KJHK ==
KJHK (90.7 FM Lawrence, KS) uses clips from [[techno]] and [[dragon]] in their bumps.

== The Chris Moyles Show ==
On 5 May 2005, [[Wikipedia:Chris Moyles|Chris Moyles]] of [[Wikipedia:BBC Radio 1|BBC Radio 1]] fame was discussing the final episode of the UK version of [[Wikipedia:The Apprentice (UK)|''The Apprentice'']] with his colleagues. When he mentioned that it was "in the [news]paper", he added, "No, it's not a paper that comes down from the sky, and we watch the show on it!" This roughly fits the description of [[The Paper]]--it comes down from the sky, but one does not generally "watch the show on it."

== NPR ==

NPR's Talk Of The Nation program on March 9, 2004 discussed Internet animation and featured prominent mention of Homestar Runner as "the reigning king of animated sites" and "the closest thing the Web has now to an episodic hit show". It featured [[kind of cool]], as well as the email [[different town]]. Audio at [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1753401 NPR's website].

NPR's All Things Considered program on May 8, 2005 discussed the H*R site, described some of the characters, and featured a short interview with The Brothers Chaps. Audio at [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4634837 NPR's website].

== Podtacular Halo 2 Podcast ==
The co-host "spelchek" does some Homestar and Strong Bad impressions during [http://podtacular.blogspot.com/2005/10/episode-11-backwash-n-b-rs.html show 11].

== Q98 ==
On Q98- 98.7 FM (a radio station in Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN), the DJ, Stash, told listeners to visit the radio's website "...at q98.net, it's dot com." This is a reference to the [[First Time Here?]] cartoon, in which Homestar says, "Welcome to HomestarRunner.net ... It's dot com!" They also played a sound clip from Strong Bad's character page cartoon, were Strong Bad says, "Ladies, form a line to my left for makeouts! Dudes, form a line to my right for high fives!"

== Radio U ==
Radio U (88.7 FM in Columbus, OH) has interviewed Strong Bad and the Brothers Chaps on two occasions, accessible at the bottom of [http://tvulive.com/radiou/riot2.htm this page].

== The Rock ==
There was a quote from [[Strong Bad]]'s character video on a La Crosse, Wisconsin radio station called "95.7 The Rock." It goes from the part
where Strong Bad says, "Ladies, form a line to my left for makeouts! Dudes, form a line to my right for high-fives," and stops at the part at which Homestar says, "Well, I was going to get a high-five, but I see that I'm already here."
*It seems that The Rock are frequent users of Homestar Runner quotes, around once a week or so you can hear one pop up.

== The Ron and Fez Show ==
[[Wikipedia:Ron Bennington|Ron Bennington]] and [[Wikipedia:Fez Whatley|Fez Whatley]] of XM Satellite Radio have stated publicly that they are huge fans of homestarrunner.com. They end each of their shows with an audio drop from [[the facts]] of Homestar Runner saying "And that's the end of my show, donk." On another occasion, when discussing crying at the movies, they discussed [[crying]]. Ron Bennington said that seeing [[Li'l Brudder]] made him cry and repeatedly said "He's got the heart of a champion."

== WBRU ==
When 95.5 WBRU FM out of Providence does their sports update, the quote "Get yer head in the game, The Chort," from [[mascot]], is played. Also, part of [[techno]] is in one of the bumps they use before playing songs.

== KUPS: The Sound ==
In one of their transitions between programming, the DJ said "You're listening to college radio, which means you probably just heard an hour of chanting" which is a reference to the e-mail [[radio]].

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Radio Sightings

Devilot — Fri, 24 Nov 2006 21:03:08 GMT

Devilot: /* The Chris Moyles Show */

{{sightingslanguagewarning}}
== [http://www.102themountain.com/ 102.3 The Mountain] ==
*In mid-July, 2005, The Mountain, a classic rock radio station in northeastern Pennsylvania, featured a short sound bite from [[radio]].
*Again, in February, 2006, a snippet of [[radio]] was played, containing the lines about the "hour of chanting" and "dead air...um...dead air."

== CD 101 ==
CD 101 (101.1 FM Columbus, OH) has clips from the e-mail [[radio]] in some of the bumps they use before playing songs.

== KJHK ==
KJHK (90.7 FM Lawrence, KS) uses clips from [[techno]] and [[dragon]] in their bumps.

== The Chris Moyles Show ==
On 5 May 2005, [[Wikipedia:Chris Moyles|Chris Moyles]] of [[Wikipedia:BBC Radio 1|BBC Radio 1]] fame was discussing the final episode of the UK version of [[Wikipedia:The Apprentice (UK)|''The Apprentice'']] with his colleagues. When he mentioned that it was "in the [news]paper", he added, "No, it's not a paper that comes down from the sky, and we watch the show on it!" This roughly fits the description of [[The Paper]]--it comes down from the sky, but there's no watching of things on it.

== NPR ==

NPR's Talk Of The Nation program on March 9, 2004 discussed Internet animation and featured prominent mention of Homestar Runner as "the reigning king of animated sites" and "the closest thing the Web has now to an episodic hit show". It featured [[kind of cool]], as well as the email [[different town]]. Audio at [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1753401 NPR's website].

NPR's All Things Considered program on May 8, 2005 discussed the H*R site, described some of the characters, and featured a short interview with The Brothers Chaps. Audio at [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4634837 NPR's website].

== Podtacular Halo 2 Podcast ==
The co-host "spelchek" does some Homestar and Strong Bad impressions during [http://podtacular.blogspot.com/2005/10/episode-11-backwash-n-b-rs.html show 11].

== Q98 ==
On Q98- 98.7 FM (a radio station in Fargo, ND/Moorhead, MN), the DJ, Stash, told listeners to visit the radio's website "...at q98.net, it's dot com." This is a reference to the [[First Time Here?]] cartoon, in which Homestar says, "Welcome to HomestarRunner.net ... It's dot com!" They also played a sound clip from Strong Bad's character page cartoon, were Strong Bad says, "Ladies, form a line to my left for makeouts! Dudes, form a line to my right for high fives!"

== Radio U ==
Radio U (88.7 FM in Columbus, OH) has interviewed Strong Bad and the Brothers Chaps on two occasions, accessible at the bottom of [http://tvulive.com/radiou/riot2.htm this page].

== The Rock ==
There was a quote from [[Strong Bad]]'s character video on a La Crosse, Wisconsin radio station called "95.7 The Rock." It goes from the part
where Strong Bad says, "Ladies, form a line to my left for makeouts! Dudes, form a line to my right for high-fives," and stops at the part at which Homestar says, "Well, I was going to get a high-five, but I see that I'm already here."
*It seems that The Rock are frequent users of Homestar Runner quotes, around once a week or so you can hear one pop up.

== The Ron and Fez Show ==
[[Wikipedia:Ron Bennington|Ron Bennington]] and [[Wikipedia:Fez Whatley|Fez Whatley]] of XM Satellite Radio have stated publicly that they are huge fans of homestarrunner.com. They end each of their shows with an audio drop from [[the facts]] of Homestar Runner saying "And that's the end of my show, donk." On another occasion, when discussing crying at the movies, they discussed [[crying]]. Ron Bennington said that seeing [[Li'l Brudder]] made him cry and repeatedly said "He's got the heart of a champion."

== WBRU ==
When 95.5 WBRU FM out of Providence does their sports update, the quote "Get yer head in the game, The Chort," from [[mascot]], is played. Also, part of [[techno]] is in one of the bumps they use before playing songs.

== KUPS: The Sound ==
In one of their transitions between programming, the DJ said "You're listening to college radio, which means you probably just heard an hour of chanting" which is a reference to the e-mail [[radio]].

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coloring

Devilot — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 04:43:31 GMT

Devilot: /* Fun Facts */ Fixed awkward phrasing and some capitalization errors

{{sbenav|160|retirement|some kinda robot}}
[[Image:sbemail160.png|thumb|"Crayola beat us to the punch. Let's shift focus to... 'Laser Limes'."]]

Strong Bad discusses crayon colors and stumbles upon Marzipan's cult, err, "classroom."

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' October 22, 2006

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

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

==Transcript==
{{inprogress}}
'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Sippin' on a bottle of email, cold, having a picnic lunch with some co-workers.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: cliffhangers</div>
Dear awesome, 
have you ever thought how rediculous some crayon names are....I mean "blizzard blue"...thats stupid...and "Laser lemon"...??? 
-much love 
Ter 
Andover,MN
</blockquote>

''{After "Dear awesome", Strong Bad inserts, "Oh! Somebody finally got it right!"; at the first ellipsis, he adds, "Oh, you mean like, Red iculous?" and a red crayon that says "Red iculous" appears; and after "Laser lemon", he repeats suprisedly "Laser lemon?!" He picks up a phone and says, "The Cheat, halt production immediately!" Cut to the garage, where The Cheat is working on a laser with lemons on it.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{over the PA}'' Crayola beat us to the punch! Let's shift focus to Laser Limes! ''{The Cheat looks annoyed}'' Or maybe just laser beams!

'''THE CHEAT:''' Okay. 

''{Cut back to the Lappy, where Strong Bad resumes reading the email. He reads "Andover,MN" as "And over, and over, and over, M N."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ter? What is that, short for Terbert? Or Terlliam? Or Terthew? ''{clears screen}'' Welter, the crayons of my youth had pretty awesome names. Especially the ones that came with my Limozeen 1989 "Ladies, We're Staying in Room 302 at the Ramada" tour coloring book! ''{cut to a view of this coloring book, which has a drawing of two members of Limozeen on the cover.}'' There was Leather Black ''{a black crayon saying "Leather Black" appears}'', Ripped Denim Blue ''{a blue crayon saying "Ripped Denim Blue" appears}'', Groupie Lipstick Red, ''{a red crayon saying "Groupie Lipstick Red" appears}'' Skin Flesh! ''{A pink crayon saying "Skin Flesh" appears.}'' Hairspray Blond! ''{A yellow crayon saying "Hairspray Blond" appears.}'' And Tight Shiny Purple. ''{A purple crayon saying "Tight Shiny Purple" appears.}'' It even came with a cassette tape with a song about how to color! ''{a yellow cassette tape saying "Colorin' (Outside the Lines)" appears.}''

''{Change to a view of the first page of the coloring book, which shows Larry and Gary performing. Below this is the text "Gary and Larry rehearse their moves".}''

'''LARRY:''' ''{singing}'' Grab a box of sixty-four, ''{changes to the next page, which shows Limozeen with the text "We are in a band called Limozeen!"}'' with a shotgun a built right in, ''{change to next page, which shows Larry with two women; Larry's face has been coloured like Strong Bad's, and his hands have been drawn to look like red boxing gloves; the test says "<s>Larry</s> Strong Bad always serenades the 'of-age' ladies after the show"}'' ''{Larry sings high notes; lyrics incomprehensible}'' ''{change to next page, which shows a drummer with a face drawn on his abdomen; the text says, "Drummers almost never wear shirts while playing a big show."}'' and let the party begin!

''{Change to next page, which shows Gary leaping into the air whilst playing the guitar; he has been colored to wear a Los Angeles Lakers uniform and hold a basketball, a basketball hoop and defending player have also been drawn in. The text reads "Gary's playing some "air" guitar. Get it?"}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Outside the lines!

''{The next page shows Perry with Teeg Dougland, who is running sound, the text reads "Producer/ manager/ roadie Teeg Dougland shows Perry how to tweak the reverb."}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Inside your heart!

''{The next page shows Larry and one other band member, who is wearing a bear mask; the text reads "'That bear mask has GOT to go!!!' shouts Larry."}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' With crayons of wine!

''{The next page shows Mary and Larry barbecueing; a large, vicious-looking hot dog has been drawn standing behind them; The Cheat has been drawn peeking from around the barbecue. The text reads, "Back home from the road, Mary and Larry say, 'It's Grilla Time!'"}''

'''LIMOZEEN:''' Colorin'!

'''LARRY:''' Hey, hey, with a ''{incomprehensible}'' start!

''{The last page shows Larry and two other members performing, this page is not colored. The text reads, "Larry is screaming like a demon. And the other two are playing guitars."}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Whoa, looks like I missed one! As much as I respect you guys as artists, it's time to melt your faces off. ''{Strong Bad uses the Skin Flesh crayon to draw on Larry's face; the crayon breaks.}'' Aww, crudcrap! My Skin Flesh broke! ''{cut to a view of Strong Bad at his table holding the broken crayon}'' How'm I gonna get another one of these at this hour? Ooh, wait! I bet Marzipan's teaching her kindergarten class down at the Monte-sodium school! Those kids eat crayons like they were paste!

''{Cut to Marzipan in the Classroom; the blackboard reads "SOY IS ALSO MURDER"}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' So that way, you always feel guilty! ''{Enter Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey, goody Marzipan. Can I borrow some crayons? I broke my Skin Flesh!

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{Looks aghast, then angry.}'' Shhh! Strong Bad, not in front of the class!"

''{Cut to a view of the class, which consists of Homsar, Strong Mad and Homestar Runner wearing yellow shirts. Homsar has a stack of blocks on his desk that reads "TURD".}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Teacher! I hafta go bafroom!

''{cut back to Marzipan and Strong Bad}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Why can't I say "Skin Flesh" in front of the— uh, children?

'''MARZIPAN:''' First of all, we don't call them children. They're "life blossoms"!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Life blossoms?! Marzipan, what kind of cult are you running here?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, a pretty standard one. ''{Zoom to a closeup of Marzipan}'' Anyway, we don't use the term "Skin Flesh". The colour you're looking for is "Dermal discoveries". ''{A pink roll loosely resembling a crayon with the words "Dermal discoveries" appears}''.

''{Pan to view of from behind Marzipan of Strong Bad facing Marzipan}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What's that scramble?! What about Lipstick Red?

'''MARZIPAN:''' No, no, no. Too gender-specific. We use "Crimson suggestion". ''{A red roll with the words "Crimson suggestion" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Well, how 'bout Hairspray Blond?

'''MARZIPAN:''' Vague pigmentations! ''{A yellow roll with the words "Vague pigmentations" appears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Leather Black?

'''MARZIPAN:''' We just call that "blue". ''{A black roll with the word "Blue" appears.}''

''{Homestar Runner moves into view}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Teacherman, ''{pan to view from behind Strong Bad and Marzipan of Homestar Runner}'' are we just gonna talk about crowns all day?

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Homestar_reportcard.png|thumb|170px|They're life blossums!]]
*Click on "Dear awesome" after Strong Bad mentions "Red Iculous" to see a "Dear awesome" color crayon.
*Likewise, click on "some crayon" and see a "Some Crayon" colored crayon.
*Click on Homestar's shirt when he walks up to Marzipan to see the logo for L.U.R.N., or "Life Blossums Undergoing Re-programming Naturally."
*Click on the word Murder on the chalkboard after Strong Bad asks about Homestar's grades to see his report card.
*At the end, click on the coloring book to see the whole thing (comes up in a new window). You also get to color it with the included crayons, or print it out.
**[[HR:limo_coloringbook.html|View the coloring book]]
**[[HR:limo_coloringbook.swf|View the Flash file for the coloring book]]

==Fun Facts==

===Trivia===
*When this email was first posted on October 22, 2006, the [[Main Pages|main page]] indicated that the site was last updated on October 23, 2006.

===Remarks===
*The Lappy's "toe" seems to be back, as it isn't missing throughout the email.
*The letter blocks on Homsar's desk spell "TURD", another instance of [[Swears|swearing]].
*The cards above the chalkboard read "4, 13, (, I), 3, I=, 6, #, 1" which is supposed to look like the alphabet characters A-I.
*The Chalkboard says "SOY IS MURDER" which is odd, given that she has been previously established as a [[Wikipedia:Vegetarian|vegetarian]].
*Homestar leaving to go read "pie pie comics" may mean he left to go read some Popeye comics
*This is the first/closest The Cheat has gotten to saying a word in English outside of his powered by The Cheat cartoons

===Inside References===
*When Strong Bad is coloring the Limozeen picture, the music is the same as the music that plays while he is drawing Trogdor in [[dragon]].
*When Homestar calls Marzipan "Teacherman", that might be a reference to him referring to the "nice present" from [[Decemberween in July]] as a [[Santaman]].

===Real-World References===
*[[Wikipedia:Crayola|Crayola]] is a well known company than makes art supplies such as [[Wikipedia:Crayon|crayons]].
**"Laser Lemon" is the name of an actual [[Wikipedia:List of Crayola crayon colors|Crayola color]]. "Blizzard Blue" also existed at one point, but has since been replaced with "Inchworm".
*The band member wearing a bear mask is a reference to musician [[Wikipedia:John_Mayer|John Mayer]] who sometimes dresses in a bear costume in order to meet and talk with fans before concerts without the fans realizing who he is.
*"Monte-sodium" is a reference to [[Wikipedia:Montessori_school|Montessori Schools]], a very progressive and non-traditional schooling system used in many private schools throughout the world. It focuses on allowing children to learn at their own pace and doing away with percieved forms of competition like grading. There is much debate as to its effectiveness.

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|160|10080}}
{{Strong Bad Email}}

Talk:Strong Mad

Devilot — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:37:42 GMT

Devilot: /* Seemed worth noting */

{{featuredarticle}}
== Best Thing appearance ==

"Also, his dimensions from the side seem to be somewhat rectangular, as seen in an easter egg from best thing."

Strong Mad doesn't appear in Best Thing. I think whoever posted this "fact" named the wrong toon. [[User:Poopsmith Z|Poopsmith Z]]

== Dream Theater Reference ==

The title of the web page, "Light fuse get away" is the name of a song by the band Dream Theater. We should have some format for "external references" in the character videos. Actually, I think I will edit the "Character Videos" page right now.

== how much is ==

one million pounds? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 09:44, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
:It's slightly less than one-million-two pounds! [[boring (really)|I remember learning that in school!]] {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 15:50, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
1 000 000 lbs = 453 592.4 kg (assuming all the figures in the original number are [[Wikipedia:Significant figures|significant]]) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:45, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
:Heh... sorry for my smart-alec response above. :) It was too good an opportunity for a random HSR reference to pass up. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 17:43, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Nah, don't worry about, i can use a joke hear and there sometimes.

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 00:28, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Says on the article page that he's 900 Pounds.Get a grip.--[[User:Gir007|Gir007]] 23:17, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

:"Get a grip"? Gir007, this conversation occured two months ago, and has already been answered. Why did you bring this up again, and, more importantly, why did you tell Nikolce Kocovski to "get a grip"? {{User:FireBird/sig}} 23:21, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

== Glasses? ==

should it be mentioned that Strong Mad apparently needs glasses?
Evidence: rampage, Processing
:Go for it. You might mention that he uses them for reading. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:51, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

== Andre the Giant ==

Is it worth pointing out that Strong Mad's voice is an impression of the late Andre the Giant? No-one else here seems to have noticed this.
:I don't remember anybody in The Princess Bride saying "GET IN MAH BELLY!". But seriously, I don't think they sound alike.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:21, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
::There is the obvious connection between [[:Image:SM_has_a_Posse.PNG|Strong Mad has a Posse]] and [[Wikipedia:André_the_Giant_Has_a_Posse|André_the_Giant_Has_a_Posse]], but I don't think their voices are that similar. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:27, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

:::That's really odd that you would say that. I wouldn't call it a *good* impression, or even a *consistent* one (because Andre didn't always sound like that, but an impression it certainly is. Maybe the Brothers would be the ones to ask about that, because I'm quite certain that that is what they intended, and specifically, a scene to watch in the movie you mention, Loafing, is the scene in which Andre is lit on fire in the black cloak, shouting: "I am the Dread Pirate Roberts. . . etc." Watch it, you'll see what I mean.

== Seemed worth noting ==

This doesn't really belong in the entry, but I think it's worthwhile to note that although there's evidence that Strong Mad bullies Strong Sad, on the few occaisions we've seen them left to their own devices together, they don't seem to get along poorly at all. In light of this, it seems likely that, rather than Strong Mad disliking Strong Sad, he just gets 'roped into' bullying him the same way he often gets dragged into Strong Bad's antics. [[User:Devilot|Devilot]] 11:37, 20 September 2006 (UTC)

Talk:Strong Mad

Devilot — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:37:28 GMT

Devilot:

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== Best Thing appearance ==

"Also, his dimensions from the side seem to be somewhat rectangular, as seen in an easter egg from best thing."

Strong Mad doesn't appear in Best Thing. I think whoever posted this "fact" named the wrong toon. [[User:Poopsmith Z|Poopsmith Z]]

== Dream Theater Reference ==

The title of the web page, "Light fuse get away" is the name of a song by the band Dream Theater. We should have some format for "external references" in the character videos. Actually, I think I will edit the "Character Videos" page right now.

== how much is ==

one million pounds? [[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 09:44, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
:It's slightly less than one-million-two pounds! [[boring (really)|I remember learning that in school!]] {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 15:50, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
1 000 000 lbs = 453 592.4 kg (assuming all the figures in the original number are [[Wikipedia:Significant figures|significant]]) — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 16:45, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
:Heh... sorry for my smart-alec response above. :) It was too good an opportunity for a random HSR reference to pass up. {{User:KieferSkunk/sig}} 17:43, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

Nah, don't worry about, i can use a joke hear and there sometimes.

[[User:Nikolce Kocovski|Nikolce Kocovski]] 00:28, 17 December 2005 (UTC)

Says on the article page that he's 900 Pounds.Get a grip.--[[User:Gir007|Gir007]] 23:17, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

:"Get a grip"? Gir007, this conversation occured two months ago, and has already been answered. Why did you bring this up again, and, more importantly, why did you tell Nikolce Kocovski to "get a grip"? {{User:FireBird/sig}} 23:21, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

== Glasses? ==

should it be mentioned that Strong Mad apparently needs glasses?
Evidence: rampage, Processing
:Go for it. You might mention that he uses them for reading. — [[User:It's dot com|It's dot com]] 22:51, 2 June 2006 (UTC)

== Andre the Giant ==

Is it worth pointing out that Strong Mad's voice is an impression of the late Andre the Giant? No-one else here seems to have noticed this.
:I don't remember anybody in The Princess Bride saying "GET IN MAH BELLY!". But seriously, I don't think they sound alike.{{User:Loafing/sig}} 20:21, 29 August 2006 (UTC)
::There is the obvious connection between [[:Image:SM_has_a_Posse.PNG|Strong Mad has a Posse]] and [[Wikipedia:André_the_Giant_Has_a_Posse|André_the_Giant_Has_a_Posse]], but I don't think their voices are that similar. {{User:Trey56/sig}} 20:27, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

:::That's really odd that you would say that. I wouldn't call it a *good* impression, or even a *consistent* one (because Andre didn't always sound like that, but an impression it certainly is. Maybe the Brothers would be the ones to ask about that, because I'm quite certain that that is what they intended, and specifically, a scene to watch in the movie you mention, Loafing, is the scene in which Andre is lit on fire in the black cloak, shouting: "I am the Dread Pirate Roberts. . . etc." Watch it, you'll see what I mean.

== Seemed worth noting ==

This doesn't really belong in the enry, but I think it's worthwhile to note that although there's evidence that Strong Mad bullies Strong Sad, on the few occaisions we've seen them left to their own devices together, they don't seem to get along poorly at all. In light of this, it seems likely that, rather than Strong Mad disliking Strong Sad, he just gets 'roped into' bullying him the same way he often gets dragged into Strong Bad's antics.

Talk:Strong Sad's Secret Styles

Devilot — Wed, 20 Sep 2006 11:26:02 GMT

Devilot:

How old is Lil Strong Bad here? It was sometime after one of his birthdays, we know THAT much, because Strong Sad has a belly-button...

== Is it just me?==

I'm not very soft with cartoon characters, but I still think this easter egg was suitably depressing. Is that just me? --[[User:Skizzot|Skizzot]] 23:38, 23 Aug 2005 (UTC)

I agree. It's cute, depressing, and makes me wish there was a 'toon about these two getting along. --[[User:MrsCommanderson|MrsCommanderson]] 01:37, 5 Sep 2005 (UTC)

== A bit of a stretch ==

''The snow globe could be a reference to the commentary from the Yello Dello DVD, where Strong Sad mentions when he wore an old t-shirt at school that said "I'm #1." ''

Don't you think that's a bit of (a lot of) a stretch, just because he said he wore a '''SHIRT''' at '''SCHOOL''' that said '''I'M #1'''.

:I gotta agree, that's pushing it a little. It's like saying that since Strong Bad says "Holy Crap!" in an earlier email it is referencing a later email. --[[User:Skizzot|Skizzot]] 23:41, 23 Aug 2005 (UTC)

I always felt a certain sympathy for the guy. He just never got enough support! ;D [[User:68.225.242.19|68.225.242.19]] 07:11, 8 November 2005 (UTC)

== Possible Reference ==

I think the page title, 'The Secrets That I Keep,' may be a reference to a line in the song "In My Life" from the musical "Les Miserables." The line is "So dark and deep... the secrets that you keep."

== I'm scarred ==

It's cinda werid that every one here is eather gone or anomimos except for Misscrmanderson. I Just did my bigest edet ever on this page(Not including my pages){{User:Pieinbubsface/sig}} 01:30, 4 January 2006 (UTC)

== Another reference? ==
[[Image:Strong Bad McFly.PNG|thumb|A comparison]]
Is it just me... or is Strong Bad wearing the same clothes that Marty McFly wears in Back to the Future? He has the orange down vest and the jean jacket... [[User:Tom Temprotran|TTE]] 00:48, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

:That was typical fall-weather apparel of the time. Also, the rest of his clothes aren't a match to ''BTTF''. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:04, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::Aw, and I made a comparison image and everything... Can I upload it for this discussion anyway? --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]

:::Sure, why not? Elsewise we have to take my word for it. {{User:Qermaq/sig}} 01:18, 3 June 2006 (UTC)
::::There you go then. --[[User:DorianGray|DorianGray]]
:::::LOL...I noticed that too when I saw TSTIK. [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 01:28, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Exept for Strong Bad's pants (which are almost always black) the colors does match. I'm not an American 80's fashion spacialist, but I think it is a reference. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 06:58, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

:Maybe this is just me, but I don't think I've even seen one of those jackets in any other movies from the 80s...how common were they really? [[User:AlliterativeAssociate|AlliterativeAssociate]] 08:24, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

== Strong Sad's Room? ==
IS it just me, or does this remind anyone else of "The Crimson Room?" {{User:IntelligentCorpse/sig}} 04:26, 18 June 2006 (UTC)

== Film reel ==

The name for the flash file of the movie reel is super8.swf. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super-8 Super-8] is a film format created in 1960 and released 1965 by Kodak. I think this should be added as a Real-World reference

:Added. Thank you. {{User:E.L. Cool/sig}} 14:11, 20 June 2006 (UTC)

== Someone else must have noticed this ==

With the exception of the snowglobe, all the items in the box seem to be examples of Strong Bad being nicer than usual to Strong Sad. Some playful rough-housing, a fairly nice and normal photo of the two together, and a card--even one as mean-spirited as that is nicer than the usual treatment of Strong Sad we've seen. [[User:Devilot|Devilot]] 11:26, 20 September 2006 (UTC)