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Teen Girl Squad Issue 9

Nallal — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 16:51:17 GMT

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[[Image:ilsg.PNG|200px|thumb|Old man Pitters is looking so good.]]

When Cheerleader dies, the girls, along with an old man named Mr. Pitters, attempt to re-make themselves as the "Best Friends Squad."

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Cheerleader}}, {{Film|So and So}}, {{Film|What's Her Face}}, {{Film|The Ugly One}}, [[Mr. Pitters]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Learner's Permit Girl|Learner's Permit Girl]], [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg#Science Fiction Greg|Science Fiction Greg]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Vultures|The Vultures]], [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Port-O-John|Port-O-John]], {{Film|Arrow'd Guy}}, {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Tompkins}} (Easter Egg), [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Friends Of Science Fiction Greg|Friends Of Science Fiction Greg]] (Easter Egg), [[Science Fiction Greg and D N'D Greg#D N'D Greg|D N'D Greg]] (Easter Egg)

'''Places:''' [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Teen Girl Squad Field|The Field]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Vultures' Dining Room|Vultures' Dining Room]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#What's Her Face's House|What's Her Face's House]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#A Theatre|A Theatre]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#Babbage's|Babbage's]], [[Teen Girl Squad Locations#The Spirit World|The Spirit World]]

'''Date:''' June 20, 2005

'''Running Time:''' 2:05

'''Page Title:''' Summatime Style!

==Transcript==
'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Teen Girl Squad! Cheerleader! ''{screen shows Cheerleader wearing a dress with "sell fish" on the front and "backyard pool!" next to her}'' So and So! ''{library!}'' What's Her Face! ''{24 hour diner!}'' The Ugly One! ''{parking deck?}''

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Okay my spanish galleons, this summer's gonna be different! Say guh-bye to hanging out next to this old person!

''{Mr. Pitters appears on the left hand side of the screen.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE AND MR. PITTERS:''' Bye old person...

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Cuz now I'm best friends with an olda girl what has her LEARNER'S PERMIT!!! ''{jumps up and down}''

'''SO AND SO & THE UGLY ONE:''' LEARNER'S PERMIT!!! 
'''MR. PITTERS:''' ''{simultaneously}'' LEARNER'S OINTMENT!!!

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' I've had my license for a year—

'''CHEERLEADER:''' ''{interrupting}'' Stop saying words. Here she comes now!

''{Learner's permit girl appears and is driving really fast.}''

'''LEARNER'S PERMIT GIRL:''' 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock!

''{The Learner's Permit girl runs over Cheerleader. She dies.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' DRIVER'S ED'ED...DEAD

'''CHEERLEADER:''' Owww, my entire life!

''{music stops}''

'''SO AND SO:''' Whoa, Cheerleader's gone.

'''ALL 3 GIRLS:''' ''{music starts}'' WE'RE FREE!

'''MR. PITTERS:''' We're ointment!

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' The tyranny is over!!

''{So and So reappears in her opening frame...}''

'''SO AND SO:''' I can overachieve like a bandit!

''{...as does What's Her Face, who is thinking of Science-Fiction Greg, with floating hearts...}''

'''WHAT'S HER FACE:''' I can date science-fiction Greg again!

''{...as well as The Ugly One, who looks like a mess, with a pig.}''

'''THE UGLY ONE:''' I CAN STOP SHOWERING!!!!

''{...as well as Mr. Pitters, who looks like an old person teen girl, and wears a shirt with "boy toy" on the front, and has two pigtails, like Cheerleader's.}''

'''MR. PITTERS:''' I can be a teen girl!

''{Two vultures appear over him.}''

'''FIRST VULTURE:''' Ain't no teen girl.

''{Cut to a dining room table where the vultures are seen eating Mr. Pitters.}''

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' Chomp chomp chomp chomp...

'''SECOND VULTURE:''' Quite good, quite good.

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' ...chomp chomp...

''{Cut back to the remaining girls}''

'''SO AND SO:''' You guys, I think this might be the start of a kinder, gentler squad of teen girls.

''{Cut to the intro to "Best Friends Squad." The normal music is switched for the Best Friends Squad theme, as sung by Strong Bad.}''

'''STRONG BAD:'''
A glue stick, some glitter paint, ''{a "GLOO STICK" is seen on the first part, some "GLITTA PAINT" on the second}'' 
Words cut out from a magazine, ''{Cut-out words are placed to read "Scrap BOOKS R Scrap TASTIC"}'' 
BFF carved in a tree, ''{A heart with "BFF" is seen on a tree}'' 
That stands for BAOW! FOM! FROOSH! ''{We see that The Ugly One carved it with a [[Big Knives|Big Knife]]. As Strong Bad says each of the words, something happens to The Ugly One. On "BAOW!", the tree punches her in the face with its branch. On "FOM!", it falls on top of her. On "FROOSH!", it spontaneously combusts.}''

A port-o-john came to life, ''{A port-o-john is shown, a second later a face with a moustache appears on his door.}'' 
Put on a play with So and So. ''{The port-o-john and So and So are seen on stage. The port-o-john wears a crown and holds a scepter. So and So wears a princess hat.}'' 
Unfortunately, they didn't ''{So and So pretends to faint, and the port-o-john catches her. They stand up, and Arrow'd Guy appears in the audience.}'' 
Get very good reviews. ''{Arrow'd Guy throws a spear, which goes through So and So and hits the port-o-john in the face.}''

What's Her Face ate Staple Sauce, ''{What's Her Face is seen next to a giant bottle of "STAPLE SAUCE"}'' 
A heaping bowl of Staple Sauce. ''{She eats a spoonful of it, and keels over, dead.}'' 
Then crazy Learner's-Permit-Girl ''{We see her in her car.}'' 
Gave-me-a-ride to Babbage's. ''{Strong Bad appears on the hood of her car, and then they're seen at Babbage's.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' What?! They don't got no Turbografx games?!

''{Cut to the ghosts of the girls.}''

'''CHEERLEADER'S GHOST:''' ''{Wearing a shirt reading "deady's girl".}'' Okay, my art galleries, let's get ready to be...

'''ALL GHOST GIRLS:''' ''{Cheerleader says this with her usual enthusiasm; the rest look downhearted.}'' SO DEAD!!!!

'''MR. PITTERS' GHOST:''' ''{Still dressed as Cheerleader and wearing a shirt with "worm food" on the front.}'' I look so good.

'''NARRATOR STRONG BAD:''' IT'S OVER!

==Easter Eggs==
* At the end, click the "o" to see Sci-Fi Greg brag about how the ladies and Valkyries are all over his experience points.
:'''SCI-FI GREG:''' I knew she'd come back to me. Ever since my experience points went into triple digits I've had to keep the ladies and valkyries off with a 2 handed plus 3 broad sword.
:'''D N'D GREG:''' ''{leaning in from the left}'' Hey! Quit bitin my style!

* Also at the end, click the "!" to see the "Over Achiever" strike Tompkins' homework.
:'''TOMPKINS:''' ''{holding a piece of paper with mathematical symbols on it, graded "A+++++"}'' Hey! Who did the rest of my pre-algebra homework?
:'''SO AND SO:''' ''{leaning in from the right, wearing a Lone Ranger mask and a hankerchief over her mouth}'' The Over-Achiever Bandit strikes again!!!

==Fun Facts==

===Explanations===
*Although Strong Bad says BFF stands for BAOW! FOM! FROOSH!, the acronym usually stands for "Best Friends Forever."
*Sci-fi Greg's speech in the Easter Egg uses terminology from [[Wikipedia:Dungeons and Dragons|Dungeons and Dragons]], or "D&D", which is why D N'D Greg accuses him of "bitin' my style."
*In America, a learner's permit is granted by some states to drivers as young as fourteen. When drivers have a permit, they must be accompanied by a licensed driver.
*A [[Wikipedia:galleon|galleon]] was a large, multi-decked sailing ship used primarily by the nations of Europe from the 16th to 18th centuries.
*For many years, American teenagers were taught in Driver's Education class that the proper position for hands on the steering wheel was ten o'clock for the left hand and two o'clock for the right. However, this could be a dangerous practice today if the car is equipped with an [[Wikipedia:airbag|airbag]].
**This is due to the fact that after an airbag is deployed, the bag starts to release the gas at 10, 2 and 6 o'clock. Most Teenagers are now taught to hold the wheel at 9 and 3 o'clock
*According to Norse Mythology, [[Wikipedia:Valkyrie|Valkyries]] were fierce warrior-women who would swoop down on a battlefield, carrying away fallen warriors to [[Wikipedia:Valhalla|Valhalla]].

===Trivia===
*The song Strong Bad sings in this episode has him singing the lowest note of all the musical interludes he performs on H*R.com (low C, below the bass clef).

===Remarks===
*Vultures do not actively kill animals to feed, as implied with Mr. Pitters, but usually wait for the animal in question to die of other causes before feeding.
*In this issue, Strong Bad secretly inserted a "crap." The word "scraptastic" is pasted together with an S, the word "crap," and "tastic."
*Generally speaking, American teenagers get a driver's license at about sixteen years of age. Given the fact that she's had a driver's license for a year, it appears that What's Her Face is at least seventeen years old.
*This cartoon has neither an "Again" nor a "Back" link at the end.
*This is the first Teen Girl Squad comic in which Strong Bad appears outside of an Easter egg.
*Strong Bad usually does the voices for Teen Girl Squad toons, but the vultures, Mr. Pitters, and the two Gregs sound nothing like Strong Bad or Strong Bad imitating the voices.
*Assuming Science Fiction Greg was indeed referring to Dungeons and Dragons, he would still be a level one character if his experience points were still only in triple digits; a character becomes level two at 1,000 experience points.

===Goofs===
*The font used for Strong Bad's handwriting contains European Qs and 7s, which have small lines running through them. Normally, [[The Brothers Chaps]] edit them, removing the lines, but they didn't here.

===Inside References===
*Mr. Pitters's last line, "I look so good," is Cheerleader's last line in [[Teen Girl Squad Issue 1]].
*Inside Babbage's is a sign that appears to offer [[Cheap as Free]] software, although it is partially obscured.
*Mr. Pitters' obsession with [[Ointment and Old Person Rub|ointment]] is a running gag.
*The phrases Cheerleader uses to address the Squad, "my Spanish galleons" and "my art galleries", are an extension of the phrase used in [[Decemberween Teen Girl Squad]], "my gallies."
*The Floppy disk nest to the word Babbage's looks a lot like [[Tandy 400]]'s Floppy disks.

===Real-World References===
*Now known as [[Wikipedia:GameStop|GameStop]], Babbage's, along with Software, Etc., EB Games and FuncoLand, were popular chains of software stores. There are some [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&rls=GGLD%2CGGLD%3A2004-13%2CGGLD%3Aen&biw=801&q=babbage%27s+software&btnG=Search Babbage's] stores still in business today, while some of the stores merely changed names.
*The [[Wikipedia:TurboGrafx 16|TurboGrafx 16]] was a video game console released by NEC in 1989, for the North American market. It did not sell well, in part owing to the unavailability of game titles compared to its competitors.
*The "Johnny Rite There" label on the [[Minor Teen Girl Squad Characters#Port-O-John|Port-O-John]] is a reference to [http://www.johnnyonthespot.com Johnny On The Spot, Inc.], a major US manufacturer and distributor of portable toilet stalls.

== External Links ==
*[[HR:tgs9.html|watch "Teen Girl Squad Issue 9"]]
*[[HR:tgs9.swf|view the Flash file for "Teen Girl Squad Issue 9"]]
*[[Forum:3947|forum thread re: "Teen Girl Squad Issue 9"]]

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technology

Nallal — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 14:55:17 GMT

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{{sbenav|143|secret identity|narrator}}
[[Image:sbemail143.png|thumb|Demonstrating the art of floppy disk folding.]]

Strong Bad makes an introduction to technology for middle school students.

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

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

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' January 30, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 3:47

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==
''{Strong Bad types "strongbad_email.exe" and presses enter.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{singing}'' Don't you wanna email, don't you need a email, don't you turn your life around!

<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: little help, please</div>
Dear Strong Bad; 
I'm a middle school technology teacher. I would really 
appreciate it if you could come up with an introduction I 
could use for my new classes. Thanks. 
Jay 
Oswego NY
</blockquote>

''{Strong Bad pronounces "Oswego NY" as "Oswego to New York" with "Oswego" in a sing-song voice, as if saying "Off we go!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' You would ''really appreciate'' it? That's it? Man, back in the olden ''{pronounces "olden" as ol-dèn}'' days, I could get upwards of 3 chickens, a sack of barley and a half-dead goat all for doing one of my technology intromercials. ''{clears screen}'' Well, I sure hope JCPenney's accepts really appreciate it's, 'cause I know for a fact they stopped taking ''{exaggerates voice}'' I'll be your best friend's ''{returns to normal}'' a while ago. Either way, middle school kids are all idiots and they need as much of my help and guidance as they can get.

''{Strong Bad gets up. Cut to a classroom with Strong Bad in a white lab coat, the words "I'M USING TECHNOLOGY" written on the blackboard and a poster with a drawing of a computer captioned "computers don't BYTE".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moving his hands in a robotic way, speaking in a robotic voice}'' One, zero zero, one one, zero, one, one zero, one one zero, zero one. ''{normal voice}'' You may not have understood me, but I was speaking technology.

''{Cut to a close-up of Strong Bad's head in the lab.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The word "technology"... means... "magic". It's basically anything that's really cool that you don't know how it works. And if it breaks, you have to buy a new one. Why, I've got some technology beneath my pants right now! Whoo-ya!

''{Cut to the full classroom shot again. Strong Bad takes a 5¼" floppy disk with the logo "5.25 power" from behind him, throws it in the air and catches it in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' This is a diskette. Diskettes were invented by computers to help us. Like how cows—

''{A crude drawing of a cow replaces the text on the blackboard.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —invented milk.

''{Zoom in on Strong Bad's head.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The two warring factions of diskettes are floppy disks—

''{He shakes the 5¼" disk, emphasizing its floppiness.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and hard disks.

''{He lifts an unlabeled 3½" floppy disk in his right hand.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I prefer ''{hides the 3½" disk}'' these big ones because they hold more memory, although you have to ''{crumples the 5¼" disk}'' fold them up to fit them into these new computers.

''{Camera pans right to center on the "computers don't BYTE!" poster. Strong Bad drops the crumpled disk and continues.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Another thing you'll need is your very own email address.

''{Cut to a [[Tandy 400]]-like computer screen with an orange envelope labeled "email".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Just take your favorite hobby,—

''{The words "soccer", "ballet", "nachoeating", "skater", "fire", "football", "racecar" and "swimteam" alternate under the envelope and stop on "swimteam".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' — add kid, grrl, pie or izzle—

''{The words alternate next to "swimteam" as he speaks them, then being replaced by "pie".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and put a bunch of numbers at the end!

''{The number "33331" appears next to "pie". The address is completed with "@kindergartencop.edu" appearing on the next line. Then, cut to the classroom with a picture of a robot marching towards a city and the text "gank gank!"}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{moves his hands and head in a robotic way, speaking in a robotic voice}'' Robots are technology shaped like square people. ''{returns to normal voice}'' They are primarily used for destroying Japan and serving hors d'œuvres.

''{The Cheat walks up to Strong Bad with a plate of hors d'œuvres, making robotic The Cheat noises and encased in what appears to be an upside-down metal pail. The pail has bolts and a smiley mouth drawn on it in black marker and light bulbs sticking out of holes cut in the sides.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Ah, The Cheatbot! I would love a stuffed grape leaf! ''{grabs one and eats it}''

''{Cut to The Field, where the lab coat-wearing Strong Bad and "The Cheatbot" are standing next to Pom Pom, who is talking to someone on his cell phone.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Originally, tellular cellaphones ''{indicating Pom Pom's phone}'' were for sending misspelled messages to your friends, telling them where you are in the food court.

'''POM POM:''' ''{makes a few bubbling noises directed at Strong Bad, then resumes his conversation}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pom Pom just bought movie tickets with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks annoyed and makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, he just watched a movie ''on'' his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{looks angry at Strong Bad, makes more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh oh ''oh''! Pom Pom just wrote, directed, produced, and ''distributed'' a movie with his cell phone!

'''POM POM:''' ''{answers an incoming call and makes a few more bubbling noises}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ...and he just got into Sundance! High-five, brother!

''{Pom Pom absorbs his phone into his body, produces a pair of sunglasses and a water bottle, and bounces off, "drinking" from the water bottle.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{holding out for the high-five a bit longer}'' Uh, cool, right. I'll, uh... see you later. ''{He emphasizes "see" and "you", as though saying "C U". He waits a bit, then turns to The Cheat.}'' What are you still doing here, The Cheatbot?

''{Cut back to the classroom, where the blackboard now reads "THE FUTURE??" in large letters.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The future of technology, or at least what people won't shut up about, is wireless. You know, things like—

''{The view zooms in on the blackboard, which displays drawings of each of the items Strong Bad mentions.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —walkmans, flashlights, and solar calculators.

''{He pops up in front of the blackboard and holds up a "Cakkalate" brand calculator which has the digits "53045 3080" typed in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Look, I can make mine say "oboe shoes"!

''{He turns the calculator upside-down so that the digits resemble the words "OBOE ShOES". Cut back to the Lappy, as Strong Bad sits back down.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' And then there's the Lappy, which rules over technology with a 42 pound, allegedly portable fist. Watch as it magically saves this screen.

''{Strong Bad types "screen_savior.exe" on a new line, bringing up a screen saver that resembles a primitive 3D maze. The words "Strong Bad gots the style" are written on the wall at every turn.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The screen is saved, man. This thing's gonna last like 50 years! Alright, awkward children, I'm all done kickin' my tech-knowledge. Now leave me alone! Got to find my way out of these catacombs...

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

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{mumbling to himself}'' Left... left... no, right... no, left... right... just keep goin'... Strong Bad... style...

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after some time}'' Where are you taking me, Lappy?

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{after another delay}'' Man... I throwed up all over this maze.

==Easter Eggs==
[[Image:Technology goat.PNG|thumb|Half-dead... or half-alive?]]
*Click on the words "half-dead goat" for a picture of a goat with the caption: "Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?"
*Click the left side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Strong Bad and Strong Sad arguing over floppy/hard disks.
:'''STRONG SAD:''' I keep telling you they're ''both'' floppy disks!

:'''STRONG BAD:''' You think ''this'' is a floppy disk?

:'''STRONG SAD:''' Yes, it is!

:'''STRONG BAD:''' It's not a hard disk? ''{he hits his desk with the disk three times}''

:'''STRONG SAD:''' No.

:'''STRONG BAD:''' And you're sure about this?

:'''STRONG SAD:''' Absolu- ''{Strong Bad throws the disk in his face}'' Ow!
*Click the right side of the Lappy's screen at the end to see Bubs selling Wireless Extension Cords.
:'''BUBS:''' Get your wireless extension cords. Three for three hundred! Lightweight, existent, and shockproof!

:''{Homestar peeks out from the left edge of the screen}''

:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Umm... I'll take fooour! ''{he flies up the left screen edge and disappears}''

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*the screensaver is from the [[Wikipedia:Windows 98|Windows 98]] version 3D maze.
*When Strong Bad "speaks technology", he is speaking in [[Wikipedia:Binary numeral system|binary code]], where each 1 or 0 is a bit.
**A [[Wikipedia:Byte|byte]] is an ordered collection of 8 bits.
*There are two kinds of disks shown in the email, 5¼" and 3½", and they are both [[wikipedia:floppy disk|floppy disks]] (meaning Strong Sad was correct). Note that not only does Strong Bad misidentify the 3½" floppy disk, but he incorrectly states that the larger disk has more memory. The smaller one has more disk space.
**In a 3½" floppy disk, the disk itself is flexible, hence the name "floppy disk", even though it is inside a hard case. In a hard disk, the disk itself is inflexible.
*A [[wikipedia:hard disk|hard disk]] or hard drive (more correctly: "hard disk drive") is a storage unit for computer files that is usually located inside the computer and, therefore, not portable. Though recent technology has made hard drives that are both external and portable, the disk in Strong Bad's hand is ''not'' a hard disk.
*A [[Wikipedia:Walkman|Walkman]] is a portable cassette player manufactured by Sony that was popular in the 1980s and early '90s.
*A [[Wikipedia:Catacomb|catacomb]] is any network of caves, grottos, or subterranean place that is used for the burial of the dead, or it can refer to a specific underground burial place.
*The comment about robots destroying Japan refers to Japanese [[Wikipedia:kaiju|kaiju]] films, in which major cities are destroyed by giant monsters and robots. The best-known example of this genre is [[Wikipedia:Godzilla|Godzilla]].
*When Strong Bad says he "throwed up all over this maze", he means his graffiti. A "[[Wikipedia:Graffiti terminology|throw-up]]" is a work of graffiti of a complexity between that of "tag" and a "piece". He's speaking loosely (or ignorantly), because his hasty scrawl would more likely be considered a tag.
*[[Wikipedia:J.C. Penney|JCPenney]] is a large chain of department stores commonly found in malls.
*When Strong Bad makes his calculator say 'Oboe Shoes', he is referring to the popular elementary/middle school practice of [http://www.floridatechnet.org/institute/calculator.pdf calculator writing].
*When Strong Bad says "Ah, The Cheatbot! I would love a stuffed grape leaf!" he is refering to the Turkish food, [[Wikipedia:Dolma|Dolma]].

===Trivia===
*The label on the disk in the floppy disk container reads "[[Floppy Disk Container#gold_rush|gold rush]]".
*Taken as a whole number, Strong Bad's sequence "10011011011001" represents the number 9945. In 7-bit [[Wikipedia:ASCII|ASCII]], this sequence represents the letters "<tt>MY</tt>".
**This sequence is also a [[wikipedia:palindrome|palindrome]].


===Remarks===
*You cannot actually fold a 5¼" floppy disk to make it work in a 3½" drive. Attempting to do so will destroy the media (and possibly damage the disk drive).
*The screensaver goes in an endless loop of Forward, Turn Right, Forward, Turn Left, as shown here:
<code>
end
---- end
|
|
|----end
end |
|
...
</code>
:*Due to the poor graphic quality, it is difficult to tell whether the maze actually has left and right turns. An alternative to the above diagram is that the observer "walks" up and down a single closed hallway, turning around (left or right) at each end.
*Strong Bad has referred to the 3½" disks as floppy disks in the email [[funny]], in which he says "Let's see here...I can tape this blank floppy disk to my head and start talking gibberish and acting like the crazy squeaky guy".
*The number on the chalkboard solar calculator, 3.14, is the most common approximation of [[Pi|pi]].
*A typical solar calculator has space for only 8 numbers in its display. Strong Bad's has 10.
**This calculator is also able to insert spaces between numbers, which normal calculators can't do.
*Bubs' "wireless extension cords" call to mind the [[Wikipedia:Magnifying transmitter|magnifying transmitter]], an experimental device developed by [[Wikipedia:Nicola Tesla|Nicola Tesla]] as part of his research into the possibility of wireless power transmission.
**For [[Wikipedia:April Fool's Day|April Fool's Day]] 2006, the online retailer [[Wikipedia:ThinkGeek|ThinkGeek]] advertised [http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/wec.shtml wireless extension cords], although at US $34.99 each, they are somewhat less expensive than Bubs'.
*The [[Wikipedia:screensaver|screensaver]] won't actually help the Lappy's [[Wikipedia:Liquid crystal display|LCD]] screen — only older [[Wikipedia:Cathode ray tube|CRT]] monitors needed screensavers to prevent an image being burned into the screen.
*Pom Pom's Treo 650 [[Cell Phone|cell phone]] seems to have AT&T phone service. When he's receiving the second call, if you zoom in, you can see that he's getting a call from Bob Redford, and the Blue Bars design of AT&T is under it.

=== Inside References ===
*Pom Pom's ring tone is the indietronic remix of [[The Geddup Noise]], heard in the email [[geddup noise]].
*The "kindergartencop.edu" domain was also used in [[unused emails]], for the email address that Bubs sends spam to.
*The Lappy being 42 pounds and portable is also mentioned in [[animal]], when it first debuted.
*This is another appearance of [[Goats]].
*[[The Cheatbot|The Cheatbot's]] sounds are similar to those he makes in the intro to the news program in [[local news]].
*When Strong Bad is describing how to create an e-mail address, there are references to both '[[Grrl|grrl]]' and '[[Pie]]'.
*This is another instance of the [[Food Court]].

* During the screen saver, Strong Bad says, "Left, left, no! Right, left...", similar to Homestar's mistake in [[TrogdorCon '97]].
*The [[Cakkalate]] is a reference to how Strong Bad pronounces "calculations" in [[space program]].
*When Strong Bad says "Oh oh ohhhhhh" when talking about Pom Pom's cell phone, it is similar to Homestar Runner's pronunciation of the same phrase in [[couch patch]].

=== Real World References ===
*The "catacombs" screensaver on the Lappy is reminiscent of the "3D-Maze" screen saver first introduced in [[Wikipedia:Windows 95|Windows 95 OSR-2]]. It is also similar to the 1991 DOS game [[Wikipedia:Catacomb 3D|Catacomb Abyss]].
*''[[imdb:tt0099938|Kindergarten Cop]]'' is a movie starring [[Wikipedia:Arnold Schwarzenegger|Arnold Schwarzenegger]] as an undercover cop posing as a teacher.
* Pom Pom's [[Cell Phone|cell phone]] looks like a [[Wikipedia:Treo|Palm Treo]] [[Wikipedia:Treo 600|600]], [[Wikipedia:Treo 650|650]], or [[Wikipedia:Treo 700w|700w]].
*Pom Pom's cell phone says "Incoming Call: Bob Redford", referring to American actor [[Wikipedia:Robert Redford|Robert Redford]].
*[[Wikipedia:Sundance Film Festival|Sundance]] is an annual independent film festival in Park City, Utah, founded by actor Robert Redford. The name refers to Redford's portrayal of The Sundance Kid in the film [[IMDB:tt0064115|Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid.]]
*"Do you see this goat as half-dead or half-alive?" is a reference to the famous expression "[[Wikipedia:Is the glass half empty or half full|Do you see this glass as half-empty or half-full?]]", a psychological question often used to determine if a person is optimistic or pessimistic.
*Strong Bad's definition of technology may be a spoof on [[Wikipedia:Clarke's three laws|Clarke's third law]]: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Most middle-school technology classes begin with the definition of technology, which is the use of tools, materials, and knowledge to solve problems and do tasks efficiently.
*Coincidentally, on the morning that this email appeared, NPR's Morning Edition aired a [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5175556 story] about movies filmed with cell phones.
*On the poster that says ''computers don't BYTE'', the font used for BYTE is the same font used in [[Wikipedia:BYTE|BYTE magazine]]. The computer on the poster also resembles an [[Wikipedia:IBM_XT|IBM XT]].
*When Strong Bad says he will be "Kicking (his) new Tech-Kuh-Nowledge", he is referencing the [[Wikipedia:Beastie Boys|Beastie Boys]], in particular "The Sounds Of Science" on [[Wikipedia:Paul's Boutique|Paul's Boutique]]. The lyrics go "''I've been dropping the new science and kicking the new knowledge An M.C. to a degree that you can't get in college''", in which "Knowledge" is pronounced with the "K" in the way Strong Bad does in the toon.
*"Intromercial" is a play on [[Wikipedia:infomercial|"infomercial"]], a commercial that usually lasts at least half an hour, often called "paid programming".
*Strong Bad uses the term "[[Wikipedia:-izzle|-izzle]]," an English suffix used for pop-culture hip hop slang initially used by [[Wikipedia:Gap Band#Hip hop influence|The Gap Band]], but popularized by rapper Snoop Dogg and Bay Area Rapper E-40.


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

Where's The Cheat?

Nallal — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:38:57 GMT

Nallal: /* Remarks */

{{toonnav|Big Toon|whereis|The Luau|Parsnips A-Plenty}}
[[Image:WheresTheCheat.png|thumb|"The King's gone mad with power! He's gonna eat The Chort!"]]

Strong Bad and his posse can't find The Cheat. Homestar Runner makes Marzipan a sandwich, which she immediately falls in love with and names [[Homestar Jr.]]

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

'''Places:''' [[Marzipan's House]], [[The Stick]], [[Strong Sad's Room]], [[Bubs' Concession Stand]], [[Coach Z's Locker Room]], [[Spooky Woods]], [[Strong Badia]], [[King of Town's Castle]], [[The King of Town's Grill]]

'''Date: '''February 25, 2002

'''Running Time:''' 6:18

'''Page Title:''' Where is the Cheat?

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== Transcript ==
''{We begin by looking at a sesame seed bun with mayo being spread over it. Each time the knife passes over it, the credits displayed on the mayo change. "This is a Homestar Runner Cartoon" "Mike, Craig and Matt wrote it" "Matt and Mike made it" "Matt and Missy did the voices" "its called: Where's the Cheat?" We zoom out to see Homestar Runner in Marzipan's kitchen making a veggie burger. He puts green olives on top and sticks them on with toothpicks.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{making sound effects for the olives}'' Dik, doing! Dik, sboing!

''{The sandwich is finished, Homestar lifts it up to marvel at his creation}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Hmm! ''{walks over to Marzipan, who's taking a nap on her couch}'' Hey stupid, I brought you this stuff! Oh, I mean, I brought you this veggie burger.

''{Marzipan gets up from the couch and Homestar hands her the burger.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, thanks, Homestar! ''{looks at the burger}'' Oh! He's just adorable! He's got a little face.

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Yeah, I thought that was great, too. The olives, um, kinda look like... he has eyes.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Little green eyes with red pupils and a big leafy smile? Homestar, I don't think I'm gonna eat this. He's just too cute!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Umm... yeah. It's cute and all, but, um, it's not ''that'' cute.

'''MARZIPAN:''' Oh, yes he is that cute! Aren't you that cute? Aren't you that cute?

''{The phone begins to ring, and continues during the following dialogue.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Umm... Marzipan? Um, I think your phone... is ringing. Yeah, definitely your phone's ringing.

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{simultaneously}'' Yes you are. Yes... you... are! Oh yes you are. Now do a little smile for me. Do a smile, that's it. That's it. Oh, I like your lettuce.

''{Cut to Marzipan's Answering Machine.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Um... are you gonna get that?

'''MARZIPAN:''' ''{answering machine}'' Hi, this is Marzipan. Please leave me a message. ''{beep}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{leaving a message}'' Oh, hey Marzipan. Have you seen The Cheat? Because we can't find him anywhere. Anyways, this is Strong Bad and— uh, ooh, um... ''{clears throat and starts mimicking Homestar's style of speech, poorly}'' I mean this—this is Homestar... Runner. Oh Marzipan... um... I killed Pom Pom!

''{Cut to the stick; Strong Bad, Pom Pom, and Strong Mad are there. Strong Bad is talking on Pom Pom's cell}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Yeah, we're—we were playing badminton in his yard... and I got mad and I killed him! ''{cut back to the answering machine}'' Oh no, I need your help... burying his body...

''{Strong Bad is snickering, cut back to the field}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh, bring some towels... and some garbage bags... Uh... this is Homestar...

''{Strong Bad closes the cell phone and tosses it to Pom Pom.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Pom Pom, cell.

''{Pom Pom's body absorbs the cell phone}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{bursts out laughing}'' Bwa ha ha ha! Oh man, that was so great! You guys shoulda heard that man! I pretended to be Homestar, and I said I killed you, Pom Pom! Like, Marzipan's gonna freak out—

'''STRONG MAD:''' THE CHEEEEEAAAAT! Huh?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Oh, The Cheat. Right, right. Pom Pom, cell again.

''{Pom Pom lowers his eyelids in annoyance, bubbles, and gives him the cell again. Strong Bad makes a call and Strong Sad answers.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Hello?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hey wiener. Is The Cheat over there? Don't you guys play Candy Land sometimes or something?

''{Cut to Strong Sad's room.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh no. The Cheat and I play Jenga on Tuesdays. Tonight is my night to play—

''{Cut back to The Stick.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{heard from Pom Pom's cell}'' —Caaardinal Sins.

'''STRONG BAD:''' Okay, so The Cheat is not there. Thanks. Bye. ''{hangs up and tosses the cell back to Pom Pom}'' I mean, where could he be, you know? It's like, what part of "Meet us at the stick" didn't he understand? Well, I guess we should go look for him. Come on, guys.

''{They all walk off and arrive at Bubs' Concession Stand. Bubs is going over "inventory," handwritten on a piece of paper.}''

'''BUBS:''' ''{mumbling}'' —see here... twenty-four... seventeen... ''{normal}'' Hey you guys! This isn't another shake-down, is it?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Naw, man. We're just looking for The Cheat. You seen him?

'''BUBS:''' Well, let's see here. ''{goes through his inventory}'' Candy bars, popcorns, ketchup, catsup... ''{arrives at "cheats... 0"}'' Uh, nope! I'm fresh outta Cheats.

''{Cut to Marzipan's living room, using the veggie-burger as a scene change a la Batman logo in the old Batman show. She's talking to the burger, while Homestar is standing there in a daze, slowly tipping over.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{while Marzipan talks}'' Uhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....

'''MARZIPAN:''' Somebody needs a name! Who needs a name? You need a name, that's who! I think I'll call you Homestar Junior. Homestar Junior! ''{Homestar falls over}'' Do a smile for me, Homestar Junior! Who's the cutest, Homestar Junior?

''{Cut to Coach Z's locker room, using the same veggie-burger scene change. Bubs, Strong Bad, Strong Mad, and Pom Pom are facing the Coach.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Sorry, boys, I haven't seen The Chort. Though I have caught him sleepin' in that far locker there from time to time.

''{Strong Bad goes up to the locker and opens it up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Lessee what we got in there. Nope, he's not here. Though I see he ''has'' been cheating on his New Year's Resolution. ''{pulls out a pack of cigarettes}'' Though I can't really blame him. You know, because he's The Cheat.

''{Strong Mad holds up a signed picture of The Cheat that he gave to Strong Mad. It's signed "To Strong Mad, You are rad! —The Cheat" Strong Mad starts crying.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Don't worry, big guy. We'll cut to a montage. I mean, find The Cheat.

''{Cut to a montage. Pom Pom puts up posters of The Cheat, titled "Have You Seen The Cheat???? Ht: 1 ft. 2 in. Wt: 18 lbs." He then bounces off. Strong Mad walks through the Halloween area. He overturns the [[Gremlin]], revealing the Goblin underneath.}''

'''STRONG MAD:''' The Cheat?

''{The Goblin starts dancing. We do a logo transition, this time using one of the posters Pom Pom was putting up. We are in Strong Sad's room. He's playing Connect Four.}''

'''STRONG SAD:''' Okay, your turn.

''{Cut to the other side of the table, where Homsar is sitting.}''

'''HOMSAR:''' Oh no! You shanked my Jengaship!

'''STRONG SAD:''' ''{slight pause}'' I shanked your Jengaship? We're playing Connect Four!

''{Bubs walks in.}''

'''BUBS:''' Hey you guys. Where The Cheat is at?

'''STRONG SAD:''' Oh, I don't know. It's just us two.

'''HOMSAR:''' AaAaAaAaAaAaA! Hey, Tubbs! I just lost my Jengajam.

'''BUBS:''' ''{stares for a second, then responds}'' Don't you talk to me.

''{Bubs walks off. Cut to Strong Badia. Strong Bad walks in.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The Cheat? The Cheat! ''{His voice echoes as the wind howls. He groans.}'' How's it going, Tire?

''{Cut to The Poopsmith and Coach Z near The Poopsmith's pile.}''

'''COACH Z:''' So you haven't seen him then? ''{The Poopsmith shakes his head}'' Okay. Though I see you still got your pile of whatsit there.

''{The Poopsmith nods.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Doo hoo hoo!

''{Coach Z and The Poopsmith turn to look and the camera follows them, cutting to the King of Town approaching his grill with a steak.}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Doo dee doo doo doo! Doo hoo hoo hoo!

''{He lifts the cover of the grill to find The Cheat sleeping there}''

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Oh! That little yellow thing! Wake up!

''{Cut back to Coach Z.}''

'''COACH Z:''' Hey look! The King's gone mad with power! He's gonna eat The Chort!! JEEEOOOOORRRHH!

''{Coach Z leaps onto the King of Town's back, clinging to his head. The impact sends the King's crown flying, and it lands on Coach Z's head, who continues to cling as the King of Town runs back and forth. Strong Mad steps into view}''

'''COACH Z:''' I got him, Strong Mad!

'''THE KING OF TOWN:''' Woo hoo! Woo hoo hoo! I'm absolutely being assaulted! Woo hoo hoo hoo!

''{Strong Mad cocks his fist back and brings it forward, punching the King of Town (with Coach Z still on him), and they both go flying into the wall of the King's castle. Strong Bad approaches.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Hang on, everybody! The King of Town was not going to eat The Cheat.

'''COACH Z:''' Ooh jeez! Sorry about that there, Kingy.

''{Coach Z and the King of Town walk up to the grill, and Pom Pom arrives from the opposite direction}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' No, no, no, no. That's where The Cheat ''lives''. That's his house!

'''COACH Z:''' Wait a minute! The Chort lives in the King of Town's grill, but you didn't think to check there before now?

'''STRONG BAD:''' Uh... Well... yeah. I mean, it's a really complicated story. It all started...

''{Marzipan arrives with the veggie-burger.}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' Hey guys! Homestar Junior's talking now!

'''STRONG BAD:''' Who?

'''MARZIPAN:''' He said, "Put that freakin' sandwich down!"

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' ''{from behind Marzipan}'' No, it was me!

''{Marzipan holds up Homestar Jr. so that it blocks Homestar's head from our view, making it look like the sandwich has a body}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' I know it was, sweetie!

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' No, me! Homestar Runner! ''{waggles his body}''

'''MARZIPAN:''' You're Homestar Junior, remember?

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Will you put that freakin' sandwich down?!

'''MARZIPAN:''' There, he said it again! I'm so proud of you! Who's the best, Homestar Junior?

''{She continues to baby-talk Homestar Junior under Homestar's dialogue as the scene cuts to a silhouetted wide shot. The screen slowly fades to black.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Somebody, can I get some help here? Strong Bad? ''{Strong Bad shrugs.}'' Would someone talk some sense into this woman?

''{Fade to black.}''

'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' King, you wanna eat that sandwich? {music cuts out} Somebody eat that sandwich...

''{After a pause, fade into a commercial for "The Homestar Jr."}''

'''MAN:''' Introducing the Homestar Junior. For a limited time only, certain children get prizes. Pay 99 cents.

== Fun Facts ==
===Trivia===
*This is the first big 'toon on the site featuring [[The Brothers Chaps]]' current style of animation.
*This is currently the second longest 'toon, short, or email on the entire site. This is closely followed by [[Halloween Fairstival]], which is 13 seconds shorter. The email [[retirement]] is about 35 seconds longer.
*The cookie jar in Marzipan's kitchen is modeled after [[Rejected Characters#Trivia Time|Trivia Time]], Pom Pom's dog that never saw the light of day in any cartoons.
*This toon marks the beginning of Strong Sad's more or less fully developed "delicate" voice. There were still some remnants of his "tired" voice in [[The Best Decemberween Ever]].
*This is the first time Homsar is acknowledged by a character other than Strong Bad.
*This cartoon marks the debut of [[The Stick]].
*The ring of Marzipan's phone is default ringin.wav file in Microsoft Windows.
*This is the first regular toon to feature every main character.
*The announcer who says, "Introducing the Homestar Junior..." was [[Mike Chapman|Mike]].
*The following is hidden in the code if one views the source:<blockquote style="font-family: monospace">"A Jorb HOME VISITORS Well Done" written, directed, drawn and animated by the Brothers Chaps all voices by Matt Chapman 0 1 2 3 4 Job vs. JAERB "A" "E" "O" JOERGHB! the businessman's job is giving the business JOB the construction worker's job is to smash things the poopsmith's job is obvious "job" - 285,194 times ghetto blastro "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times "job" - 285,194 times the end</blockquote>
**This was automatically generated by Flash, which automatically puts all the text from a movie into the HTML file for the search engines. This text is from [[A Jorb Well Done]], which suggests they simply edited the HTML file for that cartoon for this one. Strangely, though, the A Jorb Well Done HTML file doesn't have this text.
*This is the first appearance of The Goblin outside of a Halloween cartoon.

===Remarks===
*When the The King of Town is walking toward his grill, a flyer for The Cheat is seen stapled to his stone castle wall, which is impossible, since staples could never go through stone. Although, the castle may not be made of stone.
*The old pop-up menu appears on this cartoon (at the bottom). All the buttons still work. Only this toon, [[A Jorb Well Done]], [[Chinese Food Toons Menu]], and the [[Yearbook Character Page]] seem to still have it.
*The Cheat weighs more than 4 times as much as Pom Pom.
*Bubs's "fresh outta Cheats" is a rare use of The Cheat's name without an [[Integral Article|integral article]].
*The Cheat apparently prefers "Trophy Lights" brand [[Smoking#Cigarettes|cigarettes]], in keeping with his [[Trophies|trophy]] obsession seen in [[crazy cartoon]].
*Marzipan apparently doesn't have any legs. This was previously revealed in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].
*The Cheat shouldn't be able to fit in the KOT's grill
*If viewed in the Flash file, when Homestar give Marzipan "Homestar Jr.", the wire can be seen cut at the end.

===Goofs===
*In the beginning, Homestar's toothpicks appear from nowhere.
*Right before The King of Town comes up when Coach Z is talking to The Poopsmith, Coach Z quickly changes his hand gesture. Apparently, The Brothers Chaps accidentally left the graphic for his other gesture there for a couple frames.
*Bubs's legs are missing when he is talking with Homsar and Strong Sad.
*Throughout random parts of the cartoon, one of Strong Bad's eyes is significantly larger than the other.
*When Strong Sad and Homsar are playing Connect Four, the piece that Strong Sad puts in is not seen later.
*When Homestar mentions that the olives on Homestar Junior do in fact look like eyes, his eyes are reversed from the previous shot.
*The title has the phrase, "Its called," which should actually be "It's called."
*The first time Strong Bad returns the cell phone to Pom Pom, the orange creases in Pom Pom's surface where the cell phone is absorbed don't completely disappear; they fade to almost nothing, but are still visible for the remainder of the shot.
*As Homestar is walking out of Marzipan's kitchen, his shirt changes to the old magenta color. It stays this color up to the close-up of Homestar Junior, and remains the newer bright red for the remainder of the toon.
*The last frame shows that Homestar Junior is available at "parcipitating" locations (though this may be intentional).
*After Strong Mad punches the King of Town and Coach Z towards the wall, the King's crown falls off. However, it is not there when they return to that shot.

===Inside References===
*"Where The Cheat is at?" is a reference to "[[Where My Hat Is At?]]", an old Homestar thing that was "Homestar's World Wide Web Debut".
*According to the credits, this cartoon was co-written by [[Craig Zobel]].
*Strong Bad leaving prank calls on [[Marzipan's Answering Machine]] is a running gag.

===Real-World References===
*"You shanked my Jengaship" is a reference to the games [[Wikipedia:Jenga|Jenga]] and [[Wikipedia:Battleship (game)|Battleship]].

===Fast Forward===
*The music used in the montage was later used in the email [[little animal]].
*Strong Bad said the title "Where's The Cheat" later in the email [[for kids]].
*[[Coach Z]]'s pose grabbing [[The King of Town]] was used later in the email [[virus]].

== External Links ==
*[[HR:whereis.html|watch "Where's The Cheat?"]]
*[[HR:whereis.swf|view the Flash file for "Where's The Cheat?"]]

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[[Category:Toons]]

candy product

Nallal — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:34:05 GMT

Nallal: /* The Periodic Table of Candy Elements */

{{sbenav|149|disconnected|alternate universe}}

[[Image:CandyProduct.png|thumb|You got SBLOUNSKCHED!]]

Strong Bad gets his own [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar|candy product]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Marshie}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], A Hill, [[Alleyway]], [[The Athletic Field]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The Field]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 21, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 2:58

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as if talking into a microphone - he blows into the mic and taps it}'' Check one, check two. Sibilance. Sibilance. [[#Footnote|[1]]] SBEmail.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Candy</div>
Dear Strongbad 
I was wondering, if you are so famous, popular, and a 
chick-magnet how come you dont have any candy product... 
or food thing... to sell.............. 
From somone thats not homestarrunnner
</blockquote>

''{While reading, Strong Bad says "Dear Strongbad I was wondering," as one clause, pronounces "dont" with a short O sound (rhyming with "font"), inserts exaggerated pauses at each ellipsis (even humming to himself for a few seconds while he waits on the longest one right before the end), and pronounces "somone" similar to the name "Simone".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, of course you're not, Somone. Or else you would've fallen prey to Edgar's Baby's Daddy: my Homestar junkmail filter. ''{clears screen}'' So what I don't have a candy product. I betcha I will by the end of this email. I'm famous, popular, and chick-magnet enough to have a candy product. Why is it athletes are the only ones with their own candy bars? Shouldn't they have their own brand of, like, jock-strap or divorce lawyer, instead? ''{clears screen}'' For my candy bar, we're gonna need a name that's 50% Strong Bad, 50% tooth rot, and 50% ta-dah!!! How 'bou... SBLOUNSKCHED!

''{A brown "SBLOUNSKCHED! bar" smashes onscreen, and then disappears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 'Cuz that's how you're gonna feel when you eat one... like you got SBLOUNSKCHED! ''{has trouble pronouncing the end, and types it slowly}'' Now we gotta be sure and represent as many of the different states—

''{A candy-based periodic table covers the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —of candy matter as possible. We’ll start with a gaseous cloud of marshmallow vapor—

''{While Strong Bad says the second sentence, a pile of marshmallows appears from the left and puffs into a shiny, white vapor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —encased in a globule of semi-solid licorice colloid.

''{As this is said, some black goo comes from behind and encases the vapor in a bubbly black sphere. It shrinks while it and many other identical blobs fill the lower part of the screen as the next sentence starts.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A bunch of those will be floating in a channel of liquid nougat—

''{A wave of white nougat fills the lower half of the screen, and the licorice spheres begin floating in the new stream.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —which I recently found out is the candy equivalent of veal. And we roll all that up inside a solid crispety cookety log—

''{At the end of the last sentence, a cookie dough log with chocolate chips wraps around the stream and puts it back to the center. It has a small stump sticking out with a leaf.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and cover it with rich, creamy... pepperoni.

''{Seven slices of pepperoni drop along the top of the candy log.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then sprinkle that with, not just crispy puffed rice, but whole tiny bowls of crispy puffed rice [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]].

''{As this is spoken, twelve tiny bowls of crispy puffed rice cereal drop onto the treat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And finally, smother that with the ol' BBC: Boring Brown Chocolate.

''{Liquid chocolate is poured onto the candy and completely covers it.}''

'''BRITISH-ACCENTED VOICE:''' I say...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now that is a confection worthy of the SBLOUNSKCHED! name.

''{"SBLOUNSKCHED!" appears [[Wikipedia:Embossing|embossed]] on the candy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But I need to think of a better shape than the standard piece-of-crap shape.

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the bathroom, reading a newspaper.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm talkin' to you, Baby Ruth.

''{Cut back to the Periodic Table.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's see... shape, shape, shape shape shape—

''{The candy rapidly morphs through a series of shapes: a chainsaw, a dollar sign, a thumbs-up, a syringe, a campfire, the state of [[Wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]] (with the word "BAR" written on it), a moustache, and the bust of Van Buren.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —ooh, what about my pants?

''{The candy morphs into the shape of Strong Bad's pants}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Everybody knows my pants! And they come with a built-in bite out of them ''{a bite is taken out of the pants, with a 'chomp' sound}'' for security, 'cause who's gonna steal a pair of half-eaten choco-pants?

''{Cut back to computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Man, with a candy bar like that, you could get away with anything!

''{A candy commercial begins. Fade in to a close-up of Strong Bad's feet and pants as he walks down a road towards the camera. The words "copyright 2006 Cheap as Free Foodstuffs" appear in the bottom-right corner for the first few seconds.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, singing}'' You got the munch.

''{Cut to the same scene, except now focusing on the right of Strong Bad's upper body. You can see that he is holding a SBLOUNSKCHED! candy bar. As the words "Crisp" and "Crunch" are spoken, they appear on the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The crisp and the crunch.

''{The camera cuts to full shot of Strong Bad walking. You can see that he is going along an odd-looking hill.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Livin' in the gutter with—

''{Cut to an alley, where Senor Cardgage is sleeping in a sleeping bag and using his Aldi bag as a pillow. Strong Bad's silhouette is seen walking past the edge of the street.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Grandma...

''{Cut to the Athletic Field, where Strong Bad is in the foreground watching Coach Z struggle with a basketball over his head. On the scoreboard, [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] has "0" points and TECH has "R".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' When Coach puts you in,—

''{Strong Bad turns to face the camera, holds a SBLOUNSKCHED! candy bar up to the camera and smiles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —you gotta go for the win.

''{Cut to Strong Bad facing the [[Tandy 400]]. The following is displayed on the Tandy's screen.}''

<blockquote class="tandy email">
Current date is Fri 12-31-1999 
Enter new date (dd-mm-yy) 
a:\>
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Y2K turned out all riiiight!

''{When "all right" is sung, Strong Bad turns to face the camera and holds up the candy bar again. He also winks and gives a "thumbs-up" sign with his other hand. Cut to a blue background with the word "SBLOUNSKCHED" written repeated in the background. The candy bar's logo pops onscreen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with chorus}'' SBLOUNSKCHED!

''{Strong Bad is facing the camera. Behind him is an angry Marzipan with her art equipment, her canvas broken over her head. Strong Bad raises the candy bar to the camera again, and Marzipan smiles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You can do it!

''{Cut back to the blue background. The logo pops onscreen again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with chorus}'' SBLOUNSKCHED!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in his basement. Strong Sad's lower body is seen hanging halfway out of the ceiling, struggling. Debris is visible on the floor beneath him. Strong Bad holds the candy bar up again and the hanging Strong Sad gives a "thumbs-up" sign.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Crunchy chew it!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad standing on the green hill, this time with the path gone. The camera circles around Strong Bad as the sung line appears onscreen and then fades away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with chorus}'' Who's got the money?!?

''{Strong Bad jumps up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got... SBLOUNSKCHED! ''{has slight trouble pronouncing the name}''

''{Strong Bad freezes in midair as the background changes back to blue, with the logo beneath him. As the TV announcer speaks, two SBLOUNSKCHED bars appear on the left in their wrappers, one after the other. A yellow oval with the message "Dentist Acknowledged" appears on the right.}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ''{speaking very rapidly}'' Buy one and you can get one free root canal or cavity search.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. Strong Bad moves his head to the side to peek under The Paper shortly after it appears.}''

===Footnote===

#This could also be "Sibilants. Sibilants."

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:JunkmailFilta.png|thumb|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]]
*Click "Edgar's Baby's Daddy" to see Strong Bad's Homestar junkmail filter.
{| cellspacing=4 style="font-family:Courier New, monospace;font-weight:bold;border:2px solid gray;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px"
|-
| style="padding:4px;border:2px solid red" |[[image:No_homestar.png|float|right|54 px]]Edgar´s Baby´s Daddy H*R Junkmail Filta
|-
|
{| cellspacing=0 style="font-family:Courier New, monospace;font-weight:bold;clear:both;"
|-
! align="left" style="border-bottom:2px solid #CCC;border-right:2px solid #CCC" | Subject !! style="border-bottom:2px solid #CCC;border-right:2px solid #CCC" | Time !! style="border-bottom:2px solid #CCC" | Sender
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Re: Besing Friends
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:22
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Draw Trogdor again ;)
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:22
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Re: re: re: resending
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:23
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Re: PharmBlacy news
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:23
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Possible caper
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:23
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Rrrrates so low!!!!
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:24
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Shemp vs. Curly Joe
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:24
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | It´s almost 10:25!!
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:24
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|}
|}

*At the end of the e-mail, click the front SBLOUNSKCHED! bar to see a short scene of Homestar (dressed as a robber) preparing to steal a discarded candy product.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh, paydirt! A pair of half-eaten choco-pants!

*Also click the SBLOUNSKCHED! logo below the candy bars to see a short scene of Marshie's face appearing in the gaseous marshmallow vapor.
:'''MARSHIE:''' ''{creepy, distorted voice}'' You can't destroy me!

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*Although the word [[wikipedia:colloid|colloids]] has several meanings, in this situation it refers to small particles that are suspended within the substance that contains them, a common example being [[wikipedia:Jell-O|Jell-O]].
*[[Wikipedia:Sibilant consonant|Sibilance]] (or "sibilants") is a word commonly used when testing microphones to make sure that sibilant sounds ("s", "sh", "z", and "zh") are picked up and balanced properly against other speech.
*The date shown on the Tandy 400 is Friday, December 31, 1999. It is possible that Strong Bad was changing the date to avoid the [[Wikipedia:year 2000 problem|year 2000 problem]].
*[[Wikipedia:Veal|Veal]] is the meat taken from young calves, which some consider to be an inhumane practice. It is generally appreciated for its delicate taste, tender texture, and nutritious qualities.
*[[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]] actually stands for ''British Broadcasting Corporation'', which may explain why the English voice is offended by Strong Bad's interpretation.

===The Periodic Table of Candy Elements===
The elements of the periodic table of candy elements:
Ch-Chocolatium,
Dk-Darkium Chocolatium,
Pb-Peanutbutter,
Co-Cookium,
Pz-Pretzelium,
Cr-Crispity,
Ch-Chewy,
Go-Gooey Center,
Ca-Caramelium,
Pf-Puffed Ruce,
Ma-Marshmalloid,
Fg-Fudge,
Ha-Hard Candium,
Cc-Candy Coating,
Ng-Nougat,
Tf-Taffium,
Mt-Unknown,
Al-Unknown,
Bg-Bubble Gum,
Wa- Those Wafer Things,

===Trivia===
*One of Homestar's emails asks for Strong Bad to [[Draw Trogdor Again|Draw Trogdor again]].
*See [[The Periodic Table of Candy Elements]] for the full table.
[[Image:DaNewsPapes.png|thumb|Da NewsPapes]]
*Strong Bad's [[Periodicals|newspaper]] contains the following [[News Articles|articles]]:
<blockquote style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:120%">Da NewsPapes 
World events continued for the 43rd 
consecutive day. This is just 3 shy of 
the all-time record of 46. Many believe 
this to be a sign of things to come. Ed 
Bache concurs. "This is a sign of 
things to come." 

Back Pape 
Famous couples were spotted eating, 
walking around, and on movie screens 
across the country.</blockquote>

===Remarks===
*During the SBLOUNSKCHED! commercial, you can't adjust the contrast knobs on the [[Tandy 400]] as you normally could.
*The Tandy gives the "current" date as month-day-year, with a 4-digit year, but it is asking for the new date as day-month-year with a 2-digit year.
*Requesting a "new date" at startup was very common for early Tandy computers, as many of them did not have a CMOS battery installed to keep track of the date and time while powered off.
*As evidenced by the "a:\>" prompt on the Tandy, Strong Bad exited the date program without entering the new date.
*The Edgar's Baby's Daddy filter screen is in the [[Compy 386|Compy]]'s [[Fonts|font]], Commodore 64, instead of Glitch0, the Lappy's font.
*Although licorice candy is mentioned as a part of Strong Bad's [[Wikipedia:Confectionery|confectionery]], it is the only candy ingredient of the candy bar that is not one of the visible "elements" in the periodic table (other than Pepperoni, but that is not "candy" per se).
*From the start of the commercial to just before The Paper comes down is exactly 30 seconds – the standard length of a TV commercial.
*Though Strong Bad says he doesn't have any candy named after him, he does have a chewing gum named after him in an Easter egg from [[2 emails]].
*The effects used on the nougat (the swirls and liquid effects) were used in the pool Strong Bad was sitting near in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], only this time the swirls are a different color.

===Goofs===

*When Strong Bad is reading Da NewsPape, part of the text is overlapping onto the wall.
*When Strong Bad says, "I'm talking to you, Baby Ruth", he doesn't move his mouth into an 'O' when he says, "Ruth".

===Fixed Goofs===


*When this email was released, there was no back button at the end. It was fixed within a day of the email's release.

===Inside References===
*"Re: re: re: resending" is a possible reference to [[bottom 10]], where Strong Bad explains that he hates emails that have more than one Fwd: or Re: in the subject line.
*"Rrrrates so low!!!!" were once also offered by Homestar Runner to Marzipan in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]].
*This is another example of [[Homestar Peeking|characters peeking]] from behind objects in the foreground.
*One of the rejected forms for the candy bar is the [[Van Buren|bust of Van Buren]].
*At the beginning of the commercial, small print at the bottom reveals that it is a production of [[Cheap As Free]] Foodstuffs.
*Marshie's creepy voice in the Easter egg is similar to an Easter egg in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*"Edgar's Baby's Daddy" is another instance of [[Edgar]]-based computer protection software.
**In [[long pants]], Edga Jr. was "The Long Email Killa Filta". "Filta" is used again for the latest Edgar filter, "Edgar´s Baby´s Daddy H*R Junkmail Filta".
*"Possible caper" refers to [[caper]].
*"Da NewsPapes" is a reference to the newspapers in [[stunt double]] and [[dangeresque 3]], which were called "The Local Newspapes".
*The camera rotating around Strong Bad while he's standing on the hill is a possible reference to [[Old Intro 2]].
*One of Homestar's email subject lines contains an example of [[be's]].
*The part of the commercial with Senor Cardgage sleeping in an alley is a reference to [[Senorial Day]].
*The SBLOUNSKCHED! bar is another example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].

===Real-World References===

*"Sibilance," a word describing the "s" sound, was used by Tom Hanks in a "Wayne's World" sketch on ''Saturday Night Live'' in a soundcheck for Aerosmith.
*The "SBLOUNSKCHED!" commercial is a parody of a series of TV commercials for [[Wikipedia:Mentos|Mentos]] candies. In these commercials, it is suggested that you can get away with virtually anything so long as you have the advertised product.
*[[Wikipedia:Baby Ruth|Baby Ruth]] is a popular 2-ounce candy bar in a log-shaped form. Strong Bad's comment about "athletes with their own candy bars" probably refers to the common assumption that the Baby Ruth was named after baseball great [[Wikipedia:Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth]]. ([http://www.babyruth.com/faqs.asp Officially], Baby Ruth was named after the daughter of U.S. President [[Wikipedia:Grover Cleveland|Grover Cleveland]], but this may have been a smokescreen to avoid paying royalties to the Babe.)
**"Athletes with their own candy bars" also refers to [[Wikipedia:Reggie Jackson|Reggie Jackson]] who had a candy bar named after him in 1978. It was a circular "bar" of peanuts dipped in caramel and covered in chocolate.
**[[Wikipedia:Carmelo Anthony|Carmelo Anthony]], the starting small forward for the NBA's [[Wikipedia:Denver Nuggets|Denver Nuggets]], also briefly had his own candy bar, the "Melo Bar". The Green Bay Packers' quarterback Brett Favre also had his own candy bar.
**Strong Bad's later allusion to the Baby Ruth's scatological appearance is most likely a reference to a like-minded gag in the film ''[[Wikipedia:Caddyshack|Caddyshack]]''
*Grizzly Chomps, a Hostess-brand chocolate cupcake introduced in 1992, similarly featured a "built-in bite". The package bore a cartoon bear saying, "I start 'em, you finish 'em."
*"Crispity" is a made-up word used in advertisements, along with "crunchity" and "peanut-buttery," to describe the [[Wikipedia:Butterfinger|Butterfinger]] candy bar.
*"Re: PharamBlacy news", which appears in the Junkmail Filta, is a subject line from an actual [[Wikipedia:E-mail spam|spam]] that was circulating in heavy volume around the time this email was produced. It advertised discount prescription drugs, and the subject had two random letters inserted where the B and l appear here to avoid detection by spam filters.
*[[Wikipedia:Shemp Howard|Shemp Howard]] and [[Wikipedia:Curly Joe DeRita|"Curly Joe" DeRita]] served as the third of the [[Wikipedia:Three Stooges|Three Stooges]] at various points in the act's history.
*The "Periodic Table of Candy Elements" which appears behind Strong Bad's candy creation as he is making it is a spoof of the "Periodic Table of Elements" which is the basis for all Chemistry and other scientific research.


===Fast Forward===
*In the remake of the [[Strongest Man in the World]] cartoon, the textual representation of the sound effect when [[Señor]] drops his grapes is "SBLOUNSKCHED".

== External Links ==
{{sbemailextlinks|149|7465}}

{{Strong Bad Email}}

candy product

Nallal — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 20:33:13 GMT

Nallal: /* Fun Facts */

{{sbenav|149|disconnected|alternate universe}}

[[Image:CandyProduct.png|thumb|You got SBLOUNSKCHED!]]

Strong Bad gets his own [[SBLOUNSKCHED! Bar|candy product]].

'''Cast (in order of appearance):''' {{Film|Strong Bad}}, {{Film|Senor Cardgage}}, {{Film|Coach Z}}, {{Film|Marzipan}}, {{Film|Strong Sad}}, {{Film|Homestar Runner}} (Easter egg), {{Film|Marshie}} (Easter egg)

'''Places:''' [[Computer Room]], [[Bathroom of the Brothers Strong]], A Hill, [[Alleyway]], [[The Athletic Field]], [[Marzipan's House]], [[Strong Bad's Basement]], [[The Field]] (Easter egg)

{{Comp|Lappy 486}}

'''Date:''' March 21, 2006

'''Running Time:''' 2:58

'''Page Title:''' Lappy 486

== Transcript ==

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{as if talking into a microphone - he blows into the mic and taps it}'' Check one, check two. Sibilance. Sibilance. [[#Footnote|[1]]] SBEmail.
<blockquote class="lappy email">
<div>subject: Candy</div>
Dear Strongbad 
I was wondering, if you are so famous, popular, and a 
chick-magnet how come you dont have any candy product... 
or food thing... to sell.............. 
From somone thats not homestarrunnner
</blockquote>

''{While reading, Strong Bad says "Dear Strongbad I was wondering," as one clause, pronounces "dont" with a short O sound (rhyming with "font"), inserts exaggerated pauses at each ellipsis (even humming to himself for a few seconds while he waits on the longest one right before the end), and pronounces "somone" similar to the name "Simone".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Well, of course you're not, Somone. Or else you would've fallen prey to Edgar's Baby's Daddy: my Homestar junkmail filter. ''{clears screen}'' So what I don't have a candy product. I betcha I will by the end of this email. I'm famous, popular, and chick-magnet enough to have a candy product. Why is it athletes are the only ones with their own candy bars? Shouldn't they have their own brand of, like, jock-strap or divorce lawyer, instead? ''{clears screen}'' For my candy bar, we're gonna need a name that's 50% Strong Bad, 50% tooth rot, and 50% ta-dah!!! How 'bou... SBLOUNSKCHED!

''{A brown "SBLOUNSKCHED! bar" smashes onscreen, and then disappears.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' 'Cuz that's how you're gonna feel when you eat one... like you got SBLOUNSKCHED! ''{has trouble pronouncing the end, and types it slowly}'' Now we gotta be sure and represent as many of the different states—

''{A candy-based periodic table covers the screen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —of candy matter as possible. We’ll start with a gaseous cloud of marshmallow vapor—

''{While Strong Bad says the second sentence, a pile of marshmallows appears from the left and puffs into a shiny, white vapor.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —encased in a globule of semi-solid licorice colloid.

''{As this is said, some black goo comes from behind and encases the vapor in a bubbly black sphere. It shrinks while it and many other identical blobs fill the lower part of the screen as the next sentence starts.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' A bunch of those will be floating in a channel of liquid nougat—

''{A wave of white nougat fills the lower half of the screen, and the licorice spheres begin floating in the new stream.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —which I recently found out is the candy equivalent of veal. And we roll all that up inside a solid crispety cookety log—

''{At the end of the last sentence, a cookie dough log with chocolate chips wraps around the stream and puts it back to the center. It has a small stump sticking out with a leaf.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —and cover it with rich, creamy... pepperoni.

''{Seven slices of pepperoni drop along the top of the candy log.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Then sprinkle that with, not just crispy puffed rice, but whole tiny bowls of crispy puffed rice [[Breakfast Cereal|cereal]].

''{As this is spoken, twelve tiny bowls of crispy puffed rice cereal drop onto the treat.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' And finally, smother that with the ol' BBC: Boring Brown Chocolate.

''{Liquid chocolate is poured onto the candy and completely covers it.}''

'''BRITISH-ACCENTED VOICE:''' I say...

'''STRONG BAD:''' Now that is a confection worthy of the SBLOUNSKCHED! name.

''{"SBLOUNSKCHED!" appears [[Wikipedia:Embossing|embossed]] on the candy.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' But I need to think of a better shape than the standard piece-of-crap shape.

''{Cut to Strong Bad in the bathroom, reading a newspaper.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' I'm talkin' to you, Baby Ruth.

''{Cut back to the Periodic Table.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Let's see... shape, shape, shape shape shape—

''{The candy rapidly morphs through a series of shapes: a chainsaw, a dollar sign, a thumbs-up, a syringe, a campfire, the state of [[Wikipedia:Indiana|Indiana]] (with the word "BAR" written on it), a moustache, and the bust of Van Buren.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —ooh, what about my pants?

''{The candy morphs into the shape of Strong Bad's pants}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Everybody knows my pants! And they come with a built-in bite out of them ''{a bite is taken out of the pants, with a 'chomp' sound}'' for security, 'cause who's gonna steal a pair of half-eaten choco-pants?

''{Cut back to computer}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{typing}'' Man, with a candy bar like that, you could get away with anything!

''{A candy commercial begins. Fade in to a close-up of Strong Bad's feet and pants as he walks down a road towards the camera. The words "copyright 2006 Cheap as Free Foodstuffs" appear in the bottom-right corner for the first few seconds.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{voiceover, singing}'' You got the munch.

''{Cut to the same scene, except now focusing on the right of Strong Bad's upper body. You can see that he is holding a SBLOUNSKCHED! candy bar. As the words "Crisp" and "Crunch" are spoken, they appear on the left.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' The crisp and the crunch.

''{The camera cuts to full shot of Strong Bad walking. You can see that he is going along an odd-looking hill.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Livin' in the gutter with—

''{Cut to an alley, where Senor Cardgage is sleeping in a sleeping bag and using his Aldi bag as a pillow. Strong Bad's silhouette is seen walking past the edge of the street.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —Grandma...

''{Cut to the Athletic Field, where Strong Bad is in the foreground watching Coach Z struggle with a basketball over his head. On the scoreboard, [[Crazy Go Nuts University|CGNU]] has "0" points and TECH has "R".}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' When Coach puts you in,—

''{Strong Bad turns to face the camera, holds a SBLOUNSKCHED! candy bar up to the camera and smiles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' —you gotta go for the win.

''{Cut to Strong Bad facing the [[Tandy 400]]. The following is displayed on the Tandy's screen.}''

<blockquote class="tandy email">
Current date is Fri 12-31-1999 
Enter new date (dd-mm-yy) 
a:\>
</blockquote>

'''STRONG BAD:''' Y2K turned out all riiiight!

''{When "all right" is sung, Strong Bad turns to face the camera and holds up the candy bar again. He also winks and gives a "thumbs-up" sign with his other hand. Cut to a blue background with the word "SBLOUNSKCHED" written repeated in the background. The candy bar's logo pops onscreen.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with chorus}'' SBLOUNSKCHED!

''{Strong Bad is facing the camera. Behind him is an angry Marzipan with her art equipment, her canvas broken over her head. Strong Bad raises the candy bar to the camera again, and Marzipan smiles.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You can do it!

''{Cut back to the blue background. The logo pops onscreen again.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with chorus}'' SBLOUNSKCHED!

''{Cut to Strong Bad in his basement. Strong Sad's lower body is seen hanging halfway out of the ceiling, struggling. Debris is visible on the floor beneath him. Strong Bad holds the candy bar up again and the hanging Strong Sad gives a "thumbs-up" sign.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' Crunchy chew it!

''{Cut back to Strong Bad standing on the green hill, this time with the path gone. The camera circles around Strong Bad as the sung line appears onscreen and then fades away.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' ''{with chorus}'' Who's got the money?!?

''{Strong Bad jumps up.}''

'''STRONG BAD:''' You got... SBLOUNSKCHED! ''{has slight trouble pronouncing the name}''

''{Strong Bad freezes in midair as the background changes back to blue, with the logo beneath him. As the TV announcer speaks, two SBLOUNSKCHED bars appear on the left in their wrappers, one after the other. A yellow oval with the message "Dentist Acknowledged" appears on the right.}''

'''TV ANNOUNCER:''' ''{speaking very rapidly}'' Buy one and you can get one free root canal or cavity search.

''{[[The Paper]] comes down. Strong Bad moves his head to the side to peek under The Paper shortly after it appears.}''

===Footnote===

#This could also be "Sibilants. Sibilants."

== Easter Eggs ==
[[Image:JunkmailFilta.png|thumb|Edgar's Baby's Daddy]]
*Click "Edgar's Baby's Daddy" to see Strong Bad's Homestar junkmail filter.
{| cellspacing=4 style="font-family:Courier New, monospace;font-weight:bold;border:2px solid gray;margin-top:8px;margin-bottom:8px"
|-
| style="padding:4px;border:2px solid red" |[[image:No_homestar.png|float|right|54 px]]Edgar´s Baby´s Daddy H*R Junkmail Filta
|-
|
{| cellspacing=0 style="font-family:Courier New, monospace;font-weight:bold;clear:both;"
|-
! align="left" style="border-bottom:2px solid #CCC;border-right:2px solid #CCC" | Subject !! style="border-bottom:2px solid #CCC;border-right:2px solid #CCC" | Time !! style="border-bottom:2px solid #CCC" | Sender
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Re: Besing Friends
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:22
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Draw Trogdor again ;)
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:22
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Re: re: re: resending
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:23
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Re: PharmBlacy news
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:23
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Possible caper
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:23
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Rrrrates so low!!!!
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:24
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | Shemp vs. Curly Joe
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:24
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|-
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | It´s almost 10:25!!
| style="border-right:2px solid #CCC;padding:0 4px" | 10:24
| style="padding:0 4px" | Homestar Runner
|}
|}

*At the end of the e-mail, click the front SBLOUNSKCHED! bar to see a short scene of Homestar (dressed as a robber) preparing to steal a discarded candy product.
:'''HOMESTAR RUNNER:''' Ooh, paydirt! A pair of half-eaten choco-pants!

*Also click the SBLOUNSKCHED! logo below the candy bars to see a short scene of Marshie's face appearing in the gaseous marshmallow vapor.
:'''MARSHIE:''' ''{creepy, distorted voice}'' You can't destroy me!

== Fun Facts ==
===Explanations===
*Although the word [[wikipedia:colloid|colloids]] has several meanings, in this situation it refers to small particles that are suspended within the substance that contains them, a common example being [[wikipedia:Jell-O|Jell-O]].
*[[Wikipedia:Sibilant consonant|Sibilance]] (or "sibilants") is a word commonly used when testing microphones to make sure that sibilant sounds ("s", "sh", "z", and "zh") are picked up and balanced properly against other speech.
*The date shown on the Tandy 400 is Friday, December 31, 1999. It is possible that Strong Bad was changing the date to avoid the [[Wikipedia:year 2000 problem|year 2000 problem]].
*[[Wikipedia:Veal|Veal]] is the meat taken from young calves, which some consider to be an inhumane practice. It is generally appreciated for its delicate taste, tender texture, and nutritious qualities.
*[[Wikipedia:BBC|BBC]] actually stands for ''British Broadcasting Corporation'', which may explain why the English voice is offended by Strong Bad's interpretation.

===The Periodic Table of Candy Elements===
The elements of the periodic table of candy elements:
Ch-Chocolatium
Dk-Darkium Chocolatium
Pb-Peanutbutter
Co-Cookium
Pz-Pretzelium
Cr-Crispity
Ch-Chewy
Go-Gooey Center
Ca-Caramelium
Pf-Puffed Ruce
Ma-Marshmalloid
Fg-Fudge
Ha-Hard Candium
Cc-Candy Coating
Ng-Nougat
Tf-Taffium
Mt-Unknown
Al-Unknown
Bg-Bubble Gum
Wa- Those Wafer Things

===Trivia===
*One of Homestar's emails asks for Strong Bad to [[Draw Trogdor Again|Draw Trogdor again]].
*See [[The Periodic Table of Candy Elements]] for the full table.
[[Image:DaNewsPapes.png|thumb|Da NewsPapes]]
*Strong Bad's [[Periodicals|newspaper]] contains the following [[News Articles|articles]]:
<blockquote style="font-family:Times New Roman,serif;font-size:120%">Da NewsPapes 
World events continued for the 43rd 
consecutive day. This is just 3 shy of 
the all-time record of 46. Many believe 
this to be a sign of things to come. Ed 
Bache concurs. "This is a sign of 
things to come." 

Back Pape 
Famous couples were spotted eating, 
walking around, and on movie screens 
across the country.</blockquote>

===Remarks===
*During the SBLOUNSKCHED! commercial, you can't adjust the contrast knobs on the [[Tandy 400]] as you normally could.
*The Tandy gives the "current" date as month-day-year, with a 4-digit year, but it is asking for the new date as day-month-year with a 2-digit year.
*Requesting a "new date" at startup was very common for early Tandy computers, as many of them did not have a CMOS battery installed to keep track of the date and time while powered off.
*As evidenced by the "a:\>" prompt on the Tandy, Strong Bad exited the date program without entering the new date.
*The Edgar's Baby's Daddy filter screen is in the [[Compy 386|Compy]]'s [[Fonts|font]], Commodore 64, instead of Glitch0, the Lappy's font.
*Although licorice candy is mentioned as a part of Strong Bad's [[Wikipedia:Confectionery|confectionery]], it is the only candy ingredient of the candy bar that is not one of the visible "elements" in the periodic table (other than Pepperoni, but that is not "candy" per se).
*From the start of the commercial to just before The Paper comes down is exactly 30 seconds – the standard length of a TV commercial.
*Though Strong Bad says he doesn't have any candy named after him, he does have a chewing gum named after him in an Easter egg from [[2 emails]].
*The effects used on the nougat (the swirls and liquid effects) were used in the pool Strong Bad was sitting near in [[A Jumping Jack Contest]], only this time the swirls are a different color.

===Goofs===

*When Strong Bad is reading Da NewsPape, part of the text is overlapping onto the wall.
*When Strong Bad says, "I'm talking to you, Baby Ruth", he doesn't move his mouth into an 'O' when he says, "Ruth".

===Fixed Goofs===


*When this email was released, there was no back button at the end. It was fixed within a day of the email's release.

===Inside References===
*"Re: re: re: resending" is a possible reference to [[bottom 10]], where Strong Bad explains that he hates emails that have more than one Fwd: or Re: in the subject line.
*"Rrrrates so low!!!!" were once also offered by Homestar Runner to Marzipan in [[Marzipan's Answering Machine Version 5.0]].
*This is another example of [[Homestar Peeking|characters peeking]] from behind objects in the foreground.
*One of the rejected forms for the candy bar is the [[Van Buren|bust of Van Buren]].
*At the beginning of the commercial, small print at the bottom reveals that it is a production of [[Cheap As Free]] Foodstuffs.
*Marshie's creepy voice in the Easter egg is similar to an Easter egg in [[Pumpkin Carve-nival]].
*"Edgar's Baby's Daddy" is another instance of [[Edgar]]-based computer protection software.
**In [[long pants]], Edga Jr. was "The Long Email Killa Filta". "Filta" is used again for the latest Edgar filter, "Edgar´s Baby´s Daddy H*R Junkmail Filta".
*"Possible caper" refers to [[caper]].
*"Da NewsPapes" is a reference to the newspapers in [[stunt double]] and [[dangeresque 3]], which were called "The Local Newspapes".
*The camera rotating around Strong Bad while he's standing on the hill is a possible reference to [[Old Intro 2]].
*One of Homestar's email subject lines contains an example of [[be's]].
*The part of the commercial with Senor Cardgage sleeping in an alley is a reference to [[Senorial Day]].
*The SBLOUNSKCHED! bar is another example of a [[Concoctions|concoction]].

===Real-World References===

*"Sibilance," a word describing the "s" sound, was used by Tom Hanks in a "Wayne's World" sketch on ''Saturday Night Live'' in a soundcheck for Aerosmith.
*The "SBLOUNSKCHED!" commercial is a parody of a series of TV commercials for [[Wikipedia:Mentos|Mentos]] candies. In these commercials, it is suggested that you can get away with virtually anything so long as you have the advertised product.
*[[Wikipedia:Baby Ruth|Baby Ruth]] is a popular 2-ounce candy bar in a log-shaped form. Strong Bad's comment about "athletes with their own candy bars" probably refers to the common assumption that the Baby Ruth was named after baseball great [[Wikipedia:Babe Ruth|Babe Ruth]]. ([http://www.babyruth.com/faqs.asp Officially], Baby Ruth was named after the daughter of U.S. President [[Wikipedia:Grover Cleveland|Grover Cleveland]], but this may have been a smokescreen to avoid paying royalties to the Babe.)
**"Athletes with their own candy bars" also refers to [[Wikipedia:Reggie Jackson|Reggie Jackson]] who had a candy bar named after him in 1978. It was a circular "bar" of peanuts dipped in caramel and covered in chocolate.
**[[Wikipedia:Carmelo Anthony|Carmelo Anthony]], the starting small forward for the NBA's [[Wikipedia:Denver Nuggets|Denver Nuggets]], also briefly had his own candy bar, the "Melo Bar". The Green Bay Packers' quarterback Brett Favre also had his own candy bar.
**Strong Bad's later allusion to the Baby Ruth's scatological appearance is most likely a reference to a like-minded gag in the film ''[[Wikipedia:Caddyshack|Caddyshack]]''
*Grizzly Chomps, a Hostess-brand chocolate cupcake introduced in 1992, similarly featured a "built-in bite". The package bore a cartoon bear saying, "I start 'em, you finish 'em."
*"Crispity" is a made-up word used in advertisements, along with "crunchity" and "peanut-buttery," to describe the [[Wikipedia:Butterfinger|Butterfinger]] candy bar.
*"Re: PharamBlacy news", which appears in the Junkmail Filta, is a subject line from an actual [[Wikipedia:E-mail spam|spam]] that was circulating in heavy volume around the time this email was produced. It advertised discount prescription drugs, and the subject had two random letters inserted where the B and l appear here to avoid detection by spam filters.
*[[Wikipedia:Shemp Howard|Shemp Howard]] and [[Wikipedia:Curly Joe DeRita|"Curly Joe" DeRita]] served as the third of the [[Wikipedia:Three Stooges|Three Stooges]] at various points in the act's history.
*The "Periodic Table of Candy Elements" which appears behind Strong Bad's candy creation as he is making it is a spoof of the "Periodic Table of Elements" which is the basis for all Chemistry and other scientific research.


===Fast Forward===
*In the remake of the [[Strongest Man in the World]] cartoon, the textual representation of the sound effect when [[Señor]] drops his grapes is "SBLOUNSKCHED".

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